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Roy Ayres Member From: Starke, Florida, USA	posted 29 March 2005 09:35 AM profile Here's a picture of Paul Howard and his Arkansas Cotton Pickers sent to me recently by Bill and Amy Garland, Hank's family. Written in ink on the back of the picture is "Sept. 14, 1979" -- although I have a problem believing it was that late because of the apparent age of Hank [he came to Nashville in the late 40's as a teen-ager, so 1979 would put him in his 30's]. The picture shows up enlarged, so you can read the inscription "Best of Luck Always to a swell guy, Hank. Paul Howard WSM." Left to Right: Billy Bowman (Steel); Hank Garland (Lead Guitar); Ralph Caputio (Accordian); Joe Morello (Drums) Paul Howard(Leader, Vocals & Rhythm Guitar); Wayne Watson (Bass); Ralph Lamp(Fiddle); Clem Walters (Fiddle). One thing you can bet your sweet bippy on: With Hank Garland and Billy Bowman there it had to be something awesome to listen to. ------------------ Visit my Web Site at RoysFootprints.com Browse my Photo Album and be sure to sign my Guest Book. [This message was edited by Roy Ayres on 30 March 2005 at 02:51 PM.]
Al Johnson Member From: Sturgeon Bay, WI USA	posted 29 March 2005 05:41 PM profile Roy, great photo of a great band Paul Howard sure knew how to pick a musician. Hank was in the right place. Is that the Joe Morello of Dave Brubeck fame? Wow! What a group. Again, thank you Roy for showing us this piece of history and yes, that is wrong. Mid 1940s more like it. Yes I did see you Roy when you were part of the Golden West Cowboys. Al
Al Johnson Member From: Sturgeon Bay, WI USA	posted 29 March 2005 05:45 PM profile Roy, great photo of a great band Paul Howard sure knew how to pick a musician. Hank was in the right place. Is that the Joe Morello of Dave Brubeck fame? Wow! What a group. Again, thank you Roy for showing us this piece of history and yes, that date 1979 is wrong. Mid 1940s more like it. 1947? Yes I did see you Roy when you were part of the Golden West Cowboys. Al
Blake Hawkins Member From: Land O'Lakes, Florida	posted 29 March 2005 06:10 PM profile Roy, thanks for a great pix. I have some Paul Howard 78's but probably earlier than this as they have Slim Idaho on steel. Blake
Alvin Blaine Member From: Sandy Valley, Nevada, USA	posted 29 March 2005 07:28 PM profile Didn't Grady Martin also get his start in the band?
Roy Ayres Member From: Starke, Florida, USA	posted 29 March 2005 08:44 PM profile Al, Probably the same Joe Morello. Hank moved on into the N.Y. jazz scene; why wouldn't Morello do so as well? ------------------ Visit my Web Site at RoysFootprints.com Browse my Photo Album and be sure to sign my Guest Book.
Larry Hicks Member From: Alabama, USA	posted 29 March 2005 09:03 PM profile Guys, I just got out a couple of my Dave Brubeck Quartet albums. The best I can tell from the photos (with him wearing glasses) that is THE Joe Morello with the Arkansas Cotton Pickers. What a MONSTER jazz drummer he became! If you are a Brubeck fan (and if you don’t have it) buy the 1963 “Dave Brubeck Quartet Live at Carnegie Hall” CD. You won’t be sorry. All four of these guys hold school on this album. Larry ------------------ I. IV, V (and sometimes II & VI) www.tonemarkspeakers.com
Jussi Huhtakangas Member From: Helsinki, Finland	posted 29 March 2005 09:12 PM profile Yes, it's the same Joe Morello, and he was also the drummer on Hank's "Jazz Winds"-album. I have an album of Paul Howard's stuff and there are a bunch of tunes by this very line up, and also cuts with Slim Idaho. Hank was usually teamed up to do hot twin leads with Jabbo Arrington.
Alvin Blaine Member From: Sandy Valley, Nevada, USA	posted 30 March 2005 01:37 AM profile I did some reading up on Paul Howard tonight and Hank Garland was in the band from 1944 till November 1946. So that picture must be somewhere in those two years. I also found out the answer to my question, and that this guy really new how to find great young musicians and give them a start. Here is some of the players he had in his band and for most of them it was their firsts gig. He must of liked bringing young pickers on the Grand 'Ol Opry. Rod Brasfield, Rollin Sullivan (Oscar of Lonzo & Oscar), "Little" Roy Wiggins (when he was 13 years old), Leroy Walters, J.B. Thomas, Roddy Bristol, Slim Idaho, Jack Brown, Billy Bowman, Harold Hensley, Joe Morello , Robert "Jabbo" Arrington ,Bob Moore, and Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland at 14 years old who was replaced in 1946 by a 17 year old Grady Martin. [This message was edited by Alvin Blaine on 30 March 2005 at 01:42 AM.]
