Steelman BOB FOSTER
Posted: 13 Mar 2002 9:44 pm
Bob Foster used to play with Cowboy Copas, Neal Burris and countless others. Anyone know what style he might have played.....and whether or not he's still with us and/or playing somewhere?
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Posted: 13 Mar 2002 10:42 pm
Bob Foster played tons of studio sessions in the 50's, Chet Atkins used him a lot on the sessions he produced. Bob was also the steel player for Hawkshaw Hawkins and Jean Shepard and just last night I was listening to his work on the early Jimmy Newman sides. His style falls maybe somewhere between Jerry Byrd, Johnny Siebert and Wiggins. All the photos and filmclips I've seen of him show him play a blonde Fender Custom. Don't know if he ever went to pedals.
Posted: 14 Mar 2002 9:57 am
That's where my whole foundation of music appreciation is being jostled and the consequences could be monumental as it relates to the accuracy of my extensive record collection of JB material.
I have any number of tunes on which JB did in fact record with Hawkshaw Hawkins, Newman, Moody, York Brothers, NEAL BURRIS and countless other King artists.
Decades ago, JB indicated he had never recorded with Burris and inferred that it might be B.Foster. I have no personal knowledge of how Bob Foster sounds....altho'
I do recall one record on which Copas hollars out "Bobby!".......but then, could that have been our famous Mr. Seizemore? In any event, "THAT PARTICULAR CUT" does sound like a Fender guitar......while the other cuts that I have admired as being JB....have JB's distinctive styling and signature sounds
Is B.Foster a JB "copy-cat" somewhat like Howard White? I'm NOT, NOT making those remarks in a derogatory manner but......as a reference only to a particular sytle. Howard White has always demonstrated great tone and neat embellishments.......right in there with Billy Robinson, Kayton Roberts and JB.
I have any number of tunes on which JB did in fact record with Hawkshaw Hawkins, Newman, Moody, York Brothers, NEAL BURRIS and countless other King artists.
Decades ago, JB indicated he had never recorded with Burris and inferred that it might be B.Foster. I have no personal knowledge of how Bob Foster sounds....altho'
I do recall one record on which Copas hollars out "Bobby!".......but then, could that have been our famous Mr. Seizemore? In any event, "THAT PARTICULAR CUT" does sound like a Fender guitar......while the other cuts that I have admired as being JB....have JB's distinctive styling and signature sounds
Is B.Foster a JB "copy-cat" somewhat like Howard White? I'm NOT, NOT making those remarks in a derogatory manner but......as a reference only to a particular sytle. Howard White has always demonstrated great tone and neat embellishments.......right in there with Billy Robinson, Kayton Roberts and JB.
Posted: 14 Mar 2002 12:29 pm
Bob Foster is on most of Faron Youngs early stuff until the 1st session with Buddy Emmons(and one with Joe Vincent).
I really love his style, sounds alot like Byrd maybe a bit more "country"
You can hear him on tunes like:
Goin' Steady ; Just Married; If you ain't lovin; I've got 5 Dollars and its Saturday night plus many more recording if Faron from 52~55.
Andy
I really love his style, sounds alot like Byrd maybe a bit more "country"
You can hear him on tunes like:
Goin' Steady ; Just Married; If you ain't lovin; I've got 5 Dollars and its Saturday night plus many more recording if Faron from 52~55.
Andy