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Topic: Grande Ole Opry Tommy White |
Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 3:14 pm |
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| I attended the Opry Saturday night, September 21. Tommy White was unbelievable!! I thought the highlight was Tommy's playing on Hanging Around and Swingdown Sweet Chariot -- the Whites sang these two songs, but Tommy stole the show. He had some amazing fast bar moves and his footwork was constant pedals and levers. I think it is safe to say Tommy has total command of the PSG. His monitor was to his right front, his amp to his left. Behind him he had a rack with three different devices. Not sure what they were but one may have been a tuner as I saw him looking at it when he was tuning his levers/pedals. His sound his impressive!!!! Not sure the name of his double neck PSG as I was sitting in the balcony, it was red but the lighting there plays tricks with colors. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 3:31 pm
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| I'm sure Tommy was playing a Show-Pro. Your assessment of Tommy's playing is spot on. Not only does he have total command of the guitar, he plays with so much feeling. And, he's a genuinely nice guy. |
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Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 3:45 pm Grande Ole Opry Tommy White
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| Thanks Roger, good to know that he is a friendly approachable player. Chet Atkins was the total package too. I have met and talked with Chet at CAAS several times and he would actually show a lick and answer questions. I am happy to hear that Tommy also is in that caliber. We need more musicians like that for sure. Hard to believe that Chet has been gone 12 years. |
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 3:53 pm
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 4:02 pm
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| Not sure if y'all knew this, but Tommy White played steel on a song called "The Little Girl" by John Michael Montgomery. I met Tommy at the Opry in 2000-great friend and great player, an inspiration to not just me, but many other steel players too. |
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Gary Cooper
From:
Atmore, Alabama
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 5:06 pm Grande Ole Opry Tommy White
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| I believe the photo just posted by Jeff was taken at the Opry -- the same red PSG, amp to Tommy's left, the rack in the back. Thanks Jeff for the picture. Gary Cooper |
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Paddy Long
From:
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 23 Sep 2013 6:25 pm
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Gary I think that rack behind him his a bank of Webb amps in a rack - so other steel players can preset their amp before a show and then just plug in when they get on the stage ??
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