What kind of steel is this?

Glen Derksen · Post by **Glen Derksen** » 14 Dec 2008 7:36 pm

What kind of steel was Porter Wagoner's steel man playing, and who was he? Apprently he's standing up using two pedals. This pic was taken from the cover of 'The Porter Wagoner Show' album.

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Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 14 Dec 2008 7:46 pm

THat's Don Warden with a Sho~Bud..Hope this helps...bb

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 14 Dec 2008 7:53 pm

Yes, the guy is Don Warden; whom worked with Porter for several years. I believe the guitar he was using was a fender, two floor prdals. I could be wrong on the brand of guitar. His gal singer in the photo is Norna Jean. I had the pleasure of meeting her before the Wagoner Days; when she was only 17 years old..Bernie

Jerry Malvern · Post by **Jerry Malvern** » 14 Dec 2008 7:54 pm

The bass player looks a bit "concerned".

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 14 Dec 2008 7:57 pm

Whoops, Bobby, You said the magic word , ShoBud. I was quite certain that it was a Sho Bud, but couldn't make out the berand from the photo.. Bobby is a 100% accurate.. Sorry..Bernie

Clyde Lane · Post by **Clyde Lane** » 14 Dec 2008 8:02 pm

Wasn't that the first Sho-Bud built?

Ron ! · Post by **Ron !** » 14 Dec 2008 8:11 pm

The bass player looks a bit "concerned".

YOU RANG???

Glen Derksen · Post by **Glen Derksen** » 14 Dec 2008 8:15 pm

Jerry Malvern wrote:The bass player looks a bit "concerned".

Thanks, everyone...the bass player is Curly Harris. He was the comedian of the band. He did some pretty funny stand-up comedy routines on that album.

Steve Alcott · Post by **Steve Alcott** » 14 Dec 2008 9:02 pm

A good bass player is always concerned.

Mike Sigler · Post by **Mike Sigler** » 14 Dec 2008 9:30 pm

Bass player looks like Ray Price

Glen Derksen · Post by **Glen Derksen** » 14 Dec 2008 9:43 pm

Mike Sigler wrote:Bass player looks like Ray Price

He looks like Ray Price with ice water thrown on him.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 14 Dec 2008 10:27 pm

Don Warden was also Dolly Parton's manager/bus driver too. He played steel with Dolly and Porter when they would sing duets on Porter's show.

Brett

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 15 Dec 2008 9:36 am

That Sho-Bud was one of, if not the first Sho-Bud. It eventually ended up in the Roy Acuff museum.
BF

Marlin Smoot · Post by **Marlin Smoot** » 15 Dec 2008 9:48 am

Looks like Porter is playing an F chord, Norma is playing a D chord and the Bass player is going to play an E note... must be a song Roger Miller wrote?

Bernie Gonyea · Post by **Bernie Gonyea** » 15 Dec 2008 2:31 pm

Martin : Would you say this group were " .
Multi-corded " Hee, Hee. I was thinking he looked like " Digger O'Dell, The Friendly Under-taker "[ But he does look like Ray Price ] Bernie

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 15 Dec 2008 10:26 pm

Don Warden told me that was the first Sho~Bud...

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 16 Dec 2008 6:23 am

Clyde Lane wrote:Wasn't that the first Sho-Bud built?

Yes, the very first, and it only had one pedal.

Mike Sigler · Post by **Mike Sigler** » 16 Dec 2008 7:27 am

check out the smile on the guitar player, do ya know him?
That is a very very young buck trent, Aka banjo buck!...no joke, straight from the horse's mouth!

Mike Spaeth · Post by **Mike Spaeth** » 16 Dec 2008 7:24 pm

The bass man was just shocked that no one gave him the message about wearing blue!

Mike Sigler · Post by **Mike Sigler** » 17 Dec 2008 2:24 am

must be a union stand-in...but then again, how do you dress close to what Portor's gonna wear !

Henry Matthews · Post by **Henry Matthews** » 17 Dec 2008 2:12 pm

Who is the fiddler, it's not Mac?

Herb Steiner · Post by **Herb Steiner** » 18 Dec 2008 8:58 am

The fiddler is Jack Little.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 18 Dec 2008 2:17 pm

I'm putting a "Don Warden cluster" on my steel!

Bobbe

Andy Hinton · Post by **Andy Hinton** » 18 Dec 2008 5:42 pm

Bobbe; Thats gonna take a lot of work. Sure you got the time? Andy H.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 22 Dec 2008 9:26 am

Don used ONE pedal, not two as previous posters said.
He wasn't really into jazz, (Ha!)

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