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Topic: Bakerfield' s Great Steel player Larry Petree Passed away. |
LJ Eiffert
From:
California, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 11:16 am |
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| Another sad day in my life. Good longtime friend the Firemen Mr. Larry Petree passed away. RIP Larry. Love, Uncle Leo the SwampWater Fox |
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David Moore
From:
Bakersfield, California
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 11:56 am
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| It’s a sad day. Rest In Peace. Lux aeterna luceat eis. |
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 12:07 pm
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So sad--just heard about this. I was fortunate to play some great gigs with Larry back in the 80's--one of the best!
R.I.P. |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 1:55 pm
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RIP Larry ole buddy
Last edited by Andy Sandoval on 22 Aug 2022 3:27 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 1:56 pm
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This really hurts. Larry was always so nice to me. He will greatly missed. RIP my friend.😭
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 54 years and still counting. |
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Terry Wood
From:
Lebanon, MO
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 2:11 pm
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Sorry to hear this!
Prayers for the Family and Friends!
RIP Larry
Terry Wood |
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Joel Martin
From:
California, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 2:49 pm
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Such sad news. I got to do a gig with him about 10 years ago (me on guitar) and he played perfectly and was a true class act.
He’s the reason I have my ZB, which was a holy grail guitar for me.
Wondering if anyone has a bio or knows of video clips they could post? Looked around on YouTube for video and didn’t see any.
Thanks and my condolences to his other friends here and family.
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1968 ZB D11
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Manfred Schall
From:
Langenfeld, Germany
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 3:08 pm
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Very sad news. I met him a couple of times in Dalles.
Great guy. Condolences to the family.
RIP Larry |
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Duane Dunard
From:
Troy, MO. U.S.A.
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 3:10 pm
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| Larry was indeed a good man. I’m really sorry to hear this news. RIP Larry. |
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 3:25 pm
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So sad about Larry. I bought some gear from him
Always sent me emils what guitars he had for sale
Very helpfull man RIP prayers are sent
Pw |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 4:05 pm
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another cool photo of Larry back in the day
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Joel Martin
From:
California, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 4:22 pm
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HEY WOW!!! Dana, thanks so much!!!
Not only am I excited to see some video of him but you got video FROM THE ONE TIME I EVER PLAYED WITH HIM! That’s me on guitar!!!
Thank you! This is very special!!!
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Dana Duplan
From:
Ramona, CA
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 4:42 pm
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| Very cool Joel! |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 22 Aug 2022 7:24 pm
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So sad to read of Larry's passing.
I met him one time in St Louis & we
became instant friends.
He was a great man & a great steel guitar player.
He told me that one of his closest longtime
friends was Norm Hamlet.
He was always very nice to me.
R.I.P. Sir
Thanks for the friendship.
Ron
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"Tone is in the hands. Unless your wife will let you buy a new amp. Then it's definitely in that amp."
We need to turn the TWANG up a little
It's not what you play through, it's what you play through it.
They say that tone is all in the fingers...I say it is all in your head 
Some of the best pieces of life are the little pieces all added up..Ron
the value of friendship. Old friends shine like diamonds, you can always call them and - most important - you can't buy them. |
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David Wright
From:
Pilot Point ,Tx USA.
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 1:40 am
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| So sorry to hear this, Larry was a first class guy, we been friends since the mid 70's..Prayers to the Family, R.I.P. Ol Friend... |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 4:00 am
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Larry was a great guy and a great friend. Sadly, I hadn't spoken with him in a few years, but we had great times together at many a steel show. Keep picking upstairs, brother. 
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 4:03 am
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RIP. Larry was a fine gentleman and one of the first people I ever transacted with on this forum.
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Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 6:03 am
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After Mr. Petree found out I had lived in Ridgecrest when I was a kid -- where he once worked as a firefighter -- he reached out to me with beaucoup stories and anecdotes about the old days like we'd known each other forever. A very friendly man, a fine musician, and a priceless source of information. My sincere condolences to his family.
RIP, Larry. |
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 7:02 am
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Sorry to hear of Larry's passing. He was a legend around the Bakersfield and Central California. Met him a few times. Always enjoyed his stories about the old times up there.
Vaya con Dios, Larry. |
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 7:10 am
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| Sorry to hear this. Larry was very nice to me years ago when I was looking for a D10. He had a welded frame EMCI I should have bought! I would run into him from time to time at events at the Crystal Palace. A good guy. R.I.P. |
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steinar
From:
Finneidfjord, Norway
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 12:26 pm Larry Petree
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Larry was a true gentleman, a fine steel player, and just an all around great guy to be with. In his immaculately clean garage, he tinkered with steel guitars, showed fellow steelers the advantages of his B11 tuning, and was just a living encyclopedia of who played where in the old days in Bakersfield. He and his wife will be missed by not only me, but by all who had the honor and pleasure of meeting Larry and Mrs. Petree.
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2022 7:06 pm
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| Sad to hear about this. I had a brief but interesting conversation with Larry on some BMI repair. He really knew his stuff. Great guy who shared his knowledge for the asking. RIP Larry. |
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Randall Palmore
From:
Albany,TX USA 76430
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Posted 24 Aug 2022 3:05 am Larry
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| Sorry to hear the news of Larry’s passing. Years ago, I met Larry and Norman at the Dallas Steel Show. Sure enjoyed my trip to Bakersfield to visit Larry and see him picking at Trout’s. He was a walking history book of Bakersfield music. He showed me the building where Mosrite guitars were built that night. Just a class guy! Glad to call him a friend. My condolences to his family and friends. |
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