The Memphis Guitarist that Influenced Reggie Young, Steve Cropper, and Chips Moman. Ask Zac 117

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Spotlight on the greatest unknown Memphis guitarist, Clarence Nelson. He was a major influence in both style and tone on Steve Cropper, Reggie Young, and Chips Moman. Clarence was an African-American guitarist who worked with bandleader, Ben Branch, and from there influenced the younger players that saw him live, or watched him in the studio on early Stax, American, and Hi/Royal sessions. Nelson also toured with both James Carr and William Bell in the 60s and 70s. He should be credited as an early adopter of the Telecaster in Memphis, and how he paved the way for others with his funky low string licks, and stuttering bends.
Much thanks to Red Kelly's excellent detective work on Clarence which can be found here.
souldetective.com/case8part1.html
Also, check out my interview with Reggie Young where we discuss Clarence Nelson later in the video
• Reggie Young | Trueton...
Michael Ross mentioned Clarence in his piece on Reggie
www.premierguitar.com/artists...
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@benw-king3380 Месяц назад

Thankyou. I think this is very worthwhile as I've heard about Clarence Nelson mentioned before in association with Stax and he's given short shrift; I had no idea he had the influence that he did on the Telecaster players we are familiar with today.

@billhodgesguitar Месяц назад

Great info on Clarence Nelson! It is great that you tell the history of players and you play the licks exactly. Very good guitar work. Thanks

@freddymclain 2 года назад

My earliest 'guitar hero' was Clarence Holloman from Houston. His nickname was 'Gristle.' (He was smallish and wiry.) He played a Byrdland through a brown-face Fender and got a heaven sound, like Kenny Burrell sort of. I followed him from one joint to another and sit up front because i thought that he embodied all that a guitarist might be. He also did a lot of studio work with people like Junior Parker and Bobby Blue Bland.

@mattrogers1946 Год назад

I've been a huge fan of fan of Steve and Reggie ever since I started to play 45 years ago

@victorpearson1418 9 месяцев назад

Heard about Clarence Nelson through Jim Dickinson's autobiography , he namechecks Big Party by Barbara and the Browns and playing it for Ry Cooder who was suitably impressed by the Nelson style .

@Colinjohnmusic 2 года назад

Another great episode Zac. My late friend Teenie Hodges from Memphis told me about Clarence as being an influence. Coincidentally, Reggie was Teenie’s favorite guitarist. I believe they had a mutual admiration for each other’s talents. Thanks again

@williamwallace2325 Год назад

RIP Teenie

@lamper2 2 года назад

Music is Archeology! Nothing is more thrilling than falling into an undiscovered tomb you didn't know about like the Three Stooges and the tomb of King Rootin' Tootin'

@bluesingmusic3443 2 года назад

Nice Zac. I appreciate your bringing attention to these great, yet "unballeyhooed" guitarists. I must say, I fell under Robert Johnson's spell in the late 80s. I mean, if you didn't know Po' Bob, you didn't know anything. Well I chased Charlie Christian as well (finding out he was raised in OKC), & this cat Lonnie Johnson kept showing up. So I decided to check him out. Big mistake, or big score. I ended up ordering everything I could by the guy. What a guitar player. Granted he was repetitious, but I heard his instrumentals (that Okeh wouldn't release) heard his duets with Eddy Lang, heard his stuff with Louis & Duke. Man I was mesmerized. Seems he is the father of improvised lead guitar. Granted he had a huge career from 1925 until the early 30s, but I rarely hear his name mentioned. His instrumentals alone are pure gold. Yet he seems to be forgotten, while his imitators are praised & credited. You can tell I'm still under his spell. Sorry such a long comment, but when it comes to Lonnie, I can't help myself.😉👌

@frantisca Год назад

What a knowledge of music & Tele history ! Nice paying of dues to Clarence Nelson. I guess we all hear, copy and adopt licks & styles that become our influences. Then we mix it and build our own styles. As you rightfully said, some don't hit the big scene and some don't even want to... In the '70s, I recorded the Jazz Festival in Montreux Switzerland and worked with Henry Bush, producer/Engineer of Stax. Boy: was he a character ! Dressed in bright colors and wore a turban like an Indian. During these live sessions, we recorded Fats Domino, Freddie King, Albert King, Roy Buchanan, Dr. John and we all ended up each night at the local called the Museum Club.I even celebrated my birthday one evening together with Chico Hamilton. What memories ! Cheers Zac, I love listening to your stories. I am now going towards 70 and it reminds me of my musical past ;-) I still play everyday but quit amplification because of tinnitus. I discovered with that opportunity that while playing Teles and other guitars unplugged, you feel the real differencies and personality of each one of them. Keep well Zac ! I'll lookup Red Kelly's articles. Thanks.

