I played some of this older country recently for my fourteen-year-old son and his metal-loving friends. They were one-hundred-percent blown away and fully on board with the assertion that nobody can shred like a good country shredder. It's a beautiful thing.
I drove down to Nashville a few years ago to see the Bakersfield Sound exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Joe’s double neck Mosrite was part of that exhibit. While I was talking to a museum guide about it, he casually mentions that Rose Lee Mathis is a volunteer at the Hall and that she was down in the lobby welcoming visitors. I went down to meet her and say how much I enjoyed Joe’s music and watching videos of them playing Town Hall Party shows in the 1950’s. When I said there should be a plaque with his name on it upstairs in the rotunda, I could tell she really appreciated that he was still remembered. What a sweet lady.
The king of the strings. Watched a video of him doing a song called “picking and singing” where he swaps from electric to fiddle, mandolin, banjo, acoustic, and bass and maybe more that i forgot. Dude could play anything.
cj tele: In addition to chicken-picking Joe Maphis used a lot of pinch harmonics (pick squealing) along with hammer-ons and pull-offs, basic staples for today's shredders.
Fred Knearlmann he sure wasn't a noodler..playing clean n like this ,is a super hard task to sound so fluid n natural..a lot depend on distortion for a crutch I think,it sure does hide those whoops...haha..good review..aces +++
He played many killer rockabilly solos as well. Ricky Nelson's Stood Up.... still one of the hottest solos ever. Joe was big time in California and with Town Hall Party. One the absolute greatest.
Never heard of Joe Maphis. To be able to do this on tv and be so relaxed is amazing. What a great player. Probably a lot of great players from that era weren’t filmed so their talent will never be seen again.
His playing is so easy and effortless looking. His left hand is all over the neck but his right hand is what's really something. Put them both together and you get one amazing guitar player. I love it while he's doing all of this shredding he's calmly looking around and smiling.
Thanks for another great one Fil. You can't help but smile when you watch these country boys sing and play. Some of the stuff they do is mind-boggling but they make it look so easy and they're very humble too.
FIL, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO AND YOUR GREAT COMMENTS, JOE WAS SO GOOD AT PLAYING GUITAR , HE HAD HIS OWN STYLE, HEARING HIM PLAY HERE, I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT HE MADE A BIG INPACT ON ROY CLARK, THAT IS WHAT I HEAR, KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING FIL, YOU HAVE THE BEST CHANNEL, ROCK ON, COUSIN FIGEL
Thanks for posting this Fil ive been under the weather for a few weeks and this cheered me up. Joe was amazing i have a dvd of his performances on the town hall party a tv show from the 50s. If you have time look up him playing with Tommy Collins of the Collins Kids
This man not only knows guitar he knows music. His command of the fingerboard is out of this world. The guitar is a phenomenal instrument guys like Joe and other greats show us just what it is capable of doing.
It's surprising how many great players there were in the south U.S. back in the 50's. So many of them that I'm just discovering today because of RUclips and i was born in the 50's.
I was fortunate to have a family that played records of this type of music endlessly. SO when I saw the name in the title, I was like, "wow, that's a name i ain't seen in ...let's say a long time." Thanls so much for doing videos on these classic artists I grew up listening to.
Great view of looking down the neck at the double picking. Jimmy Dean is a very interesting man one of the first musicians to start a business that to this day Jimmy Dean Sausage is huge in the states
Yup, ole Jimmy took his money from his show and invested it well, in cattle and hogs, then in the namesake foods,in exercise equipment companies, he saw a lot of trends coming and quietly made millions. He once said he had to, he wasn’t pretty enough for Hollywood or good enough as a musician compared to his friends, and it was only his likability that kept people from finding out!
Fil, wow he was smokin’.... you get all this interesting and entertaining stuff. Yours is one of my most favorite channels. Great work! Happy New Year to you too.
