Hi Terry
Great seeing ya up here. Its a funny thing, but when I was doing sessions in LA with James ( or any of the top dogs), I never asked him any shop questions, because I was trying to keep it together. I mean after all, he is "friggin" James Burton....my number one influence. Even when were together socially, I never pumped him for any info. I guess I was always too shy about that. LOL
I also worked with Merle at his house. But when you're inthe studio with Hag it's always best to let him do the talking. We did speak a bit about the old Capitol Studio days and he was very animated. But once again, I was producing Merle Haggard and it was all I could do to not piss in my pants.
Cheers terry
JB
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