Who was your Mentor?

Chuckie Acevedo · Post by **Chuckie Acevedo** » 31 Jan 2002 5:16 pm

My mentor was a great guy named Bob Mann. He taught in Los Angeles in the mid forties and also appeared at a few gigs where he could play any request (nonpedal). He took all the students to Cliffee Stones "Hometown Jamboree" once to get a taste of the "big time". Ive still got a photo of the class and in front of it is a sign that says..."every normal child should learn the steel guitar". I went anyway.

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MALCOLM KIRBY · Post by **MALCOLM KIRBY** » 5 Feb 2002 7:27 pm

Zeke King & Monty Laffoon
I didn't own a steel when I was working with either of these guys, I was playing guitar. But they left a lasting impression on me, that is STEEL with me today.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 5 Feb 2002 7:35 pm

I've also been incredibly fortunate to have Jerry Garcia as my banjo teacher and guitar teacher. I was happy to reciprocate in some small degree when he got his first pedal steel to show him some basics.

Ah-hah! So YOU'RE the one responsibe for "Teach Your Children"!! LOL!

Sidney Malone · Post by **Sidney Malone** » 6 Feb 2002 6:23 am

It was Reece Anderson who got me playing in the right direction. I know I would'nt be playing now if I had not went to see Reece. I knew that playing by memorizing tab was not the way it was done. When Reece started teaching me to play the "Steel" instead of "songs", I knew I had found what I was looking for!!

But better than learning to play steel I came away with a lifelong friendship with Reece & Teresa that is worth far more than anything he could have taught me!!

I must also thank PeeWee Whitewing for recommending Reece to me. PeeWee was playing a local Opry show at the time and I knew anyone he recommended would be great, I just didn't know how GREAT!!!

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 6 Feb 2002 5:30 pm

Well my mentor was the same person that inspired me to take up this crazy instrument, Atlanta's own Mac Atcheson. Mac never beat me with a stick, but he could sure give me some looks.
To this day, he inspires every note I play.

Bill Ferguson

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Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 6 Feb 2002 5:31 pm

Well my mentor was the same person that inspired me to take up this crazy instrument, Atlanta's own Mac Atcheson. Mac never beat me with a stick, but he could sure give me some looks.
To this day, he inspires every note I play.

Bill Ferguson

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[This message was edited by Bill Ferguson on 06 February 2002 at 05:38 PM.]