great photo of a young Ernie Ball

[Big Poppa]

thanks to Dave Jeffries This is my dad in the Tommy Duncan band in Amarillo Texas in 1950 He was 20

 

[jamminjim]

Great Pic BP - I notice the name Ernie Ball on the steel....

 

[Jim Warnstedt]

Is that him playing slide?

 

[Big Poppa]

slide???? That is pedal steel sir!

 

[Nik_Left_RG]

Great photo Big Poppa.. Thanks for sharing

 

[jamminjim]

"By age 19 he joined the Tommy Duncan Band playing pedal steel guitar"

yup that's Ernie on the pedal steel ...

 

[Larry]

Awesome picture BP!

Thanks for sharing

 

[lenny]

Always wanted a pedal steel....i love the nostalgia pics ....music in the good ol days

 

[ScoobySteve]

Zomg! I did not know. Steel guitar ftw! I really enjoyed the Blues and Country Western segment in our History of Rock music course.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[leftyguitarblue]

thanks for sharing a nice piece of history.

 

[grandmacpubah]

that's awesome

 

[Smellybum]

Cool Pic, Thanks for sharing, I see those big dudes in the Hats and come over all "Howdy Mam" - it looks just like you see it on TV! - and for someone who's never been to the US that's pretty good!

I was on the Albert Lee Website the other day, and found the requirements for stage dimensions if you wanted to book Albert,


Doesn't look like they were able to broker the same deal back in them days....


Do you know what he got paid for a gig back in those days BP?

 

[Big Poppa]

NO I dont know but I can assure you it was less than peanuts

 

[DJ.]

Nice memory. I always enjoy them.
Thanks for sharing.

 

[DrGonzo5150]

Great Pic.

Man, to be able to really play a Pedal Steel.. that would be something.
I'd love to try one day.

 

[leftyguitarblue]

Great Pic.

Man, to be able to really play a Pedal Steel.. that would be something.
I'd love to try one day.

me too! does it come in left handed?

 

[Spudmurphy]

I was on the Albert Lee Website the other day, and found the requirements for stage dimensions if you wanted to book Albert,

Great photo that.

and Smelly nice link to big AL's requirements - very interesting.

 

[colinboy]

great photo BP.your the image of him in the photo.

thanks for posting it up.

 

[beej]

Wow, what a great pic! BP- you can really see the family genes, he looks a lot like Brian and Dargin in the photo.

 

[Astrofreq]

Texas is awesome.