country music singer,GEORGE HAMILTON IV,was a high school buddy of mine...we grew up pickin and singing together....i taught him his first chords on the guitar,when i was 13 years old.... but lots of other legends in my life, too... one right now is a, MR.JOHNNY VIPPERMAN....johnny is way up in years now,still active and....he is the OLDEST LIVING MEMBER of the SONS OF THE PIONEERS!he was not one of the originals,but came along later...johnny lives in the mt.ary,n.c.area and i'm honored to call him,my friend! also in 1958,i was living and working in jacksonville,florida,and spent a few months picking and singing with a new kid on the block then...JOHNNY TILLOTSON... in recent years my musical intrest turned to the old-time traditional songs and legends...it was my honor to become friends with JOE and JANETTE CARTER,the son and daughter of the SARA AND AP CARTER!!and,since then i have met and become friends with so many legendary folks of old-time music,there is not enough room in here to list them all....