Vince always displays humble, respectful of others, a class act, and great humor that I love as well as being such a great singer, song writer, and a world class guitarist.
classical music 74. his biggest asset is his humanity. he is all you say and a great humnan being as well. i have seen this guy four or five times in person and twice i watched him cry unashamedly when singing about his father and his brother. his feelings are on his sleeve and he doesn't care who sees it.
@@denisjl100 exactly this man, Vince, writes his songs, sing his songs, and plays (on guitar) his songs better than damn near anyone out there. The best musicians hone their craft from their heart, Vince in one of the rare few that can do the three from his heart. Writing, singing, guitar playing (or any instrument), he is damn good, but when put together, yeah he is one of the best of all time. A once in a lifetime talent is what Vince truly is.
When Vince says that Chet's playing "blew his mind and still does" , you can see the admiration and respect he has for this icon of music.... All my best to you sir....Mr. Atkins
Chet was the master! The picker that made me pick up the guitar at 10 years old, 45 years ago! I'm still playin! Thanks Chet, for planting that seed, so long ago👍. R.I.P.
Chet was a genius; Vince extraordinarily mega gifted. Both were filled with humility and kindness, which elevates them both to rarified air. Untouchable.
Chet Atkins, one of the best in the world ever!! Vince Gill was obviously thrilled to death to be playing music with Chet Atkins and likewise for Chet. I got to see Chet Atkins only once in my lifetime and I'll never forget the concert. Chet was onstage just like he was off stage. A country gentleman, classy gent to say the least. You live on Chet, you live on!!!
Chet puts him on the spot at 3:15. Pretty good for a guy who is in the presence of a legend. At the end he get's out of the way and let's the legend finish. Knowing when to play and knowing when not to helps define greatness.
Grew up in the 60's listening to Chet and others. His guitar made a melody sound like someone singing. Chet was smooth like we've never heard.....and Vince a voice like we've never heard. Great Combo
Chet was and will always be the master. His self accompaniment is just a wonderful thing to hear. In his later years he would fall asleep in his chair every night playing his guitar.
What a wonderful clip. It's great seeing the generations connect. Both clearly have so much respect for the other's work and talent. I enjoyed this very much, thank you.
Such warmth and kind words exchanged from two incredible artists as guitarists! On the same "Freight Train", both possess lovely gifts and what is more, the respect and humbleness shown between these legends is so exemplary. You can really see how much Vince loved and admired Chet, and that he was so honored to be there him in that moment and revealing how mind-blowing Mr. Guitar really is, was and always will be. Chet shows immense gratitude and gives such a wonderful response towards Gil as he shows the world that Vince is truly a gifted player. For me personally, this is a wonderful find and thank you for posting this gem!
I remember a music book I somehow wound up with as a young guitarist, and Chet's transcriptions almost look like a foreign language to me. I have enjoyed listening to both of these guitarists through the years. Each for what they bring to the table for all of us to enjoy. My wife once asked Vince during a rare opportunity we got to meet him, "my husband wants to know why his strat does not sound as good as yours." He just smiled at me, and said he had no social life.
I had an original copy of "Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles". It is priceless and what he does to those familiar songs is jaw-dropping. Michelle and Yesterday in particular. Vince makes it look easy, Chet confirms just how difficult it is.
I happened on to these videos when I was researching for Gibson Guitars. And boy, what a joy it has been to listen to these. I taught guitar for 14 years and it brought back a lot of memories.
Anytime Chet plays, he can put a smile on your face. Such an extraordinary talent and a great loss now he's gone. He did an album with Mark Knophler called Neck and Neck which is still one of my favourite examples of two masters playing together.
I'll second that. Neck and Neck is one of my favorites albums, and Mark Knopfler is often overlooked as a guitarist, but he is one of the greats too. Chet Atkins with the Boston Pops is a great bunch of music too.
