Most of you will recognize most of the other artists on the stage with Roy, except maybe for 1 - the guy right behind him in the biginning, with the the burgandy shaded glasses. That is Old Sammy Allred of the Geezinslaws. While he knew ALL of those old-timers and played with them and toured with them, he was more famous for his time on radio here in Austin with Bob Cole on KVET-FM and more recently, he helped KOKE-FM get started. He lived quite a life and was good friends with Willie, Roger Miller, Waylon, Roy, Hank Sr., and Elvis - and man the stories he could tell about all of them! I loved listening to the radio with him on it on my way to work.
He passed away in May - that whole week they had various tributes to him on all the country stations here in Austin. It was a cool week to listen to the radio.
His generation of artists was unique - Willy is really the only one left still making music. Here is his obituary:
https://www.harrellfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Sam-Allred/#!/Obituary
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