Little Jimmy Dickens arranged for his band to record several instrumentals on Columbia Records under the name 'The Country Boys'. Little Jimmy Dickens' band was then considered one of the hottest bands in country music, with complex arrangements and fast twin guitar harmonies. In 1955, Little Jimmy Dickens (Sunday 19 December 1920 - Friday 2 January 2015) heard Buddy Emmons playing with Casey Clark and offered him a job with his band so, at the age of eighteen, in July 1955, Buddy Emmons moved to Nashville. Little Jimmy Dickens (Sunday 19 December 1920 - Friday 2 January 2015) When he was seventeen years old, Buddy Emmons moved to Detroit to play with Casey Clark.ĭuring his stint with Casey Clark, Buddy Emmons purchased a Bigsby steel guitar with pedals similar to the pedal steel guitar which Bud Isaacs had used on Webb Pierce's 'Slowly' (No.1, 1954) the track, which was written by Webb Pierce (Monday 8 August 1921 - Sunday 24 February 1991) and Tommy Hill, was the first country music hit single to feature a steel guitar. Webb Pierce (Monday 8 August 1921 - Sunday 24 February 1991)
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Thank you, Buddy Emmons, for your support of Gene Watson.īuddy Emmons has earned a place among Nashville's elite as one of the finest steel guitar players in the business.īuddy Emmons was born Buddy Gene Emmons in Mishawaka, Indiana on Wednesday 27 January 1937 he became known as Buddy Emmons and first fell in love with the instrument at the age of eleven when he received a 6-string lap steel guitar as a gift from his father, who arranged for lessons at Hawaiian Conservatory of Music in South Bend, Indiana, which Buddy Emmons dutifully attended for about a year.īuddy Emmons then began figuring out on his own how to play the country music which he heard on the radio.īuddy Emmons has said that Jerry Byrd and Herb Remington were among his first major musical influences.īy his mid-teens, Buddy Emmons' playing had progressed considerably and his parents bought him a triple-neck Fender 'Stringmaster' steel guitar, and he began performing with local bands in South Bend such as The Choctaw Cowboys.īored with high school, Buddy Emmons left when he was sixteen years old and moved with a childhood friend to Calumet City, Illinois where he was soon hired by Stony Calhoun to play in his band. Thanks, Gene, for the wonderful musical moments you have allowed me to share with you' To be one of the finest vocalists on the planet and to have the respect of so many musicians, as well as his loyal fans, is something he should be very proud of. 'There are but a handful of vocalists I’ve worked with that bring out the best in me in a recording studio, and Gene Watson is one of them. This quote was submitted on Thursday 23 September 2004. Sean Brady would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to Buddy Emmons who has made a special contribution to a unique part of this online 'celebration of a Lone Star Hero'. It is here, within this special part of The Gene Watson Fan Site, that you have an opportunity to read a quote from Buddy Emmons, which he submitted to this site on Thursday 23 September 2004. Gene Watson's Peers within the country music industry believe in the sheer talent of this unassuming man from east Texas, so much so that Gene is regarded by many of them as 'the singer's singer' - and rightly so!Īll of Gene Watson's Peers, who were contacted by The Gene Watson Fan Site, during 2004, were most gracious with their time and words.