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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Oct 2014 4:24 pm |
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| My Grandmother on my Mothers side was a MicMac Indian from North of Quebec. Does that count?? Olde Geezer - AKA Eddie "C" |
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Don Crowl
From:
Medford, Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 Oct 2014 7:55 pm
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I'm glad you took up your suggestion to do the posting, Alan.
I'm enrolled with the BiA & the Karuk Tribe in No. CA playing a little at a Sr. Center & local jams. My best claim to fame is backing up Don Maddox of Maddox Bro. & Rose not long ago at a few jams. He is quite a showman.
At the jams I've played my Stringmaster quad, MSA Bb6 U12, Carvin S-8, Keisel D-8 [in the picture], & Sierra S-12 lap steel, but not well on any of them.
I'm thinking maybe some steeling with Native American flute could go over pretty well. My encouragement for one of NA steelers to give it whirl.
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Joe Goldmark
From:
San Francisco, CA 94131
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Posted 2 Oct 2014 8:30 pm
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| PeeWee Whitewing played twin steel in Hank Thompson's band, a great player. |
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Duane Brown
From:
Reno,Nevada USA
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Posted 3 Oct 2014 1:44 pm
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| My dad's grandmother's aunt was Cynthia Ann Parker, mother of the great Comanche chief Quanah Parker. My mother is a descendant of Quanah but she wasn't sure how and her only surviving cousin who knew the connection is long dead. We could never own a casino though. |
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Freddie Wooton
From:
London, ky
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Posted 6 Oct 2014 10:28 pm
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| My mother was full Cherokee and my father was half Cherokee. My great grand mother and her father were on the Trail of Tears march. She escaped and ended up in Kentucky. I have all their documentation roll numbers. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Lee Holeman
From:
San Benito, Texas, USA
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Posted 11 Oct 2014 12:06 pm Indian Steel Players
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| I'm on the Potawatomi tribe roll in Oklahoma & VERY proud of it. |
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Don Griffiths
From:
Steelville, MO
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Posted 12 Oct 2014 12:06 pm
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Great topic Alan. I've come across a woman on YouTube that I've become a fan of
named Pura Fe.
http://youtu.be/mwiU_ws32Bk
This ladies blues will touch your soul and make you want to cry!
Search youtube for some of her acapellas and lullabies. Though,one might consider her voice as her primary instrument.
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 9:30 am
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The Thomas Indian Family played gospel stuff. The double neck standard guitar was supposed to be the instrument made immediately before Ray Montee's quad. Paul Bigsby was preparing for a six week trip to Hawaii and did not want to deal with building a double neck Spanish, so he encouraged Fireball Billy Earl Galvan to pay Thomas to switch places on the production list.
Even though Mack Thomas was known for playing gospel, he was best known for playing with Spade Cooley's wife which led to an unfortunate outcome.
Notice the custom made 25L15 too.
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Vic Lawson
From:
White House, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2014 12:43 pm
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I am a card carrying Choctaw.
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Terry Wood
From:
Lebanon, MO
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Posted 16 Oct 2014 5:26 am
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Pictured earlier above with the Feathers is Jimmy Dreadfulwater from the Cherokee Nation Capital Talequah,OK.
He and I are Friends! His wife also part Cherokee is a Cousin of mine too! We are both descended from the Chief George and John Lowry lines.
I am 1/8th Cherokee and my son Zane 1/16th. I am very proud of this and learned only of it about 5 years ago.
By the way Jimmy can play Steel, Fiddle, Guitar and Sings, besides being a Great M.C. He is very funny and I didn't even teach him that! 
Terry Wood
Chief of The Wooden Indians! |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 16 Oct 2014 8:10 am
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Terry,during the Indian removal to Oklahoma the Goverment only classified 5 tribes as being civilized. A terrible way to judge people in my opinion. Anyway Terry, are you sure you don't have some of that "Plains Indian Blood" in you? Those Plains Indians did not give into President Andrew Jackson as easy as the Cherokee did.  |
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Les Cargill
From:
Oklahoma City, Ok, USA
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Posted 16 Oct 2014 9:36 am
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| Terry,during the Indian removal to Oklahoma the Goverment only classified 5 tribes as being civilized. A terrible way to judge people in my opinion. Anyway Terry, are you sure you don't have some of that "Plains Indian Blood" in you? Those Plains Indians did not give into President Andrew Jackson as easy as the Cherokee did. |
It's a good thing nobody told the Sioux about the Mongols, or if they did, it didn't take. |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 16 Oct 2014 11:39 am
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| The Plains Indians are still not happy about the Government deal. Take a trip to the Rose Bud Indian Reservation sometime. They still remember Crazy Horse. |
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Terry Wood
From:
Lebanon, MO
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Posted 17 Oct 2014 5:32 am
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A little tidbit of factual information, John Lowry and George helped Andrew Jackson in the Creek Indian Wars, and John saved Jackson's life.