Roy Ayres Member From: Starke, Florida, USA	posted 30 March 2005 06:00 AM profile I knew Jabo Arrington well. Gene Stewart and I even borrowed his MOdel "A" Ford for a double date one night (Gene and I weren't dating each other -- we actually had two girls.) When we started to return the car Gene was driving. Gene said "Let's stop at that filling station and we can put some gas in for Jabo." He drove under the canopy and hit the brakes -- and nothing happened. We just went on through the station at about 35 mph and kept on going. Hank was called "Junior Garland" at that time, and the twin-guitar team was "Junior and Jabo." Jabo had only two fingers on his left hand (shades of D'Jango) ------------------ Visit my Web Site at RoysFootprints.com Browse my Photo Album and be sure to sign my Guest Book. [This message was edited by Roy Ayres on 28 May 2005 at 05:07 PM.]
Gene Jones Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA	posted 30 March 2005 10:30 AM profile ....Great Picture Roy! Roy, check my edit for how to resize. To make the image smaller reduce the height and width numbers. To make image larger, increase the numbers. [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 30 March 2005 at 10:48 AM.]
Smiley Roberts Member From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075	posted 30 March 2005 11:44 AM profile quote: circa 1979 By the aging of the pic,it looks more like "1949"! Whatta GREAT picture! ------------------ ~ ~ ©¿© It don't mean a thang, mm if it ain't got that twang. www.ntsga.com [This message was edited by Smiley Roberts on 30 March 2005 at 11:48 AM.]
Roy Ayres Member From: Starke, Florida, USA	posted 30 March 2005 02:55 PM profile Gene. I knew that -- I was just testing to see if you knew it. Yah Yah Yah Yah Yah -- My picture's bigger than your picture. (sung to the tune of "My daddy can whip your daddy."} ------------------ Visit my Web Site at RoysFootprints.com Browse my Photo Album and be sure to sign my Guest Book.
Fred Shannon Member From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas	posted 30 March 2005 03:13 PM profile Don't know the exact date on this one, but I know Ralph Lamp was the fiddle player for Moon Mullican way back in 1946 and I know for sure he was recording with Moon in 1950. Asa Peveto was the Steeler with Moon during most of this time and I think that Bobby Koeffer also worked with Moon. How 'bout it Herbster, do you have any knowledge along these lines. phred ------------------ "From Truth, Justice is Born"--Quanah Parker-1904
Gene Jones Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA	posted 30 March 2005 03:14 PM profile Roy, Ya Ya Ya back to you! www.genejones.com
Roy Ayres Member From: Starke, Florida, USA	posted 30 March 2005 08:36 PM profile
Dr. Hugh Jeffreys Member From: Southaven, MS, USA	posted 09 April 2005 07:18 AM profile Paul used to call me frequently after Billy went with Wills; I replaced Billy in Eddie Hill's band; later I went back with Buck Turner on WREC. One of Paul's former fiddlers (Merle, Red, Taylor, also from Tupelo) rejoined us; Merlegot tired of Paul's long hops--some really long trips almost overnight. I recall that Billy got the first double neck National in Memphis and I the second. It took about two months to order one. After our morning radio show, I sometimes visited Billy at the Blackwell Hotel in Memphis and he'd let me play his new steel. They really had a great tone. --j---
Dr. Hugh Jeffreys Member From: Southaven, MS, USA	posted 09 April 2005 07:31 AM profile Fred - When I was with Richard Prine's All Stars in Beaumont, our piano man was Ben Mullins (he later went to Odessa); did you know him? ---j---
Roy Ayres Member From: Starke, Florida, USA	posted 09 April 2005 07:00 PM profile This is my thread, so I can drift off topic if I want to. Hey, Hugh. I bought the first National double neck in Meridian. It's the one I used on all of the Pee Wee King recordings prior to 1949. I took the five pieces apart (two necks, center piece, and front and back pieces), built the front neck up 5/8", and made a new front piece. It was a pretty good axe and served me well for about three years. It was like the steel Billy Bowman is playing in the above Paul Howard picture. ------------------ Visit my Web Site at RoysFootprints.com Browse my Photo Album and be sure to sign my Guest Book.
Dr. Hugh Jeffreys Member From: Southaven, MS, USA	posted 10 April 2005 08:21 AM profile Roy - Only a whiz like you could do that! Also, with a B.S. and Master's in acoustical phisics you must be worth your weight in gold! I later traded my dbl Nat. in on the first MultiKord to come to Memphis; I think Albert Vescovo bought the 2nd. Billy Bowman and I both had tenor banjo strings (2) on the back side of the inner neck; by pulling the 2 first strings and striking the 7th and 8th with your thumb pick, you could get a 9th chord. But then came along the pedal steels. ---j---

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