Does Cal Smith still perform

[Daniel McKee]

Just wondering if he still does any shows,

[Jack Harper]

i heard him on eddie stubbs's show, one night last year say that he does some things around branson.
how are you and the bethel coming along there, dan'nel?
looking forward to seein' you play fulton again next year....

country./...

[Daniel McKee]

Oh really I saw him on the wilburn brothers show last night and got to thinking about how you just dont hear about Cal smith ever.Me and the Bethel are fine and Im ready for Fulton next year.

[Steve Hinson]

I saw that too,Daniel...reckon Doyle had had a couple?

I really enjoyed that show...Cal Smith is a favorite of mine,and it is sad that very little of his music ever made it to CD...he is a great guy too!

[Daniel McKee]

LOL steve he might have.Yea I like Cal Smiths stuff especially the very early things he did right after leaving the texas Troubadors but all of his recordings were great and yes its sad most of it hasnt been released on cd so we didnt have to go track down all those records which I dont mind doing but I do wish his stuff was more availible.

[Barry Blackwood]

You can add me to the list of Cal Smith fans. Backed him up several times (back in the day) and he was always a pleasure to work with and be around.

[Daniel McKee]

I like his old song Honky tonks and you.

[Steve Hinson]

"The Lord Knows I'm Drinking"...John Hughey living on the ragged edge...look it up.

[robert kramer]

I didn't know Bill Anderson wrote "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking." #1 Billboard for Cal Smith in 1973:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EygJqsHjegM&feature=fvsr

[Jerry Hayes R.I.P.]

Didn't he have "Drinkin' Champagne" long before George Strait recorded it?.......JH in Va.

[Steve Hinson]

Yes he did,Jerry...and Jerry Lee Lewis had it on a live album that I bought in about'70...but my favorite version is probably by CARL Smith...it's available on iTunes and has some absolutely sick phase shifted Grady Martin madness on the fade...I heard it on XM one night after waking up(about 3 am)and the next morning thought I had dreamt it...with nothing to lose I went to iTunes and there it was...check it out...the best $.99 you'll ever spend.

[Daniel McKee]

Did John Hughey play on The Lord Knows im drinking.I never knew who did but its some awesome playing.Anybody know who played on a lot of his earlier stuff like honky Tonks and you he always had great steel playing on his records

[Steve Hinson]

It's John Hughey...I know cause I called him and asked him"what were you thinking?"

He just laughed...miss him!

[Jack Harper]

that's what i like so much about this forum!
responses like this....priceless.....

country.....

[Steve Hinson]

Like a lot of people,it took me years before I could tell who was playing on what...I remember when it dawned on me John was on that record...by then I had known him a long time and I could call him up and ask him that...he was a sweetheart...there won't be another one like him ever.

[Paul Graupp]

I brought back a story that was here in 2008 but the copy process gives it a current date..please ignore the date...

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... 29#2022729

[Smiley Roberts]

I played steel for him,for 2 yrs.,back in the early '80's. I,recently,saw a "current" pic of him,via his nephew...... ... !!!