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Sonny Jenkins
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Steel on Half a Mind

Post by Sonny Jenkins »

just listening to Roger Miller's version of the old ET classic Half a Mind,,,beautiful, traditional steel guitar all the way through,,, bound to be Big E. Anyone know, or have liner notes? Probably a cut on Trip to the Country album?
Steve Hinson
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Post by Steve Hinson »

Buddy Emmons on the whole album...a Top Ten favorite of mine...1970.

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robert kramer
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Post by robert kramer »

Before the days of "Dang Me", "King of the
Road" and such, I was a young, ambitious
song-writer walking the streets of Nashville,
trying to get anybody and everybody who
would to record my songs.
All in all, I wrote about 150 songs for
Ray Price, George Jones, Ernest Tubb
and Others.
Some were hits, and some were not.
Here are a few of the better ones.
In the beginning, I created heavenly,
earthy songs.

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Bruce Zumsteg
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Post by Bruce Zumsteg »

That album is an absolute 'must have' for Buddy Emmons fans. ( Is there anyone out there who is not a 'Big E'fan ? ?)
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gary pierce
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Post by gary pierce »

Buck Reid does a great job on this song on the Big E tribute album.
Pete Finney
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Post by Pete Finney »

The original Tubb version from 1958 is classic Emmons all the way through too. Cool open string stuff, amp tremolo on the verses. It was a favorite Emmons cut of Buddy Charleton's.

Having a hard time posting a link for some reason, but easy to find on youtube.
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