Jimmy Day - Pick Me Up On Your Way Down from ISGC

Live from the International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis, MO, 1994. Scotty is allowing me to post a few videos from various conventions. I think this is great to let the world know about our instrument and the great players.

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[samanathax3]

My name is Samantha Smith & my mother name is Deborah Day & this is my grandfather !!

[Steelpicker]

@samanathax3 Wonderful. I knew your grandfather for many years.

[TurbinePower69]

Bill, Just want to say THANK YOU for all your efforts in preserving the True Greats of Steel...and something to be cherished forever. I have a question for you,that I'm hoping you can answer....I was looking elsewhere on Youtube and come across Buddy Charlton playing next to Billy Cooper...WHY, don't we hear more of Billy...he has got to be Thee SMOOTHEST & Cleanest Steel player I've ever heard...why is he So "obscure" ?? Has he ever played with any "notables"? Thank You.

[Steelpicker]

@TurbinePower69

You are welcome about the video's. I have been very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time to get involved with the great steel guitar shows.

About Billy Cooper. I do not know anything about him other that what I have seen on YouTube. Sorry, Bill

[charltonwalker]

I'm Charlie's son and what is weird is my wife's maiden names is Day. When he first met her he made sure to tell her that Jimmy Day was the steel guitarist on Pick Me Up on Your Way Down

[Steelpicker]

@charltonwalker Hi Charlton. I never got to meet your dad, even though he was absolutely one of my favorite singers. I get to play many of his songs in our dance band. I was good friends with Jimmy Day and also Larry Sassser who played on the re-cut of Pick Me Up. We have worked many steel shows together.

Thanks for posting.

Bill Ferguson

[catchthuwaves]

He makes it look easy. But we know better.

[ErinDay2]

that's my grandpa Jimmy too :)

[billypauhana]

Im Proud to say I have Jimmy Day On My CD Texas Rose WE Miss You Billy Paul

[TheCINDYBATES]

HE'S AMAZING AND WE MISS HIM! THANKYOU FOR SHARING THIS VIDEO!!

Cindy Bates

[rzsdad1]

@samanathax3 What a wonderful man he truly was!

[samanathax3]

@Steelpicker Barbara , his wife was my Grandmother & her daughter Debbie or Deborah in my mother . She played with Willie Nelsons children on Willies farm . Of course this was when he played for Willie Nelson .

[TurbinePower69]

@Steelpicker Hi Bill, Thank You so much for taking time to reply to my message..I appreciate it. I've done some more "digging" on the net since I first wrote to you, and Billy Cooper seems to be very close friends with Daryl Jernigan(presently) & and with Buddy Emmons (in their early years, at least)...and was also, with Buddy C. and Jeff Newman among others. Apparently he played with Bobbe Helms years back, at the time that Jingle Bell Rock was recorded. He resides in Orange,VA. and owns....