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  • I miss you, Terry!!!

  • I'm learning to play the diatonic harmonica but after hearing this I feel like turning it back into the harp Gods b/c I'll never play with that kind of magic and talent...

  • 素晴らしいです!

  • The best version of Amazing Grace i ever heared

  • Is this song from the Gaither Homecoming Down by the Tabernacle? I love the Blues type of music in this song.

  • D.. now i finally see the sneak is using 2 Golden Melody's...

    I only heard the CD version.... And playing along on my C harmonica only went so far before crashing and burning in the middle of the song..

    What key is the second harp........ Cant figure it out !!!

  • superbe

  • he was such a loveley harmonica player =( but still, nothing will change how good he was! this is the best version of amazing grace i have heard

  • Un grande!!!! Lo mejor!!

  • First he is playin in Golden Melody G , than Golden Melody D ?

    In wich second video he switch ?

    Please answer if you know, thank you :D

  • @Cropower90, the harmonica keys would be C and D flat played in 2nd Position (Cross harp) so the song is in the key of G and A flat.

  • thanks hober4000!

  • We'll pray for the 11 scumbag heathens who don't like this and have no soul. Must be contemporary country fans, most of which is just the blues with the soul taken out of it.

  • Terry McMillan my Mentor will be missed i have prayed for this mantle and i know that it has been passed and im going to continue practicing. If the ones that read this could you please listen to my video of my talent quest.

  • great harp playing

  • the all time great

  • a música é linda, com a gaita + ainda!

  • A música já é linda, coa gaita então, detona....

  • tell you what.... i'm not a christian but i have to say that dude can play the hell out of that bone.....and the song was great

  • HOHNER GOLDEN MELODY !!

  • @Goofas88 is it really? i was considering buying one. aha

  • Ever inspiring after his death. May he enjoy his musical heaven praising God in his own way..

  • something come over me as I watching this guy,

  • sos un groso loco

  • Wonderful

  • very nice,thanks

  • yes he plays the 10 hole to the left

  • I saw him on ''hee haw''playing foggy mountain breakdown when he was a young man.he was an amazing harmonica player.

  • Absolutely Awesome! My dad played the Harmonica so it is one of my favorite

    instruments. This is the first time I have heard of "Terry McMillan"... thank you for introducing me to this very gifted musician. I am sorry to hear that he is no longer

    with us. Blessings to you. Smiles...Melody

  • Yep he plays it upside down just like I do, but so much better; I'm going miss Terry

    but his music lives on!

  • he is the best harmonica player ever!!!

  • beutifull : D

  • At (:44) I thought he got shot or something.

  • Anyone know what key the second harp is?

  • @hdscoot69

    first one G, second Dd

  • Wow! Who in their right mind would give this a "Thumbs Down"? Guess some people just don't appreciate the finer things in life! Thanks for sharing!

  • beutiful

    

  • Wow! Sometimes when I doubt the existence of God, I listen to this. Surely, He had something to do with Terry's genius. This is just beyond unbelievable. Wish he were still here.

  • My eyes tear up and I get a lump in my throat every time I listen to this. Did Terry ever release an album other than Nash Harmonicas?

  • @MrJerryjenkins yes, 2 albums for sure. "I've got a feeling" and "somebody's coming" I have both of them. "i've got a feeling" is pure harmonica for the most part and is my favorite of the 2. "Somebody's coming" has some harmonica on it but a lot of singing too. It's more of a blues style

  • Is it the camera or is he playing harp upside down

  • @MrJerryjenkins hes playing it upside down

  • @hoover4000 When you are that good you can play it inside out, side ways, and any way you want!!! It's music, don't be so anal.. what side of the brain do you play with, the structured side or the creative side? Yeah, I thought so.

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  • @guardusa i was just answering someones question

  • @hoover4000 Sorry about that.

  • @MrJerryjenkins Your right he is playing upsidedown. Terry died several years ago. But his playing lives on. RIP

  • @MrJerryjenkins I was blessed to work with Terry on a few sessions - he always played it "back'ards."

  • awesome

  • I was a jingle producer and studio guitarist/singer in Chicago for years. Back in the 80's my company used to fly Terry up to play on sessions. He was a monster. Didn't know he passed away.

