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David Nugent
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Posted 22 Jun 2008 1:15 pm |
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| Charlie Pride guested on a recent Wilburn Bros. Show rerun on R.F.D. T.V. and was backed by what I assume was his steel player at that time. Some very fine playing indeed. He also played the closing bit on the show with Hal Rugg looking over his shoulder. If anyone happened to see this particular show, I was curious as to who the player was. |
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Walter Stettner
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Vienna, Austria
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Posted 22 Jun 2008 1:32 pm
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I couldn't watch, but my guess is Gene O'Neal.
Kind Regards, Walter
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Cody Campbell
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 22 Jun 2008 3:44 pm
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| He also played the closing bit on the show with Hal Rugg looking over his shoulder. |
Well, I feel sorry for whoever it was. |
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robert kramer
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Nashville TN
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Posted 22 Jun 2008 3:51 pm
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| Gene O'Neil was a great steel player and a great friend. He worked for Charlie Pride for 9 years. Sometimes it would be just Gene and Charlie in a station wagon working show dates with a house band. Gene was legendary for liking to play the steel guitar. Once he was driving back from a date (in the station wagon) and it was Sunday. He wanted to play so he stopped at a Church, took his steel in and played a set of gospel songs to the congregation. Gene would have liked the scene today down on Broadway in Nashville. If he was still around, he'd be hanging in there with the new cats. |
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Bob Watson
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Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 23 Jun 2008 8:54 pm
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| I haven't seen the particular Wilburn Brothers show you are talking about but its good to hear Gene O'neil's name on the forum. I used to go down to Printers Ally and see him play at Skulls. He was a fantastic player and you could tell he got a lot of joy out of playing by how much he put into it. I'd love to see that show. I have another question about the Wilburn Brothers show that maybe one of you could answer. I have seen a lot of shows with Curly Chalker and Hal Rugg playing with the house band, but there is another guy I've seen on the show that I can't identify. He has dark hair and Buddy Holly glasses and is playing a black Emmons. Also,do they sell DVD's of the Wilburn Brothers Show and if so, where? |
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Thom Beeman
From:
California, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 23 Jun 2008 9:24 pm
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| Don Helm's of Hank Sr. fame. |
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John McGuire
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Swansea,Illinois, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2008 7:25 am
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| Bob Watson wrote: |
| Also,do they sell DVD's of the Wilburn Brothers Show and if so, where? |
They have been advertising dvds of the Wilburn Brothers and Porter Wagnor shows for sale on RFD Tv
I just checked their website and here is the ordering info. Willie Nelson owns these show masters btw.
Nashville on the Road, Wilburn brothers Show, Pop Goes the Country, The Porter Wagoner Show
Willie Nelson Act IV Library
P.O. Box 160444
Nashville, TN 37216-0444
877-500-9006
Email: info@willienelsongeneralstore.com
www.willienelsongeneralstore.com |
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robert kramer
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 24 Jun 2008 7:31 am
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| Bob Watson, the steel player with the black Emmons on the Wilburn Brothers show might be Doyle Gresham. He now works for Jimmy Buffet. |
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Jim Hartley
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SC/TN
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Posted 24 Jun 2008 1:58 pm
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| Always great to see Gene mentioned here on the forum. I can vouch for his love of playing. In the late 80's, Gene and I ended up in South Fla and played alot of shows together. Mostly conventions and private shows, but the last few months, we worked a nice little club on Fri and Sat nights. Almost every night when I got there, Gene would be on stage, head phones on, playin away. Many nights he would never leave the stage, just grab his headphones when the rest of us took a break. Many nights he asked me if I wanted to go find a place to jam after the gig. His wife, Julie, told us that most mornings when she woke up, Gene was already at his guitar with his headphones on. I love to play, but...... Man, I sure do miss him. |
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Al Udeen
From:
maple grove mn usa
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Posted 24 Jun 2008 3:28 pm Buddy Holly Glasses?
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| Don Helms never played an Emmons, Might have been Stu Basore? |
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Jun 2008 7:23 pm
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You'd better ask Don about his Black Emmons!
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