They put on such a mesmerizing show I didn't even notice the guy sitting in front of them playing rhythm guitar until about 10 seconds before the end of the video.
How did Merle do all that with a thumb and one finger? No wonder even Chet surmised he must be using all fingers on the right hand. That's how Chet developed his style. This is a great post.
im 15 and cant get enough of all this amazing guitar work i mean merle Travis and chet are the greatest and then tommy Emmanuel took it to a whole new level its just awesome
You were doing fine right up to the whole "Tommy Emmanuel" bit. All I've ever seen him do is take already great songs and play them so fast they deteriorate into jibberish that all sounds the same.
@funstuff2006 yeah i can see where your coming from, Tommy does take it a little to far sometimes but personally i think he is the most technically skilled guitarist at present.I also think he has really done a great thing for finger style guitar and entered it into a whole new generation and kept it alive.keep an open mind about this stuff man
Thom Bresh and Merle Travis are so wonderful here .... I'm so glad that this can be shared with others so we can see a little piece of time of the best guitarist in the world ! The greatest, Merle Travis . ( well... , Thom can " thumb " it great too tho ) ... thanks for the posting .
@ptalbany This reminds me of saturday nights listening to my dad. Travis was his hero. My dad died a few years ago, and I really like your posts. Thanks a million friend.
anyone know where i can find the tabs for the second song "who's sorry now"
been looking everywhere and can't find them.
pablomarvel 5 months ago
What kind of guitar is that?
Leedysgladstones 7 months ago
Who i sthat guy on the right??
Esjar207 8 months ago
@Esjar207 Thom Bresh, Merle Travis's son.
john4019 4 months ago
@john4019 Thom Bresch.Didnt he pass away too?
DanaAcoustic 2 weeks ago
I wanna see what s doing under that sweet chick's skirt
treetoptop 10 months ago
I think it's cool that we found out that Tom Bresh is Merle Travis' son! :) Pretty wild.
Jbaxter792 1 year ago
THEM BOYS WERE JUST FINGER SYNCING, THAT WAS ACTUALLY ME PLAYING ALL THE PARTS, WHILST THEY JUST 'PRETENEDEDEDED'.
AWWW, YEAH - SING IT TOMMY - WHERE IS MY FIDDLE?
ROFL!
THAT WAS AWESOME, THANKS FOR POSTING THIS VIDEO - IT MADE MY DAY!
jehovahuponyou 1 year ago
Great!!!
anitadavideduo 1 year ago
I love Chet Atkins' guitar playing but Merle Travis is absolutely special.
bufordliberty 1 year ago 2
They put on such a mesmerizing show I didn't even notice the guy sitting in front of them playing rhythm guitar until about 10 seconds before the end of the video.
SunsetSix 1 year ago
Now, if that's not a classic, I don't know what is!
JohnnyReb2009 1 year ago
How did Merle do all that with a thumb and one finger? No wonder even Chet surmised he must be using all fingers on the right hand. That's how Chet developed his style. This is a great post.
KC5E 1 year ago
go to 2:19
MIchigan4x4 1 year ago
Priceless... 8^)
artpam 1 year ago
im 15 and cant get enough of all this amazing guitar work i mean merle Travis and chet are the greatest and then tommy Emmanuel took it to a whole new level its just awesome
hendrix0is0lord 1 year ago
@hendrix0is0lord
You were doing fine right up to the whole "Tommy Emmanuel" bit. All I've ever seen him do is take already great songs and play them so fast they deteriorate into jibberish that all sounds the same.
funstuff2006 1 year ago 3
@funstuff2006 yeah i can see where your coming from, Tommy does take it a little to far sometimes but personally i think he is the most technically skilled guitarist at present.I also think he has really done a great thing for finger style guitar and entered it into a whole new generation and kept it alive.keep an open mind about this stuff man
hendrix0is0lord 1 year ago
skills
MIchigan4x4 1 year ago
Tom and Merle sound great together. True showmanship too...what an act!
abnerstowe 1 year ago
Thom Bresh and Merle Travis are so wonderful here .... I'm so glad that this can be shared with others so we can see a little piece of time of the best guitarist in the world ! The greatest, Merle Travis . ( well... , Thom can " thumb " it great too tho ) ... thanks for the posting .
pwea1 2 years ago
Thats back when showmanship was just part of the performance
Today people have no idea how to put on this kind of a show
There was a local group where I live who use to do this same thing with fiddles
The music is so great and like I said the showmanship well it speaks for its self
Thanks for the memory and post
Paul
ptalbany 2 years ago 5
@ptalbany This reminds me of saturday nights listening to my dad. Travis was his hero. My dad died a few years ago, and I really like your posts. Thanks a million friend.
vonbaron68 1 year ago
I have both of the 2 Vestapol DVD's of Merle Travis. YouTube has shown less than a quarter of what's on them.
billga2007 2 years ago
Who's the other guy, and what show was this?
etancixelsyd 2 years ago
Grossman for guitar president you're a shoe in with all these absolutely priceless posts. Thanks again ;)
coddlinghimmler 2 years ago 7
Priceless! Thanks so much for posting this!!!
MSB76 2 years ago
Thanks for posting this!!
ddanze 2 years ago