R.O.P.E.
Vince Gill is set to appear Oct. 9 when the Reunion Of Professional Entertainers pays tribute to late steel player John Hughey at the annual R.O.P.E. banquet and awards show in Nashville.
The event features Vince and the Time Jumpers, a conglomeration of stellar Nashville musicians that plays western swing regularly at the Station Inn. The ensemble’s audience is frequently dotted by the likes of Reba McEntire, Jimmy Dean, Sheryl Crow and Ronnie Dunn. Its set list typically consists of covers by such country, swing and traditional pop acts as Bob Wills, Gene Autry, Pee Wee King, Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller.
Many of the Time Jumpers’ names are familiar to country fans who pay attention to liner notes: fiddlers Aubrey Haynie and Joe Spivey, vocalist Dawn Sears, bass player Dennis Crouch and steel guitarist Paul Franklin, among them. Paul replaced John Hughey, who died last November. John had played on classics by Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty, George Strait and Vince, among many others.
John is not the only player being honored in October. Influential guitarist Duane Eddy will be inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center Oct. 28. He joins previously named inductees the Memphis Horns, the Crickets, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Al Kooper, Booker T. & The MG’s and producer Billy Sherrill.
The event features Vince and the Time Jumpers, a conglomeration of stellar Nashville musicians that plays western swing regularly at the Station Inn. The ensemble’s audience is frequently dotted by the likes of Reba McEntire, Jimmy Dean, Sheryl Crow and Ronnie Dunn. Its set list typically consists of covers by such country, swing and traditional pop acts as Bob Wills, Gene Autry, Pee Wee King, Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller.
Many of the Time Jumpers’ names are familiar to country fans who pay attention to liner notes: fiddlers Aubrey Haynie and Joe Spivey, vocalist Dawn Sears, bass player Dennis Crouch and steel guitarist Paul Franklin, among them. Paul replaced John Hughey, who died last November. John had played on classics by Dolly Parton, Conway Twitty, George Strait and Vince, among many others.
John is not the only player being honored in October. Influential guitarist Duane Eddy will be inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center Oct. 28. He joins previously named inductees the Memphis Horns, the Crickets, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Al Kooper, Booker T. & The MG’s and producer Billy Sherrill.
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