Sonny Curtis of the Crickets

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 5 Sep 2023 5:58 am

I didn't know that he played steel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvUtouhF7GE

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 5 Sep 2023 4:50 pm

Joaquim, Sonny Curtis (the steelplayer who played many years for George Jones and Tammy Wynette), and Sonny Curtis (the singer/songwriter/guitarist who was a member of Buddy Holley's "Crickets"), are two different people.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 5 Sep 2023 10:34 pm

Donny, I misread the credits, although Sonny is on very track of the album playing acoustic and singing backing vocals, it's not him on steel. It is a certain Frank Arnett.

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 6 Sep 2023 8:36 pm

Joachim Kettner wrote:Donny, I misread the credits, although Sonny is on very track of the album playing acoustic and singing backing vocals, it's not him on steel. It is a certain Frank Arnett.

I knew Frank Arnett. He worked with Hank Thompson and others. He was a good player and a master electronics technician. I met him through working on antique radios. We ended up playing some music together. He also had a studio and a record company.

RC