Mickey Mouse Club Thompson Bros. Steel Guitar 1959

Charles Stange · From: San Francisco, California

You may have already seen this one but I wanted to share.
Check out the Steel Guitar Rag at around 2:35....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLkRvb4ZduA
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Charles 'Skip' Stange

Jim Pitman · From: Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA

That kid had the fret board down for sure.
Charles, do yo know if he continued his steel playing career?

Charles Stange · From: San Francisco, California

Found this:

http://www.johnnythompsonmusic.com/aboutus/history/history.html
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Charles 'Skip' Stange

Dave Mudgett · From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee

Johnny Thompson Music in Monterey Park, CA

http://www.johnnythompsonmusic.com/

http://www.johnnythompsonmusic.com/aboutus/history/history.html

Greg Forsyth · From: Colorado, USA

Skip,

Thanks for posting this. Quite a revelation that during my formative years it was the Mickey Mouse Club were I started loving the sound of steel guitars. I watched the show for decades! lol
Also many trips to that Great American theme park, Knotts Berry Farm where Johnny Thompson hones his licks on a Bigsby Steel. Don't remember much about it other than going and riding the burros in a circle.

Greg

Mitch Drumm · From: Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake

Here's a better pic of Johnny on his Bigsby in 1958 when operating as The Cactus Kids. No older than 17. His website says it's a D10???

Greg Forsyth · From: Colorado, USA

Another video of a very young girl playing the steel on the MMC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FZ5rWQ1jeo

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