Sweet Blue Eyed Darlin' TMBs 1984

John Jorgenson, Doug Mattocks and Charlie Warren, the original Thunder Mountain Boys, added virtuoso guitarist Raul Reynoso to the band after Dick Hardwick left to fill the role of Pecos Bill at Disneyland's famous Golden Horseshoe Review.

Looking for Hardwick's replacement became almost a comedy routine when Jorgenson asked Mattocks, who knew Reynoso only slightly, to call Raul and ask him to join. Mattocks was against the call thinking that since Raul was already working for 5-string banjo phenom, Larry McNeely, he wouldn't be interested - BUT - John insisted and the call made.

The first question out of Mattocks's mouth to Raul was, "You don't want to work with us at Disneland........... do you?" Raul immediately said yes and then Mattocks went into a long ramblin' rant on why Reynoso wouldn't want the job (you have to play washboard part of the day - you have to wear the Maniac's costume which consisted of clownish knickers - you'd have to give up working with McNeely........... and on it went).

Raul joined the Disney group and through him went on to create the Rhythm Brothers (Django Style Group), which clips of that group will be uploaded soon.
Edit by Doug Mattocks
http://www.dougmattocks.com
http://www.johnjorgenson.com
http://www.chasmusic.com
http://www.raulreynoso.net

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• Bill Monroe
• 1977
• MCA40675
• Blue Grass Boys
• Lester Flatt
• Guitar
• Earl Scruggs
• Banjo
• Chubby Wise
• Fiddle
• Howard Watts
• Bass
• Emmylou Harris
• Waylon Jennings
• Oak Ridge Boys
• Willie Nelson
• John Mellencamp
• Neil Young

[DougsWorldOnaString]

Thanks a bunch: Doug

[DougsWorldOnaString]

Thanks......... glad you liked it.

[harborhouse55]

What fun



[colm841]

Fantastic, 1984 wow..............