@@highcard3027 I had the opportunity to meet Roland in Nashville at the stagecoach lounge. He was hosting a memorial event. Marty Stewart and his family were there too. That Roland was a good dude. I never had the opportunity to meet Clarence. What masters of musicians they both were.
@@donjones3192 The Whole crew you just mentioned are cool. Suzy was dating Marty when she was killed in car crash. Only met him once but very nice guy. I hated that Roland passed recently. They were True Pioneers of music.
Shoot, this is like stumbling on a tape of Plato and Aristotle having an argument about the existence of ideas, or Teddy Roosevelt giving his young cousin Franklin D. some advice about pursuing a career in politics...
@@ae3898 Tony, Doc and Clarence, If heaven wasn't beautiful already lol Wonder if we couldn't get John Prine to join on a few because just like Tony killing those Lightfoot songs I bet he could do wonders with some of those Prine songs.
Clarence's music first started amazing me 45 years ago when I was a young guitarist and it still does today. It was also phenomenal when he applied his talent to country-rock music with the Byrds. He was also developing quite a good singing voice in his last few years. Clarence is my absolute all time favorite, hands down.
This is also like finding a Rembrandt in an old barn and looking at it through a dusty crack in the boards. Such a masterpiece. Larry is ever bit as good on mandolin as Clarence and Tony were on guitar. A master in his own right. There will never be another three like this
thanks for the love. this recording gives me chills just thinking about it, and GIANT goosebumps when listening. and yeah, it's larry on mando. tony still picks really, really well these days. he plays with my old mandolin player's band from time to time, and he's a totally down to earth, articulate, and completely humble being. glad you guys...well the one's with BRAINS...dug it.
Tony in his EARLY TWENTIES... absolutely f*cking amazing.. I thought it had taken him at least 25 more years to reach his level, but he was pretty much there already! RIP Tony, you were the best, and I am sure harps have gotten very cheap in Heaven since the day you passed away.
Clarence & Tony influenced thousands of artists & musicians. Clarence White's actual name was Clarence LeBlanc and he was from my home province of New Brunswick, Canada & i'm so proud to say that. A lot of great talent here for such a small place. I hope they are back jamming together right now. God bless you boys.
The more i listen the better it gets...im also a proud new brunswicker...any idea the town they came from in newbrunswick ? Id be very greatfull to know..
The graceful touch and open tone from both guys is just amazing. Rather than just full bang-on "machine gun" notes, these guys float on the strings and produce uncompressed tones that I just cannot imagine creating at that speed! Holy cow!
Can I get a Wyatt anyone? I know he's a little younger but his rythm playing was second to one. God bless the master, Ive had the pleasure of seeing Tony more times than I can count from the Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago to Merlefest maybe the greatest festival in the land and I believe I have Tony on video alluding to that fact .Thankfully he left a gigantic catalog of music behind. Happy New Year to you all and keep up the good music.
Clarence White was the absolute best ever. No one like him before or since. Saw him 5 nights in a row at Gerde's Folk Ciey - front row (table). Once in a lifetime experience. Listen to I Am A Pilgrim. Over and over.
Madam, what an incredible experience. There were two Clarence Whites. The one who played with The Byrds and the "real" Clarence White. You saw the "real."
Carter Monroe Oh I Suppose the Electric side Of Clarence White was the Fake Clarence White ~ Give Me a Break ~ Had You Ever Even Listened to what They Did. He and Gene Parson's Invented The Stringbender That Marty Stuart now own's That Guitar and Fender Telecaster Sound is Renown and I Saw That Lineup 3 Times .. You Just Don't Have a Clue Do You? That was the Real Clarence White Too Friend ~ Get The Byrds 1969 Fillmore West Concert or Listen to it Here on RUclips Then You will hear his Electric Side Don't be a Purist because Clarence Like to Crank it Up Also
They sit (or stand) and play like this as effortlessly as you and I breath. I just wish there were more than 24 hours in a day to listen to this beautiful acoustic music. RIP all you players, we’re all still listening.
