Clarence White Bluegrass and B-Bender Master
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- Опубліковано 19 тра 2022
- Take a look into the life of Clarence White. With clips of him performing with the Byrds and in a Guitar Workshop. Plus a demonstration of a couple Clarence classics, performed by your host, Fran Capitanelli
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Thank you for making this very nice tribute to Clarence White. My brother and I were blessed to see him in concert, sitting at the very feet of Clarence, looking up at him. We were in awe. At times, his fingers would move so fast, they were a blur. He was an impeccable dresser, wearing white pants with a perfect crease, and a suede jacket. After the concert, we got to meet and speak with Clarence and found him to be very humble, down-to-earth and on the shy side. His creation of the B-Bender was genius. He’s performed with many different recording artists and his signature playing is always recognizable. Like you said, “right when he starts playing, there’s a certain thing going on there that everybody else doesn’t have.” We love Clarence. His light was put out too soon. What a tremendous loss to the music business and the world…such a good guy. You play beautifully. I enjoyed listening to you play “You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.” Clarence would be honored, I’m sure. Thank you so much for this touching video.
This was beautiful! Thank you
Saw him, talked to him many times. What an authentic man he was. He's long missed but his incredible legacy will live on.
Yes, excellent video and guitar by both you and Clarence!@@francapitanelli9775
Really enjoyed that and some great clips, plus playing of course, thanks.
so my son and I watched this one, "you ain't going nowhere" is his favorite and after this he said "how much for a b-bender?". freakin brilliant, Fran. cheers.
Thanks my dude! Great to see you name pop up
I read somewhere back in the Clarence B-bender heyday that all the period guitarists would stand up close at gigs to try and figure out what he was doing! Acoustically and Electrically Clarence was the innovator! Love all his stuff! God Bless
Jimmy Page related a story about just that. He went out of his way to see the Byrds around ‘69 in California while Zeppelin were touring, to watch Clarence White play his B bender.
Yes true story assume Marty Stuart talk about it in an interview where he was just a kid and he would go to the shows that he would see all the guitar players lined up watching seeing what the heck was Clarence doing to get that sound and Marty still was he young kid boy and he loved it too and yeah he told that story and then another fellow that Jimmy Page was also Clarence is just a master especially the flight picking I mean I don't know anybody who could hit all those strings and all those threats with a pic and not use their other fingers unbelievable and he never never never looks at his left hand
Clarence's lineage is a big part of Bluegrass and Country music history and culture. His B-Bender influenced everyone, and his Martin acoustic ended up with the great Tony Rice. This is a great video about him. Thank you
Thanks Fran for shedding light on this mystery. I've always been a fan of the Byrds especially with Clarence White in the mix. Clarence was one of the best, and is sorely missed. Imagine the career he could of had. I'm sure he would of became more famous as he got better known. One in a million as they say! Your playing was excellent to say the least! Thanks!
I don't know why, but Clarence just touches my soul. Nex to him I would put Doc Watson who embellished a tune without leaving the melody.
Didn’t know anything about him, thank you again!
marevllous video, perfect solo on "you ain't"
Amazing, I'm just learning about Clarence. What a picker!!
Thanks for sharing the stories - I can't believe I never knew that Roland was also hit the night Clarence was killed. Both of the White, formerly LeBlanc, brothers were in the upper echelon of great pickers.
Thank you, that's some serious history
Clarence white. His playing is an expression of humility, love and life!
'I have a pretty keen ear as you probably noticed" The look said it all! I am always learning things from your videos. Great playing as always!! Cheers!!
It's great to have all these videos popping up about Clarence, and the b bender, my uncle Billy Ray played banjo with the Kentucky colonels,
Super cool
Had the pleasure of meeting your uncle Billy Ray in Vail CO in the mid 80s (was doing road gigs at time). I've Loved Clarence's music ever since I first heard him in '68. And I loved Billy Ray's fine pickin' on the Dillards "Roots & Branches"
🎸 Outstanding ..!! You Knocked’it Outta The Bluegrass Park 🪕🎻
~ Clarence Be Proud ~
Oh I love this, I remembered your reverence for Clarence White way back. I gotta say, these videos have quickly become a favorite to unwind to each week. I'm grateful to get to go into these worlds and discover something new or see it through a different lens. You've captured some magic with this series.
I’m loving the musicology from your perspective❤️
Great stuff! Nicely done. Clarence White was just amazing. I got to see him play with the Byrds. On acid. In 1970 when I was 17 years old. Man, that'll stick with you all your life.
Just a little interesting note on Clarence's "Holy Grail" D28...Tony Rice (a genius of bluegrass as well) owned it until his death recently. Marty Stuart owns the "Pull-String". My cousin was a session guitar player in Nashville for several years and wrote and sold songs attended guitar-pulls and song writing workshops...Well at one such workshop he met Tony Rice and got to play a bit on Clarence's/Tony's "Holy Grail".
