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Action Magazine, January 2017 • 3 • Big reader response to Alex Harvey article Club, and that Harvey is the best articles I've read Texas Music and you have . A heartwarming story tastic artist , writer lyricist. one of the greatest song - in a very long time a real winner. Thanks, for and thank you Sam for it . Such a Talented Man. writers living on the planet Wayne Marti n: Great a great start to my morn - Carol Maciel : Awe - The last accolade to today. article. I am a FAN ing ! some! come in was from Alex Although these two Jeff Haese: Got to Vicki Smart Penh all: Don Tyer : Very well Harvey himself. He waited men are polar opposites in meet him in Burnet when Sam Kindrick, please read written - as you always do until two days before many facets of their lives, he played at Trailblazers. I my review of The Hiway - - and interesting story Christmas to weigh in via both are friends of mine play there once a month, men Concert. *a little late about a gifted song the Facebook page of Ac - today, and I share a spiri - and he was so nice, and in coming* writer....couldn't help but tion editor-publisher Sam tual connection with Har - we had a great conversa - Janice Schleuning think of my grandson - Jef - Kindrick. vey which was detailed in tion on the topic of song - Andreolli: Thanks Sam- ferson Remmert - who First off, Alex wanted to last month’s cover article. writing...Great guy you have a way with wants to make it in the know if I knew anyone in The response I got on Emmett M Pastran Jr .: words! Loved it-I've read it songwriting/entertainment El Paso who might check the Harvey article is Great read on one of my three times so far-can't get business. Our cover article on out a pug pup he was something that I deeply favorite subjects ! enough of it! Mike Hicks: Sam, you Alex Harvey in the De - thinking of buying for his appreciate, and the kindly Geoff Mayes: Great Margie Harri s: should not hesitate to cember issue of Action re - wife’s son. Then he added, words that come from writing, Sam Kindrick. Wow...what a story....it enter this story in the sulted in more favorable “Great job on the article...if these readers are what Wade Jacoby : Good took all of my emotions...I Readers Digest short comments than any article keeps me doing what I do. read. Thanks Sam. never was aware of a lot of I didn’t tell you yet. I’ve we have run since the story contest !! If they It is not about money. Dee Dee Williams : what I read. Life is a jour - heard lots of good feed - March, 2015 story on have such a thing. Now be Money can’t buy this sort Mercy!!!! Awesome arti - ney and it was very inter - back. Merry Christmas Royce Showalter. sure to take the advice I of stuff. cle!!! Good read!!!!! TY esting going through and Happy New Year!” Those who read both give you, after all I did Here are some of the Priest Kemper : WOW . someone else’s journey I can only take this as a articles know that Showal - spend the best 3 years of comments I received on . . . what a way with words, .....knowing that we are complement, coming from ter is the last living found - my life at Alamo Heights the Alex Harvey article. you have, my friend. A true blessed by the music that one of the greatest word ing member of the San High school in the 9th Vivian Travis: Thanks gift. Couple that with a comes out of it!Thank you mechanics I have ever Antonio chapter of the grade, but don't think for a for sharing, Sam.... One of powerhouse story of for sharing it with us! known. Bandidos Motorcycle second that I am any - Mary Louise Schnei - where near as dumb as I der Chapman: What a look!!! Anyway, I really en - 651-4541 marvelous tribute for a truly great songwriter by a joyed the read, Thanx. 4810 FM 1518 N. truly great writer. Thank Romy Ve la: Great arti - 1/4 MILE EAST both of you for sharing cle. I still remember when Let us cater your God given talents he played at the Bijou. He your holiday OFF IH35 with the whole wide was great. party or bring HOURS: world!!! Elizabeth Loper : A your party to Mike Ullevig Sr. : Great pleasure to read. So many Texas Pride. 7 DAYS article Sam. Alex sounds familiar names, even ex - like one helluva fella. cluding the more famous - 210-649-3730 A www.texaspridebbq.net Bobbie Capitao: Tompall, Manny Gam - WEEK Loved every word of this mage, George Chambers. article about ( admittedly) Margaret Healy : Fan - someone I hadn't heard of

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Action Magazine, January 2017 • 5 • I don’t like to look back over my shoulder at the Eye Tattoo emporiums to our list of advertisers. the most successful restaurants in San Antonio during beginning of a new year, but I feel obliged to say a few The June, July, and August 2016 issues con - the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, and defied a relentless things about the past one. And I’m not going to bore tained material which was eventful with nostalgic clos - state comptroller for most of his years in San Antonio. anyone with a ings, sad passings, and the major back cover addition I attended Olly’s funeral along with friends snivel and whine session over the political landscape. of the world famous 11th Street Cowboy Bar in Ban - Wayne Harper and Augie Meyers, both of whom worked Both the music and nightclub industries here dera. in Otten restaurants. took