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Topic: Hank Thompson |
Bill Fall
From:
Richmond, NH, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2005 4:56 am |
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Courtesy of JD Walters, I recently heard cuts from a brand new Hank Thompson recording. JD did the mixing and all the stand-out steel work on the CD, which was recorded in his studio. Especially considering how long ol' Henry William Thompson's been around (I won't mention his age), he still sounds great, and the CD should be a keeper, judging by tunes like "The Things I Didn't Do," Stuart Hamblin's "My Mary," and a Brazos Valley Boys instrumental, "Satin Doll." It's called "Hank Thompson, My Personal Favorites."
Hank promised to leave his Gibson Super 500 to me if I'd plug the CD -- (not!!) -- so you might want to keep an eye out for it on his website: www.hankthompson.com. It's scheduled for release on October 25th. |
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Tom Harris
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Mississippi, USA
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Posted 14 Oct 2005 8:45 pm
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| BILL,I HAVE BEEN A HANK THOMPSON FAN SINCE 1949 WHEN I FIRST HEARD "WILD SIDE OF LIFE",AND HAVE LIKED EVERTHING HE DID SINCE THEN,I MET HANK IN 1953 AT MERIDIAN MISS AT THE JIMMY ROGERS MEMORIAL FESTIVEL,,HE WAS PLAYING AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY,WITH HIM WAS PEE WEE WHITEWING AND BOB WHITE ON THE STEEL'S,, CURLY LEWIS AND I THINK BILLY GRAY ON FIDDLE'S,,MEREL TRAVIS AND I THINK GRADY MARTIN ON LEAD GUITAR'S. I WORKED MY WAY AROUND BEHIND THE STAGE AND STOOD REAL CLOSE TO OLE MEREL,,LAWD,,WHAT MEMORIES,I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO SING ON STAGE WITH THE GREAT PEE WEE WHITEWING AT THE GULFPORT MISS STEEL JAM,I SING ABOUT 4 OF HANK'S SONG'S,AND PEE WEE SOUND JUST AS GOOD AS HE DID BACK IN 1953,WHAT A THRILL FOR ME,I STILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH HIM,,AND HOPING TO SEE HIM AGAIN IN DEC. AT THE GULFPORT STEEL JAM,I HAVE LOVED EVER SONG HANK THOMPSON HAS EVER SANG,,AND I HOPE HE IS AROUND FOR A LONGGGGGGGGGGGG TIME TO COME,HIS NEW CD IS A MUST,,I'LL BE WATCHING FOR IT.I HAVE A CLOSE STEEL PLAYER BUDDY WHO USE TO HANG AROUND WITH J D WALTERS IN PASCAGOULA MISS, LOOKING FOWARD TO HANK'S NEW C D..... |
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John Hobaugh
From:
Farmington, NM, USA (deceased)
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Posted 18 Oct 2005 5:30 pm
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| I dident know Hank was still recording. I was playing steel for the warm-up band in 1961 in Albuquerque, at the civic center on the show with Hank. Bobby Garret was playing steel for Hank. At the time I had a Magnatone amp with two 12s in it. Iset it on stage and cranked it up for a sound check and it bubbled, and gurgled, so bad Bobby came out on stage and said what was that???? I said that was my amp, and he said you cant play through that thing, thats terrible. He told me to plug into his amp and use it. He had a brand new Standel/w black tuck and roll leather. Man that was quite an amp. But it told on me. It showed up every mistake I made, but it sure was nice. I still Have pictures of me and Hank and Bobby standing on stage. They are some wonderful memories. S o Im looking foward to getting his new CD. Thanks for letting us know about it. |
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Keith Hilton
From:
248 Laurel Road Ozark, Missouri 65721
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Posted 19 Oct 2005 6:26 pm
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| I recently played a show with Morrie Sullivan, Hank's band leader. I got a chance to listen to their new CD, and it is really great. A classy CD. |
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Tom Harris
From:
Mississippi, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2005 4:03 am
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JUST HEARD THE NEW 'HANK THOMPSON' C D,,MAN HE IS AS AWESOME AS EVER,A FRIEND OF MINE WHO GREW UP WITH 'J D WALTERS',GOT A COPY OF THE C D,AND LET ME HEAR IT,OLE HANK IS AS GOOD AS HE EVER WAS,AND I HOPE HE'S AROUND FOR MANY NORE C D'S,OLE J D DOES SOME FANTISTIC PLAYING ON THE C D,AND IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER,,I'ED SWARE OLE 'MEREL TRAVIS' WAS PLAYING LEAD,AN AWESOME C D,A MUST FOR HANK FAN'S...
TOM HARRIS |
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Mike Gross
From:
Manchester, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 27 Oct 2005 5:54 am
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I received an advance copy of this fantastic CD and will be using each and every cut on my "Swingin' West" radio show for the entire world to hear on www.swinginwest.com In addition, in the review section of that web site you can find a review that I wrote of this new CD treasure. J.D. Walters is at peak form on steel.
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Mike
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