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Jeffery Self


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Spring City,Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 29 Jan 2023 9:43 pm    
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Remembering our fellow friend and picker, Mr. Tommy Dodd. The man touched many people’s lives, pictured here with a beautiful ZUM STEEL at the first DeBary Steel Show Larry put together, and Tommy was well accepted and returned for several more. This was 1989.
Thanks Tommy, you’re thought of often……
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Jim Fogle


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Post  Posted 30 Jan 2023 12:08 pm    
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Jeffery,

I'm sure moderator Donna Dodd appreciates the sentiment and seeing the photo.
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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 31 Jan 2023 12:59 pm    
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Yeah, I miss Tommy. I don't think anyone else ever showed as much pure joy at playing steel as he did.
He was always a highlight of the Phoenix shows for me.

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Roy Carroll


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North of a Round Rock
Post  Posted 1 Feb 2023 6:30 am    
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I loved his playing and Donna is a treasure! We will miss him here in Texas. Rest easy my Man. Your race has been run.
God Bless.
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Herb Steiner

 

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Spicewood TX 78669
Post  Posted 1 Feb 2023 10:04 am    
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Skip Edwards wrote:
Yeah, I miss Tommy. I don't think anyone else ever showed as much pure joy at playing steel as he did.
He was always a highlight of the Phoenix shows for me.



Tommy commanded the steel guitar; he was a physical man and played physically. He picked the strings with determination and power, but also with great finesse. His last song of the set, often "Billie Jean" or "Dance With Me," ended with a crescendo and a powerful look of successful completion on his face, his head up with a smile on his face and his eyes closed.

Like in Skip's photo. He was a virtuoso, a stylist, an artist really; and for decades one of my closest friends in the steel world. One of those whose absence at steel conventions make the event just a little lonelier.
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Larry Baker

 

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Columbia, Mo. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 1 Feb 2023 6:10 pm    
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Can't ever forget Tommy. The last time I saw him, I think was Mt. Vernon, Ill. show in 2019. Had a great time that weekend with tommy and Donna. Tommy was great and fun to spend time with. Miss you my friend.
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Larry Dering


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Post  Posted 1 Feb 2023 6:33 pm    
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Well said Herb and Larry. I enjoyed every moment of his sets. Pure joy.
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Donna Dodd


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Acworth, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 4 Feb 2023 9:26 am    
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Jeff, thank you for your kind post!
To each of you, your acknowledgment of Tommy’s friendship and passion for the steel guitar fills my heart with love and appreciation for YOU!
Listening to Tommy’s CDs and videos is still so difficult for me. However, several of you at the TSGA and GaSGA shows have played and dedicated some of Tommy’s steel guitar favorites to me! I absolutely love that!
And, I hope you will continue to sing his praises! Tommy’s enthusiasm and love for his steel guitar brethren exceeded anything he ever did on stage!
YOU were a shining star in his life!
He will always be a shining star in mine!!
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Herb Steiner

 

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Spicewood TX 78669
Post  Posted 4 Feb 2023 10:26 am    
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Love you a lot, Donna, and have since Tommy introduced us decades ago. What a great family we have!
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Steve Cattermole

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 5 Feb 2023 12:43 pm    
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I miss Tommy too, his sets were something I looked forward to every year. His cool songs that nobody else played, and he played them with such excitement and enthusiasm, a joy to listen to.He heard me play in Phoenix and was one of the first people to tell me how much he enjoyed my set. It really made me happy, coming from a player of his calibre. We started talking more and more the last few years and were becoming buddies.After his surgery it seemed like his recovery was going really well, then he was gone. Sad day for a lot of people, me included.So now I'm talking to Donna more, what a sweetheart, and a strong lady. Tommy was lucky to spend years with her .RIP TOMMY,I think of you often. CATT
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Skip Edwards

 

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Post  Posted 6 Feb 2023 8:22 am    
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A shout out and a tip of the hat to Donna.
She really stepped up and took care of Tommy when it mattered.
You truly were/are an angel...
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Joe Rogers

 

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Lake Charles, LA USA
Post  Posted 7 Feb 2023 10:20 pm    
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There is nothing I can add that hasn't been mentioned in each and every post here. As Herb stated, what a great family we have....


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Lee Gillespie


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Cheyenne, Wy. USA
Post  Posted 8 Feb 2023 1:45 pm     dodd
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I'm sorry I did'nt know Tommy,, But i'm sorry for your loss. I just buried my daughter Saturday... So we both share the same feelings of loss. Thank you Donna for all your support on SGF, Lee
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Tony Prior


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Charlotte NC
Post  Posted 9 Feb 2023 2:08 am    
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I didn't know Tommy well, but well enough so when we were in the same place we would talk a bit. Always a smile on his face, he was magnetic !

A fine guy, a real talent and he left us way too soon.

tp
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Donna Dodd


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Acworth, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 10 Feb 2023 2:24 pm    
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To each of you who commented - thank you, again!
You’re all so kind! Skip, I will never forget the smile on Tommy’s face when you called to give him brotherly support for his upcoming valve replacement!
Bovine or porcine? It’s truly the little things in life that matter!❤️
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Donna Dodd
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Donna Dodd


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Acworth, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 11 Feb 2023 1:58 pm    
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Lee, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of your daughter. I cannot imagine that kind off pain. My heart goes out to you!
Sincerely - Donna
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Donna Dodd
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Mike Castleberry

 

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El Paso, Texas USA
Post  Posted 12 Feb 2023 7:20 pm     TSGA Show Picture
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Tommy was a superior pedal steel guitarist, loved to play 1960's rock and roll and a blessed man to have Donna in his life. I'm very fortunate to own one of his Infinity guitars to keep his legacy alive.
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Ben Lawson

 

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Brooksville Florida
Post  Posted 12 Feb 2023 7:47 pm    
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I enjoyed sharing the stage with Tommy on several occasions. Sitting at a steel next to Tommy was as intimidating as anything I've ever done. It was also like watching a well oiled machine running but way more fun! Tommy was a friend from the first time we met. Donna is one of the sweetest ladies in the world! Rest well Tom.
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Charley Hill

 

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The Dirty South
Post  Posted 19 Feb 2023 7:37 pm     Re: Remembering Tommy Dodd
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I often think of our times at Dougs for lunch. Such good memories
A dear friend!

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