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Topic: Steel player's name? |
Keith Poteat
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 31 May 2006 6:37 am |
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| Anyone know the name of steel player for the Happy Goodman Family back in the late 60's? On my video he appears to be in his early 20's or younger. |
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Lem Smith
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Long Beach, MS
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Posted 31 May 2006 7:35 am
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Keith,
Probably would have been Jack Smith around that time. Steve "Rabbit" Easter played steel for them also, but I believe that would have been more early/mid 70's. |
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 31 May 2006 7:37 am
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| One other thing, if the video is the one with the footage of the all-night singing, where the steel player is wearing the tux and playing a Sho~Bud Professional, that would be Jack. |
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Bob Wood
From:
Madera, California, USA
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Posted 31 May 2006 9:20 am
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Yup! That would be Jack!
Bob |
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Charley Adair
From:
Maxwell, Texas, USA
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Posted 31 May 2006 11:00 am
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| If my memory serves me right, Rusty Goodman played steel some. I know he played some lead guitar, but I think I saw a old video of him on the steel. Maybe I'm dreaming. |
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Paul King
From:
Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 31 May 2006 3:42 pm
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| If my memory serves me right Jack Smith was a son-in-law to Howard and Vestal Goodman. At any rate he is a teriffic steel player. The Goodman album "Wanted Live" recorded in St. Louis is a great example of how well Jack played. Definitely one of my favorite albums to listen to. |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 31 May 2006 7:10 pm
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You are right Charlie, Rusty did play steel. I read a book about the Goodmans several years ago and it had some pictures of Rusty playing a lap steel on a stand. It said in the book that he was quite good, and patterned his playing after Jerry Byrd, as almost every steel player did at that time.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Charley Adair
From:
Maxwell, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 6:28 am
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| I feel better. At my age I don't always know if I really saw something or if I dreamed it. I saw him on a pedal steel. A friend in San Antonio might still have that video. Thanks for the verification. |
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