good for you steve. politeness is a skill that muct be honed constantly and vigilantly. that being said, now that you're a rice fan i implore you to listen to all his studio work. i had a grad student teacher in classical guitar in college that i played in the classical ensemble who worked on several of rice's studio albums. he told me rice was very nice but he was so picky about what he recorded and what he let stand as finished that he was nearly impossible to work withj. i think the term 'pain in the ass' was thrown around a little even, but if you listen to the finished product yoiu will know exactly why and be glad for it. his studio work is heads and shoulders above everything else from that era or really to this day. he was an artist par execllence and he did more for bluegrass guitar than anyone else ever will. this billy strings guy is OK and he is bringing bluegrass to a wider audience i suppose, but i can't help but feel bad for up and comers that have him to look to when my generation all had these two absolute masters. i played in a professional bluegrass bacd for 15 years as a lead guitarists, so i know more than most do.
@@thaddeusk4230 Your comment says much about you. From my comment of appreciation, you derive so much hatefulness that it must be asked what is wrong with you?
I have a cat named Terence. Named after Terence McKenna. We called him "Terrorence" for awhile, because he was the terrorist of kittens, in our house. Now he's older, and one nickname that stuck was Clarence. And he's a white kitty, so he's Clarence White. I asked him last night if he was the reincarnation of Clarence White, and I'll be damned if he didn't look right at me and say "Yes. Yes I am. Buy one of those Japanese, red label Yamahas. New Martin guitars are overpriced and their QC is iffy." I was blown away that my cat was more interested in Yamaha guitars than modern Martins.
I used to rush around trying to imitate tony but now I'm learning to relax into it. What an amazing gift to us... these guys. I was busking at Ludlow castle UK and a man asked for my postal address; ...he wanted to send me some CDs. Um ...Okay? He said: "trust me it's just some good music" When they came in the post it was 5 Clarence white CDs!!!!!
Tony Rice created the template for modern Bluegrass guitar. His template was Clarence White. Tony & Larry at their high-speed peak here, like Clarence & Roland in '64-65. Astounding! Thanks for this...
I used to work at a small guitar store inside the Ash Grove Folk Club. Clarence and his brother Roland used to come in on Friday nights to buy strings and chat. Tony and Wyatt Rice came in once, bought some strings and picks (from my secret stash of, real shell picks) but didn't say much. They were all terrific musicians and very polite as well. Clarence even let me play his D-28 !!!!!
Tony has often said that he and Larry were neighbors to the Whites out in California. The Whites were the first bluegrass band to appear on the Andy Griffith show(before the Dillards) They were credited as" The Country Boys" in an early episode.
What an amazing post ... thanks , I"ve been collecting bits and pieces of Clarence's work for over 40 years, and it's wonderful to blunder into anything that I've not heard ... just amazing, and it still gives goosebumps after all these years . I tried to fight my way through all the comments and I didn't see any mention, but at the very end ,and for only a few seconds, Clarence is doing his intro to "I might take you back again " . If you haven't heard it ... find it .! Trust me. I first heard it in the sixties and it still kills me . Thank you
Check out Vern Gosdin's song "Hanging On" on the 45 it was released on has Featuring "Clarence White" in Parenthisis. Tuff and Stringy is on the flip side. I have one left. Someone relieved me of an Ovation of his I had. Still crying over that lol. I have memories Nobody can Steal though. It's all good. Makes me happy to see Marty play that B-Bender Dang near good as Clarence. Lol. A joke. Marty Stuart and Tony Rice(RIP) are Nobody's minions. They are Awesome Artists who enjoyed and appreciated Clarence's,,,,,Perfection lol. Many Prayers Guitar Fans. Have a Blessed Life
Those were some early times. I discovered Tony a little later when he hooked up with David Grisman and they played around Santa Cruz. Tony always had such a distinctive style and sound. Classic recording. Nice to hear - brings back some better times. Thanks for sharing.
