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Just saw this posted to Facebook this morning.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10249_IMG_1546_1.jpg

Here's my dad playing his back in the late 80's or early 90's. It's the first lap steel I ever saw or played. He got it at a pawn shop near the airport in Alexandria, Louisiana. I think he paid $75 ...

there was a pile of cd's and one of them was Jim Cohen's "Cohen Goin Country"

Great album. My favorite cut is "I Always Get Lucky With You"

RIP b0b.

I have enjoyed your creation greatly.

Prayers for you family and friends . . .

I think about Ray sometimes and miss his posts here on the SGF. I wonder what ever happened to his 4-neck Bigsby.

I always liked this clip of Ray playing on TV years ago . . .

https://www.you ...

Here's a pic of Billy Robinson backing Hank Williams on the Opry in 1949.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10249_ASBillyRobinsonLivewithHankWilliamsonGrandOleOpry1949_1.jpg

According to this article / obit:
Billy Robinson was hired to perform in the Opry house band in 1949, at age 18, to become the youngest ever Opry staff musician.
https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/h ...

Is the steel by any chance located in Puerto Rico?

Reason for asking, is that I sold an almost identical 1953 Supro to a gentleman in Puerto Rico many years ago, and thought this might be the same ...

Steve I downloaded an app called JamZone yesterday. The app download was free and you buy credits for each song you want. Very reasonable and you can change keys of the song to what you need. . I just ...

Probably a long shot, but I'm looking for a backing track or karaoke recording of Mr. Bojangles in the style of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the Key of F.

I've found a million on YouTube, but all are ...

Rick has posted on Facebook twice this month - once on the 16th, wishing his son Luigi a happy birthday, and also last week, on the 21st he posted a SoundCloud link to an audio recording of him playin ...

Aw, man.

I don't log onto SGF as much as I used to. I visited tonight to see if I could find any info on the Steel Guitar Show they used to have every year in Gulfport, MS.

I clicked on the Eve ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/10249_MSGO_Welcome_pic_1.jpg

I've got one just like this, but never heard the term "rosac"... Where does that come from, what's it mean? Acronym?
Rosac was a company made up of former employees of Mosrite that went out ...

Tommy Emmanuel with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPdwqQG2tb0

Ricky Skaggs' statement . . .

Sometime during Christmas morning while making his coffee, our dear friend and guitar hero Tony Rice passed from this life and made his swift journey to his heavenly ...

I just saw that on Facebook, too. Prayers for the family and friends . . .

So sad to hear this. He was truly one of the best singers ever . . . a great voice and smooth delivery.

I played in a classic country band for several years around south Mississippi, and we covered ...

Has anyone seen the new 30 second Holiday commercial for Rakuten? They parody the Elton John song, Rocket Man, and features a guy on the sofa playing one of the budget Rogue/Artisan/various name bran ...

Buck Trent just shared the news on his FB page. Condolences to the family. Really enjoyed his picking.

The maker of my first tone bar has passed away . . .

https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitar-accessory-pioneer-jim-dunlop-sr-dies-aged-82-guitarists-pay-tribute

LT turns 94 today - 12/27/18

LT turns 94 today - 12/27/18

I just received a Google Alert about a new album by Santo & Johnny called "Fallen". An internet search turns up very little. Anyone know much about it?

I wear lots of different hats when I play.

http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd498/steve_green2/6180_1197176617971_2839339_n_zpsa18a18e5.jpg
http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd498/steve_gre ...

I posed the question on the "Lap Steel Lunatics" group on Facebook, and received the answer "Ono Wahine" by Nawahi Para'uchi. Not much to be found under a Google search for the so ...

