Category Archives: Bobbe’s Tips

Nashville steel guitarist Bobbe Seymour published an email newsletter for steel guitarists for several years. Those Bobbe’s Tips emails contain a wealth of information about the history of the steel guitar, maintaining your instrument, current trends, new products, etc.. They also include some of Bobbe’s best stories about life on the road and in the studio with Nashville’s biggest stars of yesteryear.

Ray Price, Gene O’Neal, Curly Chalker

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Bobbe Seymour

December 12, 2013 Our aging friend that has meant so much to steel guitar over the past 60 years is in the hospital and not doing well. Mr. Ray Price has always managed to carry a fine commercial steel guitarist … Continue reading →

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He said, “I’m Curly Chalker.”

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Bobbe Seymour

In my last newsletter I explained how I met Jimmy and Buddy at Tootsie’s on the main drag in Nashville. Tootsie’s just celebrated its 60th anniversary and I feel I should add that I was driving from Ardmore, Oklahoma to … Continue reading →

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Dickie Overby, Billy Braddy, Jimmy Bryant, Jimmy Day and many more

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Bobbe Seymour

December 5, 2013 Nice to see John Mayer on the David Letterman show with a wood body Emmons steel guitar beside him onstage. John draws a younger crowd and we can credit him for showing steel guitar to the younger … Continue reading →

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