The Corral in Seaside?

Dennis Detweiler · Post by **Dennis Detweiler** » 20 Feb 2005 11:21 pm

While training at Ft Ord, Ca. in 1970, I stopped into the Corral club in Seaside a few times. I can't remember the steel player's name? Would he be one of our Forumites?
DD

Herman Visser · Post by **Herman Visser** » 21 Feb 2005 7:41 am

OH The Corral Club :Had a lot of good times there.Saw Little Jimmy Dickson there in 67.
I was at Ord from 66 to68.Played Bass in a little band at that time (No Name)Ever time we got good, someone shipped out.That is why it was called No Name.We had thought of F T A but that is an other story.

Robbie Daniels · Post by **Robbie Daniels** » 21 Feb 2005 8:13 am

I worked the Corral Club many years ago. Bobby Black also has worked and may still work the Corral Club

Dennis Detweiler · Post by **Dennis Detweiler** » 21 Feb 2005 12:22 pm

FTA....I remember that! haha..forgot until you mentioned it.
I also frequented the Navaho Hogan club in Colorado Springs while at Ft Carson. Also used to follow Norm Tester and the Western Wheels band around the area. The steel/lead guitar player (George Ramsey) was so kind as to pick me up on post and take me with him to a gig off post occassionally. They played regularly at 4 clubs on post.
DD

Charlie Wallace · Post by **Charlie Wallace** » 21 Feb 2005 3:39 pm

I've been living on Fort Ord now for 8 years. They closed the base and started a University here, California State University Monterey Bay, where I work. The Corral club in Seaside must have been gone for a long time. I've never heard of it but will ask some of my music buddies who are locals about it and see if I can get some information on who the steel player was.The only country music in the area now on a regular basis is the Windjammer in Aptos where I play every Thursday with Larry Hosford, a local Salinas legend.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Charlie Wallace on 21 February 2005 at 03:40 PM.]</p></FONT>

Jack Abraham · Post by **Jack Abraham** » 21 Feb 2005 4:28 pm

I am not familiar with that club... but, I was a junior in high school @ Seaside High back in late '60's. My father was stationed at Fort Ord - going to language school.

My family used to eat at a place on Cannery Row that had some really good musicians ... bango, guitar, etc. I can not remember the name now -- served spaghetti,etc.

I had a chance to go to this musical festival when I was there - but, decided not to go at the last minute. Should have gone - it was the Monterrey Pop Festival!

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 21 Feb 2005 6:41 pm

I had some friends that worked there about that time. I believe the steeler was Paul Dobbs, a great player from Fresno.

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Herman Visser · Post by **Herman Visser** » 21 Feb 2005 7:24 pm

Jack ,Yes you should have gone. From what I can remenber it was great.Everyone shared their smokes with us, after the third my mined turned off, but my friend said I had a great time.
Oh!!! to think that the Corral Club is gone (is nothing sacred)

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 22 Feb 2005 8:26 am

In 1956 that is the yr Seaside just got going, no paved streets no nothen; I played steel at a place just outside the northern city limits but I can't remember the name. On some weekends I played a TV show in San Jose over the only TV sta in glorius B&W. The real hot spot was in Morgan Hill. The neisei gals really liked our music and some of the fellows in the band. CC

Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 22 Feb 2005 8:42 am

I was at Ft. Ord for basic training in April-May of 1958 and then came back after being in Korea in May of 1963 for a couple of months before I got out of the Army. I think Seaside might have been the name of the town but I'm not sure. It was on the way from Ft. Ord to Monterey. I used to go to a club called "Joe Sent Me" and it's there that I met the late former Forumite John Paul Jones. JP was playing a white steel with his name on the front of it and they used to let me set in on lead guitar guitar ever now and then. I ran into JP in the late 60's in the LA area and we talked about some of those old times. There was also a club near the bus station in Salinas which had a country band with a very good guitarist who played the Atkins thing on a Gibson 335 with no Bigsby. I can't remember his name but he picked good....JH

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Patrick Hattic · Post by **Patrick Hattic** » 22 Feb 2005 10:53 am

In 1970 you may have been hearing Ernie Hagar
at the Corral Club.