@AFaceintheCrowd01 2 года назад

I enjoyed this episode about a guitarist I didn’t know about before.

@shawnmagee2640 2 года назад

I hear those low string licks into the double stops and think Steve Cropper. I learned something here today. Thanks Zac!

@AskZac 2 года назад

Thank you. Shawn!

@redbone6950 2 года назад

Good show. A great thing about American music. Every weekend a phenomenal musician is burning down a bandstand in a dive. We are blessed with unheralded genius in this country.

@jfinester 2 года назад

I’d never heard of this cat, but it turns out that I’ve heard him on records, as well as his influence on guys like Reggie Young and Steve Cropper. Clarence Nelson’s been an influence on me and I had no idea who he was. This was a great episode-keep ‘em coming!

@telecasterbear 2 года назад

I just watched a movie from the 50s with Fats Domino and Walter Nelson on the telecaster. Great old footage.

@AskZac 2 года назад

Walter Nelson is another great.

@seanyoung8085 2 года назад

As always Zac I really enjoy these episodes on lesser known guitarists. I immediately find myself digging up their catalogs and finding new and amazing songs. Love your work.

@davegallagher7428 2 года назад

Appreciate you for bringing this great musician and those that influenced to my attention. I hope to do a deeper dive, thanks Zac!

@ronrumsey3205 2 года назад

That was tasty, Zac! Thank you. I love hearing about our heroes' influences. More learning. More practice!

@jameskrys5286 2 года назад

I'm watching this video after listening to a tribute to John Prine who passed away two years ago April 7th right there in Nashville.

@buzzee9961 2 года назад

It's such a shame that session players so often go uncredited and we have to guess but thanks so much for this amazing history!

@mjvicc1952 2 года назад

Great episode again? The stories,history and demonstrations are truly appreciated ❤!

@AskZac 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it

@guitboy007 2 года назад

Excellent show. Interesting and useful information.

@iannicholls7476 2 года назад

Thank’s Zac. That was another fascinating insight. You know stuff! And we all benefit. Thanks again.

@piggycity 2 года назад

Love learning about the famous session players and how they influenced other great guitarists who recorded so many beautiful songs

@guitareveryone 2 года назад

I really enjoyed this Zac. I will definitely have to check out Clarence Nelson’s work.

@rustypugh123 Месяц назад

When I saw the video title, I just knew it was going to be Teenie Hodges.

@Robowx 11 месяцев назад

Me and Reggie Young share the same birthday!!!

@fathersonandskillet 2 года назад

You might want to do a later video on Lowman Pauling of the 5 Royales, who was another big influence on Steve Cropper.

@AskZac 2 года назад

Great idea

@GerhardGroenewald10 2 года назад

Don't forget :Billy Butler Honky Tonk .Amazing guitar playing.

@kevindean1327 2 года назад

Duane Eddy did a great cover of Honky Tonk. Butler must have had huge hands to play that in F!!!

@bloozedaddy 2 года назад

@@kevindean1327 I hadn't heard that song in decades... We had the the 45 in my house as a kid. I listened again and it's clearly open strings so he was either capo'd at the first fret or tuned his guitar up a pitch. That would definitely be a hand-cramper to play in standard tuning depending on the neck radius.

@waynehicks1969 2 года назад

That was great. Really good information. BTW just recently got a Ron Ellis 50B pickup installed in my 52 reissue Tele to explore some of these Memphis R&B sounds and blues based gospel.

@davidbaise5137 2 года назад

Thanks for another great epi. Found out about Mr Nelson from you. Also worth mentioning is Homer Simpson’s version of “Born Under a Bad Sign”. That song has got some legs.

@AskZac 2 года назад

HA! I love Homer!

@robinr.2233 2 года назад

Fun and interesting episode, thanks Zak

@mojekh 2 года назад

Dear Zac, many thanks for perfectly made comparison!!

