How many TEXAS steel players?

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Clinton Damron
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How many TEXAS steel players?

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Just wondering how many guys here are from the great state of TEXAS.

Of course, I am.
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me...
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Bob Tuttle
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A bunch......
Pete Walthall
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texas

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my hart in texas but my #ss is in arkansas.b.b that is a good song title for you to work up your pokey band should like that.
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I'm here.... unless of course, I'm there!
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Post by Richard Sinkler »

Not enough. I should move there.
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I'm here....it takes too long to leave so I figure I'll stay.
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Tracy Sheehan
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Re: How many TEXAS steel players?

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Clinton Damron wrote:Just wondering how many guys here are from the great state of TEXAS.

Of course, I am.
You should never take a chance of embarrassing some one by asking where they are from. They might not be from Tx. :D
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Owen Barnes
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No place like home. :D
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Post by Paul King »

I was born here in 1960 and have never lived in another state.
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Post by Roual Ranes »

There are a lot but a LOT of them are actually like me they PLAY on the steel but are not PLAYERS.
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Post by James Sission »

Off the top of my head, I can think of a couple right here in my area. Jody Cameron, Jody Sanders, Bob Bowman, Mike Sparks, Brandon Oberyon, Ricky Davis, Joe Mcham, Cameron Parsons,Brain Roberts and I have seen others around town playing, but I dont know who they are. There is not a shortage of steel players around here.
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Post by Lee Baucum »

I've been in Texas since December 9, 1953.
Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande

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Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.


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I've been here for a while and I'm still hanging around.
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Born and raised in Pflugerville, (Austin area), Now live in Spring, (just north of Houston.
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Post by Bent Romnes »

You also have builder and player Jerry Blanton. He's not into computers so I thought I'd mention him.
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Post by Alan Sparkman »

Count me in.
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Post by Roger Rettig »

Judging by the statistics in the other states, I'd say that Texas enjoys a disproportionate number of steel players per capita.

And the ones I've heard have been disproportionately good, too!
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Post by Clete Ritta »

I wasnt born and raised in Texas, but I've made my home in San Antone since 2003. If it wasnt for Texas, I might never have tried to play pedal steel guitar. The emphasis, of course, is on trying to play it. :lol:

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Post by Danny Letz »

I'm here and have lived close to the same little town all my life except for about 5 years in Lubbock getting the wife and me thru Texas Tech. I've been playing in little bands since right after we got back here and about half of that has been on steel.
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Frank Freniere
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Post by Frank Freniere »

Too bad we can't sort the Forum Memberlist by state...
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Count me in..........
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Me too. Leon
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Howdy Y'all
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Post by Allen Peterson »

I was born in Wyoming, but now I live in Katy, Texas.

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