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Topic: Remembering Buzz Evans |
Paul Wade
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mundelein,ill
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Joe Krumel
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Hermitage, Tn.
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Posted 25 Aug 2023 4:39 am |
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| Thanks for posting. Buzz sure had his own style. Very talented musician. |
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Dale Rottacker
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Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 25 Aug 2023 7:40 am
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| Whaddaya mean "was". Did Buzz Evans pass? I hadn't heard that, it's not in Gone Home as far as I can see. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Posted 25 Aug 2023 3:48 pm
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I haven't heard that either. Last I heard he was basically retired from playing. That was pre-pandemic.
By the way, I played on that steel show linked in the original post. Buzz was awesome on steel and guitar that day. A couple of years before that, he sat in with my band, playing guitar. Imagine playing pedal steel with Buzz Evans looking over your shoulder with a guitar.  We played an instrumental version of "San Antonio Rose" and Buzz tore it up! That sent me back to the woodshed. 
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2023 6:37 am
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There are some videos on You Tube where he is playing st someplace in Las Vegas.
Man, what a player! 
Erv |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Mike Wilkerson
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Luther Oklahoma
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Posted 26 Aug 2023 9:37 am
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| Dave Mudgett wrote: |
| Whaddaya mean "was". Did Buzz Evans pass? I hadn't heard that, it's not in Gone Home as far as I can see. |
dude buzz has been passed on for a few years now
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Herb Steiner
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Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 26 Aug 2023 7:57 pm
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| Mike Wilkerson wrote: |
| Dave Mudgett wrote: |
| Whaddaya mean "was". Did Buzz Evans pass? I hadn't heard that, it's not in Gone Home as far as I can see. |
dude buzz has been passed on for a few years now |
I don't believe this is true. I get posts from his daughter Debbie every so often, and Buzz is still with us.
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Mike Wilkerson
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Luther Oklahoma
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Posted 27 Aug 2023 10:26 am
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| Herb Steiner wrote: |
| Mike Wilkerson wrote: |
| Dave Mudgett wrote: |
| Whaddaya mean "was". Did Buzz Evans pass? I hadn't heard that, it's not in Gone Home as far as I can see. |
dude buzz has been passed on for a few years now |
I don't believe this is true. I get posts from his daughter Debbie every so often, and Buzz is still with us. |
Herb my apologies sir for the misinformation I thought I had read somewhere he had passes. Please forgive me I try not to post misinformation. Your masonic brother Slim.
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Paul Wade
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mundelein,ill
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Posted 27 Aug 2023 1:05 pm Buzz evans
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OK
I don't know if buzz is with us or not
I was only concerned on his music as a steel player and guitar player . I do know he had a stroke some years ago...
Correct me if I am wrong
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 27 Aug 2023 3:47 pm
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Please close
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2023 8:54 pm
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I have no information on his current status, but--as long as his name has come up, I'm reminded of clips I saw in the past that are well worth revisiting,
for example, this:
(great throughout, but check out how he cuts loose at 2:40!  )
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr6I93a7r7o
(Why are there not people gathered, agog, behind the barriers to his right and behind him to his left???  )
*N.B.: That was a rhetorical question! |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 29 Aug 2023 1:01 pm
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Amazing C6 player. One of his most requested tunes is the theme from Pink Panther.
Here is a video from his set at the Rocky Mountain Steel Show:
https://youtu.be/qeaz_xich2A?si=aYXAYywJdmKTDJu-&t=221
I was sorry to read about the stroke since I hadn't heard.
Wishing the best.
Paul, Thanks for opening this. I would ask you to reconsider having this topic closed. There are many of us here that are big fans of Buzz Evans and think his playing is both amazing and inspiring. Love to hear more examples. TY. JO. |
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Larry Dering
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Missouri, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2023 5:07 pm
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| Buzz was indeed an incredible musician. ISGC St Louis was my 1st time to see him perform. Made me an instant fan. I still have 2 of his CDs from that show. I watched his performance on YouTube every now and then. |
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Bruce Derr
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Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2023 6:52 pm
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| I first heard of Buzz Evans back in the late '70s from John Keese, who played guitar in my band at the time. John was an absolute killer guitar player and a fine steel player as well, and was a huge Buzz fan. He had a cassette tape of Buzz playing with a band called Barb and the Countrymen, playing at a sleepy club somewhere in New Jersey, I think. Buzz was playing great on that tape, just tearing it up on steel and guitar. I love how passionate his playing is, very fun and spirited. A little over the top sometimes, in a good way! You can hear the grin in his playing. I think I still have a copy of that old tape I borrowed from Johnny. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 18 Sep 2023 4:28 am
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There are some videos on You Tube where he is playing st someplace in Las Vegas.
Man, what a player!
Erv |
I met him in the 90's when he was playing at Sam's Town in Vegas.
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W. C. Edgar
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Iowa City Iowa, Madison CT, Nashville, Austin, Phoenix, Nashville
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Posted 2 Oct 2023 9:55 am
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I always enjoyed watching him in Vegas at the Freemont Experience at the end of the street on a little stage with tracks.
WC
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 Oct 2023 11:19 am
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So…where is he?  |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 11 Oct 2023 6:48 pm
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So sorry to hear of all his setbacks. Is there some way we might help?
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Doug Beaumier
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