Stan Laundon Sharing Memories

The above photograph was taken in December 2001 at the Newcastle Opera House with a man I have admired for many years – John Prine. I flew all the way from Spain just to see him in concert. It was worth every peseta. John was on stage for 140 minutes and spoke to all the people who stayed back to meet him. He chatted freely, posed for photographs and signed autographs. He even said he had read about my pending visit on his web site!

Moe Bandy discusses his song "It's A Cheatin' Situation."

Joe Stampley is very happy with his award

Larry Gatlin said he had not spoken to many English radio people

Moe Bandy, Joe Stampley and Larry Gatlin were photographed backstage at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, October 1980. This was the year that Moe and Joe Stampley were voted "Vocal Duo of the Year" by the Country Music Association.

Photograph by Tommy Loftus

With the guitar chief, Chet Atkins, in Middlesbrough, England

Photograph by Ian Edwards

The two photographs above show guitarist Chet Atkins at the Dragonara Hotel, Middlesbrough in 1980 and Doug Dillard in Leeds, 1989. Meeting both stars was a great thrill for me as I believe that Chet is one of the greatest guitarists ever – and, as for The Dillards, I have been a fan of them for as long as I can remember.

Good memories of my visit to Nashville, Tennessee in 1974. Freddie Hart & Porter Wagoner at the Municipal Auditorium and with Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce and agent Gus Barba at the Biltmore Hotel on Franklin Road. Photographs are by Shay Brogan.

With Jerry Reed outside his office in Music City

Jerry Reed in Nashville, Tennessee

Photograph by Frank Rogers

Three more photographs of Jerry Reed going back a few years - 1974 in Nashville and 1982 in Douglasville, Georgia.

Photograph by Tommy Loftus

Country music star Charley Pride and me. This was taken at the BBC Radio 2 "Country Club" Studios in London.

Rattlesnake Annie McGowan in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, on November 5, 1982

Photograph by Jay Diamond

Celebrations for the late Carmol Taylor at a birthday bash at his Music Row office in Nashville, Tennessee, September 1982.

Photograph by Jay Diamond

Carmol, Sonny Wright and me in a party mood after a few drinks - well, certainly Carmol and and I were!

Photography by Jennifer Diamond

Radio disc jockey Joe Fish, agent and record producer Jay Diamond, singer Billy Walker and me in Nashville, Tennessee, October 1983.

Steve Young in Guisborough, England 1983

This photograph was taken at the Acklam Hotel, Newport Road, in Middlesbrough. It shows Tony Jackson of the Shotgun Duo, Eric White, Stan Laundon, the other band member of the Shotgun Duo - but we don't know his name - Sye Maddison, Steve Young and Art Marshall. Bob Allison is at the very top of the photograph and Peter John Bergg, ex-Radio Tees country disc jockey, is at the bottom.

Photographs by Fred Smurthwaite

Connie Smith in Glasgow, Scotland, in February 1973. Connie was support act to Faron Young at Green's Playhouse. It was so cold in Scotland at this time of the year perhaps this was the main reason Connie was wearing that fur coat in the top photograph - but she did remove it later!

With Buck Owens in Liverpool, 1966. Buck is reading a copy of the magazine "Opry" which later changed its name to "Country Music People." Notice Loretta Lynn on the back cover! The gentleman in the centre of the photograph is Buck Owens fan, John Gregory from Tyneside.

Another photograph taken with Buck Owens in Liverpool. I am on the extreme right but I have no idea who the other gentleman are, do you?

Cajun artist Dewey Balfa taken in Eunice, Louisiana, September 1990.

Singer/songwriter, John Riggs, down by the Cumberland River in Nashville, September 1991

Carl Perkins and me in London, 1967

With Johnny Cash in London, 1967

Former Leyton Orient footballer, Joe Elwood, with Charles Benson, editor of the magazine Country & Western Roundabout, country star Eddy Arnold, me, journalist John Stoten and country music fan Pauline Bennet in London 1966.

The quality of some of the photographs on this page is not up to our usual standard for which we apologise. Some do date back to the 1960's so I am sure we are forgiven.

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