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Topic: Some very cool old photos |
Andy Volk
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 5:55 am |
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Anonymous band with attitude:
Dig those amps! Anybody know what those were? might be a homemade lap steel.
Noel Boggs in the studio:
Boggs again with (prop?) triple-neck. I'm guessing this was a gag promo shot from Jo Stafford's hillbilly version of the song Temptation, re-case as Timtayshun.
Studio portrait of the lovely and talented Marian Hall. She was one of my favorite people to talk with when I wrote my book. Sweet, self-deprecating and totally charming.
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Rob Anderlik
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Chicago, IL
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 6:43 am
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| Great photos Andy! |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jouni Karvonen
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Helsinki, Finland
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 8:18 am
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Thanks for the clarification! Bash Hoffner is such a great steel player name.
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James Hartman
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 9:40 am
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The amp is an Electromuse. Probably made by Valco. To the left and right, perhaps just extension cabs? I seem to recall seeing a Premier amp with cabs like that which latched together face to face for transport.
That triple-neck acoustic! |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Jack Aldrich
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Washington, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 11:02 am
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In the picture with Jo Stafford and Noel Boggs, it's the Town Hall Party band - Herman the Hermit on banjo, his son, Cliffie Stone, on bass and Harold Helmsley on fiddle. I don't know the others.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
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James Hartman
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 12:11 pm
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Here is a photo of one version of Cliffie Stone's band with names, maybe some fit?
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Larry Lenhart
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Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 12:35 pm
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I love old pics like that,,,especially with those vintage instruments ! Very cool...I hope they keep coming !  |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 12:45 pm
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| The amp is an Electromuse. |
Got one of those lo-fi oldies. Couldn't have been much use in a club. |
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Chris Lucker
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Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 12:47 pm
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Anyone know what the name of this band is?
Long scale Bigsby, that from the 11150 serial number you would not be able to tell if it is January 11, 1950 or November 1, 1950. But it is January 11.
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Todd Clinesmith
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Lone Rock Free State Oregon
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 1:10 pm
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Chris,
Don't you think that is "Bob Tucker and His Sky Riders" ?
The two signs seem to indicate that. I do not know anything about Bob Tucker, besides the bit of info about his Bigsby. Didn't you have a record of the band?
The Cliffie Stone photo is of some of the cast from the Hometown Jamboree. I do not think they were all members of his band.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 2:29 pm
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Yes, Todd, you are right. Nothing gets past you.
That was one of the Bigsbys that Chance got from me. He restored it with parts he got from you, I believe. He sold it on the guitar's 60th birthday.
Here is a record
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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James Hartman
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 2:33 pm
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| The amp is an Electromuse. |
Got one of those lo-fi oldies. Couldn't have been much use in a club. |
One does wonder at that. Low wattage vintage amps coupled with a modern efficient speaker can be great small club amps. I have a late '50s Gibson GA-8 loaded with a Weber C10N that's a little monster.
But back in the day, those dogs didn't bark very loud. |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 3:39 pm
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From the UCLA Library Digital Collection, the Los Angeles Times Aloha String Quartet performing for radio in 1927.
From the Field Trip South blog (part of the Southern Folklife Collection at the University of North Carolina), here's Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans with Clell Sumney on dobro.
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 3:51 pm
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| Cool bird cages keep you from slobbering all over the mics. |
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Earnest Bovine
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Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 3:53 pm
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Whom do I have to marry to get this link to work?
Edited to fix link by Brad. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 5:07 pm
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| Whom do I have to marry to get this link to work? |
How about her?
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 13 Feb 2014 5:11 pm
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Chuck Guillory with Jules Angelle Lamperes alias Papa Cairo
Link Davis & Papa Cairo 1947
Cliff Brunner's Band with two - count 'em - two steel players
Steel guitarist named Kanui
Leon McAuliffe on resonator guitar with members of the Bob Wills band
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Jussi Huhtakangas
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Posted 14 Feb 2014 3:18 am
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Anyone know the brand of these axes:
Cactus Kids:
Ernie Ball w/ Eddie Cletro:
Johnny Thompson ( of the Cactus Kids ):
Billy Mize w/ Merle Travis:
oops, I just realized some of those guitars have pedals, can you guys forgive me!!?  |
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Doug Beaumier
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