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Are there any photos of The Big E playing bass? With Roger Miller or anyone else? Spent some time on Ernie's site, and if there's any on there, guess I missed 'em. Was hoping the new book had one (or more), and I know that Fish had put out a request for pix before the book went to the printers. Anyone have any?

Here's one:




And a video!

https://www.facebook.com/andy.ward.5680 ... 537429359/

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I don't know who the guy is on steel, playing a EMCI,
But I bet his rear was tight!

Looks like Reese on steel.

That is Russ Wever on steel. Great player.

Thanks, Donnie!
That classic smile staring straight at the photographer? Priceless.

With the great Bobby Caldwell on guitar!

There's a couple...







Not sure what's up here. I'm not seeing the images. If you are, great. If not, right click and open them in a new ta.

Thanks Ernie, Great Pictues, am just now reading Steve's awesome book,what a great player and man!

Jack Hinson wrote:Thanks, Donnie!
That classic smile staring straight at the photographer? Priceless.

Anytime, bro, anytime!

Thank you, Ernie.

I have a Steel Guitarist magazine edition of the 1981 class I was in. It has a photo of Buddy playing bass with Paul Franklin entertaining the class.

I don't have Fish's book yet, so I don't know if it's in there.

I'd be happy to post it here if there are no objections from Tom B. or other entity that may have rights to it.

I was watching an old Hee Haw episode a few years ago. Roger Miller was one of the guests. The first of two songs that he sang Buddy was playing bass. It took me a little by surprise. I thought dang, the bass player looks a lot Buddy without his derby and most of all, without his steel. Then I rembered that he played bass for Roger about that time. Later in the show he sang another song with Buddy on steel. The eisode could probably be found on youtube.

Here are three that I took of Buddy playing bass:

With Gary Adams on guitar- Demon's Den Nashville 1971
Jeffran College 1983
Dallas, Texas 1991

Thanks Bruce -- and everyone -- for sharing your photos of The Big E playing bass.

Wow Bruce…thanks for sharing! Shots like these are ultra rare.

50 billion dollar prize for whoever can name the odd bass he was using[along with the guitar player].. Not a well known name, but it was USA made.

btw, how was Buddy as a bass player? I am sure he was competent as he did play with some national acts [Roger Miller for one], but I wonder if he was as good as the nashville studio players of era, could sight read etc???Just kind of odd that a a guy that could arguably be called the best pedal steel guitarist in history would ever have the need to play bass... just goes to show that at times even the best of the best in the music business may have to make some adjustments.... bob

Bob Carlucci wrote:50 billion dollar prize for whoever can name the odd bass he was using[along with the guitar player].. Not a well known name, but it was USA made.

Micro-Frets. Made in Frederick, Maryland in the Sixties and Seventies. Apparently the brand has recently been revived.

Where do I collect my 50 billion?

Knew someone who had one. Intonation was done at the nut on his! Never saw that before.

Bob, I was visiting with Herby Wallace at a steel guitar show several years ago. Somehow the subject got around to backup musicians. Herby told me that the best bass player he ever worked with was Buddy Emmons.

Brint Hannay wrote:

Bob Carlucci wrote:50 billion dollar prize for whoever can name the odd bass he was using[along with the guitar player].. Not a well known name, but it was USA made.

Micro-Frets. Made in Frederick, Maryland in the Sixties and Seventies. Apparently the brand has recently been revived.

Where do I collect my 50 billion?

Correct!... obviously a man that knows his oddball vintage guitars... there was another oddball guitar built in Maryland around the same time,, name the company and double your money..

Tommy Allison wrote:Bob, I was visiting with Herby Wallace at a steel guitar show several years ago. Somehow the subject got around to backup musicians. Herby told me that the best bass player he ever worked with was Buddy Emmons.

Very interesting indeed.. A great musician is a great musician and simply adapts...

If you have the brains to master pedal steel to the extent Buddy did then the bass is no great mystery

This thread has a vid of Buddy on bass behind Hal Rugg. Dude can really hang, IMO. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... mmons+bass

hee haw with buddy on bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJ_IhqvY6k