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Topic: RIP Randy Lovell Abilene TX. |
Doyle Mitchell
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Loraine, Texas
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 8:38 am |
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| Abilene Tx. drummer Randy Lovell passed away this morning at 2.30 AM at the age of 57. I am told he had a heart attack and a stroke. He will be missed by the hundreds of musicians he has performed with through the years. RIP old friend. |
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Danny Letz
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Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 11:23 am
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| Dang Doyle, that's hard to hear. He worked with us a couple of times not long ago. Excellent drummer and good guy too. A member of our WTSGA, Danny Bohannon has had a massive heart attack and is not doing well. He was at our last meeting and looked very well. Give your family a hug, you never know when it's your turn. |
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John LeMaster
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North Florida
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 12:19 pm Photo from the mid-1990s
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I had the good pleasure of playing a few gigs with Randy in the Jacksonville area some years ago. He was not only a talented drummer, but a fine vocalist and impressionist. Here is a photo of Randy and one of the bands with which he performed:
My condolences to Randy's family.
John L.
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Doyle Mitchell
From:
Loraine, Texas
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 12:50 pm
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| Dang Danny, he looked fine and sounded fine at the wtsga meeting, you are right, you never know ! I think i will take this oppertunity to tell you guys how much I love you and have enjoyed our friendship, wish I had thought to tell Randy that the last time we played togather ! Randy was suppossed to play with Georgette Jones at our opry but called and said he was ill the day before, I had no idea of how ill he was . RIP old friend |
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Fred Shannon
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Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 1:08 pm
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Well these two take my breath away. Randy was a super individual and an excellent musician and I waa so glad to see Danny B. at our last meeting. Our prayers go out to the family of Randy L. and for our good friend Danny B. to recover quickly.
dovie and lphred
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Lonnie Portwood
From:
Jacksonville, fl. USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 1:32 pm
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So sorry to hear this. Randy was one of the best drummers I ever worked with. A nice friend and as John said, a great impressionest. One year about 6 0r 7 years ago, in the Fulawka room, Randy had a couple beers, got loosened up just enough to over ride His shyness, and did "Ernest Tubb, Johnnie Cash, Ray Price, and several more and nailed it!!
I will try to download a couple pics of Randy.
Rest in peace, old friend Lonnie
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bruce fischer
From:
florissant, mo. 63031 USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 2:23 pm
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prayers for randys family, may he rest in peace. bruce & lynn
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Bobby Rountree
From:
San Angelo, Texas, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 3:13 pm
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This is always unwelcome news and a total surprise. Randy will be missed. Good drummer and good guy. I really enjoyed the jobs I got to work with him and Curtis Potter. R.I.P Ol' buddy !
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Fred Justice
From:
Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 13 Feb 2012 3:28 pm
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Randy was one of the good one's.for sure. he'll be missed by many folks.
Rest in peace friend.
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Charlie Shifflett
From:
Colorado City, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2012 3:37 pm My good friend Randy
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Randy Worked for me at the VFW in Sweetwater Tx. He was a good drummer and person to be around Sure hated to hear about his passing solong old friend you will be missed,God Bless the faimly and God be with you all, you will be in our prayers.
Your friend Charlie
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John Roth
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 12 May 2012 8:48 pm
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| Yesterday (May 11) I found out Randy had passed. We were best friends 30 years ago, and every now and then (without success) I'd try and find my old friend, just to see how he's been getting on. I know most of you knew Randy from the music biz, but I only knew him as my brother-in-law back in the 1970's. We were married to two sisters, making him my brother in law, but he was more than that to me. He was a good friend and we had a lot of laughs over the years. The last time I saw him was around 1982, when I passed through Abilene. He was playing in a "honky-tonk" (probably The Ponderosa?) and we sat and talked about how our lives had changed, how we had both divorced, he had a son, and I was sowing the oats I missed out on by getting married too young. He said to me "Did you ever think things would turn out like this?". We laughed about it, but right now I know exactly what he was saying, that you never know what God has planned for you. You just never know. So 30 years of searching, and I finally found him. Maybe it's too late to say it, but I missed you old friend. |
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