some soul-shattering hits throughout the year For a number of years, Fred Medrano’s You Be Mike Clancey and other musicians gathered 2016, while the inevitable changes affected me both The Star Karaoke business was our back cover adver - at the bed of beloved former club operator Brenda personally and on the business playing field. I lost long - tiser. Fred’s karaoke system for hire started fading from Boswell, who would pay the musicians who worked time advertisers and gained new ones with promise and the scene when the club operators started purchasing her nightclubs when she didn’t have money to excitement. their own karaoke sound systems and record collec - cover the rent. And I know that Brenda bought Ac - The natural order of death took nightclub own - tions. Medrano is a great person, a personal friend, and tion ads for her Country On The Rocks and Pour ers and musicians alike, many of them my friends and he was a faithful and longtime advertiser, but the con - House clubs when she couldn’t pay the milkman. longtime customers in this world we call the entertain - cept of nightclub karaoke has never really rung my bell. A powerful vocalist in her own right, Brenda ment industry. Many clubs now do the karaoke thing, but performed with many of the bands she booked, and I Without trying to catalog or make any Action Magazine was started with live music arti - will never forget the last song she ever sang-- Peace In chronological sense out of year 2016, I went back cles, the first one 41 years ago on Willie Nelson, and The Valley. It was on her death bed, and I was privileged through monthly issues beginning with January I guess that’s how it will all end someday. to be there and hear it. 2016. When James McGroarty and Stella Tedesco Frank Mueller closed the Trap Lounge in late This issue chronicled the death of Leroy moved their big Bandera live music operation to Action’s July, retiring for health reasons. He was our first Action Richter, founder and longtime operator of the Antlers back cover, I knew that is how it is all supposed to be advertiser, and his colorful “Frankly Speaking” diatribes Cafe in Spring Branch. He was my friend. Leroy’s son today. These are good people, and they both live and in Trap ads were has continued on with the popular eatery, which is one breathe live country music. as literarily sound as they were politically non-correct. of Action’s largest distribution points in that area. On a Big John Oaks sold his Hangin’ Tree Saloon Mueller’s trap ads started in the first Action still brighter note, we added Element Tattoos to our in Bracken, ending a longtime personal and busi - Magazine issue--March of 1975--and they didn’t end monthly supporters that month.. ness relationship with me that started way back until he shut the joint down last August. Mueller is one The February issue contained the news that when Geronimo Trevino was making records and of the cleverist writers I have ever known. Kay and Bryan Maynard had bought Herb’s Hat Shop playing the saloon on a regular basis. We know On another positive note, our 41st anniver - from Kellye Harris, daughter of the late Herb Carroll, nothing is forever. And I was equally sad to see sary blowout at Texas Pride Barbecue was another cowboy hatter who founded the popular South San An - super musician and showman Wayne Harper sell great success. We had major stars like Johnny tonio business. his popular Martini Club and retire as an active club Bush, Augie Meyers, Alex Harvey, and Darrell Mc - Dale Watson’s Big T Roadhouse advertising owner. The bright side of this coin is that Harper is Call. As 2016 drew to a close, the losses continued was evident in the March, 2016 issue. Also a story recovering his health and starting to jam around to mount. Scott Byers, founding member of the old about tattoo legend Honest Charlie Potter closing with various musicians, an indication that he may Black Rose Band and a playing partner with Sylvia down his colorful, “Monkey Island” tattoo emporium be picking and singing on a regular basis in the Kirk, fell dead of a heart attack. on Fredericksburg Road. near future. Then came the death last month of Slim Billy Mata and his Texas Tradition western Lucky Tomblin died last summer. He was an at - Roberts, the legendary fiddler and band member who swing band also merited ink in that March issue. Mata’s torney, band leader, and onetime owner/operator of the once worked with Tex Ritter, and right behind Slim it was band was named best western swing group in the Fire Station Recording Studio in San Marcos.He was Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke. Sometimes I wonder about the Ameripolitan Music Awards competition in Austin. also a friend of the late Doug Sahm, and onetime em - picture, but I know who painted it and why I am here. Not much was logged in the April 2016 issue, ployee of Mission Ice. Claude Morgan says we each operate in our but the May magazine featured a cover article on Dale The July issue Sam Kindrick column was on the own circle of influence. Watson’s chicken shit bingo promotion that is still the life and death of Olly Otten, an incredible German im - I do what I do because I love it, and I am grate - rage of St. Hedwig. Robin Fitzgerald added his Minds migrant who built cars, raised cattle, operated some of ful for all of you who make it possible.

