Tommy Emmanuel - Ultimate Classical Gas Medley with Strings

This is hilarious! You won't find this anywhere else on Youtube: Tommy Emmanuel plays the ultimate version of Classical Gas, accompanied by the Endless Road String Quartet and introduced by a random medley from classical to country to rock'n'roll to pop and surf guitar, from Mozart to Harry Lime, from Chuck Berry ("Johnny B. Goode") to Buddy Holly ("Peggy Sue") to Pink Panther and Dueling Banjos, from Bonanza to Bond, from Shadows to Ventures.

Trying to keep pace with him is the Endless Road String Quartet from Lexington/Kentucky (left to right):
- Julie Lastinger, violin
- Christina Simpson, violin
- Joanna Binford, viola
- Rebecca Kiekenapp, cello

Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Festival Rietberg/Germany, August 14th 2008.

http://www.tommyemmanuel.com
http://www.myspace.com/endlessroadstrings

The consummate showman ...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Classical
• Gas
• Medley
• Endless
• Road
• Strings
• Mason
• Williams
• Chet
• Atkins
• James
• Bond
• acoustic
• guitar
• improvisation

[EricClaptonFan24]

Wich song does he play from 06:08 till 06:23?

[yellowpostbox]

@EricClaptonFan24 "Walk Don't Run", like the Ventures did it, who were inspired by Chet Atkins for this song.

[marmur82]

actually I had seen similar Tommy's "musical jokes" with strings quartet somewhere recorded here on youtube.it wasn't the same, but I guess he does it a lot when he performs with the girls.

[yellowpostbox]

@marmur82 Sure, he frequently does it, when playing with the string quartet, but they rarely play together. There's another, very popular video with a great medley here on Youtube. In this Rietberg performance, though, Tommy really ROCKS out and challenges and chases the quartet like in no other version, I think. That's why: ultimate.

[puika1987]

thats what its all about, the best way to play guitar is to have fun.....

[frombaerum]

@chimbayra peggy sue by buddy holly

[rk91765]

anybody know the song from 6:00 to 6:06?

[chimbayra]

what is the song name at 3:20 , 6:30 ?

[MrBeSmArTNRuN]

I wasnt prepared, Before i knew it he called out.. "1 2 3" and.. i jizzed in my pants

[biggerbigd]

If I had only one video to show a person who has never seen Tommy, this would be it. It really shows what he's about. Who is is filming this and where can I get the DVD? Was it for his PBS video?

[biggerbigd]

@Qwinkly3 I guess some schooled musicians have to have it all written out. If I couldn't improvise musically I wouldn't go near a stage and Tommy. Sheesh.

[BillehBobBob]

This medley is awesome apart from that bloody cello player, shes fucking useless XD plus that section from 5:30 to 5:32 failed :/

[darrian80]

and he is hybrid picking, TE IS AWESOME