Antonio is a really solid player. Not a virtuoso but really good. His thumb technique is really clean and in the pocket. You didn't know that? He even plays the guitar I think in Desperado. It's really him who is playing. He shows some flamenco style. This her isn't even the most complicated he can play.
Prior to Desperado he didn't know how to play guitar, but he set out learning how to because he didn't feel right having to pretend. :) He played it during the beginning of the movie and used it as a weapon too while playing. Very cool stuff.
Yeah he didn’t notice that it’s a Kamaka tenor, a high end uke that costs more than some guitars, and he’s not playing like someone who worked at it on a beach for a week at all, he’s playing like someone who knows how to play.
Worked a venue about 20 years ago where Steven Seagal was playing. Sound engineers were instructed to cut the volume on his guitar and only turn it up when he had a scheduled lick.
the dude is a certified headcase. I'm sure he'd tell you that the five blues licks he's memorized are actually a much smarter and more advanced way to play guitar than anyone's ever discovered before.
The Steven King guitar is a Kramer Ferrington. Danny Ferrington designed a few acoustic guitars to be produced by Kramer with the Ferrington logo. All had bolt on Kramer necks.
I think that one was one of the Ferrington branded models made after Kramer went out of business in the 90’s. Apparently, Stephen King has some other nice Ferringtons as well.
The late Sam Kinison was a crazy guitarist. There's an SNL episode from the late 80's where Sam sat in with the band as part of his monologue. He was a serious dude
He played piano beautifully in at least one episode of House MD. He played regularly on A Bit of Fry & Laurie and in Peter's Friends. He can also play trumpet...without a trumpet.
Kevin Bacon is legit. I've been following him and his brother Michael for years. I've seen their band, the Bacon Brothers, in concert several times. You need to check them out. Forosoco is their first album and it really showcases how talented he is as both a musician and songwriter.
I saw The Kiefer Sutherland Band at the Indiana State Fair some 7 or 8 years ago. Pretty good songs and nice playing by him but his bandmates were really good. Solid band.
Keifer started Ironworks Records. He, also, founded one of the musicians/bands that absolutely changed my life, and course for the type of music I decided to make - Rocco DeLuca and The Burden. They even released a documentary, called ‘I Trust You To Kill Me.’ I had watched it so many times, I almost wore it out. My first show, was seeing ‘em open for Mat Kearney (who, also, changed my life, in a lot of ways - especially, after seeing him play a show of less than 3 dozen people, at my hometown university of Chico State, an has become a very well known recording artist, now), at The Great American Music Hall, in San Francisco. It was VH1’s ‘You Outta Know’ tour. I even have a photo, of meeting him. It was, easily, the first spiritual experience I had ever had, in my 17 years of existence. About two years later, they were opening for John Mayer, at The Hollywood Bowl, for two nights - I freakin’ mixed the two different start times up, and missed ‘em; even drove all the way from Nor Cal, to see ‘em. Though, that might - I ended up meeting Ryan Carmen, Rocco’s drummer. Who, also, drums for Keiffer’s band. As well as Greg, the percussionist. Ryan was so kind, and went and made sure to get everyone’s autographs, for me. I was 19, at the time. About five years, after that, after I had moved to LA. I had gone and watched Rocco play some solo shows, a handful of times, though, he kinda fell off due to his own personal demons. One night, I went to my favorite home-bar, The Burgundy Room, on Cahuenga, in Hollywood, where I was at, almost every night.. I ran into both Ryan and Greg. I tapped Greg on the shoulder, and asked if he was part of Rocco DeLuca and The Burden - and how I was, easily, their biggest fan. Greg immediately ran to get Ryan, and when I shared with Ryan, who I was - he happened to remember me, from the John Mayer show. They were both there, even with the dude who toured with ‘em, and you can see at every show, in the documentary - dressed like a damned pink bunny. And I got to drink and hang out with ‘em, all night, at my favorite bar. To top it off, I was a hairstylist, going to barber school - and Ryan got his friend, who owns Layright hair products, to send me a bunch of stuff. Also, turns out, Greg was a make-up artist - and I was, also, dabbling in SPFX make-up. Ryan said he played around LA, with Keifer, though, sadly - I never got to see ‘em play, before I left LA. Though, I am so thankful for those memories - as these fellas, all, truly, changed my life, for the better. I even have a resonator, named ‘Rocco.’ Once I am able to afford a Dobro, I’ll be namin’ him ‘DeLuca.’
!!! Saw Jonny Depp play with Hollywood Vampires. He played great rhythm guitar and a fantastic Blues guitar solo. Plus he is a great SINGER. And, he came to the stage edge and signed autographs and talked to the fans while all the famous Mongolian String Benders were nowhere to be seen.
-Jeff Daniels -Keifer Sutherland -Hugh Laurie -Steve Martin (banjo) -Keanu Reeves (bass) -Tim Robbins -Chip Esten (Goes by his real name Charles Esten when doing music) -Ricky Gervais
Kevin Bacon was a musician before he became an actor so many years ago. He and his brother formed the Baker Brothers Band in the late sixties, and Kevin Costner as well has been in a Country ban for many years.