  • Amazing Grace Written by John Newton in 1745 by The Statler Bros. Album Pardners in Rhyme in 1985 Cassette from Thrift Store in Marion, Ohio called Salavation Army

  • beautiful powerful

  • He is playing 2 harmonicas because there is a key change toward the end, for dramatic effect. It is not impossible to do that one-step-up on one harmonica, there is a guy on utube who can do it, I forget his name.

  • This guy was great. Only recently learned he was the one that did that awesome harmonica part in Garth Brooks "Ain't Going Down"(Till the Sun Comes Up). After it first came out I was like, "Who is that playing the harmonica?" and could never find out...while watching TBN I found out it was this guy and learned of him and his testimony but didn't know he had died until like 2 months after that. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE...what the choir in heaven will be like...WOW.

  • do somebody have tabs to this version of amazing grace?thx

  • @iwillrocknroll4eva: I caught him playing Amazing Grace while flipping channels early one Sunday morning. Never forgot that performance, and it's great to now have a video of him.

  • Terry is using the Hohner "golden melody."

  • a truly great talent

  • WOW This man was born to touch souls and work through his musical talent he is and always will remain !! What a Ledgend

  • Paul Butterfield held the harmonica upside down as well. another legend like Terry. RIP more than technique which is amazing from Terry, his soul was put into the harp & it sparkles!

  • Terry McMillan was the best harmonica player ever. I saw him on TBN many times in the mid 90's. He had a powerful testimony and a God-given talent. I later saw him playing on one of Garth Brooks' TV specials. He left this world too soon, but it's good to know we'll get to hear him play again one day. RIP brother, your work on earth is done.

  • first song i ever learned, red river valley, second song, amazing grace. i'm also curious about the two harps also it seems like he plays "backwards" with the low notes on his right. excellent harp man

  • Il tient à l'envers son harmo ou c'est la cam qui film en mirroir ? :D

  • Truley amazing...why does God take the best especially when they are in their prime??

  • @Ngeruu ,,because someone is talented,doesn't make them a good person, im not saying he wasn't a good person, but you can't judge a person on his talents when it comes to a good person

  • I recently heard him lay on a video playing the Orange Blossom Special. What a privilege that will be to play with him in heaven when I get there!!!

  • lol we all can dream can't we.

  • Shivers down my spine.

  • what key is that!!!! that was the best!!!

  • what key harp does he swirch to in the midle oh and by the way angels play like that

  • this makes me want to go out at 12 midnight and look at the sky *sigh

    1000000*

  • I actually cried watching this

  • Id love to write a comment with amazing intellect and insight but im speechless...Pete

  • Sounds beautiful!!! I loved it!

  • i met Terry in 1974 in Nashville, Tn. I'll never forget the night we celebrated him getting hired by Chet Atkins. He was an incredible musician then. Two years younger than me. He will be soooo missed. Check out Garth Brooks Live tv concert "Ain't goin' down till the sun comes up". I'll always recognize that style and his warm charm. I'm still playing buddy! RIP

    The world is a better place for having known him.

  • Wonderful,what eyes is he using?got to learn this one!!!!!!

  • erm.. the two in his head.

  • terry was amazing, probly inspired half of these harmonica players out to dtart playin. i know he did me,

  • what kinda of harmonica is he using there?

  • Such an inspiration to all harmonica players terry was..

  • Beautiful. :')

  • is he playing with his harmonica upside down?

  • yup he sure is

  • so which side of the player should the high bit be?

  • Terry died last february i think. He was one av the greatest harmonica players ever!

  • what type of hermonica did terry play for amazen grace

  • Wow! I´d never seen Terry McMillan, and I think he´s just great. What a song! What a story! Where does he usually play? Are there CDs? Awesome!

  • is this the best harp song ever,,,this guy got messages over in one song,that would take a preacher years of talkin to get over,,,fantastic,,

  • the best of all, terry mcmillan, adam crabb and buddy greene come close, but cant touch the all time great

  • buddy greene style diferent from this guy...but buddy is good too.

  • are you an idiot?

  • What is this song name?

  • in the title of the video. it's amazing grace

  • @hoover4000 lol

  • omg, gotta be kidding

  • u know people form outside usa only know this song from movies, right...

  • You're kidding right? This is one of the best known songs worldwide, it's been translated into hundreds of languages. I recently heard it sung in Romanian! It was written by an Englishman... England, outside the USA.