Thank for this. I met Clarence as a teenager and didn't really know until a few years after his death how great he really was. I knew he amazed me.....but Clarence amazed everyone...especially if you knew anything about music!! Great guy!!
Ive been listening to this for weeks now after discovering it, trying to pick The Masters styles apart and add to my repertoire. I cant thank whomever posted this enough, I've learned more from this one youtube vid than I have any other vid ive watched. It made me realize how little I truly know....very humbling. What a great Gift to all whose ears get to hear it!
WOW....thanks for sharing. This is absolutely stunning. Tony Rice is fantastic and Clarence White is way out of scale. This is a real gem if there is one
OMG! To hear Clarence at his absolute best is like Manna from Heaven. Thank you thank you thank you for posting this gem. Every year Rolling Stone comes out with a list of top 100 guitarists. This many years later, Clarence is still rated around # 50. RIP Clarence.
Bud, thanks so much for digging up this golden piece of nirvana for guitar players. Just fabulous all the way through, really made my day, week, month; take your choice. Whoever owns this masterpiece needs to get it onto CD pronto, where the world can enjoy.
This is absolutely amazing! Thanks for putting this up Bud. What a treat! If there were a Mount Rushmore of American guitarists, Clarence White and Tony Rice would be up there for sure. The positive energy and music in this recording is astounding!
I have never really listened to Bluegrass music before so I find this fantastic how they play off each other. These guys are great. Great music - such great talent. So sad that CW has left us.
This is stunning Bud! These two would be on my personal Mount Rushmore of American acoustic guitarists along with Blake and Doc of course. Thanks for posting!
After hearing Tony at the IBMA's it brought me back to Ashevillle NC and to one of the first times I saw "The Tony Rice Unit". They played "9lb. hammer" and it was a sit down show, but of course who could stay seated when magic happens? I most assuredly made an ass out of myself dancing like a fool and singing with Tony (he gave me the hairy eyeball). But out of alot of things in my skull that will remain.
Tony Rice & Clarence White knew each other as young men and jammed on many occasions since they played the same bluegrass circuit in the early 60's together. They were both raised in California around that time.
tony's totally southern, though. originally from reidsville, nc. he somehow retains his southern-ness. lol i livedi n boone fo 20 years and kicked it in the same hood as doc the whole while.
Claremce was raised in Maryland I believe he told me. He's of French descent and his name is LeBlanc. He was married to my Moms Sister when he passed.They played together in California in my living room. It was the gathering place for the Ky. Crowd. And the Ky. Colonels
And Wayfaring Stranger!Yahoo.I was playing that yesterday;step ups,stepsowns and the fills are so what is missing in today's bg wizards[Billy strings excepted of course.]
Like manna from heaven to enjoy Tony and Clarence together here, , just listen to the TONE of those guitars played by the masters. Makes me wonder what guitar Tony was playing as I assume Clarence had "THE" enlarged soundhole holy grail Martin here. Such a treasure this is huh?, , no other recordings of them together? Thank you for sharing this with us!
So awesome! love that Tony jams in the kick-off lick for Orange Blossom Special at the end of John Hardy, so funny... and the same move he used like 25 years later on Bela's Tales volume 2 recording - Major Honker I think. Funny!
I got here from seeing Billy Strings play Tony Rice's guitar, formerly Clarence White's guitar. I knew Doc, Tony Norman Blake, but not Clarence White. He was amazing. Then I found out I did know him as one of the Dillards on The Andy Griffith Show! I don't know if the guitar made it on the show though.
Two of my idols...still sad to think of Clarence not going on. You can hear a difference in Clarence's playing compared to his early work...much more mature. We'll never know where he might have gone from this point...he amazes me still!!!
Just read CW's bio on Wiki. Whatever comittee membership that rated him #41 and 42 greatest guitarists must've gotten ahold of the peyote buttons just a few too many times. Geez, the man invented the B-Bender for cryin' out loud. That alone should get him into the top ten. On New River Train one can finally hear Clarence and Tony coming out of separate speakers. And Larry Rice isn't chump change on the mando either. Wow, what a blessing to hear this 40 years later. Thanks for posting it.
