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Andrew Brown

 

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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2011 4:19 pm    
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/30643196@N00/5873839015/in/photostream/lightbox/

This photo was not used in the Bigsby book. It must date from the early 1950s.
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Roger Shackelton

 

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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2011 4:56 pm    
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I can't tell for sure, but her Bigsby guitar appears to be a non-pedal guitar. ??
She had a D-8 PSG in the latter 1950s.
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Ron Whitfield

 

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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2011 5:10 pm    
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Awesome shot, Andrew! Someone needs to post that here so we can keep it, that's a rare photo.
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Billy Tonnesen

 

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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2011 6:44 pm    
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As I vagely remember, Marion had a single neck Bigsby which by activating a "Special Lever" changed the Neck to a differen't tuning. Later on she was playing a Bigsby with some Pedals. She always sat on
a high stool which gave her somewhat a Standup posture but could still operate the Pedals with her feet.
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Chris Lucker

 

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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2011 7:45 pm    
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SOrry, I see other thread about Billy T and Ole.
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Post  Posted 26 Jun 2011 10:55 pm    
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Roger Shackelton

 

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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2011 9:53 am    
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Here's a tune by Marian from the Town Hall Party TV Show.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSJmlMkqxXw
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Mike Spaeth

 

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Springdale, Arkansas
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2011 10:39 am     Re
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Roger,

That YouTube posting says it is Leon McAuliffe playing Smile
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Roger Shackelton

 

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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2011 11:02 am    
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WHOOPS! Embarassed
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Joerg Hennig


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Bavaria, Germany
Post  Posted 27 Jun 2011 11:29 am    
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Until now, I have never heard of Marian Hall. Who did she play with?
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CrowBear Schmitt


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Post  Posted 27 Jun 2011 12:09 pm    
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on the " town hall party " vid, someone mentioned Beryl Herrell playin steel
Marian Hall vids are rather scarce
she does appear on Tex Ritter's " Ranch House Party " but she hardly gets to be heard
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Bill Ladd


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Wilmington, NC, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2011 4:44 am    
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Found a copy of the Town Hall Boogie vid. Starts with an ad, but it's worth it!

Watch Marian tearin' it up...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlkqk_joe-maphis-town-hall-boogie_music
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Ron Whitfield

 

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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2011 8:34 am    
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CrowBear Schmitt wrote:
on the " town hall party " vid, someone mentioned Beryl Herrell playin steel
Marian Hall vids are rather scarce
she does appear on Tex Ritter's " Ranch House Party " but she hardly gets to be heard
Recordings with Beryl Harrell are much scarcer than with Marian Hall. Beryl was on THP in the earlier years and TV/recording hadn't become the norm at that point, which is unfortunate, she and Marian are both beautiful and great players.
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Jussi Huhtakangas

 

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Post  Posted 29 Jun 2011 10:47 pm    
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Marian plays on few tracks on Joe Maphis' Fire On The Strings LP, which is included on Joe's Bear Family cd.
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Herb Steiner

 

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Post  Posted 2 Jul 2011 12:15 pm    
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I'm in touch with Beryl Harrell's son and have several pictures and recordings of her.

Not only was she a fine steel player; dudes, she was drop-dead gorgeous... like Lana Turner/Rita Hayworth gorgeous.
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LJ Eiffert

 

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Post  Posted 8 Jul 2011 8:19 am    
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I once Produced a single on her with Guitarist Don Lee on my Young Country Records.The song was L.David Sloan. Very Happy Leo J.Eiffert,Jr.
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