2:13 It's a Ferrington KFT-1. Danny Ferrington originally released these guitars under the Kramer brand before also releasing some under the Ferrington name in the early 90's. There was a book with a CD of his different instruments he made for various artists. I bought my KFS-1 in 1992 after seeing Danny on CNN discussing his reasons for choosing an asymmetrical design for the body. A few days later I stopped by my favorite small music shop and they had a few including some of his acoustic basses. It's my daily driver all these years later.
Bernie is terrific, and there are clips of him sitting in with the Allman Brothers in '07 at the Beacon Theatre (especially a cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Who's Been Talkin'") where he's standing next to Derek Trucks and fitting right in.
Jerry Reed was a musician first, but was in a lot of movies including the Smokey & The Bandit series with Burt Reynolds. Light years ahead of anyone mentioned here.
Musician first and foremost. He and Danny Gatton both had a similar history being known as "child prodigies" before they became professional musicians. As much as I like him in Smokey and the Bandit, I think his best film performance was in the Gene Hackman film BAT 21.
Yeah he's aweful. He got better but an agent once said he's got no chance as a musician but great charisma, he should be an actor. So his career began by being too bad to be a musician.
Johnny Depp has it in his soul you can obliviously see how much he loves playing and how deeply he feels i! But hes ham fisted and he has Joe perry to run to when he gets sideways@@221b-l3t
RICHARD GERE is a pretty amazing guitarist and a renowned guitar collector. He plays keyboards also and sings. 👍👍 Dig videos like this one. Please more, TYLER.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jerry Reed could be on the list. I think he was known for guitar before acting but these days more people know him as the guy in Smokey and the bandit. Jerry was one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived.
Love Jerry Reed but he was a very well-known musician first and only got into acting because of his career as a famous musician. Definitely can't count him as a celebrity who played guitar. He was a guitarist first and foremost. IMO
@@pb12661 Yeah, love Jerry Reed. This could be a whole other video - great guitarists who acted. I can think of one, Glenn Campbell. A monster guitar player and former Beach Boy, he went on to star in the 1969 movie True Grit with John Wayne and Dennis Hopper.
He’s not as well known, but Tim Russ from Star Trek Voyager (and one classic line from Spaceballs) is a pretty legit Blues man. I just saw him in Philly last month! 🎸
holy crap I just looked up some of her performances. I knew she was a singer and an actress but I had no idea she was an expert flamenco guitar player. What a legend.
um dude John stamos used to just sit in and jam all around Socal back in the day. He is probably the best actor guitar player ive ever seen. And the only one i actually played live with completely by chance.
I have the same opinion of Depp. He played with Beck, he tours with Joe Perry, Alice Cooper sings with them so it’s not a fake band. I don’t listen to him play but I have to believe he isn’t awful.
Take a look at (imo) Japan's greatest guitar player Kazumi Watanabe! He was recently hospitalized and I'm sad that people in the west don't know enough of the guy.
I got a free record of "Unicorn" in a guitar magazine back in '86, very tasty musician! Sad to hear he's having medical issues, I seriously hope he recovers!
@@KainzMusic I actually have that exact magazine! It has Geddy Lee on the front page and on the back of the record it had Steve Morse i think testing out JBL products
Dennis Quaid also plays guitar and piano. Jeff bridges. Listen to Katharina valente playing that bosa nova together with Dean Martin so flawless. Than we have Dr. House and Steve Martin plays a great banjo
Jeff is pretty damn good at anything he does..... straight up guitar player and singer (country) but what could you expect from him and his white russian.....lol
One for sure I think you missed is John McEnroe. Big time EVH fan, supposedly gave tennis lessons to Eddie for guitar lessons. I saw him doing a bit of shredding. Pretty quick and pretty accurate for an amateur. Probably played all his life.
Jordan Mailata (Tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles) is an INCREDIBLE singer who happens to play guitar. He’s also a huge man so it’s funny to see a normal sized guitar on such a big man.
I played a few gigs (separately with some) MN Vikings. I did a few songs with Esera Tuaolo, who is a phenomenal singer. I also played a gig with Chris Kluwe, the kicker (we were in separate bands), who played bass.
I ran randomly ran across Jeff Daniel’s playing a song of his on The Kelly Clarkson Show and he can write both really good lyrics and his melodies on guitar were incredible. The song was like a love song to the guitar actually. It made Kelly cry and just about drew a tear from me. One line that stuck in my mind was “I ain’t holding you my friend, it’s you who’s holding me”. I instantly related it with my best buddy Louis my dog. If I have a soft spot in my heart left at all it’s most definitely for a little dog named Louis who loves every person over 4’ tall he has ever met. He is scared of babies and kids under around that size for unknown reasons. That line hits because it’s been true on many occasions. I will be all down on my luck and feeling like I’m never gonna catch a break or at one point just lonely and he just does his loving dog thing and shows that true love without any conditions whatsoever and within 30 seconds I’m feeling better and only thinking I should be more grateful. Man’s best friend no doubt. Harry can pick I’m telling you, I wonder if Lloyd can? Check RUclips it’s just searching his name and Kelly’s tv show together and it should be there.
