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Tommy Detamore


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2017 7:28 am    
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We all had a great time at the recent "Geezer Gathering" at Grady's BBQ in San Antonio.

There were some notable absences due to the Western Swing Festival going on in Snyder, Texas. But we had a pretty fair assemblage Wink

I guess I finally qualified for membership Laughing



Steel players left-to-right:

Gordon Borland, Kenny Grohman, Roger Edgington, Tommy Detamore, Al Michalczak, Denny Mathis, Peter Carey, Jerry Blanton
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Stuart Legg


Post  Posted 14 Jun 2017 12:00 pm    
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Tommy did they shot the whole group or just some of you? Laughing
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Tommy Detamore


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Floresville, Texas
Post  Posted 14 Jun 2017 12:07 pm    
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Yeah this was just a shot of the geezer steelers Smile

Here is the whole group:



left-to-right: Hank Harrison, Mickey Roe, Jerry Blanton, Mark Hempstead, Peter Carey, Harvey Hempstead, Roger Edgington (hiding behind Harvey!), Fred Michalczak, Dan Dreeben, Denny Mathis, Larry Roberson, Bruce Bierstedt, Gordon Borland, Tooter Ripps, Al Michalczak, Tommy Detamore, James Attwood, Jim Foster,
Kenny Grohman, Patsy Brown, Bubba Brown

( Bert Mund, Jerry King and Alan Kolby left early )
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Herb Steiner

 

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Spicewood TX 78669
Post  Posted 14 Jun 2017 12:54 pm    
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I see Little Larry made the gathering... definitely geezeresque. Don't recognize anyone else in the group photo.

Blanton looks great, incidentally.
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Tommy Detamore


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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2017 1:13 pm    
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Herb Steiner wrote:
I see Little Larry made the gathering... definitely geezeresque. Don't recognize anyone else in the group photo.


Names added Herbster....

Herb Steiner wrote:
Blanton looks great, incidentally.


Yes he does indeed!
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Herb Steiner

 

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Post  Posted 14 Jun 2017 1:17 pm    
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OMG!! Mickey Roe looks like he swallowed his bass drum!!
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Russ Wever

 

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Kansas City
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2017 3:47 pm    
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Wow, I don't see Rick Price in the
Geezer Gathering, so I'm reckoning
that he is not yet considered to be
suitable geezer material!
Good goin', Rick! Wink
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Danny Letz

 

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Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
Post  Posted 15 Jun 2017 4:08 pm    
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I can vouch for Rick Price's whereabouts. I visited with him at the Snyder, Tx Western Swing festival. His was playing his usual gig with Jake Hooker. He had several gigs in our area. I think he played with Tommy Hooker also. Snyder had Jake, Bobby Flores and Billy Mata all Saturday so I guess that had a number of the San Antonio musicians occupied. Flores had Nathan Fleming on steel and Mata had a new steeler that I didn't catch his name. I understand Roger has retired from the Mata band.
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Chris Templeton


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The Green Mountain State
Post  Posted 16 Jun 2017 4:52 pm    
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I love it that all you steelers made the effort to get together!
The stories they can tell!
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Ben Rubright

 

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Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
Post  Posted 16 Jun 2017 7:40 pm    
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I love the steel work that Tommy Detamore did on the 'Return of Wayne Douglas' CD by Doug Sahm....it's good to see what he looks like.......GREAT steel playing Tommy......actually AWESOME!. You and Bobby Flores are an unbeatable combination. Every fiddle and steel lover should own this album.
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Roy Peterman

 

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Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania
Post  Posted 17 Jun 2017 11:32 am    
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Great photos Tommy. I don't think you qualify for "The Old Geezers Club" yet! Close maybe......LOL!
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Herb Steiner

 

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Spicewood TX 78669
Post  Posted 17 Jun 2017 12:07 pm    
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No less a player than Buddy Emmons was knocked out by that album. He called me and asked who the player was on the Doug Sahm album and I told him it was Tommy, from San Antonio.

He said "my my, but you grow them good down there, don't you." Laughing
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Joe Goldmark

 

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San Francisco, CA 94131
Post  Posted 20 Jun 2017 12:10 pm    
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Mothers hide your daughters!
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J R Rose

 

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Keota, Oklahoma, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2017 4:58 pm    
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I have this CD by Doug Sahm and have just about wore it out. I had never heard of Tommy but boy did it wake me up. Superb!! Every Steel Lover should have this. J.R.
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Mark Greenway


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Lake Kiowa, Texas
Post  Posted 29 Jun 2017 6:05 am    
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J R, I had never heard of Doug Sahm or Tommy Detamore either until I accidentally ran across a youtube video of Doug. I called David Wright and asked him who was playing steel for this guy. He said, "Tommy Detamore." I instantly became a fan of Tommy and this cool cat called Doug Sahm.

Here is a little bit of that album with Tommy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_EbMXh1dtM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k75DxEgSAkI
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Mickey Adams


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Bandera Texas
Post  Posted 10 Jul 2017 8:07 pm    
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Sorry I missed this one...Hopefully recovered by next metting!
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Carroll Heinsohn

 

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Texas, USA
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2018 11:22 pm    
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Tommy detamore must have been a kid when he played with moe bandy and joe stampley back in the moe and joe days. Back in the 70-80's. Played a show in China grove out in a pasture. I was amazed at the sound he had!
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