Jim Stafford Boogie Woogie Guitar Tribute to Pinetop Perkins 

I 'm 71 and have seen Mr. Stafford play and listened to his reçordings and enjoyed them all. First time I have heard him do the boogie and I think he did an excellent job. Grand performer.

this man is a legend and we should all appreciate his guitar and showmanship skills .

Thirty years ago I went to Stroud's Chicken in Kansas City. There was an elderly piano player who was playing brilliantly for the folks in the waiting room and nobody was paying any attention. We struck up a conversation. I was shocked at how well he played and asked his name. When he told me it was Pinetop Perkins it was almost more than I could handle. He told me all about his involvement with the Blues Foundation and a whole lot of other things that I have since forgotten. Such a sweet and gentle, engaging and friendly man.

WOW! That is some serious talent.

What an amazing musician!

My respect just went through the roof for Mr Stafford!

An unrecognized "Legend"!!!

Our entire family really liked Jim Stafford. He was a handsome dawg in addition to his entertainment skills.

One of the most underrated talents in the music industry. That was righteous fellow babies. God Bless Jim Stafford.

One of the great guitarist!

this guy is so talented

Jim Stafford is a great picker.

Great entertainer, loved his tv show. Thanks

That was awesome. Thank you, Mr Jim Stafford

A talent unknown. Where you guys dig this up is remarkable. Short , but quality always beats quantity. What a refreshing thing to find at the end of the day.

this was great. that was an awesome arrangement. what a story about hanging with Muddy and Pinetop.fine job Mr Stafford.

Jim Stafford is an amazing musician! Its wonderful to hear him play. Thank you for posting this video! 👍

I live near Branson and every time family comes to visit we recomend Jim's show if he's im town. His best wecever saw was aboutv8 years ago when we were foster parents. He put on a free show for all local foster parents and kids plus a few other groups. There was a good " finger food" buffet before the show. He had 2 other young guitarists, both excellent, with him on stage. He joked around a little as usual, but then opened up playing the boogie woogie and it was much more detailed and complicated thsn this version. Then the 3 played several songs concert style; each carrying a different line blended together to form one song. Went on for about an hour. Best I'd heard him or any other play in my lifetime. Wish they'd recorded it so I could replay it today.

That was good and funny. You definitely played that boogie and the woogie. I love the humor and that was some fine picking. 👍👍👍

Truly a master of his craft and one of the best guitarists I have ever had the pleasure of seeing perform.

He is a phenomenally talented player

Jim, I gave you a piano lesson at your Hollywood home near the Hollywood Bowl, in about 1973 or 1974. It was right after Spiders and Snakes, and it was before your ABC Television show. I saw you use one of the piano flourishes I showed you on that television show. You were and still are a consummate entertainer. Audiences love you and you love them and it shows! Thank you for being my friend. The way we met, I had a big notice (:Now you can learn to play FUNKY PIANO etc"on the bulletin board at Wallich's Music City on Sunset and you must've grabbed it off the wall. I think your secretary called me to set it up.

Not only is Jim Stafford he is hairisouly funny, he's also very very very talented. Love his music!!!!!!! Jeri Whittaker 7/7/2022 Near Athens, Georgia

Such a handsome and talented man. Love watching these videos! Such a great voice and amazing quitarist!

Great as always.

That's the way that's done thanks Jim Stafford

❤ Just so much talent ❤

Great guitarist. A poor man's Glen Campbell, a rich man's Roy Clark. Or something like that. I've often wished that Mr. Stafford and Mr. Ray Stevens weren't so danged funny. I feel like their showmanship distracted the focus on their very substantial musical talent. We're blessed that both men are still with us. IDNKT Stafford was bornded in Branson, MO before Branson was Branson.

Jim Stafford had a great regular TV show I watched when I was a kid in Georgia where he shined his ability to be the Great vaudevillian Entertainer. He had a natural singing style with great lyrics and spooky slide and wha wha guitar. He had some song like ,"What if the swamp crawled up your pipes came out your water spout and told you you move out!"

Hes amazing. Love him.

Fantastic love it.

Very clever guitarist. Nice work.

He looks great.

just amazing

Oh yeah! So nice.

That is technically amazing.

That big old sack-o-Wildwood-seeds finally germinated, and look at you now! That's some fine pickin'!!! Very glad you are still performing. :-)

The Cellar Door! Gatton played there regularly.

Loved PineTops work with Muddy I'm ready dame right i is

Fantastic.