Being a musician for yrs, incl playinh, piano, tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, string bass, sax & clarinet, I do know musical talent & having met Vince Gill in person & watched him perform, he's a great guitarist & singer.
Chet has history. He IS history. The most musically complete guitarist of all time in my opinion. But l love them all, from Django, Joe Pass, Tommy Emmanuel, Jerry Reed to all the others who also loved the older masters!
Yup but Vince ain't a slouch and in the interview you can tell Vince is in awe and thought it was great that Chet says he wishes he could do what another player he admires can do. As a musician that means a lot when it comes from any peer especially one that you totally admire
Far canal, that's some pickin'. These guys are legends, and doubly great together. Lovely ringin' tone from those guitars. Thanks for this priceless upload!
@Vince Gill 🔵 I truly like that you can play any instrument that you pick up. And the fact that you are truly country. I now live in Maryland. But I was born and partly raised in SW Virginia. A little town called Hurley, Va. near Grundy, Va. So naturally, my heart is still in the Applications Mountains. I understand that you are from Kentucky. Not too far from where I am from. We share that fact along with a few other country entertainers like Ricky Skaggs and Patty Loveless to name a couple. Vince just keeps on doing what you are doing. You are truly one of the best Country Entaniers. Thank you so much for replying to my post. God Bless you always.
I just love that tone. I will go to my grave in awe at the beauty of guitars that sound like this. For the most part I will never understand why people use effects. This is how the guitar was meant to sound and be played. I have played a long time now and could never get the skill of these two ( I was never obessed like chet and vince about the practice required) but if and when I get the tone right I have reached my goal.
The guitar, unlike all the other instruments, can be played in one hundred - a thousand ways and each of them expresses a personality. Greetings. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eavkz78hWL8.html *SHAZAM!* Gretsch Guitar cover by *Duane Eddy*
There are many guitar players in the world that can technically out play Chet (it doesn't make them the overall best). But the one thing they could not do was out entertain Chet. Chet Atkins was the peoples guitar player and there hasn't been another one since his death (Tommy Emmanual is the closest one to Chet). I saw an Austin City Limits performance on TV years ago. Chet did a song about his dad that had been written by someone else. Chet was not known for his singing talent. Chet sang this song with no fancy guitar work that he was famous for. As the camera panned the audience it was clear that there was not one man that did not have tears in his eyes. This was the most Powerful Performance I had ever seen in my life. When you impress people with your playing, that is good. When you can reach inside and grab them emotionally, that is GOLDEN. Chet could do it and you cannot learn that in any music college. You learn how to do it when you mature as an open minded musician that has performed for countless crowds of people. Chet certainly did that and learned from his experience to end up being the most sought after Nashville Studio Guitarist and well known TV guitarist. RIP Chet and thanks for entertaining me since I started playing at 10 years old. I always knew you were the best.
Vince Gill is a legend. He is such a humble personality ..great guitarist ..super singer.his voice like an angel also song wrter.. God gave him so much talents . Nice.
Can you imagine sitting down to play guitar with Chet Atkins and then in the middle of the song he tells you to take it. I would lock up. Props to both of these guys.
I like it when Vince said...."I can sit 2 ft. away from Chet and watch him and still can't figure out how he does it".....so true......but both of these guys are just incredible.
John Carke, that opinion is shared worldwide. When it comes to finger style there are many, many greats - Merle Travis comes to mind - but when it comes to finger style, SMOOTH playing, Chet is and in many minds will always be the greatest who ever sat a Gibson on their leg. God rest his wonderful soul.
The "Kentucky thumb picking" style came down to Chet through guys like Ike Everly, Mose Rager and Merle Travis, and I was told (by Ike Everly) that the style was picked up from "kind of a dark complected fella" named Arnold Schultz.
147 people thumbs down two of the best guitar players from two different generations playing together. Wow. Why watch it, if you just hate life in general.
What we see here is a young man with a ton of respect for what was probably the best country guitar player to ever finger pick a guitar. Too bad men with respect like this are a dying breed.
