A joy to watch, definitely! Ahead of his time? Not at all. He was entirely, quintessentially, OF his time, and I think that's the point and the magic.

Lucky bugger! Have you still got it!? 😮

:-)

Thank you for your comment. That Northampton Academy of Music show was produced by my film's producer, Alan Edelstein, partly for our film. Roy hadn't performed before such a big crowd in many years. He was terrified! "You''re only as good as your last performance," he always said.

@@peterfriedman7193 thanks for posting this.ihave a copy from many years ago.i grew up up Roy and day in my life.1958 he gave me a bacon and tenor banjo.i played with him many times and we use to go out and have lunch when he was not so busy.the later years when you did your film help his career.roy was a worry wart and he always mention how anger he was how the music change.i have tons of stories and also personal compostions Roy gave me in 1977 along with Harry reser hand written compostions Roy had for many years.tjanks for putting Roy back into the ligjt

@@edwardgoldsmith8011 Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you appreciated the opportunity to see and hear Roy again through the film. He was already in his 80's when we made it so his career was over, but he did enjoy the attention the film gave him, and of course his music is timeless so thanks to the film, people can still enjoy his talents long after his death.

@@peterfriedman7193 thanks and Roy was excited when you guys came to shoot him on film.i have some rare pictures of Roy and thanks for the film you made. Roy needed that.today he would have been proud of how his name lived on and his following.

Thank you for your comment. Roy was indeed very influential in many ways.

I met Mel Bay in the early 90s at his music store. He was funny, nice, self effacing, and played me a nice version of Sweet Lorraine.

You're welcome. It's nice to know it's appreciated so thanks for your comment.

Thanks for the inadvertent suggestion on the other fellow. One thing that strikes me about seeing this, too, is 1920s-30s men weren't that much different from hiw we are today. I mean obviously it can be argued they had better work ethic etc but overall I notice a lot of similarities.

My pleasure. I'm thoroughly enjoying the comments.

You can tell it was on the spot that he thought about it too lol

So where's that song you promised?

Peter Friedman lol

Roy Clark is a guitar god in my opinion

sounded a lot like roundabout rifs

There's a trick to that.

I grew up with Roy and played with him many times.roys uke went to days son in Maryland all of the other instruments were action off by Stan mandolin brothers.fay sold everything. I got Roy's original books and compostions.roy was a up front man spoke his mind.he resented Rick and roll and the last year of his life he couldn't even lift up his uke.roy did alot for my career and my father open up radio city with him.i have many stories and pictures of this man.and I will always protect his image.prople on utube are trying to copy him and they are imposters.roy wouldn't have like that neither day.for those out their who are living off Roy's image I can tell you now I will comment and let the public know the truth because Roy was a very proud man and if he was alive this wouldn't be happening.

You're not wrong.

California here I come

I don't know but Les Paul was born 15 years later than Roy, so they weren't exactly the same generation.

@@peterfriedman7193 yes I know their time frames of being active, but at the time of this documentary Les Paul was definitely around and well established by that time. Les is one of the best. I was just wondering if they ever worked together.

@@dartanyolivingston7037 I don't remember Roy ever mentioning Les Paul. Roy was 80 when I met him though.

Not as far as I know.

I have no doubt that some of the Hollywood studio guitarists / banjoists of the early days who recorded these early soundtracks were probably influenced by Mr. Smeck and other influential string players of his generation and before.

Maybe, but he was playing long before Van Halen was born.

That's because you're just an uneducated untalented insecure poser. Yes, that's a lot, but you really seems to have a huge burden which prevent you to use the thing called brain.

No it's just because I have a brain and I read your brainless comment. Add to that I'm French, you know as in Frankly... It's just Nature.

well , ukus are treated as a whole different instrument , so what you are saying is like saying that piccolo is a flute for kids or mandolin is a bozouki for children ,each instrument has a different sound and flavour and a context in which it can fit in ,you might be coming from a higher musical background or know better than i do but that is just my opinion

Steve Blease he could also play banjo, guitar, slide guitar steel guitar and various outer stringed instruments. There are videos of him tapping on ukulele in the 30,s year’s before Eddie Van Halen supposedly invented it. The guy is a virtuouso. Not necessailry my kind of music, but from a technique perspective the guys a master. He was also playing with his teeth, behind his back, etc. a lot of the tricks we associate with rock guitar gods he was doing as part of his act, decades before people like Jimi Hendrix did the same thing and mesmerized audiences.

You used the word "look" three times. Music's got alot more to do with how things "sound". Pretty tough to get a guitar to sound like a ukelele. Why don't you ask Robert Fripp HIS opinion on this: you might be surprised.