• 6 • Action Magazine, January 2017 Randy Toman Jr. adds hot guitar to family group By Sam Kindrick Randy Jr. Randy Toman Jr., was “I grew up with Gary blessed with the genes, Stewart in our house,” but he didn’t get his blaz - Randy Jr. said, “and it was ing guitar licks through os - through my dad’s associa - mosis. tion with Gary that I got to “It was work and it still meet the stars of both the is,” the 34-year-old Toman country and rock music says. “I learned guitar by worlds, heavyweights like watching my uncle Russ Greg Allman, Dickey on an old video tape of Betts, Bob Dylan...stars of The Toman Brothers that I this caliber. All of this had probably played a thou - a profound effect I am sand times.” sure.” Music lovers from San Randy Toman Jr., had a Antonio and across South kid band called Alleged Texas know The Toman back when he was 18 or Brothers well, for Randy 19, and Action Magazine and Russell Toman have made due note of sorts kept their act together for without really realizing the better part of 35 years, what these youngsters both in their own band were about. and with the late national I found out this past hit songwriter and record - September when Randy ing star Gary Stewart. Jr., sat in with his father They were Stewart’s and uncle at backup for years. the Texas Popular Culture Randy has always Center on Hackberry been the talented bass Street, the jiving little guitar player with the music museum known as golden voice, while Tex Pop. They were also brother Russ has supplied joined by rock guitar vet - vocals with an electric eran Galen Niles. lead guitar that seemingly The talented Tomans, has a mind of its own. who can switch from rock What the older Toman to country in a downbeat, Brothers fans have yet to were in their classic rock find out is that there is an - mode on this afternoon, other Toman out there with and the lead electric gui - Randy Toman Jr., rocks out at Tex Pop concert with his uncle Russell Toman. Randy the same musical bril - tars of Russ Toman and Toman Sr. and his brother Russell comprise the popular Toman Brothers Band. Randy liance as his dad and his nephew Randy Jr., Jr. is a force in his own right on an eletric guitar. He is currently working on an album of uncle, Randy’s along with Galen Niles, original classic rock music. guitarist/vocalist son provided a driving, rafter rattling reminder that pups plished. I am also grateful uncle Russ.” The Tomans, both fa - Spacek, Ruben V, and the can grow up to hold their for the encouragement I The younger Toman ther and son, were influ - late Joe Estes. own with the big dogs. have received from them lists guitar influences like enced by Wilks when he “These guys are the Like a number of others through the years. Russ Jimi Hendrix, Van Wilks, was playing the old Carls - best of the best, and I be - in that Tex Pop room, I didn’t teach me guitar. He Eric Clapton, Chris bad Tavern in San Anto - lieve my uncle Russell can “The Great Texas Experience” was set back on my didn’t have the time. Nei - Holzhaus, Greg Allman, nio. hold his own with them Catering haunches. Party Room Rental ther my dad or my uncle Billy Gibbons, the late Joe “Our cousin ran the all,” Randy said. The guitarist from the really had the time. They Estes, and Billy Cage, and place,” Randy Sr. recalls. While Randy Toman Pavilion Rental kid group Alleged is now a Fundraiser play five or six nights a he admits to playing mate - “He had junior sitting in on Jr., has played his share of big dog himself, and I told week. But they set the rial from ZZ to Led Zeppe - many occasions.” cover music, his major Hosting him as much. stage for me. They gave lin, always giving credit Randy Toman Jr., also focus today is writing, Oilfield Crew Catering “Well, thanks,” he says. me what I needed. The at - where credit is due. thinks the late San Anto - playing, and recording his 21201-06-24693--338075 30 “I try. I know how fortunate mosphere. Like I said, I “I didn’t learn Led Zep - nio blues guitarist Chris own brand of original clas - www.texaspridebbq.net I am to have the family I watched them on that old pelin from Led Zeppelin,” Holzhaus was one of the sic rock. am a part of. I am very videotape until I all but he said. “ I first heard Led best in the world. And he “We are working on the proud of my dad and uncle wore it out. I learned to Zeppelin from my family has high praise for other first cd now,” he says. and all they have accom - play guitar by watching my players.” local pickers like Jimmy Continued on pg. 12 Action Magazine, January 2017 • 7 • • 8 • Action Magazine, January 2017 Action Magazine, January 2017 • 9 • CLUB OWNERS MAKE MORE

