@@eternallife9786 Lefty had 4 songs in the top 10 in 1951 including Traveling Blues and Mom and Dads Waltz. Speaking of Traveling Blues. My dad not only wrote the song, he and his brother Alvin played fiddles on the 1931 recording.
As a child in Fresno, I sat on Roy Nichols lap. My mom was called "Kitty Carol". Sure wish I had tapes of the jam sessions she would have at our house.
This is culturally significant. Captured on a VHS camcorder. There's a lot of this kinda stuff out there that has not come out yet. All these VHS tapes have become gold! Lots of this stuff out there. I think it's cool that it's now there for future generations. Thank you @Reuben.
Interviews show that Roy B loved to backup a singer or fellow musician...he looks to me like he is intently watching n listening to Merle. He was friends w Roy N...how could they not be
What a lucky audience ! If they only knew ! Merle Haggard ,Roy Nichols ,Roy Buchanan ,Bobby Wayne ,Dennis Hromek ,Norm Hammlet,Biff Adams ! Maybe at the Lucky spot ?
Merle Haggard wasn't discovered. He has been and will always be the one who played with Roy Nichols and wrote Workin Man Blues... HAGGARD - A FUCKING LEGEND
With one of the greatest guitarists of all-time in Roy Nichols, Merle didn't really need Roy Buchanan....... but W H A T an added bonus to hear him play!🎸
well I've read some comments about roys playing.....maybe a little too hot.... guitars play in the moment... do he was hottin when felt right... thats alll it was...
It's a technique called "pinch harmonics." Basically, you catch your thumb on the string while playing with the pick. Almost like a glancing blow with your thumb. I've seen people do it with other fingers too, but I have no idea how they do it! Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is widely known for his proficiency at this technique (listen to the ending solo for La Grange).
First step - get a telecaster and use the bridge pickup. You have to work on where you hold right hand in relation to the bridge, as this varies slightly according to where you are fretting, and as mentioned below, you "brush" the string with your thumb simultaneously with the picked note. It's helped quite a bit by VOLUME , and I can attest to the fact that Roy played LOUD. When I saw him he had two Fender Twins (Supers?) facing each other on chairs with a mic between them. My ears rang for days after that, as I was in the second or third row.
Alex Bradley, I do it by choking up on the pick and slightly muting with the flesh on my middle finger. I also play steel so this is a common thing. Keep after it, it will come. You can do it on acoustic as well, I do it all the time.
You will need a guitar with a single coil pickup (lots of highs), the Telecaster is the best for this, because of the wide space between the neck and bridge pickups. Then, get a mandolin pick--not a big flat pick, but a small one--and then learn to snap your fingers over the string while striking with the pick. You will get the natural harmonics 5, 7, and 12 frets from the note you are fingering, but a lot of players like the dirtier ones the 9th fret away. There are others, but that depends on the 'shred' settings of your amp.
Kerry Maxwell The main technique is in your fingers and picking, not a loud amplifier. Harmonics can be played just the same even unplugged. Extra volume would enable them to be heard prominently.
Roy Nichols was a very decent picker,but he couldn't have held the flashlight for Roy Buchanan..Buchanan could very easily play RN's parts,RN couldn't even begin to understand Buchanan's playing and showed the fact that he was a major asshole by laughing when he was threatened instead of listening n enjoying something different on a song he himself was made to play 300 nights a year..anyone that thinks different is ignorant of guitar playing.
Gomer's Goober I think RN was knocked off of his high horse, and didn't know what to do. His ego sure took a beating that day. Can you imagine how many people had told him "You're the best player I've ever seen,"then along comes RB and pokes a hole in his balloon.
Roy B was a great guitar player for sure. To bad his inner demons took him out. He was a raging homosexual in his spare time. I learned this from american pickers.
If only the original tape of this whole concert were available.
Roy Buchanan = effortless brilliance
WHOA Roy hitting the harmonics so fine, What a awesome solo !!
