Pioneer Troubadour moments in time...

All pictures by and property of Buffalo Benford

 

 

Slim and Merle are singing MOTHER QUEEN OF MY HEART, which was recorded

by Slim, Jimmie Rodgers and Merle Haggard...this is a beyond historic moment...Slim

is the only living person that recorded with Jimmie Rodgers...This Pioneer Troubadour

is this 2007 and still pickin' at 96 years old...

 

 

Buck Page and Aaron Neville...Aaron had told me that Buck

and the Riders of the Purple Sage were one of his influences. 

So when had Aaron down to do a interview with him

I brought ole Buck and Mr. Neville was...blown away.

Diamond Dave Somerville, Aaron Neville, Buffao Benford, and Buck

Page This was at the old Radio Recordes in Hollywood, California,

where Jimmie Rodgers recorded in 1929. 

You can see more on this at www.singingbrakeman.com

 

 

Just wait till we tell you more about the time I introduced these two great icon living

legends.  It was in New York, on the first night of the five day Beacon Theater run

with Dylan and Hag...this is a great story you will learn more about...

 

 

Norm, The Hag and Ole Buck Page...talk about some

PIONEER TROUBADOURS...this shot on Haggard's

bus and we were doing some footage on Lefty Frizzell...

all 3 of these outlaws were friends and have great stories

to tell about Lefty...

Buck and Norm were talking Lefty stories before Merle

was to go on at a LA gig, and we are filming them some

telling some great stories from the road and through the

decades of gigs...

 

 

Buck and the great songwriter Freddy Powers

Merle Haggard and Bakersfield saddle pal Buck Owens...this was

taken in Portland, Oregon on the Hag and Dylan tour...I got on

Merle's bus and there sat Buck...this might be said to be the

co fathers of the Bakersfield sound...yepper...

 

 

 

Speaking of Bakersfield here is Dwight Yokam and Gary Busey. 

I was at the Premier of Dwight's new movie SOUTH OF HEAVEN

WEST OF HELL...I was there with Gray Fredrickson, who produced

THE GOD FATHER...then we headed for Rodeo Drive and the Reata

THE ANIMALS...NOW HERE'S SOME MILES...

Fun party with them at the Hollywood Rock Walk...

 

Aerosmith rolls on the Grammy Red Carpet

The one and only

Buddy Guy

Neal Schon of Journey and

Skunk Baxter of the Doobie Brothers

 

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Our special thanks to the Clapton Team

for helping our Pioneer Troubadours

 

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We plan to donate proceeds from this website,

and the Pioneer Troubadour DVD to Mr.

Clapton's Crossroads work with kids...

thanks Eric.

Check out Clapton's site for more

on the Guitar Festival and the DVD

and his new project with JJ Cale

 

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Willie Nelson, Benford Standley, Ramblin Jack and

Kris Kristofferson chat about Pioneer Troubadours

 

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