Rockabilly and Tele Trivia

sean001 · December 19th, 2005, 11:45 PM

OK, you rockin cats. Who is this picker. This one is pretty esoteric but worth knowing about. I'll be back in a day or two with the answer and a link to his "hit"

<img src ="http://heartbeatsband.com/illicit/mystery.jpg">

jas468 · December 20th, 2005, 04:26 PM

Is it Bob Kelly, the guy who wrote "Git It" for Gene Vincent?

beez · December 20th, 2005, 04:35 PM

Is it the Black Adder?

BB · December 20th, 2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sean001

OK, you rockin cats. Who is this picker. This one is pretty esoteric but worth knowing about. I'll be back in a day or two with the answer and a link to his "hit"

<img src ="http://heartbeatsband.com/illicit/mystery.jpg">

Could it be the one and only "Cornbread Skrotnik"? His big hit in 57 was "I Only Have Eyes For You........But Look What I Have For Your Sister"........

Kingpin · December 20th, 2005, 07:00 PM

I don't know who, but look at all that fretboard wear - on a guitar that is only a few years old at best!

Roel from Holland · December 20th, 2005, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingpin

I don't know who, but look at all that fretboard wear - on a guitar that is only a few years old at best!

I guess it's a relic

jas468 · December 20th, 2005, 08:49 PM

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I Only Have Eyes For You........But Look What I Have For Your Sister

Good one --

Pigsfootpeete · December 21st, 2005, 03:35 AM

Is it Duanne Eddy?

TG · December 21st, 2005, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingpin

I don't know who, but look at all that fretboard wear - on a guitar that is only a few years old at best!

You see that on quite a few pictures from the 1950s and I've wondered about it too.
Did people have sandpaper skin on their fingers?
Did they spend 10 hours a day shredding in their bedrooms?

I have no idea who he is either, BTW.

PeterUK · December 21st, 2005, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Roel from Holland

I guess it's a relic

Well if it wasn't then, it certainly will be by now!

:D Peter

lewis · December 21st, 2005, 10:02 AM

Maybe it was those dime-store Black Diamond strings that wore through the lacquer a little faster?
Or maybe the gentleman played his Tele a lot.

Geo · December 21st, 2005, 12:15 PM

Too young to be Paul Burlison on that year.
He looks like Scotty but again too young for that year.

I'll go with James Burton.

That Tele (or Esquire) could only be 2-3 years old
with the white pickguard.

yegbert · December 21st, 2005, 01:33 PM

I think Geo got it. James Burton played on Dale Hawkins' Suzie Q. in 1957 when he was 15. I can't find any early pics of him but that one looks like it could have been him.

RockinCarl · December 21st, 2005, 01:37 PM

Is he one of the Sparkletones?

Dave W · December 21st, 2005, 01:41 PM

Could that be Ray ("Tell Laura I Love Her") Peterson?

Vince a · December 21st, 2005, 01:52 PM

My immediate thought was Lyle Lovett . . . the nose . . . the hair . . . but that would make him much older looking today!

Mark Davis · December 21st, 2005, 02:24 PM

There is a sorta recent pic of JB.

The reason those old original Fenders wore so easy on the fretboard is thats when they used all nitro not the poly undercoated stuff like they use today.

Dave W · December 21st, 2005, 02:29 PM

I still think it could be Ray Peterson. Take a close look at this early pic of Ray: http://www.vocalhalloffame.com/Ray%20Peterson.jpg

cg73cmc · December 21st, 2005, 06:27 PM

An extremely young Sleepy La Beef?

No? Oh well, still gives me the chance to post this cool pic ...

Mark Davis · December 21st, 2005, 07:40 PM

Hendrix

RockinCarl · December 21st, 2005, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Davis

Hendrix

WickedGTR · December 21st, 2005, 09:45 PM

Narvel Felts?

sean001 · December 21st, 2005, 10:04 PM

Narvel Felts is getting closer. I warned you all this one was kind of esoteric. I expected Mandy to peg this one in a second.

Anyway, the fellow in the picture is Rusty York, who's hit was called Sugaree. Read about Rusty here:
http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RustyYork1.html

Hear Rusty's "hit" here. Pretty primal, rockin' stuff:
http://heartbeatsband.com/illicit/RustyYork_Sugaree.mp3

Let me know what you think.

RockinCarl · December 21st, 2005, 10:29 PM

AWWWWW HECK! I know who Rusty York is, and I know the song! I just didn't know what he looked like... :x :)

Dave W · December 21st, 2005, 11:27 PM

I definitely remember that song! I couldn't have told you who did it and wouldn't have known what he looked like. But even if it wasn't a big hit nationally, it did get a good bit of airplay in Houston at the time.

