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Topic: A Remembrance Of Lonnie Portwood |
John LeMaster
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Posted 10 Aug 2021 9:07 am |
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Here is Lonnie singing the Marty Robbins classic "Singing The Blues" and playing some nice lead guitar, too. AND,LOTS of PHOTOS of Lonnie through the years.
The photo collage and sound track were put together for You Tube by Terry Campbell, a great musician and singer who, along with a number of us, had the pleasure of 'pickin' and grinnin' with Lonnie Portwood. Although he was perhaps better known as a guitarist, what a smooth, mellow singing voice Lonnie had!
Thanks to Frank Freniere for sharing this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzoVdZXaAyQ |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 10 Aug 2021 10:07 am
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| Thanks, John. |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 10 Aug 2021 11:11 am
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| Nice John. Thanks. |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2021 4:08 am Pix and singing
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| Great job. Thanks for putting that together |
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Bill Ferguson
From:
Milton, FL USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2021 5:50 am
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Nice John.
I already miss that old guy. He was truly one of the good ones.
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John LeMaster
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North Florida
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Posted 11 Aug 2021 10:43 am
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Thanks for all the kind words.
Lonnie was, of course, a superb thumb-style guitarist, but he could skillfully play other styles, as well. He did not put nearly as much time in on pedal steel, but he was really good on steel. He just naturally had the "touch and tone".
And, as the video tribute proves, he was a seriously good singer. He was 'famous' for his rendition of "Fat Girl Blues". My two favorites of his singing repertoire were "Don't You Ever Get Tired" and "Storms Never Last".
John L.
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Donna Dodd
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Acworth, Georgia, USA
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Posted 13 Aug 2021 8:36 am
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Great stuff, John!
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Fred Thompson
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Zephyrhills, FL
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Posted 13 Aug 2021 1:13 pm
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Beautiful, John! Thanks so much for posting this.. Lonnie impressed me greatly with his finger-style playing at the Steel Shows we did, but I never realized he had such a great singing voice! He will be truly missed..
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