Ya I left that comment and my phone auto plays his video watching that very performance of Jeff’s. But I’m leaving it hahahaha. Jeff Daniel’s is officially THE BEST celebrity guitar player. I’d add he is also the best celebrity song writer!!
Recently, I rewatched The Sopranos. RUclips algorithm sent me to Michael Imperioli (as Christopher Moltisanti) and his band. He plays a Fender Jazzmaster in a trio. And he sings well, too.
Just started watching, Tyler. That song Antonio played was One Note Samba, originally played by Jaio Gilberto with the legendary Stan Getz on the Getz Au Go-Go and the Getz and Gilberto albums in the early-mid '60's.
Johnny Depp came to LA not as an actor but as a musician trying to get signed with his band... acting was a way to make money that eventually turned into his full time gig
Stephen King's guitar - Search Kramer Ferrington KFT-1 from 1986. They had an acoustic model in the late 80's that was styled in a strat shape. Ritchie Sambora had one for a while for "Wanted Dead orAlive" when they played.
You can see a glimmer of Bandera's playing in 'Desperado' where he starts to play a piece for a kid, then decides NOPE, but not before he plays a *_lightning_* fast Spanish lick before putting his guitar away... BTW...umm...Jared Leto...?
Keep in mind that Rick Springfield started his fame as an actor on General Hospital before 'Jesse's Girl' became a hit & he had his subsequent musical career.
Rick did some great guitar vocals in 1969 with the band Zoot. I was jealous of his white SG Gibson. Lots of hits here in Melbourne before he went solo to USA. VOTE BIDEN.
Stephen King is playing a "Kramer Ferrington" they were made in the 80s.... thinline acoustic with an electric type neck and jack for amplification That's why the headstock looks similar to the hockey stick. There was an ad floating around of EVH holding one
I think it was on his Inside the Actor's Studio interview that Cinan was asked what he would do if he wasn't a talkshow comedian and he said he'd be in a rock and roll band, and I think he meant it.
Some mentions of specifically actors who actually are surprisingly talented musicians is Oscar Isaac who sang and played all his parts in Inside Llewyn Davis (which is one of the best music films I’ve ever seen) as well as Garrett Hedlund who’s performance in Country Strong has ever since made me think he should have stayed in Nashville and been a country singer. Voice reminiscent of a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and a pack of Marlboro reds.
That guitar is either a Kramer Ferington or just a Ferington. They were originally designed for bands like Kiss and Motley Crüe for their MTV unplugged albums, although Kurt Cobain also had one.
You made me do a web search - LOL. A couple of surprises were 1) Hugh Laurie - it's pretty well known what an amazing musician he is, especially on piano, but his slide blues guitar chops aren't bad at all. 2) (the surprise) Kristian Nairn (played Hodor on GOT) - pretty good!
Adam Levine’s guitar playing on the live cover of Purple Rain was pretty nasty not gonna lie. I Knew he could sing. Solo came out of nowhere. Pretty sweet cover.
The Rock does play guitar. Search his "Rock Concert" where he does a parody of "Tears In Heaven" for Vickie Guerrero. Looked like a Kramer Ferrington that Stephen King was playing. You need to see more of Steven Seagal playing guitar. It's a good laugh.
Kevin Costner has a terrific band, and he's a really great rhythm guitar player. Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Gosling, Kieffer Sutherland are competitive too....
There are a lot of closet musicians in hollywood that grew up playing various instruments. I am sure there are quite a few hidden guitarists that are extraordinary.
Jason Momoa also plays bass very well. There's a clip of him playing with Les Claypool, and him performing Higher Ground with another band I don't know the name of
I Was Wrong... HE is ACTUALLY The BEST Celebrity Guitarist (sorry Conan): ruclips.net/video/YLCbDqQjg8k/видео.html
You're welcome!
Antonio is a really solid player. Not a virtuoso but really good. His thumb technique is really clean and in the pocket. You didn't know that? He even plays the guitar I think in Desperado. It's really him who is playing. He shows some flamenco style. This her isn't even the most complicated he can play.
Antonio Banderas actually performed and recorded the song his character played in Desperado, which is insanely good.
Prior to Desperado he didn't know how to play guitar, but he set out learning how to because he didn't feel right having to pretend. :) He played it during the beginning of the movie and used it as a weapon too while playing. Very cool stuff.
Not true
Malaguena Salerosa. Great song.
It was Los Lobos guitarist who played the guitar part.
Just like The Rock's clip that's not exactly guitar, I'd toss Steve Martin in for his banjo chops.
Totally, he learned his licks from John Hartford and hanging out with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band before he got famous. He lived near them in Colorado
Yeah he didn’t notice that it’s a Kamaka tenor, a high end uke that costs more than some guitars, and he’s not playing like someone who worked at it on a beach for a week at all, he’s playing like someone who knows how to play.
@@ApollostowelNice. One of my friends was sponsored by Kamaka, but I think she switched brands recently.
Steve Martin is actually a hella good banjo player.