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Topic: RIP Buck Trent
Steve Green Replies: 10 Views: 7253	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 9 Oct 2023 2:30 am Subject: RIP Buck Trent
Steve Green Replies: 10 Views: 7253	Just saw this posted to Facebook this morning. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10249_IMG_1546_1.jpg
Topic: Show us your Dickerson (or any MOTS steel)
Steve Green Replies: 24 Views: 3212	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Jun 2023 9:49 am Subject: Show us your Dickerson (or any MOTS steel)
Steve Green Replies: 24 Views: 3212	Here's my dad playing his back in the late 80's or early 90's. It's the first lap steel I ever saw or played. He got it at a pawn shop near the airport in Alexandria, Louisiana. I think he paid $75 ...
Topic: Jim Cohen
Steve Green Replies: 14 Views: 2678	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 May 2023 5:27 am Subject: Re: Jim Cohen
Steve Green Replies: 14 Views: 2678	there was a pile of cd's and one of them was Jim Cohen's "Cohen Goin Country" Great album. My favorite cut is "I Always Get Lucky With You"
Topic: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Steve Green Replies: 371 Views: 2835690	Forum Section: Rest in Peace b0b (Bobby Lee) Posted: 9 Mar 2023 10:46 am Subject: Robert Paul Lee (Bobby Lee) Aug 1949 - Mar 2023
Steve Green Replies: 371 Views: 2835690	RIP b0b. I have enjoyed your creation greatly. Prayers for you family and friends . . .
Topic: Jerry Byrd / Ray Montee
Steve Green Replies: 8 Views: 1249	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Mar 2023 6:15 am Subject: Jerry Byrd / Ray Montee
Steve Green Replies: 8 Views: 1249	I think about Ray sometimes and miss his posts here on the SGF. I wonder what ever happened to his 4-neck Bigsby. I always liked this clip of Ray playing on TV years ago . . . https://www.you ...
Topic: Grand Ole Opry staff steelers ?
Steve Green Replies: 33 Views: 7440	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 2 Mar 2023 6:07 am Subject: Grand Ole Opry staff steelers ?
Steve Green Replies: 33 Views: 7440	Here's a pic of Billy Robinson backing Hank Williams on the Opry in 1949. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10249_ASBillyRobinsonLivewithHankWilliamsonGrandOleOpry1949_1.jpg
Topic: Grand Ole Opry staff steelers ?
Steve Green Replies: 33 Views: 7440	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Feb 2023 10:22 am Subject: Grand Ole Opry staff steelers ?
Steve Green Replies: 33 Views: 7440	According to this article / obit: Billy Robinson was hired to perform in the Opry house band in 1949, at age 18, to become the youngest ever Opry staff musician. https://www.savingcountrymusic.com/h ...
Topic: supro dual 6 lap steel
Steve Green Replies: 8 Views: 1850	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2023 8:22 am Subject: supro dual 6 lap steel
Steve Green Replies: 8 Views: 1850	Is the steel by any chance located in Puerto Rico? Reason for asking, is that I sold an almost identical 1953 Supro to a gentleman in Puerto Rico many years ago, and thought this might be the same ...
Topic: Backing Track (karaoke) for Mr. Bojangles, key of F
Steve Green Replies: 2 Views: 625	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 6 Mar 2022 5:55 am Subject: Backing Track (karaoke) for Mr. Bojangles, key of F
Steve Green Replies: 2 Views: 625	Steve I downloaded an app called JamZone yesterday. The app download was free and you buy credits for each song you want. Very reasonable and you can change keys of the song to what you need. . I just ...
Topic: Backing Track (karaoke) for Mr. Bojangles, key of F
Steve Green Replies: 2 Views: 625	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 5 Mar 2022 6:20 pm Subject: Backing Track (karaoke) for Mr. Bojangles, key of F
Steve Green Replies: 2 Views: 625	Probably a long shot, but I'm looking for a backing track or karaoke recording of Mr. Bojangles in the style of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the Key of F. I've found a million on YouTube, but all are ...
Topic: Rick Aiello??
Steve Green Replies: 4 Views: 3709	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 28 Dec 2021 3:26 am Subject: Rick Aiello??
Steve Green Replies: 4 Views: 3709	Rick has posted on Facebook twice this month - once on the 16th, wishing his son Luigi a happy birthday, and also last week, on the 21st he posted a SoundCloud link to an audio recording of him playin ...
Topic: Billy Robinson
Steve Green Replies: 42 Views: 28179	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 26 Oct 2021 5:54 pm Subject: Billy Robinson
Steve Green Replies: 42 Views: 28179	Aw, man. I don't log onto SGF as much as I used to. I visited tonight to see if I could find any info on the Steel Guitar Show they used to have every year in Gulfport, MS. I clicked on the Eve ...
