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Rick Schmidt
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Prescott AZ, USA
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Posted 7 May 2008 9:42 am |
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| Would anybody here know if Blanche Emerson is the same person as Blanche "Colburg"(sp?)...a maiden name maybe? If so, is there any way to contact her? |
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Brett Day
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Pickens, SC
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Posted 7 May 2008 3:39 pm
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It's amazing that there are a lot of great female steel guitarists. I've met Donna Hammitt Blanton and Joan Cox, and Connie Burton and they're all amazing steel players.
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Glenn Thompson
From:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 7 May 2008 5:40 pm
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Tommy R. Butler
PostPosted: 5 May 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:
Man I sure miss Donna Hammitt. Remember meeting her at the Opry around 1997. We were introduced by Jeff Newman.
No offense to Eddie Lang but she sure looked good sittn on stage backing Bill Anderson.
Whatever she is doing these days I hope she is happy. I miss watching her play. |
I had the opportunity to talk briefly with Donna in St. Louis last year. She is now an RN, working in a Nashville hospital as I recall. She loves her new career and misses playing steel but her work schedule just doesn't leave her time right now. |
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 7 May 2008 8:30 pm
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Rick:
When Blanche was playing with Ann Jones, she was known as Blanche Emerson. She is now operating out of Tucson as Blanche White. I don't know if she ever used a third name. She was with Ann Jones for 27 years.
I found her email address in 2 minutes using Google, but don't want to post it here.
You can find it yourself by entering Blanche Emerson into Google.
Here are a couple of other pictures of her I just found through Google after I saw your post. She is still playing a triple neck Rickenbacker.
Photo Copyright ©Ken Brown, permission granted
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 7 May 2008 8:54 pm
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Hey Mitch,These photos are amazing! 
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 7 May 2008 9:40 pm
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| Hey, wouldn't it be great to have her come out to play the Phoenix show next January? Anybody from the SWSGA reading this, I hope? |
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 May 2008 2:14 am
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| I hope someone get Blanche to play the Phoenix Show. I couldn't be there but it would do me and a lot of others a world of good. 27 years with the same band........must be a record. |
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Blanche R. White
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 24 May 2012 3:56 pm Blanche Emerson White
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| Hi! My name is Blanche White(nee Emerson) I played with Ann Jones and her Western Sweethearts from 1953 until 1979. We became world travelers and ended up entertaining for the military throughout the U.S and overseas for most of the 26 years. I am still picking but not on a steady basis right now. Thank you for the kind words and remembering us after this many years. I still play my Rickenbacker steel and stand up and still manage to dance while playing as I did for so many years on the road. I have been playing a show put on yearly by La Verne Davis who worked with Wade Raye during the late 1950's. Very talented and knows how to put on an entertaining show. I am glad I happened on to this web site, it's good to hear what you all are doing.[img][/img] |
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Jake Hoffman
From:
Idaho, USA
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Posted 24 May 2012 4:25 pm Women PSG Players
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My daughter Katy Hoffman, age 24, on C6th. Passing it on.
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Ben Rubright
From:
Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 24 May 2012 5:52 pm
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This goes back a few years (decades) to the late 40's and 50's. Abbie Neal and her Ranch Girls.