December 19th, 2005, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
sean001 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gilberts, Illinois Posts: 308	Rockabilly and Tele Trivia OK, you rockin cats. Who is this picker. This one is pretty esoteric but worth knowing about. I'll be back in a day or two with the answer and a link to his "hit" <img src ="http://heartbeatsband.com/illicit/mystery.jpg"> __________________ The more you drink, the less I stink...

December 21st, 2005, 03:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
Pigsfootpeete Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Memphis Posts: 324	Is it Duanne Eddy? __________________ *....I've forgotten more than I could ever hope to remember.....*

December 21st, 2005, 10:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
lewis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,880 28 Photos	Strings? Maybe it was those dime-store Black Diamond strings that wore through the lacquer a little faster? Or maybe the gentleman played his Tele a lot. __________________ "I'm a maestro, I'm a maestro," Taj Mahal, 8/20/05.

December 21st, 2005, 12:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,484 15 Photos	Too young to be Paul Burlison on that year. He looks like Scotty but again too young for that year. I'll go with James Burton. That Tele (or Esquire) could only be 2-3 years old with the white pickguard. __________________ "Somewhere between culture and agriculture"

December 21st, 2005, 01:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,850 85 Photos	JB I think Geo got it. James Burton played on Dale Hawkins' Suzie Q. in 1957 when he was 15. I can't find any early pics of him but that one looks like it could have been him.

December 20th, 2005, 04:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
jas468 Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Temecula, CA Age: 63 Posts: 238	Is it Bob Kelly, the guy who wrote "Git It" for Gene Vincent?

December 20th, 2005, 04:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
beez Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 755	Is it the Black Adder?

December 20th, 2005, 07:00 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kingpin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here Posts: 1,208	I don't know who, but look at all that fretboard wear - on a guitar that is only a few years old at best!

December 21st, 2005, 01:37 PM	#14 (permalink)
RockinCarl Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,480	Is he one of the Sparkletones?

December 21st, 2005, 01:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dave W Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guadalupe County, TX Age: 61 Posts: 1,773	Could that be Ray ("Tell Laura I Love Her") Peterson?

December 21st, 2005, 01:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
Vince a Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Modesto, CA Age: 62 Posts: 771	My immediate thought was Lyle Lovett . . . the nose . . . the hair . . . but that would make him much older looking today!

December 21st, 2005, 02:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,858	There is a sorta recent pic of JB. The reason those old original Fenders wore so easy on the fretboard is thats when they used all nitro not the poly undercoated stuff like they use today. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

December 21st, 2005, 02:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dave W Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guadalupe County, TX Age: 61 Posts: 1,773	I still think it could be Ray Peterson. Take a close look at this early pic of Ray: http://www.vocalhalloffame.com/Ray%20Peterson.jpg

December 21st, 2005, 06:27 PM	#19 (permalink)
cg73cmc Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 697	An extremely young Sleepy La Beef? No? Oh well, still gives me the chance to post this cool pic ... __________________ Take Care! Mark "If I'd known I was going to be a big guitar hero -- I would have practiced more" -- Ace Frehley

December 21st, 2005, 07:40 PM	#20 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,858	Hendrix __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

December 21st, 2005, 09:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
WickedGTR Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hillbilly Hollywood Posts: 2,127 4 Photos	Narvel Felts? __________________ http://www.myspace.com/jameswilsey

December 21st, 2005, 10:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
sean001 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gilberts, Illinois Posts: 308	Narvel Felts is getting closer. I warned you all this one was kind of esoteric. I expected Mandy to peg this one in a second. Anyway, the fellow in the picture is Rusty York, who's hit was called Sugaree. Read about Rusty here: http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RustyYork1.html Hear Rusty's "hit" here. Pretty primal, rockin' stuff: http://heartbeatsband.com/illicit/RustyYork_Sugaree.mp3 Let me know what you think. __________________ The more you drink, the less I stink...

December 21st, 2005, 10:29 PM	#24 (permalink)
RockinCarl Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,480	AWWWWW HECK! I know who Rusty York is, and I know the song! I just didn't know what he looked like... :x :)

December 21st, 2005, 11:27 PM	#25 (permalink)
Dave W Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: Guadalupe County, TX Age: 61 Posts: 1,773	I definitely remember that song! I couldn't have told you who did it and wouldn't have known what he looked like. But even if it wasn't a big hit nationally, it did get a good bit of airplay in Houston at the time.