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Bobby Bensley

 

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Orange County, California, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jul 2002 11:06 pm    
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I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Carl West this afternoon at a small Coffeehouse in downtown Brea, Ca.

Spent about 3 hours with him chatting about the Bakersfield sound and Country music in general in the late 50's and 60's.

He shared a wealth of knowledge with me and I really enjoyed it. Was most definitely time well spent and I look forward to future meetings as well.

If you are in this region and have not yet met Mr. West you should do so at your earliest convenience. He was both a gentleman and a scholar and I am thankful he took the time to share with me some of the history behind such a great era in Country music.

Thanks for your time Carl.
Bobby Bensley

[This message was edited by Bobby Bensley on 30 July 2002 at 12:09 AM.]

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Jason Odd


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Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Post  Posted 30 Jul 2002 5:43 pm    
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I only know Carl from email exchanges, but I have to say he's one of the finest folks I know.
Carl is pretty modest about his career, and in the early part of his career he just happened to have worked with some of the most influential artists in California, they were all young and had some great things to do, but Carl was there and went on to do big things himself.
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Carl West

 

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La Habra, CA, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2002 7:34 am    
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Bobby & Jason thanks for the kind words.

Carl West
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