R.I.P. Luther Perkins 🎸 Obviously, definitely one of the most influential guitarists in recorded music history. Everytime a Johnny Cash record is sold, or JCash music is downloaded, a LARGE portion of the credit goes to Luther Perkins.

I could sit and listen to you play all day and I have learned more from your videos than I have from anything over the years. Keep playing Adrian.

Man ... I can't believe that you haven't broke 100,000 subscribers yet . You are definitely one of the best teachers on you tube . Most excellent ... Thank you for doing this . It definitely helps , and you make everything seem like we can do this .

I was told in the Sun Studio that at the time drummers were not allowed to play at the Oprey so Johnny Cash threaded a a dollar bill thorough his strings .Great lessons by the way .

You are a gifted guitar player! I wanted to learn this song for my great grandfather who (by the way loves this particular song) passed on from cancer. Personally this song has special meaning to me. I played this on guitar for him at his funeral. Thanks for teaching this song.

Another wonderful lesson. Never understimate the elegance of simplicity. If I had a nickel for every time I've heard this played incorrectly (including by me) "in all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world" I'd be quite wealthy. Thank you again for your great demeanor & sharing with us. Great job!

Great lesson and this is Nov. 2020. I'm 70, been playing 50 years and still learning stuff like this.

Hello Adrian: I can't thank you enough for your detailed and precise instruction for this intro by Luther Perkins. Also, thanks for providing the music/tab to go along with it. Your fantastic instruction will certainly help me in playing this song at a much more authentic level. Thank you so very much.

In an interview Carl Perkins said that in those early days at Sun they would sometimes speed the record up a little. This made everything sound a semitone or more higher.

Great to see others keeping the old time greats alive

You sound great ! Luther Perkins guitar playing was a defining part of Johnny Cash's music. Keep up the good work.

A masterful summary of Perkins' style. Bravo!

I appreciate your videos. You’re the first person that was able to convey rockabilly picking to me in way I could grasp and most importantly FEEL! Thanks man.

Great job! Love that song!

Loved that bonus ending. Cash was awesome.

Thank you Adrian. You're such a joy to watch!

Adrian, you are such a great player and tutor mate! Thanks for all of your videos.

Another great song expertly explained so even drummers like myself can understand & play it! Thanks Adrian :)

You are definitely my go to guy for a complete and total breakdown of the song behind the flourishes (and often the flourishes too). BTW - your tone is excellent on this one.

Cool Adrian good simple instruction keep up the good work thanks

Love the way you break done these songs. Helps a lot. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for this great lesson. as usual,very clear and concise.

Great lesson Adrian - your patience is wonderful

You are a great teacher, thanks for the lessons!

"How about one big cheer for Luther Perkins?"

I just reviewed this again (having finally acquired a nice 50's Tele that I'm comfortable with). Thanks so much. You have a very excellent demeanor proving that some 'can' both play & teach. Pretty neat stuff. Nice gentlemanly quality that reminds me a bit of Hank Marvin (not a quip on the glasses but the civility). Carry on sir & thanks again.

any big johnny cash fan knows the legendary guitar player that was luther perkins

amazing lesson i loved it.

Thank you for transcribing and sharing the music score.

Thanks for the great lesson!

Vey nice buddy. I'm older 61. I remember al those songs. Thanks 👍🙌💯🎸

Your a great teacher Thank you 😊

HI ADRIAN.THE WAY U TEACH GUITAR IS AWESOME.

Awesome! I was playing it A D A E A. I'm glad I watched this a B7 is in there to. Thank you and keep it up.

So good Adrian. You are helping me so much. Thankyou

This is one of my favorite songs by the Man in Black, Luther Perkins had a unique way of playing which made him great. I am an intermediate player and hopefully i can add this to my arsenal. Great Job.

1/4 Million views and all well deserved great explanation and contextualisation.

Thank you. Great lesson!

I really love this channel. Thank you.

My kind of music, thank you for teaching me how to play this better!

I love watching your videos. you're the only one that teaches very well n very informative. the other guys they play too much nonsense n don't teach you anything...

Adrian, you are absolutely FABULOUS!! I'm trying to find the lesson on creating the train sound of Johnny Cash. You're unmatched, please keep teaching.

Will definitely be back! Amazing teaching .Might take me a beat 5o get it, goes somewhat fast, but hope to keep up eventually! Thanks 👍

Here's to eclecticism! Just great Adrian! Johnny, Waylon & Willy are about as country as this old rocker gets but they are truly giants. John Prine & Dolly do spring to mind as well now that I give it some thought. Variety is truly the spice! Rock on, Dave in the Adirondacks

Excellent work, thanks

Excellent, thanks for doing these.

