stunning, breath-taking. The musiicianship, the timing, the innovation....and what else is there to say about Merle Travis?....he is an American Icon...country, folk, rock 'n' roll....they all owe him a lot.
Like several pickers back then, he seems to be verging on jazz a lot of the time. A lot of them seemed to have these "exhibition pieces" where it was hard to tell what exact genre it was (for me anyway).Hellish good players.
Perhaps the greatest picker of all time; if country ain't your piece of cake, this man alone must convince it is.. As in yesteryears Jerusalem, it showes Kentucky is the center of the earth..
Merle's guitar playing reminds me of a Norfolk & Western coal train, snaking it's way through the hills and hollers . . . any other country-music-lovin' railroad fans out there?
Western Swing was US folks trying to play Gypsy jazz which was booming in Europe. Country came from celtic music Blues came from the dark devil as good folk knows. Yep, got to keep out all kinds of immigration. This here represents authentic country people music? Of course not, it's just what they were selling to country people. Kindly hard fer a man fer to find purely country folk now? Who ain't digitized now? They's more cars than people in the US. They's more phones than people on Earth. Yeeee-hawww!
Nothing but perfection! And Merle always looks like he'd play, sing and smile just as smooth and charming while walking out of a burning house during an earthquake. What i consider totally underrated here is Danny Alguire on the trumpet for being so rare in an otherwise pure country lineup, and it blends in beautifully to give it that swing. Does anybody know who played trumpet on some of Eddie Bonds recordings? Sounds just like him to me, but i'm totally clueless on that instrument.
I also recognize the fiddle player as Harold Hensley, who was a great musician. The stand up base player looks like a young Jack Rogers, but I always knew Jack as playing rhythm guitar, so I can't be sure. Thank you for posting these wonderful memories. My dad was Roy Lanham, and I remember the 50's and these wonderful musicians and friends.
Hi Lynda,I met Roy once in the mid 70s.I was working at Music Man and Leo Fender brought in some friends to play for us,Tom Bresh,Hank Penny & your dad.Been a fan ever since,great player.Use the show more button on my comments,for the other players names.....Chris
Lynda, your dad was wonderful! Back in the 80s, a friend and I stopped at a little old grocery store in the hills of East Kentucky. There were many old record albums for sale there (it was like everything was untouched since the 50s!). I found a copy of "Sizzling Strings" and bought it because I liked the look of it and had heard of a few of the songs. It was, and still is, some of the best stuff I've ever heard! Really opened my ears!
Linda that's Eddie Kirk on the rythem guitar I thought it was Jack Pruitt for a minute. Sure looks like Jack who was married to Jeanie Pruitt. Jack also played for Marty Robbins for years. At any rate these guys are the best.
This is only a glimpse of his musical genius as a musician and songwriter. A credit to Kentucky. His instrumentals are breathtaking. I look forward to seeing him in the Resurrection - Acts 24:15.
I caught that comment about Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee's faces on the dime. Not sure if that was a compliment or a shot at them, lol. But Dave Barbour was a great guitarist, And of course m everyone loved the great Peggy Lee. They were married for. time.
This true fine playing. Melody Chords. No tricks. Just playing like it should be. It may be labeled as country but how many of today’s bands can pull that clean picking off?
Danny Alguire played with Benny Strickler and Alex Brashear in the Bob Wills big band west coast trumpet section 1941-42. Later he played with the Dixieland Firehouse 5 + 2. and worked for Walt Disney.
That's Eddie Kirk. He was an uncommonly good guitar player. He played rhythm guitar for Merle and Chet Atkins on their early recordings. He was married to vocalist Judy Hayden. She later married Merle Travis.
Bom demais, podemos dizer que foi um dos precursores, como outros de sua época, do rock n' roll, se faziam acompanhar por músicos de primeira linha, bons por excelência. maneco - PortoAlegre-RS - Brasil.
Marvin, I believe that whole guitar was built by Bigsby.You may note that the top is flat and has no arch.Paul did put several of his necks/pickguards/arm rest/pickups etc on other guitars that were originally Gibson's or Martins for people he knew. Not sure what happened to this guitar ,Merle only played it for a short time.....Chris
Bigsby was a close friend of Travis and made several guitars for him. This one inspired a mutual friend of Bigsby and Travis, Leo Fender, to build the prototype Broadcaster. This Bigsby was a solid body, per Travis' specs. He played it until 1953, when he signed a endorsement deal with Guild. Travis played his Bigsby/Martin D28 until his death.
Yeah, Merle didn't get into the rhinestone Nudi suits and custom name inlays until a few years later...most likely at the behest of his record label. Interestingly, in the late 1970s, Gibson approached him to place his 1955 Super 400 in the CMA Museum. Merle was agreeable only if they'd give him a replacement guitar, made to his specs. Gibson made a new 400 with a custom carved top that included a block (similar to an ES 335) and all the trim. It was estimated at the time that it was most expensive guitar Gibson ever built.
He is hitting the strings with his bar and pulling the tone control from bass to treble at the same time. This technique was pioneered by Speedy and many other players of the 40s and 50s it gave them a "BooWah" sound.
