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jeff reynolds Member Posts: 192 |
posted 06 November 2000 04:58 AM
My Brother asked me if there was a steel guitar in that song. Was it? if so then who was the player? |
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Earnie Sumerall Member Posts: 91 |
posted 06 November 2000 05:38 AM
Sounds like John Hughey |
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Jason Powers Member Posts: 241 |
posted 06 November 2000 07:33 AM
It is John Hughey on both the Conway Twitty and Ronnie Milsap versions of this song. Both versions are fantastic. Hope this helps Jason |
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Bob Carlson Member Posts: 1063 |
posted 06 November 2000 07:43 AM
If you're refering to Ricky Van Shelton's verson of it on his 1991 CD "Backroads", there was a real fine steel on it by Paul Franklin. I had the pleasure of seeing Ricky just after his first CD, "Wild-Eyed Dream" was released down in Chandler Arizona. He opened for George Jones on what is called a small town tour. If you can get the small town people as fan's, they stay with you. A little background on Wayne Kemp. In 1964 he played here in Flagstaff at the Museum Club for about a year. He really packed them in and knew how to work a crowd. He would also sing songs he wrote. Two of them were "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart" and "The Image Of Me". After the place closed Don Scott, the owner, would lock the doors and four or five of us would jam and sing song we had written. Kemp had a guitar case full them. One night Wayne said end of next week I,m quiting. Don said how much more money this time? He said it,s not about money, i've got to go Nashville and try it. And he did. He never wrote or called Don or anyone else. Nobody from Flag ever heard from him again. About a year later Conway went country and one of the first songs he recorded was "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart". It didn't do much and Wayne must have needed money because it say's Liz Anderson wrote the song so he must have sold it to her. But then Conway recorded "The Image Of Me" and it was his first number one as a country singer. I have Conway's "Greatest Hit Vol.1" On LP, Cassette and CD and there are four Wayne Kemp songs on It. It also has "Fifteen Years Ago" on it. That's the song that kept me buying it. Or I should say the intro to it did. And guess who plays some real steel on it. Bob Carlson Uff DA! |
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KEVIN OWENS Member Posts: 209 |
posted 06 November 2000 08:50 AM
Lloyd Green on the Mel Street version and Hal Rugg on the Wayne Kemp version. Kevin |
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Bob Carlson Member Posts: 1063 |
posted 06 November 2000 12:07 PM
A lot of these song must have been recorded on Indie Labels and recieverd air play in their area but not all over. The only version i've heard is Conway Twitty's. That would have been released in around 66. When were the others cut. A while back there was a post about "You Comb Her Hair". There had been quite a few cuts of that also but the one by George Jones was the only one I'd ever heard. Speaking of indie labels, I have a 45 of "It's To Cold At Home" on the Cherry Label from 1988. The music director used to give me all the 45s they didn't play on the radio. Some times the songs wern't very good but they always had a good steel on them. I was playing a stack of them when I came across it and played it 5-6 times. I called him up and said David I think you gave me a sleeper, this "Too Cold At Home" is good. He said he'd played it a couple of times and though it was good also but nobody else was playing it. I said the heck with ever one else. He said Bob, I'm sorry to say, but it just don't work that way. Bob Carlson [This message was edited by Bob Carlson on 06 November 2000 at 12:11 PM.] |
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ray qualls Member Posts: 1086 |
posted 06 November 2000 04:14 PM
I had the pleasure of playing a couple of gigs with Wayne Kemp in the early 70"s in Joplin,Mo. at the Freeway Lounge. He was booking smaller clubs at that time and was a good entertainer. I still have the autographed picture of him. I don't know if he is still around Nashville or not. If you look on just about any of George Strait's albums, you'll probably find a Wayne Kemp song on there, such as "The Fireman" etc. Does anyone know if he is still alive or not? I also have one of his Albums. Good picker! ------------------ |
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Bob Carlson Member Posts: 1063 |
posted 06 November 2000 05:28 PM
Ray, I'd sure like to know where Wayne is at these days also. Hope all is well with him. I don't think I'd be very far off, if any, If I said Wayne had as many songs recorded as the master, Harlan Howard. Wayne and Mack Vickery co-wrote most of the George Strait songs. In fact they co-wrote "Who'll Turn Out The Lights". If anyone out there in Steel Guitar Forum land has seen or heard from him latly, let us know. Bob Carlson [This message was edited by Bob Carlson on 06 November 2000 at 05:33 PM.] |
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Buddy Buddy Member Posts: 271 |
posted 06 November 2000 05:39 PM
Wayne is living in Hendersonville, fairly close to Lynn Owsley. We used to ROAR, 35 hours a day, in the 60's. Trouble was, you had to have your boxing gloves handy, cause there would be a fight, eventually. I've seen him send 'em flying thru the air, like they got shot out of a cannon. {Oh, for the good 'ol days.} "Little" Buddy. |
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ray qualls Member Posts: 1086 |
posted 07 November 2000 03:50 AM
Hey Bob, speaking of the Museum Club, I've been there several times over the years. I worked for the Santa Fe in Winslow for the summer in 1966. Still have friends in Winslow. Does that group "Mogollon" still play around? I got to meet Mel Street and Nat Stuckey in 1975 in Holbrook at the fair. One of my fondest memories. Just to keep on the subject, Buddy, Tell Wayne "Hi" from all of us forum members who remembers him. Thanks ------------------ |
