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I just wanted to add to this thread a little. I know for a fact that Ray Price carried twin steels for quite a while, Buddy Emmons and Jimmy Day were together with him on road shows and that was the ...

Hi Judy and John,

That is Great News! I miss you guys already up here in the great white north. Wish I was still in Nashville to help you celebrate, it was so nice getting to meet you guys and ha ...

Hello Phil,
How ya doing man? I haven't seen you since the days in Springfield , Oregon and I have thought about you a lot over the years.
I was in Nashville from Dec 08 to April 09 and I asked abo ...

Danny, old buddy, old pal, it would have been nice to see your ugly mug too. Would like to visit with you one of these days, I might just pop by to see you someday before we are both in a rocking cha ...

Thanks Ray,
You are a gentleman, I knew you'd remember. Have a Great Day!

Well Ray,
Doug Jones and My feelings are really hurt now. Neutral

Bobbe, here's wishing you the best, my friend, just like I told you when I came to see you, it will happen, you will be back to playing just like you always did in no time.
Gene Brown

Man, this is so overdue it's not even funny, why are they just finding out what I have known for the past 40 years?
Way to go Lloyd, I am rooting for you my friend!
Gene

Hi Bobbe,
Just wanted to personally thank you for the great time you showed me and Ken Fox and his wife Ruth when we came out to see you a couple of weeks ago. I am so glad you are getting better, t ...

Washing Dishes ain't half bad and after you've done this job for a couple of years, you'll get the hang of it. Winking

Hi Ellis,
Thanks man, I certainly will tell hello for you and I wish it wasn't so cold in Colorado in the winter, I would really like to see you too and the guitar that the Hell's Angels broke the ni ...

Whoops, I forgot to mention that I will see my old friend Ken Fox in Nashville to, sorry Kenny, see ya there.
Gene

BTW, I can not remember what I did play on, but I was there, it's been over 35 years and we did hundreds of sessions at that studio and like a fool, I never kept a log, at the time I didn't think it w ...

Hi Guys,
I thought I would join in here, as I saw my name mentioned, LOL.
I worked at Ripcord studio for almost 8 years as a studio steel guitarist and Bass player, I did cut some of the songs with ...

Like CHarlie McCoy said in one of his songs

Everybody stand up and holler for the Union
Let's give the brotherhood a cheer
Everybody stand up and holler for the union
I ain't hit a lick all year ...

Hey Carl,
I forgot to tell you, if you are interested, you can feel free to go to my web site and take a look.
www.genebrowncountry.com

Thanks Smile

Gene

Hello Carl,
I am the guy who wrote this song, it was recorded by Red Simpson on Capitol Records in 1972 and I don't have a copy of Red doing it, but....I may have a copy of my Demo session that I gav ...

Thanks Lee, I'll take a look at them when I get to the states in October.
Gene

Just wanted to know if anyone on the forum uses a Lexicon Processor for Reverb or Echo, and it you do, are they any good, please. I'm thinking either the 200 or the 400 model.
What say ye steelers, ...

BTW Ken, what kind of speakers do you have in that amp? Smile

Gene

Me too Ken, I would really like to see you for sure. I might be going down to Nashville this winter sometime, how far is your place from Nashville, Ken. I retire this month on the 31st and will be h ...

Hi Kenny,
How you doing since your little electronic mishap, ole buddy?
I'll tell you what, if you hadn't done such a great job on my Vibrsonic , I would buy it from you in a heartbeat.
Folks, If t ...

Holy Smokes, what a gorgeous Apron on that, it is absolutely Be U Ti Ful!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the pictures
Gene

Stainless!!!! Very Happy

I would like to wish everyone out there a Happy Canada Day and also A Happy Fourth of July if I don't get back on line in time.
I am both, US and Canadian Citizen and it's just wonderful to be able t ...

