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John Bumbarger
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Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 4:53 am |
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| Back in the 70's I saw Freddy Fender perform. He had a young steel player. Does anyone know who it might be? |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 4:58 am
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Don't know who it might be. All I know is Lloyd Green played the marimba sounds on Freddie's "Before the last Teardrop Falls."
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 6:14 am
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I was mistaken.It was Weldon Myrick who played the marimba sound on Freddie's song. I was told years ago by Jeff Newman that it was Lloyd Green. Thanks, Lloyd, for correcting this.
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 6:31 am
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| That stuff was recorded in Texas...the steel player's name was Mickey Moody,I believe... |
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John Bumbarger
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Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 6:36 am
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| Would that be his road player? I have some old 8mmm footage and will try to pull a picture from it |
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Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 7:57 am
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| Freddy often uses local bands for his shows so this very likely was not a touring position. I have played with Freddy and also mixed his shows a time or two, and the only time I have ever seen him travel a band was for a show at the Alaska State Fair in Palmer ca. 2003. The players in that band were all folks you never heard of, come to think of it, they mostly looked like folks you probably won't ever hear of...down and dirty, the pedal steel they brought with them looked like it had been rescued from a dump, all rusty and beat up with no rubber feet on three of the legs.... |
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Skip Edwards
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LA,CA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 7:59 am
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| There's a pretty good chance it was Boo Bernstein. |
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Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 8:34 am
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What I had always been told in Houston (perhaps inaccurate?) was that it was Robbie Springfield who played the marimba sounds on "Before the Last Teardrop Falls."
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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John Bumbarger
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Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 9:56 am
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This was in the 70's when he was really popular. The band all had "uniforms" They were red and I think Freddy's was blue. They all matched
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Susan Alcorn
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 10:15 am
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Thanks for the correction, Bent.
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Pete Burak
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Portland, OR USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 12:39 pm
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Best country song ever?...
It's one of 'em!.. for me, at least (I love the lyrics in this story, and just the way Freddy sings it is great).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzF_X6WAaoI |
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G Strout
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Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 2:58 pm
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I did several gigs with Freddy back in the 70's if I remember correctly the steel player on most of them was a guy named George "Kitchen" or Kitlin.... hard to recall it was a long time ago. He played a Sho Bud that much I do remember.
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André Sommer
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 4:43 pm
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I also did some gigs with him in the Netherlands in the '80's. It's a long time ago but I remember him as a very nice person. Wow, how time flies...
Edit: it could even have been in the late '70's. |
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G Strout
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Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 5:59 pm
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Andre.... yes he was very nice. A real gem!! I have played with some that were not. I ran into him in Taos NM several years later and he not only remembered my name, but he remembered several things that had gone on during those gigs! Amazed the hell out of me.
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André Sommer
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Posted 10 Sep 2012 6:17 pm
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Hi Gary, thanks for sharing that story.  I also backed up a bunch of well known other artists over the past decades and I know what you're saying about some of them not being so nice. Freddy was absolutely a fine gentleman, imo. May he rest in peace. |
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Boo Bernstein
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Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 11 Sep 2012 2:19 pm
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I played steel in Freddy's band in 1979 and 1980. When he had his first big national hits in 1975 and 1976, he didn't carry a band -- he picked up a band in each town. I backed him up at numerous shows during that time on the East Coast. Later, he used a full-time band out of Tulsa (if I remember correctly) to back him up. He formed a new band in Spring of '79 which was when I joined him.
We inherited the suits from the band before us -- one was hot pink with little mirrors and the other was blue with red glitter bandoleros. Pretty wild! If I can find some photos, I'll post them!
FYI, Freddy was part of an album with Roy Clark and Don Williams which featured "Country At Carnegie Hall." For that record, he was backed by the Palomino Riders with JayDee playing steel. I tried my hardest to steal all of his licks!
Freddy was a huge influence on me and really launched my career and changed my life. In fact, it was because of him -- many, many years later -- that I met my wife. He was a true talent and very soulful man. I miss him very much. |
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Steven Finley
From:
California, USA
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Posted 11 Sep 2012 4:39 pm
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| played behind freddy,several times,what a nice man. |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Daniel Policarpo
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Posted 22 Sep 2012 9:15 am
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| Texas Tornados opened the door to so many things for me after seeing the Austin City Limits show, all those guys were too cool. Freddy and Flaco, man...dynamite. |
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