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Bill Simmons
From:
Keller, Texas/Birmingham, AL, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Jul 2007 8:54 pm |
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Man, listen to Johnny Cox play on this song! He is without a doubt one of the greats -- his tone and interpretation is just awesome...take a moment and listen...and all you who live in the DFW area need to get lessons from one of the true masters!!
http://www.twinsteels.com/steel_guitar_lessions.htm |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Jul 2007 11:14 pm
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| Johnny Cox is phenomenol. he can sit down to any steel guitar, regardless of how the knee levers and pedals are hooked up, and play just like it was his set up. A great christian gentleman also. Jody. |
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Allan Thompson
From:
Scotland.
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Posted 8 Jul 2007 1:13 am
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| Awesome. |
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2007 6:28 am cox
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| That is just beautiful. In 1981 I saw Johnny Cox for the first time at the ISGC and man did he tear that guitar up. He sure made a huge impression on me. |
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Herbie Meeks
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 8 Jul 2007 6:58 am
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Can't beat that ,,,Johnny Cox
A Rose is a Rose,,,Is a Rose,,,,
That kind of pickin is what made the the PSG
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Jul 2007 7:18 am
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I saw Johnny Cox once... as he walked into Jeff Newman's classroom in 1978. Jeff introduced him as the steel man behind Cal Smith. I hope I am correct when I think that Johnny is the one who plays steel on Cal's records: Country Bumpkin; The Lord knows I'm Drinkin'; Between Lust and watching TV. Those songs are all evergreens as far as I am concerned. There are steel lines and breaks in there that have gone down in Steel Guitar history.
Thanks for your contribution, Johnny.
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 8 Jul 2007 8:58 am
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| I was just wondering lately who played on The Lord Knows I'm Drinking. Can someone confirm that to be Johnny Cox? What a wonderful track!! |
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Pat Coyne
From:
Gallatin
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Posted 8 Jul 2007 11:59 am
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Bill...i was there when that track was recorded, and never got my "capo credit"...when justin did the mod at the end i had the ultimate honor of moving the capo on the guitar....ahhhh the life of a "wanna be celebrity". ps dave...that was john hughey.
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 9 Jul 2007 11:41 am
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You guys are too kind. I actually never played on any of Cal's records. Those were the days when the road guys were never good enough. John Hughey did several even though he was a road guy with Conway. Weldon Myrick did a bunch including Country Bumpkin and Jeff Newman did some. Seems as though thats still the case in the big fine town of Gnashville. I did record with Ernest Tubb after leaving Cal. And I recorded with Mel Tillis. These are the only two of all the artist I worked for that I recorded with. Since moving to Texas I've recorded with Johnny Bush, Ferlin Huskey / Leona Williams, Justin Trevino, Ron Williams, Mike Siler, Jake Hooker (on my cd) and I am about to do a cd with Tony Booth and one with Jody Nix.
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Richard Bass
From:
Sabang Beach, Philippines
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Posted 9 Jul 2007 12:10 pm
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Johnny, I am very happy for you. You deserve all the good things that come your way.
Richard |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 3:53 am
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Johnny, I was just playin' along with one of your CD's last night... The one with the tribute to Curly at the end. Great stuff, and a pleasure to listen to. More than a couple "howde do dat's..." on that CD  |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 4:22 am
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We all know what a great player Johnny is. Nothing more need be said about that.
But in the course of having my Millennium build, I had quite a few conversations with Johnny ad got to know him a little as a person.
I had a million questions, and bugged the man incessantly. But Johnny was always patient, and treated me not just with the courtesy due any customer, but as a friend a brother. And after I received the guitar, he continued to do so.
Now he has become that friend and brother, and while I love the Milly, getting to know Johnny is one of the best things about having gotten it. He and Joan and I had dinner together in St. Louis last year, and it was one of the highlights of the weekend.
BTW, while he was setting up the Milly, I sent him one of my older steels so hew could see how I had my knee levers arranged, and he found a problem with it and fixed it, at no charge, just out of the goodness of his heart.
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Please visit my web site and Soundcloud page and listen to the music posted there.
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 10 Jul 2007 5:18 am
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Johnny Cox....As Mike said, not a lot left to be said about Johnny. Met him,and Miss Joan a couple years ago, absolutely the nicest folks you will ever meet. Gotta love it when he plays "that Curly stuff" Miss Joan ain't bad (for a girl)
Love, and blessings to both of you...BF
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