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Topic: How many are left? |
Jerry Horner
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Tahlequah, OK, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 6:09 am |
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Just wondering how many of the old non-pedal steel players are left. Back from the 40s, 50s & 60s. I am mainly refering to those who never went to pedals. Sorry I did'nt put that in here the first time.
Jerry [This message was edited by Jerry Horner on 12 June 2006 at 08:50 AM.] |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 6:53 am
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I played non-pedal guitars for 15 years, beginning in 1945. Then I owned a couple of Fender 1000's for 14 years before I first played knee-levers after I bought a Sho-Bud.
When and what did you start on Jerry? 
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Robert Thomas
From:
Mehama, Oregon, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 7:00 am
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| I also started non-pedal in 1945 and played non-pedal up until 1971 when I purchased my first PSG, which was a new Sho-bud Professional D-10, 8+4. I played the Sho-bud for 27 years and then went to a HWP Mullen (lighter) which I am still playing. |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 7:50 am
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Herb Remington is still with us. He was playing with Bob Wills in the late 1940s. I believe he is around 80 yrs old.
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Nathan Hernandez
From:
Riverside, California, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 8:16 am
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| Blackir Taylor is still playing, I think he started in the very late 40's. Hes a great player and great teacher, and a welth of knowledge. Tommy Morrell is still playing non-pedal, Im not sure when he started playing. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 8:34 am
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I've never heard Blacikie play without pedals, but I'm sure he's very good at it.
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 8:50 am
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I started in 1948 with a 6 string Rick. Moved to a double neck Fender and also had a Magnatone Double Lyric. Started playing pedals in 1963, but I had a long hiatus of about 15 years that I didn't play. Am now playing a SD10 Millennium made by MSA that weighs 26 pounds on the floor.
Phred
I have to edit to honor a couple non pedal starters: Maurice Anderson started on a 6 string, and no one can overlook the great Al Marcus, a legend.
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[This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 12 June 2006 at 09:03 PM.] |
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Smiley Roberts
From:
Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 9:15 am
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Don Helms tried pedals for a while. Then,everybody was askin' him where the ol' Gibson was,so he put up the pedal guitar,& dragged out the D-8 Gibson. A HAPPY DAY!
Then,there's steel legends,Billy Robinson,& Howard White.
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 11:07 am
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A few years ago at Scotty's I saw my old friend Gene Fields (GFI Steel Guitars) do his set on the main convention stage on one of his guitars with no pedals at all and did a wonderful job. I was amazed as I'd never heard him play that way before and he was superb to say the least........JH in Va.
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Don't matter who's in Austin (or anywhere else) Ralph Mooney is still the king!!!
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Steve England
From:
Austin, TX
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 11:52 am
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| Deacon Anderson, Bobby Koeffer, Tom Morrell, Billy Robinson, are a few I can think of off the top of my head that are still around, as are a lot of players who started on non pedal back in the day and then went to pedals |
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Alvin Blaine
From:
Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 11:58 am
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| Just wondering how many of the old non-pedal steel players are left. Back from the 40s, 50s & 60s. I am mainly refering to those who never went to pedals. |
Kayton Roberts, not only is he still playing non-pedal, he's even been playing on the same Fender guitar for 50 some years. |
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 2:22 pm
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I started playing in 40 with a flat top with a nut under the bridge, a brown harmony, then a Regal, in 1972 bought the shobud professional, still play it, and a SD pro 1, now have a nother 6 string National. Played on the Hayride with sammy Barnhart,and the mystery singer contest.in 1949,
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Nathan Hernandez
From:
Riverside, California, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 3:38 pm
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Blackie started with non-pedal and made the transition to pedals like most. Ive been seeing him for lessons fer about 3 years and switched to non pedal about a year and and a half ago and he is really good at non-pedal.
He even still plays slants on his GFI. |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 12 Jun 2006 7:50 pm
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| How about.......JODY CARVER? |
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