Tommy Emmanuel is like the best of Chet Atkins and Les Paul on steroids. But, back in his prime, Les could have easily matched Tommy on the leads. And Les was the first to do it.
Both amazing - guys like Les and Chet were real innovators - and guys like Tommy took what they did and continued to add to the skills. Amazing talents
I love this so much, it must have been an absolute joy to have witnessed this set. How anyone can not just adore Tommy is beyond me. He is a treasure ❤️😍
What a special moment this was, you can see the joy of music shared... this is sooo much fun to watch... nevermind how jealous I am of those people in the audience.
From start to finish: mutual reverence and fun. Les may have only one finger left, but he makes up for it all with his wit and his ability to be who he is and to do what he does. This moment is two lifetimes in the making. The best, by far, of all of the Les Paul Iridium videos.
Frank Philpott i used to see them in various dives around Sydney for free with about 20 ppl in the audience.. early 80s... they were phenomenal back then, probably already had 25 years of touring under their belts
Icons, playing "Caravan." It's amazing how Tommy limits himself to Lester's musical vocabulary, takes it to the next level right in front of him, and never disrespects him in any way, only admires and venerates him. Great music, coupled with great entertainment: Usually it's one or the other, rarely it's (as it is here) both.
Beautifully put. The number of people commenting who just want to drag Tommy down. It's a bit sad. He's wonderful and his interaction here with this legend is so beautiful.
Ha ha Tommy and Les Paul was cooking but then the pianist just thought, "enough! and proceded to channel his inner Art Tatum and left them in the dust.. Seriously. Wonderful jam and caravan is such a fat song. Music history right there!
Tommy is a very polite guy. He has to be - because otherwise nobody would share one stage with him. His technical skills and musicianship is so far away from any other guitar player nowadays - wow ...
Tommy ss easily the worlds greatest acoustic guitarist. Les was great in his early days as a player etc but did he actually play anything on stage in his latter days?
Les was not just a guitarist but an inventor. What he did with the early development of multitrack recording puts him in the category of pioneering sound engineer. Les Paul and Mary Ford - look up those duets - still amazing!
I have no idea why I punish myself watching these "Les Paul and" vids. I mean, cmon, they suck. It's people outplaying Les in his 90s just because hey, it's LES PAUL and boy wouldn't it be cool to play with HIM. nope. It's just kind of sad. I mean, Tommy is a great guitarist and to hear him playing with ease and precision and speed and poor Les made to look like he has one note left in him.... all these vids I just need to not watch and remind myself why. I'm glad Les played till he croaked but I can't watch these.