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Topic: Steeler for Kitty Wells |
Rick Nicklas
From: Verona, Mo. (deceased)
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 1:02 pm
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Who are these two steelers? The guy in the back looks like a young Doug Jernigan and the guy in front looks like a young Woody Allen. I used to love this style of Steel Pickin.... and still do. Glad I found this guys site with a lot of these old video's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCUaVbgqe4 |
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Walter Stettner
From: Vienna, Austria
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 1:16 pm
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Rick, the guy in the back is Howard White, don't know the other one, though.
Kind Regards, Walter _________________ www.lloydgreentribute.com |
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Pete Finney
From: Nashville Tn.
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 1:27 pm
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Stu Basore? Just an educated guess... |
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Donny Hinson
From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 1:41 pm
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Good guess, Pete! Yep, that's Stu alright, playing my old Fender 1000, with Paul Yandell on lead and O'Dell Martin on bass.
I'd guess that's about 1963.
Time flies, it sure don't seem like 45 years ago.
Last edited by Donny Hinson on 24 Mar 2008 1:43 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Bobby Caldwell
From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 1:43 pm
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Yes it is Stu. What a great player and a nicer guy you'll never meet. Bobby |
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Lee Baucum
From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 3:02 pm
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Great thumb-pickin' on that bass. |
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Bobby Caldwell
From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 3:37 pm
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The guitar player, playing Gretsch guitar behind Kitty, with the flat top haircut, is Paul Yandell. The bass player is another great guitar player Odell Martin. He played bass for Kitty for a while. Bobby |
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KENNY KRUPNICK
From: Columbus, Ohio
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 6:25 pm
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In one of the later videos is George Edwards. |
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Ben Rubright
From: Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2008 6:43 pm
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Leave it to one GREAT thumb picker (Bobby Caldwell) to recognize two other GREAT thumb pickers (Paul Yandell and Odell Martin). If anyone on the forum does not have Bobby's 2 thumb picking CD's, y'all need to get them. Trust me, I have them both.
I bought the Louvin Brothers cd set just to be have the Paul Yandell breaks. What a wonderful player. Go back and listen to his middle break on 'Don't Laugh'. |
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Brett Day
From: Pickens, SC
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Posted 25 Mar 2008 10:40 am
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George Edwards was Kitty's steel player for 32 years.
Brett |
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Gary Walker
From: Morro Bay, CA
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Posted 26 Mar 2008 11:38 am
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In June of '65 Johnny, Kitty and the Wright Family brought their show to the Fairgrounds in Tulare, CA. It was outdoor and the air was quite cool(poor pickers). Stu was playing for show that night and I saw my first Black Emmons with knee levers. In California, we didn't get many real Nashville players in our area and it was a treat and Stu was so great. |
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Craig A Davidson
From: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2008 11:51 am
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Donny did you have the Sho-Bud decal on your Fender? Looks like there is one on Stu's. |
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chris ivey
From: california (deceased)
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Posted 26 Mar 2008 2:38 pm
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john hughey plays great stuff on kitty's 'forever young' album... |
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Donny Hinson
From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 26 Mar 2008 5:44 pm
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Craig A Davidson wrote: |
Donny did you have the Sho-Bud decal on your Fender? Looks like there is one on Stu's. |
Yes, the decal was on there when I had it. The pickups were made by Sho~Bud, so that sorta made it "allowable". |
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