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Topic: Who on Forum knew or saw Mooney live in the early 1960's? |
Gary Hoetker
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 8:00 am |
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| If so, I bet it was quite an experience and an education as well. Fascinating that the Fender Pedal Steel at that time had no knee levers or a volume pedal. Just floor pedals. |
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Junior Knight
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Eustace Texas..paddle faster..I hear Banjos...
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 8:04 am
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I picked with Moon in 1968 in vegas with Wynn Stewart. I played bass on the band then.
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Ricky Davis
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Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 8:59 am
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| I picked with Moon in 1968 in vegas with Wynn Stewart. I played bass on the band then. |
WOW Junior; I did NOT know that and you were always my Musical Hero; but now there's just not enough words for this>>>> OMG ...thanks for the historical memory.
Ricky
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Junior Knight
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Eustace Texas..paddle faster..I hear Banjos...
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 9:29 am
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Gee thanks my friend!!
There’s more to that story that
I will tell you in private…lmbso
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Tracy Sheehan
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Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 10:51 am I also met Moon in the 50"s as i recall.
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I met Moon when he was with Wynn in Georges Round up in Long Beach,Ca. He had a bright light shining on the front of his Fender 1000, He ask me to set in.
it could have been in the 60s.I have slept since then. |
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scott murray
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Asheville, NC
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 11:51 am
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I wish!
always loved the description of Ralph picking up his steel after a gig and the legs would just fall out and clatter to the floor 
was it this one?
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Billy McCombs
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Bakersfield California, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2021 5:47 pm
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If you look close you can see the coat hanger wires coming down from the body.
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Roy Carroll
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North of a Round Rock
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Posted 9 Sep 2021 6:20 am
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I played with Moon when he was with Wynn Stewart, as a drummer. He was on another level. I remember he had this " crescent Moon" painted in the front. Played his ass off, but he did not know where he was. He kicked off "Such a Pretty World Today" in the wrong key, Wynn looked at him and simply said Moon! He never missed a beat and went right into the correct key. Never even looked up!It was pretty funny.
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2021 8:11 am
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I hope that some live audio/video of Moon on the Fender will surface someday...in my lifetime....
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Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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Gary Hoetker
From:
California, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2021 10:33 am
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| Thanks to all of you for your posts. And Junior I enjoy watching you and hearing your licks on the Penny Gilley Show. It must be a lot of fun . |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 10 Sep 2021 5:25 am Re: Who on Forum knew or saw Mooney live in the early...
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| If so, I bet it was quite an experience and an education as well. Fascinating that the Fender Pedal Steel at that time had no knee levers or a volume pedal. Just floor pedals. |
Well, in the beginning (up to around 1962), almost no pedal steel had knee levers. However, most players (Moon included) did use a volume pedal, but he used it less when he got his Fender 1000, and did a lit more "two-footing". I always thought the sound of Moon's first pedal steel, a modified Magnechord, was his best sound.
Anyhow, I know this is wrong, but here's a couple of obscure songs Moon played on for you to enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnUk1eY-M0U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBK1TX772fk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT11a42cQTA |
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2021 7:08 am
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| Anyhow, I know this is wrong, but here's a couple of obscure songs Moon played on for you to enjoy! |
WOW! That thing does sound great! 3 pedals?
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Sierra S-10 (Built by Ross Shafer),ZB, Fender 400 guitars, various tube and SS amps |
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J R Rose
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Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2021 6:21 pm
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Hey Donnie, Thanks for the posting of the songs with Moon. Those are great. I have never heard them and I am a big FAN of Moon's. I saw him with Waylon around 1980 in Ft. Smith, Ark. at an outdoor concert. Moon was playing his Black Sho-Bud. Front and Center. Awesome Concert. That was the year the Crickets were touring with Waylon who Waylon was once a member. J.R.
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2021 8:13 am
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| Great Donny! Love that ol'Moon!! thanks for sharing these. |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 8 Oct 2021 9:40 am
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| My friend, Roy Hunt, was with Moon when he wrote "Crazy Arms". Roy is almost 82 and still playing guitar. He lives across the street from us and he's got some great memories. He says he has some that aren't so great too!!! Roy played for Johnny Paycheck and David Allen Coe among many others. He can still pick as good as anyone. |
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