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This here's a full 45 minute radio show of Bill Cason's Arkansas Troopers recorded in 1952-53 at possibly radio station WWL New Orleans. I don't have much info on either the band or the recording so I'll post any updates I can dig up. I believe Bill Cason recorded on the Coral label in the 50s and the steel guitarist is the great but sadly unknown Johnny Bonvillian. This is the first of two shows we will be sharing. If I was to compare Cason's band to any other of the time I guess Billy Jack Wills & His Western Swing Band would be about right.
I'm not sure of the original source of these transcriptions. They've been handed down a few times. Thank you who ever you are!
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Peggy Sue
7 hours ago
8 comments:
Thank you, great music!
Thanks for posting, these radio transcriptions are
always special.
Here is a link that shines a little light on
Johnny Bonvillion.
The Happy Researcher.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1171285
FANTASTIC ! ! ! WHAT A STEEL PLAYER! Big Thanks & take care - Ricounet
Thanks for these -- it's great to hear Johnny Bonvillian at his best. One of the first interviews I ever did was with Tom Morrell and he raved about Johnny. Johnny sounds great here, though not innovative or anything; he clearly loved Joaquin Murphey's playing and that's the style he played. But he sure sounds great. I wonder who the rest of the band is? Sounds like one of the vocalists is Joe Martin, and the drummer may be Victor Chaplin (?). Not sure about the lead guitar player or the rest. Cason cut some Nashville sessions for Coral and Johnny Bonvillian is on those. Cason also cut some stuff when he was still in Arkansas. Fiddlin' Red Herron was also in his band in New Orleans for a while -- it's a shame that Red isn't on these airchecks, too. Anyway, thanks again. It's great to hear these -- I look forward to more. I tried to write Bonvillian a few years ago, but I never heard back. Oh well...
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