    I know USA's media coverage doesn't help you with it's near exclusively internal coverage but i'd hope that Americans can still acknowledge the rest of the world

    The tune is a derivative of a west african negro-spiritual.

    So that's an african tune and an english writer.

  • no no i think he is right!!! every thing good

    or famous had to be written in the us!!!

    lol your response was the best ive read on youtube!!!!

  • @inovation65 How do you watch this video without knowing that? Seriously. Moron.

  • @inovation65 hahaha!!!! "What is this song name?" lol FAIL

  • wow gave me shivers......this is one great harmonica player......too bad he died :(

  • Does he plays the harp upside down? Or am I lost...

  • yes terry was left handed so he holds his harp up sidedown

  • Terry was righ handed. But yes, he did hold his harmonica up-side-down. He was self taught and thought it was supposed to be held that way. Anyway, it surely worked for him!

  • Yea, your right and I see that paul butterfield ,william clark, sonny terry did also....it truly is amazing!

  • Terry was fantastic! I miss him everyday!

  • Terry was great; I knew him well and I miss him everyday!

  • Terry was my best friend; I had known him since 1976 and I still miss him everyday! I just don't want his music to fade away. He had more music out there, just in case you didn't know; just look for it!

  • Terry was my best friend; I had known him since 1976 and I still miss him everyday. I just don't want his music to fade away. I hope you'll buy his 3 CDs. One with Larry Carlton and two with Terry by himself. All 3 are great!

  • Snappy, Terry & I played with Derek & Vince 72/76. Do you know where Derek and Vince are?

  • Can you tell us the name of the CDs and the info? He was very good and it would be cool to hear more of his music!

  • "I've Got a Feeling" Terry McMillan. Released 1993 on One Step Records. Catalogue number SOR-0078

    Also check out "Somebody's Coming" on Giant 1997

  • Terry was my best friend! I had known since 1976. He was a devoted Christian; he was also hilarious. Those who knew him, know what I'm talking about. We worked together for years and I still miss him everyday. Go to Yahoo Shopping and buy his CD, "Somebody's Comin". And then try to find his "I've Got a Feeling" CD. You won't be disappointed. I just do not want his music to fade away. He really was a man after God's own heart!

  • vestial!!!!!!!

  • Terry Mcmillan is still alive O_O wdf..

  • no he passed away

  • @DeePance

    He once was alive, but now he's dead.

  • t's nice; ti's is on the heart like souls of breath!

  • Terry and Eva together would have made a great sound. He's wonderful..............

  • I've not heard Terry in many years, thank you for this, forgot just how beautiful & talented he is!

  • yes!!!! holy goodness unbelievable finally harmonica makes his name big time

    RIP teryy you will be missed but never forgotten

  • A*W*E*S*O*M*E*

    He is a doll!!

    Thanks!!

  • AMAZING AMAZING GRACE!

  • I met this man, and he is even more awesome in person! I wish I could have known him better.

  • friggin' unbelievable

  • Unbelievable!!!!!!!

  • Sounds Great!

    Amazing Solo!!

  • it almost sounds like Elvis's Version.. I like it! 5/5!

  • he plays in c

  • what key do he youce

  • you are wesom maan (teatch mee)

  • AMAZING!!!!!!!

  • This is awesome!

    ☆☆☆☆☆

  • Wow, this is AWESOME, really love it :)

  • So amazing I love this song 10****

    GOD BLESS

  • wonderful i have never heard this beautiful song done in this way

  • amazing job. only good, only good. thank you for sharing.

  • Excellent 5 *****

    Thank Eulangels for sharing

  • Ace harmonica player and percussionist Terry Lee McMillan died Friday (Feb. 2) at his home in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., following a long illness. He was 53. A spokesman for the funeral home handling the services said the family has declined to specify the exact cause of death.

  • omg this song sounds so good on harmonica

  • wonderfull

  • amazing guy...listend to him like crazy as a kid. I love his train song the most though.

    man....passion like that is awesome, and it's cool to see how he can focus so well...but i bet that's a little easier when you keep your eyes closed while you play. that's truly the best way to inspire self-confidence.

  • Simply AMAZING.  If he died, then he leads God's band.

  • BEAUTIFUL!

