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Topic: Another Memory: Floyd Tillman |
Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 31 Oct 2020 5:46 am |
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| The late, Paul Berlin, a legend among Houston radio celebs told a story of having lunch with Floyd Tillman at Houston's Tel-a-wink Grill, back when wall mounted pay phones were common. They overheard a guy talking on the payphone saying, "you know it seems I always have to slip around to be with you". And, the rest is known; Floyd came out with the song, "Slippin Around", soon thereafter. Inspiration comes wherever you can find it. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2020 7:12 am
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Floyd had a very unique style with his singing also.
I love his music. 
Erv |
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John Hopkin
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Posted 31 Oct 2020 10:57 am hmmmmm....
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jim...it's the "Tel-Wink Grill"...
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Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 31 Oct 2020 11:45 am Hey There
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| John, I stand corrected. You are correct. I haven't eaten there in years, but I drive by it going to the Gus Wortham golf course. I used to go to the Tel-Wink when I was a teenager working at the A&W Root Beer drive in on Telephone Rd. |
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Jim Saunders
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Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
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Posted 31 Oct 2020 2:20 pm Hey There
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By the way John, my name has a capital J, making it Jim. 
Should your last name have an s on the end? Now, I am fooling with you.
Last edited by Jim Saunders on 7 Nov 2020 6:15 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 31 Oct 2020 2:47 pm
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What a fabulous writer he was! When singers like Willie Nelson, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold, and even Ella Fitzgerald sing your songs, you know you're doing something right.
My favorites:
I Love You So Much It Hurts Me
I Gotta Have My Baby Back
This Cold War With You
Some Other World |
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Jim Pitman
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Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2020 3:21 pm
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Floyd Tillman is one of my favorites. He had a signature voice and he wasn't afraid to deliver it.
I gotta think more modern guys like Jim Lauderdale for example, were greatly influenced by him. |
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Morgan Scoggins
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 1 Nov 2020 4:37 am
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My favorites have always been Bob Wills and Hank Williams Sr. I would also have to put Floyd Tillman right up there with them. My favorite songs to play on my 8 string lap steel are " Cold Cold War" and "I Love You So Much". When I get out my archtop and start singing I usually add "Slipping Around".
I remember an Austin City Limits program form back in the 70's or 80's where Floyd was onstage as a solo and sang most of his favorites. I wish I could get a copy of that program. He was wonderful!
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Tucker Jackson
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 Nov 2020 10:01 am
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| Morgan Scoggins wrote: |
I remember an Austin City Limits program form back in the 70's or 80's where Floyd was onstage as a solo and sang most of his favorites. I wish I could get a copy of that program. He was wonderful! |
Is this it, Morgan? I can only find one song from Austin City Limits... Slippin' Around:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjUSVTDTikg
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Morgan Scoggins
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 2 Nov 2020 4:20 am
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Thanks for posting this Tucker. This is probably part of the program that I watched so long ago. Floyd was a great songwriter and singer. When I started learning to play the non pedal steel around 2007, I had some contact with Herb Remington and learned a lot from him. He introduced me to a guy, Jim Williams, who lived a short distance from me in Dacula, Ga. I got to visit with Jim a few times. He was a steel player for Floyd Tillman way back in the 50's. He had a Remington triple neck non pedal steel. He had quit playing back around 1960 but had taken it up again and played until his passing. I still have fond memories of those times with Jim and Herb. I guess it is the reason I play all those old Western Swing songs!
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