Who is " "PAPPY" NEAL McCORMICK"

basilh · Post by **basilh** » 13 Sep 2005 1:47 pm

Does anyone know if this man has any CDs available ?
A search of the usual places reavealed zilch..
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"PAPPY" NEAL McCORMICK

A native of Wing, Al., Neal McCormick was an early pioneer of country music,
innovator in the development of the steel guitar, and leader of the band which was to
be the training ground for a young singer known as Hank Williams.
The first musician to play an electrified instrument on WSM radio, McCormick
blew the station off the air with the volume he was able to generate with his amplified
instrument.
The innovative McCormick developed a revolving steel guitar which featured
four necks which would be tuned to different keys. This enable him to handle the
demands of network radio programs.
A Creek Indian, McCormick early band was called the Hawaiian Troubadours,
not only because of his steel guitar stylings, but also because some Southern states
had laws preventing Indians from working.
It was while performing in Penasacola, Fl., that Hank Williams ask to join the
band.
He worked with McCormick for a few years, but remained friends for the rest of
his life, turning to "Pappy" numerous times with his troubles.
McCormick later moved to Nashville where he own several recording studios and
played recording session with many of the early greats of country music.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I would like to hear some of the Hawaiian Troubadors" recordings..
Basil

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Steel players do it without fretting

Joy Wofford · Post by **Joy Wofford** » 13 Sep 2005 6:30 pm

Hi Basil,,
Neal McCormick was also once a member of Hank Williams band called The Drifting Cowboys, for a while. Not sure that bit of info will help you any, but maybe if you look for some stuff under Hank Williams...they were good friends.

Joy

Oh, check this out! http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/004461.html [This message was edited by Joy Wofford on 13 September 2005 at 07:54 PM.][This message was edited by Joy Wofford on 13 September 2005 at 07:55 PM.]

Bob Stone · Post by **Bob Stone** » 14 Sep 2005 4:47 am

The address I have for Pappy's daughter and biographer, Juanealya McCormick Sutton, is PO Box 1133 DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433.

I just did a quick search on Google and could not find a phone number for her. Juanealya would probably be more than 80 now and may be deceased.

Those interested in The Man Behind the Scenes book might try calling some of the Suttons or McCormicks listed in DeFuniaK Springs. It's a small town so it shouldn't take long to find some relatives. My guess is that there is still a quantity of the books somewhere.

To my knowledge there are no recordings of the Hawaiian Troubadors. There are photos of them in the book as well as pics of Pappy's "Contraption" rotating 4-neck steel. Lots of other pics too. Althogh not a great literary work, and the photos are not well printed, this book is a gem in my opinion. It's just chock full of cool photos from a bygone era. The focus on NW Florida makes it especially appealing to me.[This message was edited by Bob Stone on 14 September 2005 at 05:49 AM.][This message was edited by Bob Stone on 14 September 2005 at 05:50 AM.][This message was edited by Bob Stone on 14 September 2005 at 05:50 AM.]