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Here's my review from 2022: https://internetreviewofbooks.blogspot.com/2022/11/buddy-emmons-steel-guitar-icon.html

I was just notified via Facebook that Leon "Wahoo" Sutton died unexpectedly on January 16 in Winter Haven, Florida. He was 90 years old. He replaced Odell Martin as lead guitarist in Faron Y ...

Ben Keith. He first made his mark as one of Faron Young's wild Country Deputies.

Mike, I have the Jimmy Day LP Steel and Strings.

There is a companion book that goes with the exhibit, jointly published by the University of Illinois Press and the Country Music Foundation Press. Here's my review: http://internetreviewofbooks.blogs ...

Bruce, since you own the copyright, you can post it yourself on Kindle. I put my three memoirs on there, and I don't remember it costing me anything. You also probably have the manuscript pretty much ...

Wade Landry? Ernie Reed?

She introduced the five musicians by first name and "from Texas."

Formerly with Gene Watson? I wondered if it might be. His horn playing brought "The old man and his horn" to life when Gene sang the song.

Janie was in Sisseton, South Dakota, last night. She introduced her steel player as "Danny from Texas."

Here's an update on Doyle Grisham: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country-music-newsletter-15-june-2022/

Excerpts from the 2008 interview I did with Gary are at the bottom of this newsletter: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country-music-newsletter-12-january-2022

Yes, here's a quote from my 2008 interview with Gary:

Me and my brothers, we was George's first band--the Adams Boys. Me and Don and Arnie, we all played on "The Race Is On," and recorde ...

Thank you.

Is there an obituary? Does anyone know the facts of Gary's death? I'll be talking about him in my newsletter.

This is what I posted in my December 1st newsletter:

Stacy Harris reports in Stacy's Music Row Report that she is “sadly (with a mixture of frustration, anger and disbelief, though, honestly, no ...

Joey Schmidt replaced Monty. We met him when we were in Nashville. He's great. You can find him at the Music City Bar & Grill in Music Valley.

We were in Nashville last weekend. I chose a motel in Music Valley because I knew we'd have good country music within walking distance. Music City Bar & Grill, Nashville Palace, and Scoreboard are ...

I'll send autographed copies of the biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins to anyone on your Christmas list. The softcover books are $20 apiece, with $5 for shipping & handling.

It's the Opry--and always has been. Please don't call it GOO.

I posted a summary of my Sunday afternoon conversation with Lloyd Green in my newsletter: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country-music-newsletter-24-february-2021

If you'd like to receive this bi ...

I regret to say I didn't take a photograph, and I don't remember what Jack Evins looked like.

Jack Evins played steel for Ray Price in the '50s. He thought the name came from an Irish ancestor named Nevins, a pirate who came to the USA and changed his name to hide from authorities. I intervie ...

I have Jimmy Day's "Steel and Strings" LP, if anyone wants it. I bought it on eBay when I was writing Faron's biography.

I offer autographed copies of the biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins as Christmas gifts for their fans. Both are softcover, $20 apiece, with $7 for shipping.

I am currently working on my ...

