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Chuck Cusimano
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Posted 30 Jan 2006 10:05 am |
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| I was knocked out by Johnny Cox Friday night at Pearls Dancehall in Fort Worth. He stopped by after his early gig to see "Kelly Spinks and Miles Of Texas" perform. They got him up to set in on Rooster Crow's Emmons, and you should have heard him! It's gotta be tought to play someone elses rig, (It's tough enough on a six stringer) but you'd have thought he had been playing that guitar all his life. Rooster is a fine player also, and was also knocked out. Way to go Johnny! I sure enjoyed it! |
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Bill Simmons
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Keller, Texas/Birmingham, AL, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Jan 2006 10:26 am
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Johnny is one of my all-time favorite players (and friends -- you to Joan)! He downplays the fact he can sit down at anyone's steel and play it like it was his. Johnny is truly one of the most gifted musical giants in my eyes.
PS...hey Johnny, so you were playing on an EMMONS--a p/p? Wait till Tom McDonald sees this post -- Emmons...you must have really sounded great! HA HA Love ya brother!
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'68 EMMONS D-10; 8+6; RAINS SD-10, 4+5; '77 SHO BUD LDG, 3+4; '78 Session 400; Hilton/Emmons pedals[This message was edited by Bill Simmons on 30 January 2006 at 10:31 AM.] [This message was edited by Bill Simmons on 30 January 2006 at 10:32 AM.] |
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Rick Garrett
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 30 Jan 2006 10:37 am
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Johnny Cox knocks me right out every time I hear him. An awesome talent and a fine gentleman to boot!
Rick |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 30 Jan 2006 12:46 pm
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Seems like some of the top professional steel guitarists can sit down at someone elses guitar and play it, as if it was their own. Johnny happens to be one of those few players who can do this.
I met Johnny in Minneapolis, when he was 17 years old. He was playing A Sho-Bud S-14 ala Julian Tharpe w/Jim Ed Brown.
Roger
[This message was edited by Roger Shackelton on 30 January 2006 at 12:49 PM.] |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 30 Jan 2006 1:15 pm
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| A very fine bass player also. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 30 Jan 2006 1:48 pm
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I was priveledeged to be at one of Jeff Newman's last June Jams when Johnnie played every guitar on stage. That ran the entire gamut of possibilities. Jeff's universal, Jimmy Day's set up, Lloyd Green's "don't lower your E's" set up, Sho-Bud knee/Emmons pedal, standard Emmons...you name it. He would take a quick look at the endplate
to see what the pulls were doing and then play the dickens out of it just like it was his own. I'll never forget that!
[This message was edited by Roger Crawford on 30 January 2006 at 01:48 PM.] [This message was edited by Roger Crawford on 30 January 2006 at 01:49 PM.] |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 31 Jan 2006 10:35 am
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Just goes to show...when you good, you don't have to bragg,,it shows.
And Mr.Cox be one of the best and a super nice person to boot.
Bill |
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Wade Branch
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Weatherford, Texas, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2006 11:22 am
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| I saw Johnny Cox for the first time playing with Darrell McCall at the finish line a couple of months ago.I could tell by listening to him,that I was in the presence of greatness.He was a really classy player. |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 31 Jan 2006 3:13 pm
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Living as I do out here on the upper left edge I had not had much exposure to Johnny Cox's playing UNTIL I received my copy of the "Operation Russless" Pranksters' CD and heard his work behind Laney Hicks' vocals on "You Don't Have Very Far to Go" - Holy Cow, THAT made me sit up straight in my chair and pay attention!
BTW if you don't know about this CD or haven't heard it yet, by all means get a copy and dig in, this one's a keeper for sure. Since I got it I start out nearly every day sitting down at the steel and putting it on to study and play with, but by the time I get to Johnny and Lloyd I'm just sitting there dumbfounded, feeling like I don't have very much to show for the last thirty-odd years of pickin' after all. |
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Ts McDonald
From:
Arlington, Texas USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2006 9:11 pm
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"Ah, Yes, "JC", my MannHeim", we have all "Known", that "You", "Are and Always Have Been Allways",...."A Jurrasic Park Guy" in "Your Heart of Hearts", based on "Conservative, "Eyes Only", Covert Conversations"....Especially when it "Comes to Rosewood"....The "Holy Graile" compliments "You"....Eh, Mate....
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Ts 
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 1 Feb 2006 8:16 am
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Thanks Chuck and everyone else for the kind words. I enjoyed meeting Keely and his great group. Rooster was very kind to have me up to play a few. I always try to get to Pearls when I am in Ft. Worth. It's the best club in Texas for real deal country.
Chuck, I'll see you at the Finish Line on the 18th.
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Johnny Cox
MSA Legend D10/12,
10 string MSA Super Slide. Peavey NV112, Walker Stereo Steel, Walker Seats, John Pearce Strings and Bars, Goodrich Volume Pedals, D2F covers, George L cords and a bunch of other stuff.
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Chuck Cusimano
From:
Weatherford, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2006 2:44 pm
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| Johnny, I can't thank you enough! I'm looking foreward to seeing you! I spoke to Dale Jr. earlier today, and he said to say "THANKS EVERYONE!" |
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