Chet Atkins,Arthur Smith and Tommy Emmanuel,1999- The RAREST version of Guitar Boogie?
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- Well...this definitely isn't the best filmed or played version. It suffers from bad camera work, poor audio, audience members blocking the shot , and me having a coffing fit during the performance! I normally wouldn't put something of this quality out ,but it does have something ... HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE!! In this video Chet Atkins Introduces Arthur Smith, the man who wrote and recorded the song Guitar Boogie in the mid 1940's, to Tommy Emmanuel. Chet sits down between the two to listen to this once in a lifetime jam - the "old wave" meets the new. As a side note not only did Arthur Smith write Guitar Boogie, in the 1950's he co- wrote the song that would come to be known as "Dueling Banjos" and be made famous in the film Deliverance. Poor camera work, bad audio, maybe I shouldn't feel too embarrassed. I guess it's no different than eighty five percent of the videos on You Tube... the only difference is this has enough historical importance that it deserves to be seen!
I am a lucky man. When I was a boy, I would wake up in the morning to the sound of Arthur Smith's guitar on television and the smell of my mama frying bacon. I grew up and went to the Sheraton in Nashville in 1999 and heard Tommy playing in the corner of the lobby. Both of those great pickers inspire me to this day.
I believe it was on Sunday mornings for me (Central SC). But I can recall the show not knowing the real icon I was listening to. No Arthur Smith no James Brown (The GF of Soul). Now study that.
Sadly, we lost Arthur this week at the age of 93. He was an innovative musician, a great songwriter, and an even better man.
I grew up watching Arthur and His The Crackerjacks.
this is like climbing mount Olympus and finding the gods jamming
All of the WOW! I loved this so much. Tommy has been so blessed to have had the chance to play with some of his childhood heroes, and every time shows us again that he is pure class all the way. He's always so respectful. Clips like this are an absolute treasure to be thankful for. You've done brilliantly well to share these clips with us all. Thankyou 💕
This is not a work of art but it is a valuable moment in history. Thanks for sharing it.
bad sound doesnt matter, bad camera doesnt matter. coffing and people infront of camera doesnt matter. this is historical event and im glad i got the chance to see it. thank you for posting this FEEL-GOOD-CLIP:)
Arthur Smith, Tommy Emmanuel and Chet Atkins - three of the five greatest guitarists whoever lived. Who cares about the quality - not me. Such a feeling of history. Arthur Smith one of the kindest, gentlest and greatest men whoever lived. Thanks for the post.
Just came across this today. Knocked me out.Historical it sure is .When you see a talent such as Tommy ,content to play backup ,the respect just oozes out.Thank's a lot.
I mean, these are some of the innovators and legends of the mid 20th Century guitar he was playing with!! Of course he became a legend in his era. Amazing stuff.
I can't hear this enough !!!!! If this doesn't make you smile, nothing will !!! Thanks so much for posting.
Thank you for posting this. Fantastic string playing. Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith was way ahead of his time. And Tommy is Chet's Australian Son.
OMG..... I'm so moved!! I never thought I'd have such a pleasure as to see this... thanks so much!
I am so glad you posted this! I saw TE play a few months ago and he mentioned Arthur Smith and Chet, talked about the Diploma he got as a certified guitar player. Truly a historical video, thanks for sharing. Go see Tommy play, he's awesome!!
Don't knock yourself too hard about the quality of the vid!!! Thank you for posting!
Magical to ever see the guitar god tommey emmanuel show that kind of respect to a another guitarist. Arthur must have been a huge inspiration to him. Something like this will most probably never happen again.
Arthur Smith. They say 'imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' but hell.....'class is class is class' not matter how, when why nor age. Class act Mr Smith, class act.
Thank you Manxcatstales. This was pleasurable. Such gentlemen.
Thanks for your sharing. This is pure gold!
Thanks for posting. We used to always watch Arthur Smith growing up in Charlotte. He was always on WBTV.
No one can play Guitar Boogie better than Tommy Emmanuel (Opinion..Australian fan).(He & his older brother,Phil must have played it thousands of times) Here he is with the man that wrote the tune & with the guy who gave Tommy his 'license'.
+Greg Parker No one plays anything better than Tommy Emmanuel.
+Jim Reyna Hey used to think that too and Tommy is certainly one of the best ever for sure. But as one man shows go, check out Naudo Rodrigues. Just found him about 5 months ago and is my new favorite one man show.
naudo is good but nowhere near Tommy. Don't lie to us to get Naudo views. Your musical taste might be more suited to Naudo's style but Tommy Emmanuel is clearly a notch above any guitarist to exist ever
I was priviledged to be there also and am so glad you recorded and posted this for all guitar lovers everywhere to enjoy. The old guard passing the baton, or pick, on to the next generation. Thanks
The happyness in these guys face is evident and sufficient..Thanks
All these guys are masters, Tommy is a true class act.
