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Topic: Tragedy has stricken.... |
Mike Headrick
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South Pittsburg, TN, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 8:57 am |
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.....the steel guitar community and the world at large. Prepare yourself for some bad news. We all knew it would happen, but it will still be a shock. This is not a very enlightening post, but I'm not at liberty to say any more than this. You will hear more soon, but it won't come from me. Just check this section of the forum frequently, and I'm sure you'll also hear from your friends and broadcast news.
I won't be answering any replies to this post, and it will sink to the bottom fast as the sad details emerge. |
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Mickey Adams
From:
Bandera Texas
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 11:02 am
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The word is out, and I'm sure that the whole world will know by this evening.. This will become the longest thread in the history of the forum I imagine...a sad day for us all...
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 11:09 am
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I hope this isn't what I think it is. Please let it be a bad dream and I wake up.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 11:17 am
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Someone posted about this on Facebook. Hope It's not true.
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 11:19 am
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| It is a bad dream, but it doesn't go away when you wake up. Tremendous loss. |
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Roy Davis
From:
Denton, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 11:36 am
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| Definitely will be a sad day. |
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Richard Delucchi
From:
California, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 11:36 am
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| Truly a great loss to the music world. This man made the pedal steel what it is today. He has influence more steel player than anyone and his music will influence anyone who decide to play the pedal steel. Let's pray for his family. |
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Wayne Baker
From:
Altus Oklahoma
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:03 pm Emmons Passing
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| Certainly this is sad day. Let's all keep the family in our prayers. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:06 pm
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Johnny Bush texted me with the bad news last night. Devastating. Truly the end of an era. 
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg?
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Terry Wood
From:
Lebanon, MO
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:09 pm
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| Breaks my Heart! |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:12 pm
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| Heartbreaking news. Prayers for the Emmons family. |
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Tony Wilcox
From:
Humble, Texas USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:12 pm
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Rest in Peace Buddy.
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Jim Cooley
From:
The 'Ville, Texas, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:13 pm
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| Numbing news. |
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George Seymour
From:
Notown, Vermont, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:22 pm
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Shock...sad, sad..
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Dyke Corson
From:
Fairmount, IL USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:26 pm
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| Still in shock. RIP Buddy Gene |
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John De Maille
From:
On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:27 pm
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| I knew this would come...... One day, just not now! I am devastated by the loss of such a great, great man. He was such a GIANT in our world. God Bless Him and may he rest in peace! |
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Brandin
From:
Newport Beach CA. USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:28 pm
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The saddest news ever!
RIP Mr. Emmons.
GB |
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Uffe Edefuhr
From:
Sweden
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:30 pm
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| Ohhhh, just terrible news.... What a great player and human he was... |
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Joel Martin
From:
California, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:31 pm
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Just gutted. My deepest condolences to all of you that knew him. I was never lucky enough to meet him or see him play live but thank goodness for the wonderful records and for youtube.
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:38 pm
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This is a very sad day.
No one is gonna fill E's shoes. |
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:51 pm
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| Rest in peace Buddy. |
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Joe Fortune
From:
2900 Ontario Dr Springfield, Il 62707
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 12:55 pm Hard to believe
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Absolutely heartbreaking. My hero is gone.
He should have been in the Country Music HOF
before he passed. God Speed Big E. |
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Donna Sherrard Williams
From:
Louisville, Ky.
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 1:00 pm
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THE Man !!! RIP friend
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 1:06 pm
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What terrible news to hear. So saddened to learn of this. I had the privilege to meet him and hear him play live on three occasions, and each are times that, Lord willing, I won't soon forget.
Rest in peace, Buddy. Thank you for the musical legacy you leave behind.
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John Russell
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 1:12 pm
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| This hurts. Our lives were made so much richer for the talent of this great man. I hope his last years were occasion for some joy--we know the sadness he suffered. He suffers no more. Thank you, Buddy Emmons. |
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