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Mike Gross Member From: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
posted 19 January 2006 08:04 AM
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On Friday, January 20 there will be a tribute to the steel guitarists of the great Hank Thompson Brazos Valley Boys bands both on FM in Connecticut and streaming on your computer world wide from 1:00-4:00PM- Eastern. There will be a tribute set to each of the steel players from the halcyon years of the great Thompson band. Featured will be Lefty Nason, Dusty Stewart, Curly Chalker, Pee Wee Whitewing, Bob White, Bobby Garrett and Bert Rivera. It can be accessed right from the home page of "Swingin' West" www.swinginwest.com with either Windows Media Player or Quick Time. ------------------ |
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David Wren Member From: Placerville, California, USA |
posted 19 January 2006 09:42 AM
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Not sure if he recorded with Hankt T., but when I saw the band in Billings, MT (1974), he had "Big Murph" Jim Murphy play steel for him. Nice show! ------------------ |
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Mike Gross Member From: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
posted 19 January 2006 10:32 AM
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Dave, Hank had many great steel players including Big Jim after the "Big Band" was broken up in the early 1970s. Actually, he has a wonderful steel player in the current Brazos Valley Boys with the great J.D. Walters. I sure wish that I could fit all of them in on this show but I stopped with Bert Rivera in the early 70s. I did a tribute to Big Jim on last Friday's show. I sure do hope that you caught it. Thanks again! |
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Don Sulesky Member From: Hernando, Fl. usa |
posted 20 January 2006 04:48 AM
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Tune in today to one of the best friends the steel guitar players have on the radio waves. Give Mike Gross a listen to on www.swinginwest.com or WVOF 88.5FM in the Conn. listening area between 1-4 EST. Don |
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Mike Gross Member From: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
posted 20 January 2006 06:36 AM
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Don, Thanks so very much for the bump! It is really appreciated! ------------------ |
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Roger Shackelton Member From: Everett, Wa. |
posted 20 January 2006 09:44 AM
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I don't know if Lefty Nason was Hank's first steel guitarist or not, but he gave Hank a signature lick that is heard several times in the tune "Greenlight". I believe Bob White had the longest tenure with Hank. From 1953 to about 1960. |
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Mike Gross Member From: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
posted 20 January 2006 02:05 PM
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Roger, Lefty wasn't Hank's first steel player but as you say he started that Thompson sound on "Humpty Dumpty Heart" and "Green Light" Thanks for your interest ------------------ |
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Rick Alexander Member From: Florida, USA |
posted 20 January 2006 10:46 PM
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Dang - that's 2 weeks in a row I wasn't able to listen.  I'm going to be tuning in this coming Friday if I have to handcuff myself to the computer . . Mike, you're the best - thanks for playing my music on your great show! |
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Mike Gross Member From: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
posted 21 January 2006 03:12 AM
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Rick, I played your "Settling Down" recording and got a couple of nice feedback comments from listeners. Thanks buddy, Mike |
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Delbert Aldredge Member From: Willis, Texas, USA |
posted 21 January 2006 04:43 PM
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What could you tell us about "Dave Musgrave"...think he made several recordings with Hank.... ------------------ |
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Mike Gross Member From: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
posted 21 January 2006 05:21 PM
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I am not familiar with Dave's recordings with Hank Thompson but I know that he toured with Ray Price and the Cherokee Cowboys. This band included Tony Ramsey on drums. When Tony recorded his wonderful album, that I love to play on my show, he chose Dave to play steel. Dave also did some great steel work for Dave Stallings' Delta label in the early 1980s on some fine recordings including the Texas BS Band. ------------------ [This message was edited by Mike Gross on 21 January 2006 at 05:22 PM.] |
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Dan Dowd Member From: Paducah,KY |
posted 21 January 2006 06:36 PM
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Anyone know how to get the album they played by Travis with the song,A World Full Of Roses with Curley playing a fantastic break. Thanks |
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Steve Allison Member From: Eatonton,Ga. U.S.A. |
posted 23 January 2006 05:56 AM
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More recently also, Gary Hogue and Junior Brown. |
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Tom Harris Member From: Mississippi, USA |
posted 25 January 2006 06:37 AM
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I saw Hank in Meridian Miss In 1953,PeeWee whitewing and Bob White was playing steel with him then,,Curly Lewis and Billy Gray was on fiddles,them boy's sho nuff put on a show,,, I see PeeWee every now and then at the gulfport Miss. steel jam,hope to see him in Feb there,,I know one thing,,ole Hank knowed he had a band back then,,I been a Hank Thompson fan since 1948,and to me,,he's just as good now as back then,I know Bob White and Bob Garrett did the live Golden Nugget show with Hank.. Tom Harris |
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Ted Smouse Member From: Rockville, Maryland USA |
posted 25 January 2006 10:38 AM
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Mike, I missed the broadcast, ....is the show available to listen to via archive on the web? Thanks, Ted Smouse ------------------ Smouse Productions Providing 15 years of entertainment services (1990 -- 2005) |
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Mike Gross Member From: Fairfield, Connecticut, USA |
posted 25 January 2006 12:10 PM
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Ted, Thanks so very much for your interest in "Swingin' West." My Friday live shows from which the Hank Thompson steel salute was streaming originates from WVOF-FM in Fairfield, CT and are only heard live on FM and the Internet live at that time. I do have an archived show on the Internet but that is from www.twangtownusa.com and is not the Hank Thompson salute. I am sure that there are many listeners that do record the shows and perhaps one will come forward but I don't know of any specificaly at this point. ------------------ |
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