Jeff Daniels plays great guitar
Antonio Banderas in that first clip is playing "One Note Samba" by Jobim
I knew it was a familiar tune by ear thank you for the name of the song, much appreciated. I stop the video to go look for it.
this dweeb didn't recognize that...
Yeah, I was surprised he didn't recognize the song.
Worked a venue about 20 years ago where Steven Seagal was playing. Sound engineers were instructed to cut the volume on his guitar and only turn it up when he had a scheduled lick.
Yep, that sounds very Seagal-like LOL
the dude is a certified headcase. I'm sure he'd tell you that the five blues licks he's memorized are actually a much smarter and more advanced way to play guitar than anyone's ever discovered before.
@@chrisegg7936probably thinks he taught Jeff Beck a few scales & riffs
Seagal is a repressed homosexual
Seagal's mic should be shut off during his movies as well.
The Steven King guitar is a Kramer Ferrington. Danny Ferrington designed a few acoustic guitars to be produced by Kramer with the Ferrington logo. All had bolt on Kramer necks.
I think that one was one of the Ferrington branded models made after Kramer went out of business in the 90’s. Apparently, Stephen King has some other nice Ferringtons as well.
I thought it looked like the black Kramer electric-acoustic the EVH used to play.
@@jessemarshall6532 Ferrington branded ones were before Kramer bought the company, not after it went OOB.
Add to that is the Ferrington used by Kurt Cobain. Check out the video by Aaron Rash, it is awesome & great channel
Oh well, I guess I talked myself into believing what I thought I saw, lol
The late Sam Kinison was a crazy guitarist. There's an SNL episode from the late 80's where Sam sat in with the band as part of his monologue. He was a serious dude
Hugh Laurie that played as House in House MD also plays guitar/piano very well.
He played piano beautifully in at least one episode of House MD. He played regularly on A Bit of Fry & Laurie and in Peter's Friends. He can also play trumpet...without a trumpet.
I have heard some extremely tasty blues guitar licks of his from his live show, his tour was highly regarded for it's musicality and competency ...
His 2 albums are still a blues/jazz staple for me. His St James is top teir.
Kevin Bacon is legit. I've been following him and his brother Michael for years. I've seen their band, the Bacon Brothers, in concert several times. You need to check them out. Forosoco is their first album and it really showcases how talented he is as both a musician and songwriter.
They missed a chance on the band name: Shoulda been "The Fabulous Bacon Boys".
honorable mention - kiefer sutherland. he even had his own signature gibson 336
I saw The Kiefer Sutherland Band at the Indiana State Fair some 7 or 8 years ago. Pretty good songs and nice playing by him but his bandmates were really good. Solid band.
That's not noteworthy. Kiefer started an Indy label in the 00s and everything. He's as much a musician as he is an actor, and it's not a secret.
@@rmaxtpmx You're being sassy for no reason. Chill out.
@@rmaxtpmxdude go outside and breathe some air
Keifer started Ironworks Records.
He, also, founded one of the musicians/bands that absolutely changed my life, and course for the type of music I decided to make - Rocco DeLuca and The Burden.
They even released a documentary, called ‘I Trust You To Kill Me.’
I had watched it so many times, I almost wore it out.
My first show, was seeing ‘em open for Mat Kearney (who, also, changed my life, in a lot of ways - especially, after seeing him play a show of less than 3 dozen people, at my hometown university of Chico State, an has become a very well known recording artist, now), at The Great American Music Hall, in San Francisco.
It was VH1’s ‘You Outta Know’ tour.
I even have a photo, of meeting him.
It was, easily, the first spiritual experience I had ever had, in my 17 years of existence.
About two years later, they were opening for John Mayer, at The Hollywood Bowl, for two nights - I freakin’ mixed the two different start times up, and missed ‘em; even drove all the way from Nor Cal, to see ‘em.
Though, that might - I ended up meeting Ryan Carmen, Rocco’s drummer.
Who, also, drums for Keiffer’s band.
As well as Greg, the percussionist.
Ryan was so kind, and went and made sure to get everyone’s autographs, for me.
I was 19, at the time.
About five years, after that, after I had moved to LA.
I had gone and watched Rocco play some solo shows, a handful of times, though, he kinda fell off due to his own personal demons.
One night, I went to my favorite home-bar, The Burgundy Room, on Cahuenga, in Hollywood, where I was at, almost every night..
I ran into both Ryan and Greg.
I tapped Greg on the shoulder, and asked if he was part of Rocco DeLuca and The Burden - and how I was, easily, their biggest fan.
Greg immediately ran to get Ryan, and when I shared with Ryan, who I was - he happened to remember me, from the John Mayer show.
They were both there, even with the dude who toured with ‘em, and you can see at every show, in the documentary - dressed like a damned pink bunny.
And I got to drink and hang out with ‘em, all night, at my favorite bar.
To top it off, I was a hairstylist, going to barber school - and Ryan got his friend, who owns Layright hair products, to send me a bunch of stuff.
Also, turns out, Greg was a make-up artist - and I was, also, dabbling in SPFX make-up.
