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Topic: Larry Self would have been 79 today |
Jeffery Self
From: Spring City,Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2015 5:05 pm
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We lost Larry last September to cancer. He is missed by many! He is the very reason I was able to meet most all of the Steel Guitar greats.
Larry receiving the plaque as reads:
We the people...
Of the world of the musical instrument
called the Steel Guitar, which includes
Instrument and accessory Manufacturers,
Musicians, Enthusiasts, and fans,
Would like to acknowledge and Honor
Mr. Larry Self
For his untiring efforts in spreading
the word, promoting, and preserving, for
all of us, a better environment for the
Steel Guitar !!!
Signed this day, January 20, 1991
Harold Fogle, Doug Jernigan, Bobbe Seymour, Herby Wallace _________________ If it's a penny for your thoughts!!!
Why must everyone put in their two cents worth???
Remembering Larry Self (1936-2014) |
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Stan Paxton
From: 1/2 & 1/2 Florida and Tenn, USA (old Missouri boy gone South)
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 3:14 pm
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Thanks Jeff, for this post to help in keeping his memory alive. I miss him as just my friend. ...
God Bless, Stan _________________ Mullen Lacquer SD 10, 3 & 5; Mullen Mica S 10 1/2 pad, 3 & 5; BJS Bars; LTD400, Nashville 112, DD-3, RV-3, Hilton VP . -- Gold Tone PBS sq neck; Wechter Scheerhorn sq neck. -- "Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone." -anon.- |
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Barry Yasika
From: Bethlehem, Pa.
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Posted 5 Mar 2015 7:52 am Happy Birthday Larry.
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I remember him starting out at the bottom not knowing any of the huge customer/fan base he developed over the years. He sure put his heart and soul in that business and from I could tell it seemed to pay off for him. On top of it all he made a lot of life long friends. I sure do miss that guy like crazy, Happy belated birthday Larry. |
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Billy Sims
From: Grandview, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2015 1:05 pm
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I met Larry Self through my uncle Bobby Sims when he came to Rhea County and opened a music store in downtown Dayton, Tn. He put on a great steel guitar show in the Masonic Lodge in Dayton with some of the greatest steel guitar players who ever lived. He was a very kind man and a real people person. Not many men like him left in this old world. God bless Larry Self and his family. _________________ Emmons LeGrande SKH, Nashville 400, ME20, TC Electronics Flashback, Emmons bar, 1957 Gibson SJ 45,5 String Fender Jazz Bass, Telecastor, |
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