Jim McGinnis interview
Posted: 28 May 2022 9:34 pm
First off Jim , I need to advise you of your rights.
As an attorney, you should know these rights already
but in fairness to you , let me advise you that any-
thing you play , can and will be used against you in
Steel Guitar court of law. Just a little levity , O K ?
Jim said something that most of us can relate to.."I
don't listen to country music on the radio"....ditto.
Starting with an Oahu {remember those} he progressed
to an double six Supro and from that to his first
pedal steel , a Clark double ten . I wonder just how
many owners or former owners there are of Clarks. One
name I remember is the great player Sonny Curtis !!
He progressed to the ultimate....an Emmons double ten
which he still has but with encroaching age , has opted
to play his triple neck Fender, a logical choice since
his earliest influence was Leon McAuliffe.
When he heard Weldon Myrick on Connie Smith's "Once a
Day" , he was hooked but could not replicate that sound
on a non-pedal Fender . Thus began his journey to get
the Emmons back out. The band he was in afforded him the
opportunity to taste music on a pro level with the chance
to play behind the likes of Little Jimmy Dickens , perhaps
the greatest ballad writer , as well as Buck Trent {Porter
Wagoner's pedal banjo player and Freddy Fender.
From his college band days to the present, Jim has continued
his interest and loyalty to REAL country music . Therefore
we honor Jim McGinnis as our #3 OSGA interviewee and look
forward to hearing some RETRO steel June 24 & 25
b0b notes: Jim McGinnis will be performing at the OSGA show in Jenk, OK, on June 24, 2022.
As an attorney, you should know these rights already
but in fairness to you , let me advise you that any-
thing you play , can and will be used against you in
Steel Guitar court of law. Just a little levity , O K ?
Jim said something that most of us can relate to.."I
don't listen to country music on the radio"....ditto.
Starting with an Oahu {remember those} he progressed
to an double six Supro and from that to his first
pedal steel , a Clark double ten . I wonder just how
many owners or former owners there are of Clarks. One
name I remember is the great player Sonny Curtis !!
He progressed to the ultimate....an Emmons double ten
which he still has but with encroaching age , has opted
to play his triple neck Fender, a logical choice since
his earliest influence was Leon McAuliffe.
When he heard Weldon Myrick on Connie Smith's "Once a
Day" , he was hooked but could not replicate that sound
on a non-pedal Fender . Thus began his journey to get
the Emmons back out. The band he was in afforded him the
opportunity to taste music on a pro level with the chance
to play behind the likes of Little Jimmy Dickens , perhaps
the greatest ballad writer , as well as Buck Trent {Porter
Wagoner's pedal banjo player and Freddy Fender.
From his college band days to the present, Jim has continued
his interest and loyalty to REAL country music . Therefore
we honor Jim McGinnis as our #3 OSGA interviewee and look
forward to hearing some RETRO steel June 24 & 25
b0b notes: Jim McGinnis will be performing at the OSGA show in Jenk, OK, on June 24, 2022.