Early Rev. Billy Gibbons sounding. ❤
Merl Haggard and Roy Buchanon. Two greats on the same stage. I love the way Roy uses those pinch harmonix
I love in the beginning Roy's hitting that pinch squeels and you here guys in the crowd go " WHATS HE DOING?!!" " Haha... I wonder what's he doing"
Travelin Blues by my dad Shelly Lee Alley. Merle sang it great! My dad would have been proud!
wasn't it popularized by lefty frizzell?
@@eternallife9786 Jimmie Rodgers had the original and Lefty had a hit on it in 1951
@@MrTookie65 that's what I thought initially, isn't it one of his blue yodel #'s?
@@eternallife9786 Lefty had 4 songs in the top 10 in 1951 including Traveling Blues and Mom and Dads Waltz. Speaking of Traveling Blues. My dad not only wrote the song, he and his brother Alvin played fiddles on the 1931 recording.
@@MrTookie65 that's really cool guy!
Merle Haggard was one of the best all time country music greats. This is one of his best musical moments jamming with the late Roy Buchanan. RIP
I’m
Look at Roy after the solo, laughing. Probably at the fact that no Merle song has heard a pinch harmonic squeal! Haha.
Some great footage of Merle's legendary guitarist(s). Two of the best.
One of the best solos and tone of all Time.
So much Central California Telecaster awesomeness in this.
WOOOOWWWW!!! Thanks for posting this gem! Missing Merle. ☮
What a awesome tune
Wow. What a rare video.
That's a Whole Lotta TALENT on the small stage....!!
As a child in Fresno, I sat on Roy Nichols lap. My mom was called "Kitty Carol". Sure wish I had tapes of the jam sessions she would have at our house.
That's incredible
Whoa!!
This is culturally significant. Captured on a VHS camcorder. There's a lot of this kinda stuff out there that has not come out yet. All these VHS tapes have become gold! Lots of this stuff out there. I think it's cool that it's now there for future generations. Thank you @Reuben.
Interviews show that Roy B loved to backup a singer or fellow musician...he looks to me like he is intently watching n listening to Merle.
He was friends w Roy N...how could they not be
Yep, I think Mick was right... Roy is 100% trying to annoy Merle with those harmonics... hilarious!!
No I think he’s proving he’s just as good if not better than Roy Nichols
🇺🇸 Listening to Greatness in Texas USA 2023
Merle sounds so much like Lefty on that second song, damn what a voice and live ! no autotune sound edits here folks.
Priceless
What a lucky audience ! If they only knew ! Merle Haggard ,Roy Nichols ,Roy Buchanan ,Bobby Wayne ,Dennis Hromek ,Norm Hammlet,Biff Adams ! Maybe at the Lucky spot ?
Ever noticed how the greatest talents looked bored while playing until its thier turn to throw in thier lead part?
Roy Buchanan looks at Merle he knows what a great singer he was you can see it in his eyes
No Roy is look at Roy there is tension up on that stage
Merle Haggard is the best country singer ever. That don’t mean I don’t love Jones, Williams and Frizzell. But Merle is the best. Period.
Merle sleeps with the angels. I thought of this clip when I first heard he passed.
Great version of my dad Shelly Lee Alley's song Travelin Blues!
WOW , MERLE AND THESE 2 ROYS ?, HA , DON'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT !!!!!!
That,is,some,good,playing,love,it,top,of,the,linre
Merle Haggard wasn't discovered. He has been and will always be the one who played with Roy Nichols and wrote Workin Man Blues... HAGGARD - A FUCKING LEGEND
I Love when Merle turns to Riy at 0:02 🚂🚂. Just like "go ahead Roy, make that guitar cry
this stage is fuckin intense
Great Jimmie Rogers song
rip Merle :(
Yup, and pretty much everyone else in the video.
With one of the greatest guitarists of
all-time in Roy Nichols, Merle didn't really need
Roy Buchanan....... but
W H A T an added bonus to hear him play!🎸
Sorry but he’s better
some greats on here
The Best
Roy-al-TEE!
anyone notice RN turn down RB amp? and laugh and saying what is he doing over there, after the first solo?
i noticed he put out a cig but didnt touch a amp
RN was a good picker,but a typical asshole deluxe.
@@quickvmax3364 BEING TOTALLY BRILLIANT , ROY COULD AFFORD 2 B !!!!!!!!
