Wayne Burdick.........Tex Williams circa 1948

S.M. Johnson · Post by **S.M. Johnson** » 8 May 2011 9:08 am

Any chance one of you 10,000 worldwide Steel Guitar Forum members has any clips from the days of old black/white RADIO featuring steel guitarist WAYNE BURDICK?

His guitar used to be featured on the Paul Bigsby guitar brochure.

Chris Lucker · Post by **Chris Lucker** » 8 May 2011 1:18 pm

His Bigsby is here in Southern California. His Standel 25L15 is too. Neither are in my collection, though.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 8 May 2011 5:21 pm

This is another fine player of the golden So. Cal era that never gets enuf mention, I guess because there's so little to hear of him, and maybe 0 visuals.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 9 May 2011 10:35 am

Or maybe too many don't care any more...

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 9 May 2011 8:00 pm

Burdick played with Tex in the early to mid-50's, and is on Tex's 10" Dance-O-Rama lp on Decca, released in 1955.

There's some video of Wayne playing a Gibson Electraharp with Tex, in a band that also featured Deuce Spriggens and Jimmie Widener singing with Tex, Max Fidler on fiddle, Warren Penniman on drums, Ossie Godsen on vibes, and Dickie Phillips on guitar.

Here's a thread from the past about Burdick.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... x+williams

Urban legend has it that Wayne doesn't like to talk about his music life at all and will slam the phone down or the door in your face if you mention his previous career. I've never talked to him, though... just what I've heard.

I'm guessing Lee Jeffriess knows his whereabouts, but that too could be legend.

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 10 May 2011 10:04 am

Urban legend has it that Wayne doesn't like to talk about his music life at all

Back in the early 90's, I got Wayne's number when he was living in Big Bear, and I gave him a call. When I asked him about his Bigsby, he said it was out in the garage and he made it really clear that he didn't want to talk about it and that he wasn't enjoying our conversation.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 10 May 2011 12:21 pm

Looks like he's the one that doesn't care enuf, maybe we should call him again...

Greg Rogan · Post by **Greg Rogan** » 10 May 2011 3:14 pm

Here's an interview from 2009
http://www.namm.org/library/oral-history/wayne-burdick

Todd Clinesmith · Post by **Todd Clinesmith** » 10 May 2011 4:55 pm

The Tex Williams Dance o Rama is a increadible recording. Waynes playing on there is a huge inspiration.
Todd

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 10 May 2011 5:19 pm

That's pretty cool, Greg, I wonder where the rest of the the int. is? "hundreds of recordings", eh? A comprehensive list of his stuff would be nice to see. I didn't know that was him on Dance-O-Rama, I havn't had that since I loaned it out years ago. Thanx.

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 11 May 2011 8:06 am

When I first got out of the Army in the early sixties, I used to go play at the "Sqeakin' Deacon" radio show on Sundays at the Southgate Eagles Hall. Wayne was in the house band but I never got to play with him as we'd do our own thing out there. I think Danny Michaels was the lead guitarist in the house band at that time! I used to have some pictures taken out there but unfortunately my ex wife destroyed most of my old photos when we split, I guess I should've taken 'em with me!....JH in Va.