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Andy Alford Member Posts: 841 |
posted 28 March 2000 03:35 PM
Who were they? |
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Bud Harger Member Posts: 540 |
posted 28 March 2000 03:38 PM
Johnny Bonvillion - New Orleans, Louisiana. [This message was edited by Bud Harger on 28 March 2000 at 03:38 PM.] |
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Porter Fawcett Member Posts: 613 |
posted 28 March 2000 05:08 PM
Herb Remington ------------------ |
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Al Marcus Member Posts: 7471 |
posted 28 March 2000 08:11 PM
Famous or unknown?? I personally know one Pedal Steel Player ahead of his time in the 40's and 50's. Me!..LoL.. |
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Kenny Dail Member Posts: 2583 |
posted 28 March 2000 09:58 PM
1 Jerry Byrd 2 Buddy Emmons 3 Walter Haynes 4 Jimmy Day 5 Billy Robinson 6 Speedy West 7 Bud Isaacs 8 Joaquin Murphy 9 Ralph Mooney 10 Curly Chalker/Pee Wee Whitewing/Bob White ------------------ |
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Jason Odd Member Posts: 2665 |
posted 29 March 2000 01:02 AM
I'm with KD's although I might argue that Ralph Mooney was really taking off at the end of the decade and just scrapes in as compared to say Vance Terry or Herb Remington. then again Herb was fairly inactive in the latter half of the decade, so yeah why not Ralph!
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Glenn Boppre Member Posts: 101 |
posted 29 March 2000 01:52 AM
How about Don Helms and Little Roy Wiggens |
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Bob Farlow Member Posts: 895 |
posted 29 March 2000 04:43 AM
1. Mac Atcheson 2. Jerry Byrd 3. "Little Roy" Wiggins 4. Herb Remington 5. Don Helms 6. Bud Issacs 7. Alvino Rey 8. Jimmy Day 9. Buddy Emmons 10. Speedy West |
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Terry Wood Member Posts: 1205 |
posted 29 March 2000 05:04 AM
Hi Forum Members, Steel Players of the 50's? Oh that isn't so hard to do. Here's my favorites from the 50's and I still dig them today!!!!!! 1) Speedy West ( My friend and neighbor) Speedy and Jerry fit the top though. I got every album they ever did and the guys were top of the heap! Speedy, I have known since I was a kid and use to run hang out at his Mama's house when he came home. We were raised in the same area, about 20 miles apart. I am so glad they re-released all of his steel recordings with Jimmy Bryant on CDs. Check them out if you don't have them, get them! God Bless You All and Speedy! Terry J. Wood |
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Kenny Dail Member Posts: 2583 |
posted 29 March 2000 08:33 AM
Don Helms and the "Small Roy" definately should be included in the top 10 as much so as any on my list. They paid their dues and earned that position as much as any others in that time period. Billy Bowman, Vance Terry, Lefty Nason, Al Petty and Reece Anderson should also be included. I guess I'll have to pull my shoes of so I can count higher than 10.  ------------------ |
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Dave Van Allen Member Posts: 5369 |
posted 29 March 2000 10:42 AM
I think ol' Johhny Siebert desrves a slot... and Jack "Curley" Evans but I was just a toddler so what do I know 'cept what I hear on recordings and see on video |
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Kenny Dail Member Posts: 2583 |
posted 29 March 2000 05:36 PM
DVA...I agree with you on Johnny Seibert. Everybody during that time period had a style that you could definately identify them with. ------------------ |
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Al Marcus Member Posts: 7471 |
posted 29 March 2000 05:53 PM
When you asked for topl 10 players of the 50's, if it was 1950, Buddy and Reece were about 14 years old, no doubt they were good then too. I would say that Jerry Byrd, Herb Remington, Speedy West, Alvino Rey,Paul Martin, one or two fine Hawaiian Players,Norm English,Jay Harlan, and no doubt a few more than I can remember...al |
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Milton Guilbeau Member Posts: 136 |
posted 29 March 2000 06:57 PM
Does anyone know if Bob Dunn was still playing in the '50's? He died in 1971. He was my first hero in the 1940's and can't remember if he kept playing after that. I believe he could be added to the list of greats that were already mentioned. Any old timers out there would remember? |
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Mitch Drumm Member Posts: 299 |
posted 30 March 2000 01:27 AM
Milton: Bob Dunn recorded with Cliff Bruner's band in Houston in August 1949. As far as I can find out, these were his final recordings. Unfortunately. If you don't have it, get the Cliff Bruner boxed set of 5 cds on Bear Family 15932. |
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