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telecat Member Posts: 134 |
posted 06 February 2001 08:04 AM
To anyone who knew him and can remember, we are setting up a memorial page for my dad on our website, he started our band about 17 years ago, but first he taught himself how to play the Steel Guitar in the early 60s around the Akron area, bought himself a steel guitar off of Shot and brought it home just to turn around and take it back and tell him it wasnt tuned to which Shot replied oh yeah thats the tuning its supposed to have. Anyway he got good enough to play for Doc Williams on the WWVA Jamboree out of Wheeling, where his playing caught the ear of Connie Smiths Bass player who offered him a Job, she moved us to Nashville and then he played with Nat Stuckey, The Homesteaders,(who backed up Jeannie C Riley for a while) Jim Ed Brown, George Jones, and Vern Gosdin, he played on the Hank Williams Jr and Friends Album, just to name a few highlights before he got tired of the Nashville politics and Bull, and moved back to West Virginia where he started the Southern Mix Band, anyway if any of you have any funny or interesting stories please e-mail them to me at telecat@hotmail.com so I can pass them on to our Webmaster and she can add them to our Dedication page, once again, Thank You all very much for any input. BB ------------------ |
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Jason Odd Member Posts: 2665 |
posted 06 February 2001 04:17 PM
Is that the same Homesteaders that Jim Pierce (ex-Wynn Stewart, JUdy Lynn, played piano with in 1969 into 1970?. They played on the Opry according to Jim, it was his first time on the Opry. He also did a stint with Jim Ed Brown in 1970. |
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Earl Erb Member Posts: 886 |
posted 06 February 2001 05:19 PM
Jason,I don't think Jim Pierce ever worked for the Homesteaders.The group had a pretty good turn over in the early 70's.At one time the group consisted of Gordon Cash,Frank Evans,John Stacey and Gary Boggs.I don't remember the group ever having a piano player.I don't remember the exact year(1971-74)they were the road band for Jeanie C. Riley.Her manager and bass player was Johnny Rogers.  Another tidbit is that in the early to mid 60's Jack Boles played guitar with the Homesteaders.After he got off the road he was a saleman for Sho-Bud Guitars for years. Thats when I met him and bought his 58 Tele in 1973 and had it stolen in 1975. I came to Nashville in Oct.1968 and was introduced to Gary when he was working for Connie.He was a fine player. [This message was edited by Earl Erb on 06 February 2001 at 05:34 PM.] |
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Jason Odd Member Posts: 2665 |
posted 07 February 2001 08:04 AM
Thanks Earl. Telecat, sorry I don't have anything more to add, except good luck. Jason |
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Charlie Vaughn Member Posts: 324 |
posted 07 February 2001 10:31 AM
Gary Boggs was a very good friend of mine and a great player. I met Gary when he came to Atlanta with Nat Stuckey. We became friends instantly and when he was in Atlanta he would stay at my house. I visted him in Nashville at his home there. I have several pictures if you need them. I spoke with him by phone just before his untimely death. |
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telecat Member Posts: 134 |
posted 13 February 2001 05:30 PM
Thanks guys, any more anectdotes would be helpful, earl, was Joe Willis or Mike Sipco with them at the time you remember, and yes any pictures would be helpful, once more thanks for the memories guys, one more anectdote from the Homesteader days, once they were backing Jeannie C. at a show in Florida or should I say they were supposed to, I got to go with them and I was just a little feller then, about 8 or 9, anyway, I thought "heck we're goin to Florida" so all I packed was short sleeved shirts and shorts, well it was warm when we left Nashville and lo and behold we get to Georgia and right into the heart of one of the worst snowstorms in Georgia history, had to be, anyway the news was it only extended to the Fla border well we didnt make it that far, Jeannies bus was hung up in the median in about what seemed to me to be a 8 ft snowbank and the show was cancelled, bout froze my rear end off, but thank god there were happier and better gigs I got to go on when he was with George Jones......more on that later BB ------------------ |
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ROGER MULLENNEX Member Posts: 124 |
posted 15 February 2001 07:31 PM
Billy, I was playing with your dad at Billy Lee's in Akron in the late 60's or early 70's. Someone requested San Antonio Rose. I was playing lead guitar and I just started playing it. I was not used to playing in a band with a steel. So I just played the whole thing. Gary looked at me with that big grin on his face, and said, " whats the matter Rog, didn't ya think I knew the song." I talked to Jackie Bower, and he has some old pictures that I will scan and send to you. Roger |
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telecat Member Posts: 134 |
posted 17 February 2001 12:28 AM
Thanks Roger, anyone else out there with any anectdotes would sure be appreciated BB ------------------ |
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Earl Erb Member Posts: 886 |
posted 17 February 2001 03:06 PM
Sorry but I didn't know Joe Willis or Mike Sipco.I don't know how they got by me.Like I said before,I met Gary in 1968 when he was playing with Connie Smith and I didn't know anyone in her band except her first husband who was also her guitar player.His name escapes me right now. |
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Jerry Brightman Member Posts: 757 |
posted 18 February 2001 05:05 AM
Gary invited me to his house as we only lived 35 miles from each other when I was 13 or 14. Much to my surprise when we got there was Jim Murphy. Murph played for 4 hours while I recorded every lick..ah yes, the true fan! I took that tape and played it for months. I still have that tape to this day. Gary was the first steel player with tone that I ever had the chance to meet and talk with. I'd go with my mom and dad and listen to him play in a small club. Every once in a while, I'd get invited to play a tune or two...how excited I got. As my pro career Gary will be missed... JB |
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telecat Member Posts: 134 |
posted 21 February 2001 04:32 PM
Thanks Jerry, I appreciate it, he always spoke highly of you. BB ------------------ |
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Tim Hurst Member Posts: 86 |
posted 21 February 2001 05:23 PM
Earl, was Connie's husband/guitarist named Jack Watkins? I think he later played for Ronnie Milsap. |
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Jerry Brightman Member Posts: 757 |
posted 21 February 2001 05:40 PM
His name was Jack Maletti (sorry, I don't know how he spells it)and yes, he played with Ronnie. |
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telecat Member Posts: 134 |
posted 24 February 2001 04:11 PM
Thanks Guys BB ------------------ |
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Earl Erb Member Posts: 886 |
posted 24 February 2001 09:53 PM
Yes Tim it was Jack Watkins who was married to Connie and Jerry I knew Jack Moletti and when he was in Nashville he played for Loretta Lynn than Earnest Tubb before going back to Detroit in the early 70's.I don't ever remember Jack playing for Milsap,that's news to me. [This message was edited by Earl Erb on 24 February 2001 at 09:54 PM.] [This message was edited by Earl Erb on 24 February 2001 at 10:41 PM.] |
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Hook Moore Member Posts: 1605 |
posted 25 February 2001 04:15 PM
yea Jerry, Gary never lost that tone,it was consistently sweet.. |
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telecat Member Posts: 134 |
posted 25 February 2001 10:28 PM
at the risk of being biased I couldnt agree more with you hook. BB ------------------ |
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telecat Member Posts: 134 |
posted 06 March 2001 12:21 AM
Any one else have anything to add? BB ------------------ |
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