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Andy Volk
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Posted 10 May 2021 6:15 am |
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Unidentified (European?) steel guitarist.
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Mitch Drumm
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Posted 10 May 2021 10:58 am
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Andy;
That's Buster Coward; steel with The Tune Wranglers out of San Antonio, mid 30s and later.
Here's 17; right click / save as for details.
Steelers:
Buster Coward with the Tune Wranglers, Herby, Lynn Strauff, Papa Cairo, Cousin Jody, Curley Cochran, Rusty Locke, Chuck Hatfield, Bob Meadows, Tommy Varner, Jody McCauley, Chuck Mills, Dusty Carroll, Eddie Alkire, Harlin Brothers.
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Andy Volk
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Posted 10 May 2021 11:30 am
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Great pics, Mitch!
Classic Hollywood studio lighting in the Chuck Hatfield group shot. The Cairo pic is from the same fair as the Library of Congress pics.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 10 May 2021 12:27 pm
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| Great pics, Mitch! |
Oh yes; most definitely!
Who's the gal with the archtop in the last picture? Could it be Marian Hall's guitarist sister? There's a slight resemblance. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 10 May 2021 12:36 pm
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And if future anthropologists need to know where the rest rooms were located, you've got 'em covered.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 10 May 2021 12:57 pm
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| Jack Hanson wrote: |
| Who's the gal with the archtop in the last picture? Could it be Marian Hall's guitarist sister? There's a slight resemblance. |
Joanie Hall:
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Mitch Drumm
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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 10 May 2021 1:48 pm
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I seriously doubt it is Joanie.
Joanie not quite old enough, I'd guess.
I think Marian was born in 1935. Joanie at most 4 years older?
See sisters pic below; circa 1946?
I've got other pix of that gal with the archtop.
All on stage with the Jimmie Phillips band and sometimes in what appears to be a uniform, so I suspect she was in Jimmie's band.
All those 1940s dark haired chicks start to look like Ava Gardner or Gloria Grahame if I look at them long enough.
I was born about 15 or 20 years too late.
I can't accurately date the Murphy's photos, but it was known to be jumping by 1947 or so...haunted by Billy Hughes, Joaquin, and by Speedy and Jimmy Bryant after they hit town in what......48?
I think Speedy was working at Murphy's when he first encountered Bryant. Bryant was working down the street at the Fargo club, which might have been Billy Hughes' own place.
I can't yet date Curley's Bigsby, so it doesn't provide a clue.
I'm not sure that guitar has ever been located. I was in touch with a relative and she had no idea.
I keep telling myself that can't possibly be Speedy looking over Curley's shoulder.
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Jack Hanson
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Posted 10 May 2021 4:55 pm
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| Mitch, I'm inclined to agree the lady with the Gibson could not be Joanie Hall, given the respective dates of the pix. The guitarist resembles Joanie to my eyes, nonetheless. Great photo of the Hall girls, with young Marion demonstrating flawless single-string technique, picks and all. There's definitely a fleeting resemblance between the guy standing behind Curley Cochran and Mr. West. If it was indeed Speedy, I sure wouldn't have wanted to be in Cochran's shoes right about then. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 11 May 2021 4:42 am
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Link Davis (fiddle) with Papa Cairo (steel), 1947
Unknown Steeler with Bigsby 
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Mitch Drumm
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Posted 11 May 2021 9:42 am
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Link Davis is near the top of my list of artists I wish I could have seen. One of the major characters....
First 3 pix with Link.
Steelers: Danny Sneed, Bob White, Frankie Juricek, Gaylon Christie, Bud Isaacs, Butterball Harris, Al Marcus, Jimmie Webster, Curly Chalker, Bobby Black, Papa Cairo, Terry Bethel, Carroll Broussard, Skillet Garner.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 11 May 2021 11:58 am
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Les "Carrot Top" Anderson on steel?
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 11 May 2021 12:32 pm
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From Samuel Palmer:
"Here is a photo you will not have seen before, an original film studio photo 1939.
Attached description on the back:
“Director Al Rogell, with hand on top of camera crane, prepares to shoot dance revue for “Hawaiian Nights†Universal musical romance featuring Johnny Downs, Constance Moore, Mary Carlisle and Eddie Quillan. Dance Director Jack Crosby, back to camera, waits orders to start Hula Girls into their routine. Sol Hoopii`s Hawaiian string band is shown at leftâ€
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David Ball
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North Carolina High Country
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Posted 11 May 2021 3:46 pm
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Dang--keep em coming. Those are great!
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Mitch Drumm
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Posted 12 May 2021 2:28 am
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Final 18.
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Steelers seen: Bill Woods, Sol Ho’opi’i, Al Vescovo, Dale Gilles, Speedy West, Al Maury, Billy Earle, Coy Crank, Sonny Curtis, Jody McCauley, Ken Lasater, J.W. Ingham, Max Dauphin, Kay Francis, Sonny Trammell.
Bands and musicians: Buck Owens, Johnny Burnette, Leon Rhodes, Eddie Cochran, Charlie Walker, Johnny Cuviello, Cliffie Stone, Spade Cooley, Doye O’Dell, Eddie Cletro, Circle A Wranglers, Roger Miller, Dave Dudley, Donnie Bowshier, Claude Gray, Jimmy Dickens, Ferlin Husky, Homer Clemons, Dub Dickerson, Carlton Brothers Melody Rangers, The Short Brothers, Danny Kuaana, Ray Francis, The California Playboys, Tillman Franks, Tommy Tomlinson, Betty Amos.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 13 May 2021 6:04 am
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One for the road ....
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Joe Cook
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Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 13 May 2021 6:48 am
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| Great thread! Thanks Andy! |
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