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One of the great heros of WW1 was Sargent Alvin C. York. You may have seen the movie about his heroics. He was played by Gary Cooper. York's statue can be seen on the State of Tennessee Capitol law ...

The only time I've had the pleasure of hearing Django was when I was stationed in Germany. He was often heard on AFN, the Armed Forces Network.

Charlie has ten children. I attended a double wedding when two of his daughters were married at the same service. He is very involved in the Masons.
Has a high ranking position in that organization. ...

Garth tried to have his home in Goodlettsville declared a sort of Grace Land.
The neighbors gave him his privacy while he lived there and are up in arms with his desire to now make his Goodlettsville ...

Will be in Ft. Lauderdale and Pompano Beach, Florida the week of October 28 thru November the fourth. If anyone knows of a good country music spot in that area let me know.
(Gary Harris) annharris612 ...

I think it is a foregone conclusion that Jerry is not coming to the ZI. At his age we shouldn't want him to risk taking this long journey. Last year I flew in to Nashville from south Florida. The N ...

Are you old enough to remember the Jimmy Dean show on TV. Each night they would feature an uptown version of square dancers and I fell in love with the cute brunette on the end. (female of course)

Several years ago a friend of mine who was a record producer at the time approached Hank Thompson about doing an album and Hank declared that he was indeed western swing. My fried said he was astound ...

Spade Cooley came to Nashville with his band and booked the War Memorial Building. It was said that there were more band members than audience members. As told to me by Billy Robinson this week at th ...

The late Justin Tubb wrote and recorded a song that said about the same thing several years ago. I've forgotten the title.

I also bought the tape and was not disapointed. I feel that I got my money's worth although I would prefer a CD.

Several years ago I attended a recording session as a guest of a friend of mine. The artist recording was Mr. G. Jones along with Melba Montgomery. During one of the breaks I was commenting on the b ...

Who (or is it whom) ever did the steel work on the Spade Coolie version is the best. Bob Wiils version is right next to it. Jerry Byrd's version is still in a class by it's self.

The Opry used to consist of farmers, mechanics and other trades people. The Opry wasn't commercial in that sense. When some of the members became somewhat famous the National Life and Accident Insur ...

Love trucking songs. "Coming out of Detroit" or was it Pitsburgh. Loved Dave Dudley singing about "soot as black as coal"
No steel guitars but wonderful guitar work.

Mr. Gaylord is not getting any younger. What's going to happen when he goes to that big Opry in the sky? What is going to happen if this Opry Mills thing proves to be a bust? At some point there may ...

"V" grooves, you must be joking. It seems to me that only when you pick with open strings that this would possibly make a difference. When the steel bar is placed on the string wouldn't that erase an ...

If Jerry Byrd didn't play on "Whistle My Love" sung by George Morgan then I was badly fooled. This was about 1952.
I read a letter by Buddy Killen written to Kelso Herston stating that he was as happy ...

I was the "stage" guest of Buddy Harmond a few months prior to his being let go. It was worth the effort but seeing the back of performers heads while they perform is not the same as being in the aud ...

Saw Ray Benson on the Imus show this morning.
That guy is constantly beating the bushes. Says his next album will not be a "Wills" thing. He admitted that many had contacted him and reminded him of th ...

I saw Wesley Rose in our local Kroger store a few years before his death. I told him that I was the one who sold him a new "1958" Ford for his daughter. He remembered the sale and repied, "And she d ...

Several years a go when I owned a ZB, the Rickenbacker was stored in a shed on the back of my property. I didn't go out there for months at a time. One day I went out there and to my horror I discov ...

Checked my E mail today and found that I had a reply from the Hank Garland family. It came From jazbilly@bellsouth.net. They live in Orange Park, FL.

Shirley Temple had the same problem. Her father and uncle "invested" her earnings. When she became an adult and demanded her money they broke the news that she was broke.
She said that she would have ...

A music store owner told me this story.
It seems that a friend of his, a steel player had always wanted to play for Ray Price and finally his dream came true. He arrived for a practice session early ...

