Classic country band photo w/ Johnny Sibert

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Andy Volk
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Classic country band photo w/ Johnny Sibert

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From former Vintage Guitar columnist Jim Hillmar's FB feed:
Here's a cool photo from the classic era of really great country backing bands. This is Carl Smith's band - The Tunesmiths. Check out the cool guitars including a Fender steel played by Johnny Sibert, an Epiphone archtop played by Jimmy Smith and a Gibson archtop played by Sammy Pruett. In the middle with the fiddle - that's the Dale Potter. On drums - Buddy Harman. And on bass - Junior Huskey. What a fantastic group of players!
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C. E. Jackson
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Post by C. E. Jackson »

Great photo, Andy. Johnny was always one of my favorite steel players.
He seemed to me to play a lot like Little Roy Wiggins.

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Glenn Wilde
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Great pic! What do you think, '51 or '52 ?
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Post by Scott Thomas »

My guess is around 1955.