Weldon Myrick

Don Ricketson · Post by **Don Ricketson** » 2 Jun 2014 7:51 pm

Rest in peace Brother.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 2 Jun 2014 8:02 pm

One of my steel guitar heroes. RIP, Weldon.

chas smith R.I.P. · Post by **chas smith R.I.P.** » 2 Jun 2014 8:10 pm

Rest in Peace, you were an inspiration.

Michael Johnstone · Post by **Michael Johnstone** » 2 Jun 2014 8:30 pm

He was a stylist with an unmistakable sound. Something you don't hear much these days. Anyone who chicken picks on E9 owes a bunch of licks to this guy whether they know it or not. R.I.P.

Skip Cole · Post by **Skip Cole** » 2 Jun 2014 9:13 pm

My prayers for Weldon's family, i know he's going to be missed by them. May God comfort all that morn his
passing. I had the priviledge of meeting him at the Convention several years back, very nice guy and a giant of a steel player.

Skip

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 2 Jun 2014 9:30 pm

Terrible news. Another steel guitar icon is gone.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 2 Jun 2014 9:30 pm

Man, not what I wanted to hear today...RIP to one of the best!!

Walter Stettner · Post by **Walter Stettner** » 2 Jun 2014 9:51 pm

That is really sad news. One of the icons of the instrument is gone.

My condolences go out to his family.

RIP, Weldon and Thanks for all the great music!

Walter Stettner
Vienna, Austria

Dean Holman · Post by **Dean Holman** » 2 Jun 2014 10:04 pm

I am so saddened to hear about Weldon. He is without a doubt one of my steel guitar heroes. The many times I got to see and hear him play as I would sit on the side of the stage at the Opry, is priceless. He had a heart of gold and a million dollar smile. His tone and style was unmistakable. He will be missed immensely.

Fish · Post by **Fish** » 2 Jun 2014 10:55 pm

This is very sad news to hear tonight.

Weldon was a gentle and humble person, and a force of nature on the steel guitar.

He taught me a lot, simply by example. In 1989, he was gracious enough to come in and play steel on the first album I ever produced, for an artist named Jann Browne. Weldon played on a Harlan Howard shuffle called "The One You slipped Around With" and flawlessly aced his part live on the tracking session, which is no surprise to any members of this forum.

Afterwards, when he signed the union time card, he wrote "thank you" right after his signature. I've never seen anyone do that since then. It blew this rookie away. He was a god to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJHsihaH_T0

My condolences to his entire family. Weldon was one of a kind and he will be very greatly missed.

respectfully,
Steve Fishell

Roy Heap · Post by **Roy Heap** » 2 Jun 2014 11:50 pm

I am lost for words. Weldon was my steel guitar hero.
RIP Weldon .

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 2 Jun 2014 11:50 pm

Just read this news this morning. Weldon was a massive influence on me, especially his work on the Area Code albums when I first took up the instrument. He was such a tremendous player. Rest In Peace Mr Weldon, and my prayers and thoughts are with your family.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 3 Jun 2014 2:48 am

Thank you for the great music Mr. Myrick. I am sad.

Ken Campbell · Post by **Ken Campbell** » 3 Jun 2014 3:46 am

My condolences to the family. Weldon was a most tasteful player who to me epitomized class and when not to play.

Bill Ferguson · Post by **Bill Ferguson** » 3 Jun 2014 3:55 am

This saddens me beyond words. We have been friends for many years.

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 3 Jun 2014 4:07 am

Sad!!

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 3 Jun 2014 4:20 am

Sad that another of my hero's are gone.

Its been a bad morning for me, I read about Weldon, and about Bobby Bowman's prognosis. Also one of our steel guitar club members has been tentatively diagnosed with brain Melanoma.

Don Sulesky · Post by **Don Sulesky** » 3 Jun 2014 4:24 am

He was a great player.

Craig Baker · Post by **Craig Baker** » 3 Jun 2014 4:40 am

Weldon Myrick provided it all. . . style, tone, smoothness, technique, endless creativity and a gentle kindness. The only thing that appeared to be missing was ego. Our family offers prayers to comfort the family of this very nice gentleman.

Here's link to one of my favorite Weldon masterpieces:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpKgdreWNI

Respectfully,

Craig, Debra and Mallory Baker

Roy Peterman · Post by **Roy Peterman** » 3 Jun 2014 4:40 am

I found out about Weldon last night when I checked my computer at work. What a loss and sadness. I will have Weldon's family in my prayers. He was a great inspiration, great player, and one heck of a nice guy.

Rick Campbell · Post by **Rick Campbell** » 3 Jun 2014 4:50 am

This is such sad news. I've listen to Weldon probably more than any steel player in the business due to him being so prominent in the 70's on the radio when I was in high school and listening to country radio all the time, and of course he was Mr. Steel Guitar for the Opry staff band when it was still a country show. RIP my friend!

RC

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 3 Jun 2014 5:15 am

One of my heroes too. As a twenty-something kid new to town in the early 80s he eased the nervousness of my playing the Opry by being just as encouraging and gracious as could be, even as he played so incredibly that you knew you'd never reach that level.

I was able to spend a few hours talking with him a few months ago and while he was clearly a bit frail he was the same soft-spoken, self-effacing guy he'd always been, with the same twinkle in his eye and same sense that he just felt grateful to be part of playing music for a living.

One of the greats. Rest in peace...

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 3 Jun 2014 5:16 am

So sorry to hear this,Rest in Peace Weldon!!

Stan Knowles NC · Post by **Stan Knowles NC** » 3 Jun 2014 5:27 am

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Stan Knowles NC · Post by **Stan Knowles NC** » 3 Jun 2014 5:37 am

I knew Weldon for many years...but he knew me as a
country broadcaster (Country Crossroads radio show
which co-starred Jerry Clower and Bill Mack - syndi-
cated weekly on 1,500 radio stations around the world.)

And then...one night backstage at the Opry...as I passed him on stage and spoke to him...he said, "I didn't know that you were a songwriter!" I said, "Yes!" And he replied..."I just played steel on the song you and O.B. McClinton wrote called 'American Soul'...and we recorded it for Epic Records just last week!"

To me...he was ALWAYS..the quiet, unassuming gentleman!
And...he was nice to everybody. But Weldon was the
consummate steel guitar player. He was "MR. SMOOTH!"

I will miss him!

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