Ryan said he played around LA, with Keifer, though, sadly - I never got to see ‘em play, before I left LA.
Though, I am so thankful for those memories - as these fellas, all, truly, changed my life, for the better.
I even have a resonator, named ‘Rocco.’
Once I am able to afford a Dobro, I’ll be namin’ him ‘DeLuca.’
!!!
Saw Jonny Depp play with Hollywood Vampires. He played great rhythm guitar and a fantastic Blues guitar solo.
Plus he is a great SINGER. And, he came to the stage edge and signed autographs and talked to the fans while all the famous
Mongolian String Benders were nowhere to be seen.
Christopher Guest, AKA Nigel Tufnel! All day
What about David St. Hubbins?!
Good call to both of Spinal Tap's legendary guitar players. Forgetting the bass player's name at the moment, but he slams too.
@@brushstroke3733 >> Even though he never made it out of the egg thing.
@@brushstroke3733Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls
@@niqwalshensemble9164 Thank you!
-Jeff Daniels
-Keifer Sutherland
-Hugh Laurie
-Steve Martin (banjo)
-Keanu Reeves (bass)
-Tim Robbins
-Chip Esten (Goes by his real name Charles Esten when doing music)
-Ricky Gervais
Christopher Guest AKA Nigel Tufnel- his solos are his trademark
@@Nick-v7b3lwell you could if it was plugged in
It goes to 11
Nobody plays like Christopher, nobody even tries.
@@Nick-v7b3l well, you could if it was plugged in
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Michael J. Fox - decent player, good actor, great guy.
Can tap with the best that fella and doesn't even have to try. Just try and stop him.
@@cyberdynejustice 🤣
@@cyberdynejustice Sir...
Meh, lil shaky
His vibrato is amazing.
Kevin Bacon was a musician before he became an actor so many years ago. He and his brother formed the Baker Brothers Band in the late sixties, and Kevin Costner as well has been in a Country ban for many years.
2:13 It's a Ferrington KFT-1. Danny Ferrington originally released these guitars under the Kramer brand before also releasing some under the Ferrington name in the early 90's. There was a book with a CD of his different instruments he made for various artists. I bought my KFS-1 in 1992 after seeing Danny on CNN discussing his reasons for choosing an asymmetrical design for the body. A few days later I stopped by my favorite small music shop and they had a few including some of his acoustic basses. It's my daily driver all these years later.
Eddie had one of those.
I have both the Tele in black and the strat in white. But the best ever was the natural explorer one. 80's rocked
Beat me to it. My late guitar teacher always played his Kramer Farrington around the house.
Yup, I still have the strat body in natural. Bought it in 91 or 92, post-Kramer.
Bernie Williams all star center fielder, 4 time World Series champion for the NY Yankees and a phenomenal guitar player.
Bernie is a serious studied jazz musician. I ran into him at NAMM 2023 and he was dressed like it was the Oscars
He is guitar player good. I was surprised the first time I heard him.
Bernie is terrific, and there are clips of him sitting in with the Allman Brothers in '07 at the Beacon Theatre (especially a cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Who's Been Talkin'") where he's standing next to Derek Trucks and fitting right in.
I use to go to an open mic in white plains ny where bernie was a regular, he can really play a nice jazz guitar
@@diverdown631 I used to live in WP! I'd heard about the open mic, but never got to go.
That picture with David Bowie and Conan laughing on his show just brought this feeling of joy and sadness all at once. Love it. Loved the video
Jerry Reed was a musician first, but was in a lot of movies including the Smokey & The Bandit series with Burt Reynolds. Light years ahead of anyone mentioned here.
Wow! I didn't know he was an actor, too.
He was voted as an honorary Master of Guitar...so, yeah! He was incredible
Musician first and foremost. He and Danny Gatton both had a similar history being known as "child prodigies" before they became professional musicians. As much as I like him in Smokey and the Bandit, I think his best film performance was in the Gene Hackman film BAT 21.
Johnny Depp was apparently a musician turned actor before he was an actor turned musician. ;) The guitar came first for him.
Yeah he's aweful. He got better but an agent once said he's got no chance as a musician but great charisma, he should be an actor. So his career began by being too bad to be a musician.
He’s atrocious
Johnny wears more flair on stage than a TGIF server.
When visiting serbia in the 90s he played on stage with a big band partibrejkersi he was pretty gud
Johnny Depp has it in his soul you can obliviously see how much he loves playing and how deeply he feels i! But hes ham fisted and he has Joe perry to run to when he gets sideways@@221b-l3t
Antonio Banderas plays Antonio Carlos Jobim's well-known "One Note Samba". This was an international hit in the 60's and is considered a classic.
RICHARD GERE is a pretty amazing guitarist and a renowned guitar collector. He plays keyboards also and sings. 👍👍
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I think he also learned a little trumpet for the Cotton Club.
Did not know this, thanks
I think you are thinking of George lynch and not Richard Gere, they kind of look similar.
@@jamesryder9158 Definitely, Richard Gere
Kind of related but my favorite unexpected celebrity musician is Steve Martin ripping on the banjo
Same. He was on a number one album in the country\bluegrass charts.
