Chet Atkins with special guests Thom Bresh, Johnny Gimble, Butch Thompson and Peter Ostroushko 

This Austin City Limits episode is from Season 12 in 1987, featuring Thom Bresh, Johnny Gimble, Butch Thompson, Larry Carlton, and Peter Ostroushko.🙂

Farewell... My Bluebelle and Likewise to Mr. Bresh! -- RIP --

Makes my heart feel 20 years old again!

thom Bresh, was a great performer, died much to young , playing together with tommy emmanuel is an absolute joy to see and hear, r.i.p. thom.

Right on!! Amazing brilliant talent ! I really miss these guys. Chet Atkins. 🥹🤣I’ll see you in my dreams

I love anything that Chet and his friends play. Just solid guitar and fiddling music.

My God I remember when this first aired! This was the episode that made me want to go physically see ACL.

Enjoyed every moment of this performance

The set with Gimble, Ostroushko, and Thompson is AWESOME!!! I used to have the whole show on VHS but lost it years ago.

Thom has gone such a sad day . Long may he live such a great entertainer . So sad

Great entertainment, thanks for uploading this!

Chet Atkins you're The One!!!Very, Very Good!!!

I loved this show and had it on VHS for many years.

Old gold pieces..

Thank you for posting this. I hadn’t seen it before and am really enjoying it. So many of them are gone now but thanks to video we can enjoy them forever.

Back in those days you could count on this level of talent showing up on this show at any given time. This was one of the good ones. Thanks for sharing. I have given up on the Austin City Limits show. There is nothing of value on it anymore unless they are doing reruns and you are lucky enough to catch an older show. Bluegrass Underground has tried to replicate it but it just doesn't get it.

Love you guys!

At 27:34 -- LMAO!! Mainly because it had to have surprised the audience that casual Chet (Mr. Lack of Excitement) had a great sense of humor

Legendary musicians each with God given talents few are blessed to possess.

I have this whole show taped when it aired on PBS. Love it. Chet Plays Kentucky and Larry Carlton also plays with Chet.

Thank you

So.nice.so.good

I saw thom brush and his dad merle in concert they were really good.

Gimble ,such a delight..

So good to hear from

I didn't catch the name of the rag tune after Chet and Thom played but I've always loved this rendition. Especially Butch Thompson's solos on piano. He just made it look so effortless. And that blasay look he has on his face is priceless. I once showed it to a lady friend and said "He can sure play piano".

Belive it or not my cat Salem just sat and listened to this whole program with me looks like she has good taste.

Chet and a Clarinet, only he could make it work!

1000 Bravos pour Thom Bresh Blues Man to the bone !!

Johnny Gamble always looked like the cat that ate the canary. Because he did exactly that.

Thom met his musical soul mate with Buster B Jones. Those boys could flat out wear it out.

Концерт замечательный! Даже Чет играет на ирландской скрипке.☻ Ещё пианист понравился с рэгтаймом.

too bad Thom had to sell that guitar. i heard he only got 250 k for it. Imagine THE guitar the Master had for all those years. Thom made it ring . and now it is on a wealthy mans shelf.

What is the first song Thom Bresh plays?

Thom sings and sounds much like Merle

He knows that song. 27:16

32:55 Keep waiting for the Jews Harp to come into the action!

Strangest looking Martin HeadstockI ever did see....the rest of it sounds OK though.

Good old days !