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Topic: Don Helms plays B Bowman Hop |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 6:42 am |
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Thanks for posting that Andy!
Don was a great player with great
stage presence also.
He will always be missed.
Roy
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Anthony Locke
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Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 6:49 am
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| They play that one at a pretty fast clip, sounds great! Thanks for posting this Andy |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 11:51 am
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That was wonderful.  What tuning do you suppose was on that front neck. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 12:56 pm
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Don used only two tunings, Andy, E6th (hi to low) .....
G#, E, C#, B, G#, E, C#, A
and B11th ....
E, C#, A, F#, D#, B, A, F# |
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Terry Wood
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Lebanon, MO
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Posted 11 Jun 2009 1:05 pm
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Hi Andy,
Thanks for posting that on Don! I never heard that before.
Don played our 2nd Annual Steel Show here at Marshfield, MO two years ago and I was thinking about that a lot last Saturday when we had our 4th Annual Show. He played this same steel 1949 Gibson Console. I carried it inside to the stage for him and it was a very heavy steel guitar. He used the E6th and B11th tunings on his steel. Also, he used a Stevens brand Dobro bar with the finger groove in it.
He was a great innovator of steel in its formative years and a good friend to me.
Thanks and GOD bless!
Terry Wood |
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Tony Davis
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Posted 13 Jun 2009 3:45 am
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I have always listened to the sound of Don Helms with Hank since I was a Kid
To meet him at a party in Nashville was something else ......but the iceing on the cake was for Don to ask could he hold on to my arm whilst we negotiated several steps outside the house down to where the cars were.....I met him a few times after that.....what a nice man.....and I also have his book ...signed to me
Tony |
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Terry Wood
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Lebanon, MO
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Posted 13 Jun 2009 9:59 am
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Don Helms was our special guest at our 2007 Annual Marshfield steel guitar show.
We still have a few DVDs available of that show and all sales go to only promote our annual steel guitar show. The DVD with Don Helms is one of the best we have. He backed several singers and played solos and talked about his years with Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, The Wilburn Brothers and Loretta Lynn.
This DVD is just fabulous and real history of the steel. You may order if interested from me by check or money order for only $20 and that covers the postage inside the USA.
Terry Wood
312 North Walnut Street
Marshfield, MO 65706
Thanks!
Terry Wood |
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 12:02 pm
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Great post! Best I've seen so far of Mr. Helms. Found some other great clips that show up along with the Don Helms clip. Some of Faron Young with some hot player on a Bigsby. Don't know who it is.
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Jon Nygren
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Posted 15 Jun 2009 1:18 pm
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| Great post! Best I've seen so far of Mr. Helms. Found some other great clips that show up along with the Don Helms clip. Some of Faron Young with some hot player on a Bigsby. Don't know who it is. |
I believe that would be Lloyd Green.  |
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Mark Roeder
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Jon Nygren
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2009 7:30 am
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Yeah, I think the Faron Young gig was one of Lloyds first jobs upon arriving in Nashville. Maybe another forumite is more certain, but i'm pretty sure it was his first live gig.
The Bigsby was also owned by Faron. I heard that he told Lloyd his stringmaster was a piece of crap, and he had to play the Bigsby.  Funny stuff....hey, I certainly wouldn't mind making that upgrade. |
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