Woody Bridges

This Is How a Country Music Star Is Born

Back in the 60's, Grace and I had our own band. We were playing 6 nights a week all over the gulf coast of Texas. We had three girls in the band. Grace, Billie Jo Spears and Betty Spears. This was a very good band. Betty Love played guitar, Ora Oubre on steel, Curly Deloache on Drums, Grace on bass and I played the lead guitar. This was in the same time frame when we were writing songs with Jack Rhodes.(song... (posted by Woody 2 years 107 days ago.)

Learn To Play the Guitar For Your Hobby

Okay, you say "it just takes to long to learn to play". Now what you don't realize is that learning can be as much fun as playing. Actually, learning can be more fun. If you can find someone that lives close to you and is interested in learning to play, then it becomes more fun. I remember when I lived in Port Arthur Texas ; there were a group of ladies that were learning to play. They... (posted by Woody 3 years 245 days ago.)

A Guitar Player Story

I am writing this to let people know what it is like to be a professional player. I started playing very young. When I was in my 20's, I was playing with musicians that were professionals. People like Cliff Bruner, Murphy McDowell, Deacon Anderson, Troy Passmore, Billy Carter and Johnny Holland. There were more professional sidemen, but these are the ones I learned from. I was a very good singer and that's what got me in with these... (posted by Woody 4 years 245 days ago.)