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Tommy Jones on "Hee Haw" 1972 playing "Black Mountain Rag"
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Sun Jan 13, 2013 2:48 pmby the-ocean87
Finally someone put this video on youtube. Tommy really was one of a kind.
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmhlCS_ZPaw
Re: Tommy Jones on "Hee Haw" 1972 playing "Black Mountain Ra
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Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:13 pmby EddieP
Wow what a player he was at that age. I remember that well when they aired that. I had never heard Black Mt. Rag before and thought only Chet, Donnie Grace and I was using thumbpicks. I lived in a pretty small fingerstyle world until then. I think I was about 15 when this came out. Boy was he ever good. EP
Re: Tommy Jones on "Hee Haw" 1972 playing "Black Mountain Ra
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Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:35 pmby BillB
Yeah, that was amazing! I sure wish I'd had the chance to see Tommy Jones in person, and that he would have stayed with us for a while longer. What a talent!
Bill B.
Re: Tommy Jones on "Hee Haw" 1972 playing "Black Mountain Ra
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Mon Jan 14, 2013 4:50 amby Hendrik
Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Re: Tommy Jones on "Hee Haw" 1972 playing "Black Mountain Ra
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Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:27 amby emjaybee94
I love Chet playing this, but Tommy seems to have taken it to a new dimension. I also think that using a capo gives the tune a bit more "bite".
Regards
Mike
Re: Tommy Jones on "Hee Haw" 1972 playing "Black Mountain Ra
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Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:24 pmby awykle
I remember this appearance well! Our local radio station was playing Tommy quite a bit going into the news break. The first song I heard him play was Dixie Hummingbird. My good friend Terry Efaw, who had won the contest Chet did for a couple years in Knoxville, told me about Tommy. They were pretty close and hanging out with Chet quite a bit then I believe. I finally got to meet Tommy in Nashville a few yeers later and hang out with him a few times. What a talented and humble individual. He sure had that extra 'something' that all the truly great players seem to have.