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Topic: Looking for name of Fiddle Player |
J R Rose
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Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 7:09 pm |
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Looking to find the name of Fiddle player that lived around Ft.Smith,Ark. and played for Mel Tillis and the Statesiders for several years. I know it, just can not remember. J.R. Rose
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Mike Holder
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Alabama! Home of the great “Don Helms” & his singer “Hank Williams”!
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 8:02 pm
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Was it Earnie?
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Diane Diekman
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South Dakota, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 4:29 am
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Wade Landry? Ernie Reed?
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Diane Diekman
Sioux Falls SD
Author of "Live Fast, Love Hard: The Faron Young Story"
Author of "Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins" |
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J R Rose
From:
Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 7:01 am
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Thanks Diane & Mike but that is not it. Mid 70's to mid 80's. I can see his face and know the name well but at 82 I just can't get it. I played Bass at a gig with him at the OLD TAYLOR INN in Poteau, Ok mid 70's which was a Tribute to Bob Wills who played their a lot in years gone by and later at some kind of gig in Tulsa. At this age I sometimes can't remember my name. J.R.
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Kenny Davis
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Great State of Oklahoma
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 7:08 am
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Tommy Williams or Jim Buchanan?
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Larry Hamilton
From:
Amarillo,Tx
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 9:07 am
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Hoot Hester?
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Keep pickin', Larry |
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Tim Hurst
From:
Newport, TN
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 11:51 am
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| Peanut Justus? |
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J R Rose
From:
Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 5:49 pm
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Sorry Kenny, Larry & Tim. Those are not the name. Thanks, J.R.
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NOTHING..Sold it all. J.R. Rose |
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john buffington
From:
Owasso OK - USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 12:59 pm
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| Sammy Dodge by chance? |
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Joe Finley
From:
Ozark Arkansas USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 1:17 pm
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| You are talking about Gene Gasaway. What a character. Heck of a fiddle player. I enjoyed when I got to gig with him. |
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J R Rose
From:
Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 4:43 pm
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You are so right Joe Finley. Thank You so very much. I was not a very good Bass player at that time but he just was as kind to me as if as if I was the BEST. He suffer thru the night with me. Thanks Again, some good memories brought back to me. J.R.
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Joe Finley
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Ozark Arkansas USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 5:36 pm
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Your welcome JR. Here is just a brief from his Obituary. He died in 2006.
At 17 was performing with Hank Thompson. In 1956 he joined the Ray Price band and contributed his talents to the #1 hit song "Crazy Arms." From 1962 through 1967 he performed with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. He rejoined Ray Price for a time and then from 1976 through 1980 he toured and performed with Mel Tillis.
He also played a lot with Bob White when Bob had the Cross Roads Club. He could hammer out a good four four shuffle and western swing. |
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Rick Campbell
From:
Sneedville, TN, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 6:57 pm
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| Joe Finley wrote: |
Your welcome JR. Here is just a brief from his Obituary. He died in 2006.
At 17 was performing with Hank Thompson. In 1956 he joined the Ray Price band and contributed his talents to the #1 hit song "Crazy Arms." From 1962 through 1967 he performed with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. He rejoined Ray Price for a time and then from 1976 through 1980 he toured and performed with Mel Tillis.
He also played a lot with Bob White when Bob had the Cross Roads Club. He could hammer out a good four four shuffle and western swing. |
I thought Tommy Jackson was the fiddler on the original 1956 cut of Crazy Arms?
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Joe Finley
From:
Ozark Arkansas USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 7:37 pm
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| Im not sure if they meant he was playing with him when it came out, not necessarily that he was on the recording. This is direct from his Obit. Interesting though. |
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J R Rose
From:
Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 10 Jan 2023 8:47 am
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Thank You Again Joe Finley for that information. He was just a good musician and a good guy and could set the bar anytime/anywhere. J.R.
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