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• 10 • Action Magazine, January 2017 We lost two of our legends last month Nobody wanted to follow Frenchie Burke on stage Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke tributed through a benefit Mamou. wanted to play Action called the Frenchie Burke Augie Meyers loved Magazine’s two anniver - Love Fund at Lytle State and worked with Frenchie, sary shows at Texas Pride Bank. as did hundreds of other Barbecue, but he was too Sara Burke said, “The Texas musicians he weak to make either amount of love from the touched over the years. event. people responding just “He was one of the Most of the music blew me out of the water.” greats,” Meyers said. “I world knows by now that Media personalities took him with me to some the cajun fiddler is gone. Gary DeLaune and Bruce shows in Washington, and Tormented by cancer, Hathaway were behind he drove them wild with strokes, heart attacks, bad the benefit promotions. the fiddle.” hips and other ailments, Everyone loved Leon In an Express and Burke died December 10 (Frenchie) Burke. He per - News article John Good - at age 82, leaving wife formed with Johnny Bush, speed quoted Drugstore Sara and country music Ray Price, Little Jimmy Cowboys leader Dub lovers across South Texas Dickens and many more, Robinson as calling and the entire world to topping the country charts Frenchie “the best enter - mourn. with a jazzed-up version tainer I have ever seen.” Friends and fans con - of the cajun waltz Big Continued on pg. 14

Fiddlin’ Frenchie Burke Gentleman Slim Roberts Rolled in with Tex Ritter Allen Pleasant Roberts San Antonio lost another everyone from Ritter to was known from San An - music icon, one who rode Willie Nelson, and he has tonio to Nashville simply into San Antonio more worked stage shows with as Slim, a smooth fiddler than 60 years ago with the such stars of the past as with a voice to match his legendary singing cowboy Roy Acuff, Bill Monroe, name. and movie star Tex Ritter. The Ink Spots, Bill Haley, Daughter Deborah Kay Slim Roberts was 88. Joe Maphis, and Grandpa Braun, who sang with her “He was absolutely one Jones. father in at least two Slim of the best,” said San An - Most of his San Anto - Roberts bands, said, “I tonio’s living legend Augie nio fans will recall his later believe Dad’s middle Meyers. “Slim was a gen - life career in groups with name fit him so well. He tleman, a great three of his children. was such a Pleasant man fiddler..man, he could Son Will and daughters on top of everything else.” sing. His passing is an - Pamela and Deborah Kay Slim died from a heart other big loss.” were with their father in attack December 8, and Slim has toured with Continued on pg. 14 Slim Roberts

Action Magazine, January 2017 • 11 • Gena’s 16th birthday party as part of the Gary Stew - Randy Tomann at the old Ferdie’s on U.S. art group. continued from pg 7 281 near Bulverde. “Gary and I had talked When this group dis - about it, and I thought it Randy played for sev - banded, Dub continued on was about to happen eral years with rock bands with the Drug Store Cow - when Gary’s wife died in called Piranha and Drag - boys band name, while Fort Pierce, Florida,” onfly, and he has subbed Russell Toman joined his Randy Sr. recalled. “I knew in on occasion with Flip - brother Randy to form the Gary would be a wreck side. His current group is a Toman Brothers Band after her death, so I waited Tool tribute band called which maintained the po - for about a week to call Third Eye, but his major sition as Gary Stewart’s him with my condolences. goal is creating a classic road outfit. When I did call, he was rock group he will call The Cotton Payne moved to gone. The tragedy Randy Toman Band. Nashville where he be - stunned us all. As you “I have 10 or 11 songs came Janie Fricke’s drum - know, we all loved Gary.” we are working on,” he mer. The Toman Brothers said. “I will drop the junior Stewart had been inac - are one of the hardest designation. Most of the tive when his wife died in working and most versa - people who know me now 2003. His suicide immedi - tile bands on the planet, just ID me as Randy ately followed her death. easily slipping from one Toman. The drummer on Fate may have played a genre to another without a the cd will be Jason West, big hand in the direction hitch. who also plays with my young Randy would take. “I have been watching dad. He is doing the “Gary had been talking them do it all my life--play - recording work. He’s