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Topic: Buddy Emmons book
Diane Diekman Replies: 5 Views: 691	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 19 Apr 2024 4:19 am Subject: Buddy Emmons book
Diane Diekman Replies: 5 Views: 691	Here's my review from 2022: https://internetreviewofbooks.blogspot.com/2022/11/buddy-emmons-steel-guitar-icon.html
Topic: Leon "Wahoo" Sutton
Diane Diekman Replies: 0 Views: 714	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 23 Jan 2024 5:22 am Subject: Leon "Wahoo" Sutton
Diane Diekman Replies: 0 Views: 714	I was just notified via Facebook that Leon "Wahoo" Sutton died unexpectedly on January 16 in Winter Haven, Florida. He was 90 years old. He replaced Odell Martin as lead guitarist in Faron Y ...
Topic: Neil Youngs Steel man
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 1779	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 May 2023 3:48 am Subject: Neil Youngs Steel man
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 1779	Ben Keith. He first made his mark as one of Faron Young's wild Country Deputies.
Topic: Tons of CD’s
Diane Diekman Replies: 4 Views: 1506	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Apr 2023 3:10 am Subject: Tons of CD’s
Diane Diekman Replies: 4 Views: 1506	Mike, I have the Jimmy Day LP Steel and Strings.
Topic: "WESTERN EDGE" Country Rock Pedal Steel Panel 10.2.22
Diane Diekman Replies: 15 Views: 3270	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Feb 2023 4:39 am Subject: "WESTERN EDGE" Country Rock Pedal Steel Panel 10.2.22
Diane Diekman Replies: 15 Views: 3270	There is a companion book that goes with the exhibit, jointly published by the University of Illinois Press and the Country Music Foundation Press. Here's my review: http://internetreviewofbooks.blogs ...
Topic: Bruce Zumsteg’s Book
Diane Diekman Replies: 21 Views: 4276	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Feb 2023 4:23 am Subject: Bruce Zumsteg’s Book
Diane Diekman Replies: 21 Views: 4276	Bruce, since you own the copyright, you can post it yourself on Kindle. I put my three memoirs on there, and I don't remember it costing me anything. You also probably have the manuscript pretty much ...
Topic: Looking for name of Fiddle Player
Diane Diekman Replies: 14 Views: 2540	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Jan 2023 4:29 am Subject: Looking for name of Fiddle Player
Diane Diekman Replies: 14 Views: 2540	Wade Landry? Ernie Reed?
Topic: Steeler for Janie Fricke?
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 2999	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 Jul 2022 11:03 am Subject: Steeler for Janie Fricke?
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 2999	She introduced the five musicians by first name and "from Texas."
Topic: Steeler for Janie Fricke?
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 2999	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 Jul 2022 9:44 am Subject: Steeler for Janie Fricke?
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 2999	Formerly with Gene Watson? I wondered if it might be. His horn playing brought "The old man and his horn" to life when Gene sang the song.
Topic: Steeler for Janie Fricke?
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 2999	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 23 Jul 2022 4:36 am Subject: Steeler for Janie Fricke?
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 2999	Janie was in Sisseton, South Dakota, last night. She introduced her steel player as "Danny from Texas."
Topic: profile of Doyle Grisham
Diane Diekman Replies: 4 Views: 1395	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 15 Jun 2022 3:56 am Subject: profile of Doyle Grisham
Diane Diekman Replies: 4 Views: 1395	Here's an update on Doyle Grisham: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country-music-newsletter-15-june-2022/
Topic: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 12 Jan 2022 7:10 am Subject: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Excerpts from the 2008 interview I did with Gary are at the bottom of this newsletter: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country-music-newsletter-12-january-2022
Topic: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 10 Jan 2022 6:25 pm Subject: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Yes, here's a quote from my 2008 interview with Gary: Me and my brothers, we was George's first band--the Adams Boys. Me and Don and Arnie, we all played on "The Race Is On," and recorde ...
Topic: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 10 Jan 2022 3:03 pm Subject: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Thank you.
Topic: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 9 Jan 2022 7:41 am Subject: Gary Adams
Diane Diekman Replies: 11 Views: 8484	Is there an obituary? Does anyone know the facts of Gary's death? I'll be talking about him in my newsletter.
Topic: RIP Tom T. Hall
Diane Diekman Replies: 39 Views: 21170	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 6 Jan 2022 12:19 pm Subject: RIP Tom T. Hall
Diane Diekman Replies: 39 Views: 21170	This is what I posted in my December 1st newsletter: Stacy Harris reports in Stacy's Music Row Report that she is “sadly (with a mixture of frustration, anger and disbelief, though, honestly, no ...
Topic: Alan Jackson's steel player
Diane Diekman Replies: 6 Views: 6227	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Dec 2021 4:57 am Subject: Alan Jackson's steel player
Diane Diekman Replies: 6 Views: 6227	Joey Schmidt replaced Monty. We met him when we were in Nashville. He's great. You can find him at the Music City Bar & Grill in Music Valley.
Topic: Welcome to Nashville-Classic Rock Capitol - Lower Broadway
Diane Diekman Replies: 22 Views: 14463	Forum Section: Music Posted: 12 Dec 2021 5:01 am Subject: Welcome to Nashville-Classic Rock Capitol - Lower Broadway
Diane Diekman Replies: 22 Views: 14463	We were in Nashville last weekend. I chose a motel in Music Valley because I knew we'd have good country music within walking distance. Music City Bar & Grill, Nashville Palace, and Scoreboard are ...
Topic: Biographies of Marty Robbins and Faron Young
Diane Diekman Replies: 1 Views: 4337	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 26 Nov 2021 6:15 am Subject: Biographies of Marty Robbins and Faron Young
Diane Diekman Replies: 1 Views: 4337	I'll send autographed copies of the biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins to anyone on your Christmas list. The softcover books are $20 apiece, with $5 for shipping & handling.
Topic: Steeler's on Grand Old Opry 95?
Diane Diekman Replies: 34 Views: 7097	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 25 Feb 2021 12:57 pm Subject: Opry
Diane Diekman Replies: 34 Views: 7097	It's the Opry--and always has been. Please don't call it GOO.
Topic: Lloyd Green back at home recovering
Diane Diekman Replies: 65 Views: 14641	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Feb 2021 6:10 am Subject: Lloyd Green back at home recovering
Diane Diekman Replies: 65 Views: 14641	I posted a summary of my Sunday afternoon conversation with Lloyd Green in my newsletter: https://dianediekman.com/dianes-country-music-newsletter-24-february-2021 If you'd like to receive this bi ...
Topic: Roy Drusky's steel player
Diane Diekman Replies: 20 Views: 5954	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Dec 2020 9:47 am Subject: Roy Drusky's steel player
Diane Diekman Replies: 20 Views: 5954	I regret to say I didn't take a photograph, and I don't remember what Jack Evins looked like.
Topic: Roy Drusky's steel player
Diane Diekman Replies: 20 Views: 5954	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Dec 2020 5:28 am Subject: Roy Drusky's steel player
Diane Diekman Replies: 20 Views: 5954	Jack Evins played steel for Ray Price in the '50s. He thought the name came from an Irish ancestor named Nevins, a pirate who came to the USA and changed his name to hide from authorities. I intervie ...
Topic: Jimmy Day and The Least Amount
Diane Diekman Replies: 35 Views: 12236	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 29 Dec 2019 7:43 am Subject: "Steel and Strings"
Diane Diekman Replies: 35 Views: 12236	I have Jimmy Day's "Steel and Strings" LP, if anyone wants it. I bought it on eBay when I was writing Faron's biography.
Topic: biographies for Christmas presents
Diane Diekman Replies: 1 Views: 914	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 21 Nov 2019 4:59 am Subject: biographies for Christmas presents
Diane Diekman Replies: 1 Views: 914	I offer autographed copies of the biographies of Faron Young and Marty Robbins as Christmas gifts for their fans. Both are softcover, $20 apiece, with $7 for shipping. I am currently working on my ...