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Tor Arve Baroy

 

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Norway
Post  Posted 17 Nov 2024 10:00 am    
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I was reading in a book about the Norwegian settlement in Brooklyn in the 50ies and 60ies, my parents lived the in that aera.

And, I spotted a Steelguitar Wink

The sign on the wall reads: ..and his Western swing band.
And the Fender steel reads: Mack Sullivan. Dont know if thats the band leader or the Steel player.

Anyone here knows maybe?
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Tor Arve Baroy

 

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Norway
Post  Posted 17 Nov 2024 10:02 am    
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The picture is dated may 1959
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Lee Baucum


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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
Post  Posted 17 Nov 2024 10:30 am    
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You might check with John Swain:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=137402&sid=31615456fdd72bb2944471fa2640fc3b

~Lee
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Greg Vincent


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Folsom, CA USA
Post  Posted 17 Nov 2024 11:01 am    
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Mack sure has a lot of cheat-sheets on his steel! Shocked
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John Swain


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Winchester, Va
Post  Posted 17 Nov 2024 12:42 pm    
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Mack played straight steel, violin and regular guitar. He was the band leader and owned a few bars in New Jersey through the years. The Rainbow Inn in Carlstadt, was popular in the 60's and 70's. Eddie Rabbit was a regular there. Later in the 80's he opened The Palomino Club near Paterson.
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Jack Stanton


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Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Post  Posted 18 Nov 2024 6:40 am    
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A North Jersey legend!
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Brad Bechtel


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San Francisco, CA
Post  Posted 18 Nov 2024 7:08 am    
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Mr. Sullivan passed away in 2007.

Here's his obituary
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