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Someone recently PM'd me about some ISGC programs that I still have and wanted some images. So here you go:

1974






1975






1976






1977






1978

Thanks for posting all that great material, Jerry.

Tommy White was on the program 39 years ago? Sheesh! I was seven years away from my first steel guitar in 1974.

Love the duelling "Sho-Bud Showcase" and "Emmons Entertainment" segments from 1976.

Glad you enjoyed those, Frank. I knew I hadn't been saving those all these years for nothing. Anyone else wanting to post early convention programs, photos, memorabilia, etc., feel free.

It says

Friday September 1st 1978
LIVE RECORDING
9:00 PM to 1:00 AM
Jimmy Day Doug Jernigan
Curly Chalker Buddy Emmons
Khorassian Room.

Is this recording available on YouTube or Soundcloud etc as it ought to be?

There's a list of Midland releases at the bottom of this thread.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... eef208da78

I have some of those old programs filed away. 1974 was the first year I went, went again in '76, '78, and '80. Due to work and other commitments, I didn't make it again until 1990. I attended all but a couple of years up until 2010. I may go again in '14, who knows.

Wish I could have been at the 1976 show to see the duel between Buddy and Randy.......I've heard it was unbelievable....

Golden age of the pedal steel. One of them....

Golden Age for sure! All of the great ones of creativity, tunings and different styles. Evolution.

78 was the first ISGC that I attended.

But I remember 1972, when I worked at Little Roy Wiggins' "Music City" music store across the street from Tootsies on lower Broadway. Scotty came in the store and was promoting his steel show. Too bad I wasn't able to attend the early shows.

I see in 1978 that one of my mentors that was a big influence to me played back then. Mr. Jess Hurt from Toledo, Ohio. I used to go down to Toledo just to hear him play at the Sherwood Inn. I used to sit at the table closest to him while he was playing. When ever he played a certain lick, that he figured I would like, he would look up at me and smile. Jess has been gone now for some time. Never forget him.

i was at the 74 show and i remember randy beavers was the first on saturday. he was 18 at the time and his parents came with him. he's not listed above though, must have been a late edition. i have a picture of him and all the performers.