That guitar looks like a paul bigsby guitar what ever happened to it Ive never heard a word about it from Travis Or Thom Bresh on line or in interviews
This here represents authentic country people music? Of course not, it's just what they were selling to country people. Kindly hard fer a man fer to fins purely country folk now? Who ain't digitized now? They's more cars than people in the US. They's more phones than people on Earth. Yeeee-hawww!
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stunning, breath-taking. The musiicianship, the timing, the innovation....and what else is there to say about Merle Travis?....he is an American Icon...country, folk, rock 'n' roll....they all owe him a lot.
Like several pickers back then, he seems to be verging on jazz a lot of the time. A lot of them seemed to have these "exhibition pieces" where it was hard to tell what exact genre it was (for me anyway).Hellish good players.
And they also owe the people who Merle learned from.
Stunning? Breathtaking? We must be watching two different performances.
Merle Travis and Speedy West. Two of the greatest pickers to grace this planet. Hats off to those two legendary men!!
Speedy is the "Living End" as we used to say... hear two chords and you know it's him....
Perhaps the greatest picker of all time; if country ain't your piece of cake, this man alone must convince it is.. As in yesteryears Jerusalem, it showes Kentucky is the center of the earth..
Merle's guitar playing reminds me of a Norfolk & Western coal train, snaking it's way through the hills and hollers . . . any other country-music-lovin' railroad fans out there?
Judy _was_ "sweet temptation"! She was a cutie!
One of the best bands I've heard.
Back when it was Country and Western and incorporated swing into it. Fun, creative and easy to listen to.
Western Swing was US folks trying to play Gypsy jazz which was booming in Europe.
Country came from celtic music
Blues came from the dark devil as good folk knows.
Yep, got to keep out all kinds of immigration.
This here represents authentic country people music? Of course not, it's just what they were selling to country people.
Kindly hard fer a man fer to find purely country folk now? Who ain't digitized now? They's more cars than people in the US. They's more phones than people on Earth. Yeeee-hawww!
The jazz-swing influence is strong here.....also Django/Grappelli influence........every one of these musicians/singers are over the top.......
I doubled up when the two ladies started to knit...!!! Great clip!
Lol! Yeah... they should be feeding them some booze
Nothing but perfection! And Merle always looks like he'd play, sing and smile just as smooth and charming while walking out of a burning house during an earthquake.
What i consider totally underrated here is Danny Alguire on the trumpet for being so rare in an otherwise pure country lineup, and it blends in beautifully to give it that swing. Does anybody know who played trumpet on some of Eddie Bonds recordings? Sounds just like him to me, but i'm totally clueless on that instrument.
They make it look so easy. Merle Travis was so under appreciated.
Underappreciated? He was a star.
I also recognize the fiddle player as Harold Hensley, who was a great musician. The stand up base player looks like a young Jack Rogers, but I always knew Jack as playing rhythm guitar, so I can't be sure. Thank you for posting these wonderful memories. My dad was Roy Lanham, and I remember the 50's and these wonderful musicians and friends.
Hi Lynda,I met Roy once in the mid 70s.I was working at Music Man and Leo Fender brought in some friends to play for us,Tom Bresh,Hank Penny & your dad.Been a fan ever since,great player.Use the show more button on my comments,for the other players names.....Chris
Lynda, your dad was wonderful! Back in the 80s, a friend and I stopped at a little old grocery store in the hills of East Kentucky. There were many old record albums for sale there (it was like everything was untouched since the 50s!). I found a copy of "Sizzling Strings" and bought it because I liked the look of it and had heard of a few of the songs. It was, and still is, some of the best stuff I've ever heard! Really opened my ears!
Linda that's Eddie Kirk on the rythem guitar I thought it was Jack Pruitt for a minute. Sure looks like Jack who was married to Jeanie Pruitt. Jack also played for Marty Robbins for years. At any rate these guys are the best.
Could that be the same Jeanie Pruitt that toured with Don Williams in England in 1976?My dad booked that tour and I got to tag along.
Outstanding. This made my day seeing this. Nothing but the best!
This is only a glimpse of his musical genius as a musician and songwriter. A credit to Kentucky. His instrumentals are breathtaking. I look forward to seeing him in the Resurrection - Acts 24:15.
Of course I knew Speedy and Merle great influence on me as I grew up. I still see alot of Merle in me.
Great pickers and songs
I caught that comment about Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee's faces on the dime. Not sure if that was a compliment or a shot at them, lol. But Dave Barbour was a great guitarist, And of course m everyone loved the great Peggy Lee. They were married for. time.
These guys are so cool...
This true fine playing. Melody
Chords. No tricks. Just playing like it should be. It may be labeled as country but how many of today’s bands can pull that clean picking off?
Merle was a great picker, and speedy is no joke either.
That's the pride of Hillsboro, Ohio, the recently departed Mr. Jack Rogers, on bass.
Bom demais. Magistrais do estilo. maneco - Brasil.