I'm always puzzled to seem "Thumbs-down"s on posts like these. I understand tastes and standards differ. Are they whinging about the recording glitches? come on, this is a classic tape and probably has suffered deterioration over the years. Get over it and listen to the music.
No matter what is posted on youtube, there are thumbs down. I think it is a representation of the number of assholes in the world, Compare the ratios, it varies but about 1-3% of the world are assholes it seems.
It's only the ''contraries". The opposite people. They can't help it. They do everything backward. Shoes on the head. Hat on the feet. They sleep in the bathtub and bathe in bed. No means yes to them. The down votes, to them, means approval.
It's good to see my Uncle is Not forgotten. He was so good to me as a kid. RIP Clarence.
Are you Roland’s son?
@@donjones3192 No. Clarence was married to my Mom's Sister Suzy.
We all lived in L.A. in the early 60's. I'm almost 63.
@@highcard3027 I had the opportunity to meet Roland in Nashville at the stagecoach lounge. He was hosting a memorial event. Marty Stewart and his family were there too. That Roland was a good dude. I never had the opportunity to meet Clarence. What masters of musicians they both were.
@@donjones3192 The Whole crew you just mentioned are cool. Suzy was dating Marty when she was killed in car crash. Only met him once but very nice guy. I hated that Roland passed recently. They were True Pioneers of music.
Just in case anyone is wondering this is John Hardy and what a treat to hear the two finest bluegrass guitar players playing together
Shoot, this is like stumbling on a tape of Plato and Aristotle having an argument about the existence of ideas, or Teddy Roosevelt giving his young cousin Franklin D. some advice about pursuing a career in politics...
Hell, this is like hanging out with the Rough Riders!
And now they are together again, pickin’ for the angels and saints. RIP Tony.
I literally thought I had it all being a very dedicated fan but this one got past me somehow.
@@ae3898 Tony, Doc and Clarence, If heaven wasn't beautiful already lol Wonder if we couldn't get John Prine to join on a few because just like Tony killing those Lightfoot songs I bet he could do wonders with some of those Prine songs.
Except fdr was a scumbag but yea...
Clarence's music first started amazing me 45 years ago when I was a young guitarist and it still does today. It was also phenomenal when he applied his talent to country-rock music with the Byrds. He was also developing quite a good singing voice in his last few years. Clarence is my absolute all time favorite, hands down.
This is also like finding a Rembrandt in an old barn and looking at it through a dusty crack in the boards. Such a masterpiece. Larry is ever bit as good on mandolin as Clarence and Tony were on guitar. A master in his own right. There will never be another three like this
thanks for the love. this recording gives me chills just thinking about it, and GIANT goosebumps when listening. and yeah, it's larry on mando. tony still picks really, really well these days. he plays with my old mandolin player's band from time to time, and he's a totally down to earth, articulate, and completely humble being. glad you guys...well the one's with BRAINS...dug it.
Tony in his EARLY TWENTIES... absolutely f*cking amazing.. I thought it had taken him at least 25 more years to reach his level, but he was pretty much there already! RIP Tony, you were the best, and I am sure harps have gotten very cheap in Heaven since the day you passed away.
Clarence & Tony influenced thousands of artists & musicians. Clarence White's actual name was Clarence LeBlanc and he was from my home province of New Brunswick, Canada & i'm so proud to say that. A lot of great talent here for such a small place. I hope they are back jamming together right now. God bless you boys.
Great when people share bits of info so we know more about these players.
The more i listen the better it gets...im also a proud new brunswicker...any idea the town they came from in newbrunswick ? Id be very greatfull to know..
The graceful touch and open tone from both guys is just amazing. Rather than just full bang-on "machine gun" notes, these guys float on the strings and produce uncompressed tones that I just cannot imagine creating at that speed! Holy cow!