Yes , Tommy showed respect and held himself back on this one !
This video has something extra ATMOSPHERE. I feel like I'm there in the audiance. As has been said by others, film quality does not matter when you've got this HISTORIC content.!!! Many thanks for capturing it and posting. Great.
Absolutely fantastic. As others have said, TE talks about this very moment in another YT clip. This is an incredible treasure. How amazing to see TE make his remark about playing with AS ("like playing with Mozart but without the big hair...") and then to find this! If only YT had a much better interface for cross-referencing clips. Thanks for sharing. Truly incredible stuff!
Wow, my jaw literally dropped with this video. Thanks for the upload mate, this will go down as one of my all-time favourite performances.
Thanks for sharing this epic jam. Wow. I love you tube : ) I'm happy you were there and hope you are doing well now in 2016.
I've played that tune for decades and never knew what Arthur Smith looked like, thanks!
I love the way Chet keeps looking at Tommy as a proud father, as Tommy does to Chet for approval. Such mutual respect and admiration between these fine musicians, Arthur being no exception. I feel humbled and so very jealous that you got to experience this. In turn, all the finger picking fans on YT are lucky you posted. You're helping sway the balance of chaff and tripe on YT in favour of pure class. If you have more treasures, please share 'em out. Brilliant!
this IS good music
I wish I will be able to play like that at his age.
he still has his famous sense of humor :D
thanks for uploading!
Back in the day in NZ , Arthur Smiths , Guitar Boogie was on every juke box in the country and probably the most played tune at the time .
Thanks for posting. No need to apologize. it is the only video of these 3 i can find.
Very cool, first time seeing this clip, and a Tommy fan. I would have liked to see Chet play too, but he was getting pretty old. I know Tommy considers him one of his guitar heroes. Great stuff. And yes, musical guitar history. Thx for posting.
This is just "great' My eldest brother use to play this on the guitar for me when I was little, one of my favourite songs. LOVE IT.
This is a golden video thank you for share it
Well done! You're right -- it WAS great to have captured this!
That was terrible video and pretty poor audio.
And it was just fantastic!
Thanks so much for recording and uploading this - you really did capture an historic moment :D
Wow. That'll sure bring tears to your eyes. Thanks for posting.
Let me say "3 REAL GUITAR PLAYERS" sorry Chet... I know you were taking it all in..! God Bless Chet Atkins, Mr.Guitar..! I listen to him all the time and never get tired of his music...What a piece of history..! Thanks so much for posting it!
Wonderful video! I would have PAID to see this video! Thanks so much.
It's great to see Chet MC-ing these parts of CAAS. I knew he met fans at CAAS but I was not aware that he "hosted" any parts of it from the stage. TE still speaks of meeting and playing with Arthur Smith and "Guitar Boogie" is his biggest RUclips draw to date which underlines the historical value of this post. I agree with the other guys: " :D" and "awesome" . Keep 'em coming!
Enjoyed this very much. Thanks for posting.
Ditto. Thank you so much for posting and sharing.
Man, to be doing those licks at his age is amazing (not Tommy) but to have helped create the style in '46 etc... That's when you're badass. He was doing Les Paul before Les Paul. hahah
Wow Had the incredible pleasure of seeing Tommy E 6/16 at mesa arts center . Brilliant awe inspiring unreal and a real mentor/educator thank you for this
Awesome clip! No apologies necessary.. thanks for the post!
Should be preserved for all time and probably will.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Legends - all of them - with nothing but respect for life times creating art.
When I was young. My mum had a Country and Western LP (Thats a 33rpm vinyl disc for any newbies lol). Guitar Boogie was on it and I listened to it over and over and over... (my mum told me it broke). Years later, all grown up and working I could never remember the name of it or by who but always remembered the tune. Today, at my Uncle's I found the LP took me back. (my mum had given it to him to "borrow" I think for peace and quiet to be honest
I love how Tommy has the respect not to completely go off and shred. He lets Arthur have it. Very professional.
Arthur would have been hard to keep up with in his prime. Listen to the 1945 recording
Add me to the list. Thanks so much for making this available! I'm thankful that I have a nice little collection of his albums (on vinyl), because Lord knows, I miss Chet Atkins. He was a true gentleman and a superlative musician. Shredders may play a scad of notes in a beat or two...but how many can play a melody as beautifully as Mr. Guitar?
Thanks for posting. I was fortunate enough to be there too. You could cut the historical significance with a knife, soo many folks there were talking about what just happened.
Thanks for sharing
Thank you for sharing this!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fantastic, thanks for the upload!
this is great stuff thanks for posting hope u post more if you have it thanks again
I grew up watching Arthur Smith in Charlotte. This is awesome!
AMAZING FOOTAGE!!!!....priceless!
