The Steel Guitar player is Billy Tonnesen playing his Barder triple neck custom made steel, there is none other like it. Billy played with Ole from around '45 to '54. Billy is still around living in California. One Super Guy and Steel Player!!
The fiddle players are Woody Applewhite and Rocky Stone (my father). I don't see a bass player, but my uncle, Virgil Lee, also played with Ole for a time.
Does anyone know any of the other people in this video? How about where it was filmed. We think the guy playing steel guitar may be Warren Allmon & would like to confirm this. Please comment.
Ole played on the L.A. area during the war in a lots of big joinnts. Ming's 97th Street Corral was one. Tommy Duncan? What else can be said about this GREAT W/S vocalist. Best in his time/better than most today and put millions on the dance floors coast to coast! Thanks!
I did meet Tommy Duncan in 1964 and he was up in the tooth. He said Bob Wills wanted toplay every night and he had enough of that. GREAT MUSIC AND SWING--luv it
I love my love of western swing to Johnny Gimble. I was heavily into bluegrass (about 10-11 yrs back) and picked up a "bluegrass" album (that ended up having all types of country on it) and heard the song "just because." After that, I was obsessed w/ western swing. Got into Bob wills, Milt Brown, Hank Penny and all of those guys.
Obviously you didn't know Bob very well. Tommy is in no way stealing Bob's routine. And, Tommy had been embarrassed enough by Bob's routine to try and copy it.
Luv it!!!
Met Tommy and he was genuine and a gentleman' on Okinawa in 1965.
These guys had fun playing and entertaining and the songs made yu want to hum them way on down to the end of the row while you picked or chopped.
chk2595 1 year ago
why were they always sneaki n up on the mic...? lol
arlichar11 1 year ago
Good ol Tommy Duncan. Love him
MrOutlawCountry 1 year ago
this makes me smile!
JackGrider 1 year ago
tempo too fast for this version, still good though.
MolonLabe84 1 year ago
khreat
trancentralovertone 1 year ago
The Steel Guitar player is Billy Tonnesen playing his Barder triple neck custom made steel, there is none other like it. Billy played with Ole from around '45 to '54. Billy is still around living in California. One Super Guy and Steel Player!!
WHITExP0W3R 1 year ago
The fiddle players are Woody Applewhite and Rocky Stone (my father). I don't see a bass player, but my uncle, Virgil Lee, also played with Ole for a time.
52sdavis 1 year ago
Does anyone know any of the other people in this video? How about where it was filmed. We think the guy playing steel guitar may be Warren Allmon & would like to confirm this. Please comment.
caroleenstra 1 year ago
Ole played on the L.A. area during the war in a lots of big joinnts. Ming's 97th Street Corral was one. Tommy Duncan? What else can be said about this GREAT W/S vocalist. Best in his time/better than most today and put millions on the dance floors coast to coast! Thanks!
dgtxdutch 2 years ago
How funny! Ole Rasmussen is Danish!
ditteduddeduddi 2 years ago
Sorry but I know not Ole Rasmussen.
I did meet Tommy Duncan in 1964 and he was up in the tooth. He said Bob Wills wanted toplay every night and he had enough of that. GREAT MUSIC AND SWING--luv it
chk2595 2 years ago
I wish todays musicians would do these kind of shows.
hillbillycadillac 3 years ago 11
Marty Stuart show on RFD network
AcrossfromtheAlamo 2 years ago
Thi is awsome!
50sRockabilly1 3 years ago
Like that song...
yearling4 3 years ago
is that fiddler on the left johnny gimble? it sure looks like him
fiddlenut24 4 years ago
Sure does. But what's wrong with him? Where's that big smile? And he doesn't seem to know the words.
devilgothim1st 4 years ago
I love my love of western swing to Johnny Gimble. I was heavily into bluegrass (about 10-11 yrs back) and picked up a "bluegrass" album (that ended up having all types of country on it) and heard the song "just because." After that, I was obsessed w/ western swing. Got into Bob wills, Milt Brown, Hank Penny and all of those guys.
soundsfromnothing 3 years ago
Not Johnny Gimble
5thcorps 3 years ago
Another great song by a great one.
JohnnybobTexas 4 years ago
I like this - people don't perform like this anymore. It's so good-natured.
MOTOPAC 4 years ago
I don't like the way that fella steals Bob Wills' stage routine. He almost seems embarassed to be acting like Wills.
ScooterMcGradencrock 4 years ago
Obviously you didn't know Bob very well. Tommy is in no way stealing Bob's routine. And, Tommy had been embarrassed enough by Bob's routine to try and copy it.
mycopdoc 4 years ago
Western Swing rules, it's rock'n'roll before rock'n'roll.
brazilgrass 5 years ago
Tommy Duncan, The best. Thanks for adding this!
5thcorps 5 years ago