Dickie Overbey

Bill Maynard · Post by **Bill Maynard** » 19 Dec 2006 8:34 am

Is there any video's on Dickie Overbey that can be posted? Here is one of the world's best back up Steeler's and I think the world should see him in action up front...Wonderful musician....

Bill Maynard
Green Bay, WI

Andrew Buhler · Post by **Andrew Buhler** » 19 Dec 2006 9:24 am

Here is a circa 1960s clip from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO02NGwvqPU

I'd also love to see something recent or from the ISGC.

Dave Burr · Post by **Dave Burr** » 19 Dec 2006 10:40 am

What a cool clip!!!

That clip on youtube is listed as 1961... That can't be right can it? It looks like he's playing an early Emmons. I'm thinking no early than 64 and probably 65/66. Where's Cal Sharp? I bet he'd know the answer.

Respectfully,
Dave Burr

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 19 Dec 2006 11:03 am

You are right Dave...no Emmons guitars in'61...also the'Fender'logo on the electric guitar is a mid'60s era...Dickey has ALWAYS played great!

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Chris LeDrew · Post by **Chris LeDrew** » 19 Dec 2006 12:00 pm

And the Fender King that Faron Young is playing didn't go into production until late '63.

Billy Wilson · Post by **Billy Wilson** » 19 Dec 2006 3:10 pm

Did Willie Nelson write that song? Sounds like his style.

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 19 Dec 2006 3:33 pm

Faron and Marvin Rainwater wrote that song.

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John Steele (deceased) · Post by **John Steele (deceased)** » 20 Dec 2006 7:41 pm

That guitar looks like a small decal wraparound Emmons to me.
I wonder if it is the fabled "Touch My Heart" guitar which was a wraparound which came to Dickey through Buddy Emmons and ended up as a wagon ?
-John

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 21 Dec 2006 7:44 am

There is evidence this is the "Touch My Heart" guitar. On April 15, 2006, Leon Roberts and Albert Johnson posted a photo of Dickie Overby playing the black "TMH" wraparound behind Connie Smith. Look for a decal of a white star at extreme right front of guitar. An identical white star can be seen beginning at 1:26 of Faron's video (at Overby's turnaround) at the lower right hand corner of the screen. Is the guitar in the photo (which was identified by Roberts and Johnson as the "TMH" guitar) and the guitar in the video the same guitar?

According to Mike Cass, the film "Nashville Rebel" features Overby playing the black wraparound purported to be this legendary guitar. I will be able to view this film after Christmas break and I will look for the white star decal. While this is not a positive I.D., we can all go to school watching Dickie Overby, Faron Young & Co.

Here is photo link. Scroll down to black & white stage photo of Overby backing Connie Smith:
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/009994.html