Who was that steel player

Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 19 Dec 2002 7:01 am

Last night on CMT on the "Best of Austin City Limits" show they featured Ronnie Milsap. He had a steel player that looked like he was playing an MCI. Does anyone know who that might have been? Thanks, JH

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Livin' in the Past and the Future with a 12 string Mooney Universal tuning.

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 19 Dec 2002 7:22 am

I wondered the same thing. It was a black MCI.

Milsap's had a pretty distinguished succession of steel players, and this was taped in '1987' - who WAS it?

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 19 Dec 2002 7:23 am

Although he's one of my favourite players, I have no idea what Dickey Overby looks like! From the date, I would have thought it was him, but I don't know.....

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 19 Dec 2002 12:16 pm

Well, what a silly chap I am - I actually taped the show, and I'd forgotten that I had!

I've checked the credits - the steel player's name is Bruce Brooks. Strangely, they credited Ronnie's long-time guitarist, Jack Watkins as 'rhythm guitarist', but omitted the name of the guy who took ALL the solos (to the exclusion of the steel player!)

Jerry Hayes R.I.P. · Post by **Jerry Hayes R.I.P.** » 19 Dec 2002 1:28 pm

Roger,
I think that lead guitarist is the guy who has the shaved head now who joined the Opry staff band when they fired Leon Rhodes. He was also on the last edition of the night show on the Nashville Network. JH

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Livin' in the Past and the Future with a 12 string Mooney Universal tuning.

Roger Miller · Post by **Roger Miller** » 24 Dec 2002 2:42 pm

Bruce did play with Ronnie at that time, he was a Emmons player at one time with Ronnie. The guitar was Kerry ?(last name gone).Hope that works for you. Bruce is in Misourri, Kerry at the Opry.

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 25 Dec 2002 12:04 am

Kerry Marx.