Danny Alguire played with Benny Strickler and Alex Brashear in the Bob Wills big band west coast trumpet section 1941-42. Later he played with the Dixieland Firehouse 5 + 2. and worked for Walt Disney.
Speedy y Merle, gran cóctel!!
Loved this
Say, that's fine country picking.
WOW!!This is Marvelous Music!!
Such smooth style. Great to come across
Love these old hillbilly TV shoes, timeless.
Don't they smell if they are used?
Remember Carolina Cotton.lol...
Judy sure was a cutie pie.
Great stuff...
Eddie Kirk is awesome too, he was married to Judy too at one time.
Great song!
Great!
Great!! Merle is the best. Thanks for posting.
There were so many great players in Western Swing and hillbilly back then, could have played in any genre.
Speedy West on Bigsby pedal steel.
anyone notice the gypsy jazz rythm guitar touch ? really cool
Yes, Western Swing like
That's Eddie Kirk. He was an uncommonly good guitar player. He played rhythm guitar for Merle and Chet Atkins on their early recordings. He was married to vocalist Judy Hayden. She later married Merle Travis.
There used to be musical talent.
This some swinging stuff right here.
Bom demais, podemos dizer que foi um dos precursores, como outros de sua época, do rock n' roll, se faziam acompanhar por músicos de primeira linha, bons por excelência. maneco - PortoAlegre-RS - Brasil.
Holy crap! Speedy had a WAH!
Nice! WooF!
Bom demais, etc. maneco - Brasil.
Wonderful. I wonder whether that's a Paul Bigsby-made guitar. It certainly has one of his necks.
Marvin, I believe that whole guitar was built by Bigsby.You may note that the top is flat and has no arch.Paul did put several of his necks/pickguards/arm rest/pickups etc on other guitars that were originally Gibson's or Martins for people he knew. Not sure what happened to this guitar ,Merle only played it for a short time.....Chris
Bigsby was a close friend of Travis and made several guitars for him. This one inspired a mutual friend of Bigsby and Travis, Leo Fender, to build the prototype Broadcaster. This Bigsby was a solid body, per Travis' specs. He played it until 1953, when he signed a endorsement deal with Guild. Travis played his Bigsby/Martin D28 until his death.
Oscar Meyer Good question, I hope Merle's daughter has it. Martin reissued the Travis Martin/Bigsby D28 several years ago in limited edition.
He didn't even have time to paint his name on the fretboard!
Yeah, Merle didn't get into the rhinestone Nudi suits and custom name inlays until a few years later...most likely at the behest of his record label. Interestingly, in the late 1970s, Gibson approached him to place his 1955 Super 400 in the CMA Museum. Merle was agreeable only if they'd give him a replacement guitar, made to his specs. Gibson made a new 400 with a custom carved top that included a block (similar to an ES 335) and all the trim. It was estimated at the time that it was most expensive guitar Gibson ever built.
And of course in almost ALL cases, the cameraman NEVER focus's on the steel man when he is playing the "break". Truly sacrilegious.
Oh well.
@@nowadayswithandy These dudes were trailblazers.
They don't give a hoot about us guitar-players, apparently, gosh dag nabbit!
7:16 is the close-up of the steel player
pat dee true. That’s why they call it sweet temptation.
@@nowadayswithandy no he got it from T-Bone Walker.
GENE AUTURY STYLE SWING MUSIC....
Judy says to Travis "your always handing me a Line" Merle "That happens in the Best Convertibles"
Judy sure was cute
&is good western swing
Does anyone know what the Slide player is doing at the end of his solo? It give it almost like a wha wha sound
He is hitting the strings with his bar and pulling the tone control from bass to treble at the same time. This technique was pioneered by Speedy and many other players of the 40s and 50s it gave them a "BooWah" sound.
That guitar looks like a paul bigsby guitar what ever happened to it Ive never heard a word about it from Travis Or Thom Bresh on line or in interviews
travis's neck on his gretch must be the start of the leo's strat?
Who are all the other players in this fine band?
scroll down in my description above, they are all listed.....Chris
I'm new to this. Who's the fiddle player?
It seems like petticoat fever is a nice way of saying an STD, haha.
What movie is this from?
temitas
is that a copy of a Fender headstock or is it the Legendary Bigsby Guitar.
No but close
Fender copied merle and bigbsy
It's an old archtop guitar modified by Paul Bigsby himself.
I'm pretty sure it's a 65 harmony with a floyd rose tremolo and damarzio pickups
@@bennyshaversmusic590 lol you are funny
That worked....
The use of the word "jive" may be the first.....
Replace "petticoat fever" with "Coronavirus" and you have the boring 2020's.
Giutarr
Pat Dee: You lied.
Bigbsy neck
ppp
This here represents authentic country people music? Of course not, it's just what they were selling to country people.
Kindly hard fer a man fer to fins purely country folk now? Who ain't digitized now? They's more cars than people in the US. They's more phones than people on Earth. Yeeee-hawww!
Just great, does anyone know if that great rhythm guitarist is Jack Pruit Jeanie Pruits husband?
That is Eddie Kirk playing rhythm......Chris
Says his name on the scratch board!