Once again, I'm impressed by the knowledge of those on this forum. According to legend, it was Benny's father, Luke, who wrote "Midnight On the Water." Yes, Benny's great-grandson, Josh Pinkham, is making quite a name for himself on the mandolin. Benny's son and Josh's grandfather, tenor guitarist Jerry Thomason, is a good friend of mine. Benny was very good friends with my maternal grandfather and Master violin maker, the late J.E. Morrow of Fort Worth, Texas. Incidentally, Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez perform a lovely rendition of "Midnight On the Water" on their "Let's Leave This Town" CD.

This is a *cool* forum!

Cheers!
Roger-on-the-old-traps
Abilene, Texas