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Topic: Bruce Bouton talks about getting the gig with Ricky Skaggs |
Kermit Monk
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Greeneville, TN
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Posted 15 Mar 2018 4:17 am |
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Good interview with Bruce Bouton. He talks about how he got the gig with Ricky Skaggs and describes the music scene at that time. Also, talks about doing sessions and the advice Loyd Green and Paul Franklin gave him.
https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/2018/03/13/bruce-bouton-interview/
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Charley Hill
From:
The Dirty South
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Posted 15 Mar 2018 4:48 am
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Bruce and his performance with Ricky propelled me into an interest in the pedal steel guitar.
I told Bruce this while at Lloyds House while in Nashville last year. His response was synonymous of the professional that he is; humble.
Bruce is a phenomenal player and a humble gentleman, too.
Charley
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Michael Remming
From:
Kimberly, Idaho, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Mar 2018 7:07 am
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| Thanks, Bruce has always been a great inspiration to me! |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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gary pierce
From:
Rossville TN
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Posted 15 Mar 2018 2:42 pm
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| I saw them at a small club in Memphis in the 80's I think, and stayed for both shows. It was one of the best small venue concerts I ever attended, and I remember Ricky saying we are not going to play any bluegrass. I think this may have been the Sweet Temptation tour. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 16 Mar 2018 1:45 pm
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Bruce was a big inspiration to me during that Skaggs period, , I'm sure to many of us, and he still is !
I was able to see the Skaggs line-up with Bruce and Ray a few times. I'm sure glad he took the gig with Ricky, probably not as glad as he is !
Those early Skaggs recordings are timeless , Bruce's playing on those cuts is spot on, iconic.
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2018 5:29 am
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| I had a friend tell me he always thought the break Bruce played on Highway 40 Blues was the best break he had heard on steel. His fast stuff was very impressive for sure. No matter what he played it was clean and smooth. |
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Joe Goldmark
From:
San Francisco, CA 94131
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Posted 20 Mar 2018 8:49 pm
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| Great to hear a pro talking relatively openly about the ups and downs of the business. Also, how much being in the right place at the right time matters and then being good enough to capitalize on those opportunities. |
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GaryL
From:
Medina, OH USA
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Posted 28 Mar 2018 4:43 pm
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Thanks for posting this. Bruce has always been one of my steel "heroes." Clean picking and beautiful phrasing always.
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