Little Jimmie Dickens Steel Player

George Kimery · Post by **George Kimery** » 22 Jul 2002 5:15 pm

Jimmie is appearing near me very soon. The publicity says Little Jimmy Dickens with the Grand Ole Opry band. I usually only attend these things if they have a steel player. I love Jimmie's balads and it wouldn't be the same without a steel. Does anyone know who might be playing with him or if he uses a steel on his road dates.[This message was edited by George Kimery on 22 July 2002 at 06:16 PM.]

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 22 Jul 2002 6:35 pm

I don't think Jimmy Dickens would EVER go on stage without a steel guitar player...al

Leslie Elliott · Post by **Leslie Elliott** » 22 Jul 2002 7:10 pm

Tater's steel player is PeeWee Rogers who has been with him for almost 30 years. He played with Jack Greene before going with Tater and I think he also did a stint with David Houston, between Jack and Tater.
Leslie and Ron Elliott

Tim Rowley · Post by **Tim Rowley** » 23 Jul 2002 9:20 pm

Pee Wee is a great player with a lot of soul, huge tone, and is a great guy as well as a good down-to-earth conversationalist. Plays in sharp-toed cowboy boots and they don't hinder him a bit! You won't be disappointed.

Tim R.

John Floyd · Post by **John Floyd** » 24 Jul 2002 4:08 am

Tater's steel player is PeeWee Rogers

AKA Shorty Rodgers.

Leslie
To be Politically Correct, I think we now have to Call Him "Vertically Challenged" Rodgers

Great Steeler

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John
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Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 24 Jul 2002 7:29 am

I went to a Jimmy Dickens show around 1966 and talked to his steel player about getting a pedal steel. He gave me the address for Shot Jackson and Sho-Bud in Nashville. I called Shot and had him make up a guitar for me. Do you know who might have been playing pedal steel for JD at that time?
Thanks, Erv

Pat Goodbla · Post by **Pat Goodbla** » 25 Jul 2002 5:20 am

Erv:

Middle 60's I heard him play in Longview, WA at R.A. Long High School and his steel player was Doug Jernigan.

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 25 Jul 2002 9:14 am

Pat:
Thanks! It could have been Doug, but I don't remember. All I know is that he was a heck of a nice guy and got me started on the never ending road of the pedal steel.

Erv

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 25 Jul 2002 3:13 pm

Erv,
You guys ought to hear Doug nowadays.

LOL

B.F.

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Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 25 Jul 2002 6:40 pm

Jimmy Yates was playing with Little Jimmy Dickens on the road and at the opry, around mid 70's.

He lives right down the road from JD in Hendersonville, TN.

My friend Jimmy still has his Original Emmons PP of around 1966 or 1967, I am not sure of the date.

He has Midi pickups on both necks and now that he doesn't play, he might sell it to a serious buyer.

I have played his guitar, with a Twin and JBL'S, and all I can say, is Wow!...al

Roger Miller · Post by **Roger Miller** » 30 Jul 2002 11:52 am

Bruce Brooks played steel for Tater in the middle 70's. Bruce was with Judy Lynn, and others before. After Tater, he went with Charlie Louvin and Milsap, Paycheck. Bruce now lives in Missouri and records every so often.

Lynn Kasdorf · Post by **Lynn Kasdorf** » 30 Jul 2002 6:45 pm

From years (decades?) of listening to Eddie Stubbs, I thought I heard him say that Buddie Emmons played with Dickens during the 60's. Certainly Emmons in on some tunes like "When a house is not a home". Obviously Emmons played on many, many sessions in the 60s but I thought that he was a part of Dickens band for a while.

Jack Shults · Post by **Jack Shults** » 30 Jul 2002 7:22 pm

Elmer Laurance played for Jimmy about that time. He also played on Bill Mack's recordings.

He now lives in Mineral Wells, Texas and plays with Jim Eaves and Pure Country every Saturday afternoon at the Ernest Tubb Record Shop in the Stockyard area of Fort Worth.

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Jack Shults
MSA U-12

Willis Vanderberg · Post by **Willis Vanderberg** » 3 Aug 2002 5:51 pm

Earl williams played steel for two years with Jim.He also played for Tanya Tucker.He is here in Bradenton Florida and pickin right along on the beautiful blue Mullen that was built for Jimmy Day.

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