John said later, had he known how Andrew Jackson was gonna sell the Cherokees out, that he would have killed Jackson himself that day. George Lowry his brother was known as the George Washington of The Cherokees. He made it to OK and helped his people as best he could. He's buried there Talequah.
Well, no wonder a lot of the Cherokees don't like $20 bills, with Jackson's image plastered on it. My 5th Great Grandfather fought with Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. I was always proud of that until I found out how he sold my Cherokee Ancestors out!
So much for the history lesson.
Thanks Keith, hey I liked the Black Hills and Montana area when I played up there early 1980s. There were sure some Pretty Crow Indian Girls up there where George A. Custer got it!
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Edward Rhea
From:
Medford Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 1:16 pm
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My grandad(mother's side) was 1/2 Apache. I hope to be considered a "steel guitarist" someday!
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Tom T Taylor
From:
Western Australia
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Posted 18 Oct 2014 4:22 pm
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Dads mom 1/2 Shawnee.
You'd need a boat to cross my kids gene pool.lol
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jolynyk
From:
Prince Albert Sask. Canada
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Posted 19 Oct 2014 10:59 pm Re: Family blood line ???
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| Eddie Cunningham wrote: |
| My Grandmother on my Mothers side was a MicMac Indian from North of Quebec , Canada !! Does that count ?? olde geeze - AKA Eddie "C" |
Eddie I didn't know there was anything North of Quebec.. other than the water of Hudson Bay & the ocean. |
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Terry Wood
From:
Lebanon, MO
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Posted 29 Oct 2014 12:36 pm
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Well, I was sharing with Jimmy Dreadfulwater about this thread couple of nights ago and it fascinated him.
He's a Great player, Friend and Really Funny and he didn't even pay me to say all that.
Terry
Chief of The Wooden Indians |
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Dennis Lee
From:
Forest Grove, Oregon, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2014 3:00 pm My friend!
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| Check out youtube and take a look at my long time friend and "Bro" who resides in Arizona. His name is Wilson Gillette, and he picks a mean Frankin D-10. Wilson and I played in bands together many years ago, and we have always remained close, no matter where one or the other of us moves to. |
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Wesley Medlen
From:
LaCygne,Ks
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Posted 29 Oct 2014 3:12 pm
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My great grandfather on my grandmothers side was a full blood I can't remember the tribe but his last name was Parker. His son was 1/2 he's buried at Ponca City. That was my great grandfather. His dad who would be my great great is supposedly buried around Tahlequha my sister looked for his burial site but could never locate it.
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Craig Baker
From:
Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Oct 2014 10:22 pm
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Remember in the early '80s meeting a steel player at St. Louis named Robert Riding In. We spoke for quite a while, but I never had any contact with him again. Just thought someone here might recognize the name.
Craig
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Rudy Hawk
From:
Carrollton,Ohio,USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2014 3:34 pm
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Yes, I knew Bob Riding back in the early 70s. I worked a gig with him at a club in Southern Maryland. I was a fill-in lead guitar player and vocalist that night. I hadn't started my own band at the time. He was a really nice guy. Last I heard Bob was leaving his day job and going back to Washington State.
Rudy Hawk
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Craig Baker
From:
Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 31 Oct 2014 3:49 pm
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Hi Rudy,
Yes, I recall he was very pleasant and enjoyed his company. I've wondered what became of him as I've never seen his name on the forum, or heard of him since our chance meeting at that convention. Perhaps Scotty has him on the rolls. Thanks Rudy.
Best regards,
Craig Baker 706-485-8792
cmbakerelectronics@gmail.com
C.M. Baker Electronics
P.O. Box 3965
Eatonton, GA 31024
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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