The Steel Guitar Forum

Henceforth, let Kevin Owens be known as 'Sir Laurence' on Music Row....

"Stand By Your Man' is currently at the Flat Rock Playhouse in western NC and about to transfer to the Ryman Auditorium - I watched the show last night and urge you to see it if you can. The script is excellent and fast-paced, the design and direction first class and, most importantly, the music is totally uncompromised.

Jim Lauderdale and Nicolette Hart ('George Jones' and 'Tammy Wynette') sound wonderful together, and the musicians, all with major speaking roles, are terrific! Brad Albin's on bass, Miles Aubrey on guitars, Galen Butler on keyboards (and a creditable 'Burt Reynolds'!), David Lutkin on anything with strings and Bob Spencer on drums. Tricia Paoluccio is a great 'young Tammy' and Susan Mansur's 'Meemaw' underpins the whole show.

The Forum's very own Kevin Owen not only does a great job of playing his ancient Sho-Bud, he also 'treads the boards' as 'Billy Sherrill';(I did a few days rehearsal with the show, and I'm billed as 'Standby steel guitarist', but I fear my London accent would creak under the strain a bit should Kevin get sick .....)

By far the best country music 'biographical' show I've seen - don't miss it!

Can't wait to go!!

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"Hark! What string on yonder steel breaks?"

Those venues are fun to do for a change of pace....from March until August this year I worked the Bob Wills play, "Take Me Back To Tulsa", at the Preservation Playhouse Theater in Guthrie, Oklahoma. I'm still "on call" for occasional performances in other places and hope to do the 2002 season. www.genejones.com

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"Hark! What string on yonder steel breaks?"--

That's where I learned the hard way to NEVER try to do more than two shows without changing strings, (which was more work than doing the show)!<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gene Jones on 06 September 2001 at 01:38 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Gene Jones on 06 September 2001 at 01:39 PM.]</p></FONT>

<SMALL>"Hark! What string on yonder steel breaks?"</SMALL>

tis the dreadful G# methinks!

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