an with my dad about getting ing a rock show one night old pro, playing with outfits the band back on the road and a country gig the like Guns and Roses. The with me as a second gui - next,” Randy Jr. says. bass player is Steve Coro - tar,” the younger Toman “They never cease to nado, who also plays in recalls. “They had all de - amaze me. They are the Third Eye.” cided that I was good only band I have ever When I first met Gary enough by then to work seen that can play both Stewart, the original Drug with the band. I know I rock and country with the Store Cowboys were his was really excited about same level of sincerity. Randy Toman Jr., with uncle Russell Toman (left) and father Randy road band, consisting of the possibility at the time. They are doing more Toman Sr. Randy Toman on bass I grew up on classic coun - country than rock at this and vocals, Dub Robinson be a part of it all.” The younger Toman hope to shop the cd out to try and classic rock, I time, working a lot in the on lead guitar and vocals, For any who would like works as a health insur - some of the smaller knew Gary’s material in - Bandera area at such and Robert (Cotton to see all three of these ance claims processor. record labels, and settle side and out. I guess I country saloons as 11th Payne) on drums. I soon Tomans working on the His long range goal is to into a performing sched - heard them play She’s Street Cowboy Bar. But formed a personal bond same stage, the place to write, record, and perform ule with my own band Acting Single about a mil - they can rock it when the with Stewart. It wasn’t be is the Tonic Bar on nothing but his own music. which will play only my lion times.” need arises, and I know hard to do. Babcock Road on the first “I have done the five own music. If I have to Randy Toman Sr., said that this versatility is what This original group of Friday of every month. and six night a week gigs wind up playing acoustic he was preparing to re - has kept them rolling as Drug Store Cowboys “This is the only gig I do before, playing a lot of gigs with nothing but me sume a tour schedule with long as they have been played my daughter with my dad and Russ,” stuff I really didn’t want to and the guitar, that’s what his brother and son both doing it. I’m just proud to Randy Jr. said. do,” Toman said. “Now I I will do. MAKE MY DAY LOUNGE Corner of Perrin-Beitel & Thousand Oaks BEXAR BALiceInLse Across from HEB #145 are always open at 7:00 a.m. for our night shift patrons 102 S. COMAL #2, SATX 78207 We BONDS THANK YOU DISCOUNTS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS We open Sundays at 12:00 N (210) 655-6367 FREE POPCORN, POOL AND WI-FI 3 ALLH oSsTteAd bRy MJiAkeM El lis, Ja2ck7ieT HHud dYleEAR and the Fabulous Funtones Every Sunday at 9:30pm

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Action Magazine, January 2017 • 13 • Frenchie Burke opened, the clouds Frenchie’s home town missed and we should all years, is the time and ef - than he could. I spent cleared, and the sun is Lytle, the site of a music keep his family in our fort he gave to help others. continued from pg 11 three years in the fourth began to shine. I couldn’t festival named after Burke prayers.” Over the years, I have put grade, but I learned to play Robinson went on to help but believe that it was which Lytle Mayor Mark Dub Robinson said no on numerous fundraisers the fiddle.” say that Frenchie’s show - because God wanted a Bowen called a great musician wanted to follow and concerts, and many Shortly after his family manship is “unheard of.” front row seat to the asset to the South Texas Frenchie Burke on a times I asked Frenchie to moved to Texas, Burke Billy Mata, who amazing Frenchie Burke community. stage, for the man they help. Not once did he turn joined the Air Force where recorded the song Faded show.” “The Fiddlin’ Frenchie called the “Cajun Gentle - me down.” he won numerous talent Love with Burke, said, “It Mike Carr, owner of Burke festival brought man” was an explosive A native of Kaplan, contests. He left the serv - was a pleasure to record KCWM Radio in Hondo, people back,” Bowen said. fireball of energy who Louisiana, Burke received ice in Houston where he with him, truly one of my said, “I don’t know of too “Frenchie will be sorely played the fiddle behind his early fiddle training heroes.” started bumping into mu - many entertainers that missed.” his back, on top of his from his step-grandfather. Mata recalled a KKYX can light up a room like Said fellow musician head, and between his sicians like Bush, Price, “He repaired