Is this Buddy Emmons on bass?

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 23 Jun 2008 8:25 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZKUcGTm ... re=related

On this cut by Lenny Breau, with whom Buddy made a record, is it Buddy on bass from 48 seconds in to one minute and 24 seconds in?

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 23 Jun 2008 8:36 am

Yep, that's the Big E on bass.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 23 Jun 2008 8:40 am

Did he play bass very often?

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 23 Jun 2008 9:39 am

I believe upon occasion when a band already had a steel player, he would fill in on bass.

c c johnson · Post by **c c johnson** » 23 Jun 2008 9:41 am

He played bass for chalker once in St Louis. cc

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 23 Jun 2008 9:51 am

I believe he also played bass for Roger Miller out in California many many years ago.

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 23 Jun 2008 9:52 am

He played bass for Roger Miller when he was touring.

Allan Thompson · Post by **Allan Thompson** » 23 Jun 2008 9:54 am

Didn't Buddy play bass for Roger Miller at one time ?

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 23 Jun 2008 10:57 am

I think he played bass for Roger Miller at one time! Looks like we're all on top of this at the same time.

Carl Johnson · Post by **Carl Johnson** » 23 Jun 2008 2:21 pm

I'm pretty sure that Buddy is playing bass on Daryll McCall's cut of "It's My Lazy Day" it's just amazing.
Carl

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 23 Jun 2008 2:57 pm

This is all very interesting, but didn't he play bass for Roger Miller once?

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 23 Jun 2008 3:41 pm

yes, but an interesting point overlooked by everyone is that buddy played bass with roger miller...!

James Collett · Post by **James Collett** » 23 Jun 2008 4:02 pm

No,no no! It was Roger Miller he played bass with!!!

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 23 Jun 2008 4:59 pm

I thought it was Mrs. Miller. (If you don't remember her, you're lucky.)

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 23 Jun 2008 5:00 pm

Or was he a caddy for Johnny Miller?

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 23 Jun 2008 5:01 pm

Or did he drive a Caddy for Mitch Miller?

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 23 Jun 2008 5:08 pm

I believe he also played bass for Roger Miller out in California many many years ago.

Darryl Hattenhauer · Post by **Darryl Hattenhauer** » 23 Jun 2008 5:12 pm

Mike,

That's news to me. But then my short term memory is failing.

Mike Shefrin · Post by **Mike Shefrin** » 23 Jun 2008 5:27 pm

Yeah whenever I've had too much Miller I can't remember much either.

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 23 Jun 2008 5:45 pm

Well DANG ME, What I want to know is, just who is this Roger Miller character who's name keeps bouncing in and out of this thread ?????

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 23 Jun 2008 6:26 pm

Roger Miller was the singer that backed up Buddy's bass playing.

Glenn Thompson · Post by **Glenn Thompson** » 23 Jun 2008 7:13 pm

I remember my bass playing buddy, Johnny Polinsky, used to sing a couple of Roger Miller tunes.

Kevin Mincke · Post by **Kevin Mincke** » 23 Jun 2008 7:58 pm

Sme nostalgia w/E on bass & the Sho~Bud t-shirt pic

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 23 Jun 2008 8:19 pm

I heard Buddy Emmons play bass live at one of the Jeffran Jams back around 1982. I think Johnny Cox and Jeff Newman were playing steel(s) at the time. During "Back Home in Indiana" they gave Buddy a bass solo... and as he played his solo he shouted "Hey, I'm still tryin' to Learn it!" with that Big E grin.

didn't he play bass for Roger Miller...?

No, Roger Miller Sang for Buddy Emmons!

James Collett · Post by **James Collett** » 23 Jun 2008 8:21 pm

Yeah, this is all fine and dandy, but...
Didn't Sho~Bud used to have T-Shirts made that Buddy would wear when Roger Miller, whose songs Glenn Thompson's bass-playing friend Johnny Polinsky used to sing, would back up Buddy's bass playing with vocals!?!?!?