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Topic: Little Roy Wiggins |
Norman Evans
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Tennessee
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Brian Hunter
From:
Indianapolis
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 4:44 pm |
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Dang! That's the first I have ever heard Roy Wiggins. New obsession! Thanks!
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 6:27 pm Back in the olden days................
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When Roy Wiggins kicked off a song, a listener could tell within less than one measure that the next voice to be heard would be that of Eddie Arnold.
Roy's intro's, his solo and/or tag endings were always strong and totally compatible with the songs and Arnold's voice but more importantly......Roy's back-up work enhanced Arnolds'voice and songs like no other player at the time. And, to this day, they rule supreme........ He was a rare steel guitarist.
Thank goodness we olde-timers had Roy to listen to
and to try and mimmick in our early days of playing. |
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Brian Hunter
From:
Indianapolis
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 6:38 pm Re: Back in the olden days................
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Thank goodness we olde-timers had Roy to listen to
and to try and mimmick in our early days of playing. |
And now us slightly younger olde-timers can do the same! 
Because i am now on a hunt for anything he played on.
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 7:10 pm
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Brian,
You may be interested in 'Memory Time',
which is the Little Roy Wiggins songbook
available thru Scotty Music in St Louis.
~Russ
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 7:23 pm
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Last edited by Russ Wever on 30 Mar 2012 5:40 pm; edited 3 times in total |
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S.M. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2012 8:52 pm Here's a tho't..........
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Brian......
I'd suggest you keep and eye on eBay and/or any of the well known record re-sellers.
He was on all of Eddie Arnold's RCA rcord hits up until Arnold went pop with the big string orchestra.
Those records are out there an accessible.
Good Luck! |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 2:40 am
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| He was on all of Eddie Arnold's RCA rcord hits up until Arnold went pop with the big string orchestra |
He was on all but one recording session. When I worked for Little Roy (at his Lower Broadway music store) he told me that there was one session, in Chicago (where they did a lot of early recording)that he was not on. He didn't elaborate on why he was not on that one and I didn't press him on why. I don't remember which two songs that was.
Little Roy was my inspiration to play steel. I used to buy the Eddy Arnold records just to listen to Roy. I'm telling my age but I still have a couple 78 RPM records. |
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Blake Hawkins
From:
Florida
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 6:23 am
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When Eddy Arnold stopped using Little Roy and the Oklahoma Wranglers is when I quit buying his records.
Correction made. Thanks.
Just and old man writing too fast too late at night. 
That's me, not Ray.
Last edited by Blake Hawkins on 29 Mar 2012 1:50 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 7:05 am
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| I thought it was Eddy Arnold, not Eddie Arnold. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 8:20 am How 'bout that!
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Erv.......you ARE correct!
It was properly EDDY Arnold......my error. It was dark in my music room and I couldn't find my glasses.
Billy Robinson is the steel player that did that session you're referring to, I'm quite sure. I apologize for not being able to think of the tunes that Billy recorded on. I have them written down somewhere here but at the moment can't find them. Sorry 'bout that. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 8:33 am
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Ray,
In the early days, Buddy Emmons spelled his name, Buddie.
PS: I really don't think he played a Harlan Bros. steel though! 
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S.M. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 9:05 am About those album covers..................
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Those album covers are misleading to everyone.
JERRY BYRD told me that one of his finest albums,
"Hawaiian Beach Party" was held up for more than two years before it was released.
On another album I've seen, the cover photo has been flipped so the guy is playing a left handed pedal steel guitar........ |
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Gary S. Lynch
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 2:24 pm Roy fan
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My dad is 85; still plays steel. He started at 15.
One of his prize possessions is a note from Roy on his office letterhead.
I'll share this with him. He would concur! |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 29 Mar 2012 3:03 pm
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This is the business card we had, when I worked at the music store. Bob Browning is the singer that was on a lot of Jeff Newman's instructional material.
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Gary S. Lynch
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2012 1:51 pm Business card
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Thanks, I'll share that..
Gary |
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