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charlene · 09-07-2014, 10:57 AM

Ed has won PEDAL STEEL PLAYER OF THE YEAR at the CCMA event in Edmonton!! From his FB page: Thanks so much everyone for all the nice comments...It has been a great year of music with WSA....being asked to perform at the CCMA "Legends Show" with so many Artists I grew up with and all the new young artists, made it a very special evening I will cherish.....I'm a pretty lucky guy to have had such a wonderful music career, with Ian Tyson giving a young 23 yr old a call a day after getting back from studying music with Reece Anderson, who played steel with Bob Wills....was on Ian's National TV show a week later....the Anne Murray sessions and the call from Gordon Lightfoot....who I toured and recorded with for 16 years...man, I think there's a book there? Or maybe not.....thanks to so many great artists that have used me on there records over the years, engineers... Cedartree RecordingStudio Spencer Cheyne.. producers...... and all the great musicians I've been able to play with...and my fellow nominees... Doug Johnson, you have been a friend for many years and amazing player.... Smokey Fennell, great to finally meet you last night......and my WSA family....it's been so special, to bring back an era of Country music that is so special to all of us...thanks Shane Guse Stacey Lee Guse Jimmy Boudreau Matthew Lima Paul Chapman Dan Howlett....and Woodster B for making us sound so great in the studio.. I love making music with such talented musicians....so excited about the new cd ...and lastly I need to thank my beautiful family...Pamela U'Ren Jesse Ringwald ...little Grand Girls..Talya & Addison, who wished there Bapa lots of luck before he left......and my beautiful wife Kathy Ringwald for all the years of support and taking care of a young family when I was on the road, you are a very special person .......wish you could have been here last night....I love you so much Kath....here's to a great 2014 CCMA Awards show tonight .......thanks everyone for a great ride.....here's to lots more years of making music....luv you all.....Ed

09-07-2014, 10:57 AM	#3
charlene Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 16,001	Re: ED (Pee Wee) is up for another award Ed has won PEDAL STEEL PLAYER OF THE YEAR at the CCMA event in Edmonton!! From his FB page: Thanks so much everyone for all the nice comments...It has been a great year of music with WSA....being asked to perform at the CCMA "Legends Show" with so many Artists I grew up with and all the new young artists, made it a very special evening I will cherish.....I'm a pretty lucky guy to have had such a wonderful music career, with Ian Tyson giving a young 23 yr old a call a day after getting back from studying music with Reece Anderson, who played steel with Bob Wills....was on Ian's National TV show a week later....the Anne Murray sessions and the call from Gordon Lightfoot....who I toured and recorded with for 16 years...man, I think there's a book there? Or maybe not.....thanks to so many great artists that have used me on there records over the years, engineers... Cedartree RecordingStudio Spencer Cheyne.. producers...... and all the great musicians I've been able to play with...and my fellow nominees... Doug Johnson, you have been a friend for many years and amazing player.... Smokey Fennell, great to finally meet you last night......and my WSA family....it's been so special, to bring back an era of Country music that is so special to all of us...thanks Shane Guse Stacey Lee Guse Jimmy Boudreau Matthew Lima Paul Chapman Dan Howlett....and Woodster B for making us sound so great in the studio.. I love making music with such talented musicians....so excited about the new cd ...and lastly I need to thank my beautiful family...Pamela U'Ren Jesse Ringwald ...little Grand Girls..Talya & Addison, who wished there Bapa lots of luck before he left......and my beautiful wife Kathy Ringwald for all the years of support and taking care of a young family when I was on the road, you are a very special person .......wish you could have been here last night....I love you so much Kath....here's to a great 2014 CCMA Awards show tonight .......thanks everyone for a great ride.....here's to lots more years of making music....luv you all.....Ed Attached Thumbnails