| Thanksto Bill Patterson, Patterson Photography and Reggie Ruth Barrett for their the photographs: |
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Songwriters and Musicians
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Floyd Beard
IWMA award-winning Cowboy poet |
cowriter |
Diamonds And Gold |
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Ernie
Martinez
("Ernie's Army")
IWMA award-winning instrumentalist |
cowriter |
Two Below The Hocks |
| lead vocal |
Ride For The Win |
| harmony vocal |
Bring 'Em Home, Black Day |
| acoustic guitar |
Melinda Rose, Ride For The Win |
banjo |
Two Below The Hocks |
| baritone ukulele |
Black Day |
| drums |
Ride For The Win |
| electric bass |
Ride For The Win, Two Below The Hocks |
| electric guitar |
Ride For The Win |
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keyboard |
Ride For The Win |
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mandolin |
Bring 'Em Home, Spitting Seeds, Another Horse to Saddle |
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pedal steel |
Ride For The Win, Diamonds And Gold, Wish You Were Here |
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resphonic guitar |
Bring 'Em Home, Spitting Seeds |
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Doc Mehl
award-winning Cowboy poet |
cowriter |
Wish You Were Here |
| lead vocal |
Wish You Were Here |
| acoustic guitar |
Wish You Were Here |
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Tom Munch
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cowriter |
Glue-lot Cowboy, Diamonds And Gold |
| lead vocal |
Melinda Rose, Glue-lot Cowboy, Diamonds And Gold |
| acoustic guitar |
Glue-lot Cowboy |
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Terry Nash
IWMA award-winning Cowboy poet |
cowriter |
Bring 'Em Home, Two Below The Hocks |
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John Nelson
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cowriter |
Melinda Rose, Ride For The Win, Down At Joe's |
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Sandy
Reay
Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival songwriters showcase finalist
twice, alternate once, IWMA song of the year finalist |
writer |
Black Day, Spitting Seeds, Another Horse to Saddle, Stitches |
| cowriter |
Bring 'Em Home, Melinda Rose, Ride For The Win, Glue-lot Cowboy, Diamonds And Gold, Down At Joe's, Wish You Were Here, Two Below The Hocks |
| lead vocal |
Melinda Rose, Two Below The Hocks |
| harmony |
Bring 'Em Home, Ride For The Win, Black Day, Down At Joe's, Wish You Were Here |
| narration |
Black Day, Spitting Seeds, Another Horse to Saddle, Stitches |
| acoustic bass guitar |
Bring 'Em Home |
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Dave Schaper
Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival songwriters showcase award winner |
cowriter |
Bring 'Em Home, Diamonds And Gold |
| lead vocal |
Bring 'Em Home |
| acoustic guitar |
Bring 'Em Home |
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| Thanks to Jerry Cunningham for bull riding terminology on Ride For The Win |
| Thanks to Bill Patterson for the photos of Floyd, Ernie, Doc, Terry, Sandy, Gordon, Luke, and Steve |
| Thanks to multi-talented Terry Nash for the "earsies" photos’’used on the jacket and the CD. |
| Thanks to my wonderful cowriters and old and new friends who helped make this album. |
Special thanks to Spencer Pyne, recording engineer, producer, talent agent, instrumental and harmony arranger, guitar player, bass player extraordinaire, coach, last-minute crisis-handler, and friend. |
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Gordon Burt
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violin |
Melinda Rose, Glue-lot Cowboy |
| viola |
Melinda Rose |
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Luke Halpin
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violin |
Diamonds And Gold, Two Below The Hocks |
| guitar |
Two Below The Hocks |
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Steve Jones
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lead vocal |
Black Day, Down At Joe's |
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Brian McClure
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drums |
Down At Joe's |
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Stacy McClure
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harmony |
Diamonds And Gold, Wish You Were Here |
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Spencer Pyne
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harmony |
Bring 'Em Home, Down At Joe's |
| acoustic guitars |
Diamonds And Gold |
| electric bass |
Melinda Rose, Glue-lot Cowboy, Diamonds And Gold, Down At Joe's, Wish You Were Here |
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Ed Skibbe
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keyboard |
Diamonds And Gold |
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David Sondrup
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percussion |
Black Day, Diamonds And Gold, Wish You Were Here |
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B.J. Suter
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harmony |
Diamonds And Gold |
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Rod Welles
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electric guitars |
Diamonds And Gold, Wish You Were Here |
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Donald Young
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keyboard |
Down At Joe's |
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