Nick Lucas and guitar (1929)

[kingoliver45]

Nick Lucas was a master of sweet music like this, but don't forget he could really swing too!

[longjonwhite]

I only came to see what a "Nick Lucas" Gibson model was about...( One for sale on ebay )

No bloody wonder I'd never heard of him, I'm ancient (60). But not this old!! NICE Playing all the same . Shame on me for my ignorance... Always something new to discover on you tube, ta.

[paul29671]

For some hot guitar playing in this vein, listen to Eddie Lang with Lonnie Johnson! (in fact, anything with Lonnie Johnson!)

[yago2br]

he has a delicious voice :)

[numetla]

i just found an old nick lucas medium 4 pick :D

[callasexperience]

you are not alone motorwawt

[kylecrazyford]

Great Song, Thankyou for uploading it. I Just wish i could ahve the chords

[TwoGuitarsMusic]

Soooo sweet! And what wonderful guitar playing too, I love this. Good for me!

[dmanbass]

T-A-L-E-N-T he feels the joy of giving and playing for us all. Great Man and talent.

[ConfusedSponge]

What film was this from?

[Jotaemesg]

Because of the main song I thing it belongs to Show of shows.

[Panufo]

He seems to be tuned up a whole step: F#-B-E-A-C#-F#. Weird, considering how heavy strings were in those days...

[lazur1]

it looks to be a shorter scale guitar, which would take some tension off of a higher tuning.

[ClearColorCloud]

@Panufo Often, early recordings resulted in the pitch being raised. In other words, he's likely playing in standard tuning, but the recording plays it back at a raised pitch.

[saltburner2]

@ClearColorCloud

If that were the case, then his voice would sound un-naturally light.

It is - indeed - a very light voice: but others who know it better from other recordings must judge if the pitch has been 'pushed-up'.

[HexSpa]

@ClearColorCloud Exactly. I commented this too.

[tricolorpicks]

@Panufo Notice it's a 12 fret guitar, maybe he tuned it up a step so not to be so cramped with his chord positions down the fretboard, playing out of the first position (F) instead of the 3rd position (G) gives him a few more frets to work with.

[Hoopermazing]

@Panufo Or the recording is played back slightly faster than it was recorded.

[HexSpa]

@Panufo Often, old recordings are not reproduced in the key they were recorded. Don't ask me how this is possible but there are jazz recordings cut even after this video that suffer from the same problem. So the truth is that discerning the true tuning of that instrument cannot be done by listening alone.

[marguitar1]

@Panufo This guy seems to be interesting. Do you know of any other jazz guitarists from the 20's? I'm interested in that style of playing.

[Panufo]

@marguitar1 Eddie Lang seems to be among the 1st to solo on jazz guitar. I'm wayyyy more knowledgable about, say, the Beatles . . .

[marguitar1]

@Panufo Thanks! And I heard that, I love the Beatles!

[residentevilfan4]

wats the name of this song?

[ampdavolts]

This is my favorite human, singing his own song, giving, promising to live forever. And so he does.

I role-play and use your video's url as my signature line at the endless sphere ebike forum, where I write under my real name, Reid Welch.

I admire this man and his life, how he did everything so tenderly and well. He is amazing on so many counts: first recorded guitarist, inventor of technique, and personality and all the right moves, inflections of body, face, tone and tune. Thank you, poster

[ampdavolts]

Seriously, I play this clip every day, sometimes several times per day. It always lifts my spirits;

gives me hope for my own, pale, fading life-force.

I get life-lifts from Nick Lucas...his gift to me, his gift to us all.

[motorwawt]

I thought I was the only nick lucas superfan in the world... phew!

[steinsteel]

@motorwawt No Sir

[c64c64c64]

I like this...didn't think i would- but there you go. Stripped down, not cocky..well put together...and sweet

[ztubs6]

pure taste

[terryclary]

Great stuff. I really admire these guys who did it the hard way with no backing tracks or sequencers.

Great video.