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Topic: Willy Honeycut, anybody know him? |
Billy Wilson
From:
El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2009 11:49 pm |
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| My fiddlin' friend Woody Vermiere mentioned that he used to play with this guy and that he was Roy Honeycut's son. He said that the guy was unreal on swing on the C6th neck and that he may still be out there. Anybody got any knowledge of this guy that they would share? |
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David Wright
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Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 21 Dec 2009 5:23 am
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| I've known Willie since he was 12, he play's a Bb6th, I started him on it, he is also a great guitar player, but does fight the demons ...last i heard he was in Idaho, playing a Sierra... He is Roy's son....the Honneycuts lived in Modesto, ca... Roy has passed, and don't know where Willie is, if you know, let me know..Like to talk to him... |
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 21 Dec 2009 6:41 am
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There is a Willie Honeycutt currently in Caldwell Idaho, age about 53.
email address may be: whoneycutt2004@yahoo.com
Here is David and Willie from 1999:
I think this is Willie--found it on myspace.com:
Another pic of Willie on bass:
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 21 Dec 2009 10:44 am
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Willie lived up here for a few years as David stated "demons" I wish only the best for him because deep down inside is a very good person. 
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 21 Dec 2009 12:53 pm
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| now there's a nice little turnout of california's finest....giving jeff a lesson! |
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Chris Bauer
From:
Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2009 6:49 pm
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I got to know him briefly after taking over a house band gig he'd had in Modesto. (Thanks again, Mr. Ivey, all these years later for passing that job along to me.) He'd only been playing a couple of years as I recall but could play the $%&%$ out of his Bb6th guitar.
The last time I saw him in Modesto, he'd just gotten his first D-10 and had fooled around with it just enough to feel like he was going to stick with the Bb6th S-12.
Anyone know if he spent some time playing fiddle and going by a different last name? (I know it might sound like an odd question but there's an interesting story behind it if this turns out to be true...)
Very sorry to hear about the demons, whichever ones they may be...
I've no clue if he'd remember me but please say hello for me if any of you are in touch with him. |
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Jim Park
From:
Carson City, Nv
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Posted 21 Dec 2009 8:21 pm RE: Willie Honeycutt
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Willie is living here in Carson City. I saw him a couple of months ago, at a jam. I dont think he is playing currently........I sat in with him in a band a couple of years ago, and didnt know he was still in the area. He is a killer swing player. I dont have his number but I may be able dig it up
Jim |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 22 Dec 2009 6:16 am
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| The email address is no good, if anyone knows how to get hold of Willy, please let me know.. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 27 Dec 2009 4:09 am
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| Has anyone came up with a # on Willy?? |
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Steve Raulston
From:
U.S.A. (deceased)
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Posted 4 Mar 2010 2:14 pm
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I am reviving this older thread because like David, I would like to be able to talk with Willie. That email addy has been dead for nearly two years. Willie used to reminisce how his father Roy, would take him to all of his club gigs when Willie was just a sprout. Willie would curl up next to his dad's amp (on stage) with a blanket and would be lulled to sleep by Roy's Steel. He always gave his pop credit for putting all that in his head at such a young age.
I think Mr. Wright will agree that Willie was an outright monster on the Bb6 Universal when he was just 15. Sadly, in the last 10+ years he forsaked the steel for 6 string guitar. I say say "sadly" because Willie is a natural on steel and though he is a fine guitarist, I would much rather see the man behind his Franklin, Sierra or the many other horns he has played over the years. Please PM me with any info you might have regarding Willie's whereabouts. Thanks........ |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 4 Mar 2010 5:30 pm
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I found him, he in Carson city, I will be calling him ....
Called you Steve R, today...  |
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Steve Raulston
From:
U.S.A. (deceased)
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Posted 4 Mar 2010 7:08 pm
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| Hey brother David, I know, my wife has my phone and told me you had called as she was in her class room and couldn't answer it. She will be home here in a bit and I will be able to give you a holler. Thanks David. |
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