Happy New Year to you, too!! Man, once again, a guy i'd read about but never heard. Love both examples. Joe could light up those strings!! Also like the Mosrite shout out and other historical info. Nicely done!!!
Hey, I don't even click so much anymore for the wonderful guitar music, and not just the reviews, its fun to watch someone who enjoys what they do in life...something I think we all can learn from. It's not really work if you love what you're doing :)...Have a blessed 2019 Mr Fil!
He was and is truly one of the greats !!!! I am surprised he is not more widely known. It's a real treat to find these hidden gems. Thanks for this analysis !!
Wow....That’s insane Fil this guy is awesome! Technically brilliant and plays so clean and melodic! Amazing to have such a command of the guitar and so effortlessly!! Brilliant analysis Fil thoroughly enjoyed this!! Cheers Mario!😀😀👌👌👌
Great video! I got chills when you mentioned that he is buried in the plot next to the Cash Family. That is really special. Also appreciated the shout out to the channel where you find the videos you use when looking at country artists. Will be giving that channel a look in the future!
".... spent a HELL of a long time practicing." I dare say. Thanks for continually introducing me to players I have never heard of before, both old and new.
Another really great guitarist spotlight video A British Legend Mr. Steve Howe "Sketches In The Sun" Steve on a 12 string Danelectro, cannot be missed. Loved This I like to play this style as well.
The King Of The Strings!! Like Roy Clark; he played many different stringed instruments! He was just as technical as a lot of the rock and jazz monsters of today..He was a big influence on Deke Dickerson... 🤘🏻
Happy New Year, Fil. Love seeing these vids of the guitarists who were the inspiration for everything that has followed. Even though they were making a lot of it up as they went along, they had influences as well. Too bad that their inspiration was from the time before films and video existed. THAT would be so cool to see.
Happy New Year! Buon Capodanno, as we say around my house-a. May we all have a healthy, happy, prosperous year, filled with music and Fil’s brilliance. Whatever You are doing, Fil, You are a Master of it.
Big influence to some of the best. It was a great era for the guitar, in all styles. It produced some legendary players who still endure. Thx for posting...that was a nice treat.
What a way to start the New Year off Joe Maphis picking and Fil's analysis. side note "The Jimmy Dean Show" was a great show where You could see some of the great none rocker's back in the late 1950's and 60's great job on doing Your homework on some of the lesser known artist. Happy New Year!
I've seen this video before and love how he tears it up with a totally clean tone. There were lots of incredible guitarists back then that played jazz and country. You can hear the roots of rockabilly in his acoustic playing. Another humbling guitarist to keep our egos in check!
Geeze Louise!!! That first vid .....after a bit I began to question whether it was real or not it was soooo good......almost was like mechanical or something.These unique video's are so eye and soul opening........truly enlightening......thanks so much to you and all the folk that have been suggesting these for sharing such artistry extraordinaire,Absolutely AWESOME!!!
Damn, Fil. I wish I had the cash to fly you across the pond and introduce you to the culture that created this music. I have friends who played with several of the Appalachian artists you have featured and I've played with quite a few myself! Celebrity status doesn't really matter around here. We just break out instruments and pick! You would absolutely love it. I'm honored that you cherish our art the way you do. If you can ever make it over here, I'll be honored to introduce you to the people, the music, and the torchbearers keeping it alive. It's a tiny little pocket of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, but we're still pickin', and we love hosting guests! It's not some spooky backward place as movies would suggest. Rather a hotbed of new and old musical ideas, and a myriad of people who just love to play music. You would love it! ✌️❤️🤘
His technique is full of expression, fluid, flawless and effortless. Just look at how placid he is, like a man so filled with talent that what he chooses not to do is more amazing than what many others end up playing.