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Topic: Twin Steels
Gene H. Brown Replies: 35 Views: 13275	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Feb 2011 7:01 am Subject: Twin Steels
Gene H. Brown Replies: 35 Views: 13275	I just wanted to add to this thread a little. I know for a fact that Ray Price carried twin steels for quite a while, Buddy Emmons and Jimmy Day were together with him on road shows and that was the ...
Topic: John Heinrich Performs At Namm This Year Nashville Tn
Gene H. Brown Replies: 4 Views: 1931	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Jun 2009 2:40 pm Subject: John Heinrich Performs At Namm This Year Nashville Tn
Gene H. Brown Replies: 4 Views: 1931	Hi Judy and John, That is Great News! I miss you guys already up here in the great white north. Wish I was still in Nashville to help you celebrate, it was so nice getting to meet you guys and ha ...
Topic: Phil Coontz, Awesome
Gene H. Brown Replies: 33 Views: 13808	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 27 May 2009 10:30 am Subject: Phil Coontz
Gene H. Brown Replies: 33 Views: 13808	Hello Phil, How ya doing man? I haven't seen you since the days in Springfield , Oregon and I have thought about you a lot over the years. I was in Nashville from Dec 08 to April 09 and I asked abo ...
Topic: Danny Sneed's new YouTube Post
Gene H. Brown Replies: 26 Views: 10684	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Mar 2009 11:20 am Subject: Danny Sneed's new YouTube Post
Gene H. Brown Replies: 26 Views: 10684	Danny, old buddy, old pal, it would have been nice to see your ugly mug too. Would like to visit with you one of these days, I might just pop by to see you someday before we are both in a rocking cha ...
Topic: Some west coast steelers.............long forgotten
Gene H. Brown Replies: 125 Views: 74259	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Mar 2009 5:10 pm Subject: Some west coast steelers.............long forgotten
Gene H. Brown Replies: 125 Views: 74259	Thanks Ray, You are a gentleman, I knew you'd remember. Have a Great Day!
Topic: Some west coast steelers.............long forgotten
Gene H. Brown Replies: 125 Views: 74259	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Mar 2009 3:44 pm Subject: Some west coast steelers.............long forgotten
Gene H. Brown Replies: 125 Views: 74259	Well Ray, Doug Jones and My feelings are really hurt now.
Topic: Bobbe Seymour
Gene H. Brown Replies: 10 Views: 4096	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Dec 2008 12:58 pm Subject: Bobbe Seymour
Gene H. Brown Replies: 10 Views: 4096	Bobbe, here's wishing you the best, my friend, just like I told you when I came to see you, it will happen, you will be back to playing just like you always did in no time. Gene Brown
Topic: Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green Nominated For Grammy
Gene H. Brown Replies: 19 Views: 5324	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Dec 2008 12:54 pm Subject: Jerry Douglas & Lloyd Green Nominated For Grammy
Gene H. Brown Replies: 19 Views: 5324	Man, this is so overdue it's not even funny, why are they just finding out what I have known for the past 40 years? Way to go Lloyd, I am rooting for you my friend! Gene
Topic: Update on Bobbe Seymour's injured hand
Gene H. Brown Replies: 27 Views: 16960	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 15 Oct 2008 6:53 pm Subject: Update on Bobbe Seymour's injured hand
Gene H. Brown Replies: 27 Views: 16960	Hi Bobbe, Just wanted to personally thank you for the great time you showed me and Ken Fox and his wife Ruth when we came out to see you a couple of weeks ago. I am so glad you are getting better, t ...
Topic: Moving to Nashville
Gene H. Brown Replies: 255 Views: 71671	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Aug 2008 9:05 pm Subject: Moving to Nashville
Gene H. Brown Replies: 255 Views: 71671	Washing Dishes ain't half bad and after you've done this job for a couple of years, you'll get the hang of it.
Topic: Red Simpson steel players
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Aug 2008 9:35 am Subject: Red Simpson
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	Hi Ellis, Thanks man, I certainly will tell hello for you and I wish it wasn't so cold in Colorado in the winter, I would really like to see you too and the guitar that the Hell's Angels broke the ni ...
Topic: Red Simpson steel players
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Aug 2008 6:09 pm Subject: Red Simpson
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	Whoops, I forgot to mention that I will see my old friend Ken Fox in Nashville to, sorry Kenny, see ya there. Gene
Topic: Red Simpson steel players
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Aug 2008 6:02 pm Subject: Red Simpson