@klavier1us Thanks for commenting. I didn't know Tommy talked about playing with Arthur. I would be interested in what had to say. Chet always played the final concert at CAAS but this year Tommy started taking over the bulk of his duties. Chet and Tommy did get to play a couple of songs together, which I have on tape. Chet was in poor health at this time so he participated as much as he could. I lament the fact that I didn't tape previous years. So many great performances lost forever...
THANKS FOR SHARING
Chet is ranked as one of the top few guitar players ever without ever taking his hands out of his pockets... Class act and legend of all time
Absoloutely magic!...Aussie fan
OH my God ! I`m in Heaven. Thank you so much. KEN GIBSON. UK.
thanks for sharing this Video Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel , paying a tribute to
Arthur ( guitar Boogie) Smith what a great honour being introduced by Chet Atkins . I seen some neg. comments about T.E. being a show off we.ll if you watch his instructional videos he is willing to share what he knows . that says a lot about the man he is a great guitar player inspired by Chet
Lorne Deline I think Tommy is a class act. Anyone who says that Tommy Emmanuel is a show off has never watched Joe Bonamassa lol
I like the wobbles and coughing. Just like a real concert. And you won't get another chance to see these three together! Thanks.
this is total class what great guitar playing
Another example of what a gentleman and how gracious Chet was...Jack Baker NYC
I know it is hard to separate Chet from the guitar, but this shows what a gracious and humble man he was to acknowledge this obviously elderly and somewhat slowed picker, but that was Chet. IMHO he was as good a judge of true talent as he was a guitar player. I think I miss his attitude as much as his picking. (Maybe not.)
Chet regarded Tommy as the next level up, TE just gets so much pleasure from his playing.
It's more than I could of ever imagined. Used to play pretty well. was in a couple bands. Neuropathy has all but silenced my guitars
+Dennis Shadix I'm in the same boat. Hard to play when you can't feel fingers
I feel for you, bro. God bless!
Damn I have to agree with kph8...this will bring tears to your eyes
Tommy's great he has youth still on his side .it didn't distract from the guitar prowess of ARTHUR GUITAR SMITH.
Absolutely FANTASTIC.. TWO real guitar players...!
THANK YOU!!!!!
Every musician dreams of coming up with a song or in this case a tune that others copy. Arthur Smith is not the guitarist that Chet and Tommy are but he has certainly made a huge mark as a tune smith.
Alwey Wong Have a look at Smith's earlier work ..
great to see the old boys getting together for a jam. i looked up Tommy Emmanuel yea he is good. but he can heat his hands up in fact toast them this version of guitar boogie. listen to the jet tones. jet tone boogie. the best version of guitar boogie in the world. no body can play that fast.
+michael pearson No disrespect, but the Jet Tones - Jet Tone Boogie does not hold a candle to Tommy's version. It's pretty tame compared to what Tommy is doing. I don't know exactly what you're comparing but it ain't even close.
Beautiful Moment,by Phil Emmanuel, cam.
I never could play the Guitar, but I sure can Listen!
Cheers from Canada...
fantastic.
You'd think that when there's a gathering of three of the greats SOMEONE would think to hire a professional videographer to capture the event.
George Harrison played Guitar Boogie when he auditioned for the Quarrymen. Too bad that was not recorded for history. Years later he still had a 45 of Arthur Smith's original version.
+Phil Brown didnt eh play Raunchy? im like 80% sure he auditioned with raunchy
may i never be that person's head who ruins the video footage for anyone...
History seldom comes dressed up. 🤠
Note. If you actually watch...closely. You can see the Mr Smith looks to be having problems with his hands. He could NOT even continue a basic strumming motion. Perhaps you haters should actually watch--before you tear people to pieces.
You want them to THINK before they "speak"...wanna tell ya...they are incapable...of thinking, that is.
it makes me so sad cuz Chet's not feeling well at all but this is all for his boy Tommy. It's hilarious the way Chet walks away and doesn't even look up while the accolades and clapping are going on. A genious doesn't need to be told he's good maybe.
God damn, that CAAS was amazing, so much historical events :D
The ultimate jam perhaps?
@mishim1 It was recorded in July, 1999.
Fantastico
I think I heard someone once say; "respect your elders"... And don't burn ' em off the stage.
Arthur boogie smith is why I play guitar.
Tommy has wings on his feet :-)
It's too bad that Joe Maphis had passed away...it would have been great to see him up there as well...
@TheRonnyH Thanks!!
wow awsummm a true legend big smiles
Best video since the Blair Witch Project!
@TheRonnyH . What years this?
Here was a chance to see the composer ,arthur smith, play his historic master piece.But prima donna Tommy Emamuel likes to sieze all the attention
WHO IS OPERATING THAT BLOODY CAMERA?????? THAT'S TERRIBLE
Man, Tommy was bad-ass!!!