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Topic: Who're the steel players in this movie? |
Cal Sharp
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 4:03 pm |
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"Second Fiddle to a Steel Guitar", 1965. Anybody know these guys? Anybody seen the movie? They took turns backing up all the lip-syncing artists in this cheesy, low-budget, although marginally interesting, movie.
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Theresa Galbraith
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 4:06 pm
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Clyde Mattocks
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 4:26 pm
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The electric guitar player is Paul Yandell and the bass player is Odell Martin.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 7:18 pm
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Wonder what's with the Sho-Bud card symbols on the front of that Fender 1000.  |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 9:40 pm
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Maybe he thought they were pretty .I put a Sho-Bud fretboard on one of my guitars one time,for the same reason. [In my opinion] They are the best looking fretboards of all. Even tho I play MSA'S There's nothing as PRETTY as an old BUD. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Robert Harper
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Posted 30 Dec 2009 11:31 pm Oh Come on Now Charles
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You know you wouldn't like Bud in a skirt. You seen some fine as wine women in your time, prettier than a bud. I saw one today. Ii would buy her a new car nd let her park it in my garage and her shoes under the kitchen sink and stove. How is this related to steel guitar? She was a 10 freter and styed in tune the entire slide up the elevator. No pedals to mess with she probably wasn't keyless, The knee levers were covered, unfortunately I like the head, you should have seen the finish. The body was wrapped in a fine stylish finish and the feet were adorned with brightly shined leather appliances. She was a beauty I couldn't tell the tuning. I was dazzled by the accesories. She didn't make a lotta noise in the short turn arround between the first and eight fret. She didn't seem shrill nor was there any drop. The instrument couldn't have been very old, looked well polished and cared for. I kinda got the impressions she was a keeper. The knee levers and attached rods were covered in a pretty outfit. The only dissapointment I had was the leather attachments were not open indicating the weather was inclement. yall have a happy new year. Im sorry BOB
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Jeff Agnew
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Posted 31 Dec 2009 4:14 am
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| And coincidentally, Arnold Stang died just last week. Read his obit online somewhere. Hadn't heard that name in decades and now twice within a week. Weird. |
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Roger Rettig
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Posted 31 Dec 2009 5:27 am
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I love LJD's Gibson Super 400 in that picture! Double pick-guards, too, which I've never seen before. Tater's had some nice guitars, hasn't he?
I'd like to see this film - cheesy or not; my old boss, George the 4th is in it!
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Posted 31 Dec 2009 6:24 am
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| And coincidentally, Arnold Stang died just last week. Read his obit online somewhere. Hadn't heard that name in decades and now twice within a week. Weird. |
There was a post on Facebook by a woman who said her grandfather died, my cousin in Chicago knew the woman, but never realized her grandfather was Arnold Stang until he read the post. He emailed me the movie poster, and that's how I came across this obscure flick.
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| I'd like to see this film - cheesy or not; my old boss, George the 4th is in it! |
It's definitely worth a look for country music fans, despite the "comic relief" by the Bowery Boys and the terrible acting and low production values.
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 31 Dec 2009 6:44 am
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Thanks for the heads-up, Cal; I found one on Amazon for under $9 - perfect!
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Bryan Daste
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Posted 31 Dec 2009 12:36 pm
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| It's available on Netflix. |
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Rick Jackson
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Carson City, Nevada
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 7:30 am
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| Bud Isaacs told me that was him playing "Steel Guitar Rag" as the movie started. Definitely a low budget film. If you fast forward thru the Bowery Boys it's a little better, still, so bad it is good! |
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 7:43 am
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Well, my DVD's arrived but I've yet to take the plunge and actually watch it! Sometimes I amaze myself at how easily I'm drawn into internet shopping!
Maybe I should have sent the money to that animal abuse charity that has that lovely Sarah McLachlan tune on the soundtrack.....
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Roger Miller
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Posted 5 Jan 2010 9:28 am
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| Roger, when I played for him in the '70's he had a closet in his basement full of Gibsons, Strombergs, and a German Silver triolean. That closet was holding in a guitar collectors dream. I might have seen that same guitar in there. |
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Cal Sharp
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the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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Tamara James
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Posted 6 Jan 2010 7:33 am Second fiddle to a Steel Gutiar
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I rented the movie just 3 weeks ago from Netflix. I enjoyed it very much, but I didn't get any of the details. Now I wish I had paid more attention to it. George Wixon (member here) and I were talking about it just the other day.
The "talking steel" really caught my attention. |
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 6 Jan 2010 7:45 am
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I'm watching it right now. Not exactly a big-budget effort, I must say! The 'comedy' is excruciatingly awful - not just the Bowery Boys but also the country performers who lean in that direction.
Lots of 'guitar pornography', though! I salivated over Homer & Jethro and their pair of matching cherry-sunburst Gibsons - mandolin and L-5!
An interesting document, but I'm appalled at how lacklustre the performances are, visually speaking; they mostly all look embarrassed to be there.
I bet I'll only watch it this once....
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 6 Jan 2010 7:53 am
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Here come the credits - fiddle-player Buddy is named:
'Buddy Spiker'.....
By the way - I can't grasp the reason for the film's title! What's it mean?
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I got it for free from the Nashville public library. 
I just wanted to know who the steel players were; thanks for the ID's, Theresa and Clyde. 