I met Tom Bresh at the Chet Atkins Appreciation at Nashville. He was always jolly and happy and I believe he was the happiest when he was playing the guitar.
God gave Thom so much talent and he used it well. He was good at so many things but more than anything he was a Great Musican and Entertainer...better than probably 99% of those who called themselves Entertainers. Thom we thank you for using your God given talent to make this World a Better Place. Now you are up there withso many Friends and Heroes pickin your Hearts out. REST IN PEACE THOM!!!!
Thank you for sharing! I will never forget when I got Johnny Hiland & Thom to do the Archie and Edith Bunker impersonations on one of Johnnie's Q&A's 8/5/18 ,it was hilarious. R.I.P. Breshman.
What a nice man. And much more talented than he thought. He spoke with me at a CAAS gathering a few years ago. I’m a nobody. He listened to me like I was a friend. He taught me how to play I’ll See You in My Dreams on RUclips. I thanked him. All musicians are spiritual. That’s not religion.
I was lucky enough to participate in a recording session in Nashville with the great Thom Bresh. The producer brought me in cause he thought a 'jazz' bass player was what he wanted.The other 'country' players didn't seem to care for me, but Thom was the nicest, most generous musician, as well as being a monster player. He made me feel welcome and belonging, just because he was a great human being and a great artist. RIP maestro 🖤
This is a beautiful service and tribute to Thom Bresh. I wish I could have been there. I was honored to be his recent agent and became his friend. He made me laugh and enjoyed listening to his stories. He was so talented. I know he is in Heaven rejoicing and no more pain. I'm glad he shared his faith in Jesus with me. I will greatly miss him. Love you, Thom!
What a heartfelt tribute on a gorgeous day in the beautiful state of Kentucky along with special friends and fellow guitar pickers. I think the 'Breshman' was smiling approvingly from above. I never got to meet him but felt like I knew him from his many TV performances and online 'Bresh TV' videos I faithfully watched. I loved his dad's guitar picking along with Thoms and admired them both very much. RIP Thom Bresh.
Thank you for posting this. It's hard to imagine that we won't hear that big laugh, those great stories, or that music again. Miss you, Thom. You were one in a million.
May he rest in peace. I was a big fan of his music. I like watching his videos that he put up on RUclips. Try to play along with him on my guitar but that thumb of his was just unstoppable.
I'da expect more celebrities showing up at Thomm's funeral, I recognized Ed Pennington and John Knowls, but that's about it. A nice gesture, though, sending him on his journey with his thump pick on his thumb. I cherrish the memory of Thomm commented on my Facebook video once, I admired him a lot, he was a wonderful musician and a fine person. A true Country Gentleman. May he rest in piece.
I took lessons back in the late 60's when I was 7 years old and was taught thumb picking from a Chet Atkins aficionado. During that time I would watch the Porter Wagner show with Tom's daddy Merle playing cannonball rag. Been following Thom for a long time now on RUclips. Thank you so much for this tribute to a man that I revere and admire.
Ron, thanks for posting this!! 👍🙏 I met Thom and saw him perform twice around 2001-2002 up here in Bismarck North Dakota, where he played concerts for the Fireman's fundraiser benefit.. both were memorable shows! and I really loved his humor! And I think he may have got a standing ovation at one of the concerts if not both?! For many years up till then ,I was mostly a rock guitar player and singer along with some jazz, and was mesmerized by the Merle Travis style of guitar playing! Thom really inspired me to learn some of his and his dad's style! I could hardly believe it when I actually learned how to play it , from one of his teaching videos and learned his and Travis's arrangement of ,I'll see you in my dreams! Thanks Thom and RIP🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🙏
Thank you so much for posting this service. It was wonderful to experience all the love and admiration his friends shared. Those of us who only 'knew' Thom from his videos can appreciate it and enjoy the sentiment so much. Truly a blessing that will remain for as long as you might imagine. The final song, 'I'll See You In My Dreams' brought tears ,,, I can't think of anything that could possibly be more fitting.👍(I wish the emoji had a thumb pick on it)
I’ve been a guitar player all of my life. I recently discovered a video of Thom and it has completely blown me away. I’m thankful for the video and may you rest in peace, he’s still changing the world as he has changed me so much, in just a few days. What a player..
