HSGA Joliet, Illinois Convention October 2-4, 2003

More Convention Performers

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Julie Waters & Ian Ufton

HSGA board member, Julie Waters

Maurie Junod family band. (l-r) Art Lang - guitar, Maurie's son Robert Junod - guitar, grandson Gregory Kubillus - Bass

HSGA President Kamaka Tom fronting an all star band. (l-r) Kamaka Tom, Gerald Ross, Julie Waters, Duke Ching, Bernie Endaya

HSGA President Kamaka Tom

Chicagoland's Kay Koster warming up backstage, Sharon Angello checks her tuning

Kay Koster big band. (l-r) Virginia Grzadzinski, Lorene Ruymar, L.T.Zinn

HSGA favorite Kay Koster

Chris Kennison of Fort Collins, Colorado with Gerald Ross - guitar, Floyd Alexander - bass

Colorado's Chris Kennison

World renowned steel guitarist "Lion" Kobayashi. Lion came all the way from Japan for Joliet 2003. Gerald Ross - guitar, Kamaka Tom - uke, Bernie Endaya - bass

"Lion" Kobayashi on steel. Gerald Ross - guitar

Former HSGA President Lorene Ruymar on steel, Julie Waters - uke

Lorene Ruymar - steel. Kamaka Tom & Julie Waters - ukes

The always smiling L.T. Zinn on steel.

L.T. Zinn answers a question posed by Vern Cornwall.

Mae Lang, one of America's finest Eharp players

Arizonian's Frank and Donna Miller

Frank Miller

Dale Nightwine of Kansas

Indiana's Phil Bender

Retired American Airlines pilot Captain Ivan Reddington on steel. Gerald Ross (l), Vern Cornwall (r) - guitars

Bill Schmiedlin just moments after his rendition of "A Flower Lei". Bill's music tugged at everyone's heart strings and he received a much deserved standing ovation.

Bill Schmiedlin

Canada's Mike Scott on steel. Virginia Grzadzinski - bass, fellow Canadian Ian Ufton - guitar

Mike Scott

Bev Semak

Sharon Angello

Wanda Bruening from Allen Park, Michigan

Ron Simpson on steel. Joel Simpson (r) - guitar. Family band. Vern Cornwall (l) guitar

Father and son Ron and Joel Simpson

Ron Simpson

New Jersey's Warren Slavin on steel. Bob & Julie Waters in the band

Warren Slavin

Indiana's Tom Pickett

Rhythm guitarist extrordinaire Vern Cornwall

Vern Cornwall

Virginia Grzadzinski

Dirk Vogel band. (l-r) Dirk Vogel, Bob Waters, Kamaka Tom, Julie Waters, Bernie Endaya

 

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