Great lesson 👍

Great work Adrian, I like this channel and great instruction

Great Job!!

Thanks Adrian. Nice job.

Great lesson!

Your lessons are great

great video the way you teach it very good

Great job!!

wealth of knowledge..thanks

Excellent, thank you

Thank you Adrian. Nice Tele!

really good explanation thanks

great teacher, thank you

great job. thanks.

Hi Adrian, another master class , you helped me understand the song so much. This song is so profound it sounds simple, thats genius. p.s. i suspect Johnny may have been influenced by the key changes in the great Bob Wills song"Faded Love" released in 1950 , this period would have been seminal to Johnny. The fiddle and vocal key changes are very similar in feel and style to "I Walk the Line". thanks Allan

great lesson I like yrs lessons very helpfulnIm a seasoned player,, I like David Bowie songs how about Panic in Detriot I live near Detriot Im learning Country music its so fun to play

thank you for a clear tutorial

Revisiting this lesson again. (I was thinking to tell my wife that this is why I need a telecaster.) The other comments are right; your lessons are unsurpassed.

Very good,,,thanks

Your Awesome Buddy can't get enough of these lessons!! Thank You 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

nicely explained thanks

good job mate.

You marvelous bastard you ❤ Thanks as always for this. Much obliged and mad respect, Nico

Thank you, Greatings from Germany 👍

Hello Adrian, I am new to your channel, "great job and effort teaching this song" . 👍👍

merci Adrian !!!!

What a great lesson! I subscribe to lots and lots of KZfaq teachers but hadn't come upon your instruction before, so superbly done. As an "advanced" beginner the theory makes perfect sense and the country rhythm will be fun to play and just what I need to progress in my ability. Quick question, is the Luther Perkins picking style at all derived from Mother Carter and the Carter Family? Thanks so much.

great vidio lesson on j cash .with your brilliant lesson i hope you will become a wealthy guitar teacher one day thanks

Love the tele and your tiny amp sound. Gets down to the fun bare essentials.

excellent ...

....very interesting....very detailed.....

Adrian, At the end where you show how to play Johnny Cash's part you say he wanted to emulate brushes on drums. Not so. Johnny loved trains and he was emulating an American steam locomotive.

ahhh you're sooo coool,thanks a Lot!!!

thanks for all the lessons Adrian. I had this idea that you might play Purple Rain really well. Any chance you might like to cover it?

GREAT

Hi Adrian do you have the tabs for this. Another great well explained video thanks tony

I was trying to see your pick up switch position but couldn't quite see which pickups you were using. Maybe the middle position? And tone knob position? Great job and great sound

Nice cut :)

Thank you

Adrien, you're The Man In Black!

excellent as usual Adrian, it makes me feel like going back home from work and start learning it! Nice Tele - is it a Baja?

Good guitar ..my new found busker friend Woody Cowboy 🤠 played this song at Union Station , Toronto

Cool.

Lovely sound coming from that Fender amp. Which model is it please ?

It would be helpful to discuss the Mother Maybell Cater "Boom Chicka) lick, that Luther and Johnny adapted from the Original Carter Family. (Mother Maybell was June Carter's mother.) Peace.

Good

I agree Adrian you are Great 21 people no nothing about good Guitar playing! Thanx Bud for you time! William e.

What about amp and settings? I have Fender Mustang III and a Tele similar to yours but left handed

Can you do Johnny cash doing my time

Thank you, superb lesson. Being as Mr Perkins didn't use a capo on electric guitars, could the pitch be related to play back speed or is that daft?

Perhaps the tape speed on the recording bent the pitch up a bit closer to F?

I always wanted to play the F# alternated with the B during the B7th chord, but I know that's not right. Bad habit, it works bit I wanna play it like Luther!

what kind of amp do you have ? pickups etc

Real good lesson man. I was gonna say turn that treble and reverb up so that thing will snap and pop a little. But on second thought I think the original recording Luther did it with a warm dark tone like your using. So you are historically correct!! Most all the other songs ( and this one too if ya want) you can crank the treble and reverb and make it snap and pop using palm mutes. Sweet Looking Telecaster brother. I just bought a new Gibson Les Paul with P90 Single coins and I'm rather disappointed. I was expecting the single coil P90 to have more treble and bite but they are really thick and dark sounding. I think I made a big mistake by not buying a Telecaster. We live and we learn right LOL