Billy Connolly was in a band with Gerry Rafferty (Baker Street) before he became a comedian/actor, he was a mean banjo player also.
@@MrThebigredone That's right. And Chevy Chase was the original drummer for Steely Dan!
@@DiggingFrance No, he was school friends with Becker and Fagan, and played with them but not in Steely Dan
Bacon Brothers have been around for a long time. Good, and published.
Jerry Reed could be on the list. I think he was known for guitar before acting but these days more people know him as the guy in Smokey and the bandit. Jerry was one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived.
He was also on an episode of Scooby Doo.
Jerry Reed teamed up with Chet Atkins a few times. That will tell you how legit his guitar skills were.
Love Jerry Reed but he was a very well-known musician first and only got into acting because of his career as a famous musician. Definitely can't count him as a celebrity who played guitar. He was a guitarist first and foremost. IMO
Yes, indeed. Jerry was a musical artist who went into movies afterwards.
@@pb12661 Yeah, love Jerry Reed. This could be a whole other video - great guitarists who acted. I can think of one, Glenn Campbell. A monster guitar player and former Beach Boy, he went on to star in the 1969 movie True Grit with John Wayne and Dennis Hopper.
He’s not as well known, but Tim Russ from Star Trek Voyager (and one classic line from Spaceballs) is a pretty legit Blues man. I just saw him in Philly last month! 🎸
You ever catch the Voyagers episode with the Tom Morello cameo?
Yes!
You forgot about Charo.........yes.....that Charo.
She is elite level.
Not sure if you can count Charo. She's a musician first.
Yes. She studied Uber Segovia as a youngster and was recording as a teen, as wellas join a band as a teen. That band brought her to the US.
She's an absolute beast. I almost died when I firat found out she played and how good she really is
holy crap I just looked up some of her performances. I knew she was a singer and an actress but I had no idea she was an expert flamenco guitar player. What a legend.
yea i would say she is a musician who also moonlights in other media style careers. like all of you have said, she studied with the GREATS.
um dude John stamos used to just sit in and jam all around Socal back in the day. He is probably the best actor guitar player ive ever seen. And the only one i actually played live with completely by chance.
I feel like only other live musicians know that Stamos is an amazing guitar player for some odd reason.
Better drummer though.
Honorary Beach Boy
@@sjdenning1 is he really, i heard some one tell me that years ago. I thought they were goofing around or making a joke.
I saw Stamos playing drums for the Beach Boys back in the 90s. He may have played some guitar at that show too. He came off as a top notch musician.
I think Keanu Reeves definately deserved a spot on this list. Even though he's a bass player.
Bass ≠ Guitar…. 😂 At least that’s what I tell my bass players…
Brian Cox, too .
No love
Jack Black going in on all the Who riffs!
Who’s the guy in the hat? 🎩 I liked his sunglasses even though he was inside
Daniel Larusso once beat the Devil's hired gun. Or so the legend says...
Except the Devil's hired gun played both parts.
saw johnny deep play with jeff beck half a year before he died, they were touring together, if jeff beck wanted him there he can probably play
I have the same opinion of Depp. He played with Beck, he tours with Joe Perry, Alice Cooper sings with them so it’s not a fake band. I don’t listen to him play but I have to believe he isn’t awful.
Nope
Heard him play blues in a Details thing (on RUclips) and it’s awesome. Wish he’d play more of that!
Take a look at (imo) Japan's greatest guitar player Kazumi Watanabe! He was recently hospitalized and I'm sad that people in the west don't know enough of the guy.
I got a free record of "Unicorn" in a guitar magazine back in '86, very tasty musician! Sad to hear he's having medical issues, I seriously hope he recovers!
@@KainzMusic I actually have that exact magazine! It has Geddy Lee on the front page and on the back of the record it had Steve Morse i think testing out JBL products
Dennis Quaid also plays guitar and piano. Jeff bridges. Listen to Katharina valente playing that bosa nova together with Dean Martin so flawless. Than we have Dr. House and Steve Martin plays a great banjo
Caterina Valente is a serious musician for sure.
Jeff is pretty damn good at anything he does..... straight up guitar player and singer (country) but what could you expect from him and his white russian.....lol
One for sure I think you missed is John McEnroe. Big time EVH fan, supposedly gave tennis lessons to Eddie for guitar lessons. I saw him doing a bit of shredding. Pretty quick and pretty accurate for an amateur. Probably played all his life.
And tennis pro’ Vitas Gerulaitis (RIP) played guitar as well.
I'd love to see Adam Sandler and Johny Mac shredding together :)
He guested on Chrissie Hynde's "Stockholm" album.
impressive live playing is Buddy Holly story with Gary Busey. The Crickets in the movie are actually playing the songs live - that is a gutsy choice.
Jordan Mailata (Tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles) is an INCREDIBLE singer who happens to play guitar. He’s also a huge man so it’s funny to see a normal sized guitar on such a big man.
I played a few gigs (separately with some) MN Vikings. I did a few songs with Esera Tuaolo, who is a phenomenal singer. I also played a gig with Chris Kluwe, the kicker (we were in separate bands), who played bass.
