Opry pedal steel chronology

Butch Foster · Post by **Butch Foster** » 15 Jun 2002 7:19 am

Who was the first opry staff band member to play pedal steel? Roy wiggins may have been the first electric steel player when he worked with PeeWee King.

Roger Shackelton · Post by **Roger Shackelton** » 15 Jun 2002 8:47 am

Hi Butch,

I think it must have been Bud Isaacs.

Roger

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 15 Jun 2002 2:01 pm

Was Little Roy Wiggins ever a staff member. I know he played for several groups and then Eddy Arnold hired him to be his steel player. But I never knew he was an opry staff member. Maybe, not sure.

I am going to take a stabb on PSG as being maybe Weldon Myrick or Sonny Curtis. Again not sure.

carl

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 15 Jun 2002 2:02 pm

I'm thinking Walter Haynes.

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 15 Jun 2002 5:26 pm

Bud Isaacs........Bill

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Walter Haynes · Post by **Walter Haynes** » 15 Jun 2002 10:47 pm

Larry, you're right. Agter I left the Jimmy Dickens band I became a staff member at the Opry. Later Pete Drake, Hal Rugg, Sonny Burnette, Weldon, Loyd came to town and played with the bands they were working with.I was there about 13 years. Buddy Emmons was there working with Ernest Tubb.

Walter Haynes

Louie Hallford · Post by **Louie Hallford** » 17 Jun 2002 2:10 pm

Walter,didn't you play steel on many of the early Happy Goodman gospel albums. Did you ever do any road work with them?

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 17 Jun 2002 5:52 pm

Hi Walter, thanks for being an inspiration through the years! Larry

Walter Haynes · Post by **Walter Haynes** » 17 Jun 2002 6:58 pm

Louie, I played steel and guitar on most of the early Happy Goodman sessions. When I got into record producton I had to cut back. Larry, I thank you for your kind words, if I can be of help to anyone I'll try and answer if I can remember back that far.

Walter Haynes

Walter Haynes · Post by **Walter Haynes** » 17 Jun 2002 6:59 pm

Louie, I played steel and guitar on most of the early Happy Goodman sessions. When I got into record producton I had to cut back. Larry, I thank you for your kind words, if I can be of help to anyone I'll try and answer if I can remember back that far.

Walter Haynes

Hal Higgins · Post by **Hal Higgins** » 19 Jun 2002 7:57 pm

Walter...I believe that you and I have a mutual friend by the name of Sleepy LaBeef. I'd like to talk with you via a land-line or e-mail....my e-mail address is hsteeler2002@yahoo.com Thanks....HAL Higgins