May these guitar legends spread their musical spirit upon us. It is up to us fingerpickers to pass on the music of Travis and Bresh to the next generations. (thanks for sharing this very personal video for family, friends and fans from all over the world!). Dennis (The Netherlands)
Thom is an absolute legend I will miss him a lot! My dad had his VHS and when I got ahold of it I was obsessed. He is one of those uniqe souls, people larger than life. He will live forever!
Ron, Thanks so much for posting this. One of the biggest musical thrills I have ever had was when Thom gave me a nice compliment on my version of Guitar Rag on RUclips several years ago. After that I subscribed to his channel and watched every video he ever posted. I finally met him a couple years later. Before I went see his show I went arrowhead hunting and found a perfect arrowhead. I gave that to him after his show and thanked him for the nice compliment.
I'm from NZ and got interested in thumb picking over the covid era . I had not heard of Tom's passing some months back and feel quite sad about it . I have watched a lot on you tube about him . He seemed like such a great guy and for me his guitar playing was the best . His rhythm and timing ..putting down the grooves , as he called it is the right kind of stuff to my ears ! Will be going over his tutorials in the future to see if I can get some grooves going !
I used his VHS tape to learn thumb picking. Seen him perform many times and not only was he great picker, he had so much fun playing. So sorry to hear this.
@@ronwade117 I totally understand. Very fitting for him to be buried next to Travis. On a side note: many years ago Merle Travis was scheduled to come perform at a festival in our town, along with another country and western performer. My dad was quite excited that he was going to see Merle Travis! Well, unfortunately Merle was sick and wasn’t able to come. I know my dad was disappointed, but the other performer put on a good show, which helped a little bit. The other performer was the late Dottie West.
Met the Breshman at the Thumbpicker Hall of Fame weekend in 2018! What a fine man and a true Gentleman ❤️May his Memory be for Blessing ❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️
I know many people who died of cancer after the covid injection, I hope it wasn't that. He was a guitar hero of mine and one of the last great entertainers.
Miss Brutha Thom every day... So many fun times and stories.... Heaven is celebrating the return of a great son.... Rest in Honor my brother...
I met Tom Bresh at the Chet Atkins Appreciation at Nashville. He was always jolly and happy and I believe he was the happiest when he was playing the guitar.
God gave Thom so much talent and he used it well. He was good at so many things but more than anything he was a Great Musican and Entertainer...better than probably 99% of those who called themselves Entertainers. Thom we thank you for using your God given talent to make this World a Better Place. Now you are up there withso many Friends and Heroes pickin your Hearts out. REST IN PEACE THOM!!!!
Thank you for sharing!
I will never forget when I got Johnny Hiland & Thom to do the Archie and Edith Bunker impersonations on one of Johnnie's Q&A's 8/5/18 ,it was hilarious.
R.I.P. Breshman.
I'd love to see that! Is there any chance you have video of that?
What a nice man. And much more talented than he thought. He spoke with me at a CAAS gathering a few years ago. I’m a nobody. He listened to me like I was a friend. He taught me how to play I’ll See You in My Dreams on RUclips. I thanked him. All musicians are spiritual. That’s not religion.
I was lucky enough to participate in a recording session in Nashville with the great Thom Bresh. The producer brought me in cause he thought a 'jazz' bass player was what he wanted.The other 'country' players didn't seem to care for me, but Thom was the nicest, most generous musician, as well as being a monster player. He made me feel welcome and belonging, just because he was a great human being and a great artist. RIP maestro 🖤
Wow. What a wonderful human being. He made a lot of people smile, and he will be missed.
RIP Thom Bresh
This is a nice tribute to Thom Bresh, Thanks for posting. He will always be remembered. Gone but not forgotten. RIP Breshman 🌹🤍❤
This is a beautiful service and tribute to Thom Bresh. I wish I could have been there. I was honored to be his recent agent and became his friend. He made me laugh and enjoyed listening to his stories. He was so talented. I know he is in Heaven rejoicing and no more pain. I'm glad he shared his faith in Jesus with me. I will greatly miss him. Love you, Thom!
