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Larry Behm


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Post  Posted 30 Jul 2006 10:36 am    
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I could not belive my eyes, a band with not one but 3 steel players, the sound was out of this world. They were playing parts together, playing back up for one another, fingers were just flying.

Larry Chung was on rythum guitar, Pat Ickes 5 string banjo and Todd Clinesmith on his self manufacturerd Dobro. All steelers, all members of the forum, and all in one California bay area bluegrass band (Born to Run) playing in Stevenson Washington this weekend. (Boy and you thought getting a steel job was bad they have gone to playing bluegrass, they are in the money now.) Hee Hee

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Larry Behm
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Ron !

 

Post  Posted 30 Jul 2006 11:00 am    
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Yeah Larry when you see something like that it will make you wonder if that ever goes wrong but it never does.
I did it once on a wedding in Holland when the bandleader had all the steel players that were with him for over 25 years on the same stage.And I can tell you that that was a very good thing.Never played so good like that night.Steelplayers just know when to fill in and when to back down.
I know where you are comin' from here.All I can say is.Just try it once yourself.You will love it.

Ron
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Earnest Bovine


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Los Angeles CA USA
Post  Posted 30 Jul 2006 11:08 am    
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The late Re Winkler would sometimes hire 3 steel players at once. But he told us to leave our steel guitars at home and play the lesser instruments.
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Roger Rettig


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Naples, FL
Post  Posted 30 Jul 2006 9:31 pm    
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Many years ago I did a BBC Radio session. We had three steels - BJ Cole, Gerry Hogan, and Yours Truly - and we did a bunch of Christmas Carols in front of a studio audience.

It was challenging.....



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Jim Phelps

 

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Post  Posted 30 Jul 2006 11:14 pm    
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[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 31 July 2006 at 05:39 PM.]

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Alvin Blaine


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Picture Rocks, Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2006 12:06 am    
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The late Re Winkler would sometimes hire 3 steel players at once. But he told us to leave our steel guitars at home and play the lesser instruments.


When we had Re's memorial get together/jam session, there must have been a dozen steel players there.
At one time I think there was four steel players on stage all playing other instruments, and not one steel guitar in the building.

[This message was edited by Alvin Blaine on 31 July 2006 at 01:20 AM.]

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Tom Moorman

 

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Decatur, GA USA
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2006 6:03 am    
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Years ago at the Tennessee Steel Guitar Club June Jam, Buddy Emmons played bass, Curly Chalker played guitar while Zane Beck played his BMI. One of those memories that stays.

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Randy Gilliam

 

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San Antonio, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2006 4:31 pm    
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Bobby Flores Plays Great steel and Fiddle Randy Rheinhardt Great Steel and Piano Player and The drummer Jim Lossberg Great Steel Player and Drummer. Hard act Too Follow. All in The Bobby Flores Band.
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Jim Phelps

 

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Mexico City, Mexico
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2006 4:40 pm    
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Jim Phelps

 

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Mexico City, Mexico
Post  Posted 31 Jul 2006 4:42 pm    
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Oh wait.... duh... been fighting a respiratory infection and am a bit slow lately... plus don't know those guys...

[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 31 July 2006 at 05:42 PM.]

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Randy Gilliam

 

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San Antonio, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 1 Aug 2006 4:55 pm    
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Jim they Probably Dont know You either?
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Henry

 

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Post  Posted 27 Aug 2006 6:34 am    
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What to say about mid '80's SCotty's convention 5 steelers ""The UNITED STEELS OF EUROPE"" 1 Andre Sommer-keayboard,2 Nils Tuxen-Leadguitar,3 JeanYves Lazach-banjo,4 Gary Hogan-guitar and 5 Koos Biel on steel
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James Morehead


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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
Post  Posted 27 Aug 2006 9:26 am    
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Yeah, I think Bobby Flores has the steel position in his band pretty well covered! They are ALL top shelf players. And nice people, too!
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Jim Phelps

 

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Mexico City, Mexico
Post  Posted 27 Aug 2006 10:06 am    
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Jim they Probably Dont know You either?


Randy, that post was only to explain why in my earlier deleted posts I said, "so who were they?" I didn't get that they were already named, playing instruments other than steel. My "don't know them" comment was in no way intended as a slight on them, as if to say that since I don't know them, they're not important... only that since I didn't recognize the names (cuz I don't know them!) plus I hadn't been feeling well, I didn't get the joke of the post, being the they're steel players in the same band, but playing other instruments.

Saying that I don't know them was in no way a sarcastic remark. Can you say the same about your post?

[This message was edited by Jim Phelps on 27 August 2006 at 03:20 PM.]

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