fiddles,” River Festival he played Frenchie could when he Gabe Garcia: “We lost an - legs. and Jimmy Dickens. A se - Burke once said in an in - on with Burke. took the stage. When he other great legendary mu - When Mike Carr was a ries of albums followed, in - terview. “I picked one up “The entire day had came on a stage you sician when we lost dj on KSYM Radio in cluding Fiddlin’ Frenchie and he asked me if I been cold, miserable, and knew the crowd was going Frenchie. He was known 1978, he said the first Burke and the Outlaws, rainy,” Billy said. “Then wanted to play. He taught to get rowdy. He will be for his fiddle playing, but I song he ever played on Fiddlehead, and Frenchie Frenchie played. It was missed.” also knew him as a friend the air was The Fiddlin’ of me You Are My Sunshine Burke’s Dance Album. during his fiddlin’ act when Many big name musi - and a great supporter of Jacques Pierre Bordeaux and Shame on You. Four There will be a celebra - he played Boil ‘Em Cab - cians wanted no part of local musicians such as by Frenchie Burke. months later, I came back tion of Frenchie’s life from bage and Orange Blos - Burke as an opening act. myself. I’m glad I stopped Carr said “The biggest with my parents to visit, noon until 6 p.m. on Janu - som Special, doing his They simply could not fol - by for a last visit and thing I remember about and I could play better fiddle tricks that the skies low it. goodbye. He will surely be Frenchie from the past 40 ary 22 at Floore Store.

tonio and became a part sociates with him is simply When Slim was 17, he Richmond’s Old Dominion where Roberts eventually Slim Roberts of Claude Morgan’s old humility. In that old article was working on a radio Barn Dance, he was rub - put down roots. Slim had continued from page 11 Buckboard Boogie Boys he was quoted as saying: station with a bunch of bing shoulders with been stationed at Lack - band. “I guess I’ve never been kids in his home state of Grandpa Jones and Ra - land AFB before he was the A third Roberts daugh - an aggressive person Virginia. They called their mona, Sunshine Sue, Joe asked to join a little tour 1970s group Slim Roberts ter Robin runs the family about my career. I play for band The Georgia Wild - Maphis, and Rosie Lee. into Louisiana that in - and The Generation Gap. pest control business. enjoyment and a few cats. Leader of the Wild - That 2001 Action arti - cluded Nelson, Johnny The girls did vocals while Slims survivors today bucks, and the experi - cats was one Slim Bryant. cle went on to say that Bush, Sonny James, and Will manned the drums. include a sister, the three ences through the years Roberts said he took the Roberts reached WCHA Jimmy Day. He later In a subsequent group daughters and their hus - have been more than re - name Slim from Bryant. Radio in Chambersburg, played Texas shows with called Texas Weather, bands, the son, 9 grand - warding.” Born in Richmond and Pennsylvania where he Bush, Darrell McCall, and Roberts had daughter children and 15 Slim recalled watching raised on a Virginia farm, played with a group known Ray Price. Deborah Kay on vocals great-grandchildren. Tex Ritter and Hank Slim took a few violin les - as The Skyline Boys, fea - Willie Nelson will recall and San Antonio veteran Almost all background Williams getting knee- sons before he switched turing a hot guitarist by the his days with Slim Don Pack on steel guitar. used in this piece came di - walking drunk together. to playing fiddle music by name of Spud Goodall. Roberts. They all will, and Pamela lives in rectly from a Sam Kindrick He rode the highways and ear. Goodall, we all know, all will feel the loss. Nashville with husband article on Slim Roberts byways with Cousin Bob Slim said he was influ - became a fixture on the A service celebrating Larry Patton, a singing which appeared in an Au - Nicholson’s Medicine enced early by live radio San Antonio music scene. Slim’s life will be March 26 bassist who worked with gust 2001 cover story in Show, dispensing snake country performers such Tex Ritter hired the at Fellowship of San Anto - the Flying Burrito Broth - Action Magazine. oil and country music to as Howdy forrester, Roy Skyline Boys in 1949, and nio, the late Buckner Fan - ers. Patton was with the The key word for Slim any and all who would Acuff’s fiddler. the whole bunch of them ning’s church. More details Hank Williams Jr., group and the love everyone as - part with a few coins. When Slim landed on came to San Antonio will be posted. that disbanded in San An -

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