drifting cowboys

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 31 Oct 2009 6:53 am

just wondered if there were any people still alive that played with hank williams in the drifting cowboy band.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 31 Oct 2009 6:57 am

No Hank expert here, but I don't think so. Hank Jr. wrote a song called The Last Drifting Cowboy when our beloved Don Helms passed away, so I'd say no.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 31 Oct 2009 6:57 am

Steel player Gene Fye, who lives in these parts, is still alive. He played with Hank on the Louisiana Hayride for a period. If you google "gene fye" "steel guitar", you'll see some links to stories about him, but it seems that only dated comments about the stories are still there - I can't seem to find any way to get to the actual stories.

I haven't seen Gene for a while - the last I heard of him playing was with the Moore Brothers several years back - http://www.themoorebrothers.com/news.asp

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 31 Oct 2009 7:22 am

Here is a pic of Hank taken at KWKH in Shreveport.

I think that is Billie Jean next to Hank. Can anyone ID anyone else?? These may be KWHK staff members, a pick-up band, part-time Drifting Cowboys, or??? Obviously not Don Helms and no sign of a fiddler.

This pic may be very late in Hank's life--1952?

Sonny Priddy · Post by **Sonny Priddy** » 31 Oct 2009 8:01 am

No That Is Audry Next To hank. SONNY.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 1 Nov 2009 6:45 am

is hanks last wife still alive.

Daniel McKee · Post by **Daniel McKee** » 1 Nov 2009 7:11 am

does anyone know if big bill ister is still alive

Milton C. Willmann · Post by **Milton C. Willmann** » 1 Nov 2009 7:56 am

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=170240

Royce Sides · Post by **Royce Sides** » 1 Nov 2009 8:54 am

That is Lum York on the 'standup bass' recently deceased.

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 1 Nov 2009 9:39 am

Miss Audrey already passed away a while ago.

Kind Regards, Walter

Sonny Priddy · Post by **Sonny Priddy** » 1 Nov 2009 2:57 pm

I Knew Audrey She died In 1974 or75. SONNY.

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