This popped up after I watched a 1959 video with him an a kid, Larry Collins, who apparently had an act with his sister, and became a Songwriter. That 10 year old kid was pretty darn good. And Joe Maphis played Base Guitar. [ on that video, the drummer doesn’t look very happy, and also gets caught off guard, as the kid changes up a bit. Great and fun video. This is interesting to see just how good this gentleman was. 📻🙂
FIL, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO, AND YOUR GREAT COMMENTS,, JOE COULD RIP IT UP MAN, HE WAS GREAT, AN UNDERRATED GUITARIST , HIS GUITAR IS SO AWESOME, I WISH I HAD ONE, LOL, ROCK ON FIL, COUSIN FIGEL
The Cotillion, in Wichita. 1968. Joe and Rose Maphis opened for, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. My Mom and Dad got autographed pictures of all of em. Not 4 sale. Priceless.
Thanks Fil!… so many country artist so little time!……Interesting history on him....he is an artist I have not heard of.... I bet if I asked my dad he would know him. My parents were big country music fans! Sorry I got my live stream times a little messed up this week……😂☮️❤️🤘
I saw Joe play, Live...at The Palomino, the legendary country music nightclub that was in North Hollywood, CA.. He was just as fast..and perfect..as he was on his records..and hardly ever even looked at the neck while playing!.. This was at the end of the '70's ...or in very early '80's...I didn't write down the date.. Amazing player. Oh, and he also sang, in case you may not know that..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I used to watch him playing with the Collins kids in the fifties when I was a kid so I do remember him well, wonder why he never got famous..........love your channel
I would love to know what Joe forgot. That would put me in some great company. He is amazing. The second clip you showed reminds me of some of the commercials that were back in the 60's and 70's. Thanks for the history lesson. That was very interesting.
I hear some friends that are into metal and hard rock dismiss a lot of country players which is unfortunate. Joe had such control! Thanks for featuring one that many today haven't heard of. I don't know if you've done one on her or not, but what about Sister Rosetta Tharpe doing Didn't It Rain?
One takeaway I get from all these old school country guys, is unlike modern artists, they were 100% expected to have the CRAFT down flawlessly. To virtuoso levels. I suspect this was somewhat due to the competition at the time, only the creme was able to rise to the top. In modern times, it is still conventional wisdom amongst guitarists who want to play professionally, that it is a really bad idea to move to Nashville and try to make it as a guitar player there. The old joke is - "The average guy pumping gas at a local gas-station, will kick your ass on guitar, twenty ways til Sunday." No matter how good you think you are. I used to play in a country band and I knew a lot of industry people. They all told the same story- Super duper competitive there.
Quote from Ritchie Blackmore: "How can you say that when you've got these guys in Nashville who just tear me apart?" I still say it. If you tune into Hee Haw you'll see these guys who are absolutely amazing. Jeff Beck once told me that he went to Nashville to do a record. While he was in the studio, this guy who was sweeping up asked him, "Can I borrow your guitar for a second?" Jeff said, "Oh, of course." The guy started playing and completely blew Jeff away. He left soon after that. Thank goodness all those amazing players stay in Nashville."
Fil I came across the Collins Kids a month ago and been watching their videos. The kid guitarist Larry Collins was ahead of his time. Did you ever do a video of him? Same time as Joe Maphis double-neck Mosrite guitar and his mentor.
I've been playing palm muted sweep picking lately. I just kinda did it while practicing one day and liked how it sounded. It gives you a nice classical Violin pizzicato sound.
Mu uncles played with Maphis when he was in teen in Cumberland, Maryland. The band was called "The Rail Splitters." They were together for about 8 years. 1931-1939. Then Joe left for stardom.
Insult really to call him a Shredder. He's way beyond that. Shredding is based in distorted lines of mush dischordance. They called this PLAYIN. :) He's killer on the Acoustic. Never seen anyone play like that ..and with such butter ease.
Joe was played a lot of sessions in the 50s you can hear him on wanda Jacksons early records before buck Owens played on her records and later Roy Clark. He was also on johnny and Dorsey burnettes early records in la. He also played the guitar brakes on ricky nelsons waitin in school.
