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Topic: Jimmy Day in Ray Price ERA circa 1960 |
Donna Sherrard Williams
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Posted 13 Apr 2010 6:33 pm |
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I know 1960 was 50 years ago, but my dad, Boogie, joined the Cherokee Cowboys and Ray Price in that time; he only played lead guitar with them around 3 months.. the road life was just not for him... I do know that Jimmy Day was the steelman at the time and Donnie (Paycheck) was in the band at the time... if ANYONE has or knows someone with any photos from that era, it would be absolutely fabulous. Dad has no photos from that most awesome time and we really would appreciate it if anyone has one.. Thank you in advance!!  |
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Jussi Huhtakangas
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Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 14 Apr 2010 2:00 am
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Here's one, although not an official Cherokee Cowboys photo nor your dad in there either:
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Joe Casey
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Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 14 Apr 2010 10:35 am
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a little more enhanced same picture.
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Donna Sherrard Williams
From:
Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 14 Apr 2010 2:41 pm
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| Thank you both so much for the pictures. I will make sure dad sees them and if anyone else happens to have anything from that time period in 1960, we sure would like to see if Dad just happened to be in the photo. Thanks again !!! |
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 14 Apr 2010 2:49 pm
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Here is a third attempt at the same picture. I think that is Steve Bess on drums and Shorty Lavender on fiddle.
The other 2 pix are the best I can do for about 1960.
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Donna Sherrard Williams
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Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 14 Apr 2010 7:08 pm
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| thank you ! we appreciate the pictures and hopefully just maybe with a little luck, we just MIGHT get one that Dad was in. Thanks again everyone! |
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 14 Apr 2010 11:05 pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=7HHRCVPSal8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=QPx1nA2D0Ek&feature=related
I an sure I saw a youtube clip of Ray Price with Jimmy Day and Jonny Paycheck on bass but I can't find it . Anyway There are plenty more of these up there , maybe your dad would like to see them . |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2010 10:49 am
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In the first photo, is that a brand new 1960 Brown Bandmaster over Jimmy Day's shoulder? The first ones were not piggyback, I guess.
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Donna Sherrard Williams
From:
Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 15 Apr 2010 6:25 pm
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| Thanks Brendan... I will be sure dad sees these!! |
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2010 9:25 am
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Wow, 1959 Ford Galaxie convertable. Nice car, wander what town this was taken at?
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 16 Apr 2010 3:40 pm
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Henry:
With a little Google-fu, I'd guess Meridian, Mississippi. Probably during their annual Jimmie Rodgers wing-ding.
There was a Lamar Building in Meridian in 1950, and that pic shows both "Lamar Building" and "Meridian Insurance Agency".
http://www.lawskills.com/case/ga/id/699/66/index.html
"If for any reason he should not enter Riverside this fall, it is understood and agreed that I forfeit the enclosed Twenty-five dollars, but am not otherwise responsible. Date 8-17-50 Signature /s/ M. L. Rosenbaum, 407 Lamar Building, Meridian, Mississippi." |
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Donna Sherrard Williams
From:
Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 16 Apr 2010 6:22 pm
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dad does have dementia now and confusion about so many things but he does remember Jimmy Day, Donnie and Shorty Lavendar being in the band when he was with the Cherokee Cowboys.... keep looking for pictures everybody and THANK YOU  |
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 16 Apr 2010 7:14 pm
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Donna:
Here is another I found; I know most of these guys, but not all.
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 16 Apr 2010 10:11 pm
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| If there was one guitar that I'd want a replica of, it's the original Blue Darlin'! |
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Donna Sherrard Williams
From:
Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 16 Apr 2010 10:51 pm
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| Thanks Mitch. Buddy Emmons is the steelman in that photo though so that was after Jimmy Day when Dad would have been with the band. Thanks so much for the effort though Still looking |
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Jerry Erickson
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Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 17 Apr 2010 6:50 am
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| Chris, The amp could be a Concert, with 4-10" speakers or a Bandmaster with 3-10" speakers. There was a tweed Bandmaster model, also 3-10's. Great pics! |
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Jason Odd
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Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 17 Apr 2010 9:08 am
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Donna, what was Boogie's full name?
Shorty Lavender, Donny Young (aka Paycheck), Steve Bess, Jimmy Day, were from the 1960 band, so your dad would be right with the year he worked with the band.
Roger Miller had joined in '59, but was gone, Bess got replaced by Johnny Bush, and Young/Paycheck was replaced by Willie Nelson in '61. |
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Donna Sherrard Williams
From:
Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 17 Apr 2010 12:41 pm
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| Dad's full name is Donald Ray Sherrard.... but NOBODY calls him that when he picked lol... he has had that nickname since he was about 3 years old.. so Boogie Sherrard would probably have been listed on anything |
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Alan Berdoulay
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 10:51 am J.d.
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Came across this picture from New River Ranch near Rising Sun, Md. No lead guitar player......just lookin to post it.
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 1:30 pm
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| Chris, The amp could be a Concert, with 4-10" speakers or a Bandmaster with 3-10" speakers. There was a tweed Bandmaster model, also 3-10's. Great pics! |
I think it says "Band Master",but whatever it is,the tweed-ish grillcloth and the 1960 pic date make it a very early one. |
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Craig A Davidson
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Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2013 5:44 pm
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Donna:
Here is another I found; I know most of these guys, but not all.
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I am guessing Pete Wade, Jan Curtis, Ray Price, Johnny Paycheck, Buddy Emmons, and Buddy Spicher.
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Jason Odd
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Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 29 Nov 2013 3:55 am
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Regarding Mitch's pic, I'm assuming that's 1962 when Donnie Young-Paycheck rejoined on bass, and Buddy Spicher was probably the newest member as I've seen pics of the same group, except Shorty Lavender was on fiddle rather than Spicher.
That band was assembled after Willie Nelson split to form his own band with Jimmy Day, Johnny Bush, and Wade Ray...
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Posted 5 Dec 2013 9:19 am
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Alan Berdoulay, thanks for the photo, hadn't seen this one, this is a favorite Ray Price period of mine because of Jimmy Day and his Blue Darlin' of that era.
Wondering if this photo was shot by Leon Kagarise? |
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Alan Berdoulay
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Posted 5 Dec 2013 3:21 pm
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I think it was....although I don't remember if it was in the book about him.
As an aside.......not long ago I lived within walking distance of the old New River Ranch site. You can still find evidence of the park there.....including the cabin that Leon took that picture of Ernest Tubb in front of.....if you've seen a copy of the book Pure Country. |
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Danny Letz
From:
Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
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Posted 5 Dec 2013 3:46 pm
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| Henry, I think that is a 1958 Ford convertible? Wish I could see the taillights. |
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