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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Mar 2009 10:43 am |
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Bill Johnson, wonderful steel player, a friend of many years is gone.
Marty Robins, Stone Wall Jackson and the list goes on. Writer/composer of "A Wound Time Can't Erase" and other hits.
One of the first "Star" steel players to play P-P Emmons guitars '64-'65. You can still see him playing with Marty on youtube.
God rest his talented soul.
Bobbe Seymour |
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Ray Harrison
From:
Tucson, Arizona, USA (deceased)
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Posted 19 Mar 2009 11:29 am
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Bobbe, may his family find peace and comfort in the Lord and in their memories.
I have mentioned a time or two about Bill's playing. I appreciated the job he did on "The Shoe goes on the Other Foot Tonight". I always thought he should have received more recognition for his playing.
I never got to meet him and that is my loss. So sorry to hear of such a great talent being gone and may you have support for your loss of a dear friend.
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Ray Harrison
Bass/sing/Love PSG
77 Stingray/Kiesel 5 string bass
Telonics , Fender Rumble500, Polytone Amps
D-16 Martin, 1970 Ovation guitars |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Mar 2009 1:30 pm
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| Bobbe, Thanks for letting us know. This is indeed a great loss to the steel guitar community. Bill was one of the best and a super nice person. May GOD bless, comfort, and keep his family now and always. Jody. |
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Jody Sanders
From:
Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Mar 2009 1:30 pm
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| Bobbe, Thanks for letting us know. This is indeed a great loss to the steel guitar community. Bill was one of the best and a super nice person. May GOD bless, comfort, and keep his family now and always. Jody. |
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Bob Hempker
From:
Goodlettsville, TN.
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Posted 19 Mar 2009 5:37 pm
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| Bobbe, this is really sad news. I haven't seen Bill in years. He was a true gentleman, and a fine steel player. His solo work on "The Shoe Goes On the Other Foot, Tonight" is one of the great classic solos on a recording with a singer. When I first moved to BNA, back in the late '60's, I used to get he and you confused. The two of you resembled each other quite a lot. My condolences and sympathies go out to Bill's family. |
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Jim Hartley
From:
SC/TN
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Posted 20 Mar 2009 8:39 am
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I really hate to hear this. I've known Bill since I was a kid. He worked with my Dad in Florida in the "50's. Later, when I moved to Nashville, Dad would always make sure to get together with Bill when he came for a visit. Bill told me many times how much he cared for my Dad, and Dad sure felt the same for him. I don't remember Dad ever playing a night of music without singing "wound".
My condolences and sympathies to the family.
Jim Hartley |
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Jim Hartley
From:
SC/TN
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Posted 20 Mar 2009 9:39 am
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Hey friends,
I just heard from an old friend of mine, and Bills, Glen Ray. He told me that anyone could send flowers to Sandy Creek Baptist Church, Camp Hill, Alabama 36850. |
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Janice Brooks
From:
Pleasant Gap Pa
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Stuart Basore
From:
Madison, TN. USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2009 8:10 am Billy Johnson
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| It's a sad day; another true gentleman gone!!!! I'll miss him. Best to his family. Stu & Marsha. |
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GaryHoetker
From:
Bakersfield, CA, USA
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Posted 22 Mar 2009 8:43 pm
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| I'm so sorry to hear this. Everything I've heard or read about Bill in the past was how great a steel guitarist and person he was. Yet, he was relatively unknown. RIP. |
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Gene Still
From:
Lilburn, Georgia, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Mar 2009 10:42 am
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Here's a picture of Bill Johnson (left) and myself taken around 1965 in Atlanta, GA.
This was Bill's new Push/Pull Emmons Steel Guitar.
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"If it's got steel, it's GOOD and I'm STILL steeling" |
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