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Topic: World Class San Antonio Steel Players |
Sonny Jenkins
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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 7:09 am |
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I was thinking yesterday of all the local "world class" steel players who are not members of the forum,,,or who are largely unknowns outside this area,,,,like Denny Mathis,,,Randy Reinhardt,,,Rick Price,,,Kenny Grohman (haven't heard of Kenny in several years),,,Gary Maddox (not sure if he is still around),,,guys that could share the stage with anyone,,, anyway,,seems like we are blessed with more than our share of GREAT players,,,,just thinking,,,
Any of you locals heard from or of Kenny or Gary lately??? |
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 7:58 am
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I'm in complete agreement, Sonny.
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Roger Rettig - Emmons D10s, Quilter TT-12, B-bender Teles and old Martins.
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Rich Upright
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Florida, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 8:36 am
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Have always wanted to re-locate there (somewhere along I-35 between SA & Austin)but just wasn't in the cards for me in this lifetime. Maybe it's a good thing. Not very much competition here in Florida.
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joe long
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 10:37 am
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| Roger Eddington is at the top of the good players. |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 12:49 pm
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| World class + San Antonio = Tommy Detamore. |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 1:09 pm
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| Sonny - We saw Kenny G. in Fredericksburg 4th of July last year, at Hondo's. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 2:13 pm
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Yes there are probably at least 3-4 that I didn't mention. I was referring mainly to the mostly "unknowns on the forum,,,non-forum members thar the forum has has not had an opportunity to know. Yes,,,Roger and Tommy are definitely world class. Don Biersedt(?) and Bobby Dardeman deserve a mention,,,man,,the list goes on and on!!!
I remember MANY years ago when Randy Reinhardt sat and traded licks with Emmons, back and forth,,,the battle of the steels,,LOL,,,there was no doubt by anyone that that Randy held his own,,,and then some. |
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Bobby Hearn
From:
Henrietta, Tx
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 4:18 pm
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| And a great big Western thank you to Denny Mathis for letting me use his amp last night for our set in San Marcos, Tx! Didn't hear any E9 but if that's anything like his C6, it's awesome too! |
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Chuck Walker
From:
Cody, Wyoming, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2017 5:53 pm
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| Whatever happened to Randy Gilliam? He used to be a regular on the Forum. |
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2017 4:08 pm Busy
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| Randy Gilliam keeps busy playing. He is living the life. |
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Milton C. Willmann
From:
Spring Branch, Texas, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2017 4:24 pm
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Sonny, Kenny Grohman is playing regularly with Rocky King. Check on Rocky's web page for schedule
www.rockykingband.com
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 9 Apr 2017 5:38 pm
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| Milton - Do they still make a killer chicken fried steak at the Antler Cafe? |
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 10 Apr 2017 6:54 am
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I remember talking to Scotty back in 1994 about great players, and he told me he knew guys who can play better then Buddy, but they just never got the right exposure... and I'm thinking he was right....
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 10 Apr 2017 10:54 am
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| Yes Damir,,I'm thinking at least a couple of those guys could very well be in San Antonio,,,key phrase here is "play better",,,BUT,,,as innovative,,,and cutting edge as Buddy,,?????? |
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Posted 10 Apr 2017 10:57 am
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| Sonny Jenkins wrote: |
| Yes Damir,,I'm thinking at least a couple of those guys could very well be in San Antonio,,,key phrase here is "play better",,,BUT,,,as innovative,,,and cutting edge as Buddy,,?????? |
yes, "better" for a lack of better word I guess... once you get to that level, "better" is really not the right word ... but you know what I mean...
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Gordon Borland
From:
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2017 11:13 am Personality
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| I went to see Jerry Blanton playing Saturday night. They played all the old standards of Merle, Ray Price, Buck and so on. He was playing a new prototype of the Blanton steel guitar. Jerry is a true professional and belongs on any list of steel guitar players. |
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Damir Besic
From:
Nashville,TN.
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 10 Apr 2017 11:59 am
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I hear you, Roger, and enjoyed the story. I'll bet it was actually enjoyable.
San Antonio's beautiful; the closer you get to it down the Austin SA line the better.
Everyone should take a vacation and eat Mexican food along the river. |
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Ben Price
From:
San Antonio, TX - USA
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Posted 10 Apr 2017 1:03 pm
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The San Antonio Steel Guitar Association holds monthly jams and all are welcome. We typically have a mix of pro and beginners/intermediate players and encourage all players, regardless of level, to come out and join us. We meet the second Sunday of each month (except Nov, Dec, Jan), at the American Legion in Converse, Tx. More info is available on our Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/satxsga
And yes, San Antonio is blessed with a great bunch of steelers.
Ben Price
San Antonio Steel Guitar Association
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Herb Steiner
From:
Spicewood TX 78669
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Posted 10 Apr 2017 2:36 pm
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I hear you, Roger, and enjoyed the story. I'll bet it was actually enjoyable.
San Antonio's beautiful; the closer you get to it down the Austin SA line the better.
Everyone should take a vacation and eat Mexican food along the river. |
Here's what you non-Texans should do on your next vacation:
Fly to San Antonio and check into the Menger Hotel, the legendary 19th century hotel and bar where Teddy Roosevelt recruited the Rough Riders in 1898. Have a drink in the bar, mandatory.
Then go across the alley, literally, to the actual Alamo and experience the Shrine of Texas Liberty. After that, cross the street to the Riverwalk where the women can shop and everyone can eat at one or more various Tex-Mex-pensive restaurants on the couple-mile or so walk along the river.
Either very late at night, or in the morning, you'll have to have breakfast at the very commercial but legendary Mi Tierra restaurant. A must-eat-there place. If you go there in the morning, venture down to the Mercado district for some serious souvenir shopping.
Then, if you puedes hablar la lengua muy bien, ask a local where his family eats. He'll probably direct you to a little hole-in-the-wall place that only has Spanish on the menu and the waitstaff barely speaks English. THOSE are the places I like to eat, even more than the fancy places on the river, or Mi Tierra, even.
Probably not very much steel guitar to speak of in the city of SA... that I'm aware of, anyway..., but in the surrounding hamlets like Helotes, Bandera, New Braunfels, Anhalt, Quihi, Martinez, Seguin, and all the way up to and including Austin, there should be enough to make you wish you had more time to spend.
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Son, we live in a world with walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with steel guitars. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinberg? |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 11 Apr 2017 5:36 am
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| I was just thinking of a family reunion in SA - excellent advice - thanks Herb. |
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Ray Harrison
From:
Tucson, Arizona, USA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Apr 2017 8:04 am
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I understand that Buddy Treadwell got to be a pretty fine Steel player. I only got to hear him one time at the Junction in 65 and he was playing mostly fiddle that night..
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Ray Harrison
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77 Stingray/Kiesel 5 string bass
Telonics , Fender Rumble500, Polytone Amps
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