Little Music City to Induct Trio into Hall of Fame Saturday, Aug. 7
Bargeway Pub will see three local legends inducted into LIttle Music City’s Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. The Pub is at 1535 Bargeway Road, right behind Riverside Gymnastics Academy and Devco Mechanical in the Port of The Dalles.
From Jim Drake and Rob Neuberger:
Local Musicman Al Hare is forging ahead with the creation of the Little Music City Hall of Fame - an entity that will honor and promote the history of music in The Dalles. The series kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 7, with an induction ceremony for Don Tibbets (guitar), Truman Boler (bass & vocals), Stan Ruehlow (drums). Tibbets is described as “one of our longest-tenured musicians.”
The party will feature the presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award. It is being held at the Bargeway Pub at 1 p.m. The trio is expected to play 2 to 3 songs before the ceremony. And music is expected to follow the more formal events.
Don began playing around age 16, and soon was accompanying much older and more established players around The Dalles. He met Truman while the latter was working at The Shamrock a honky-tonk with Chinese food that used to sit near present-day Walgreens.
The two formed a guitar duo. And to make their duo sound much bigger, Truman took up the bass, and Don developed his unique style of fingerpicking.
They played all the local and many surrounding venues; after a few years, they picked up Stan from his band in Goldendale and formed a trio that would entertain audiences in regional venues for almost 50 years.
In their own words, they were "just a good little band", that "stayed true to the music folks wanted to hear"... pure, original country music. Their favorite venues were Ole's Supper Club and The Shamrock, and they packed the house night after night for many years.
Their favorite memories are of all the clubs they played, and all the wonderful players they got to know, as well as the thousands of people who listened to and enjoyed their music.
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