Song of the Day: Speedy West, “On The Alamo”

John Holton Song of the Day January 25, 2021January 23, 2021 1 Minute

Steel guitarist Wesley Webb "Speedy" West would be 97 today. He and guitarist Jimmy Bryant played together frequently as a duo as well as a member of the Capitol Records band that backed Tennessee Ernie Ford and others. This performance of "On The Alamo" is from an episode of The Lawrence Welk Show from 1956. An-a one, an-a two…

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Published January 25, 2021January 23, 2021

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-Eugenia says:

January 25, 2021 at 09:46

Such a cool sound!

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1. John Holton says:
  
  January 25, 2021 at 10:42
  
  Gives country music that twang…
  
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Birgit says:

January 25, 2021 at 07:53

Good ole “Lawrence Welk”. This is a nice song that has the Hawaiian vibe for sure.

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1. John Holton says:
  
  January 25, 2021 at 11:03
  
  The main difference between Welk’s network show and the syndicated one is that he had guests on the former. You probably wouldn’t have seen this in the ’70’s.
  
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