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Topic: Earl Erb With Louise Mandrell At Opryland Hotel ! |
John Floyd
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Posted 17 Aug 2008 6:01 am |
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Wait, This Didn't Sound Right. 
I heard From Earl Yesterday and he sent the Following Message,
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| I am happy to announce that I was hired to play guitar in Louise Mandrell's Christmas Show at the Opryland Hotel this year. The show will run from Nov. 15 thru Dec. 25. It will be an 8 piece band with horns. The music director is Rick King. |
In a Day Where everyone is complaining about the quality of music out there, This is refreshing news.
Earl will be a big plus for this show. |
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Roy Rosetta
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Nederland, Texas.. On the Texas Gulf Coast
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Posted 17 Aug 2008 11:38 am
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Congrat's Earl. Sounds like a great "gig" and for sure you will make a great addition to the band.
Have fun,
....Roy
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Carl Morris
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Posted 17 Aug 2008 6:45 pm
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Nice. A friend of mine from the Army band days was her drummer for a long time, I gotta find out if he's still with her.
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Bobby Caldwell
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St. Louis, Missouri, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 18 Aug 2008 3:13 pm
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| Go get em Earl. That sounds like a great gig. Have fun as I know you will. Bobby |
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Earl Erb
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Posted 20 Aug 2008 6:44 pm
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Thanks guys, I am looking forward to doing the show. I need to thank Cookie Jones for letting the right people know that I was available. I don't know who is in the band yet, but will let you know when I find out. Just a tidbit...I worked with the Mandrell family back in 68 and 69 when they were just a family band. I never was a Doo Right, that came later. I was offered the gig about the same time Paul Franklin went to work for them, 72-73? but turned it down to stay with Jim Ed Brown. I remember we played at Ft. Bragg at an NCO club, Barb was pregnant with her oldest son. She had costumes made to cover her belly. Before we did the first show, somebody went into her dressing room and stole her wardrobe. She had to wear her street cloths the rest of the weekend. |
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Carl Morris
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Posted 20 Aug 2008 6:49 pm
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I don't know if he'll be there for the whole run or not, but Mike Swope should be the drummer for at least part of it.
http://www.clarkhouse.net/mikeswope/
We had a lot of fun together at Fort Campbell back in the late 80s and then in the TNARNG band into the early 90s.
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Earl Erb
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Old Hickory Tenn
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Posted 30 Aug 2008 10:48 am
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| Carl, I found out Mike Swope will be in the show. Unfortunatly, she uses no steel in her show. Full rhythm section and four horns and four singers. |
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Earl Erb
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Old Hickory Tenn
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Posted 5 Nov 2008 2:41 pm
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The Mandrell Show will be in the Opryland Hotel. The Rockettes Christmas Spectacular Show wil be in the Opry House.  |
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Carl Morris
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Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2008 4:01 pm
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Oops, sorry I missed your reply back in August. So turns out there's no gig for you after all? If so, that's too bad, I was looking forward to some stories. I miss playing with Mike even though I prefer the stability of my computer geek job .
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Earl Erb
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Old Hickory Tenn
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Posted 5 Nov 2008 4:29 pm
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| Carl, I think you misunderstood what I said. I am the guitar player in the band. I am not a steeler. Louise does not use a steel in her show. We are in our first week of researsals and Mike is a fine drummer. I'll tell him hi for you. |
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Carl Morris
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Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2008 7:28 pm
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Oh, OK, I get it . Glad you're doing the gig. Mike grew up in Pennsylvania and didn't "sound southern" at all when I played with him. When I hear him on the phone now, he sounds like he grew up in Tennessee to my ear . Thanks for saying hi.
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Carl Morris
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Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Posted 12 Dec 2008 3:17 pm
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So how's the gig treating you? I talked to Mike and he sounded like you guys were having fun.
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Earl Erb
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Old Hickory Tenn
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Posted 12 Dec 2008 9:16 pm
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| Hey Carl, Mike told me tonight he talked to you. The show is going very well. We have a very good band and Mike is a great drummer, solid as a rock. Thanks for asking. |
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Tony Davis
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Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Posted 13 Dec 2008 4:00 am
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Hey Earl
You told me a while ago you had this Gig,,,that is great !!!!
I value your friendship,,,,say hello to the guys at Long hollow for me please
Cheers.........Tony |
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John Floyd
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R.I.P.
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John Floyd
From:
R.I.P.
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Posted 31 Dec 2008 9:51 pm And Heres Earl at The Opryland Hotel with Louise Mandrell
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I have to add he was working with her at the Christmas Show This year.
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Bo Borland
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Posted 31 Dec 2008 10:36 pm
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| Earl, you're still picking good! Did you now Don Reid? when you were still in Philly? |
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Earl Erb
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Old Hickory Tenn
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Posted 1 Jan 2009 8:40 am
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Happy New Year Bo. I left Philly in 1966 and I am afraid I don't remember Don. If I can ever get another vacation I am heading for Wildwood. I spent my summers as a kid at my grand parents home in North Wildwood, at the corner of 1st and Atlantic Ave. water front property, right next to the Hereford Inlet light house. Haven't been up there in 5 years, and I miss the ocean.  |
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Bo Borland
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Posted 1 Jan 2009 10:27 am
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Transplanted homeboys like yourself are always welcome at the NJ Shore.
Don was teaching at Herberts then started his own school and taught for me at Music City at Castor & Cottman from late 60's thru the 70's. He gave me lessons then sent me to Joe Sgro and the Sandole Brothers in south philly.
Glad to see your picking.
Bo |
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Earl Erb
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Old Hickory Tenn
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Posted 1 Jan 2009 8:50 pm
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| Bo, you got me thinking...if Don was a short, sorta heavy stocky guy, he might have been the guy that was teaching my brother guitar. I remember Howard would only take advanced students. If that's who I am thinking of I remember Don. Howard had a drum teacher named Frank Petner. We used to play gigs together before I left home in 66. Wow! Denny Sandole! What a monster player along with Chuck Hess. I remember when Mitzi Gainer would come to Cherry Hill to do a show, she always requested Howard to play guitar for her. I did not know Joe Sgro. |
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Bo Borland
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Posted 2 Jan 2009 4:28 am
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I don't think that was Don, he had been a student of the Sandole Bros and Joe Sgro and was also a Witness.
The Sandole's and Sgro were the top guitar teachers in Philly and didn't accept just anyone. I'm pretty sure Pat Martino studied with them too.
Adolph Sandole taught composition and theory and Dennis guitar. Joe Sgro was amazing, when he couldn't teach you any more he sent students to Tony Mattola in NYC.
It was ashame when the Latin Casino closed but everyone had hopes for Atlantic City but after a couple years everything was canned music and the union did nothing. |
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