FWIW, the backup band in the second clip is The Kentucky Colonels. The stonefaced little guy playing guitar is a young Clarence White, who was Tony Rice's childhood inspiration.
He died in 1973 in a car accident, after playing for awhile with The Byrds. There's very little video available of him playing acoustic, but here's the best one, with brother Roland again playing mandolin:
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FWIW, the backup band in the second clip is The Kentucky Colonels. The stonefaced little guy playing guitar is a young Clarence White, who was Tony Rice's childhood inspiration.
He died in 1973 in a car accident, after playing for awhile with The Byrds. There's very little video available of him playing acoustic, but here's the best one, with brother Roland again playing mandolin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMQuuZNvwLU
Endless invention and soulfulness, followed by Here's How You Play Fast.
Rob- That's really first rate.
Link here: I Am A Pilgrim
I recall a lot of innovation and discovery in that genre back in the seventies.