Buddy Merrill plays "South" on the Fender Steel Guitar

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Buddy Merrill plays "South" on the Fender Steel Guitar

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Buddy Merrill is a fantastic guitarist and steel guitarist best known for his many years on the Lawrence Welk show. Few people know just HOW good he really was, and we are going to put a few clips on youtube to help set the record straight.
Here Buddy plays the western swing classic "South" on his Fender quad-neck Stringmaster Steel Guitar.

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@Amoeba744 5 жыл бұрын

Buddy Merril has always been criminally underrated.

@penzman 2 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable talent. He knew his instrument so well.

@gliddyglopgloopy 2 жыл бұрын

Smile for the people when you play like Speedy West, Buddy!

@Jenda-ld8dj 3 ай бұрын

"....Back-off, Lawrence..."

@alexanders562 6 жыл бұрын

that kid was so good that he could play like that and remember to put on a smile and look at the camera whenever possible, which is a goofy direction, just let him play. great clip thank you for the post

@dougmcfadden5930 3 жыл бұрын

I met him today what a great guy loved hanging out with you today buddy!!!

@therandyking 11 жыл бұрын

There is a reason you don't see steel players smiling when they play. Try it some time. There simply is not enough processing power in the human brain to put a smile on top of all that effort. Buddy was/is damn good.

@scowell 4 жыл бұрын

Watch Speedy West's Welk performance... smiling the entire time. Probably the only way to do it... just fix your face in a smile and keep it there.

@artiefischel2579 2 жыл бұрын

You can tell That's what Welk told him to do, and Buddy tries. Not so much during the more technical runs though. ;-)

@teeken8850 2 жыл бұрын

That can be so true... They added pedals to them for smile time! haha...

@bigred473 2 жыл бұрын

if im not smiling while playing, its not sounding right. But ill tell ya, not even harmony vocals would come close to happening while playing steel. It certainly is another set of brain pathways compared to regular acoustic guitar. Many Blessings to you and your loved ones.

@rlpete2 14 жыл бұрын

Deke, thanks for putting this up. After 50 years of trying, I still can't play guitars half as well as Buddy did in his teens. Bravo!!!

@RG-xo5id 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You Lawrence Welk for introducing Buddy Merrill. Just saw that same "4 slide guitar" brought in for sale on "Pawn Stars" 10/14/17

@bigdaddystinkeye 14 жыл бұрын

That was awesome! Buddy is great here. I want one of those four-neck Stringmasters!

@Amoeba744 2 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Buddy Merrill.

@LanceCampeau 9 жыл бұрын

Damm I just love this recording... I watched it at least a dozen times in the last year alone...

@StephenDanielAddeo 9 жыл бұрын

My Uncle is learning pedal steel. Indeed a very cool instrument. I could listen to it all day.

@west4coast77 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. What a talent! Heard about Buddy with respect & kudos from Brooklyn duo Ratatat. He is indeed respected and remembered by many.

@bigtiny3857 2 жыл бұрын

Pure genius. An awesomely talented guy.

@Tonetwisters 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this ... This was a fantastic piece or musical workmanship, using all four necks and darn near ever note on each one! This is some tough stuff, especially for someone his age. Buddy was very talented on this show, just incredible. And FENDER all the way! THAT ... from a guitarist of 59 years ...

@piptar1996 Жыл бұрын

*GENIUS*

@tonymarcus1827 6 жыл бұрын

Re: Welk telling Buddy to "smile", there's an old story that Welk told his musicians "Look like you're having fun....but don't"...

@JohnWilliams-ee5ly 5 жыл бұрын

Tony Marcus 😂

@Tonetwisters 3 жыл бұрын

@@JohnWilliams-ee5ly This song ... on these instruments pretty well took all the concentration any person could muster, let alone smiling through it!

@itsRemco Жыл бұрын

That's a cool tune

@MrWeedpatch 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely one of the best early lap steel musicians. Love your stuff Buddy jr.

@lapdawg60 11 жыл бұрын

Seriously great playing, and he just NAILS it. Love this.

@the1realanalogman 8 жыл бұрын

What a great player!

@birdwife589 2 жыл бұрын

seriously the best steel playing i’ve ever seen on video

@AdairTorres 12 жыл бұрын

Smile, Look at the camera and smile.......

@gxtmfa 4 жыл бұрын

Adair Torres I was just about comment on that! He immediately put his head down to look at what he was doing after smiling for a bit.

@jodyguilbeaux8225 3 жыл бұрын

or your fired......tiny bubbles makes me feel fine take it away a 1 uh and ah 2

@bradlafferty6076 3 жыл бұрын

It's my show dammit smile

@geraldobrien7323 2 жыл бұрын

That was some outstanding playing, and all you can comment on is whether he smiles or not?

