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Topic: How long has Buddy been playing |
Harold Jack Baker
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Ladora, Iowa, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2002 5:33 am |
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Your entry brought back an old but never to be forgoten event from my music beginings. I was playing at the Turft club in Calumet City, I'll in 1952. Just a block down State Street I heard a person standing and playing a four neck fender steel. Just a young fellow who played single string boogie as fast and as accurate as any lead guiter player could.
I had to talk to this fellow so we hung around together for a while at Harry & Mary's restaurant talking music. This was 50 years ago and I knew this man was destined to be great. His playing made me work harder to play steel. And even when the steel player demand faded and I had to change to guiter and vocal I still kept up with Steel and graduated to pedals. Steel playing has evolved considerably but at 74 I still love and play the mix of Buddy Emmons, Jerry Byrd and Alvino Ray styles. Now I have my wife play bass and with an electris drummer we play anywhere people like the 1940 to 1970 country music. I hope you don't mind an old man rambling but I had to write. Harold "Texas Jack" Baker Sho-Bud Pro. M.S.A. Custom and Fender Telecaster
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Al Marcus
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Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 Sep 2002 5:57 am
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Harold Jack-Good to see you still pickin. A lot of guys don't know how much of an very early influence Alvino Rey had on us older guys in the busines. He and Jerry Byrd were the forerunners of a lot of musical styles played today. Jerry is about 81, Alvino 93, and Buddy 66.
I am sure that Buddy E listened to both of them.....al  |
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Jim Florence
From:
wilburton, Ok. US * R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Sep 2002 6:14 am
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Maybe we should start a pioneers club. No one under 70 allowed.I remember when they were young men.
Jim[This message was edited by Jim Florence on 16 September 2002 at 07:16 AM.] |
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Al Udeen
From:
maple grove mn usa
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Posted 16 Sep 2002 6:59 am
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| Jim! I suggested an over 70 club about 2&1/2 yrs ago & got shot down! but I still think it would be nice to relate back & forth to each other! maybe you can get a better reaction! Good Luck! au |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 Sep 2002 11:43 am
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This Forum is working out pretty good for all ages of Steel Players and all Styles.
So there is no need for a special club, this is it!
I am sure we all appreciate it. All the way from young Newbies to us old timers...al
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 16 Sep 2002 12:48 pm
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"Texas" Jack Baker-
How's that Sho-Bud holding up? Good to see you healthy and posting. And I don't think you're capable of "rambling," just letting us young'uns know where it started. Y'all go ahead and start the over 70 club, but make sure us 40-somethings can read it!! |
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Ernie Renn
From:
Brainerd, Minnesota USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2002 10:38 pm
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Fun story, Harold! Thanks for sharing it!
BTW: Buddy is 65. He'll be 66 in January.
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The Official Buddy Emmons Website
www.buddyemmons.com
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Smiley Roberts
From:
Hendersonville,Tn. 37075
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Posted 17 Sep 2002 8:42 pm
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Hey Ernie,
The "E" is 14 days older than me! I started playin',about,the same time he did. So,how come I ain't as good as him,huh??? 
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