tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post5360085067481750780..comments2024-03-26T23:59:24.053-04:00Comments on Fayfare's Opry Blog: Weldon Myrickfayfarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00173166778978335059noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-23509271706551397452014-06-03T11:44:03.779-04:002014-06-03T11:44:03.779-04:00Anyone remember the album he did in the late 70...Anyone remember the album he did in the late 70's(I think) with Hal Rugg and Sonny Burnett? Seems like it was titled Steel Guitars of the Opry.<br /><br />Not taking anything from others but some of the performances on the Opry were never the same after he left. Danny Boy with Hank Locklin and many of Charlie Walker's performances come to mind. That thing he did with Hank on Danny Boy was both eerie and beautiful. I do think Gary Carter is doing a nice job with Connie Smith these days on songs that Weldon created the sound on.<br /><br />It is a shame that so many of the great musicians that helped create the sound of artist in the days gone by are only recognized by specific organizations and their halls of fame or honor and not the CMA Hall of Fame. How can a Billy Byrd, Pete Drake, Bashful Brother Oswald, Weldon Myrick, Tommy Jackson, Chubby Wise and many others, who were just as much a part of the sound of those great records as the star, not be recognized in the CMA Hall of Fame? I'll show how much I wear blinders these days but can anyone name a musician from the last twenty years synonymous with a particular sound or artist? Of course most of it sounds the same! John Hughey with Vince maybe, but he goes back a generation to Conway and established his sound more than that of Vince.<br /><br />Weldon Myrick was another figure that gave me so much pleasure during my favorite years of listening to the Opry live in the 1980's. Thanks Weldon!<br /><br />Jim<br />Knightsville, INAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-41741488354367725622014-06-03T08:57:17.397-04:002014-06-03T08:57:17.397-04:00Just to clarify, Weldon received many awards in hi...Just to clarify, Weldon received many awards in his life and was elected to several Hall of Fames, but he was not a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610237116677181633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-32391303537869311852014-06-03T00:02:10.563-04:002014-06-03T00:02:10.563-04:00An incredible musician and, from all I've read...An incredible musician and, from all I've read, an incredibly nice guy. RIP.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998867386294693956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-56740734289318474432014-06-02T23:40:18.068-04:002014-06-02T23:40:18.068-04:00he was inducted !
he was inducted !<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-11892786946733728252014-06-02T23:33:33.553-04:002014-06-02T23:33:33.553-04:00I will miss him greatly, He was always so encourag...I will miss him greatly, He was always so encouraging......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-50682879084619169552014-06-02T22:22:46.404-04:002014-06-02T22:22:46.404-04:00R.I.P.
Saw the LONG list of artists that he play...R.I.P. <br /><br />Saw the LONG list of artists that he played on on the ET Record Shops Facebook. I wonder if his year for the Hall of Fame will be next year since the Musicians category is up.<br /><br />A.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6344993590139159352.post-52483542011705829382014-06-02T21:25:44.043-04:002014-06-02T21:25:44.043-04:00Fred, Bismarck:
One of the greats, indeed. He was...Fred, Bismarck:<br /><br />One of the greats, indeed. He was the steel man on Grandpa Jones' OLD TIME COUNTRY MUSIC COLLECTION, one of Grandpa's great double LPs for CMH, and I have never heard anything more sublime. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com