DANG WANG!!! OOpp's You did it AGAIN!!! Another great "country" player.... Can you maybe do some "Skiffle" players??? I've seen some REALLY neat "Skiffle clips ".. 'of course the Jimi Page" but it seems like a British kinda of country/Rockabilly from what I've seen... Can you maybe explain the "genre' and it's Origins to us Yanks... "I'm actually a REBEL BUttt.." Maybe tell us more about that genre and it's EVOLUTION... YOU ROCK WANG!!!
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I played some of this older country recently for my fourteen-year-old son and his metal-loving friends. They were one-hundred-percent blown away and fully on board with the assertion that nobody can shred like a good country shredder. It's a beautiful thing.
I drove down to Nashville a few years ago to see the Bakersfield Sound exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Joe’s double neck Mosrite was part of that exhibit. While I was talking to a museum guide about it, he casually mentions that Rose Lee Mathis is a volunteer at the Hall and that she was down in the lobby welcoming visitors. I went down to meet her and say how much I enjoyed Joe’s music and watching videos of them playing Town Hall Party shows in the 1950’s. When I said there should be a plaque with his name on it upstairs in the rotunda, I could tell she really appreciated that he was still remembered. What a sweet lady.
Cool!
The king of the strings. Watched a video of him doing a song called “picking and singing” where he swaps from electric to fiddle, mandolin, banjo, acoustic, and bass and maybe more that i forgot. Dude could play anything.
Joe used to be able to carry a conversation while playing licks like this I worked some gigs with him
cj tele: In addition to chicken-picking Joe Maphis used a lot of pinch harmonics (pick squealing) along with hammer-ons and pull-offs, basic staples for today's shredders.
while he talked about the weather@@timothymccaskey4362
Cool!
How much did Joe practice?
Fred Knearlmann he sure wasn't a noodler..playing clean n like this ,is a super hard task to sound so fluid n natural..a lot depend on distortion for a crutch I think,it sure does hide those whoops...haha..good review..aces +++
He played many killer rockabilly solos as well. Ricky Nelson's Stood Up.... still one of the hottest solos ever. Joe was big time in California and with Town Hall Party. One the absolute greatest.
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Joe is such a relaxed player, and he could play anything with strings, like Roy Clark. I can't believe I never heard of him before 2017!
You learn something new every day. Nice work.
Thanks Gabriel!
Never heard of Joe Maphis. To be able to do this on tv and be so relaxed is amazing. What a great player. Probably a lot of great players from that era weren’t filmed so their talent will never be seen again.
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His playing is so easy and effortless looking. His left hand is all over the neck but his right hand is what's really something. Put them both together and you get one amazing guitar player. I love it while he's doing all of this shredding he's calmly looking around and smiling.
Yeah!
His left hand looks like a tarantula running across the highway.
Love the Mosrite guitar-he also played a lot with Larry Collins who was one of his biggest fans. Joe and Larry, what a combo!
Thanks for another great one Fil. You can't help but smile when you watch these country boys sing and play. Some of the stuff they do is mind-boggling but they make it look so easy and they're very humble too.
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FIL, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO AND YOUR GREAT COMMENTS, JOE WAS SO GOOD AT PLAYING GUITAR , HE HAD HIS OWN STYLE, HEARING HIM PLAY HERE, I GET THE IMPRESSION THAT HE MADE A BIG INPACT ON ROY CLARK, THAT IS WHAT I HEAR, KEEP THE VIDEOS COMING FIL, YOU HAVE THE BEST CHANNEL, ROCK ON, COUSIN FIGEL
Great video 👍 😎, really love listening to those cats of old playing clean tones and also so impressed by their talent and technical abilities.
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Thanks for posting this Fil ive been under the weather for a few weeks and this cheered me up. Joe was amazing i have a dvd of his performances on the town hall party a tv show from the 50s. If you have time look up him playing with Tommy Collins of the Collins Kids
Get well soon!
