Rocky Burnette, Paul Burlison, Ronny Dawson, Dickie Harrell

Las Vegas, 2000

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Music

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• Rocky
• Burnette
• Paul
• Burlison
• Ronny
• Dawson
• Dickie
• Harrell
• Marco
• Di
• Maggio
• Las
• Vegas
• Rockabilly

[dcrimmen]

Dickie is playing on my drummer's drums, Greg Windust is his name, and Paul is playing through my amp. We played the opening of the International Rockabilly Hall of Fame, different from Bob Timmer's original one, in Jackson TN. a week earlier along with Paul, Naverl Felts and the Comets.

Marshrocker, thanx for Greg, my drummer, is VERY proud of the fact that Dikie is on his drums. We actually ran the jam on Thursday night and Dickie, and Bill Mack also of the Blue Caps, sat in with us.

[marshrocker]

@dcrimmen

Hi Dave. Glad you managed to see the video I took. Marshrocker is actually my You Tube alias. I am actually Rod Pyke from England who helped Bob with the RHOF website. I hope you are keeping well. That was one great weekend.

Rod

[duskdevils]

where was this filmed? looks like rockin 50s I lineup...?

[marshrocker]

I took this footage at the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame stage in Viva Las Vegas, 2000

[DukeBasil]

Who is the guy in the t shirt and on bass...?

[marshrocker]

The guy in the T Shirt is Marco Di Maggio from Italy and I believe the Bass player is from Holland.

[1959phill]

I remember this very well. I think it was the next year the Gold Coast remodeled and changed that lounge area so that even if all those guys had been there later this couldn't of happened the way it did. That makes this all the more special.

[CacklinSlav]

@marshrocker Yes indeed that is Marco Di Maggio! This is a video treasure. Paul Burlison and Ronnie Dawson were two of the nicest guys you'd ever want to meet. They are sorely missed. Rocky Burnette is a cool cat.

[BOOTHILLBASS]

Ronnie Dawson (sp)

[dcrimmen]

P.S. We had done a tribute to Ricky Nelson earlier that night and didn't know Paul & Rocky were in the audience. We closed with "Believe What You Say" by Ricky. Rocky & Paul met us afterward and Rocky was telling me all about how his Dad& Uncle wrote the song for Ricky and then thanked us for doing the song. It was a very special loving moment. Made all our work worth while to hear something like that. :-)

[dcrimmen]

Hey Gang:

Okay, this was filmed at the Gold Coast Hotel, Las Vegas, Nv. It was at Viva Las Vegas, the Rockabilly weekender, in April 2000 on Saturday night I believe. The stage was a small stage, then called the "West Lounge". It was sponsored by Bob Timmers and the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame. That year me and my band were the "House" band and provided the back line, i.e. amps & drumes and ran the sound for the other acts when we weren't playing.

Dave

[honkeytonker]

Rockabilly rules and you all showed why here.

Dickie you rule man!!!!

[EbonyBunny1]

I read that and it made me cry :(. It made me think about how many times I would rewind the tape from the movie Rock, Rock,Rock just so I could keep hearing Lonesome Train, because I loved how he played the guitar. Keep his memories in your heart and you will never miss him. And be proud to know, when he started around 1952, it was HIS guitar playing that is the basis for the entire Rockabilly sound that followed. Keep him in your heart & honor his legacy. RIP Paul Burlison. Love a fan

[whowins]

did some work for paul back in the day..what a great guy!