Stu Basore Plays "The Last Letter" At Jeffran 1984

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Chris Templeton
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Stu Basore Plays "The Last Letter" At Jeffran 1984

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https://soundcloud.com/bluespruce8/the-letter
Is this song called "The Letter" or something else?
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Re: Stu Basore Plays "The Letter" At Jeffran 1984

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It's titled The LAST Letter Chris. Song written back in the 30s but has been covered by almost everybody. Probably most noticeable ET besides others like Willie etc.

Great playing as always from Stu. One of the best and willing to do things like this with Jeff. He had connections here through his wife and would do shows for us when he visited here. Great guy, great player. Very much missed. Thanks for posting.
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Re: Stu Basore Plays "The Last Letter" At Jeffran 1984

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Thanks for posting this about Stu. I always enjoyed his playing.
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Stu was about the nicest steelplayer I ever met. He helped me a great deal when I first got started, and it's a shame that in later years, he wasn't around the few times that I was in Nashville. I'll always miss him.
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I enjoyed Stu's playing. I got to see him only a few times at some steel shows. Smoking that pipe and playing with style.