A Billie Jo Spears & Pete Drake Remembrance

[Gary Hoetker]

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


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inuE30E ... e=youtu.be

[Joe Krumel]

always loved her style and pure country singing.

[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.

[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.

[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.
Bernie Watruba

[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.
Bernie Watruba

[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...