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Topic: Remembering Veteran's Day
Garryharris Replies: 16 Views: 2148	Forum Section: Music Posted: 23 Nov 2000 7:56 pm Subject: Remembering Veteran's Day
Garryharris Replies: 16 Views: 2148	One of the great heros of WW1 was Sargent Alvin C. York. You may have seen the movie about his heroics. He was played by Gary Cooper. York's statue can be seen on the State of Tennessee Capitol law ...
Topic: Django!
Garryharris Replies: 12 Views: 1743	Forum Section: Music Posted: 16 Nov 2000 10:19 pm Subject: Django!
Garryharris Replies: 12 Views: 1743	The only time I've had the pleasure of hearing Django was when I was stationed in Germany. He was often heard on AFN, the Armed Forces Network.
Topic: Opry TV portion (Dont miss the second half)
Garryharris Replies: 18 Views: 2347	Forum Section: Music Posted: 4 Nov 2000 4:09 pm Subject: Opry TV portion (Dont miss the second half)
Garryharris Replies: 18 Views: 2347	Charlie has ten children. I attended a double wedding when two of his daughters were married at the same service. He is very involved in the Masons. Has a high ranking position in that organization. ...
Topic: AP reports Garth Brooks to Divorce
Garryharris Replies: 48 Views: 5907	Forum Section: Music Posted: 18 Oct 2000 2:12 pm Subject: AP reports Garth Brooks to Divorce
Garryharris Replies: 48 Views: 5907	Garth tried to have his home in Goodlettsville declared a sort of Grace Land. The neighbors gave him his privacy while he lived there and are up in arms with his desire to now make his Goodlettsville ...
Topic: Florida
Garryharris Replies: 1 Views: 975	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 16 Oct 2000 2:33 pm Subject: Florida
Garryharris Replies: 1 Views: 975	Will be in Ft. Lauderdale and Pompano Beach, Florida the week of October 28 thru November the fourth. If anyone knows of a good country music spot in that area let me know. (Gary Harris) annharris612 ...
Topic: J Byrd appearance
Garryharris Replies: 2 Views: 1012	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2000 2:13 pm Subject: J Byrd appearance
Garryharris Replies: 2 Views: 1012	I think it is a foregone conclusion that Jerry is not coming to the ZI. At his age we shouldn't want him to risk taking this long journey. Last year I flew in to Nashville from south Florida. The N ...
Topic: Is Choreography Appropriate in Country Music?
Garryharris Replies: 39 Views: 6504	Forum Section: Music Posted: 14 Oct 2000 6:30 am Subject: Is Choreography Appropriate in Country Music?
Garryharris Replies: 39 Views: 6504	Are you old enough to remember the Jimmy Dean show on TV. Each night they would feature an uptown version of square dancers and I fell in love with the cute brunette on the end. (female of course)
Topic: Western Swing is not infultrated
Garryharris Replies: 34 Views: 4839	Forum Section: Music Posted: 14 Oct 2000 6:24 am Subject: Western Swing is not infultrated
Garryharris Replies: 34 Views: 4839	Several years ago a friend of mine who was a record producer at the time approached Hank Thompson about doing an album and Hank declared that he was indeed western swing. My fried said he was astound ...
Topic: Western Swing is not infultrated
Garryharris Replies: 34 Views: 4839	Forum Section: Music Posted: 12 Oct 2000 7:27 pm Subject: Western Swing is not infultrated
Garryharris Replies: 34 Views: 4839	Spade Cooley came to Nashville with his band and booked the War Memorial Building. It was said that there were more band members than audience members. As told to me by Billy Robinson this week at th ...
Topic: George Straits Comment.
Garryharris Replies: 58 Views: 5538	Forum Section: Music Posted: 9 Oct 2000 6:27 pm Subject: George Straits Comment.
Garryharris Replies: 58 Views: 5538	The late Justin Tubb wrote and recorded a song that said about the same thing several years ago. I've forgotten the title.
Topic: Reece Anderson's Texas Swing
Garryharris Replies: 2 Views: 1092	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Oct 2000 6:14 pm Subject: Reece Anderson's Texas Swing
Garryharris Replies: 2 Views: 1092	I also bought the tape and was not disapointed. I feel that I got my money's worth although I would prefer a CD.
Topic: Hal Rugg's triplets ??
Garryharris Replies: 25 Views: 6935	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 4 Oct 2000 7:07 pm Subject: Hal Rugg's triplets ??
Garryharris Replies: 25 Views: 6935	Several years ago I attended a recording session as a guest of a friend of mine. The artist recording was Mr. G. Jones along with Melba Montgomery. During one of the breaks I was commenting on the b ...
Topic: Tab for Steel Guitar Rag
Garryharris Replies: 5 Views: 2459	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 4 Oct 2000 6:58 pm Subject: Tab for Steel Guitar Rag
Garryharris Replies: 5 Views: 2459	Who (or is it whom) ever did the steel work on the Spade Coolie version is the best. Bob Wiils version is right next to it. Jerry Byrd's version is still in a class by it's self.
