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a friend sent me this picture. i was working the ralph emory show with joe edwards on guitar in 1973. joe spent 45 years as a staff musician on the grand ole opry. |
| taken during a commercial break at wfil t.v. |
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i was about 3 years old and obviously looking for my fingerpicks. |
| johnny lee recorded his famous hit "lookin' for love" at my studio with glen campbell's band leader, dan borgers. |
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taken during my early western swing days in dallas, texas. junior brown now owns the bigsby guitar in this picture. |
| about to break in to first grade at chatauqua elementary school in jamestown, new york. |
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one of my father's early dance bands that put food on the table which i managed to make disappear. |
| my father, the jazz musician, at steel guitar nashville. he was always disappointed that i never became a bigband jazz musician, however, his appreciation for steel guitar was greatly enhanced after reviewing some of my later albums. |
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there's nothing like writing your own charts to get to know the material. |
| part of my collection of 22 shelby american race cars. |
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