http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=12754
Abbie played fiddle and non-pedal steel in the Pittsburgh, PA...Wheeling WVa areas. She is the first person that I ever heard play steel. I have loved it ever since. I had the pleasure of meeting her in the late 50's at a personal appearance in my home town. |
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John Owen
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 25 May 2012 5:43 am Maggie Bjorklund
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I've seen her mentioned in other threads on the Forum - I'm surprised her name hasn't been mentioned here yet. Maggie Bjorklund is a great player. http://maggiebjorklund.com/
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 25 May 2012 8:38 am
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| Rose Sinclair is a recent "transplant" from the northeast to the Austin area. She played for a group called Girl Howdy at the Texas show for a couple of years,,,now Texas claims her. She is very active in the Austin Steel Guitar Club,,,,a very good picker and a very nice lady!!! |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 25 May 2012 9:15 am
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 25 May 2012 9:17 am
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David Coplin
From:
Eugene, Oregon, USA
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Posted 25 May 2012 12:10 pm
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Blanche,
What a treat to see your post. I don't know if you remember me but I was the skinny kid that hung out
with another of your many fans from the Ann Jones years, Buddy Fite.I lived in Vancouver and Buddy and I used to come hear you ladies play at the Old Wagon
Wheel Park in Camas Washington. Years later I ran into all of you at a NCO Club in England where I was
serving in the Air Force there. Its nice to see you and all the other ladies get the recognition that you
all so deserve.
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David Eastwood
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 25 May 2012 3:37 pm
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Firstly, I'd like to say that it's threads like this that make this such a great place to hang out. I love to see this history come to life, and see old friends reunited.
Secondly, I'm glad someone mentioned Maggie Bjorklund  |
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G Strout
From:
Carabelle, Florida
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Ben Rubright
From:
Punta Gorda, Florida, USA
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Posted 25 May 2012 5:49 pm
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Blanche:
Are you the Blanche White seated in front of Bob White, between Bob Foster and Don Warden in the famous Fender Room photo taken at FanFest in 1958? I have it hanging on my wall in my steel guitar room.
Others in the photo include Buddy Emmons, Jimmy Day, Jerry Byrd, Leon McAuliffe, Don Helms, Sonny Burnett, Speedy West, Johnny Sibert, and Linda Riley. |
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Tom Franke
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 25 May 2012 8:13 pm Re: Women PSG Players
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My daughter Katy Hoffman, age 24, on C6th. Passing it on.
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Jake, good for you helping encourage a new generation of players. I couldn't help but notice that Katy has come up with an answer to the question, "What shoes do you wear when playing?" That I don't think anyone mentioned when that topic was discussed here a while back.
It would be great to see more of these lady Steelers on the forum. |
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Johnny Cox
From:
Williamsom WVA, raised in Nashville TN, Lives in Hallettsville Texas
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Posted 25 May 2012 9:53 pm
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The lovely Joan Cox, 2012 Steel Guitar Player of The Year #2 TSGA.
Joan is the hott chick playing the MSA.
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Johnny "Dumplin" Cox
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 25 May 2012 10:22 pm
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I haven't had the pleasure of hearing the other players and those are great photos. Just want to say that, Sara Jory, Joan Cox and Donna Hammett won't take a back seat to anyone. All three, just awesome.
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Henry Matthews
D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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John Drury
From:
Gallatin, Tn USA
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Posted 26 May 2012 4:27 am
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Ruth Iseli, Basel Switzerland.
A fine Dobro and pedal steel player, and nice lady.
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John Drury
NTSGA #3
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 26 May 2012 7:07 am
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 26 May 2012 9:22 am Re: Blanche Emerson White
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| Blanche R. White wrote: |
| Hi! My name is Blanche White(nee Emerson) I played with Ann Jones and her Western Sweethearts from 1953 until 1979. We became world travelers and ended up entertaining for the military throughout the U.S and overseas for most of the 26 years. I am still picking but not on a steady basis right now. Thank you for the kind words and remembering us after this many years. I still play my Rickenbacker steel and stand up and still manage to dance while playing as I did for so many years on the road. I have been playing a show put on yearly by La Verne Davis who worked with Wade Raye during the late 1950's. Very talented and knows how to put on an entertaining show. I am glad I happened on to this web site, it's good to hear what you all are doing.[img][/img] |
This is what make's our forum so great!
I couldn't be happier that this thread reached out and brought in someone like you, Blanche. Please continue to post about everything you'd care to, I know I'm interested in hearing what you have to share about your continuing life with the steel.
And guys, how come steel guitar attracts the prettiest girl players?! Boy, are we lucky! |
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