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Topic: Hal Higgens |
Dan Cooper
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New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 9:57 pm |
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I had the pleasure of meeting and listening to Hal last time I was in New Orleans. He was playing some tasty steel (and providing some very sweet vocal harmonies) behind Gal Holiday at d.b.a. on Frenchman Street. He showed me his new Rains guitar - and it did sound good. It was great to meet you, Hal!
All the best,
Dan |
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Feb 2007 11:37 pm HH
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| My friend, you met one of Louisiana's finest steel players with Hal. Matter of fact, Louisiana is full of great STEEL PICKERS! |
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Dan Cooper
From:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2007 12:23 am
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Very true, Billy. As is Mississippi! The little town of Denham Springs, LA alone is home not only to Hal (he moved from Buras after the storm) but also Buck Grantham. When I saw Hal, he was filling in for another wonderful steel player from New Orleans, one Steve Spitz.
Dan |
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Hal Higgins
From:
Denham Springs, LA
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Posted 18 Feb 2007 8:15 am
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Hey Dan.....It was certainly a pleasure to meet you and I enjoyed our conversation. Thank-you so much for the fine compliments. Gal is great to work with...she really knows her history of country and rockabilly music, and has a great show with some fine musicians working with her, too. You mentioned Steve Spitz.....he's a great player as well. In fact, he's the one that asked me to fill in for him on gigs that he can't do. I've got many great friends (steelers) in LA and MS. Buck and Billy are two of my closest and dearest. Dan.....I hope we can meet again real soon......and thanks again. HAL
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HAL...Excel D-10 w/ 8 & 5. SteelSeat.com w/back,SteelSeat.com Pedal Board on Legs with Quilter Tone Block 200 amp, Boss GE 7, Boss DD 3, Boss RV 6, Boss RT-20 Hilton Expression Pedal, Evans Cabinet with 4 ohm Eminence 15" speaker. BJS birthstone bar, Powder coated Tone bar by Michael Hillman. Dunlop Coated finger picks and Zookies L30 thumb picks. |
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