A Billie Jo Spears & Pete Drake Remembrance

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Gary Hoetker
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A Billie Jo Spears & Pete Drake Remembrance

Post by Gary Hoetker »

When Country Music was the Truth and grabbed your gut. RIP !!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inuE30E ... e=youtu.be
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Joe Krumel
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Post by Joe Krumel »

always loved her style and pure country singing.
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Post by Tommy Shown »

I liked her singing too. Just as how much Weldon Myrick was responsible for the Connie Smith sound, Pete Drake was responsible for Billy Jo Spears sound.
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Post by Jack Stoner »

She was married, at one point, to recently passed on steeler Terry Bethel.

I met her at Terry's booth in St Louis one year.
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Bernie Watruba
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Post by Bernie Watruba »

I had the privilege of playing twin steels with BJ when Mike Edlin was her steel man and husband. This was in 1974 & 1975. She had a lot of chords in some of her songs and Mike and I worked up twin violins with the Boss Tones. She was wonderful to work for.
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Post by Bernie Watruba »

I had the privilege of playing twin steels with BJ when Mike Edlin was her steel man and husband. This was in 1974 & 1975. She had a lot of chords in some of her songs and Mike and I worked up twin violins with the Boss Tones. She was wonderful to work for.
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Bob Simmons
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boss lady

Post by Bob Simmons »

something else ! she used to say Bobby stand up ; oh you are.... she didn't even need a mic RIP as to Pete he got several of us sessions not to mention groceries...
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