100 Guitars

Are you MAN enough to defend your love against... 100 GUITARS!?


I didn't have a lot of information about this video when I posted it, but thanks to a PCL visitor who did some great research, now we know...

"de la TV Romande" indicates that it's French-Swiss (i.e., from the French-speaking part of Switzerland). In this case it came from SSR/TSR (Télévision Suisse Romande). It's an excerpt from "Happy End", which won the main prize at the 1964 Rose d'Or Swiss TV festival/awards. (See WIKI LINK).

Apparently the Stones and Petula Clark played live at the awards that year. The whole thing looks pretty demented, in all the right ways."

The song is "Every Night (Without You)" from 1962 by Paul Anka.

Mama Guitar

Andy Griffith was cool.


Andy Griffith was a great actor.
More info about the movie here: A Face in The Crowd

Chet's folding guitar

Les Paul and Chet Atkins promoting their album Guitar Monsters by playing "Limehouse Blues". Chet then showcases his folding guitar.

Can You Hold Your Fingers Like This?

Wayne Raney and Lonnie Glosson, harmonica players, teach you how to play guitar, if you can hold your fingers like that.

Bingo Reyna

Bingo Reyna - Ocaso Canadiense (1966)

Seattle Folklore Society's video tapes from the 1960s

"In the late 1960's, the Seattle Folklore Society and KCTS public television video taped various acts that came through town."

Check out Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Jesse Fuller, Bukka White, Big Joe Williams, Doc Watson, Elizabeth Cotton, Fred McDowell, Fred McFalls and Bren Byson, Furry Lewis, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Mike Russo, Mike Seeger, Roscoe Holcomb, Roy Caudill, Son House and embedded here Rev. Gary Davis and Buell Casey.



Part 2 of the Rev. Gary Davis video can be found here.



Part 2 of the Buell Casey video can be found here.

If you enjoy watching footage of legends of blues and folk blues as much as I do you should head on over to FolkSeattle's Channel immediately.

Alvino Rey Lies Over The Ocean

We have posted about Alvino Rey and his "talking guitar" before. But this is kind of cute, and I am going to bed with "My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean" ringing in my ears.


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Reverend Gary Davis - Feel Like Goin' Home

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Hold that Tiger!

Speaking of The King Sisters here is a clip of them with Alvino Rey and his orchestra doing their (quite hysterical) version of the jazz standard "Tiger Rag".

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Modern Sitar Rocks The U.S in 1967

Vinnie Bell plays his electric sitar.

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Hawaiian Surf Ride

charity shop stuff shares Wout Steenhuis - Hawaiian Surf Ride.


Hilo

Ambush

Yee-haw, it's an Ambush by the Outlaws!

The Whistler and His Guitar

From 1964, early Toots Thielemans--no harmonica, just a man, his guitar, and his pursed lips. Also featuring Dick Hyman, and Don Lamond. And not to disappoint those of you who share my love of stupid song titles, I have chose the cut entitled "Indiana Nuts" to represent the album.



You can either get the FLAC version not divided into separate cuts here, or get it nicely converted to MP3 and divided (by ME, you're welcome), here

Me vuelves loco

Argentinian Hernán Oliva was surely influenced by Stephane Grappelli's work with Django Reinhardt--but he puts a slightly updated spin on such Hot Club standards as El Scheik (Sheik of Araby), Exactamente como tu, Rio Swannee, and Chinaboy (Muchacho chino). Oliva played with Ahmed Ratip and Cotton Pickers of Buenos Aires in the 1940s, which is reason enough for me to love him. The music on this album just sealed the deal.

2 Guitars Country Style

Enjoy Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant - 2 Guitars Country Style over at Uncle Gil's Rockin' Archives.



Low Man On A Totem Pole

Guitar of Love

Egyptian-born guitarist Omar Khorshid (1945-1981) stars in the 1973 Lebanese film Guitar al-Hob (Guitar of Love).
The link also includes photos, bio and links to some his LPs like Belly Dance with Omar Khorshid and His Magic Guitar, Rhythms from the Orient and With Love.

The one and only Link you need

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Living Guitars

Living Guitars - Guitar Man available over at Zip Your Rip.


Guitar Woman

The Look of Love and the Sounds of Laurindo Almeida

The Look of Love and the Sounds of Laurindo Almeida, available thanks to Luz! Cámara! Música!.


Simplicade

Steel Guitar Favorites

Jerry Byrd - Steel Guitar Favorites is available thanks to Allen`s archive of early and old country music.


Wang Wang Blues