Les Paul with Merle Haggard

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chris lentz

7 жыл бұрын

Merle stops in to sing with his old friend Les Iridium 4/25/05 Lespaul.org

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@gogoPan23 8 ай бұрын

I was bartending this night and its a wonderful memory of my days in NY. I remember being shocked Merle ordered a Pepsi cause we had all this great bourbon. Thanks for posting this Mr Lenz. I appreciate it

@francispower1418 Жыл бұрын

How lovely to see this. Whenever I see Merle Haggard performing, rest his soul, it always reminds me of the story of that time Johnny Cash played San Quinten jail the second time and Merle was on the bill. Apparently he said to Johnny backstage “I really enjoyed the first show you did here”. Cash said “Merle, I don’t remember you being on the bill”? He replied “no Johnny, I was in the audience”.

@johnbresnik 6 жыл бұрын

Love Merle's voice -- one of my favorites.

@JesseGonzales-sr2uc Жыл бұрын

Man......, Both gone, but they'll live forever in our hearts and minds as some of the best......the pioneers...

@jackeminor 5 жыл бұрын

Another great “Les Paul with...”. So glad these vids are up. Man, Merle and that pianist!!

@artproject3169 4 жыл бұрын

A master songwriter and singer. Merle.

@ikkenhisatsu7170 11 ай бұрын

Must be an incredible memory to have been called up on stage with Les Paul.

@jimhays118 6 жыл бұрын

Never gets old, no matter how long ago or how many times you've see and heard them.

@davidzwack1308 4 жыл бұрын

So much love and respect for these two old men.

@lisascott9435 6 жыл бұрын

Love , love, love this!

@Gordonsmusic911 6 жыл бұрын

Merle, you will always be the best. Thanks for the video Chris.

@daniellewis9868 6 жыл бұрын

I don't know who put all these videos up but THANK YOU I loved each of them so much!

@RM-qq3hl 4 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! I was at this show!!! After the show Jon Paris who also performed that night introduced me to Les Paul. Great memory!!! THANKS FOR THE VIDEO

@georgedickerson2352 4 жыл бұрын

I seen the Hag at billy bobs n Ft worth. When the concert was over he yell everbody gets a drink on me as long as ya drink jack black. Lov me some merle

@CastleMr40 4 жыл бұрын

Do you remember the cost of admission at the Iridium?

@hackbritton3548 2 жыл бұрын

Tell us more!

@hackbritton3548 2 жыл бұрын

Really I mean it I would love to hear it.

@christophermay4998 6 жыл бұрын

So much fun going on on stage.....all the hilarious inside jokes....just a group of old friends having a blast....a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch a show like this.....👍👍

@IantheWoodcraftsman Жыл бұрын

Great work -- all these posts by Chris -- And the muso's wonderful!! Feel sorry for Les -- very bad arthritis, yet he can still work his magic.

@legebakken1 3 жыл бұрын

love it REALLY LOVE IT Thanks ! Wish I could be there

@MrMd5555 2 жыл бұрын

I would pay money to watch more of these! They're all great, but i love the ones with Merle, would've liked to see him play one of Les Paul's les pauls!!

@petedonaghyguitar 3 жыл бұрын

What an incredible voice Merle had!

@00ChinMusic Жыл бұрын

thank you for posting this!

@cosmineloriandinescu7534 5 жыл бұрын

what a talent is Merle Haggard????!!! genius!!

@artproject3169 4 жыл бұрын

One of the most delightful things I have ever seen.

@migilco 6 жыл бұрын

2 Greats from different music worlds Les and Merle. Nice to hear Merle's varied singing talent.

@joey9309 2 жыл бұрын

Merle can make that voice perform miracles

@lisascott9435 6 жыл бұрын

Geeze this is my new favorite video of Merle.

@Hagfan789 6 жыл бұрын

A great song with Merle & one of his influences.

@mikebottiaux5850 7 жыл бұрын

Chris these are great 👍

@mikelundquist4596 Жыл бұрын

So much talent. The pianist really gets me.

@lynndavy1965 6 жыл бұрын

That pianist though.... Wow!

@zivkovicable 6 жыл бұрын

Does anybody know his name?

@paulsimmons5726 7 жыл бұрын

It's incredible that Les was able to play as well as he could with his arthritis which can clearly be seen in this video. Funny thing is that Les still sounded like you'd expect, simply classic. Merle really sounded great also, a really full, honest voice. A very enjoyable video, thanks!

@normacarrico3550 6 жыл бұрын

Vince Gill with eagles

@mooniejohnson 6 жыл бұрын

Les was gifted with supernatural powers. You know when you get a melody stuck in your head? That's Les playing it from on high.