Wow!

The man is legend.

Boogie woogie country blues its got the lot :)

Awesome guitarist, big fan of nylon strings too! Jim and nylon strings are under estimated

Love Jim Stafford

He's good enough to do it. Just like that! Jerry Reed, too.

This was good listening. Pinetop and Muddy doing 'Caledonia' is stellar, though. Thanks :)

He's excellent 👌

The boogie and the woogie.

Jim is the genuine article!

I have appreciated this man's guitar talent for years..a mean Classical Gas too.(Smothers Brothers comedy hour) He has written some amazing songs also... Perhaps because he is incredibly funny, he is not fully recognized for his musical ability..go Jim ! Saw him live in Kitchener Ontario Canada a long time ago

Genius.

Love that Jim..saw him in Branson,oh so funny,I even got hit with a cow patty

This guy is good!

when people talk about all these great guitar pickers people tend to forget about guys like Mr Stafford and John Sebastian but the real problem is there are just so many great insane pickets to keep track of and one of the All Time Greats is 15 years old sitting in his bedroom picking up a storm and busting strings

Please -Please-Jim come to Ontario Canada !!!!!!!!!!

Id give my pinkies to be able to play like that, but then I couldnt play like that lol

Turns out he had another hand up his sleeve !

I'm sure he was at least, if the best picker ever.

great

I was taught that Pinetop's Boogie was from much earlier and from Henry 'Pinetop' Smith...

This goes to show that Stafford is not all "Spiders And Snakes" and "Wildwood Weed".

I’ve never heard of Jim doing boogie songs

I think his Branson theater didn't survive covid. I really appreciate Roy Clark, Jim, Glen Campbell and others who show off this skill. Didn't as a kid (except for the few times I caught Hee Haw).

fun fact: Pine did not reach his 90s until long after Muddy Waters had "taken the west bound"

Thought I heard it.

Great playin ! Is this the spiders n snakes musician?

I saw Pine top at the Montreal Jazz fest in the 1990s. He was great. He was in Muddys band. I also saw Honeyboy Edwards as well. You could hear the wind of the Delta coming outa his fingers. He was on the road with Robert Johnson when ZRobert got poisoned and died.

What. The Cow Patty guy from "Any Which Way You Can" can do this?! Didn't see that coming, at all.

Go cat go!

Yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak yak

Ĵim my friend😊

The original “Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie” was written by Clarence “Pinetop” Smith, not the longtime piano player for Muddy Waters, named “Pinetop” Perkins.

It ain't boogie-woogie, but Stevie Ray Vaughn played rhythm and lead at the same time, which is a lot like what Stafford's doing, here.

He needs to give Buster B Jones credit. Buster has a tutorial and teaches the Buster B Boogie. That is where this is from

What guitar is that?

Somehow his comedy overshadowed his guitar playing, although most musicians totally understood he's an excellent guitarist!

I had no idea Jim Stafford was a serious guitarist.

I never knew he was married to Bobbie Gentrey !!!

Is this the same Jim Stafford that sang "Suspicion", back in the day? Does anyone know?

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All due reverence for the great Pinetop Perkins, but it's Pinetop Smith's Boogie rocking 1928.

Never got his due as a musician in my opinion.

Where is middle c on the guitar ?

it's Pinetop SMITH, not Pinetop Perkins.

He forgot to mention that each hand has at least five digits, sometimes more.😳🙄🤔

Now if he use his index finger, it would be something. is he a comedian with a guitar or a guitarist cracking jokes?

Somebody should teach this guy how to play guitar! Seriously! Come on man! Think about it!

Pinetop was good. However he was no template for boogie Woogie piano. Templates: Albert Ammons, Meade lux Lewis, Pete Johnston and later Otis Spann Oscar Peterson or Professor Longhair and more recently Dr. John.

Jim should know better. Perkins co-opted Smith's name and song.

The term Boogie Woogie was invented by Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, NOT PERKINS! He wrote the song Pinetop's Boogie Woogie in Chicago in 1928 and that is where the term came from. Jim, you need to do your homework before spouting off in public.

Blah, blah, blah hasta el 3:25'... Allí comienza lo que realmente interesa.

AWESOME! Thanks for that Tol. Jim Stafford isn't properly appreciated for the absolute Master Guitar Player that he is! GIMME MORE MAN!!

Play...... you speake to much

Quite a few timing issues.

Wow!!!