Dick Roberts - Spade Cooley's first steeler?

Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

As mentioned in Ron's earlier posting, Dick Roberts was apparently Spade Cooley's first steel player. Does anyone have any information on him they'd like to share? Anybody know what kind of steel guitar he played or the tuning(s) he used?

The only thing I found was a brief mention of him in this page about accordionist Pedro DePaul, but apparently he was better known as a banjo player (he was a member of the Banjo Kings with Red Roundtree).

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Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

I received the following email from Mike Gross:

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I noticed your post on Dick Roberts on the Forum and wanted to let you know that he replaced Noel Boggs in the Hank Penny band when Noel joined Bob Wills and was featured on some wonderful 1945 and 1946 recordings with the Hank Penny band. I have played many of these on my "Swingin' West" radio show. He was replaced in the Penny band in 1946 by Ralph Miele.

http://www.swinginwest.com/

[This message was edited by Brad Bechtel on 28 April 2005 at 07:28 AM.]

Jody Carver · From: KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED

If anyone knows Western Swing History, there is only one man I know..

My good friend "MIKE GROSS"

Tune Mike in on Fridays from 1pm till 4pm Eastern time, and you not only will hear the best music ever,you may learn something as well.

Way to go Mike

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