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Topic: Leon Rhodes with the Texas Troubadours |
scott murray
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Asheville, NC
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Posted 18 Nov 2007 11:24 pm |
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I know he's got some huge fans here. What can you tell me about Leon?
some great footage on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZyM85ltQ1I&feature=related
what's he up to these days? any good recordings someone can recommend besides the stuff with Ernest and the Troubs?
I've got a live Osborne Bros album with Leon's flat-top and Hal Rugg on steel.
such an amazing, underrated player.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 7:22 am
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That's a good question, Scott - one I've asked several times before myself. Apparently, if anybody knows anything about Leon, they're keeping it to themselves ....  |
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 7:35 am
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He stills play on the Opry pretty regularly, though he's no longer in the "house band" (as he should be!). He's on a lot of the Osborne Brothers stuff from the late 60's and early 70's; there's a "Bear Family" 4 CD box set that covers that period and Leon and Hal Rugg are all over it.
The DVDs of the old Ernest Tubb TV shows are a must if you're seriously into Leon (and of course the great Buddy Charleton). |
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Bobby Caldwell
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 4:07 pm
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| Ah Leon now and Buddy. I can still hear ET say those words. What great stuff. I will love it forever. Thanks for the post. Bobby |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 19 Nov 2007 8:13 pm
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What a great video.. I wasn't sure who was playing steel until I watched the close up of his hands.. the way he checks his picks between licks, the way he holds the bar.. Buddy C still has it!
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 20 Nov 2007 8:11 am
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Leon works the Midnight Jamboree with various artists. He gets a great, fat sound with that guitar. Here he is at the Texas Troubadour reunion with Buddy and Steve Chapman a few months back.
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Gary Spaeth
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2007 8:47 pm
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| i think he's on buddy emmons' rainbow album if i remember right. one side only |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 22 Nov 2007 1:59 am
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I have an old cassette of Leon and Buddy Charlton [all instrumentals]those guys were HOT,HOT ,HOT,don't you know.
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Ernie Renn
From:
Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Bob Ritter
From:
pacfic, wa
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Posted 27 Nov 2007 8:50 pm
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I dont even like to think about it too much..it just blows me away.
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