Weird Hot Band video

[Jack Hanson]

Here's a real knee-slapper, from the German television production "Star Parade" circa 1978.

1) Emmy without her trademark J-200
2) Hank miming bass
3) Emory miming non-pedal steel (can anyone identify that 8-string console? Framus, perhaps?)
4) Albert miming what appears to be a Japanese lawsuit-era Les Paul copy

Obviously a pantomime to a backing track with much hilarity for all. Can anyone identify the guy playing the Dreadnaught? The blonde backup singer? Both look familiar, but I can't place them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucpIHVF_LLI

[Joachim Kettner]

Could be Philip "road mangler" Kaufman.

[Geoff Watkinson]

Blonde back-up singer and steel player I think are two members of the band
" ABBA".

[Jack Hanson]

Blonde back-up singer and steel player I think are two members of the band
" ABBA".

Fairly certain that the steel "player" is Emory Gordy, Junior, bassist in Emmy's Hot Band. And the bass "player" is Hank DeVito, Emmy's steel player.

[Ken Pippus]

And Albert Lee on a Les Paul and Ricky being Ricky!

[chris ivey]

joachim, it might be! you know, i'm sure, that he's the guy who stole gram's body from the airport or wherever and took it to burn in joshua tree.

[Joachim Kettner]

Chris, I'm ninety percent sure that it is him. At first I thought it was Barry Tashian.

[chris ivey]

i met barry at a country fest in austria once, plus i'd seen him with emmylou, but he had shorter dark hair at the time. i think it's phil, too.