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Frank Parish
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Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 6:28 am |
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| We all know about The Texas Troubadours great instrumentals from the 60's & 70's but who has the best band in your opinion today? Does any of the new groups do any instrumentals? This would be the country acts of today, not Bluegrass or Rock. |
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 8:05 am
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It would be hard to beat the Everly Brothers' band, with Buddy Emmons and Albert Lee. Is that country? I don't know anymore.
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David Spires
From:
Millersport, OH
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 8:17 am
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"The Players" - Paul Franklin, Brent Mason, John Hobbs, Michael Rhodes, and Eddie Bayers.
While a lot of there tunes fit the blues / rock / jazz vein, they occassionally pull out a beautiful, more country tune that shows why they are the A-team. I just don't have words to describe how good they are. It is really inspiring, and they are actually playing again this Tuesday night at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 8:23 am
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| I'd nominate the Timewarp Tophands, with Tommy Morrell at the helm. |
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Mike Weirauch
From:
Harrisburg, Illinois**The Hub of the Universe
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 8:27 am
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| Bill Anderson's Po Boys (or Po Folks) band still ranks up at the top with me. Surely they get to do instrumentals as they are still a true country band. |
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c c johnson
From:
killeen,tx usa * R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 9:59 am
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| Corney Hurd out of Austin |
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Frank Parish
From:
Nashville,Tn. USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 2:22 pm
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| I would consider the Everlys to be country. Asleep at the Wheel I'm sure still does instrumentals. What about the artists bands we hear on the radio like The Ace in The Hole band? I wonder how many stay together long enough to work some instrumentals up? |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 3:59 pm
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Personally, I don't think the music business is about "bands", anymore. Today, it's the star, and the star alone! How many of today's country stars even have a band that does their own recordings? Can anyone name even one? Most of the stars out there today don't want any other star on the stage with them. They just want "background music" that sounds just like the session guys that did on the record. It ain't like it used to be. Road players now get little or no credit for what they do, and believe me, the stars don't let 'em do much! Some stars don't even introduce their band members!
Sorry for the negative rant. This is just a sore spot for me, and it's just the way I see it.  |
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Pat Burns
From:
Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 4:10 pm
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...Donny, not to rain on your dirge  , but I think Vince Gill and Clint Black are a couple stars who are pretty loyal to their road bands... |
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Sam White
From:
Coventry, RI 02816
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 4:14 pm
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Well gents I want to keep it country and go with Allen Jackson and the song Murder on music Row.I think Allen Jackson is another Merle Haggard my favorite.
Sam White
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 7:19 pm
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Well, if you are talking about actual bands, I would say it's hard to beat George Strait's band, The Strangers, The Everly Bros., and Asleep at the Wheel.
Just my opinion. |
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Skip Cole
From:
North Mississippi
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Posted 28 Jul 2001 7:32 pm
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Alan Jackson's band and George Strait's band appeal to me but so do the Everly's,PF and the Players, Hag's band, J. Hughey and Vince's band. Golly, how can one choose? 
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Vernon Hester
From:
Cayce,SC USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Jul 2001 1:48 am
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How about the Timejumpers, Johnny Cox,Hoot Hester,etc .You can catch them on WSM late night .This group is about as good as it gets.
Vern[This message was edited by Vernon Hester on 29 July 2001 at 02:49 AM.] |
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Henry
From:
Europe
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Jason Odd
From:
Stawell, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 29 Jul 2001 4:08 am
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| "The Players" - Paul Franklin, Brent Mason, John Hobbs, Michael Rhodes, and Eddie Bayers. |
Does anyone have more info on these guys, I mean as a group. |
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Johan Jansen
From:
Europe
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Posted 29 Jul 2001 7:02 am
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THE PLAYERS!!
I vote for them too!JJ
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Bob Hayes
From:
Church Hill,Tenn,USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2001 8:03 am
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It's hard to say. Most of the bands backing up the the current "stars of the the road" are good. They have to "cover" what's been done in the studio by ..basicly The Players..
Brad Paisley has a terriffic band ..which He IS the lead guitar..and he features his band. The Ace IN THE Hole ..still has some original members..which also cover what Paul and the gang has done..As well as Allan's group..which very handley cover what "Paul and the gang have done..and on and on..SHe Diasy'd band ..excelent...The Chicks band..excelent..Reba's ..always excelent. Kenny Chesney's ..excelent..Tim McG"S excelent....The staff band on the Oprey..ussually includes Tommy W and Hoot...what can I say....excelent...Those guys are great who ever they're pickin' with,
Asleep at the wheel is a Band..Whatever happened to the Pirats of the Mississippi?.
When they were together..The Desert Rose Band.. but as stated in an earlier post...the band REALY ISN'T featured..It's the ACT or Star! |
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David Spires
From:
Millersport, OH
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Posted 29 Jul 2001 8:15 am
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Jason,
"The Players" was put together by Eddie Bayers (drums) for a CMT or TNN show that tried to showcase the studio players in Nashville. From there, they cut a CD that I think can be bought on country.com. For the last few months they have been playing occassionally at a club - 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville.
Each one of these guys are really at the top of their instrument, and it's fun to hear them "let it all hang out". |
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John Neff
From:
Athens, GA
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Posted 29 Jul 2001 1:09 pm
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"The Strangers" fit my definition of "best"...nice and loose.
John |
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Kevin Lamb
From:
San Bernardino, CA, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2001 6:37 pm
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Clint Black Band
George Strrait Band |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2001 7:49 am
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The Statesiders at the Mel Tillis Theater in Branson, MO. It doesn't get much better than that!
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Pat Burns
From:
Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2001 3:00 pm
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| ...are you any relation to Livingston Bovine?.. |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 30 Jul 2001 4:59 pm
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| Ricochet with Shannon Farmer, Vince Gill's band with John Hughey, George Strait's "Ace In The Hole Band" with Mike Daily, The Grand Ole Opry band with Tommy White. |
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Richard Sinkler
From:
aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 30 Jul 2001 8:26 pm
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| Is John Hughey back with Vince? As I read the original post, I interpret it to mean a band that is intact as of today. If we are to include bands of yesterday, I would have to include The Po' Boys with Garrish, The Statesiders with Bethel, Charlie Prides band with Gene O'Neil, The Twitty Birds with Hughey, The Coalminers with Bobby Hempker and Hank Thompson's Brazos Valley Boys with Burt Rivera. All KILLER bands. |
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Max Rowe
From:
Middlebrook,VA,USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2001 6:38 am
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Players get vote #1....a CLOSE second is AJ's Strayhorns...they can make anything sound country!
Max
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