celebrity encounters

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Bill Szymczyk - Producer of the Eagles, including Hotel California, B.B. King (The Thrill is Gone), Elvin Bishop (Fooled Around and Fell in Love), The James Gang, Joe Walsh and more.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Szymczyk

Jeff Stevens and the Bullets on tour with Hank Williams Jr. - Des Moines, IA Civic Center

Keith Whitley at Nashville Now TV show

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Whitley

Michael McDonald

https://www.michaelmcdonald.com/

Mel Tillis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Tillis

Vince Gill  https://www.vincegill.com/

Willie

Naomi Judd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Judds

Roy Clark of Hee Haw fame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Clark

Chet Atkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Atkins

T. Graham Brown https://tgrahambrown.com/

Steel guitar legend Buddy Emmons, Steve & steel legend Jeff Newman (Nashville, TN) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Emmons

Charlie McCoy (legendary studio musician & musical director of the TV show Hee Haw) https://www.charliemccoy.com/

Steve and John Lamb - Bassist extrordinare for the Duke Ellington Orchestra and Trio (St. Pete, FL)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lamb_(musician)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrP0-rQRqDw

Alex Van Halen & Michael Anthony

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Halen

Dan Seals

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Seals

John David Call - founding member and steel player for Pure Prairie League ('Amie')

https://pureprairieleague.com/

John McEuen of the Dirt Band

https://www.johnmceuen.com/

Sonny Osborne (banjo player) of the Osborne Brothers (of 'Rocky Top' fame)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Brothers

Steve and Wendy Moten (The Voice, Vince Gill and more) at the Grand Ole Opry.

Charly McClain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charly_McClain

Jeff Cook of the band Alabama.  Alabama pre-concert jam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_(band)

Paulette Carlson of the band Highway 101 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_101

Patty Lovelace http://pattyloveless.com/

Lyle Lovett https://www.lylelovett.com/

Kathy Mattea https://www.mattea.com/

Mel McDaniel ("Louisiana Saturday Night") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_McDaniel

Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel at the 2025 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame ceremony.

Mel McDaniel, Warren Stevens and Steve (London, England)

Tanya Tucker

Mickey Raphael (harmonica for Willie Nelson)