I have a 2006 Nashville B-Bender and it's pretty awesome.
Love your singing Fran!
Holly shit man!! That was great Fran. Love that B-bender. I can tell you have a great respect for Clarence White. Really appreciate you making this great video and sharing your love of the man's amazing talent.
A daunting undertaking flawlessly executed. Outstanding !
With Clarence, Danny Gatton, Tony Rice, Jimmy Bryant, Luther Perkins, Roy Buchanan, Don Rich, Roy Nichols, Buck Owens, Mike Bloomfield, Merle Haggard, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Jeff Beck, Waymore, et. al., can you imagine the Heavenly jam sessions they must be enjoying ? I sure hope there are Teles and Esquires in Heaven.
Luv your channel buddy great content as usual 🤘🏻🇨🇦
Great job - I'll give it a shot - thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion (and lengthy practicing time)
Awesome video Fran. For some reason all your videos you come out with are about bands I’ve been jamming to at the moment. Recently getting into the byrds and all the amazing talents of the band. Clarences playing is really the highlight of the later byrds records. Taken from the world too soon!
Clarence split atoms on acoustic and electric, lead and rhythm. One of the best of all time.
Lived the whole video but your version of "You ain't going nowhere" is just dynamite! Aaaahhh man! Brilliant!
Thank you
I am a beginner on the tele and im thankful for the video i am a bluegrass player just a flat pick no triple fingers just str8 pi k stuff i needed this video
great job.
Love your appreciation for Clarence’s musical talent and inspirational impetus for so many guitarists.
My brother and I eould listen to The Byrds in our bedroom at night as teenagers in the late 1970s in Queens NYC, and I was always in awe of the live recording of Soldiers Joy on the Untitled Album where Roger introduces Clarence playing his acoustic and he hoping to keep up…lol
My brother saved up and bought a Rickenbacker 360 12 string, and I played 5 string Bluegrass banjo.
I wasn’t interested in playing guitar until I heard Clarence’s flatpicking Bluegrass.
Later on I learned about the b string bender and I instantly realized why Sweetheart Of The Rodeo was so good.
I just received my bstringbender from Gene Parsons who personally installed it inti my Telecaster.
I don’t play as well as you but I am trying.
All the best!
Congrats!
How did,I miss this video!!
Ooh, don’t miss that one. It’s a good one if I may say so
Very nice playing sir
Heck Ya Pick & Grin man🎉
Guess I was unsubscribed,I'm back now lol,love your guitar work
Nice.
Cool hybrid picking
You are pretty good at this guitar playing yourself! Thanks for featuring Clarence White
Appreciate that, thanks!!
Nice Bender.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🥇
I've always been interested in the Andy Griffith episodes with his old D28 with dots on the fingerboard. I'm guessing someone on the production crew decided it didn't look right and I'm assuming added stickers. Great video! Huge Clarence fan.
Is there any truth to the cutting of the soundhole to His liking, for volume???
If so, imagine cutting on a Martin soundhole...🎙🎼🎵🎶🎙👈👊😎
The story I've heard is when Clarence's father went into the music store to find the best guitar they could afford, that Martin was there with the soundhole already enlarged & without a fingerboard. The store owner had a Gretsch fingerboard, in the back, so that is what was used.
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If you are doing a Mt Rushmore of flatpickers you have to start with Clarence, Doc and Tony Rice. After that it’s tough to get to #4.
Clarence was the best.
He would’ve made an amazing typist….
nice job with "I Am A Pilgrim" reimagined!
Appreciate that! All the praise to Clarence
Das waren Zeiten...
As useful as the b-bender is, I think the main problem is that players get a little bend-happy. I think it would sound better with more restraint, meaning fewer bends. Let the pedal steel be the pedal steel and let the b-bender still be a guitar -- with an occasional pedal steel lick brought in for variety.
WOW !! QUIT YOUR DAY JOB !! Awesome video !!
Do you know what songs he did double drop D on? He had to banjo drop D tuners. Figured if he had um he’s use them.
Been tryin to think where he used those but I don’t know. I’ll keep searchin
Where can I find the full clip at 2:02-2:15?
It's on UA-cam - Clarence White Guitar: The best video recordings part 1 - ua-cam.com/video/MkQcA3_33xE/v-deo.html
I’ve got that’s same guitar!! Is it 2000?
* made in the year 2000?’
I think it’s a 98
You didnt mention the country boys....
Just a tip. You look like you have a lot of tension in you hands and arms. You are digging in. Relax. Your playing will get faster and smooth.
Thanks for your suggestion. I prefer the way the rough edges sound in my own playing. But when I'm listening to music, alot of times I do like to listen to the smoother players to give my ears a break. Do you have any music of your own I can listen to?
Everyone says hes the best, yet i dont know how they got exposed..
Sweethearts of the Rodeo was how I found out