Yes, Clarence and Tony are incredible, but so is Larry Rice on mandolin. What a unique style.
I new him well. His father, Herb, was very good as well. I guess this runs in the family.
So Tony's brother on mandolin here?
Can I get a Wyatt anyone?
I know he's a little younger but his rythm playing was second to one.
God bless the master, Ive had the pleasure of seeing Tony more times than I can count from the Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago to Merlefest maybe the greatest festival in the land and I believe I have Tony on video alluding to that fact .Thankfully he left a gigantic catalog of music behind. Happy New Year to you all and keep up the good music.
I was wondering if that was roland or what. Thanks!
EXACTLY Larry Never got the Recognition he DESERVED 👏👏
As much as Tony was influenced by Clarence, and as young as he is, it's still quite easy to hear who is who. Amazing.
Clarence White was the absolute best ever. No one like him before or since. Saw him 5 nights in a row at Gerde's Folk Ciey - front row (table). Once in a lifetime experience. Listen to I Am A Pilgrim. Over and over.
Madam, what an incredible experience. There were two Clarence Whites. The one who played with The Byrds and the "real" Clarence White. You saw the "real."
Carter Monroe Oh I Suppose the Electric side Of Clarence White was the Fake Clarence White ~ Give Me a Break ~ Had You Ever Even Listened to what They Did. He and Gene Parson's Invented The Stringbender That Marty Stuart now own's That Guitar and Fender Telecaster Sound is Renown and I Saw That Lineup 3 Times .. You Just Don't Have a Clue Do You? That was the Real Clarence White Too Friend ~ Get The Byrds 1969 Fillmore West Concert or Listen to it Here on RUclips Then You will hear his Electric Side Don't be a Purist because Clarence Like to Crank it Up Also
He used to make my Mom cry by singing Buglar to her. He thought it was funny. Good times
@jobe69 Electric Muleskinner is my Favorite Bluegrass song.
They sit (or stand) and play like this as effortlessly as you and I breath. I just wish there were more than 24 hours in a day to listen to this beautiful acoustic music. RIP all you players, we’re all still listening.
Fantastic! Came upon this by chance because I'm a Clarence White fan but now I'm also a Tony Rice fan. Amazing playing.
LMFAO. So, you're now a Tony Rice fan. That's so fucking rich.
good for you steve. politeness is a skill that muct be honed constantly and vigilantly. that being said, now that you're a rice fan i implore you to listen to all his studio work. i had a grad student teacher in classical guitar in college that i played in the classical ensemble who worked on several of rice's studio albums. he told me rice was very nice but he was so picky about what he recorded and what he let stand as finished that he was nearly impossible to work withj. i think the term 'pain in the ass' was thrown around a little even, but if you listen to the finished product yoiu will know exactly why and be glad for it. his studio work is heads and shoulders above everything else from that era or really to this day. he was an artist par execllence and he did more for bluegrass guitar than anyone else ever will. this billy strings guy is OK and he is bringing bluegrass to a wider audience i suppose, but i can't help but feel bad for up and comers that have him to look to when my generation all had these two absolute masters. i played in a professional bluegrass bacd for 15 years as a lead guitarists, so i know more than most do.
@@thaddeusk4230 Your comment says much about you. From my comment of appreciation, you derive so much hatefulness that it must be asked what is wrong with you?
I have a cat named Terence. Named after Terence McKenna. We called him "Terrorence" for awhile, because he was the terrorist of kittens, in our house. Now he's older, and one nickname that stuck was Clarence. And he's a white kitty, so he's Clarence White. I asked him last night if he was the reincarnation of Clarence White, and I'll be damned if he didn't look right at me and say "Yes. Yes I am. Buy one of those Japanese, red label Yamahas. New Martin guitars are overpriced and their QC is iffy." I was blown away that my cat was more interested in Yamaha guitars than modern Martins.
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How have I stumbled upon the best RUclips comment ever?
