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Russ Hicks

 

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Pegram, Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 3 May 2010 2:47 pm    
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Wayne Moss just called with some very sad news....Nashville has lost another great guitarist, Barry Chance....Barry worked with the Barefoot Jerry Band for many years and played on many of the albums...also for the Charlie McCoy Band as well as playing several years for Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band. Barry was a great player; he had a wonderful feel for any style of music he played; being Lightning Chances' son, he was 'raised in it' and I enjoyed very much working with him on records and on the road....he will be missed.
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Hook Moore


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Post  Posted 3 May 2010 5:27 pm    
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Very sorry about your friend Russ. Seems every time we turn around another good guy passes.
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Richard Bass


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Post  Posted 3 May 2010 5:51 pm    
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One of my favorite players. RIP.
Been a very sad week.
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Gaylon Mathews


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Jasper, Georgia
Post  Posted 4 May 2010 4:04 am    
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I had the pleasure of knowing Barry and playing a gig or two with him. His son Jayson and I have worked together for years in local/regional bands around Atlanta then on the Gretchen Wilson tour. Jayson, like his dad has played with many great country artists. Barry's great talent was passed on to Jayson and Barry will no doubt live on through him. Rest in peace Barry.
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Allan Morris

 

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Post  Posted 5 May 2010 7:58 am    
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Sorry about your friend Russ. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Allan and Lena Morris
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Bob Hempker

 

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Goodlettsville, TN.
Post  Posted 6 May 2010 9:25 am    
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Russ, this is terrible news. We done a couple of marathon tours back in the '80's with Shelly West and David Frizzell. Barry was working with Shelly at the time. He and I just hit it off from day one. we hung together the whole time we were on the road. He was a great player, and had a great sense of humor. He will be sadly missed.
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Ben Elder

 

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La Crescenta, California, USA
Post  Posted 7 May 2010 1:05 am    
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Was Barry Chance at one time the entire Coral Reefer Band--say around 1974? Jimmy Buffett (virtually unheard-of, other than "Come Monday" making a minor splash a year earlier) and a lone guitarist were down the bill (B W Stevenson headlined) but nonetheless stole the Watermelon Feed Somethinsomethin Festival held near Norman OK. August of whichever year, 1973 or 1974. Many instant fans-for-life were made that day long before the Parrothead name or phenomenon existed.
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Michael Douchette


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Gallatin, TN (deceased)
Post  Posted 7 May 2010 3:06 am    
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My gosh... so young... I am so sorry... he was a good guy... what a player...
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Tamara James

 

Post  Posted 7 May 2010 3:53 am    
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I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers for the family and friends that they may some day find peace in their hearts.
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Tommy Young

 

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Ethelsville Alabama
Post  Posted 8 May 2010 2:39 am    
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my condolences to him and his family such a loss at this young age.
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Mark van Allen


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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
Post  Posted 21 May 2010 7:51 pm    
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I was never much of a Buffet fan until I heard Barry on Buffet's live "You had to be there" album- absolutely smoking compressed hot lead guitar.
I realized I'd loved him on the Barefoot Jerry stuff. A really great player. I agree with Gaylon, a large dollop of that talent lives on with his son Jayson. He'll be sorely missed.
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David Mullis

 

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Rock Hill, SC
Post  Posted 27 Apr 2019 4:00 pm    
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I just ran across this thread while researching Barry. I recently bought one of his old amps and much like MVA, I wasn't much of a Buffett fan until I heard that same album. I'm wondering if he used the Music Man amp that I now own on that album. It's a very compressed sounding amp. I hate to hear of his passing Sad. He was one of my favorites.
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