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John Brabant

 

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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 4:24 am    
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Is that Weldon??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QZLhD9mFs
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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 4:57 am    
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I can't ID him, but it's not Weldon. Here's a better shot of him on the same show. About 2:30.
https://youtu.be/rBXWrJ5dRWQ

Discussion some years back. No one ever positively id'ed the man.

Some say Pete Drake, but it's not him. Dunno who.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=347155&highlight=barbara+fairchilds+steel+player
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Paul Wade


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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 6:05 am     Steel player backing Barbara Fairchild?
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looks like John Hugey to me....

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Roger Crawford


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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 7:05 am    
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Not sure who it is, but not John Hughey.
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John Sluszny

 

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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 8:23 am    
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John Drake or Pete Hughey Wink Wink Wink (just kiddin')
Anyway,he's good !
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Charlie Hansen


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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 8:47 am     Re: Steel player backing Barbara Fairchild?
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Paul Wade wrote:
looks like John Hugey to me....

p.w


That was my thought as well.
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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 8:59 am    
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It's neither Hughey nor Drake. From a distance, there is a bit of likeness to John, but closer shots reveal it is not him.

Not Pete Drake. You can see that from some Pete photos. Although I don't know every guitar he played, never saw any video of him playing an Emmons either.


I know Barbara was married to Randy Reinhard at one time, but doesn't bear any resemblance to him plus this was a much later time than that.
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Don Euton

 

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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 4:40 pm    
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Looks like it could be a young Jim Loessberg to me.
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Kevin Fix

 

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Post  Posted 1 Jun 2020 6:37 pm    
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No idea... She sure had a beautiful voice back then. Going back a few years for sure.
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Bill Lowe


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Post  Posted 2 Jun 2020 7:03 am    
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George Duncan Sypert

 

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Post  Posted 2 Jun 2020 7:40 am    
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Well it certainly is not Jim Loessberg.
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John Brabant

 

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Calais, VT, USA
Post  Posted 2 Jun 2020 9:37 am    
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Well it ain't Buddy, but he does play some beautiful harmonics on this one in Bb that was also covered by Don Everly with Buddy playing again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1JUOVZUTMs

Here is Don's version with Buddy in G:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c6TkA0lrLM

What was Buddy playing in 1975, his Blade?
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Don Euton

 

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Post  Posted 2 Jun 2020 4:36 pm    
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That picture even confirms my guess that is Jim Loessberg. To me the picture looks more like him than the live seen on You Tube. Maybe someone will come up with the real steel player`s name.
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Ron Funk

 

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Post  Posted 3 Jun 2020 4:59 pm    
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That particular song was written by St Louis' own Nick Nixon

A fantastic singer and entertainer himself!
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Darrell Criswell

 

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Maryland, USA
Post  Posted 3 Jun 2020 7:55 pm    
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Kevin Fix wrote:
No idea... She sure had a beautiful voice back then. Going back a few years for sure.


Has her voice changed? Is her singing not as good? and yes I do remember some of her singing from decades ago and it was wonderful.

She made some very nice comments on the forum about Randy Reinhard, to whom she was married for a while, after his death.
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Don Mogle

 

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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2020 6:25 pm    
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Randy Reinhardt???
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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2020 9:08 pm    
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Ron Funk wrote:
That particular song was written by St Louis' own Nick Nixon

A fantastic singer and entertainer himself!


Nick never got the recognition or break that he deserved.
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Scott Moon


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Post  Posted 29 Jun 2020 8:35 am    
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It's definitely not Randy or Jim

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Don Euton

 

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Post  Posted 30 Jun 2020 12:45 pm    
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Does anyone know the date this was recorded or have an estimation of how many years ago?

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Jerry Overstreet


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Post  Posted 30 Jun 2020 1:02 pm    
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1988. Church Street Station in Orlando.
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Wayne Franco

 

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silverdale, WA. USA
Post  Posted 1 Jul 2020 8:39 am     Well to me
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It looks like Pat Boone
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Paddy Long


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Post  Posted 9 Jul 2020 5:23 pm    
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Well I played with Barbara out here in NZ back in the early 80's .... but thats not me in the pic Laughing I'm much younger !!!!
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Donny Hinson

 

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Post  Posted 19 Jul 2020 9:36 am    
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This guy reminds me a little of Winnie Winston, but I never saw Winnie without his glasses.
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