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Can't remember if I showed you this clipping or not. Suzi's daughter, Vicki, is on the right of the picture. The guy in the light colored jacket is her nephew, Buddy. We lost him on Sept. 20, 2002. He was only 57.

John: What's a Combo 850?

Hi Melissa,
I wouldn't know the difference. She plays fiddle, bass, guitar, mandolin, you name it. She's very talented in her field. Right now she is at her home in Virginia recovering from surgery. I live in California.

Do you play an instrument?

Peter: I can't see the picture on-line anymore, but you had some questions. The bass player was Bill Casey and the drummer's last name was Olsen. He was replaced by the Jesse (Garcia, I think). Suzi feels Jesse is the very best drummer. He always did a great job for her.

John, if you will indulge me for a little bit of history. When I was in high school, Suzi Arden was working for an all-girl western group called Abbie Neal and Her Ranch Girls. I was the Publicity Director for Abbie's Fan Club. They were winners of the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scouts Show in New York C...

Hi Bob,

Yes, I do.

The Darden Family Bluegrass Festival website has some nice pictures of Suzi and her family. Here is a link or you can copy it into your URL.

http://www.dardenfamilybluegrassfestival.com/

Suzi Arden is the youngest member of the Darden Family, a prominent country and western, gospel, hillbilly group in the eastern part of Virginia.

This is a shot of Suzi and her best friend at the time. I'm sure some of you will recognize the legend herself, Ms. Patsy Cline.

You seem to be enjoying this stuff. If I am stepping out of line, please let me know. Here's another band picture. I knew I was keeping this stuff for some reason.

Here's a clipping of Francis Hall and Suzi.

Melissa: I'm sure the clipping was prior to 1970.

Melissa: Suzi has a guitar in this clipping. Is it the one you people are interested in?

Here is a shot of Suzi Arden. She now runs an Ole Time Country Music Festival at her Darden Family Farm in Mapleton, North Carolina, every June.

P.S. I think it is 3 Grammys, 1 Emmy (4 nominations), 3 Clios, 2 Addys, 1 Cable Car. Composer of 31 feature films, 32 TV movies, 445 TV episodes. Sheryl Crow's "The Globe Sessions" (Emmy 99--Platinum), kd lang's "Drag" (Gold), not to mention more than 135 Gold and Platinum CD's a...