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	BTW, I can not remember what I did play on, but I was there, it's been over 35 years and we did hundreds of sessions at that studio and like a fool, I never kept a log, at the time I didn't think it w ...
Topic: Red Simpson steel players
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Aug 2008 5:49 pm Subject: Red Simpson
Gene H. Brown Replies: 18 Views: 8683	Hi Guys, I thought I would join in here, as I saw my name mentioned, LOL. I worked at Ripcord studio for almost 8 years as a studio steel guitarist and Bass player, I did cut some of the songs with ...
Topic: how do you get in the musicians union?
Gene H. Brown Replies: 58 Views: 19895	Forum Section: Music Posted: 10 Aug 2008 9:00 pm Subject: how do you get in the musicians union?
Gene H. Brown Replies: 58 Views: 19895	Like CHarlie McCoy said in one of his songs Everybody stand up and holler for the Union Let's give the brotherhood a cheer Everybody stand up and holler for the union I ain't hit a lick all year ...
Topic: If the world ran out of diesel......Song.
Gene H. Brown Replies: 2 Views: 1358	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 25 Jul 2008 7:37 pm Subject: "If the world ran out of Diesel"
Gene H. Brown Replies: 2 Views: 1358	Hey Carl, I forgot to tell you, if you are interested, you can feel free to go to my web site and take a look. www.genebrowncountry.com Thanks Gene
Topic: If the world ran out of diesel......Song.
Gene H. Brown Replies: 2 Views: 1358	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 25 Jul 2008 7:34 pm Subject: "If the world ran out of Diesel"
Gene H. Brown Replies: 2 Views: 1358	Hello Carl, I am the guy who wrote this song, it was recorded by Red Simpson on Capitol Records in 1972 and I don't have a copy of Red doing it, but....I may have a copy of my Demo session that I gav ...
Topic: Lexicon Processors- Good for Steel or Bad, as a reverb unit?
Gene H. Brown Replies: 8 Views: 1695	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Jul 2008 6:49 pm Subject: Lexicon Processors- Good for Steel or Bad, as a reverb unit?
Gene H. Brown Replies: 8 Views: 1695	Thanks Lee, I'll take a look at them when I get to the states in October. Gene
Topic: Lexicon Processors- Good for Steel or Bad, as a reverb unit?
Gene H. Brown Replies: 8 Views: 1695	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Jul 2008 2:44 pm Subject: Lexicon Processors- Good for Steel or Bad, as a reverb unit?
Gene H. Brown Replies: 8 Views: 1695	Just wanted to know if anyone on the forum uses a Lexicon Processor for Reverb or Echo, and it you do, are they any good, please. I'm thinking either the 200 or the 400 model. What say ye steelers, ...
Topic: 1972 Twin Reverb amp
Gene H. Brown Replies: 11 Views: 4631	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 15 Jul 2008 4:34 pm Subject: 1972 Twin Reverb amp
Gene H. Brown Replies: 11 Views: 4631	BTW Ken, what kind of speakers do you have in that amp? Gene
Topic: 1972 Twin Reverb amp
Gene H. Brown Replies: 11 Views: 4631	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 15 Jul 2008 4:33 pm Subject: 1972 Twin Reverb amp
Gene H. Brown Replies: 11 Views: 4631	Me too Ken, I would really like to see you for sure. I might be going down to Nashville this winter sometime, how far is your place from Nashville, Ken. I retire this month on the 31st and will be h ...
Topic: 1972 Twin Reverb amp
Gene H. Brown Replies: 11 Views: 4631	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 15 Jul 2008 2:58 pm Subject: 1972 Twin Reverb amp
Gene H. Brown Replies: 11 Views: 4631	Hi Kenny, How you doing since your little electronic mishap, ole buddy? I'll tell you what, if you hadn't done such a great job on my Vibrsonic , I would buy it from you in a heartbeat. Folks, If t ...
Topic: MY WILLY WOOD
Gene H. Brown Replies: 33 Views: 9184	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Jul 2008 2:17 pm Subject: MY WILLY WOOD
Gene H. Brown Replies: 33 Views: 9184	Holy Smokes, what a gorgeous Apron on that, it is absolutely Be U Ti Ful!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the pictures Gene
Topic: stainless or nickel??
Gene H. Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3147	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Jul 2008 2:13 pm Subject: stainless or nickel??
Gene H. Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3147	Stainless!!!!
Topic: HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Gene H. Brown Replies: 3 Views: 1116	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Jul 2008 1:44 pm Subject: HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Gene H. Brown Replies: 3 Views: 1116	I would like to wish everyone out there a Happy Canada Day and also A Happy Fourth of July if I don't get back on line in time. I am both, US and Canadian Citizen and it's just wonderful to be able t ...