Merle Travis - Guitar/Vocals Judy Hayden - Vocals Speedy West - Steel Guitar Eddie Kirk - Guitar Harold Hensley - Fiddle Danny Alguire - Trumpet Red Wooten ? - Bass
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@miropribanic5581 Жыл бұрын
stunning, breath-taking. The musiicianship, the timing, the innovation....and what else is there to say about Merle Travis?....he is an American Icon...country, folk, rock 'n' roll....they all owe him a lot.
@stewartfenton76607 ай бұрын
Like several pickers back then, he seems to be verging on jazz a lot of the time. A lot of them seemed to have these "exhibition pieces" where it was hard to tell what exact genre it was (for me anyway).Hellish good players.
@SuperOlds887 ай бұрын
And they also owe the people who Merle learned from.
@liamsandal63606 ай бұрын
Stunning? Breathtaking? We must be watching two different performances.
@MimiLutkemeier-jq9te28 күн бұрын
Perhaps the greatest picker of all time; if country ain't your piece of cake, this man alone must convince it is.. As in yesteryears Jerusalem, it showes Kentucky is the center of the earth..
@gavinrramirez5 жыл бұрын
Merle Travis and Speedy West. Two of the greatest pickers to grace this planet. Hats off to those two legendary men!!
@sitarnut2 жыл бұрын
Speedy is the "Living End" as we used to say... hear two chords and you know it's him....
@franklopresti28702 жыл бұрын
Merle's guitar playing reminds me of a Norfolk & Western coal train, snaking it's way through the hills and hollers . . . any other country-music-lovin' railroad fans out there?
@charlton66743 ай бұрын
Outstanding. This made my day seeing this. Nothing but the best!
@garymeredith4882 ай бұрын
This is only a glimpse of his musical genius as a musician and songwriter. A credit to Kentucky. His instrumentals are breathtaking. I look forward to seeing him in the Resurrection - Acts 24:15.
@aldenunion3 жыл бұрын
When ever I hear this,reminding me of my Grandfather.. What a era of superstars... BUILT WHAT WE HAVE NOW,NEVER DOUBT..SALUTE!!!!
@jacksprat30095 жыл бұрын
Back when it was Country and Western and incorporated swing into it. Fun, creative and easy to listen to.
@rabokarabekian4094 жыл бұрын
Western Swing was US folks trying to play Gypsy jazz which was booming in Europe. Country came from celtic music Blues came from the dark devil as good folk knows. Yep, got to keep out all kinds of immigration. This here represents authentic country people music? Of course not, it's just what they were selling to country people. Kindly hard fer a man fer to find purely country folk now? Who ain't digitized now? They's more cars than people in the US. They's more phones than people on Earth. Yeeee-hawww!
@MattAlexan3 жыл бұрын
I doubled up when the two ladies started to knit...!!! Great clip!
@bazookajoethompson34072 жыл бұрын
Lol! Yeah... they should be feeding them some booze
@clockguy24 жыл бұрын
They make it look so easy. Merle Travis was so under appreciated.
@Marc-rf9ei10 ай бұрын
Underappreciated? He was a star.
@HowRJ Жыл бұрын
The jazz-swing influence is strong here.....also Django/Grappelli influence........every one of these musicians/singers are over the top.......
@39thala3 жыл бұрын
Judy _was_ "sweet temptation"! She was a cutie!
@lyndag91668 жыл бұрын
I also recognize the fiddle player as Harold Hensley, who was a great musician. The stand up base player looks like a young Jack Rogers, but I always knew Jack as playing rhythm guitar, so I can't be sure. Thank you for posting these wonderful memories. My dad was Roy Lanham, and I remember the 50's and these wonderful musicians and friends.
@chrisclem25738 жыл бұрын
Hi Lynda,I met Roy once in the mid 70s.I was working at Music Man and Leo Fender brought in some friends to play for us,Tom Bresh,Hank Penny & your dad.Been a fan ever since,great player.Use the show more button on my comments,for the other players names.....Chris
@melaniehilliard43047 жыл бұрын
Lynda, your dad was wonderful! Back in the 80s, a friend and I stopped at a little old grocery store in the hills of East Kentucky. There were many old record albums for sale there (it was like everything was untouched since the 50s!). I found a copy of "Sizzling Strings" and bought it because I liked the look of it and had heard of a few of the songs. It was, and still is, some of the best stuff I've ever heard! Really opened my ears!
@richirvine45197 жыл бұрын
I listened and saw your Dad play at Disneyland with the Sons of the pioneers. I believe it was at my graduation all night party (from highschool) in 1966. By that time I was playing Chet Atkins songs but I was so impressed with the guitar playing of your father although at that time I didn't know his name. That four note chord melody stuff he could play really really impressed me. By the way, I never even tried to do that style.
