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Dave Zirbel


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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 8:58 am    
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RIP Tommy Spurlock 😔
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Earnest Bovine


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Los Angeles CA USA
Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 10:33 am    
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I am very sad to read this. You could always count on Timmy Turlock to provide a high-spirited, unpredictable aspect to any endeavor.
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Ricky Davis


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Bertram, Texas USA
Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 11:23 am    
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Oh NO; bless his soul: "Go rest high on that mountain Tommy, I'll miss you my brother; but we will pick again on the beautiful shore." RIP
Ricky
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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 11:38 am    
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Sorry to hear about this. We played a lot of gigs together when he was out here in LA.
What Earnest said goes for me, too. I knew & played with both Tommy & Timmy...
RIP Tommy...
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Dave Mudgett


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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 2:26 pm    
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Very sad. His playing graces some of my favorite records. RIP Tommy.
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Kerry Johnson


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the Bay Area, CA
Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 2:37 pm    
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Sad news.
Tommy had a great little Recording Studio in Marble Falls, Texas in the late ninety's.

I'm reminded of the first time I heard Tommy's playing on the "Highway 101" tune, Walkin Talkin Cryin Barely Beatin Broken Heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsOQCkxdATk&list=OLAK5uy_mUUXJI0ko0rGEAB1SLGAeTCAUqO2FiAr4&index=6


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Lee Dassow


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Jefferson, Georgia USA
Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 6:08 pm    
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My condolences to the family. Rest in peace Tommy. Lee
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Tommy White

 

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Nashville
Post  Posted 28 Nov 2021 9:02 pm    
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Oh no! I hate this news.Tommy was a dear friend even though we had not been in touch in recent years. Tommy was a very good pedal steel player and the nicest man. RIP dear friend. Anyone know what happened?
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Dave Zirbel


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2021 12:06 am    
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Cancer
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Jerry Hayes


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Virginia Beach, Va.
Post  Posted 29 Nov 2021 8:36 am    
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I'm sad to hear this! I knew Tommy back in the eighties when he was in the SoCal area. We played at the same club in North Long Beach called the "DJ Ranch". I was with Clark Rohn 6 nights a week on Lead & Steel and Tommy played on Sunday afternoon and Monday nights with another group. I'd go in on Sundays early to listen to them play. He was doing lead guitar only and a damn good job of it. We were talking during a break once when he asked me about my setup on my old ShoBud S-12. Then he told me that he played "a little steel" and before that day I never even suspected he was a steeler also as he played such good guitar. RIP Tommy!

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Junior Knight


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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2021 8:40 am    
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RIP ole friend…
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Buddie Hrabal

 

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Arlington,Texas USA
Post  Posted 29 Nov 2021 8:55 am     RIP Brother!
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Tommy will be missed by many, me included. He was a great friend, great player and a great guy.
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Richard McDonald

 

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Post  Posted 29 Nov 2021 3:35 pm    
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Yes,
Vary sad news.
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Michael Johnstone


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Sylmar,Ca. USA
Post  Posted 29 Nov 2021 5:57 pm    
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I too,knew Tommy when he lived in L.A. A fine player and great hang. R.I.P.
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Pete Finney

 

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Nashville Tn.
Post  Posted 29 Nov 2021 9:35 pm    
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Very sad... Tommy was a great player and a really fun guy to be around. He and I crossed paths a lot during his Nashville years; late 80s and into the 90s are the times I recall. Sad to say we didn't see much of each other in more recent years.

Way too young...
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Stu Schulman


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Post  Posted 30 Nov 2021 12:58 am    
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My Condolences.
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Randall Palmore

 

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Albany,TX USA 76430
Post  Posted 2 Dec 2021 3:59 am     Tommy
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Sorry to hear of Tommy’s passing. He was a heck of a musician. I have fond memories of gigs with him and acquiring my first steel after playing my Maverick for awhile. Tommy sold me a pretty red ShoBud Professional. I think he had purchased new in 1973 in Hollywood CA? My condolences to the family. RIP
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Wade Dawson

 

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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 2 Dec 2021 3:39 pm    
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Wow this was a shock and a sad one too. My brother from Georgia, Tennessee Lee called me last week and told me Tommy was in hospice. I had mentioned I worked with Tommy back in 1974 at the Iron Gate in Ft Worth Tx with Ronnie Mack a great singer song writer for Mel Tillis. I ran into Tommy a couple times at Bill Hearns Hole in the Wall studio in Ft Worth the past couple of years....so sad you just never know. RIP old friend....
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John Macy

 

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Rockport TX/Denver CO
Post  Posted 4 Dec 2021 3:56 pm    
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That’s a tough one. Tommy was an awesome human and great player. Rest easy, Timmy.
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