@TwilightontheTrail Жыл бұрын

He's thinking I'm kind of busy here Lawrence

@MrGert1960 14 жыл бұрын

@soundsfromnothing The technique using the tonepoti is called BooWah! Rick Alexander(he died 2009!) demonstrates it here on you tube. I' m sure, many musicians miss him. He was really a great guy. R.I.P. Alex! Yeah, Buddy plays here excellent! Another true musician!

@ianmcculloch8531 Жыл бұрын

A lot of Telecaster players turned the pot rack around 180 degrees to be able to do the same effect on the Telecaster.

@angelis93 5 жыл бұрын

Wooooow.... amazing sound..... Leo Fender was a genious

@carouselization 2 жыл бұрын

What a monster! Thanks for posting all of these clips!

@bobbygmusic8040 6 жыл бұрын

I can't get enough of the harmonic at 1:08!!

@dmlail 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing!

@bramley1001 13 жыл бұрын

Thankyou for postiing these videos, I hadn't realized what an amazing talent Buddy was. truly mindblowing ability.

@JohnYoung-bt5we 6 жыл бұрын

still alive in Cal. one great player

@hillbillyboy77 14 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@srisubhas7257 3 жыл бұрын

INCREDIBLE-----------------

@glenngibson9201 11 ай бұрын

I hope he had a great life. He was a wonderful musician and entertainer. Cheers and RIP.

@alanoneill3065 6 жыл бұрын

simply awesome

@airtow6766 6 жыл бұрын

Man I’ve never heard anything like it. Great!

@trueknowledgeispower 5 жыл бұрын

This guy broke the mold for steel guitars,........wow. Welk stepped in asked him to smile after he played his opening notes.

@holmes1978 14 жыл бұрын

Excellent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@gaterpoon4076 3 жыл бұрын

Dang this guy is the Eddie Van Halen of the steel guitar; really good!!!

@Athena21 12 жыл бұрын

this is my grandpa :D

@rondalee2451 3 жыл бұрын

Does he still play?

@Athena21 3 жыл бұрын

@@rondalee2451 I’m un sure if this, last time I talked to him was summer 2013. My birth parents passed and I was adopted into another family.

@wideawakenotwoke6178 2 жыл бұрын

He is/was a genius fantastic musician you must be very proud ❤️

@Athena21 2 жыл бұрын

@@wideawakenotwoke6178 yes, he passed recently

@wideawakenotwoke6178 2 жыл бұрын

@@Athena21 we have lost a legend so versatile very sad. I love watching him on KZfaq. You must be so proud of him ❤️

@CharlesMcCulloughMusic Жыл бұрын

Mr. Welk directs, “Smile at the camera, Buddy”!

@karenmcbride1264 Жыл бұрын

Wow that was really great. Mr. Buddy❤

@jcpjean-claude4446 6 жыл бұрын

mais , comment est ce possible d'avoir autant de talent ? !!!!!!!!

@davebob65 6 жыл бұрын

I hope Buddy Emmons got to meet this fine young man.

@jsdhesmith2011 11 жыл бұрын

Freakin amazing!

@goodtobeseen 10 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@renanel16 12 жыл бұрын

The invention of the scratch sound, amazing 1:24

@paulh-1950 6 жыл бұрын

Noel Boggs was the first to scratch on his Fender quad neck steel - well before Speedy and Buddy.

@MreViewer 7 жыл бұрын

superb!

@AquaFurs 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, probably his best video performance! 4 necks!! Take that Jimmy Page!

@Amoeba744 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome!

@laveniashaw5604 2 жыл бұрын

Very talented, beautiful!

@eartotheground121 2 жыл бұрын

The best ever

@ohhgeequshh2346 Жыл бұрын

Fantastico molte bene

@stratojetb47 6 жыл бұрын

This is good, real fine guitar player.

@user-ui8sr1jl3c 7 ай бұрын

a master....

@scootmcgoot570 Жыл бұрын

Man this was absolutely perfect! Bravo sir

@Seventysongs 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic... thank you for share.

@piptar 5 жыл бұрын

This is just *fucking amazing*

@ztahs Жыл бұрын

Curly Chalker on acid! Great stuff, very inventive.

@selectorHIGH1 9 жыл бұрын

craaazy ! lovin' it

@riseandshinejp Ай бұрын

0:20 "Remember to smile buddy!" And he did.

@nestorlopez7305 3 жыл бұрын

Increíble, mas al contemplaŕ la época . Fue único.......

@Bassingtv 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@SteelguitarLane 13 жыл бұрын

just awesome. cool stuff

@thomaspick4123 5 жыл бұрын

Great technique. He’s having fun.