@MrWeedpatch7 жыл бұрын
Linda that's Eddie Kirk on the rythem guitar I thought it was Jack Pruitt for a minute. Sure looks like Jack who was married to Jeanie Pruitt. Jack also played for Marty Robbins for years. At any rate these guys are the best.
@timhitt59346 жыл бұрын
Could that be the same Jeanie Pruitt that toured with Don Williams in England in 1976?My dad booked that tour and I got to tag along.
@some-other-guy5 ай бұрын
Nothing but perfection! And Merle always looks like he'd play, sing and smile just as smooth and charming while walking out of a burning house during an earthquake. What i consider totally underrated here is Danny Alguire on the trumpet for being so rare in an otherwise pure country lineup, and it blends in beautifully to give it that swing. Does anybody know who played trumpet on some of Eddie Bonds recordings? Sounds just like him to me, but i'm totally clueless on that instrument.
@mrblueroadsunderground60554 жыл бұрын
Great pickers and songs
@Jim-zt1hl5 жыл бұрын
These guys are so cool...
@larrycooper53884 ай бұрын
Of course I knew Speedy and Merle great influence on me as I grew up. I still see alot of Merle in me.
@peterm61794 ай бұрын
This some swinging stuff right here.
@carlostovarbrenacarpoforo24618 жыл бұрын
Speedy y Merle, gran cóctel!!
@manoelteixeira49362 жыл бұрын
Bom demais. Magistrais do estilo. maneco - Brasil.
@39thala2 жыл бұрын
I caught that comment about Dave Barbour and Peggy Lee's faces on the dime. Not sure if that was a compliment or a shot at them, lol. But Dave Barbour was a great guitarist, And of course m everyone loved the great Peggy Lee. They were married for. time.
@squeezebox346 жыл бұрын
WOW!!This is Marvelous Music!!
@Amoeba7445 жыл бұрын
Merle was a great picker, and speedy is no joke either.
@TM-jo4wz Жыл бұрын
This true fine playing. Melody Chords. No tricks. Just playing like it should be. It may be labeled as country but how many of today’s bands can pull that clean picking off?
@tidepoolbay10 ай бұрын
Nice! WooF!
@mowaxbro5 жыл бұрын
Such smooth style. Great to come across
@garyteague4480 Жыл бұрын
Loved this
@m0j0b0ne6 ай бұрын
Holy crap! Speedy had a WAH!
@clyde617566 ай бұрын
Eddie Kirk is awesome too, he was married to Judy too at one time.
@thendrjazz4 жыл бұрын
Danny Alguire played with Benny Strickler and Alex Brashear in the Bob Wills big band west coast trumpet section 1941-42. Later he played with the Dixieland Firehouse 5 + 2. and worked for Walt Disney.
@bill101405 жыл бұрын
Great stuff...
@johnnykendrick68468 жыл бұрын
Great!! Merle is the best. Thanks for posting.
@timstok32804 жыл бұрын
Great song!
@robt58182 жыл бұрын
Great!
@ToadstoolShadow2 жыл бұрын
That's the pride of Hillsboro, Ohio, the recently departed Mr. Jack Rogers, on bass.
@JD-lq2ef3 жыл бұрын
There used to be musical talent.
@grizzlycomrie7 жыл бұрын
Love these old hillbilly TV shoes, timeless.
@tyynymyy77705 жыл бұрын
Don't they smell if they are used?
@aldenunion3 жыл бұрын
Remember Carolina Cotton.lol...
@2manycatsforadime3 жыл бұрын
Judy sure was a cutie pie.
@threeonamatchventura4 жыл бұрын
Say, that's fine country picking.
@maxroyle67503 жыл бұрын
Speedy West on Bigsby pedal steel.
@stewartfenton76608 ай бұрын
There were so many great players in Western Swing and hillbilly back then, could have played in any genre.
@gabrielknoedt41424 жыл бұрын
anyone notice the gypsy jazz rythm guitar touch ? really cool
@evanbluz9463 жыл бұрын
Yes, Western Swing like
@markstephens22342 жыл бұрын
That's Eddie Kirk. He was an uncommonly good guitar player. He played rhythm guitar for Merle and Chet Atkins on their early recordings. He was married to vocalist Judy Hayden. She later married Merle Travis.
@manoelluiz26976 жыл бұрын
Bom demais, podemos dizer que foi um dos precursores, como outros de sua época, do rock n' roll, se faziam acompanhar por músicos de primeira linha, bons por excelência. maneco - PortoAlegre-RS - Brasil.
@manoelluiz26974 жыл бұрын
Bom demais, etc. maneco - Brasil.
@MrPatdeeee7 жыл бұрын
And of course in almost ALL cases, the cameraman NEVER focus's on the steel man when he is playing the "break". Truly sacrilegious. Oh well.
@nanon19825 жыл бұрын
@@nowadayswithandy These dudes were trailblazers.
@nanon19825 жыл бұрын
They don't give a hoot about us guitar-players, apparently, gosh dag nabbit!