This man not only knows guitar he knows music. His command of the fingerboard is out of this world. The guitar is a phenomenal instrument guys like Joe and other greats show us just what it is capable of doing.
It's surprising how many great players there were in the south U.S. back in the 50's. So many of them that I'm just discovering today because of RUclips and i was born in the 50's.
I was fortunate to have a family that played records of this type of music endlessly. SO when I saw the name in the title, I was like, "wow, that's a name i ain't seen in ...let's say a long time." Thanls so much for doing videos on these classic artists I grew up listening to.
Great view of looking down the neck at the double picking. Jimmy Dean is a very interesting man one of the first musicians to start a business that to this day Jimmy Dean Sausage is huge in the states
guysmalley Jimmy Dean was also in a James Bond movie. Gee whiz!
JD biscuit, egg, cheese and sausage. Quick and satisfying. Weekend must have!!
LMFAO True. Great microwavable breakfast samiches. Yes. SAMICHES!
Yup, ole Jimmy took his money from his show and invested it well, in cattle and hogs, then in the namesake foods,in exercise equipment companies, he saw a lot of trends coming and quietly made millions. He once said he had to, he wasn’t pretty enough for Hollywood or good enough as a musician compared to his friends, and it was only his likability that kept people from finding out!
Bob Evans Sausage is better.
Fil, wow he was smokin’.... you get all this interesting and entertaining stuff. Yours is one of my most favorite channels. Great work! Happy New Year to you too.
Thanks Thomas!
🤘🤘🤘great history video🤘🤘🤘
1950 double guitar champ 👍
Thanks! 🤘☺
Love it, Fil. This is an artist I did not know of. What a talent he is. Thanks for bringing him to my attention!
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Happy New Year to you, too!! Man, once again, a guy i'd read about but never heard. Love both examples. Joe could light up those strings!! Also like the Mosrite shout out and other historical info. Nicely done!!!
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This was about the best camera angle I've ever seen hybrid picking so clearly! Wow! Happy 2019, Fil!
Happy new year!
Hey, I don't even click so much anymore for the wonderful guitar music, and not just the reviews, its fun to watch someone who enjoys what they do in life...something I think we all can learn from. It's not really work if you love what you're doing :)...Have a blessed 2019 Mr Fil!
Thanks Gregor! Happy new year! 🙂
He was and is truly one of the greats !!!! I am surprised he is not more widely known. It's a real treat to find these hidden gems. Thanks for this analysis !!
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Dude, you are too cool. I everybody had 4gottn about Joe Maphis. He played the theme music for "Bonanza"
Wow....That’s insane Fil this guy is awesome! Technically brilliant and plays so clean and melodic! Amazing to have such a command of the guitar and so effortlessly!! Brilliant analysis Fil thoroughly enjoyed this!! Cheers Mario!😀😀👌👌👌
Thanks Mario!
Great video! I got chills when you mentioned that he is buried in the plot next to the Cash Family. That is really special. Also appreciated the shout out to the channel where you find the videos you use when looking at country artists. Will be giving that channel a look in the future!
Cool!
A great video, great artist and excellent commentary Fil. Cheers from the U. S. and happy new year!
Thanks Robert! Happy new year!
".... spent a HELL of a long time practicing."
I dare say.
Thanks for continually introducing me to players I have never heard of before, both old and new.
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Another really great guitarist spotlight video A British Legend Mr. Steve Howe "Sketches In The Sun" Steve on a 12 string Danelectro, cannot be missed. Loved This I like to play this style as well.
Yeah Steve is here somewhere!
The King Of The Strings!! Like Roy Clark; he played many different stringed instruments! He was just as technical as a lot of the rock and jazz monsters of today..He was a big influence on Deke Dickerson... 🤘🏻
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Deke is a great player and singer for sure. He keeps the West Coast style alive and well.
I'm loving this. My husband drove us from Connecticut to Virginia (en route to Florida) and this is a treat after hours on the road!