@LanceCampeau 10 жыл бұрын

wow.... I mean.... WOW!

@kathyvierra Жыл бұрын

WOW!! 😮😮😮

@firefighter390 13 жыл бұрын

@soundsfromnothing He is rolling the tone knob back and forth to get a wah-wah effect.

@bengreens 11 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@normoloid 2 жыл бұрын

Muh Buddy

@wideawakenotwoke6178 2 жыл бұрын

Class musician!

@MrGert1960 14 жыл бұрын

@grandstef Hi you! A few days after posting my comment here I' ve got my blonde Fender Quad. It was offered as a 1957 Q8 but it' s dated 8-55 ! If I put down all knobs together(!!!) with the palm, all necks are active but there is less volume. On e-bay you will find sometimes such guitars, mine is from Oklahoma. Expensive shipping to AUSTRIA. But' s it' s an amazing instrument. My other main steels are 2 Fender Triple necks; a 02/54er 26" long scale and a "white blonde" 09/55 T 8 (22,5scale).

@scowell 4 жыл бұрын

The tone gets pretty thin too... I've got a '58 T8, all necks on is thin... and you have to worry about muting the other necks! Buddy was a master of this, at such a young age.

@ez8546 9 жыл бұрын

This is what true MUSICIANSHIP is all about. Take note, aspiring musicians: don't expect technology to do all the work for you.

@lawrencegenereux8567 6 жыл бұрын

A difficult instrument to play, and even harder to carry. But OH, so sweet.

@sitarnut 4 жыл бұрын

What's really different and difficult is Buddy playing on that top neck with string diameter like telephone wires.

@CMLittleboot 12 жыл бұрын

ok, WOW! that was awesome!

@thegodlessvulcan 11 жыл бұрын

Pretty good camera close ups for the refrigerators they used as cameras.

@bgdenham 13 жыл бұрын

What did LW whisper in Buddy's ear? "Be sure to smile and look at the camera" Maybe? Cause that's just what he did.

@3340steve 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, sounds good to me...

@lapdawg60 10 жыл бұрын

Not sure how one could not like this, unless you're a soulless drone...

@Sealed_Chamber 5 жыл бұрын

There seems to be a lot of soulless drones around, unfortunately. To varying degrees, of course.

@denniskaney4066 10 жыл бұрын

Terrific!! The man can really play those 'musical snack.trays.'

@Zacharia503 6 жыл бұрын

As the great Tommy Emmanuel's dad used to say, "Smile, look at the audience, and DON'T PICK YOUR NOSE!!

@sitarnut 4 жыл бұрын

Our jazz group has played in restaurants / clubs where the owner has requested we all smile..problem is, I play Alto Saxophone... not everyone can produce a Benny Goodman smile whilst performing....Paul Desmond opined, "No one's that happy!"

@alanredversangel 2 жыл бұрын

The more I watch old lap steel players the less I'm impressed with the guitarists that came after them.

@intuneorange 2 жыл бұрын

Teenage star Buddy" swing out"

@janilsonlopes5785 7 жыл бұрын

Extraordinário esse Buddy, seus arranjos são muitos bons. Gostaria de ter um LP, CD ou vídeo dele.como eu consigo?

@0Imtheslime0 4 жыл бұрын

gee.. does anyone play country & western swing anymore today?

@weinerschnitzelrock1 3 жыл бұрын

Wunnerful, wunnerful !!

@jamesseddon1404 8 жыл бұрын

Pure JAZZ. !!!

@slimsantilli4476 2 жыл бұрын

Lawrence: "smile Buddy"

@dtbrown1 10 жыл бұрын

reminds me of my father Cy Brown

@jenniferw8963 7 жыл бұрын

Wow didn't know they tapped on steel guitar , and way back then :)

@INDYOSKARS 2 жыл бұрын

Man, that cat could steel !

@BluesmanDave 11 жыл бұрын

"Don't forget to smile," huh Larry? Buddy's playing a hugely complex tune on a guitar with FOUR GUITARS ON IT, and your finger-poppin' schlock takes precedent, huh? LET THE MAN PLAY! Ah well, at least he had Buddy on at all - otherwise, I'd never have heard of him! Thanks for the vidya, Deke.

@Hollcall 11 жыл бұрын

Ol' Lawrence was a TASK MASTER. He demanded the Best ALL THE TIME . Wife read an article on Him. He even made the men wear corset's Seriously. You had to look good along with sounding good. Imagine telling some of the SUPER STARS of today how dress, act,& speak. That's why I don't pay a lot of attention to modern entertainment. . Picture Porter Wagoner in torn jeans. Hahahahahahahah