Del McCoury Band ~ The Wheel Hoss [Live 1986]

This is the Del McCoury Band at the absolute height of their powers, in a live performance at Central Alabama Music Park, Jemison, Ala., in 1986.

This instrumental provides a good showcase for Rick Campbell's excellent fiddle playing. Also featured are the banjo stylings of Paul Silvius and the mandolin virtuosity of a then 20-year-old Ronnie McCoury.

The performance was originally aired on a show called "Alabama Jubilee" on Alabama Public Television. I discovered it while going through a stack of 20-year-old VHS Hi-Fi tapes I made back in the day.

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• del
• mccoury
• band
• wheel
• hoss
• fiddle
• rick
• campbell
• live
• 1986
• traditional
• bluegrass
• central
• alabama
• music
• park
• jemison

[946459]

Paul Silvius gets to show some his amazing drive and tasty choice of phrasing in this set; he's never received the credit he's due as one the truly great banjo players of the 70s and 80s. His work with Del, Joe Val and Bob Paisley is top shelf.

[rtbuckshot]

I love the Del Mccoury band and I love Wheel Hoss. Thanks so much for posting this.

[isurelike]

awesome stuff! Thanks for postin.

[davidablair]

Yes! Makes me want to get up and rock.

[wolfsrain77]

Rick Campbell is burnin' that fiddle up!!!

Banjo playin ain't too shabby neither... haha

[grinch08]

This is great footage of Del, the name of the tune is Wheel Hoss. Good stuff!

[andy21918]

Thanks alot!

This is a great video. Please post more

[banjobluegrass]

Very good !

If you have other nice recordings of 20 year old bluegrass VHS I'm interested.

Regards