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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social

My friend Jimmy Evans (d. 2011) played bass with Conway Twitty & his Rockhousers in the 1950s. (Jimmy later joined Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks, eventually replaced by Rick Danko). Jimmy with CT & with me in 2006.

Conway Twitty in the 50s, looking like a rockabilly cat. Guitarist, drummer, and bassist (Jimmy Evans) are visible Jimmy Evans & me talking behind microphones at radio KFFA in 2006
sep 1, 2025, 1:25 pm • 8 0

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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social

Conway’s dad: Ferry pilot Floyd D. Jenkins was originally from Friars Point, Mississippi, and moved to Helena in 1943 to pilot the ferry that ran between Helena and Trotters Point. (Ferry service ended in the early 1970s) (Photo from Helena’s Phillips County Museum)

Man at helm of boat
sep 1, 2025, 1:57 pm • 6 0 • view
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social

*ferry service ended in the 1960s Is what that earlier post should have been

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