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Topic: Hank Mann passed away in March |
Ronald Goldman
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Santa Monica, California, USA
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Posted 21 May 2022 8:49 pm |
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| Hank (Henry Schmoller) Mann, steel player, singer and guitar builder passed in March after a long battle with cancer. He was the leader of the Hula Monsters and most recently Texas House Party. He also played with my band The Hightoppers from 2004 - 2007. We last got together with Hank last November at a festival in Carson - he wasn't in the best of health but still managed to bring the old boisterous Hank to the stage. I have a great gig coming up that I'm sure he would have loved to have played... hope you're listening man! |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 22 May 2022 5:52 am
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| What a shame. I enjoyed some of the Hula Monsters music for a long time. May he RIP. |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 22 May 2022 11:29 am
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Terrible news. RIP Hank.
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 25 May 2022 9:08 am
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| Wow. Hank was a great guy and he built some of the most interesting lap and console steels I've ever seen. He brought a few over to my house one time and each one was one-of-a-kind. The Swingray was my favorite. RIP |
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Stan Townsend
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Posted 25 May 2022 6:22 pm Hank Mann
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Sorry to hear this sad news. I met Hank at one of the Steel Guitar Jams hosted by Mike Perlowin in Eagle Rock (Los Angeles) around 2005. I was blown away by his mastery of the Hawaiian style non-pedal Stringmaster guitar. Unbelievable! I went out and bought a lap steel as a result, but never got very good. Pedal steel seemed easier to me. He was as good as they get!
Heaven has been waiting for him! Monster player. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 26 May 2022 12:44 pm
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Hank was a good guy. Sorry to see this news
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