I used to rush around trying to imitate tony but now I'm learning to relax into it.
What an amazing gift to us... these guys.
I was busking at Ludlow castle UK and a man asked for my postal address;
...he wanted to send me some CDs. Um ...Okay?
He said: "trust me it's just some good music"
When they came in the post it was 5 Clarence white CDs!!!!!
I felt the same when I heard you picking at the Battlefield Luke. I didnt have anything you needed though. :-)
God bless Mister Rice, the one and only.....
Tony Rice created the template for modern Bluegrass guitar. His template was Clarence White. Tony & Larry at their high-speed peak here, like Clarence & Roland in '64-65. Astounding! Thanks for this...
Thanks for sharing Clarence and Tony with us! This was just TOO GRAND!
...and TWO GRAND
I used to work at a small guitar store inside the Ash Grove Folk Club. Clarence and his brother Roland used to come in on Friday nights to buy strings and chat. Tony and Wyatt Rice came in once, bought some strings and picks (from my secret stash of, real shell picks) but didn't say much. They were all terrific musicians and very polite as well. Clarence even let me play his D-28 !!!!!
Whoa wait, you got to play The Antique? Wowww
i hung out with Tony several times and actually got to strum it once or twice. tony was a hell ofa nice guy.
Tony has often said that he and Larry were neighbors to the Whites out in California.
The Whites were the first bluegrass band to appear on the Andy Griffith show(before the Dillards) They were credited as" The Country Boys" in an early episode.
They were on Beverly Hillbillies with Lester and Earl also. The KY. Colonels.
What an amazing post ... thanks , I"ve been collecting bits and pieces of Clarence's work for over 40 years, and it's wonderful to blunder into anything that I've not heard ... just amazing, and it still gives goosebumps after all these years . I tried to fight my way through all the comments and I didn't see any mention, but at the very end ,and for only a few seconds, Clarence is doing his intro to "I might take you back again " . If you haven't heard it ... find it .! Trust me. I first heard it in the sixties and it still kills me . Thank you
Check out Vern Gosdin's song "Hanging On" on the 45 it was released on has Featuring "Clarence White" in Parenthisis. Tuff and Stringy is on the flip side. I have one left. Someone relieved me of an Ovation of his I had. Still crying over that lol. I have memories Nobody can Steal though. It's all good. Makes me happy to see Marty play that B-Bender Dang near good as Clarence. Lol. A joke. Marty Stuart and Tony Rice(RIP) are Nobody's minions. They are Awesome Artists who enjoyed and appreciated Clarence's,,,,,Perfection lol. Many Prayers Guitar Fans. Have a Blessed Life
The world is an emptier place without Clarence. Fly on guitar picker, you've got some world class company where you've gone.
Priceless. Thank you for uploading!
WOW this is fabulous!! Thanks for posting
Thanks for sharing this rare find! Much appreciated!
Well WOW GREATNESS AT ITS GREATEST!' Thanks I'm enjoying.
Thank you for sharing this. I had never heard it before.
Bless you! Bless you! Bless YOU for sharing this with us!!! Many, many gracious thanks.
What a gas. A brilliant historic recording. Love it!
Those were some early times. I discovered Tony a little later when he hooked up with David Grisman and they played around Santa Cruz. Tony always had such a distinctive style and sound. Classic recording. Nice to hear - brings back some better times. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this. There'll never be enough CW to go around.
this is amazing, thanks for the upload
Thank for this.
I met Clarence as a teenager and didn't really know until a few years after his death how great he really was. I knew he amazed me.....but Clarence amazed everyone...especially if you knew anything about music!!
Great guy!!
Ive been listening to this for weeks now after discovering it, trying to pick The Masters styles apart and add to my repertoire. I cant thank whomever posted this enough, I've learned more from this one youtube vid than I have any other vid ive watched. It made me realize how little I truly know....very humbling. What a great Gift to all whose ears get to hear it!