Topic: Is the Grand Ole Opry on it's way out?
Garryharris Replies: 26 Views: 3421	Forum Section: Music Posted: 4 Oct 2000 6:36 pm Subject: Is the Grand Ole Opry on it's way out?
Garryharris Replies: 26 Views: 3421	The Opry used to consist of farmers, mechanics and other trades people. The Opry wasn't commercial in that sense. When some of the members became somewhat famous the National Life and Accident Insur ...
Topic: Remember those "Truck Driving " tunes of the 70's ?
Garryharris Replies: 49 Views: 10441	Forum Section: Music Posted: 2 Oct 2000 7:53 am Subject: Remember those "Truck Driving " tunes of the 70's ?
Garryharris Replies: 49 Views: 10441	Love trucking songs. "Coming out of Detroit" or was it Pitsburgh. Loved Dave Dudley singing about "soot as black as coal" No steel guitars but wonderful guitar work.
Topic: Is the Grand Ole Opry on it's way out?
Garryharris Replies: 13 Views: 1700	Forum Section: Music Posted: 2 Oct 2000 7:46 am Subject: Is the Grand Ole Opry on it's way out?
Garryharris Replies: 13 Views: 1700	Mr. Gaylord is not getting any younger. What's going to happen when he goes to that big Opry in the sky? What is going to happen if this Opry Mills thing proves to be a bust? At some point there may ...
Topic: Bakelite Ric Harmonics
Garryharris Replies: 14 Views: 3873	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Sep 2000 12:59 pm Subject: Bakelite Ric Harmonics
Garryharris Replies: 14 Views: 3873	"V" grooves, you must be joking. It seems to me that only when you pick with open strings that this would possibly make a difference. When the steel bar is placed on the string wouldn't that erase an ...
Topic: J. Byrd / G. Morgan
Garryharris Replies: 24 Views: 5475	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jun 2000 10:42 am Subject: J. Byrd / G. Morgan
Garryharris Replies: 24 Views: 5475	If Jerry Byrd didn't play on "Whistle My Love" sung by George Morgan then I was badly fooled. This was about 1952. I read a letter by Buddy Killen written to Kelso Herston stating that he was as happy ...
Topic: Opry live for May 27
Garryharris Replies: 10 Views: 1381	Forum Section: Music Posted: 28 May 2000 6:34 am Subject: Opry live for May 27
Garryharris Replies: 10 Views: 1381	I was the "stage" guest of Buddy Harmond a few months prior to his being let go. It was worth the effort but seeing the back of performers heads while they perform is not the same as being in the aud ...
Topic: Johnny Bush, Loretta, etc
Garryharris Replies: 7 Views: 1268	Forum Section: Music Posted: 25 May 2000 5:46 pm Subject: Johnny Bush, Loretta, etc
Garryharris Replies: 7 Views: 1268	Saw Ray Benson on the Imus show this morning. That guy is constantly beating the bushes. Says his next album will not be a "Wills" thing. He admitted that many had contacted him and reminded him of th ...
Topic: Steelin' The Blues
Garryharris Replies: 13 Views: 3524	Forum Section: Music Posted: 25 May 2000 5:35 pm Subject: Steelin' The Blues
Garryharris Replies: 13 Views: 3524	I saw Wesley Rose in our local Kroger store a few years before his death. I told him that I was the one who sold him a new "1958" Ford for his daughter. He remembered the sale and repied, "And she d ...
Topic: Case needed for bakelite Rickenbacher...cash or cool trades.
Garryharris Replies: 4 Views: 1555	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 May 2000 12:50 pm Subject: Case needed for bakelite Rickenbacher...cash or cool trades.
Garryharris Replies: 4 Views: 1555	Several years a go when I owned a ZB, the Rickenbacker was stored in a shed on the back of my property. I didn't go out there for months at a time. One day I went out there and to my horror I discov ...
Topic: Hank Garland II
Garryharris Replies: 2 Views: 948	Forum Section: Music Posted: 18 May 2000 4:44 am Subject: Hank Garland II
Garryharris Replies: 2 Views: 948	Checked my E mail today and found that I had a reply from the Hank Garland family. It came From jazbilly@bellsouth.net. They live in Orange Park, FL.
Topic: LeeAnn Rimes suing her father, former manager
Garryharris Replies: 25 Views: 3840	Forum Section: Music Posted: 12 May 2000 5:48 am Subject: LeeAnn Rimes suing her father, former manager
Garryharris Replies: 25 Views: 3840	Shirley Temple had the same problem. Her father and uncle "invested" her earnings. When she became an adult and demanded her money they broke the news that she was broke. She said that she would have ...
Topic: New Music From Ray Price
Garryharris Replies: 4 Views: 982	Forum Section: Music Posted: 12 May 2000 5:43 am Subject: New Music From Ray Price
Garryharris Replies: 4 Views: 982	A music store owner told me this story. It seems that a friend of his, a steel player had always wanted to play for Ray Price and finally his dream came true. He arrived for a practice session early ...