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Ricky Littleton


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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2005 7:16 pm    
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I know there was Julian T., Mike Jones, Bobby Black. Any others? (aside from the lady herself!)

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Ricky...

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Hook Moore


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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2005 7:26 pm    
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the Cookie man was my favorite
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frank rogers

 

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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2005 7:38 pm    
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How about Paul Franklin about 71 or 72, right Theresa?
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Hook Moore


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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2005 7:58 pm    
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yep, a young Paul, but I never got to see him with her..
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David Wright


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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2005 8:02 pm    
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Frank your right, Paul was in the band 71 I think... Here she is at 12.or 13....


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Chubby Howard


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Post  Posted 11 Feb 2005 10:16 pm    
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Also Wayne Hobbs played steel for her I dont know the years.
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Bob Watson


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2005 2:48 am    
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I saw her in the mid 70's when "Cookie" was playing for her. She sat down at his steel and played "Steel Guitar Rag" on the C6 neck and tore it up. You just gotta love her!!
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Dave Grafe


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2005 9:16 am    
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That's some photo, David. What is that, a "Q10"? Does anybody know what the copedants are for all those necks?

Thanks for he post -- dg
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David Wright


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2005 9:31 am    
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the guitar is a Wright Custom...I have no idea what the tunnings were on it...not sure if my Dad would remember ...

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chas smith R.I.P.


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2005 11:01 am    
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That guitar is beyond impressive. I got to see it when they were shooting "The Barbara Mandrell Story". It's been refinished and at the time, only the bottom neck was strung. Notice that it has cabinet ends. If you like maple with strings attached.....

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Pete Finney

 

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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2005 11:07 am    
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That guitar is also prominently displayed at the Country Music Hall of fame, if you're ever in Nashville check it out. And that photo is the one they used as the "author" photo on the book jacket to her autobiography which I thought was pretty cool...

I'd have to guess that that's about the heaviest steel ever built!
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Jack Stoner


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Post  Posted 12 Feb 2005 11:24 am    
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Russ Hicks worked for Barbara, along with my lead picker (super picker) friend Ray Riggs.
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Guest

 

Post  Posted 26 Mar 2005 4:37 pm    
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Who played on "I was country when country wasn't cool"? That's great steel!

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Mike Jones


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Post  Posted 26 Mar 2005 9:41 pm    
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That was Sonny Garrish on steel for Country wasn't Cool. One of my favorite players.
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Roy McKinney

 

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Ontario, OR
Post  Posted 27 Mar 2005 5:35 am    
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Spent a little time over at the Mandrell house about the time this picture was taken (I have an autografed copy). Don't remember the tunings, but the lever on the 4th neck changed it to a C#M. She even let me play on it a little bit. Shortely after that, I bought my first Sierra Steel.
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