  • I can't think of a version of this that I didn't like. Man this one has some soul.

  • I'm utterly amazed.. he really put his whole soul on everything he played..

  • The best I ever heard. He played with his heart not his mouth...

    Is he using a "G" harp, or a "C" ??

    And I did not know he passed, how did it happen?

  • He had just gotten out of a 30-day drug rehab, and was found dead. I don't know if it was drug-related or not. I didn't even know he had and addiction problem 'til I found out he had died...which was just recently. I was floored to find out. I love that guy...it's just heartbreaking.

  • notseriousenough,

    Sadly, many people who seem to excel at a talent serve lord of the dark rather than Jesus Christ, Son of the only Living God. That is short lived and ends in spiritual death, not just physical death. It is indeed heartbreaking but not surprising!

    Love, Sis

  • Sis,

    Keep your judgement to yourself. Terry was a born-again Christian. I don't know how he died, but it IS possible to be a Christian and struggle with addictions. Even Paul had a "thorn in his side", as he put it.

    Take the plank out of your eye before you criticize the speck in someone else's.

  • thats not true. christians smoke. and thats an addiction. theres people in my church trying to quit and its not easy for them

  • i almost cried

  • Beautiful. What key harmonica is he using?

  • It's a G.

  • A Hohner Golden Melody. That was his standard harp.

  • Terry was the best harmonica player ever, because of his style & his passion. He was my #1 harmonica hero & I will miss him greatly. He played the best version of Amazing Grace on the harmonica, PERIOD. There are some pretty lousy versions out there on YouTube & some good ones, but Terry has them ALL beat! Terry didn't necessarily play to impress other harp players - he played what he felt, & with such passion. His style set him apart from other harp players. Thanks for posting this clip.

  • This is so beautiful...such an empowering song. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

  • This is absolutly beautiful. It's great to see someone play the instrument of angelic sounds. I see more musicians bringing out the harp in these later days. Praise be to God! Rest in Peace Terry may your gifts to sing and play harmonica live on through videos, cds. and u-tube etc. in Jesus name.

  • Ms. Hoover which video is this from

  • absolutely amazing.

  • I Play the Harmonica also.. hear me live .

  • Terry was a good friend of mine and he's the one who taught me to play before I left for Iraqi freedom Terry and I really became close and for every album I make it will be dedicated to him. Terry McMillan was truly an inspiration to me and every everytime I hear him play it just reminds me of how wonderfull God really is. Jay Sawyer

  • Thanks for sharing this video,Some of us from Archdale knew Terry from High school at Trinity.He had a given talent,& when out from here to great accomplishments.God had a plan for him.We're all blessed that Terry passed thru our lives

  • simply beautiful

  • This is just great!

  • I had never heard of him. If he has gone on to the better place, victory for him...sad for those of us left behind. RIP fella...you sure play!!!

  • Now God has Terry to entertain the whole of Heaven. Isn't is awesome to know that Terry's there now? I'm sure terry's very much happier than we all are on earth now. hehehe..

  • There will never be another Terry McMillan. Though not as skillful as some players like Howard Levy & Carlos DelJunco, Terry's style & tone are unmatched. Buddy Greene & Charlie McCoy are great players as well, but they just don't have the same raw sound as Terry. He will be missed - he was my harmonica idol.

  • i Did not knew he passed away! When was that? he was my harmonica idol too! a GOLDEN MELODY MASTER!!!

  • so wonderful He is wonderful!!

  • Terry Mcmillan and Charlie Mcoy are my all time favorite Harmonica players. Terry i ssuch the "showman" on this video :-)

  • This is what made me want to learn the Harmonica!  Beautiful!!!

  • that was good

  • I saw where he apparently died from complications from pneumonia.

  • Great! besides beeing great on the blues harp, he has an incredible gospel/blues voice.

  • I just found out tonight that he passed away nearly 4 months ago. I am in shock to say the least. Amazing Grace says it all. I'm glad I have experienced it.

  • AWESOME ! ... from the heart.

  • Absolutely awesome talent....

  • God bless you Terry and thanks for your great music and spirit. You will be missed!

  • what harp keys is he using?

  • i think he was playing C then changed to Db, both in cross position (or second position not sure which is the correct name) but i may be wrong

  • Same thing, cross harp is 2nd position.