I think it’s very cool of you how you only made positive comments instead of dissing, which would not have been hard to do on most of these clips.
I ran randomly ran across Jeff Daniel’s playing a song of his on The Kelly Clarkson Show and he can write both really good lyrics and his melodies on guitar were incredible. The song was like a love song to the guitar actually. It made Kelly cry and just about drew a tear from me. One line that stuck in my mind was “I ain’t holding you my friend, it’s you who’s holding me”. I instantly related it with my best buddy Louis my dog. If I have a soft spot in my heart left at all it’s most definitely for a little dog named Louis who loves every person over 4’ tall he has ever met. He is scared of babies and kids under around that size for unknown reasons. That line hits because it’s been true on many occasions. I will be all down on my luck and feeling like I’m never gonna catch a break or at one point just lonely and he just does his loving dog thing and shows that true love without any conditions whatsoever and within 30 seconds I’m feeling better and only thinking I should be more grateful. Man’s best friend no doubt. Harry can pick I’m telling you, I wonder if Lloyd can? Check RUclips it’s just searching his name and Kelly’s tv show together and it should be there.
Ya I left that comment and my phone auto plays his video watching that very performance of Jeff’s. But I’m leaving it hahahaha. Jeff Daniel’s is officially THE BEST celebrity guitar player. I’d add he is also the best celebrity song writer!!
Martin even has a Jeff Daniels signature model, that guy is no rookie
Johnny Depp plays slide on Oasis third album on the track Fade In-Out now
Kristian Nairn, the "hodor" from "game of thrones" is a metal head and a decent guitarist. There's a video where he plays holy wars with megadeth
Recently, I rewatched The Sopranos. RUclips algorithm sent me to Michael Imperioli (as Christopher Moltisanti) and his band. He plays a Fender Jazzmaster in a trio. And he sings well, too.
Just started watching, Tyler. That song Antonio played was One Note Samba, originally played by Jaio Gilberto with the legendary Stan Getz on the Getz Au Go-Go and the Getz and Gilberto albums in the early-mid '60's.
Keifer Sutherland. Great player and one of the best guitar collections. 🎸🎸
Kevin Bacon's had a band with his brother for decades.
The Bacon Brothers!
Johnny Depp came to LA not as an actor but as a musician trying to get signed with his band... acting was a way to make money that eventually turned into his full time gig
Hugh Laurie, plays a mean blues!
on piano, right?
@@pb12661 Guitar too. He's very good player.
@@pb12661 Nope, guitar! As far as I can see from his videos he has an old parlor acoustic, and a Gibson Les Paul with a bigsby tremolo.
the bacon brothers are legit band, been around since 1994 and released like 7 albums so far. definitely worth a listen.
Jeff Daniels is a fantastic guitarist...
Sylvio from the Sopranos for sure!
Gary Busey. He performed all his own stuff for the Buddy Holly movie.
Yes
Stephen King's guitar - Search Kramer Ferrington KFT-1 from 1986. They had an acoustic model in the late 80's that was styled in a strat shape. Ritchie Sambora had one for a while for "Wanted Dead orAlive" when they played.
You can see a glimmer of Bandera's playing in 'Desperado' where he starts to play a piece for a kid, then decides NOPE, but not before he plays a *_lightning_* fast Spanish lick before putting his guitar away...
BTW...umm...Jared Leto...?
Keep in mind that Rick Springfield started his fame as an actor on General Hospital before 'Jesse's Girl' became a hit & he had his subsequent musical career.
Tim Pierce was Rick's guitar player
He was a musician long before he became an actor. He had a Top 40 hit in 1972 "Speak to the Sky" that was featured on a K-Tel compilation album.
Rick did some great guitar vocals in 1969 with the band Zoot. I was jealous of his white SG Gibson. Lots of hits here in Melbourne before he went solo to USA.
VOTE BIDEN.
Springfield was in Aussie band Zoot in the 60s, long before he went to the USA.
@@YeTi2055 I think Neil Giraldo played a bit on Jesse's Girl, didn't he?
I am amazed that you didn't know that Banderas played the guitar in Cancion del Mariachi, the Desperado song.
Stephen King is playing a "Kramer Ferrington"
they were made in the 80s.... thinline acoustic with an electric type neck and jack for amplification
That's why the headstock looks similar to the hockey stick. There was an ad floating around of EVH holding one
How about Tia Carrere or Mike Myers, ..... Gary Busey, Keith and David Carradine, Steve Martin, to name a few.
Tia Carrere has a Grammy for Hawaiian music, good ukelele player too.
I think it was on his Inside the Actor's Studio interview that Cinan was asked what he would do if he wasn't a talkshow comedian and he said he'd be in a rock and roll band, and I think he meant it.
Charo was awesome at flamenco.
Pretty good??
She was awesome.
