The Steel Guitar Forum

Posted: **1 Sep 2001 7:45 am**

Anyone know who the steel player was on "lonesome 77203" by tony Booth ?
Thanks,
Kenny

Posted: **1 Sep 2001 10:35 am**

Was it Jerry Brightman?

Posted: **1 Sep 2001 10:41 am**

I think it was JayDee Maness. It wonderful playing whoever it is.

Posted: **1 Sep 2001 11:01 am**

JayDee. Spectacular.

Posted: **1 Sep 2001 12:26 pm**

Thanks guys,
sure sounds like Jay Dee, but I wasn't sure,
A friend brought this to my attention,he also thought it was Jay Dee.
Kenny

Posted: **2 Sep 2001 2:31 pm**

It was Jay Dee. I use to hear Tony do it live at the old Palimino club.
JE:-)>

Posted: **4 Sep 2001 8:03 am**

Kenny,
It was indeed my friend JayDee. JayDee
played on the first two Tony Booth albums,
and I did the other three on the Capital
label.

I wished we could get Tony out with Darrell
McCall along with Mike Cass and do some
things together. Maybe someday

It would figure that I live in the state and
Mike came to Ohio to play. I missed seeing
him in St. Louis as Herb Steiner and I both agreed.

Jerry http://www.slidestation.com [This message was edited by Jerry Brightman on 04 September 2001 at 09:05 AM.]

Posted: **4 Sep 2001 11:35 am**

I have Tony's "When a Man Loves A Woman (the way that I love you)". Some of the best PSG I've ever heard. Unfortunately, it's on vinyl so I don't play it all that often.

I was told it was Jay Dee, but there are no credits to be found. Jerry, was that one of the first two?

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HagFan

Posted: **4 Sep 2001 12:47 pm**

Hi Ron,

Yes, I think it was. I'll give a better
answer when I get home and can look at the albums. For now, try this link: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Blhjw7ipjg77r

Jerry[This message was edited by Jerry Brightman on 04 September 2001 at 02:11 PM.]

Posted: **4 Sep 2001 9:48 pm**

Hi guys, I am looking at my Tony Booth records right know. Here are the titles and the numbers: The Key´s In The Mailbox ST-11076, Lonesome7-7203 ST-11126, When A Man Loves A Woman ST-11160, This is ST-11210 and Happy Hour ST-11270. All on the Capitol label! Jerry, do you remember any of the other musicians on the sessions with Tony Booth? This is real great country music! I´ll play a couple of songs from these lp´s in my next show on Radio Lidingö 97,8 in Stockholm, Sweden. Janne Lindgren
Janne Lindgren

Posted: **5 Sep 2001 6:57 am**

Tony recorded his first album using name of Johnny Booth...( I think the name was Bucks idea ) with Ralph Mooney . fred

Posted: **5 Sep 2001 7:03 am**

Jerry, thanks for your reply,
nothing like getting the Real info straight from the horses mouth,
HEEEEE HAWWWWW !!!
Kenny

Posted: **5 Sep 2001 9:59 am**

Thanks for the link, Jerry.

Country singer/songwriter/guitarist Tony Booth grew up in Tampa, but launched his musical career in the Southwest. He made his professional debut with the Mel Savage Band and soon toured with Jimmy Snyder. In 1968, after founding the band Modern Country, Booth began working in Las Vegas and from there moved to clubs in California. He renamed the group the Tony Booth Band and became the house band at the Palomino in California. He cut his first single, "Big Lonely World," with K-Ark and signed to MGM in 1970, where he had his first hit with a cover of Merle Haggard's "Irma Thompson." ...

Correction: Wrong Irma. It's Irma Jackson", from Hag's "Let Me Tell You About a Song" album.

Great music! It's a shame Tony wasn't more successful. Sure seemed to have all it takes. What happened?

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HagFan

[This message was edited by Ron Page on 05 September 2001 at 11:00 AM.]

Posted: **5 Sep 2001 6:28 pm**

Hi Ron, not only that, but I think his stint with Snyder's band would have been earlier, plus of course the whole 'Johnny' Booth record deal in 1967.
The 1970 MGM album, his first LP as Tony Booth... was recorded with Buddy Emmons on steel apparently.