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Barry Coker


From:
Bagley Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2023 7:26 am    
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I just got the word Bob Simmons passed away last night after a short illness he was just short of his 82nd birthday.
He will be missed.
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Leon Champion

 

From:
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2023 8:15 am     Simmons
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RIP my friend.
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Jeff Heard


From:
Lopez Island, Washington, USA
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2023 4:11 pm    
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RIP, Bob. ☹️
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Larry Dering


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Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2023 6:40 pm    
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Rip Bob. My prayers for family and friends
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G Strout


From:
Carabelle, Florida
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2023 9:11 pm    
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Still have the steel Bob custom built for me years ago. It was far from a standard build. He did a great job!
RIP Bob.
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Floyd Lowery

 

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Deland, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 29 Dec 2023 6:07 am    
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I'm so sorry to hear this. Bob could play extremely well. He knew steels from the inside out. RIP
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Ford Boswell


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Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 29 Dec 2023 3:37 pm    
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I spent a lot of Saturday mornings at Bob’s shop drinking coffee, working on guitars, telling lies, and understanding that I’ll never be anywhere near the musician he was. Rest easy dear friend.
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Harold Dye

 

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Cullman, Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 30 Dec 2023 4:53 am    
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Sorry to hear this. I bought my first steel from Bob back in the late 7o's. Over the years he has done some work for me and I played a few gigs with him. RIP
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James Holland


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Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2024 10:20 am    
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oh no, very sorry to hear that. Great guy, had his own guitar design, and was involved in the creation of the universal back in the day. I believe he was originally an aircraft mechanic. I was really looking fwd to our next conversation.
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James Holland


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Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 1 Jan 2024 10:25 am    
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Obituary - https://everloved.com/life-of/eugene-simmons/obituary/
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Casey Lowmiller

 

From:
Kansas
Post  Posted 2 Jan 2024 1:08 pm    
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What a loss to the steel guitar community.

He was a genuinely nice guy…I don’t think you’ll find anyone to say otherwise.

He built some nice and reasonably priced steel guitars. I always planned on having him build me a custom guitar, but I never got around to it…a move that I’ll surely regret.

Casey
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Tim Nargis

 

From:
California, USA
Post  Posted 7 Jan 2024 4:03 pm    
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Bob made me a wonderful left handed E9 a few years back, a great instrument well past its price point. Such a pleasant and insightful gentleman. He shared some fond memories of his childhood in the Bay Area, and added some features while building my guitar when a plumbing issue in his shop sidelined the build for a short bit. Sad to hear of his passing.
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Cheryl Yates


From:
Kentucky, USA
Post  Posted 13 Jan 2024 3:21 pm    
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I’m so sorry to hear this. I spoke with Bob before Thanksgiving. Such a nice guy. I already have one of his PSG’s and it plays and sounds great, very lightweight. He said he may have enough parts laying around to build another one.

Thanks for posting his obituary.

My condolences to Bob’s friends and family.
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Mike Holder


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Alabama! Home of the great “Don Helms” & his singer “Hank Williams”!
Post  Posted 14 Jan 2024 8:55 pm    
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I met Bob’s family and Barry Coker today at a “ Celebration of Life” event in Bob’s honor. He was dearly missed and regarded by everyone attending the loving memorial .
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Johnny Baker

 

From:
Southport, Fla
Post  Posted 18 Jan 2024 7:05 pm    
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May he rest in peace. I love that guitar he built me. He was a true friend.
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