Who's Pro Continued 2?
Rusty Danmyer...Tommy White #0022
Rusty is a long time friend from Jeff's home state of North Carolina. Rusty was spotted at a local club
in Charlotte called "Coyote Joes", by the Martina McBride crew in the early 90's and made the move
to Nashville at their urging. Things happened quickly for Rusty and he even played on one of
Martina's first records.
He went on to play for other artists like Deryl Dodd, Tanya Tucker, Lee Ann Womack and he has
toured with LeAnn Rimes for the past several years. Recently Rusty flew to L.A. to play on LeAnn's
latest album. Rusty stays busy all over Nashville playing live gigs also. We're so happy to have
Rusty playing the Tommy White Opry guitar #0022 that survived the flood.. Check out the pictures
of the guitar below after the flood, prior to restoration.
Conny Ohlson...The Lloyd Green #0073, #0081
Conny lives in Värmland which is located in the middle part of Sweden, boarding to Norway.
He has played Steel guitar in different music bands for the past 30 years. Since 1997 he has toured
all over Sweden, Norway and Finland. He has been able to make a living playing music for many
years. Today he plays in The Playtones. They play a mix of Rockabilly, Rock’n roll and
Country. In 2011 they finished in sixth place in the Swedish finale of the European Vision Song
Contest. They won a competition called “Dansbandskampen” in 2009, which gave
them the title “the best dance band in Sweden”. Conny also does a lot of studio jobs
for bands in Scandinavia. He can be heard playing steel guitar on most “dance band”
records made in Sweden. He has played many different brands of steel guitar; but the last year he
has played Show Pro, which he thinks is outstanding in both sound and touch.
Chad "C.J." Udeen...The Double 10 #0075
Chad moved to Nashville from Minnesota over 15 years ago. He is from the same area as Russ Pahl,
Mike Cass and Wayne Dahl. He began playing with Molly and the Haymakers while living in
Minnesota. Since he's been in Nashville, he has also toured with Hank Williams III, Andy Griggs and
has been playing with Gary Allan for several years. Chad wanted a little different finish for his guitar,
and we think what he came up with looks great.
John Widgren...The Tommy White #0102
John not only loves playing; but he is also a steel guitar tech, and he loves his new Show~Pro!
John worked as a staff musician at Disney World in Orlando Florida (Neon Armadillo), before
moving to Nashville where he toured with recording artists: Archer/Park, Victoria Shaw, Greg
Holland, and a few others. He is currently living in Connecticut and is working as a session and live
performance player, mostly in NYC. He's done countless commercials and jingles, and has film score
and TV credits. John played with the Commander Cody Band for a number of years. He has played
on sessions for recording artists: Crystal Bowersox, Patti Loveless, Harry Connick, Jr., Buddy
Jewell, Kelli O’Hara and Martin Sexton among many others. He has worked with the Boston Pops
Orchestra (nationally televised July 4th celebration) with Martina McBride and Toby Keith. He has
played performances at The Brooklyn Academy (BAM) with the Mark Morris Dance Group. He
has also played Broadway and off Broadway Theater productions including : Paul Simon’s The
Capeman, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Always Patsy Cline, Bugs Bunny on Broadway, and The
Blue Flower. Although he loves playing Country music, he is often called upon to play widely diverse
genres, which is challenging and fun. He's always looking for new opportunities to play.
Rusty is a long time friend from Jeff's home state of North Carolina. Rusty was spotted at a local club
in Charlotte called "Coyote Joes", by the Martina McBride crew in the early 90's and made the move
to Nashville at their urging. Things happened quickly for Rusty and he even played on one of
Martina's first records.
He went on to play for other artists like Deryl Dodd, Tanya Tucker, Lee Ann Womack and he has
toured with LeAnn Rimes for the past several years. Recently Rusty flew to L.A. to play on LeAnn's
latest album. Rusty stays busy all over Nashville playing live gigs also. We're so happy to have
Rusty playing the Tommy White Opry guitar #0022 that survived the flood.. Check out the pictures
of the guitar below after the flood, prior to restoration.
Conny Ohlson...The Lloyd Green #0073, #0081
Conny lives in Värmland which is located in the middle part of Sweden, boarding to Norway.
He has played Steel guitar in different music bands for the past 30 years. Since 1997 he has toured
all over Sweden, Norway and Finland. He has been able to make a living playing music for many
years. Today he plays in The Playtones. They play a mix of Rockabilly, Rock’n roll and
Country. In 2011 they finished in sixth place in the Swedish finale of the European Vision Song
Contest. They won a competition called “Dansbandskampen” in 2009, which gave
them the title “the best dance band in Sweden”. Conny also does a lot of studio jobs
for bands in Scandinavia. He can be heard playing steel guitar on most “dance band”
records made in Sweden. He has played many different brands of steel guitar; but the last year he
has played Show Pro, which he thinks is outstanding in both sound and touch.
Chad "C.J." Udeen...The Double 10 #0075
Chad moved to Nashville from Minnesota over 15 years ago. He is from the same area as Russ Pahl,
Mike Cass and Wayne Dahl. He began playing with Molly and the Haymakers while living in
Minnesota. Since he's been in Nashville, he has also toured with Hank Williams III, Andy Griggs and
has been playing with Gary Allan for several years. Chad wanted a little different finish for his guitar,
and we think what he came up with looks great.
John Widgren...The Tommy White #0102
John not only loves playing; but he is also a steel guitar tech, and he loves his new Show~Pro!
John worked as a staff musician at Disney World in Orlando Florida (Neon Armadillo), before
moving to Nashville where he toured with recording artists: Archer/Park, Victoria Shaw, Greg
Holland, and a few others. He is currently living in Connecticut and is working as a session and live
performance player, mostly in NYC. He's done countless commercials and jingles, and has film score
and TV credits. John played with the Commander Cody Band for a number of years. He has played
on sessions for recording artists: Crystal Bowersox, Patti Loveless, Harry Connick, Jr., Buddy
Jewell, Kelli O’Hara and Martin Sexton among many others. He has worked with the Boston Pops
Orchestra (nationally televised July 4th celebration) with Martina McBride and Toby Keith. He has
played performances at The Brooklyn Academy (BAM) with the Mark Morris Dance Group. He
has also played Broadway and off Broadway Theater productions including : Paul Simon’s The
Capeman, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Always Patsy Cline, Bugs Bunny on Broadway, and The
Blue Flower. Although he loves playing Country music, he is often called upon to play widely diverse
genres, which is challenging and fun. He's always looking for new opportunities to play.
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