Wow! What a treasure you hold brother. It gets no better. Clarence and Tony together is as real as it gets! Thanks for posting this ❤😊
WOW....thanks for sharing. This is absolutely stunning. Tony Rice is fantastic and Clarence White is way out of scale. This is a real gem if there is one
Boy, this is a hop in the ass! Great stuff - thanks for posting!
Absolutely awesome guitar pickin. Two of the greatest pickers in my memory. What a treasure ! Thanks for sharin. Bud.
OMG! To hear Clarence at his absolute best is like Manna from Heaven. Thank you thank you thank you for posting this gem. Every year Rolling Stone comes out with a list of top 100 guitarists. This many years later, Clarence is still rated around # 50. RIP Clarence.
Thanks, this is a rare treasure, just beautiful.
So free and creative, their playing. Wish this sound clip was about a week longer.
Enjoying the mando too. Very expressive.
Thanks for posting this. What a treat. A shame there's no video, but still, ...!
Wow - thanx for putting this on RUclips
Love this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Thanks for posting it! I wish I had been there
Bud, thanks so much for digging up this golden piece of nirvana for guitar players. Just fabulous all the way through, really made my day, week, month; take your choice. Whoever owns this masterpiece needs to get it onto CD pronto, where the world can enjoy.
This is absolutely amazing! Thanks for putting this up Bud. What a treat! If there were a Mount Rushmore of American guitarists, Clarence White and Tony Rice would be up there for sure. The positive energy and music in this recording is astounding!
What a good idea that is!
Thanks so much for this wonderful music!
What a treat! Rare find. Larry Rice's Mando sounds so great too. Thank for sharing this clip.
wow, phenomenal musicians. no one could ever duplicate their sound... what a treasure! to bad there's no video. thank you for sharing!
This is so great, thanks for posting.
ABSOLUTE AMAZING Acoustic Playing ...OMG So Sweet Music
This is so good. Thank you for posting it.
White was smoother than a bottle of $50 bourbon when he was playing his Telecaster. Just beautiful.
wow this is some sick shit. Glad I found this! Thanks for the goodthings on the nets!
I wish If I had been there to watch their play.... Thanks so much for uploading the exciting battle by the two giants.
Wow, what a joy it is to listen to this
Two gifted MASTERS...innocently expanding and creating greatness in their youth
What a great find! Thanks for posting.
Some Dudes Playin` The COOLEST Acoustic Music i Ever heard
Clarence and Tony Etc. are the Kings of C.F. Martin & co.
I have never really listened to Bluegrass music before so I find this fantastic how they play off each other. These guys are great. Great music - such great talent. So sad that CW has left us.
wow! this is truly an amazing peice of history...nice post sir!
My 2 biggest heros and influences in one session...... unbelievable! Can't believe this is the first time I've heard this. Thank you BW!
Wonderful piece of bluegrass history right here.
Cheers to the op!
This is stunning Bud! These two would be on my personal Mount Rushmore of American acoustic guitarists along with Blake and Doc of course. Thanks for posting!
Masters at play. Wish Doc and Norman were sitting in too.
Dwight, Maybe they are.. Doc, anyway, Norman's still around as far as I know.
Absolutely great, thanks!
Truly timeless. Two masters together.
After hearing Tony at the IBMA's it brought me back to Ashevillle NC and to one of the first times I saw "The Tony Rice Unit". They played "9lb. hammer" and it was a sit down show, but of course who could stay seated when magic happens? I most assuredly made an ass out of myself dancing like a fool and singing with Tony (he gave me the hairy eyeball). But out of alot of things in my skull that will remain.
Priceless!
Thanks for sharing
This is so incredibly good
SO, INCREDIBLY GOOD !
Clarence was an obvious genius in 1963 when I lived in LA. It was remarkable to see him play with Doc Watson in the Ash grove.
That was great! Thank you.
Really great sharing,
thank you.
Two Giants in bluegrass guitar picking,this is wonderful my friend..
WHHEEEWW!! It doesn't get much better than this, does it?
