Most people that remember Benny Thomasson also remember his son, Jerry, who is awesome on the tenor guitar and backed up his father wherever he performed. (The is a Jerry Thomason signature tenor guitar on the market.) The fiddle player for Slim Chance & the Survivors is a fellow named Reggie Wrinkle, whose sister, Jennifer Wrinkle plays fiddle and sings harmony vocals for Reba McEntire. Reggie is a good friend of Mark O'Connor (Benny's star student) so he also is a big fan of Benny Thomasson. I had the pleasure of getting Reggie together with Jerry Thomason at a Texas music festival and the chemistry between them was incredible! They simply stole the show that day, although their performance was off-the-cuff as they had never before played together. Reggie was on top of the world, finally playing with the son of one of his biggest musical influences. I wish someone had recorded that performance.

rogerontheoldtraps
Abilene, Texas