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Topic: Bruce Wandmayer |
Jon Baumgartner
From:
Iowa, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2023 12:01 pm |
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| Friends, I got the news this morning that our dear friend Bruce Wandmayer is gone. I'm not going to talk him up. If you knew Bruce then there is nothing more that needs be said. One of the most friendly, talented, positive and calmly enthusiastic people I have ever known. I play steel today because of him. Rest in peace dear friend. |
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John McClung
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Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2023 12:26 pm
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Wow, I'm so sad to hear this. Bruce and I kicked around on gigs in LA during the 80's and maybe 90's, nice guy, great player. He'd recently relocated to Sedona, AZ, from Santa Cruz, correct?
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Dave Zirbel
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Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2023 5:16 pm
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Sad to hear this. We crossed paths a few times when he lived in Santa Cruz, CA. I think he came to my house once to buy a SF Twin Reverb…great guy.
From what I heard,he played steel and fronted a band called Pecos while in Los Angeles and used Bruce Meadows as his stage name. I heard the the band broke up when Warren Zevon stole his band for some road gigs.
He also doubled on Saxophone and picked up gigs with The Trailer Park Troubadours.
RIP Bruce
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Lynn Stafford
From:
Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2023 2:29 pm Bruce Wandmayer
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Our thoughts and prayers go out to his friends and family. RIP Bruce, old friend.
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 1 May 2023 6:14 pm
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| So sorry to hear. Comfort and peace for his family. |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 1 May 2023 8:18 pm
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I bought a Ric NS steel from him at an agreeable (and presently impossible) price. Very sorry to hear this.
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 1 May 2023 11:13 pm
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Wow. I first met Bruce in 2007 at Colin Alder's Lapstravaganza in Santa Cruz where he played a set opening for Freddie Roulette. And a year later when we were both playing the 2nd Lapstravaganza along with David Phillips and Bobby Black, Bruce put me up for the night at his place. Great guy and talented player with a nice touch who I'll always remember. R.I.P.
Here's one of his tunes on his CruzTone steel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8eO6KfwZS4 |
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Jerome Vogel
From:
Northern Arizona
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Posted 3 May 2023 6:13 pm
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| Aw man... Bruce and I recently met by phone, and expected to meet in person soon. He seemed so full of positive energy. Very sorry to hear this. |
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John Brabant
From:
Calais, VT, USA
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Dave Zirbel
From:
Sebastopol, CA USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2023 8:28 am
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I just stumbled on this photo Bruce Wandmayer playing my ZB Custom in 2013 in Petaluma CA.
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Kerry Johnson
From:
the Bay Area, CA
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Posted 10 Jun 2023 3:45 pm
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| Sorry to hear of his passing. |
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