Tony has the best tone of anybody I've ever met or played with. I had the honor of jamming with him after the "Blue Grass Classic" in a motor home for several hours after his performance back in 2001. What a lot of people don't realize is that he loves to jam to everything.
It's a medley of tunes. The first part is "Barbara Allen." It's an old Scottish/Irish tune from centuries ago. The next part is "Summertime." Tony doesn't really consider himself a jazz player as such, however, to my ears, this is some of the finest jazz playing I've ever heard.
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rocmaven 1 year ago
Makes absolutely no sense for anybody to play that good. He's hittin' some bad ass chords. Wow...
NotYourTypicalNegro 1 year ago
OMG! That's the Down Home in Johnson City. I've played on that stage.
HonkyMcFunky 1 year ago
Hahaha, weird filming....nice guitar player! First time I hear him, like the mixing between chord progressions Jazz/blues/bluegrass...Nice. Me like!
avilakaj 1 year ago
sideways doesn't matter...Tony is so cool.. glad u shared this vid
dirtkarkatt 1 year ago
My neck is sore now.
celtno1 1 year ago 6
fk me , how good is he
keepthechangebob 2 years ago
oh the Down Home. The greatest Music venue that exists. :)
I had the privledge of seeing Tony there in 93, the last shows he was singing , and he had the Unit with him . Wow
bedewhatup 2 years ago
TONY IS THE MAN, still may favorite flat picker. Hes the Rolls Royce of bluegrass guitar, Guys like Grier and Sutton are like Corvettes
Irshkboy 2 years ago
No problems - could have been worse; at least you pressed 'record' :-)
Factnotfictionpeople 2 years ago
too be able to play like this....and even sing like he used to before his health problems....is a true gift to the world. thank you, Tony.
PCPrabbit 2 years ago 6
You are absolutely correct! When you think about the impact he's had on an entire genre of music it's mind boggling!
rockinjawjaredhead 2 years ago
my brain turns to pudding when i hear this stuff. I start talking like mushmouth.
abridg20atuncc 2 years ago
Wow, that needs skill to play sideways
Mainstreamartist 2 years ago 14
Classic Tony greatness!!
bluegrassaficionado 2 years ago 2
I am actually currently working on a cd with Tony, and Richard Bennett, done all in Wyatt's home.
loggyness 3 years ago
Tony has the best tone of anybody I've ever met or played with. I had the honor of jamming with him after the "Blue Grass Classic" in a motor home for several hours after his performance back in 2001. What a lot of people don't realize is that he loves to jam to everything.
sonoffrettkillr 3 years ago
Thanks for posting. Awesome!
paulandlesson 3 years ago
Ummmmm wow?
paleoman1999 3 years ago
It's a medley of tunes. The first part is "Barbara Allen." It's an old Scottish/Irish tune from centuries ago. The next part is "Summertime." Tony doesn't really consider himself a jazz player as such, however, to my ears, this is some of the finest jazz playing I've ever heard.
pharmboycu 3 years ago 2
thats definatly summertime
uselessmelody 3 years ago
This is awesome, I think I hear a little of "Summertime" in there or "Unknown Emotion/Hidden Place".
keybebebeboo 3 years ago