CONCERT MUSICIANS 1969 - 1977 2/3

CONCERT MUSICIANS 1969 - 1977 2/3
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LAS VEGAS SEASON 7, AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 1972

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Jerry Scheff bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar/backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer, The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

TOUR 11, JUNE / JULY 1974

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Voice. Joe Guerico conducted The Al Tronti Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

TOUR 6, NOVENBER 1972

LAS VEGAS SEASON 11,AUGUST / SEPT. 1974

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Voice. Shaun Nielsen, Tim Bary, Donnie Summer.
Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

ALHOA REHEARSAL JAN. 12TH JAN.14TH 1973

TOUR 12, SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 1974

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Voice. Shaun Nielsen, Tim Bary, Donnie Summer.
Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

LAS VEGAS SEASON 8, JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1973

LAKE TAHOE SEASON 4, OCTOBER 1974

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,
The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Voice. Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

TOUR 7, APRIL 1973

LAS VEGAS SEASON 12, MARCH / APRIL 1975

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, David Briggsel. piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations : Myrna Smith, Estelle Brown, Sylvia Shemwell. Voice: Shaun Nielsen, Donnie Summer, Tim Baty. J.D. Summer & The Stamps: Bill Blaize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

LAKE TAHOE SEASON 2, MAY 1973

TOUR 13, APRIL / MAY 1975

TOUR 8, JUNE / JULY 1973

TOUR 14, MAY / JUNE 1975

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Joe Guerico conducted The Al Tronti Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

LAS VEGAS SEASON 9,AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 1973

TOUR 15,JULY 1975

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill.Joe Guerico conducted The Al Tronti Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

LAS VEGAS SEASON 10,JANUARY / FEBRUARY 1974

SHAUN NIELSEN

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Emory Gordy, bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar/backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Sweet Inspirations, J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Dave Rowland . Voice: Shaun Nielsen tenor, (his real name is Sherrill, but after a while he chose to use Shaun as his stage name), Tim Baty barytone, Donnie Summer, who had been a member of the Stamps Quartet. Elvis discovered the group in Nashville and gave them the name "voice" when he engaged them. Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

LAS VEGAS SEASON 13, AUGUST / SEPT. 1975

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar/backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Sweet Inspirations, Voice J.D. Summer & The Stamps Quartet. The stamps are a quartet again, with bass singer Larry Strickland joining up with the other three Bill Blaize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

TOUR 9, MARCH 1974

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Emory Gordy, bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar/backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Sweet Inspirations, J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Dave Rowland . Voice: Shaun Nielsen, Tim Baty, Donnie Summer. During the tour Shaun Nielsen was replaced by the Swede Per-Erik Hallin. Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

LAS VEGAS SEASON 14, DECEMBER 1975

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, The Sweet Inspirations' drummer, Jeranie Munroe, substitued for ronnie Tutt on 7th December Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar/backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps Quartet. Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Larry Strickland. Voice has been disbanded, but Shaun Nielsen is still there as a backing vocalist, Joe Guerico conducted The Joe Guerico Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

TOUR 10, MAY 1974

DUKE BARDWELL

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar/backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill, who had taken over for Dave Rowland. Ed Hill was the leader of a very well-known gospel group called Prophets Quartet, which had been in existence 1959. They held their last concertin Grand Ole Opry on june 15th 1973, after which Hill started to work in Sumar Talent Agency in Nashville, which was owned by D.J. Summer. Voice: Shaun Nielsen, Tim Baty, Donnie Summer. Joe Guercio conducted The Joe Guercio Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

NEW YEARS EVE 12/ 31/ 75 PONTIAC STADIUM

L. STRICKLAND

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Jerry Scheff bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, David Briggs el. piano Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer, Shaun Nielsen backup singer. The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps Quartet, Ed Hill Ed Enoch, Bill Baize, Larry Strickland.Joe Guerico conducted The Joe Guerico Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

TOUR 16,MARCH 1976

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Jerry Scheff bass, The Sweet Inspirarions-drummer Larry Londin from Nassville replaced Ronnie Tutt on drums Tutt now played with "The Grateful Dead". Shane Kiester replaced Glen Hardin on piano, Hardin now played with Emmylou Harris. David Briggs el. piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,Shaun Nielsen backup singer. The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps Quartet: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Larry Strickland, Ed Hill. Joe Guerico conducted The Al Tronti Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

LAKE TAHOE SEASON 3, MAY 1974

James Burton lead guitar, John Wilkinson rhythm guitar, Duke Bardwell bass, Ronnie Tutt drums, Glen Hardin piano, Charlie Hodges acoustic guitar/backup singer. Kathy Westmoreland high voice singer,The Imperials, The Sweet Inspirations J. D. Summer and the Stamps: Bill Baize, Ed Enoch, Ed Hill. Voice, now a part of the warm-up acts, have formed their own band: John Rich guitar, Tommy Hensley bass, Per-Erik Hallin piano, Bill Blackwood
drums. Joe Guerico conducted The Al Tronti Orchestra. Comedian: Jackie Kahane

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