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Skeeter Davis & NRBQ and Buddy
Posted: 18 May 2018 8:08 am
by Joachim Kettner
Posted: 18 May 2018 9:18 am
by Roddy Ring
Great record, great band.
Posted: 18 May 2018 1:38 pm
by Peter Freiberger
Posted: 18 May 2018 6:08 pm
by Ron Pruter
Joachim,
I played a Midwestern tour as Skeeters guitar player in the early 70's. Her guitar player had just quit to go play with Porter Wagoner. My claim to fame.ðŸ˜
Posted: 18 May 2018 9:57 pm
by Joachim Kettner
What a great memory, Ron! How was she as a person?
Posted: 21 May 2018 7:32 pm
by Ron Pruter
Joachim, She was real nice. When the Byrds played on the Grand old Opry, and where totally dissed by the Opry elete, it was said that Skeeter was the only one nice to them. RP
Posted: 22 May 2018 6:31 am
by Joachim Kettner
Thanks and regarding how they were "welcomed" to Nashville in 68, I couldn't believe that McGuinn gave an interview to Ralph Emery years later.
Posted: 22 May 2018 2:56 pm
by Roger Rettig
Who is the guitar player on the first track?
Amazing!
Posted: 22 May 2018 3:27 pm
by David Gertschen
Roger, if you are referring to the guitar solo right after Buddy's ride, I would bet money that is NRBQ guitarist Big Al Anderson. Seems like he always throws in something out of the ordinary on every solo. Great musician and songwriter!
Posted: 22 May 2018 5:06 pm
by Roger Rettig
Yes, David - that's the solo I meant. A breath of fresh air!
Thanks for the response.
Posted: 22 May 2018 8:54 pm
by Ron Pruter
Near the end of Skeeters life, She got married to one of the guys in the band mentioned in this post. Does anyone know who? Was it big Al? She also married previously to Ralph Empty whom, BTW, Skeeter called in her book, "The ugliest man in the world".
Posted: 23 May 2018 1:55 am
by Joachim Kettner
Ron, I'm pretty sure it was Joey Spampinato, the bass player. He also co-wrote a song with her on that LP.
Posted: 23 May 2018 7:35 pm
by Ron Pruter
Thx Joachim. Yes, that's it.
