Re:Song"They Stole My Steel Guitar"

Bill Nauman · Post by **Bill Nauman** » 28 Mar 2003 9:30 am

Buddy Emmons evidently played on this old tune done by Hermann Lammers Meyer,
just found out who did it...Anybody have it? Bill in Vegas

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 28 Mar 2003 11:10 am

I have a copy of a Little Jimmy Dickens Decca 45 of this song, I haven't listened to it in years. I'm on the road right now or I'd dig it out...

"It's just an old used Sho-Bud
for which I saved and scraped
I bought it second-handed
from a cat whose name was Drake..."

Tommy Detamore · Post by **Tommy Detamore** » 28 Mar 2003 11:13 am

Hermann is my dear friend and what a character! You oughta seem him do it live! BTW, it's cool to see someone front a band from behind a steel...

Hey brother Pete!

Pete Finney · Post by **Pete Finney** » 28 Mar 2003 11:19 am

Hi Tommy! What are you up to these days? Playing any with Jim Lauderdale? It looks like I may end up doing a few European "Billy Block allstar" gigs with him again this summer...

So what is the story on this song, and composer? I just came across the record somewhere years ago, but don't know anything about it...

Tommy Detamore · Post by **Tommy Detamore** » 28 Mar 2003 11:22 am

Yes, we're doing a little three-day run next week.....Oops, drifting off-topic....Call me sometime!!!

Lem Smith · Post by **Lem Smith** » 28 Mar 2003 2:18 pm

Bill,
You can listen to it here http://www.tcmradio.com/country.htm with a realaudio player.

Hope this helps,
Lem

Fred Layman · Post by **Fred Layman** » 1 Apr 2003 4:03 am

After I reported in the Steel Guitar World magazine that a fellow disappeared after "buying" a pedal steel from me with the promise to pay as soon as an insurance payment came in the next week on a steel that was allegedly stolen from him, Hermann read the article and sent me his tape, with condolences. Good stuff and great steel on it.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Fred Layman on 01 April 2003 at 04:04 AM.]</p></FONT>