@lyon4065 жыл бұрын
7:16 is the close-up of the steel player
@jeremyrodriguez49894 жыл бұрын
pat dee true. That’s why they call it sweet temptation.
@MackMcDonaldOfficial4 жыл бұрын
@@nowadayswithandy no he got it from T-Bone Walker.
@kennethgreenhill12073 жыл бұрын
&is good western swing
@chrisscovitch72374 жыл бұрын
GENE AUTURY STYLE SWING MUSIC....
@marvindoolin13406 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. I wonder whether that's a Paul Bigsby-made guitar. It certainly has one of his necks.
@chrisclem25736 жыл бұрын
Marvin, I believe that whole guitar was built by Bigsby.You may note that the top is flat and has no arch.Paul did put several of his necks/pickguards/arm rest/pickups etc on other guitars that were originally Gibson's or Martins for people he knew. Not sure what happened to this guitar ,Merle only played it for a short time.....Chris
@pauljackson97616 жыл бұрын
Bigsby was a close friend of Travis and made several guitars for him. This one inspired a mutual friend of Bigsby and Travis, Leo Fender, to build the prototype Broadcaster. This Bigsby was a solid body, per Travis' specs. He played it until 1953, when he signed a endorsement deal with Guild. Travis played his Bigsby/Martin D28 until his death.
@pauljackson97616 жыл бұрын
Oscar Meyer Good question, I hope Merle's daughter has it. Martin reissued the Travis Martin/Bigsby D28 several years ago in limited edition.
@rallful6 жыл бұрын
He didn't even have time to paint his name on the fretboard!
@pauljackson97616 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Merle didn't get into the rhinestone Nudi suits and custom name inlays until a few years later...most likely at the behest of his record label. Interestingly, in the late 1970s, Gibson approached him to place his 1955 Super 400 in the CMA Museum. Merle was agreeable only if they'd give him a replacement guitar, made to his specs. Gibson made a new 400 with a custom carved top that included a block (similar to an ES 335) and all the trim. It was estimated at the time that it was most expensive guitar Gibson ever built.
@christiancardenas68113 жыл бұрын
Judy sure was cute
@dansdotcom3 жыл бұрын
Judy says to Travis "your always handing me a Line" Merle "That happens in the Best Convertibles"
@billday67443 жыл бұрын
That guitar looks like a paul bigsby guitar what ever happened to it Ive never heard a word about it from Travis Or Thom Bresh on line or in interviews
@bellhops5 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what the Slide player is doing at the end of his solo? It give it almost like a wha wha sound
@Amoeba7445 жыл бұрын
He is hitting the strings with his bar and pulling the tone control from bass to treble at the same time. This technique was pioneered by Speedy and many other players of the 40s and 50s it gave them a "BooWah" sound.
@robertbrawley50482 жыл бұрын
I'm new to this. Who's the fiddle player?
@AllSpace2 жыл бұрын
travis's neck on his gretch must be the start of the leo's strat?
@greglarry112 жыл бұрын
What movie is this from?
@MrWeedpatch5 жыл бұрын
Just great, does anyone know if that great rhythm guitarist is Jack Pruit Jeanie Pruits husband?
@chrisclem25735 жыл бұрын
That is Eddie Kirk playing rhythm......Chris
@MattAlexan3 жыл бұрын
Says his name on the scratch board!
@craigmiller18703 жыл бұрын
It seems like petticoat fever is a nice way of saying an STD, haha.
@dinosway3 жыл бұрын
Who are all the other players in this fine band?
@chrisclem25733 жыл бұрын
scroll down in my description above, they are all listed.....Chris
@carlostovarbrenacarpoforo24618 жыл бұрын
temitas
@TheDelboyoelmundo6 жыл бұрын
is that a copy of a Fender headstock or is it the Legendary Bigsby Guitar.
@jimmychambers15015 жыл бұрын
No but close
@robroy40585 жыл бұрын
Fender copied merle and bigbsy
@Amoeba7445 жыл бұрын
It's an old archtop guitar modified by Paul Bigsby himself.
@bennyshaversmusic5904 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure it's a 65 harmony with a floyd rose tremolo and damarzio pickups
@pwea1anda2943 жыл бұрын
@@bennyshaversmusic590 lol you are funny
@lornebain38314 жыл бұрын
That worked....
@lyon4065 жыл бұрын
The use of the word "jive" may be the first.....
@brianfreel1473 Жыл бұрын
Giutarr
@CHAS14224 жыл бұрын
Replace "petticoat fever" with "Coronavirus" and you have the boring 2020's.
@75503755034 жыл бұрын
Pat Dee: You lied.
@noahwileman60452 жыл бұрын
ppp
@rabokarabekian4094 жыл бұрын
This here represents authentic country people music? Of course not, it's just what they were selling to country people. Kindly hard fer a man fer to fins purely country folk now? Who ain't digitized now? They's more cars than people in the US. They's more phones than people on Earth. Yeeee-hawww!