JIMMY DRIFTWOOD playing on his famous homemade guitar

[Hikikomori013]

It looks like a combination of clawhammer and two finger banjo.

Is there a book on his style? I'd like to try it out.

[alinealows]

wow this mans ultament wen i am like his age i wana be just like that a chill old dude that just set off to master the blues and flok music

[coolanddark]

Im not sure a taylor or gibson sounds this good!

[zyxquark]

hey, not bad! it's sort of like a classical guitar style mixing pinches and little strums. I heard about this guy and his homemade guitar at least thirty years ago. I'm pleased I finally got to see him. Well, I have to go now and write a letter to my uncle Fudd.

[superspiderman1]

@stefsss66 one America is a country not a state and our history goes back 400 years nice research dipshit

[LanMan91]

Great video. My great grandfather is John Morris who is mentioned as the maker of his guitar. I had no idea he made instrument.

[countorlock100]

Im gonna burn my fenda gemini and chop up me grannys bed stead to make a gitar looks and sounds so good and comfortable as that beast. xxx

[bccsnipe]

yeaaaaa buddddy he is good

[jokerman583]

wow this is just the guitar playing i like. its simple and beautiful. i can't play but i would love to learn or teach my self.

[deathslice60]

not only does that guitar look cool... it sounds cool! :D its amasing and nice video :)

[stefsss66]

you stupid people america is one of the litlle states on this world,who dont have a history longer than 200 years

[Packard3spdOD]

WAY cool, thanks so much for putting this one up!! First 45 I ever bought, over 50yrs ago, was Battle of New Orleans, and remember his name on the label in small font, but only in the last couple yrs did I learn the story of Jimmy Driftwood. Does anyone know where the guitar is now? In a museum, private collection, or still with the family? I'm especially interested in what kind of wood the neck's made from.

[glencoe6305]

A Schoool Teacher.

[MUZAKMAN46]

This legend and his wife both taught my mother at Timbo HS. He taught english and she was the Home Economics teacher. Thank you so much for these video recordings.

[wolfgang8u]

I heard that freight train lick in there. this is so great. wow from a headboard what an awesum pure sound and such a great picker also

[theblacksheep1000]

Good vid, my grandma used to have all of his records, would love to find them now

[xxXLGSTXxx]

jimmy driftwood the orenigal G

[PossumJoesMando]

This was great, thank you for posting it!

[angels77100]

I've never heard of Jimmy Driftwood until now. He must be an American icon. I thought when I first heard the name that he must have been the guitarist in Poison or Winger or someone like that, but upon seeing him (in this clip) He's way to old to even have been young enough to play with those guys even as far back as the late 80's early 90's.

[0cscott]

now there is some sick skillz...

[speck444]

playing red wings at first

[Daqnastii]

AWESOME. TODAY IS GOING TO BE A BETTER DAY NOW THAT I'VE DISCOVERED THIS

[SumdacNatsirt95]

holy shit, that wuz awesome!

[cHr15T1naMB]

Oh my, I would love to see the whole recording or even have a copy or something.!!! This is American folk history and he was a wonderful man!!!!

[garyroute66]

@cHr15T1naMB

Hi!

You can easliy order the one hour DVD if you send me a message using my private mail address: garym@aon.at

Best regards

GARY

[AustinRogers1]

Every picker has his/her own style. Learn some from others but basically figure out your own and play it well.

[rll1954]

Every picker has his/her own style. Learn some from others but basically figure out your own and play it well.

[johnmorris008]

johnmorris008. Jimmy Driftwood (Morris) Makes me proud of my name.

He was a great songwriter as well as a beautiful picker. RIP.

Thank you for posting this little piece of hist'ry.

[Nuroj]

Nice sound! :)

[scottus1955]

yeeehah!!! awesome pickin'!

[petkuna]

talentrama

[autocord1]

I think there is a capo--you can see it when he turns it sideways at about 0:31.

Looks to me like he's playing in standard tuning based around C-shape chords.

[Jonathontheone]

i would love to had one lesson from this guy. this is a difficult song to figure out. sounds like an alternate tuning and i see no capo?!?!?!? WTF!!

[Scream7277]

@Jonathontheone Look to the right of his thumb, looks like a capo.

[DrummerboySoto]

that was truley amazing

[TheMrfrawg]

that old fella can still get down.

keep rockin granpa

[icyustare]

Jimmy passed in 1998. God bless Jimmy Driftwood

[dawgghogg111]

wow,wouldn`t have thought the guitar was older than him

[LyricalPoet777]

masterful. pretty guitar too. loved it

[alohastewie]

wonder how much that things worth...100 freakin years man

[viceisthename]

cool

[skippyriddle]

I think Jimmy's wood drifted years ago...

[skippyriddle]

I think Jimmy's wood drifted years ago.

[franguidry]

Darn, that makes me want to try standard tuning again (grin).

Fran

[mx6lover]

Amazin' !! Truely AMAZING!

[Anekantavad]

I'm a Canadian, but I grew up on Jimmy Driftwood, and I'll always remember my dad singing his songs and accompanying himself on the guitar, just as Jimmy did so well.

[grayzbeardz]

this guys the shit

[faunoram]

great!!

[ArkRed1]

Jimmy Driftwood, John Quincy Wolfe, Vance Randolph, Bill McNeil, and Max Hunter did more to preserve Ozark folklore than anyone. They're all gone now, but their work will never be forgotten. May they rest in peace.

[turkeycockmountain]

The beginning kind of reminds me of Wreck of the Old 97

[Rcksaltnnails]

Red Wings is the tune.

[boblaymon]

One of my favorites. Thanks! Bob

[KolonelPanic]

Gret video.

Inspirational.

DVD available?

[carlandlinda]

My great-grandmother, Mary Ida Thompson Morris, really did, "run off" John S Morris, don't know if it was because of the guitar or not. Jimmy's dad, Neal Hamilton Morris, b 1887, was the brother of my grandmother Emily Florence who was also a prolific songwriter and poet. Jimmy's mother, Allie Risner, died when she was only 45. Jimmy and Cleda were wonderful to be around and anyone who gets the chance needs to visit Mountain View, hear the music, and see Blanchard Springs that Jimmy helped save.

[tdaniece]

Thank you for posting this.

My grandfather was Jimmy Morris's (Jimmy Driftwood) cousin. I loved Jimmy and Cleta. I'm so glad that Jimmy is alive on the web.

Thanks for posting this.

[m48tkr]

@tdaniece me too! bjl

[Rslilangel]

@tdaniece OMG!!!  We just found out that Jimmy is my father in laws 2nd cousin which makes my husband his 3rd cousin..

[greenday9607]

@Rslilangel NO WAY! DUDE if he's your husbands third cousin that means im also related to him NO WAY!

[trublucountry]

Thanks so much for reminding me what a great artist Jimmy Driftwood was.

[troynov1965]

great clip !!!! driftwood was great i read he wrote like 5000 songs , in his biography on his capitol box set

[GBZ10TROY]

Thank you for posting this. Jimmy Rocks!

[tinqui8]

nice work man!!, sound great !!, cool felling ,j adore ;;

[Mu11etboy]

wish i could play like him

[pdl4a]

yo Gary,

thanks for reposting this great video ! how can one obtain a copy of the DVD with the whole session ?

yrs sincerely

Patrick Dirickx

Belgium