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Thank's for this. Joe Maphis has long been a favorite of mine. How about a video on another legend, Clarence White? keep up the good work!
Happy New Year, Fil. Love seeing these vids of the guitarists who were the inspiration for everything that has followed. Even though they were making a lot of it up as they went along, they had influences as well. Too bad that their inspiration was from the time before films and video existed. THAT would be so cool to see.
Thanks! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Buon Capodanno, as we say around my house-a. May we all have a healthy, happy, prosperous year, filled with music and Fil’s brilliance. Whatever You are doing, Fil, You are a Master of it.
Thanks Samantha! Happy new year! 🙂
Big influence to some of the best. It was a great era for the guitar, in all styles. It produced some legendary players who still endure. Thx for posting...that was a nice treat.
Great stuff here, Thanks again.
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dude I just subscribed to you .but your one of those cats who truly shows what music truly is .as guitarist you get this .bravo
Thanks Mike!
What a way to start the New Year off Joe Maphis picking and Fil's analysis. side note "The Jimmy Dean Show" was a great show where You could see some of the great none rocker's back in the late 1950's and 60's great job on doing Your homework on some of the lesser known artist. Happy New Year!
Thanks! Happy New Year!
Thank you Fil! This made my day!
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I've seen this video before and love how he tears it up with a totally clean tone. There were lots of incredible guitarists back then that played jazz and country. You can hear the roots of rockabilly in his acoustic playing. Another humbling guitarist to keep our egos in check!
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Geeze Louise!!! That first vid .....after a bit I began to question whether it was real or not it was soooo good......almost was like mechanical or something.These unique video's are so eye and soul opening........truly enlightening......thanks so much to you and all the folk that have been suggesting these for sharing such artistry extraordinaire,Absolutely AWESOME!!!
Thanks Stephen!
A Class Act who was so gifted, it's obvious he practiced for years but had that extra little thing some people are born with♡
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First came across Joe Maphis playing repetitious hyper-speed boogie licks with 10 yr old Larry Collins on old TV. Pretty amazing.
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That was a great video & analysis! Happy New Year!
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Thanks Kathy! Happy new year!
Damn, Fil. I wish I had the cash to fly you across the pond and introduce you to the culture that created this music. I have friends who played with several of the Appalachian artists you have featured and I've played with quite a few myself! Celebrity status doesn't really matter around here. We just break out instruments and pick! You would absolutely love it. I'm honored that you cherish our art the way you do. If you can ever make it over here, I'll be honored to introduce you to the people, the music, and the torchbearers keeping it alive. It's a tiny little pocket of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina, but we're still pickin', and we love hosting guests! It's not some spooky backward place as movies would suggest. Rather a hotbed of new and old musical ideas, and a myriad of people who just love to play music. You would love it! ✌️❤️🤘
Cool! Maybe one day!
His technique is full of expression, fluid, flawless and effortless. Just look at how placid he is, like a man so filled with talent that what he chooses not to do is more amazing than what many others end up playing.
Happy New Year Phil! Thank you for all your great analysis. Take care.
Thanks! Happy New Year!
This popped up after I watched a 1959 video with him an a kid, Larry Collins, who apparently had an act with his sister, and became a Songwriter.
That 10 year old kid was pretty darn good.
And Joe Maphis played Base Guitar.
[ on that video, the drummer doesn’t look very happy, and also gets caught off guard, as the kid changes up a bit.
Great and fun video.
This is interesting to see just how good this gentleman was.
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good stuff Pill, Happy New Year, great stuff!
Thanks Jim! Happy new year!
FIL, THANKS FOR THE VIDEO, AND YOUR GREAT COMMENTS,, JOE COULD RIP IT UP MAN, HE WAS GREAT, AN UNDERRATED GUITARIST , HIS GUITAR IS SO AWESOME, I WISH I HAD ONE, LOL, ROCK ON FIL, COUSIN FIGEL
Well done and Happy New Year!
Thanks! Happy New Year!
