Thumbs

jmiles · December 20th, 2005, 11:27 PM

Go to this site and play "Me and Memphis." See where Danny Gatton got a LOT of stuff.
http://www.thumbscarllile.com/

jmiles · December 21st, 2005, 12:39 PM

You're missin' some good stuff if you don't listen! This is the guy who taught Gatton a lot!

rosett · December 21st, 2005, 01:08 PM

i think that thumbs and danny played together in roger miller's band. i wish i could've seen that.

Mark Davis · December 21st, 2005, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rosett

i think that thumbs and danny played together in roger miller's band. i wish i could've seen that.

My friend Steve Duncan played drums on those gigs.

Used to see Thumbs every thursday night at the Palamino club talent show. Steve played drums Thumbs was the guitar player awesome. Thumbs daughter Kethy used to get uip and sing Janis Joplin songs she is really good too!

eddiewagner · December 22nd, 2005, 01:03 PM

wow!!!

BobRob · December 22nd, 2005, 01:32 PM

http://www.geocities.com/bighollowtw...sCarlisle.html

Here's a link I stumbled across to Thumbs' "Springfield Guitar Social"

jmiles · December 22nd, 2005, 07:14 PM

Excellent find Bobrob! Great pic too!

Dirt · December 24th, 2005, 10:38 AM

Thumbs and Danny learned a lot from each other. They roomed together when they were both working for Roger Miller in the early eighties. Danny said that Thumbs was always pulling some crazy thing out of his bag of tricks.

I saw Thumbs play at the steel guitar convention in St. Louis a couple of years before he passed away. He was setting in with Buddy Emmons and Phil Baugh. Thumbs was setting a just few feet from Phil. Thumbs would play some incredible lick and Phil would say, "You can't do that!" "I saw it, but I don't believe it!" Phil was using his pedal guitar and Thumbs was playing almost the same licks without the pedals.

Happy holidays,
Dirt

Elviscaster · December 24th, 2005, 01:01 PM

Thanks. I wish I had started out listening to more jazz cats. Another great guitarist is Jimmie Rivers. Shel

December 20th, 2005, 11:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
jmiles Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 154	Thumbs Go to this site and play "Me and Memphis." See where Danny Gatton got a LOT of stuff. http://www.thumbscarllile.com/

December 22nd, 2005, 01:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
BobRob TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 59	Springfield Guitar Social http://www.geocities.com/bighollowtw...sCarlisle.html Here's a link I stumbled across to Thumbs' "Springfield Guitar Social"

December 24th, 2005, 01:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
Elviscaster TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 62	Thumbs is my new guitar hero Thanks. I wish I had started out listening to more jazz cats. Another great guitarist is Jimmie Rivers. Shel

December 21st, 2005, 12:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
jmiles Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 154	You're missin' some good stuff if you don't listen! This is the guy who taught Gatton a lot!

December 21st, 2005, 01:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
rosett Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: montana Posts: 221	i think that thumbs and danny played together in roger miller's band. i wish i could've seen that.

December 22nd, 2005, 01:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
eddiewagner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: ROCK!linghausen/germany Age: 50 Posts: 4,028 27 Photos	wow!!!

December 22nd, 2005, 07:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
jmiles Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ohio Posts: 154	Excellent find Bobrob! Great pic too!

December 24th, 2005, 10:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Dirt Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: MN Posts: 155	Thumbs and Danny learned a lot from each other. They roomed together when they were both working for Roger Miller in the early eighties. Danny said that Thumbs was always pulling some crazy thing out of his bag of tricks. I saw Thumbs play at the steel guitar convention in St. Louis a couple of years before he passed away. He was setting in with Buddy Emmons and Phil Baugh. Thumbs was setting a just few feet from Phil. Thumbs would play some incredible lick and Phil would say, "You can't do that!" "I saw it, but I don't believe it!" Phil was using his pedal guitar and Thumbs was playing almost the same licks without the pedals. Happy holidays, Dirt