Buddy Merril article in Vintage Guitar Magazine

Larry Lenhart · Post by **Larry Lenhart** » 1 Jan 2003 11:15 am

Thought you might be intersted to know that the latest issue of VG has a nice article about Buddy Merril. Many of you remember his days from the Lawrence Welk show and how he would play his steel guitar on there ocassionally. This article doesnt talk about his steel playing as much as it does about his guitar playing and background, but it is an interesting article none-the-less.
I have several of his old albums and he once came to my small home town in Oklahoma as a part of the Lawrence Welk stars, and he played the guitar-great guitarist.

Paul Warnik · Post by **Paul Warnik** » 1 Jan 2003 11:39 am

Definitely the highlight of the latest V.G. issue for me

Jody Carver · Post by **Jody Carver** » 1 Jan 2003 3:41 pm

What name guitar did Buddy play???

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 1 Jan 2003 4:42 pm

A couple of times recently TV channel 50 in Los Angeles has shown a Lawrence Welk country show from thirtysomething years ago. Buddy is out front with a double-ten sunburst colored Fender. I think there are ten pedals and no knee levers. He sounds great.

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 1 Jan 2003 5:00 pm

I have an LP of Buddy Merrill with a picture of him and Emmons PP.

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 1 Jan 2003 6:59 pm

On the Welk TV show, I think he usually played a D8 Fender. He was a really fine Hawaiian-style player.

Rick Schmidt · Post by **Rick Schmidt** » 2 Jan 2003 10:47 pm

Buddy is a friend of mine who lives about 10 minutes from my house. He's a pretty private kinda guy who ocationally takes local gigs if the situation & money are right...mostly on steel. He gets a really great sound on his Push Pull D10 Emmons and Musicman amp! I've never heard any of his recordings on steel that have truly captured what a great sounding steel player he is.