Hard to believe that this magnificent guy is gone. It's going to take me many months to accept that this old world is without the Breshman.
What a heartfelt tribute on a gorgeous day in the beautiful state of Kentucky along with special friends and fellow guitar pickers. I think the 'Breshman' was smiling approvingly from above. I never got to meet him but felt like I knew him from his many TV performances and online 'Bresh TV' videos I faithfully watched. I loved his dad's guitar picking along with Thoms and admired them both very much. RIP Thom Bresh.
Such a privilege to see this. Thank you.
Thank you SO much for sharing this with all of us!
Thank you for posting this. It's hard to imagine that we won't hear that big laugh, those great stories, or that music again. Miss you, Thom. You were one in a million.
I still have moments when I think I should pick up the phone and call him. Most of our get togethers involved going out to eat somewhere.
Thank you for posting this. I've learned from those that knew him that he was a lovely man with a smile that matched the warmth in his heart.
Thom was a one of a kind guy. He recorded my song "Guitar Boy" and invited me to play it with him at CAAS. Wonderful friend. RIP Brutha.
Thom really liked that song, Steve, and so do we.
Thanks Wade.
May he rest in peace. I was a big fan of his music. I like watching his videos that he put up on RUclips. Try to play along with him on my guitar but that thumb of his was just unstoppable.
I'da expect more celebrities showing up at Thomm's funeral, I recognized Ed Pennington and John Knowls, but that's about it. A nice gesture, though, sending him on his journey with his thump pick on his thumb. I cherrish the memory of Thomm commented on my Facebook video once, I admired him a lot, he was a wonderful musician and a fine person. A true Country Gentleman. May he rest in piece.
I took lessons back in the late 60's when I was 7 years old and was taught thumb picking from a Chet Atkins aficionado. During that time I would watch the Porter Wagner show with Tom's daddy Merle playing cannonball rag. Been following Thom for a long time now on RUclips. Thank you so much for this tribute to a man that I revere and admire.
Ron, thanks for posting this!! 👍🙏 I met Thom and saw him perform twice around 2001-2002 up here in Bismarck North Dakota, where he played concerts for the Fireman's fundraiser benefit.. both were memorable shows! and I really loved his humor! And I think he may have got a standing ovation at one of the concerts if not both?! For many years up till then ,I was mostly a rock guitar player and singer along with some jazz, and was mesmerized by the Merle Travis style of guitar playing! Thom really inspired me to learn some of his and his dad's style! I could hardly believe it when I actually learned how to play it , from one of his teaching videos and learned his and Travis's arrangement of ,I'll see you in my dreams! Thanks Thom and RIP🎶🎶🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🙏
Thank you so much for posting this service. It was wonderful to experience all the love and admiration his friends shared. Those of us who only 'knew' Thom from his videos can appreciate it and enjoy the sentiment so much. Truly a blessing that will remain for as long as you might imagine. The final song, 'I'll See You In My Dreams' brought tears ,,, I can't think of anything that could possibly be more fitting.👍(I wish the emoji had a thumb pick on it)
I’ve been a guitar player all of my life. I recently discovered a video of Thom and it has completely blown me away. I’m thankful for the video and may you rest in peace, he’s still changing the world as he has changed me so much, in just a few days. What a player..
May these guitar legends spread their musical spirit upon us. It is up to us fingerpickers to pass on the music of Travis and Bresh to the next generations. (thanks for sharing this very personal video for family, friends and fans from all over the world!). Dennis (The Netherlands)
Hey Dennis! Hope you're doing well. We'll miss you at CAAS
Thanks for sharing this, truly inspired by Thoms' legacy
Thom is an absolute legend I will miss him a lot! My dad had his VHS and when I got ahold of it I was obsessed. He is one of those uniqe souls, people larger than life. He will live forever!
He was a good guy!
