Mel Tillis & The Statesiders
Rose Ballroom
Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada
January 25, 2000
Source : Sony ECM MS-907 mic > Sony MZ R-55 Minidisc (in mono)
Transfer : Sony MZ R700 Minidisc > Tascam SD-20M (rack mount) wave recorder (16/44)
Editing : Sound Forge (tracking & volume) > Wave > TLH (sbe aligned) Flac 8
Traders Den - May 26, 2021
Transferred & tracked by kingrue upload #3148
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Today we have a special recording from a Country legend, Mel Tillis.
There seems to be very few audience recordings from this artist.
I had to really do my homework on this one.
I listened to the entire recording twice and was able to figure out the complete set list.
The sound quality is really good and i actually enjoyed listening to this.
The hardest part was trying to figure out the band member listing. Mel only mentions Doyle Bogers on vocals.
I spent a few hours trying to get it right. but I'm not 100% sure on all the names.
Many of these names were mentioned by Tillis in a 2009 interview.
From that interview, i did further research on all the names and found a few more to add to the list.
There is contradictory information on the internet, so it's rather difficult to be precise here.
If you're a country fan, you need this in your collection.
Band line-up
Mel Tillis - guitar, vocals (died Nov. 19, 2017) (aged 85)
Jimmy Buchanan - fiddle (joined 1970-ish)
Ernie Reed - fiddle (joined 1970-ish)
Paul "Mouse" Justice - fiddle (died Jan. 6, 2012) (aged 73)
Terry Bethel - steel guitar (claims he left in 1993, Mel says otherwise) (died June 17, 2019) (aged 80)
Dennis Pratt - band leader, piano, strings (joined in 1980)
Jimmy Garstang - piano (joined in 1980)
Brian Sterling - lead guitar (joined 1980)
??? - bongos, harmonica (joined in 1980)
Chuck Landry! - drums (tenure 1994-2015) (died Jan. 7, 2015) (aged 46)
Al Weir - bass (tenure ??)
Ronnie Miller - lap steel guitar (joined 1992-2009 ?)
Gary ?? - trumpet
Doyle Bogers - harmony & lead vocals on track 15 (joined in 1992)
Tim Sergent - steel guitar (joined in 1993 and as of 2004 claims he was still a Statesider)
Total Time = 01:23:46
Set list
01 Alabama Jubilee (end fragment)
02 Louisiana Saturday Night
03 Who's Julie
04 Coca Cola Cowboy
05 banter
06 The Halls of Montezuma (The Marine Song)
07 Wild Blue Yonder (The Air Force Song)
08 There's A Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere
09 Burning Memories
10 Send Me Down To Tucson
11 Time Has Treated You Well
12 These Lonely Hands Of Mine
13 What Did I Promise Her Last Night
14 banter
15 Honey (Open That Door)
16 Green Light
17 banter
18 Charlie's Angel
19 San Antonio Rose
20 Life Turned Her That Way
21 Bed of Roses
22 banter
23 A Little Bitty Tears
24 banter
25 Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
26 Detroit City
27 banter
28 The Father's Son
Recorded by Big D. Vol. 55
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