@yesyoumay 6 жыл бұрын

Merle almost always sounded great....up til the last year or two of his life. And even then he had his lucid moments!

@lannyallen4505 6 жыл бұрын

He played right up until his death at 95 years old. He played weekly gigs in New York City.

@jonpilkington9329 6 жыл бұрын

Paul Simmons paul i recall thank you for your time the last king of the hobos .........

@susannestoddard412 6 жыл бұрын

Love this! Didn't know he loved jazz and could carry it off so well! That voice and phrasing -- right on!

@berfsk 6 жыл бұрын

Susanne Stoddard lespaul.org

@susannestoddard412 6 жыл бұрын

Oh yes. I'm very familiar with Les Paul and Mary Ford!

@berfsk 6 жыл бұрын

Susanne Stoddard lespaul.org

@dizzypilots2639 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ‘nuff said

@sherrieteller4779 6 жыл бұрын

So Sweet!💕

@claytonmunsey9740 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris.

@efrostrup 4 жыл бұрын

Love it!

@fretkillrlives 6 жыл бұрын

Great clip. It's like Haggard's singing in a wedding band. Love his voice and I'm so lucky to have met the great Les Paul.

@berfsk 6 жыл бұрын

fretkillrlives lespaul.org

@hackbritton3548 2 жыл бұрын

Translate it your self pilgrim.

@RoryVanucchi 4 жыл бұрын

nice clip. all great musicians

@bodijisattva9333 4 жыл бұрын

Let's give it up for that "Bob Dylan" Lol You got love Les Paul. He was miles ahead of his time. It seems to me everyone was on the same level. All got treated the same. Thanks Mr. Paul for making it all happen.

@legebakken1 3 жыл бұрын

true true

@HermanHeinstman 7 жыл бұрын

thanks Chris.

@vondiacaruso1193 Жыл бұрын

What a piano player!

@dennisschell5543 6 жыл бұрын

The Mighty Merle....RIP

@bobbailey5072 7 жыл бұрын

Mind = blown

@walterbriggs272 2 жыл бұрын

Mighty Merle with brother Les Paul what a combination

@halbertking2683 7 жыл бұрын

I love it.

@rustyshimstock8653 Жыл бұрын

Pure Class!!!

@popplace4 6 жыл бұрын

What a bunch of real pros, I miss them both. They don't make em like that anymore!

@artproject3169 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, they do. I work with musicians, while not iconic, they can really play.

@brucekuehn4031 4 жыл бұрын

More than anything, musicians would like to work. Les and Merle didn’t get that good without years of playing in front of paying fans.

@genevoce8548 6 жыл бұрын

Love old Lester and Merle

@charlesmarshall2697 6 жыл бұрын

Hope to hear them in Heaven!

@Jiv_Ing57819 4 жыл бұрын

You think this could perk Les Paul's interest, the spice of blues with that quiet sophistication in there. : )

@lorenpriest7604 2 жыл бұрын

Monumental!!!!🙂

@janaronson1736 4 жыл бұрын

How neat is that!

@AZCobraman 6 жыл бұрын

God what a voice. Great player too, shame he left the Tele home.

@cosmineloriandinescu7534 5 жыл бұрын

this video is gold such rare video...thank you!

@dr.buzzvonjellar8862 Жыл бұрын

Real musicians putting it down

@eddierhodes3461 4 жыл бұрын

This shows how versatile Merle & Less were.

@sketchyold 3 жыл бұрын

Less is more.

@mf5202 Жыл бұрын

Walks in. A, B flat. Off we go. Legend.

@donnlarossa9173 7 жыл бұрын

Merle the crooner how fun.

@petercyr3508 3 жыл бұрын

I have jammed with old pros who sight read, etc. Surprizingly inflexible. Even here Merle has to adapt to them.

@joey9309 2 жыл бұрын

And whatever key they choose..he's easy to please although he's the one singing😂 Merle had a wonderful range of consistent tone of vocals!

@joey9309 2 жыл бұрын

He actually wasn't easy to please as i think of it... on that stage he had his band/orchestra/Mr. Freddy/solo/ hell the STRANGER'S!!! WHOMEVER GOT THE PRIVILEGE THAT GIG. MERLE WAS A PERFECTIONIST , A TRUE ARTIST AND POET WHEN HE MADE THAT STUBBORN OLD TELE SING AND THEN TONED DOWN GET READY BECAUSE HE IS ABOUT TO LOOK AT AND SOMETIMES NOD ORCHESTRATING ITS IT'S YOUR TURN!!!

@RobertFairweatherMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Wow...that was great.

@jamestartaglia7686 Жыл бұрын

So good...even with age😢

@softailspringer9915 Жыл бұрын

Merle could swing!