Brilliant guitarist, Brilliant human being. A man every one should admire and have as a role model
Ron, Thanks so much for posting this. One of the biggest musical thrills I have ever had was when Thom gave me a nice compliment on my version of Guitar Rag on RUclips several years ago. After that I subscribed to his channel and watched every video he ever posted. I finally met him a couple years later. Before I went see his show I went arrowhead hunting and found a perfect arrowhead. I gave that to him after his show and thanked him for the nice compliment.
I'm sorry that we never had a chance to meet. RIP Breshman
Huge thank you for this post...Thom was absolutely one of a kind...RIP Breshman...
I'm from NZ and got interested in thumb picking over the covid era . I had not heard of Tom's passing some months back and feel quite sad about it . I have watched a lot on you tube about him . He seemed like such a great guy and for me his guitar playing was the best . His rhythm and timing ..putting down the grooves , as he called it is the right kind of stuff to my ears ! Will be going over his tutorials in the future to see if I can get some grooves going !
He was a great entertainer, on top of all that musical talent. I miss him every day.
GOD BLESS this family, love them all ! My Papa loved Merle's influence and Thom !
Hopefully Thom is up in Heaven- and picking with his Dad and Chet and Jerry.
Learned a lot from this man
Have come t0 know him through his you tube videos over the last year. A great talent, a great human being, he will be missed ❤️❤️❤️❤️
RIP Breshman. I really enjoyed your videos and followed your channel. So happy to see so much love from your friends.
beautiful thanks for posting ! RIP Thom !
RIP Bresh man, I for one will miss you, you inspired me, and will continue to do so
My favorite thumb picker. Love you Thom.
Thank you for posting this.
One of if not the best entertainer to ever pick up a guitar
R.I.P. Thom. Very Respectful ceremony.
Bought his DVD and learned thumb picking he was a great inspiration.
Will forever miss the Bresh man. Wish I could have hung around with him. May he Rest In Peace and God bless this family
I used his VHS tape to learn thumb picking. Seen him perform many times and not only was he great picker, he had so much fun playing. So sorry to hear this.
thom was a wonderful man , and a tremendous guitarist and entertainer ..
Nice Tribute to Thom, I'm sure he's Listening from Above.
Loved Thom where is he buried?
Ebenezer Church Cemetery
1 Merle Travis Highway
Ebenezer, Kentucky, USA
His grave is right beside Merle Travis. Large granite marker for Merle.
loved you breshman you surely earned your place in heaven, may you rest in peace.
Thom played hard and fast but he was not sloppy and not rushed.
God bless you, Mr. Bresh! Sail on❤
Excellent thumbpicker! Just a bit unfortunate that the service was so close to the road with all the traffic noise.
Yes, sorry about the noise. That's where Travis is buried though, & the highway is very close.
@@ronwade117 I totally understand. Very fitting for him to be buried next to Travis. On a side note: many years ago Merle Travis was scheduled to come perform at a festival in our town, along with another country and western performer. My dad was quite excited that he was going to see Merle Travis! Well, unfortunately Merle was sick and wasn’t able to come. I know my dad was disappointed, but the other performer put on a good show, which helped a little bit. The other performer was the late Dottie West.
A fitting farewell for a great musician. Who knows, Buster B. Jones might see his old companion again.
Not sure what dark as a dungeon has to do with Thom or a funeral. I think that kid was playing an open mic gig in his head.
I know that Thom knew absent in the body is present with Lord, my prayers are for family & friends.
Miss you Thom . I never got to play guitar with you . I didn't have the skill.But I would of loved to hang out with you , just to hear your stories.
His stories were fantastic.
Met the Breshman at the Thumbpicker Hall of Fame weekend in 2018! What a fine man and a true Gentleman ❤️May his Memory be for Blessing ❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️🎶❤️
I know many people who died of cancer after the covid injection, I hope it wasn't that. He was a guitar hero of mine and one of the last great entertainers.
RIP Breshman
Thom was Merle Travis' son though he did not know that until Merle and Thom's mother told him when he was about 20
Hi Ron
Hi Connor!
@@ronwade117 what are you doing?
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