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Topic: 2 Minnesota Steel Guitar Legends |
Gary Schwartz
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Minnesota, USA
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Posted 20 May 2012 2:56 pm |
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2 Minnesota steel greats sat in last night with their old band leader Danny Hargrove - Al Udeen & Cal Hand. Superb!
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Steve Schmidt
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Ramsey, MN, USA
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Posted 21 May 2012 3:53 pm
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thank you Gary for posting this picture. Cal gave me my first lesson at the West Bank School of Music in 1975. Brings back old memories. Both Cal and Al are great guys and players as well. Just don't engage in discussions with either of them, unless you have enough time because they both have lifetimes of stories to share. Where was this picture taken?
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 21 May 2012 7:36 pm
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Great post Y'all!
Steve, I think this was at the No St Paul VFW and the newest CD release/come back of Danny Hargrove. I think I played with Jan Stark who passed away a few days ago and believe she was playing with Hargrove at the time. This would have been early 80's.....
Cal, I'm still trying to find my Sho~Bro after trading it for a new 60D black  |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 21 May 2012 7:39 pm
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Last edited by Kevin Mincke on 21 May 2012 7:41 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 21 May 2012 7:39 pm
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| Hmm... a triple dang computer |
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Earl Blake
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 22 May 2012 5:16 am
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| I don't think so Kevin. Al is playing a Royal Precision Mullen. I thought he told me it was a 98 model. Great photo though. Earl |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 22 May 2012 7:00 am
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| Earl Blake wrote: |
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Ya lost me Earl? |
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 22 May 2012 7:02 am
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| Earl Blake wrote: |
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Ya lost me Earl? |
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Lisa Wyrick
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 22 May 2012 3:55 pm
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That is a good picture of Al Udeen on the left. He is my Dad and I bet he sounded great!
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Gary Schwartz
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 22 May 2012 10:25 pm
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| Kevin is correct. The photo was taken at the North St. Paul VFW May 19, 2012. It was Danny Hargrove's new CD release party and band reunion. Both Al Udeen and Cal Hand played in Hargrove's band. Al first, then Cal, then Mike Cass. |
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Gary Schwartz
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 24 May 2012 2:57 pm
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Here's a photo that I took of Al Udeen playing with "Danny Hargrove and The Hanging Tree" during downtown Minneapolis' annual summer festival (Aquatennial) in the early 1970's. For just one year the Aquatennial had a battle of the bands featuring professional club bands. Danny Hargrove and The Hanging Tree won! Thanks to Jim Johnson for coming up with the photo. I misplaced my copy.
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Lisa Wyrick
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2012 5:58 pm
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Here is my Dad, Al Udeen on the steel with Danny Hargrove in 1970.
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Mike Cass
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Posted 2 Jan 2013 10:16 pm
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| The Loft...same gold lame curtains as when I worked there in the mid-late 70's...damm, does that take me back! thanx for the pic... hi to yer Dad for me. |
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Michael Haselman
From:
St. Paul
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Posted 3 Jan 2013 8:39 pm
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I believe Denny Hemmingson was on 6-string during Mike's era with Danny. Hell of a band!
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Albert Svenddal
From:
Minneapolis, MN
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Posted 4 Jan 2013 11:25 am
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I believe that the first photo has me sitting in the background by the drummer. Vaguely remember watching Al back then.
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Gary Schwartz
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 11:16 pm
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Is this you Albert? |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 8:11 am
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| I know very little about Cal Hand other than a gem of an album that I bought many years ago....."The Wylie Butler".......I think it was my first exposure to out of the box steel playing...... |
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Albert Svenddal
From:
Minneapolis, MN
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 10:21 am
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Gary, I thought it might have been me because I vaguley remember bieng there as a young boy , but upon a closer inspection, I always wore glasses then, so it problobly was not me.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2013 4:16 pm
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| Great photos, guys! Talk about memory lane... The Loft! Al Udeen playing a push-pull! Gibson EB and flattop through the same Portaflex. The Wylie Butler is a great album, and the Sorry Muthas were a treasure. Cal always "delivered the mail," so to speak. Fond memories of the 1980 Aquatennial Torchlight Parade playing on the Minnesota North Stars float with Miss Minnesota North Star, tough-guy Jack Carlson, and Steve Christoff (with his Olympic Gold Medal dangling from his neck). Cal Hand taught me how to play E9 at Suneson's on East Lake, and Mike Cass taught me (or tried really hard to teach me) C6 at Clem Schmitzes original Steel Guitar Emporium on West Lake. Remember Denny Hemmingson, Al Svendall, Ernie Renn, and many others hanging out there on many a Saturday afternoon, back in the day... |
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Jerry Jones
From:
Franklin, Tenn.
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Posted 24 Jan 2013 5:21 pm
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| I was always intrigued by the little ditty Cal Hand played called "Short Stories" on the "Leo Kottke, Ice Water" album. |
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Terry Bethel
From:
Hollister, Missouri (deceased)
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Posted 24 Jan 2013 7:26 pm Thanks
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Thanks for this link,
Seeing a picture of Al Udeen now and then brought back a memorie when Al and Jimmie Colvard came over to my Mobile Home I had in Blaine MN and spent the afternoon trying to run my wife and I out of the place.
I had a great time living in Minnesota however it was a long time ago, huh Al???
Terry Bethel
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D-10 Mullen G2 9 x 9, 2-D-10 Bethels 9x9 , 2= Nashville 112's, a Walker Stereo steel Amp Hilton VP, Hardwire Reverb with Lexicon Reverb Peavy Pro Fex II Peavey Digital power amp with effects.Sarno Black Box
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2013 9:00 am
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| Al wound up with my first pedal steel, a fingertip Sho~Bud. I also ran into Al at Suneson's (sp) Music on east Lake Street plaing a pedal steel. A fun guy to visit with. |
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Al Udeen
From:
maple grove mn usa
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Posted 25 Jan 2013 11:27 am morning breeze
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| Hey Terry! I don't remember that story about running you & your wife out of your place, Was it due to an air leak That Jimmy excelled at? |
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Roger Miller
From:
Cedar Falls, Ia.
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Posted 25 Jan 2013 5:16 pm
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I met Al in Nashville in the 70's, he tried to get me to play Gretsch guitars, and of course, I was a cocky young wipersnapper who wanted to stay fenderish. My mistake, sorry Al.
Roger Miller
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 25 Jan 2013 5:57 pm
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| Al......you're holding out on us. We want the truth, the whole truth and nothin but the truth....Just like Dragnet would say.....just the facts |
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