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Topic: Leo LeBlanc..Gone but Not Forgotten |
Gary Hoetker
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California, USA
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Posted 28 May 2017 9:16 am |
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| Perhaps this should be posted in the Gone section of the Forum. Leo worked and lived in Bakersfield in the late 60's. He was a frequent customer at the Bank where I worked to cash his paychecks.Some were good and some weren't. He was a small man in size but large in stature always smiling and was as nice a man as you could ever meet. I followed the Bakersfield Music scene and already knew and heard how good of a pedal steeler Leo was. A fine session player, he is featured in the ruck songs recorded by Red Simpson for Capitol. He also had the most unique tone and style. RIP Leo !! |
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 28 May 2017 9:54 am
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Deleted because of wrong facts.
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Tommy Detamore
From:
Floresville, Texas
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Posted 28 May 2017 10:07 am
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Always liked his work on the John Prine albums. When I was just starting out on steel I would try to copy his licks. With varying success 
Isn't his son a member here?
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Jerry Jones
From:
Franklin, Tenn.
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Posted 28 May 2017 10:34 am
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Many years ago, I found a compilation album of truckers tune at a "fire sale" store and nearly ruined the grooves listening and learning this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEQfTCn1BJA
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 28 May 2017 11:22 am
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Leo also played on some Jerry Jeff Walker albums, loved his sound, his son used to post on the forum, hope he sees this if he is still active.
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 28 May 2017 1:24 pm
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Stu Schulman was JJW's lead guitarist when Leo worked with Walker, if I remember correctly. Stu should chime in here about Leo. I think they were road roomies.
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 28 May 2017 7:41 pm
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Yeah...Leo...
We did a bunch of sessions together years ago. A cool guy, playing cool stuff on his Endicott steel.
I think his son might be on the Forum. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 29 May 2017 10:15 am
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Leo,Yep!I was Leo's roommate on the road for the one tour that I played lead guitar for Jerry Jeff,Leo was the nicest guy,One time I asked him why his Endicott guitar didn't have any rollers at the nut...He said because it didn't need them,From the first time I heard Leo on Red Simpson's "Roll Truck Roll"I became a fan,Leo was legally blind but was really good at taking buses around town,nothing stopped him...if you can find the first Danny O'Keefe record Leo just kills on "I'm sober now!
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 29 May 2017 11:46 am
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Conikydink! I just happened to pick up Danny O'Keefe's first album in mint vinyl at my local record shop...for 99¢! Nice work by Leo Leblanc. Bumped into him a couple of times, probably in different bands playing a Sunday gig at the Cowboy in Anaheim. Hard to believe he schlepped his gear via public bus!
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 29 May 2017 12:36 pm
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John,Right? Public transportation?not sure that I've ever done that growing up in N.Y.C.
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 29 May 2017 12:45 pm
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| Leo LeBlanc was from Memphis TN. I talked with someone who knew him and went to church with him. I was told he became fascinated with the steel guitar to the exclusion of everything else, this in part led to a divorce from his wife. As part of the divorce I believe he got to live in a garage in his wife's yard where the divorce decree said he could play steel guitar. |
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 29 May 2017 5:43 pm
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| I'm a fan. His playing on John Prine's "Bruised Orange" was a big influence for me. |
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 31 May 2017 5:48 am
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| Awesome player, and person, and he liked that Fender Twin right behind him in a chair. |
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Tiny Olson
From:
Mohawk River Valley, Upstate NY
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Posted 31 May 2017 4:15 pm
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I'm a big fan of Leo too. Like Stu, I was hooked after hearing Red's, "Roll Truck Roll."
Chris "Tiny" O. |
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Don Euton
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2017 4:29 pm
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Leo also played for George Jones. I saw him in Houston, TX at the Police & Fireman's Fun raiser in the 1960`s or early 1970`s. He had his name on the front of his steel. I don`t remember if George showed up or not.
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 2 Jun 2017 5:31 am
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| One of the first set of licks that I learned to play properly was Leo's backup on John Prine's "Your flag decal won't get you into heaven anymore". Good stuff. |
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2017 5:56 am
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| Anyone know what happened to him? How did he pass away in 1995, and did he play until then? |
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Joachim Kettner
From:
Germany
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Posted 2 Jun 2017 7:08 am
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He played on this song by the Wallflowers released in '96:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLoc62pmFVk
The record from where this tune comes is dedicated to him.
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Tim Fleming
From:
Pasadena, CA. The other Rose City (deceased)
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Posted 2 Jun 2017 11:22 am
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Through an unexpected turn of events, I've wound up with his Endecott guitar!
It was a real mess when I opened the case and I'm now in the (very slow) process of bringing it back to life.
It's a funky old beast which I don't know
if I'll ever want to play, but it's got some interesting features: no roller nuts, built-in ashtray, some very weird mechanics but it is a beautiful instrument to behold!
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Tim Fleming
From:
Pasadena, CA. The other Rose City (deceased)
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Posted 2 Jun 2017 11:25 am
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A couple of pics from the day when I took her out of the case:
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2017 3:24 pm
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Totally cool barn find, would probably be best to just clean up and keep in its original state, but that's only my opinion.
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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Darrell Criswell
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2017 3:53 pm
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"Tim Fleming"]Through an unexpected turn of events, I've wound up with his Endecott guitar!"
Do you mind tell us how you came about and got this guitar? |
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