Curtis Gordon

I got to see Curtis Gordon at Viva Las Vegas in 1999. But--even cooler than that--I had a chance to sit down and have a chat with him in his hotel room. We were staying at the Orleans that year and I noticed him checking in. I said, "check it out--it's Curtis Gordon!"

So I called the front desk and they connected me to his room. He told us he was going to take a nap but we could stop by for a visit after that. I went up to his room with my brother Billy, piano player T Jarrod Bonta, and Pete Hakonen of Goofin' Records.

Curtis was full of Southern hospitality and--for the next hour or so--regaled us with stories about his career. He told us about his close relationship with Ernest Tubb and about recording in Houston with Herb Remington. Afterwards, he signed a few things for us and we thanked him for the chat.

He was a true gentleman and told us that if we ever made it to Georgia we should give him a call. Oh, and we were instructed to "bring something to eat and we'll cook it up"!