@@christopherweise438 fixed :)
@@solidtenpin - Right on. 👍
Charo lived on Tam o shatter drive in Vegas back in the 80's
jack black and the school of rock movie is the reason i started playing or ever even had an interest in music when i was younger
that's a samba, its called "the samba of one note" from Tom Jobim
One note samba
Momoa is big bass guy too, videos of him playing with Les Claypool
Wow I forsure thought Hugh Laurie would be #1 or at least on the list.
I'm gonna go to the office: Rainn Wilson, Bob Odenkirk, Ed Helms, Hugh Dane sort of. Oh, that reminds me, Chris Pratt on parks n rec.
Check out Bill Mumy who played Will Robinson on the 60s TV series Lost in Space.
Especially 'Fishheads' 😂
I enjoyed that. Thx! How about Bruce Greenwood, Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Willis, Keanu Reeves and Kevin Costner?
steve martin also a good picker
Some mentions of specifically actors who actually are surprisingly talented musicians is Oscar Isaac who sang and played all his parts in Inside Llewyn Davis (which is one of the best music films I’ve ever seen) as well as Garrett Hedlund who’s performance in Country Strong has ever since made me think he should have stayed in Nashville and been a country singer. Voice reminiscent of a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and a pack of Marlboro reds.
That guitar is either a Kramer Ferington or just a Ferington. They were originally designed for bands like Kiss and Motley Crüe for their MTV unplugged albums, although Kurt Cobain also had one.
Terrible guitars 😂
You made me do a web search - LOL. A couple of surprises were 1) Hugh Laurie - it's pretty well known what an amazing musician he is, especially on piano, but his slide blues guitar chops aren't bad at all. 2) (the surprise) Kristian Nairn (played Hodor on GOT) - pretty good!
Adam Levine’s guitar playing on the live cover of Purple Rain was pretty nasty not gonna lie. I Knew he could sing. Solo came out of nowhere. Pretty sweet cover.
Oh yeah! The one at Howard’s birthday party. Legendary.
correct me if im wrong but i think Mike J fox played johnny B goode for real in back to the future. as in that was actually him playing
I believe so.
He did not...
You're a cool dude. Really love your positive slant on everything.
Hugh Laurie.
He also plays some mean piano.
Look for his version St. James Infirmary.
Once you get into piano, you gotta give it up for Jeff Goldblum. Sam Neill plays a nice ukulele, by the way.
😂Dude imitation of Segal pretty damn funny , wasn't expecting that
Depp should form a supergroup with Corey Feldman and call it Jelly Baby!
Depp is so much better as a musician
Conan just interviewed Brian Setzer on his podcast. It's great! He is deep into the classic electric guitars and players.
Hey, your strat’s broken, man 😂
Not really a celebrity but Frank Stallone is actually a cool player.Check him out at normans rare guitar,good singing too.
You can tell how tall Conan is when that LP looks like a 3/4 scale.
Steve Martin does crazy banjo stuff. I know it's not the same, but still cool
The Rock does play guitar. Search his "Rock Concert" where he does a parody of "Tears In Heaven" for Vickie Guerrero.
Looked like a Kramer Ferrington that Stephen King was playing.
You need to see more of Steven Seagal playing guitar. It's a good laugh.
Damn I came for that and it's not there
Kevin Costner has a terrific band, and he's a really great rhythm guitar player.
Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Gosling, Kieffer Sutherland are competitive too....
Joe Perry said Johnny Depp is better than him (they both play in the band Hollywood Vampires), so I assume by default he has to be #1.
Super cool video! Jeff Bridges is another actor that does the guitar thing. Even has a signature guitar from Breedlove.
Im convinced that Miles Kennedy is actually just another stage name for Kevin Bacon.
"Top" Hugh Laurie, Jared Leto, Jeff Bridges, Hodor - Kristian Nairn, Tim Robbins, Steve Martin, Ricky Gervais
what about steve martin, dude is great and an even better banjo player! absolutely rips
Check out Oscar Isaac play and sing "Hang me, Oh Hang Me" on Inside Llewyn Davis. His vocals and Travis picking are impressive.
Segal was surprisingly good!
He became lessons from Trevor Rabin in exchange for a pair contacts in the movies industry because he wanted to write music for films.
He’s a legend in his own mind.
That was something different and I for one, really enjoyed that. Who knew the Rock could play ukulele, and decent at that?!
Damn.. got suckered by your thumbnail 😂
Jeff Daniels
There are a lot of closet musicians in hollywood that grew up playing various instruments. I am sure there are quite a few hidden guitarists that are extraordinary.
Boycotting all videos with AI in the thumbnail.
Are you commenting on ALL of them? That’s the real question.
How are you boycotting them when you are actively watching them to type this comment
Why lol? It’s a brilliant solution to avoiding copyright issues
Don't like AI too, but people these days are boycotting things way too fast and for stupid reasons
You do understand you help spread the videos when you are commenting on them right?!
Jason Momoa also plays bass very well. There's a clip of him playing with Les Claypool, and him performing Higher Ground with another band I don't know the name of
Jared Leto, Hugh Laurie, John McEnroe, Ryan Gosling, Damon Hill (who played with def leppard)
I read that John McEnroe has a band with ------------------------- Henrik Lundqvist. I'd like to hear how those two got together.