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Walter Stettner
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Vienna, Austria
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Deborah Mundell
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 9:07 am |
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| That is a great video! Can anybody name the sidemen in the video? |
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Walter Stettner
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Vienna, Austria
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 12:27 pm
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Deborah,
Tex Williams is doing the vocal in the middle, the other vocalists (the two guys with Spade in the middle are Smokey Rogers and Deuce Spriggins), you don't see too much of te steel player, but I would say either Earl "Joaquin" Murphy or Noel Boggs, the fiddlers usually included Cactus Soldi and Rex Call, Johnny Weiss on Lead Guitar, Spike Featherstone on harp.
When Tex Williams left Spade to form his own band, he took most of the musicians with him, so Tex Williams' Western Caravan was almost identical to the Spade Cooley Orchestra.
Kind Regards, Walter
www.lloydgreentribute.com
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 1:58 pm
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What a great clip.
This You Tube site is making a lot of priceless vintage material available. We owe whoever is behind it a big "thank you."
Does anybody know anything about the site and the people who put it up?
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Walter Stettner
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Vienna, Austria
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Herb Steiner
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Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 3:08 pm
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In the front porch scene, the accordionist is Frank Buckley. The fiddlers are Tiny Hunt and Rex Call. Johnny Weis on lead guitar below Spade, Smokey Rogers on Spade's right on guitar, Tex and Deuce on basses.
In the politicians' scene, the drummer is Muddy Berry.
In the rodeo dance scene, Joaquin is on steel, Smokey and Johnny on lead guitars, Muddy on drums, Eddie Bennett on piano. couldn't make out all the fiddlers.
Carolina Cotton is the yodeler in the square dance scene.
Spike Featherstone is on harp.
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Deborah Mundell
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 3:51 pm
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Walter & Herb-
How can you remember all the names so well? Guess it takes a few years of practice, huh? I am trying diligently to familiarize myself with some of the greats from the 40's and there are so few photos of many of them, I have trouble associating a name with a face. Maybe if I keep working at it, I'll be able to recognize more of these folks. Thanks to you both! |
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Jennings Ward
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Edgewater, Florida, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 4:12 pm
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I LOVE IT....THANKS A MIILLION WALTER AND YOU GUYS FOR ALL THE INFO.....JENNINGS
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Janice Brooks
From:
Pleasant Gap Pa
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Posted 27 Feb 2006 4:23 pm
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| Wow. Someone mentioned this video being on TCM a couple months ago. |
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Rick McDuffie
From:
Benson, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2006 7:27 am
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| Spade had some happnin' dance moves. |
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