Steel player backing Barbara Fairchild?

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 1 Jun 2020 4:24 am

Is that Weldon??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QZLhD9mFs

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 1 Jun 2020 4:57 am

I can't ID him, but it's not Weldon. Here's a better shot of him on the same show. About 2:30.
https://youtu.be/rBXWrJ5dRWQ

Discussion some years back. No one ever positively id'ed the man.

Some say Pete Drake, but it's not him. Dunno who.
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Paul Wade · Post by **Paul Wade** » 1 Jun 2020 6:05 am

looks like John Hugey to me....

p.w

Roger Crawford · Post by **Roger Crawford** » 1 Jun 2020 7:05 am

Not sure who it is, but not John Hughey.

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 1 Jun 2020 8:23 am

John Drake or Pete Hughey

(just kiddin')
Anyway,he's good !

Charlie Hansen · Post by **Charlie Hansen** » 1 Jun 2020 8:47 am

Paul Wade wrote:looks like John Hugey to me....

p.w

That was my thought as well.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 1 Jun 2020 8:59 am

It's neither Hughey nor Drake. From a distance, there is a bit of likeness to John, but closer shots reveal it is not him.

Not Pete Drake. You can see that from some Pete photos. Although I don't know every guitar he played, never saw any video of him playing an Emmons either.

I know Barbara was married to Randy Reinhard at one time, but doesn't bear any resemblance to him plus this was a much later time than that.

Don Euton · Post by **Don Euton** » 1 Jun 2020 4:40 pm

Looks like it could be a young Jim Loessberg to me.
Don Euton

Kevin Fix · Post by **Kevin Fix** » 1 Jun 2020 6:37 pm

No idea... She sure had a beautiful voice back then. Going back a few years for sure.

Bill Lowe · Post by **Bill Lowe** » 2 Jun 2020 7:03 am

George Duncan Sypert · Post by **George Duncan Sypert** » 2 Jun 2020 7:40 am

Well it certainly is not Jim Loessberg.

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 2 Jun 2020 9:37 am

Well it ain't Buddy, but he does play some beautiful harmonics on this one in Bb that was also covered by Don Everly with Buddy playing again:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1JUOVZUTMs

Here is Don's version with Buddy in G:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c6TkA0lrLM

What was Buddy playing in 1975, his Blade?

Don Euton · Post by **Don Euton** » 2 Jun 2020 4:36 pm

That picture even confirms my guess that is Jim Loessberg. To me the picture looks more like him than the live seen on You Tube. Maybe someone will come up with the real steel player`s name.
Don Euton

Ron Funk · Post by **Ron Funk** » 3 Jun 2020 4:59 pm

That particular song was written by St Louis' own Nick Nixon

A fantastic singer and entertainer himself!

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 3 Jun 2020 7:55 pm

Kevin Fix wrote:No idea... She sure had a beautiful voice back then. Going back a few years for sure.

Has her voice changed? Is her singing not as good? and yes I do remember some of her singing from decades ago and it was wonderful.

She made some very nice comments on the forum about Randy Reinhard, to whom she was married for a while, after his death.

Don Mogle · Post by **Don Mogle** » 27 Jun 2020 6:25 pm

Randy Reinhardt???

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 27 Jun 2020 9:08 pm

Ron Funk wrote:That particular song was written by St Louis' own Nick Nixon

A fantastic singer and entertainer himself!

Nick never got the recognition or break that he deserved.

Scott Moon · Post by **Scott Moon** » 29 Jun 2020 8:35 am

It's definitely not Randy or Jim

Scott

Don Euton · Post by **Don Euton** » 30 Jun 2020 12:45 pm

Does anyone know the date this was recorded or have an estimation of how many years ago?

Don Euton

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 30 Jun 2020 1:02 pm

1988. Church Street Station in Orlando.

Wayne Franco · Post by **Wayne Franco** » 1 Jul 2020 8:39 am

It looks like Pat Boone

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 9 Jul 2020 5:23 pm

Well I played with Barbara out here in NZ back in the early 80's .... but thats not me in the pic

I'm much younger !!!!

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 19 Jul 2020 9:36 am

This guy reminds me a little of Winnie Winston, but I never saw Winnie without his glasses.

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