The Cotillion, in Wichita. 1968. Joe and Rose Maphis opened for, Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton. My Mom and Dad got autographed pictures of all of em. Not 4 sale. Priceless.
Hey, you did my suggestion! Thank you sir!
I get there eventually! 😂
Ver Vera Nice.....what an honor to be buried close to JC an the Carters...Happy New Year Fil....Keepem comin ! You Rok !
Thanks! Happy new year!
That's some serious picking. Happy new year!
Thanks! Happy New Year!
Thanks Fil!… so many country artist so little time!……Interesting history on him....he is an artist I have not heard of.... I bet if I asked my dad he would know him. My parents were big country music fans! Sorry I got my live stream times a little messed up this week……😂☮️❤️🤘
No problem Lori 😂🤘
I hang my head in shame, ive been into this style for years but never heard of this man,, big thanks for enlightening me 👏👏👏👏
No problem!
Hey, blame somebody, anybody for not tellin’ ya. That’s what I do! 😬
I saw Joe play, Live...at The Palomino, the legendary country music nightclub that was in North Hollywood, CA.. He was just as fast..and perfect..as he was on his records..and hardly ever even looked at the neck while playing!.. This was at the end of the '70's ...or in very early '80's...I didn't write down the date.. Amazing player. Oh, and he also sang, in case you may not know that..aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I used to watch him playing with the Collins kids in the fifties when I was a kid so I do remember him well, wonder why he never got famous..........love your channel
Thanks!
happy new year Fil. thanks for the video
Happy new year!
A kid named Larry Collins played same guitar at 10 years old along side Joe a lot. Kids a trip. Still playing too.
Another smashing analysis mate happy new year to you
Thanks! Happy New Year!
Thanks for doing this one on Joe, born in Suffolk, VA. Suffolk is also the birthplace of another famous guitarist, Charlie Byrd!
No problem!
Please take a look at one of my all time favorites Jan Akkerman.
...never heard of him...thanks for the introduction...amazing how some of this playing is second nature to many of these pickers...
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No problem!
I would love to know what Joe forgot. That would put me in some great company. He is amazing. The second clip you showed reminds me of some of the commercials that were back in the 60's and 70's. Thanks for the history lesson. That was very interesting.
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He was Larry Collins mentor now I can connect the dots.
I've seen several clips from the Jimmy Dean show and Jimmy is so delighted by Joe!
I hear some friends that are into metal and hard rock dismiss a lot of country players which is unfortunate. Joe had such control! Thanks for featuring one that many today haven't heard of. I don't know if you've done one on her or not, but what about Sister Rosetta Tharpe doing Didn't It Rain?
I'm a huge fan of what you do. Your knowledge is impressive to say the least
Thanks Ronald!
Good bit of history here. Joe Maphis was a great guitarist. Thanks for featuring these country pioneers . You do a great job .
Thanks!
Another new one for me. Great playing.
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Wow! Another great player I've never heard of. Imagine what he could do today with all the effects!👍😎🎸🎶
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Fil....You sure know how to pick the best! Wow!
One takeaway I get from all these old school country guys, is unlike modern artists, they were 100% expected to have the CRAFT down flawlessly. To virtuoso levels. I suspect this was somewhat due to the competition at the time, only the creme was able to rise to the top. In modern times, it is still conventional wisdom amongst guitarists who want to play professionally, that it is a really bad idea to move to Nashville and try to make it as a guitar player there. The old joke is - "The average guy pumping gas at a local gas-station, will kick your ass on guitar, twenty ways til Sunday." No matter how good you think you are. I used to play in a country band and I knew a lot of industry people. They all told the same story- Super duper competitive there.
Standards were really high with these guys, otherwise they didn't get on the shows.
Yeah! Top technical ability was absolutely expected!