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Bobby Flores Member Posts: 198 |
posted 07 November 2000 08:03 AM
Guys....I may be mistaken but I think that's Dicky Overbey on the Milsap version. |
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Bob Carlson Member Posts: 1063 |
posted 07 November 2000 08:37 AM
Buddy: That don't sound like the Wayne Kemp I knew. Back in those days we both weighed about 140 pds and he was always real polite and soft spoken. Has anyone else heard Ricky Van Sheltons version of the song? Bob Carlson UFF Da! [This message was edited by Bob Carlson on 07 November 2000 at 08:40 AM.] |
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Bob Hempker Member Posts: 742 |
posted 07 November 2000 10:26 AM
Does anyone know whatever happened to Zeke King, who played in Wayne Kemp's band in the 70's? He was from Western Ky. He was a friend, and I sort of lost track of him. |
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KENNY FORBESS Member Posts: 792 |
posted 07 November 2000 11:24 AM
Did Wayne Kemp write "I'll leave this world lovin you" ? Ricky Van Shelton recorded it. just curious. Kenny [This message was edited by KENNY FORBESS on 09 November 2000 at 07:57 AM.] |
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ray qualls Member Posts: 1086 |
posted 07 November 2000 02:03 PM
RVS version is on his Backroads album. The credits list Paul Franklin, Hal Rugg and Sonny Garrish, but not on which songs. Wayne and some of his band members were in a car crash and if I remember right, his hands were burned pretty bad. He could still play the guitar good tho and he had a friend that traveled with him. Big tall fellow who played bass. Could have been that Zeke fellow. It was just a pleasure to just know him. Hope he is still alive & Well. I think he also wrote, Life Turned Her That Way, by George Jones. Just a talented songwriter. ------------------ |
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Tim Hurst Member Posts: 86 |
posted 07 November 2000 03:18 PM
Back in the mid 70's I was playing in the house band at the Starlight Club in Greeneville, TN. Wayne Kemp would usually play there three or four times a year. He usually brought with him a bassist and Zeke King on steel. The last few times he came while I was there Zeke wasn't with him. When I inquired about him Wayne said he just wasn't interested in playing that much anymore, and that if he wanted him to do a date with him he generally had to pull Zeke off his tractor. I remember he was a good steel player, though. |
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Jerry Hayes Member Posts: 3306 |
posted 07 November 2000 07:01 PM
Around the middle of '63 shortly after I'd gotten out of the Army I was working in Sunday afternoon and Monday nights at the Leilani Club in Wilmington, California with a guy named Buzz Rabin who later moved to Nashville. Wayne was working the Sunday afternoon shift down the street at the Sundown (formerly George's Roundup #2 or #3). He was fronting the band and playing acoustic guitar and had a lead player with a red Bigsby Vibrato equipped Telecaster named Sammy Watson, they had an Indian guy on bass and I don't remember anything about the drummer. I sat in with them a couple of times as I knew Sammy. At that same time Wayne was working the 6 night shift at George's Roundup on Pacific Coast Highway with Buddy Cagle's band. He was and is a helluva singer and songwriter for sure. ------------------ |
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MALCOLM KIRBY Member Posts: 220 |
posted 07 November 2000 07:44 PM
Bob Hempker: Zeke King is living in Oak Grove, KY. He's not pickin' much these days. I stopped by to see him a couple of weeks ago and rode a few rounds on the John Deere with him. It would give him a well needed boost to hear from you. E-mail me for his phone number and I'll give you more details. |
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Bob Hempker Member Posts: 742 |
posted 08 November 2000 11:15 AM
Malcolm, thanks for the info. Check your email |
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Bob Hempker Member Posts: 742 |
posted 09 November 2000 11:08 AM
Paul Bradley was the tall thin bass player, harmony singer. Unfortunately, Paul was killed in an auto accident in the 70's. |
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Jerry Johnston Member Posts: 49 |
posted 11 November 2000 09:59 PM
I have a MCA LP by Wayne Kemp dated 1973 and titled KENTUCKY SUNSHINE. What a singer. There is not much info on the jacket but was produced by Walter Haynes so possibly he played steel on some of the cuts. I'm sure it is Hughey on 4 or 5 of the cuts. One song I particularly like is called DARLIN with Hughey doing the steel work. On the jacket picture you can see his hands had been pretty badly burned as someone mentioned. Also at that time had 4 children. FYI Jerry Started out with nothin--still have most of it. :-) ------------------ |
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Eddie Lange Member Posts: 662 |
posted 12 November 2000 04:43 PM
I have a cut of George Jones doin this tune and I think Hal is on it. It is from the days when he was doin the Cuttin a Rugg stuff. ------------------ |
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Stuart Basore Member Posts: 157 |
posted 12 November 2000 04:58 PM
Hi guys, I worked on a few Wayne Kemp sessions. I played on a single, "Award to an Angel". Always enjoyed working with Wane. Be cool. Stu  |
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Walter Haynes Member Posts: 176 |
posted 13 November 2000 01:15 AM
When I went to MCA in the 70's Wayne Kemp was assigned to me to produce his records, we did several albums and I always enjoyed recording him. He is a great songwriter and singer and working with him was a blast. I used John Hughey on most of Wayne's sessions because John fit the style we were doing in those days, of course John Hughey fits any style today!! But now I'm doing what I enjoy most, back to playing steel----- Walter Haynes |
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