Tony Rice's 'Church Street Blues' is incredible

#guitar #tonyrice #acoustic
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00:00 Intro
01:05 The Tone
03:32 The Notes and Chords
08:14 Playing This: The Speed
09:18 Playing This: The Picking
11:29 The Conclusion

[brandavi]

I'm a massive fan of Tony. I'm super impressed a TR/bluegrass newbie picked this up so fast and with great tone. The tone is what really set Tony apart from others in this style. Great job!!!

[gardnerfiddle]

Tony Rice was the GOAT! Thank you for telling people about him. Seeing him play live in the 1980s was an inspiration to my guitar playing. He was the definition of economy of motion.

[mathewhutchins]

It’s always so refreshing to see Tony Rice get some love in the greater guitar community

[mangooleh]

Everyone comes across that magical video of Tony playing the church street blues and then find themselves going thru all the Tony Rice videos there is and in the process get awestruck by his casual excellence and his incredible music. Thank you for making this video.

[benjaminfournier]

Don't forget this was written originally by Norman Blake! It was on his 1975 record Whiskey Before Breakfast. Norman plays it a bit differently, but it's also an amazing guitar performance.

[LightningDogg]

This might be my favorite of the many videos of yours that I have liked. You introduced a little Tony Rice into some lives that were unaware. You had to work at accomplishing a goal, even at your level of ability. You showed that, even if most of us just want to get to "that next level", there's always another level. Finally, that was a touching speech by Tony and now I will look at the entire video for context. Great job all around Sammy.

[reno]

Flatpicking that song, that fast, and that clean is pure SHREDDING! Tony was one of the all time greats.

[bradsmithstudios]

His video playing the Amin intro to Shenandoah is unreal.

[Joe-bvbe]

Nice way to honour a great musician. Thanks for the lesson.

[herothehedgefox]

loved the transitions for each section.

[JaMeshuggah]

Love Tony Rice and think of this song all the time

[zenheretic]

one of my favorite songs of all time, thanks for covering this one Sammy G

[HunterSkyeMusic]

I’ve been crazy about this song for years and have never been able to play it! Thank you for writing coherent tabs and doing a play through. You’re the GOAT brotha!

[EzyoMusic]

Thank you for talking about Tony Rice and taking a look at this song. He's one of my favorite pickers and to this day, I'm still trying to nail this song.

[williamduvall]

Excellent work. What an insightful, inspirational and thankful message to go along with the song itself. How appropriate for Thanksgiving. Thank you for sharing.

[lukedaymusic]

Thankyou for this. 😢😢
I am a Tony Rice fan.

I have spoken to his family since he passed. This video brought me a lot of joy.

❤

[justplainolredbeardz]

I’ve been playing guitar and watching guitar content for 20 years. This is my favorite guitar video on YouTube. This guy is a guru.

[urkosh]

I watched this twice, thank you, Samurai, for sharing about Tony Rice, what a wonderful player he was! So are you too, Samurai, and, at that, you have a big heart.

[fortunefavorsthebold]

I feel so lucky to have found your channel. I struggle with a nerve disease that affects my hands and my playing, but watching your videos is the first time I've felt hope that I can revive my guitar playing in over a decade. Thanks man!!

[TenThumbsProductions]

Playing with clarity, tone and precision that Tony plays with… it’s unrivaled.