Man this tape is incredible .
amazing - two guitar greats, together.
Well, I must say that this is just SUPERB! Made me tingle ya know?
WHEW!!! These fucking guys.....this positively rocks.
Tony Rice & Clarence White knew each other as young men and jammed on many occasions since they played the same bluegrass circuit in the early 60's together. They were both raised in California around that time.
tony's totally southern, though. originally from reidsville, nc. he somehow retains his southern-ness. lol i livedi n boone fo 20 years and kicked it in the same hood as doc the whole while.
Claremce was raised in Maryland I believe he told me. He's of French descent and his name is LeBlanc. He was married to my Moms Sister when he passed.They played together in California in my living room. It was the gathering place for the Ky. Crowd. And the Ky. Colonels
Impresionante!!! Ojalá pudiéramos ver el video
Superb artists to the max.
Staggering talent! Genesis of a flatpicking style.
Clarence was one of my all time favorites. Still is.
Absolutely Awesome!!
Thank you!!!😊
And Wayfaring Stranger!Yahoo.I was playing that yesterday;step ups,stepsowns and the fills are so what is missing in today's bg wizards[Billy strings excepted of course.]
“John Hardy”
“I Am A Pilgrim”
“Bugle Call Rag”
“New River Train”
Like manna from heaven to enjoy Tony and Clarence together here, , just listen to the TONE of those guitars played by the masters. Makes me wonder what guitar Tony was playing as I assume Clarence had "THE" enlarged soundhole holy grail Martin here. Such a treasure this is huh?, , no other recordings of them together? Thank you for sharing this with us!
Clarence Was most likely playing the Roy Noble, or Mark Whitebook at this time. The '35 D-28 had been used as collateral by this time.
Thanks for this amazing display. Just when I think I’m making some progress I hear this and think “not in this lifetime 😂”
amazing! Bravo!!!!!
So awesome! love that Tony jams in the kick-off lick for Orange Blossom Special at the end of John Hardy, so funny... and the same move he used like 25 years later on Bela's Tales volume 2 recording - Major Honker I think. Funny!
Man, could these guys pick or what! Just blazing!
this is GOLD!!!
I got here from seeing Billy Strings play Tony Rice's guitar, formerly Clarence White's guitar. I knew Doc, Tony Norman Blake, but not Clarence White. He was amazing. Then I found out I did know him as one of the Dillards on The Andy Griffith Show! I don't know if the guitar made it on the show though.
Two of my idols...still sad to think of Clarence not going on. You can hear a difference in Clarence's playing compared to his early work...much more mature. We'll never know where he might have gone from this point...he amazes me still!!!
Just read CW's bio on Wiki. Whatever comittee membership that rated him #41 and 42 greatest guitarists must've gotten ahold of the peyote buttons just a few too many times. Geez, the man invented the B-Bender for cryin' out loud. That alone should get him into the top ten. On New River Train one can finally hear Clarence and Tony coming out of separate speakers. And Larry Rice isn't chump change on the mando either. Wow, what a blessing to hear this 40 years later. Thanks for posting it.
I'm always puzzled to seem "Thumbs-down"s on posts like these. I understand tastes and standards differ. Are they whinging about the recording glitches? come on, this is a classic tape and probably has suffered deterioration over the years. Get over it and listen to the music.
+inyobill Exact-a-mo-tactly!! I'll listen to anything Clarence and Tony ever done did. Is am do be. So there. Brah...
Even perfection will get a thumbs down these days.
No matter what is posted on youtube, there are thumbs down. I think it is a representation of the number of assholes in the world, Compare the ratios, it varies but about 1-3% of the world are assholes it seems.
Even us communists love Clarence White and Tony Rice. The downvoters must be fascists.
It's only the ''contraries". The opposite people. They can't help it. They do everything backward. Shoes on the head. Hat on the feet. They sleep in the bathtub and bathe in bed. No means yes to them. The down votes, to them, means approval.
Bellissimo!
have mercy, this is sweet!