Wow! there's a whole lesson course in here from Franklin

Stuart Legg · Post by **Stuart Legg** » 20 Apr 2019 11:27 am

Tucker Jackson · Post by **Tucker Jackson** » 20 Apr 2019 11:31 am

If that kid keeps practicing he could actually grow up to be something.

David Zornes · Post by **David Zornes** » 20 Apr 2019 4:59 pm

That kind of looks like Wayne Hobbs. He worked with Barbara at that time. Paul had an Afro hairdo at that time; I think.

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 20 Apr 2019 5:54 pm

That Irlene is such a show-off. Sheesh.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 21 Apr 2019 2:05 am

Doesn't look like Paul, to me.

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 21 Apr 2019 6:29 am

That's not Paul Franklin playing this MSA

Jim Park · Post by **Jim Park** » 21 Apr 2019 10:46 am

It absolutely is Paul Franklin...

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 21 Apr 2019 10:54 am

It's Paul. See previous discussions, including comments by Steve Hinson, Tommy White, and Paul himself.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=215316

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=310295

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=197166

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 21 Apr 2019 1:12 pm

re:It's Paul. See previous discussions, including comments by Steve Hinson, Tommy White, and Paul himself.

Ok I'll take Paul's word that it's him LOL

Franklin · Post by **Franklin** » 21 Apr 2019 8:37 pm

I was 17 and that was the MSA Maurice gave me. Jerry Lane Reid was on guitar with the broken arm and Randy Hilman on bass. We were Barbara's first band...We all left a few months after that show.

Julian Tharpe took my place in the same year along with Les Sneed, Danny's brother on guitar and Rick Boyer who married Irlene.... and a couple years later Wayne Hobbs and Jack Mollette joined her band right after he and Buddy Charlton left Ernest Tubb....Jack was a huge influence on my formative years...A monster musician.

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 22 Apr 2019 7:59 am

One point about this clip that has always intrigued me (apart from Paul F's incredible head of hair) is that he is obviously pick blocking, yet there is an element of chicken pickin' going on. Perhaps this was a transitional period in his playing.

Buddy Emmons came to the UK years ago, and would tell anyone who would listen about this "incredible 14 year old kid from Detroit called Paul Franklin". He said that Paul had incredible skill technique-wise but just needed a few more years to absorb more musicality and he would have it all.

Likewise, later Maurice Anderson came over here to stay with me and to do a series of seminars throughout the UK. I took the opportunity to ask him about Paul, who had just moved to Nashville, and Maurice said that Paul would dominate the steel guitar session work in Nashville for many years. Maurice was certainly a guy who could see into the future, as was Buddy.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 8 May 2019 6:39 am

That really canâ€™t be an MSA guitar. It donâ€™t sound dark and awful. I guess itâ€™s the Indian and not the arrows after all !This clip is certainly an inspiration to practice more!