@berfsk Жыл бұрын

Two professionals

@genewest8426 2 жыл бұрын

Holy Shit!!! MERLE and LES

@ernestconnell8087 4 жыл бұрын

That’s why they called him Merle the Pearl.

@dongulley186 6 жыл бұрын

I like the bass player when he tunes in the D string and never miss a beat

@denniscroucher4908 5 жыл бұрын

two of the greatest acts,they look down on your appreciation.Dennis Croucher on youtube!

@brucekuehn4031 4 жыл бұрын

Trouble in Mind - “the original record” was back in 1924 when Les would have been about 9 so that was a joke. Merle was a big fan of Bob Wills who recorded the song in 1936. Also in ‘36, Bing Crosby introduced Pennies from Heaven. Bing and Les had a classic hit at the end of WWII with Its Been a Long, Long Time. His friendship with Bing got Les very early reel to reel tape machines that led to his experiments in overdubbing and multi-track recording.

@brucekuehn4031 4 жыл бұрын

I have done a little more looking. Georgia White (who was black) sang the song in 1936 also and it’s reported that Les Paul is the guitar player. This would fit in with the time that Les was an accompanist for Decca. Then much later, Les Paul and Mary Ford did Trouble in Mind in 1962 on an album called Swingin’ South.

@hackbritton3548 2 жыл бұрын

So what is the joke

@brucekuehn4031 2 жыл бұрын

@@hackbritton3548 3:20 “You know he played on the original record ...”. At first I thought he was making a joke about how far back Les went in his career (like how old Les was). But later when I dug a little deeper, Les probably did play on the record in ‘36. Good of Merle to know, but the original was in ‘24.

@attilaviolamusic 2 жыл бұрын

Merle was referring to the 1936 version for sure here because when I saw him back in the day at the Lone Star Cafe downtown on 13th & 5th, he introduced the song as “here’s an old song from 1936 called Trouble in Mind…”

@PeterKeaneMusic 5 ай бұрын

Two giants

@bobbailey5072 7 жыл бұрын

Added to the emergency list.

@oliversayani 3 жыл бұрын

Yessir

@dizzypilots2639 Жыл бұрын

Damn, pros…😎

@johnpeters5515 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! It don't get Better than this! Unless Ray Price showed up too!

@hackbritton3233 5 ай бұрын

Good good good

@zivkovicable 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone know the name of the piano player? So good.

@joetowers4804 Жыл бұрын

I wish I knew what pedals Les Paul kept on his board.

@JonParis 3 жыл бұрын

and Lou Pallo (guitar), Jay Leonhart (bass), and John Colianni (piano)

@michaelthompson5084 2 ай бұрын

Front row, damn

@stephendouglas6672 Жыл бұрын

Les Paul playing a Les Paul!

@charlescasey9799 3 жыл бұрын

Hags a pretty good jazz man. Wow

@chriswade9673 6 жыл бұрын

Why does the rhythm guitarist look familiar? Anyone know who he is?

@jacksutherland846 5 жыл бұрын

What a friendly old ghost.

@albertgardner1776 2 жыл бұрын

Did Les say Bob Dylan there at the end.

@southhouse9275 3 жыл бұрын

Les was more interested in playing with Bob Dylan than Merle. Merle and Bob were touring together at the same time. They came through our town

@chipurBillWhite 4 жыл бұрын

Dang, ‘Ole Merle could sing, couldn’t he?

@Yodasstuff Жыл бұрын

B flat?

@broganmoffet7173 4 жыл бұрын

A different merle but still great

@PJ-hn4cg 6 жыл бұрын

Wonder how much that original Les Paul is worth now ?!

@lowellmorse6723 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Remember kids....the notes you don't play are the best ones.....tip from Uncle Lowell

@joeynice123 3 жыл бұрын

Who's tickling the ivory? Snazzy

@jimlepeu577 6 жыл бұрын

Merle looks incomplete without guitar

@steveburke3923 2 жыл бұрын

Merle did not want to play in front of Les. he knew Les was somewhat frail, and Merle was too much of a gentleman to cause Les any discomfort in any way. Good old country manners.

@brucetowell5208 6 жыл бұрын

Bb was to accommodate the pianist IMHO, playing in A those licks would be a bit tougher;-)

@surfwriter8461 Жыл бұрын

Merle is the best, though he's a bit ragged here and even that is captivating. The bass player seems a bit dry, Les Paul says he "doesn't know A" and they just wing it. Seems totally unrehearsed but still comes together well enough. A bit country, a bit jazz, and a lot Merle.

@hackbritton3233 5 ай бұрын

Love les I really do but you have to play in the singers key. Haggard did great with his 2nd choice of keys. The musicians here are great and I may be out of line. But crap from A to Bd ain't nothin on guitar- Maybe on piano.?