Quote from Ritchie Blackmore: "How can you say that when you've got these guys in Nashville who just tear me apart?" I still say it. If you tune into Hee Haw you'll see these guys who are absolutely amazing. Jeff Beck once told me that he went to Nashville to do a record. While he was in the studio, this guy who was sweeping up asked him, "Can I borrow your guitar for a second?" Jeff said, "Oh, of course." The guy started playing and completely blew Jeff away. He left soon after that. Thank goodness all those amazing players stay in Nashville."
Baruch Cohen It’s still that way with classical musicians. Every member of a major Philharmonic Orchestra is an amazing musician.
that's kinda a old joke in Nashville n Austin..that your waiter probably is a sleeping star.
His son Jody is a friend of mine . Jody Maphis is a great player as well.That Guitar is in Nashville Country Music Hall Of Fame if I’m not mistaken!!!
Saw Jody playing with the Earl Scruggs revue many years ago.
Fil I came across the Collins Kids a month ago and been watching their videos. The kid guitarist Larry Collins was ahead of his time. Did you ever do a video of him? Same time as Joe Maphis double-neck Mosrite guitar and his mentor.
Have a wonderful New Year Fil!!
Thanks! Happy new year!
That first clip... the guy keeping up with that Upright Bass... that was kind of awesome to watch.
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I've never heard of Joe Maphis before. Very cool, thanks.
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there MUST be a Heaven! Happy New Year Fil n friends*****
Thanks Jeffrey! Happy new year!
Awesome bro! Joe's ripping!!! Great one Fil, glad you did Joe Maphis great player!
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Enjoyed this. Here's one to look up, in case you haven't heard of him. Sunny Joe Wolverton, happened to be Les Paul's early guitar tutor.
I've been playing palm muted sweep picking lately. I just kinda did it while practicing one day and liked how it sounded. It gives you a nice classical Violin pizzicato sound.
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Mu uncles played with Maphis when he was in teen in Cumberland, Maryland. The band was called "The Rail Splitters." They were together for about 8 years. 1931-1939. Then Joe left for stardom.
Another Great Country Guitar. Fil, I Won't Stop Asking For Chuck Wagon & The Wheels (Sonora Bust) Thanks
His fretboard keeps catching fire 🔥
He played Fire on the Strings.
That's a really awesome double neck. Beautifully crafted! I've never seen one quite like it. I wonder if he designed it.
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@@wingsofpegasus looks like a mosrite
Gosh, I forgot all about Joe when commenting about guys like Roy Clark, etc! He truly was a master of his art man! Thanks for sharing! ✌🏻🎼
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Nice!! I'd love to hear these guys with a little overdrive!
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Insult really to call him a Shredder. He's way beyond that. Shredding is based in distorted lines of mush dischordance. They called this PLAYIN. :) He's killer on the Acoustic. Never seen anyone play like that ..and with such butter ease.
Chicken picken'. Joe. Chunkin' jammin'
Great job Brotherrrrrr
Thanks!
Wow! He’s in the same league as Chet Atkins.
Joe was played a lot of sessions in the 50s you can hear him on wanda Jacksons early records before buck Owens played on her records and later Roy Clark. He was also on johnny and Dorsey burnettes early records in la. He also played the guitar brakes on ricky nelsons waitin in school.
My parents used to see Joe at clubs here in California before I was born, his wife was a big part of his show also.
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DANG WANG!!! OOpp's You did it AGAIN!!! Another great "country" player....
Can you maybe do some "Skiffle" players???
I've seen some REALLY neat "Skiffle clips ".. 'of course the Jimi Page" but it seems like a British kinda of country/Rockabilly from what I've seen...
Can you maybe explain the "genre' and it's Origins to us Yanks... "I'm actually a REBEL BUttt.." Maybe tell us more about that genre and it's EVOLUTION...
YOU ROCK WANG!!!
R.I.P. Talented player.👍🏼🎸🙏🏼
Amen.
He’s a badass
I remember Jimmy Dean from his sausage television commercials when he was an older man.
Happy New Years Fil
Happy new year Vicki!