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Topic: Don Helms-alabama Steel Guitar Show |
Leslie Elliott
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Madison, Tennessee USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2006 7:49 am |
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| On Sunday, February 26th, DON HELMS was inducted into the Alabama Steel Guitar Assoc. Hall of Fame and also given the honor of being their Honorary President. Also inducted into the Hall of Fame was Julian Tharpe. This was their first show and it was held in the Hank Williams Museum Theater in Montgomery, Alabama to a standing room only crowd (over 300 folks). During Don's show he donated one of his Gibson Grande Console Steel Guitars to the museum and it is on display in the museum along with Hank's memorabilia. Also on the show with Don were Ron Elliott; Russ and Laney Hicks; Lynn Owsley; Herby Wallace and Rob Parker. |
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Lana Rosselli
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2006 9:28 am
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Wish I could have been there. I get chills just imagining how fantastic it was. And most deserving a reward - Don Helms and Julian Thorpe.
Miss Lana |
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Jennings Ward
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Edgewater, Florida, R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Mar 2006 10:24 am
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BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES BECAUSE I COULD NOT BE THERE... THANKS TO DON'S TALENT WE ALL HAVE
ENJOYED THE FINEST IN STEEL GUITAR MUSIC ,
LO THIS MANY YEARS....KEEP IT UP DON, ONE OF MY IDOLS AND A GREAT GUY.....
JENNINGS,,,U PK;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
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Tim Bridges
From:
Hoover, Alabama, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2006 5:41 am
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Don did an instrumental by himself, prior to his induction into the ASGA Hall of Fame. I believe it was "Cold, Cold Heart". He asked everyone to close their eyes, listen and see if we could hear Hank singing the song. WOW!!! It was an incredible experience. It was also very obvious how much Don misses his friends as he recognized how he remembers them daily. If anyone wasn't moved by Don's show, you need to check if your heart is beating.
What an awesome player and human being. Thanks Don for being at the ASGA show and for all your many contributions to the PSG. Your wife is a real trooper and sweetheart. |
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Jim Hartley
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SC/TN
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Posted 9 Mar 2006 4:24 pm
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Leslie,
Thanks for starting such a nice topic, and Tim, you're right. If that doesn't move ya, you must be dead. I am so fortunate to get to play with some of the world's great players at these shows, but I don't know if I have ever been more content than I was that day with Mr Helms. Then when you add some of my favorite players, Ron, Herby, Russ(along with my very favorite singer), it made for a great day for this steel guitar lovin' drummer. I look forward to the next time.
Jim Hartley[This message was edited by Jim Hartley on 09 March 2006 at 04:30 PM.] [This message was edited by Jim Hartley on 09 March 2006 at 04:32 PM.] |
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