@@quickvmax3364 probably because he got blown out of the water by Roy Buchanan
He put out a cigarette....that's all...
Nichols laughing loudly....then reaching over to Buchanan's Amp turning down his volume...what disrespect!
0:12 wow!
Never knew Merle and Roy Buchannon played together,pretty cool.
Sometimes Roy Buchanan looked so bored playing his ass off. He was the best of the best.
NEVER HEARD JIMMIE RODGERS DONE LIKE THAT BOYS WELL DONE
I love the look of disdain on Roy's face when having to refrain himself.
Merle was kind of getting in his face.
Roy always had that look on his face. No "disdain" whatsoever.
@@robertcole5123 His distain was over the restrained refrains.... 😜
cool to see this!! i wonder where it was? roy was from d.c. area...
All and all... we are looking for bricks for our wall.
Strange to hear Roy
What venue was that? How can we hear the whole show?
well I've read some comments about roys playing.....maybe a little too hot....
guitars play in the moment...
do he was hottin when felt right...
thats alll it was...
Anyone know the name of these songs?
Anıl Toplar Travelin Blues and I Love You a Thousand Ways
Made famous by Jimmie Rodgers and Lefty Frizzell respectively.
Molde Fan i love lefty frizzeles version love that old bar room piano sound
Heisyt
Someone please tell me how Roy hit those howling, whistling notes!!
It's a technique called "pinch harmonics." Basically, you catch your thumb on the string while playing with the pick. Almost like a glancing blow with your thumb. I've seen people do it with other fingers too, but I have no idea how they do it!
Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is widely known for his proficiency at this technique (listen to the ending solo for La Grange).
First step - get a telecaster and use the bridge pickup. You have to work on where you hold right hand in relation to the bridge, as this varies slightly according to where you are fretting, and as mentioned below, you "brush" the string with your thumb simultaneously with the picked note. It's helped quite a bit by VOLUME , and I can attest to the fact that Roy played LOUD. When I saw him he had two Fender Twins (Supers?) facing each other on chairs with a mic between them. My ears rang for days after that, as I was in the second or third row.
Alex Bradley, I do it by choking up on the pick and slightly muting with the flesh on my middle finger. I also play steel so this is a common thing. Keep after it, it will come. You can do it on acoustic as well, I do it all the time.
You will need a guitar with a single coil pickup (lots of highs), the Telecaster is the best for this, because of the wide space between the neck and bridge pickups. Then, get a mandolin pick--not a big flat pick, but a small one--and then learn to snap your fingers over the string while striking with the pick. You will get the natural harmonics 5, 7, and 12 frets from the note you are fingering, but a lot of players like the dirtier ones the 9th fret away. There are others, but that depends on the 'shred' settings of your amp.
Kerry Maxwell The main technique is in your fingers and picking, not a loud amplifier. Harmonics can be played just the same even unplugged. Extra volume would enable them to be heard prominently.
Roy was such a great player....but that icepick tone. He must have had no upper-register hearing at all.
Nichols seems to be less than impressed, lol.
I can't blame him.
Roy Nichols was a very decent picker,but he couldn't have held the flashlight for Roy Buchanan..Buchanan could very easily play RN's parts,RN couldn't even begin to understand Buchanan's playing and showed the fact that he was a major asshole by laughing when he was threatened instead of listening n enjoying something different on a song he himself was made to play 300 nights a year..anyone that thinks different is ignorant of guitar playing.
Just realize that most of what you just typed is complete nonsense.
@@kennyscarborough250 take it easy man!
Gomer's Goober I think RN was knocked off of his high horse, and didn't know what to do. His ego sure took a beating that day. Can you imagine how many people had told him "You're the best player I've ever seen,"then along comes RB and pokes a hole in his balloon.
Buchanan was good..no doubt,... but, I'm sorry... he couldn't touch Roy Nichols on his best day! Nichols was just an absolute LEGEND.
RB would be the 1st to agree with you.
Roy B was a great guitar player for sure. To bad his inner demons took him out. He was a raging homosexual in his spare time. I learned this from american pickers.
Where did you hear that? What’s American Pickers?
Perhaps you are thinking about former US president James Buchanan?