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Auszug aus den Liner Notes zur “Waltz of the wind” CD: I first met Hermann Lammers Meyer about ten years ago. I was playing with my band, The Bandoleros, at a place called "The Market" in San Antonio.TX. My steel guitar player at that time, Bob Kelly, introduced me to this young man from Germany (Hermann), who handed me his new "45" record, and on one side he had recorded one of my songs. I was flattered. He told me he was a big fan of mine and had come all the way to San Antonio to meet me. I played the record when I returned home and I was impressed for two reasons, one of course being that he had chosen my song to record, secondly, because he had a style that was different. He did not try to sound like the new country acts of today. It was refreshing to hear a new talent with a singing style of his own. A few years later Hermann came to Spicewood, TX to record an album at Willie Nelson`s Studio. At Hermann`s request, the great steel guitar player Jimmy Day asked me to be part of this album. I was honored, but a little relucant, as I hadn`t played drums on a record since I was a Cherokee Cowboy with Ray Price thirty years ago. Hermann also recorded a couple more of my songs on that session and we became friends. In 1997, Hermann invited me to come to Germany and play ten dates with him and his band. Hermann and his wife Anke are most gracious hosts, and my wife and I had a wonderful time, seeing a great deal of Germany, playing wonderful music and meeting a wide variety of friends, family, fans, and media. Hermann and I had a million laughs. Hermann is a fine singer and songwriter, a great steel guitar player, and radio dj, who lives and breathes traditional country music. Thanks to artists like Hermann, our music will live on, and I predict that he will be known internationally. In Germany and Europe, of course, he already is a star ! Johnny Bush
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