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Richard Ingley

 

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Post  Posted 24 Oct 2010 5:29 pm    
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Frank Juricek of Brenham, TX passed away on this past Friday 10/22/10. His service will be on Tuesday. Frank is the one that played steel on Leon Payne's recording of I Love You Because.[img][/img]

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Jody Sanders

 

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Post  Posted 24 Oct 2010 6:58 pm    
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Richard, Can you post the location of the funeral. Jody.
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billchav

 

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Post  Posted 25 Oct 2010 5:10 am     Frank Juricek
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Funeral OCT 26 2010 11 A.M
Brenham Memorial Chapel, Brenham, Tx.
R I P old friend of over 60 years
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Jody Sanders

 

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Post  Posted 25 Oct 2010 7:38 am    
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Frankie was a true pioneer of the steel and pedal steel guitar. Worked for a lot of big name stars and played on lots of top recordings including "I Love You Because" by Leon Payne. A great player and a true friend . RIP old friend, and may GOD bless, comfort and keep the family always. Jody.
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Mitch Drumm

 

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Post  Posted 25 Oct 2010 12:09 pm    
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Well, that is tough to take. His pro steel career dates back to at least 1947. In addition to Leon Payne, I think he also recorded with Harry Choates on "Gra Mamou".

Here are the 3 best pictures I have. The first, with an unknown guitar player. The second with Jerry Jericho's band in 1952. The third with the Melody Boys Of Rosenberg, 1947.








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Charley Adair

 

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Maxwell, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 26 Oct 2010 5:56 am    
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I first met Frank at the Columbus Opry. He used to talk to me at length during the break at the Giddings Opry. Such a nice man. He told me that he also recorded with the Possum in the early days. Married for 65 years to his bride. Frank will be missed.
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Herb Steiner

 

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Post  Posted 26 Oct 2010 6:58 am    
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Oh gosh, this is sad. Frank was a Texas legend and a wonderful man. I'd hear from him occasionally back in the '90s, and he'd sometimes make a rare appearance at the TSGA Jamboree.

If I'm not mistaken, Frank was the original owner of the Bigsby steel that went to Dusty Stewart, then Walter Haynes got it and used it when he played with Tater. I believe that steel is now in the possession of Jimmy Roy.

Rest easy, old man. You are loved.
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Don Euton

 

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Post  Posted 26 Oct 2010 4:51 pm    
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Just this past Friday, I was listening to an El Campo, TX am radio station. They play alot of Texas country music and oldies. Leon Payne was singing "I Love You Because" and the steel player was really great. He sounded a little like Jimmy Day, but I did not thing it was him, so I looked on a Artist song list, and they had Frank Juricek, as the steal player. What a great steel player. May God comfort his Friends and Family.

Don Euton
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Mike Brinkmeyer


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Post  Posted 26 Oct 2010 5:56 pm    
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Frank's obituaries . . .

from the Brenham Banner-Press:

http://www.brenhambanner.com/articles/2010/10/25/obituaries/obit01.txt

and another from the Brenham Memorial Chapel describing his long music career:

http://www.brenham-memorial-chapel.com/memorial_obituaries/obituaries_view_obituary.asp?ID=3100144401
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Lee Holeman


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San Benito, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 28 Oct 2010 7:37 am    
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How sad to hear! Frank used to come hear me play occasionally years ago when I had the band @ the Cactus Club in Houston, TX. May he rest in peace,
Lee Holeman
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Darvin Willhoite


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Post  Posted 29 Oct 2010 5:44 pm    
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I went over to Brenham and bought some MSA parts from Frank 2 or 3 years ago, I enjoyed spending the afternoon with him and his wife. I enjoyed his stories of the old days in the music business. RIP Frank.
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John Coffman


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Post  Posted 21 Dec 2010 9:33 am    
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Wow this was a shock Frank was a true all around gentleman. I had the pleasure of going to church in Sealy many times. He will be missed.
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Norm Fletcher


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Post  Posted 14 Jan 2011 8:41 am     Dusty Stewart
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Herb Steiner wrote:
Oh gosh, this is sad. Frank was a Texas legend and a wonderful man. I'd hear from him occasionally back in the '90s, and he'd sometimes make a rare appearance at the TSGA Jamboree.

If I'm not mistaken, Frank was the original owner of the Bigsby steel that went to Dusty Stewart, then Walter Haynes got it and used it when he played with Tater. I believe that steel is now in the possession of Jimmy Roy.

Rest easy, old man. You are loved.


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I'm relatively new to the forum and this is my first post. I was able to purchase a very old Webb Amp from a fellow in Houston. Among other things, I'm an electronics tech and there has been a problem with the amp's reverb pan so I took the backplate off to get to the innards. Hand-written on the inside of the backplate was "Dusty Stewart, 12/31/1978". I haven't heard of Dusty Stewart, but, I'm a California boy recently moved to Albuquerque. Can you tell me more about him? This amp looks like it's taken some road abuse and then was stored in a barn or garage. It is very "Dusty". Still has that great Webb sound, though
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Mitch Drumm

 

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Post  Posted 14 Jan 2011 9:58 am    
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Dusty is a veteran of Texas swing bands, recording with Hank Thompson, Hoyle Nix, and the sainted Link Davis. As far as I know, he is still out there.

Here is a pic from 1950 (with Jerry Jericho) and another from 1999.




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Herb Steiner

 

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Post  Posted 14 Jan 2011 3:12 pm    
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Dusty also was a 2003 inductee in the Western Swing Society Hall of Fame, in Sacramento CA.
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