Topic: New to the Forum
Steve Green Replies: 6 Views: 2118	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 26 Jul 2021 6:15 am Subject: New to the Forum
Steve Green Replies: 6 Views: 2118	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/10249_MSGO_Welcome_pic_1.jpg
Topic: Melobar rosac 10 string
Steve Green Replies: 4 Views: 3961	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 10 Apr 2021 6:30 pm Subject: Melobar rosac 10 string
Steve Green Replies: 4 Views: 3961	I've got one just like this, but never heard the term "rosac"... Where does that come from, what's it mean? Acronym? Rosac was a company made up of former employees of Mosrite that went out ...
Topic: Tommy Emmanuel and Rob Ickes
Steve Green Replies: 2 Views: 1783	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 18 Mar 2021 8:46 am Subject: Tommy Emmanuel and Rob Ickes
Steve Green Replies: 2 Views: 1783	Tommy Emmanuel with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPdwqQG2tb0
Topic: Tony Rice
Steve Green Replies: 28 Views: 11491	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 27 Dec 2020 5:40 am Subject: Tony Rice
Steve Green Replies: 28 Views: 11491	Ricky Skaggs' statement . . . Sometime during Christmas morning while making his coffee, our dear friend and guitar hero Tony Rice passed from this life and made his swift journey to his heavenly ...
Topic: Jerry Roller
Steve Green Replies: 93 Views: 33753	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 22 Dec 2020 5:58 am Subject: Jerry Roller
Steve Green Replies: 93 Views: 33753	I just saw that on Facebook, too. Prayers for the family and friends . . .
Topic: Charley Pride
Steve Green Replies: 46 Views: 16156	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 12 Dec 2020 5:43 pm Subject: Charley Pride
Steve Green Replies: 46 Views: 16156	So sad to hear this. He was truly one of the best singers ever . . . a great voice and smooth delivery. I played in a classic country band for several years around south Mississippi, and we covered ...
Topic: Budget Lap Steel featured in Holiday TV Commercial
Steve Green Replies: 3 Views: 1413	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Dec 2020 6:22 pm Subject: Budget Lap Steel featured in Holiday TV Commercial
Steve Green Replies: 3 Views: 1413	Has anyone seen the new 30 second Holiday commercial for Rakuten? They parody the Elton John song, Rocket Man, and features a guy on the sofa playing one of the budget Rogue/Artisan/various name bran ...
Topic: Jimmy Capps?
Steve Green Replies: 39 Views: 24066	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 2 Jun 2020 8:49 am Subject: Jimmy Capps?
Steve Green Replies: 39 Views: 24066	Buck Trent just shared the news on his FB page. Condolences to the family. Really enjoyed his picking.
Topic: Guitar Accessory Pioneer Jim Dunlop dies at age 82
Steve Green Replies: 7 Views: 3070	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 8 Feb 2019 11:45 am Subject: Guitar Accessory Pioneer Jim Dunlop dies at age 82
Steve Green Replies: 7 Views: 3070	The maker of my first tone bar has passed away . . . https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitar-accessory-pioneer-jim-dunlop-sr-dies-aged-82-guitarists-pay-tribute
Topic: LT Zinn
Steve Green Replies: 5 Views: 4750	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Dec 2018 7:42 am Subject: LT Zinn
Steve Green Replies: 5 Views: 4750	LT turns 94 today - 12/27/18
Topic: New Album by Santo & Johnny . . . "Fallen"
Steve Green Replies: 13 Views: 6854	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 24 Sep 2018 8:22 am Subject: New Album by Santo & Johnny . . . "Fallen"
Steve Green Replies: 13 Views: 6854	I just received a Google Alert about a new album by Santo & Johnny called "Fallen". An internet search turns up very little. Anyone know much about it?
Topic: Just Curious how many wore a Derby?
Steve Green Replies: 17 Views: 2316	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Aug 2018 2:36 am Subject: Just Curious how many wore a Derby?
Steve Green Replies: 17 Views: 2316	I wear lots of different hats when I play. http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd498/steve_green2/6180_1197176617971_2839339_n_zpsa18a18e5.jpg http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd498/steve_gre ...
Topic: Hawaiian Lap Steel song in E*TRADE commercial???
Steve Green Replies: 1 Views: 1278	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Jul 2018 10:26 am Subject: *Hawaiian Lap Steel song in ETRADE commercial???**
Steve Green Replies: 1 Views: 1278	I posed the question on the "Lap Steel Lunatics" group on Facebook, and received the answer "Ono Wahine" by Nawahi Para'uchi. Not much to be found under a Google search for the so ...