Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-12 Thread NoSequitr
particularly after 50 (examples include: Frank Lloyd Wright, he was just getting started at 80 i love that kid

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-12 Thread Tom Smith
Thanks very much for the suggestions, folks. There are some real keepers there. TS

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread LindaRay64
There's the whole Lubbock/Austin establishment and friends: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Carole Pierce, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, etc. lr

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread KATIEJOM
Tom, 1) Ronnie "the blonde bomber" Dawson - haven't heard the new one, More Bad Habits. 2) D.L. Menard "the Cajun Hank Williams" - making rocking chairs when not on the road. 3) Sleepy La Beef - has been known to play non-stop for over 90 minutes, ask Tom Lewis. 4) The Hackberry Ramblers - I

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Jeff Wall
At 06:53 AM 3/11/99 EST, you wrote: T I've got to write a short article about what the lives of famous or historical people looked like at later key ages, particularly after 50 (examples include: Frank Lloyd Wright, Sidney Greenstreet - even Philip Glass, who apparently was a

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Meshel
Musical suggestions would be appreciated Bill Monroe!

RE: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Jon Weisberger
Musical suggestions would be appreciated Bill Monroe! Not to mention Jim Jesse McReynolds, Ralph Stanley, Charlie Louvin, Bashful Brother Oswald and much of the membership of the Grand Ole Opry g. Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Brad Bechtel
Blah blah the lives of famous or historical people looked like at later key ages, particularly after 50 (examples include: Frank Lloyd Wright, Sidney Greenstreet - even Philip Glass, who apparently was a plumber until he hit 40). Musical suggestions would be appreciated (interesting

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Meshel
Clarification needed. Are you talking about folks who hit it big in a later key age (such as Don Walser) or someone who hit it big early, but have continued to make vital contributions to their area of expertise (such as Bill Monroe)? I think they're most interested in folks whose careers

RE: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Jon Weisberger
I think they're most interested in folks whose careers either took off or changed radically later in life (e.g. Walser). Del McCoury. Del was a part-time, regional act until he retired from the logging bidness, moved to Nashville and went at music full-time. It's pretty astonishing to

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Joe Gracey
Jeff Wall wrote: At 06:53 AM 3/11/99 EST, you wrote: T I've got to write a short article about what the lives of famous or historical people looked like at later key ages, particularly after 50 (examples include: Frank Lloyd Wright, Sidney Greenstreet - even Philip Glass, who

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Joe Gracey
Tom Smith wrote: Brad Bechtel wrote: Clarification needed. Are you talking about folks who hit it big in a later key age (such as Don Walser) or someone who hit it big early, but have continued to make vital contributions to their area of expertise (such as Bill Monroe)? I think

Re: twanglife after 50, 60, 70 ...

1999-03-11 Thread Ameritwang
TS wrote: I think they're most interested in folks whose careers either took off or changed radically later in life (e.g. Walser). no twang...no music...off subject? how 'bout Grandma Moses? Paul np: Ernie Isley - "Let's Go"