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Clarence White performing with his brother Roland White on Bob Baxter's "Guitar Workshop" in 1973. Available on Sierra Records & DVD at sierrarecords.net.
I had read somewhere that Jimi Hendrick once said the Clarence White was the greatest guitar player ever. Interesting since many people think Jimi was the greatest.
Cheers, Scott J.
Yeah, the legend ...( 3 months ago by blueridgekeith)
Yeah, the legend changes every time I hear it....sometimes it's Clarence, sometimes it's Phil Keagy.
The legend is complete fabrication. The only guitarist that Hendrix ever made that kind of comment about was Billy Gibbons (who, at the time, was in a band called the Moving Sidewalks), It was on the Dick Cavett show and he didn't exactly call him "the greatest guitarist ever".
Check it on Snopes.
Bob Baxter on ...( 2 months ago by blueridgekeith)
Bob Baxter on guitar, Roland White (Clarence's brother) on Mando, Byron Berline on fiddle, and Alan Munde on Banjo.
i think jimi also ...( 2 months ago by btruboff)
i think jimi also said djanjo was his favorite guitarist and even named one of his bands after him. I still think jimi got everyone beat based on his creativity and approach.
I think Jimi ...( 2 months ago by JannoKlufs)
I think Jimi would've probably died to play like Clarence on an acoustic guitar, just like Clarence would have died to play like Jimi on an electric.... and since both are dead they're probably playing their heads off in heaven right now :)
If I had to guess, ...( 2 months ago by atrailmike)
If I had to guess, its more likely his Noble guitar. The detail around the sound hole doesn't quite look like a D-18. Also, this is a little later in his career (life) and he surely had that Noble by this time.
Didn't Gene Parsons ...( 2 months ago by Dukegrievousangel)
Didn't Gene Parsons even admit it? About Jimi coming up to Clarence after a Nashville West show? If Gene says it's true, that's good enough for me
Five star guitar ...( 2 months ago by oldcountrytunes)
Five star guitar picking. Thanks!!
the greatest.( 1 month ago by panamintjoe)
the greatest.
In 1965 the band ...( 1 month ago by papaskip)
In 1965 the band recorded some tunes with scotty stoneman, my all time favorite fiddler. The CD is entitled "Livin in the Past". Clarence's break on pilgrim is just unbelievable. And if you haven't heard scotty's fiddle playing, well...speaking of hendrix...
Scotty was terrific ...( 1 month ago by panamintjoe)
Scotty was terrific, my favorite too. Some friends of mine used to see the Colonels all the time at the Ash Grove, often with Scotty showing off his trick fiddling techniques. I wish we could hear more of him.
Bob Baxter had a ...( 1 month ago by spacepatrolman)
Bob Baxter had a music book to go with this show.
Jimi also told the ...( 1 month ago by spacepatrolman)
Jimi also told the guy from Chicago that there guitarist Terry Kath was better than him.
By both Gene ...( 1 month ago by Dukegrievousangel)
By both Gene Parsons' and Roger McGuinn's accounts, there instances where Hendrix sought out Clarence and highly praised him. And what about that tale when Jimi came backstage when Clarence was still in Nashville West? Just goes to show you, great minds can identify other ones!
Clarence does this ...( 1 month ago by FeralReason)
Clarence does this at a metronome setting of of 138 -- about 276 beats per minute. Damn....
Thanks for the vid, ...( 1 month ago by panamintjoe)
Thanks for the vid, clamp. It would be nice to see the rest of it sometime, where Bob B is asking Clarence about his picking style, timing, whether he wears pajamas to bed etc........this stuff is the best, and must see material for those not familiar with Clarence's amazing legacy.
This is one of my ...( 1 month ago by 1973sixtieschic)
This is one of my most favorite songs that my brothers did.
I believe this is ...( 3 weeks ago by NoiseMostBeautiful)
I believe this is the sound we all crave. Many try to attempt and so few get there. Thank you for sharing this wonderful music!
I can assure you ...( 3 weeks ago by bigdjindustriez)
I can assure you that multi-thousand dollar Martin isn't hurting his playing any. I'd like to anybody could play that well with a guitar like that, but they can't..but it would certainly help.
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I can assure you ...( 2 weeks ago by NOS454V8)
I can assure you that, this guitar Clarance is playing is not a Martin. It is a Roy Noble guitar. Sounds friggin' awesome though.
It's a Martin D-28. ...( 2 weeks ago by bigdjindustriez)
It's a Martin D-28. He gave it to Tony Rice before he died, and Tony still has it. Somebody carved out the soundhole and made it bigger because of some "cosmetic" damage, but it actually made the sound and tone alot better. Infact Martin now makes his signature model called the Martin D-28CW, which has the enlarged soundhole.
thats not his 28. ...( 1 week ago by zjroyall07)
thats not his 28. thats an 18. white didn't own his 28 at the time of this recording. rice found it in '75
The cat on rythm ...( 1 week ago by Burtnernie)
The cat on rythm guitar looks like JD Crowe / or Eric Idle from Monty Python....... I just can't tell................
The legend is complete fabrication. The only guitarist that Hendrix ever made that kind of comment about was Billy Gibbons (who, at the time, was in a band called the Moving Sidewalks), It was on the Dick Cavett show and he didn't exactly call him "the greatest guitarist ever".
Check it on Snopes.
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