@Livelaughlimpbizkit 2 года назад

This was a really cool and interesting story. I've always loved hearing the stories behind session musicians who were never credited (funk brothers etc) new subscriber to you but I'm loving it so far!

@AskZac 2 года назад

Thanks for listening

@yannicklambert-briere650 2 года назад

Thank you for all the great information, your channel are very interesting.

@AskZac 2 года назад

So nice of you

@davemassie3726 2 года назад

Nice Zac. Thanks for sharing.

@joeldowdy404 2 года назад

Great Episode Zac!!

@CC-te5zf 2 года назад

Wow - this was great! Learned a ton!

@theshallowsea Год назад

Amazing insight in american music history , and also great guitar playing Zac .

@Grant_Ferstat 2 года назад

Thanks again Zac. Great info as always.

@MarkEaster 2 года назад

In the Park Hills Mo area, we had Sam Carter. Sam was a jazz trumpeter until he broke his jaw and picked up a guitar. Sam was a mastermind of theory and playing. he use to stop by and see Mel Bay and they would discuss theory for fun. Sam taught guitar. he taught hundreds of players, many played around here for years and a few did go to Nashville. Sam never wanted to be on a big stage, he was comfortable showing others what he learned. ((My area is a hot bed of talent Ferlin Huskey, Bobby Minner, Mel Besher and Bruce Watkins)

@patboudotlamot 2 года назад

toujours aussi instructif ¡ à propos ; j'ai le même petit disque de Jimmy Bryant et Speedy West : un petit bijou

@threetorches100 2 года назад

Is seemingly related maybe unrelated question: I’ve been obsessing over the guitarist that plays on buddy and Bunny burden - Gatlinburg swings. The guitarist is completely uncredited. Since this seems to be more your area of figuring out relatively unknown guitarist maybe you might have some insight? I think they were Nashville centric, spar records buddy had worked for as a session guy. That’s all I got, but maybe you might have some insight? By the way this was a really great video, thanks for posting it

@THEItchybruddah 2 года назад

As ALWAYS, you help me fill in the cracks that are VERY important!

@AskZac 2 года назад

Always!

@lazaromorettoni683 2 года назад

Another great episode thanks Zac!

@AskZac 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@fiddlix 2 года назад

What a great lesson in guitar history.

@carljohnson8364 2 года назад

Thanks great information! I wonder if the town of Galloway has any historical markers for him 🤔 may have to check it out since it’s not very far from the house

@2000SkyView 2 года назад

Great stuff! thanks!

@AskZac 2 года назад

My pleasure!

@bryantcoleman5619 2 года назад

A big thumbs up. And what about Teenie Hodges? Another Memphis giant. All those great Al Green tunes.

@AskZac 2 года назад

Love Teenie!

@copperaudio9664 2 года назад

Good one Zac!

@NickRatnieks 2 года назад

Cliff Gallup made his name- and understandably so, by playing guitar on nine Gene Vincent sessions which just knocked people out. As he was older than the rest of Gene's band members and did not want to tour as he had family commitments he never followed up on the impact he had made. That's the way it is, I suppose. Imagine if James Burton had not been rehearsing with Bob Luman when Rick and Ozzie Nelson heard him and that band? He may well have made it but he got to appear on the Nelsons' TV show and live with the family- and the rest is history and again, his famous is both well-earned and deserved.

@kevindean1327 2 года назад

Jeff Beck has done quite a bit to keep Cliff's name alive. He just nailed it on the Big Town Playboy album!!!

@NickRatnieks 2 года назад

@@kevindean1327 He has- and I have that album and got it signed by various band members. It was at the pre-Xmas concert that Gary Brooker would organise every year- using a venue where Eric Clapton would rehearse and there were always star guests that turned up- so I was hoping that Jeff Beck might- but he didn't! Here is long time Clapton sideman Andy Fairweather Low at one of the concerts doing one of his hits from 1975, I seem to recall. The hall was demolished as its became such a valuable site and the Xmas parties ended- and Gary died not so long ago- he would deliver a long beef about what he currently disliked in the world as part of the evening's performance! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-niP4keE9lgs.html

@robamaral9089 2 года назад

Very fine take as usual. Do you know who is playing rhythm guitar on Wilson Picketts “i found a true love”. ? Is it Womack ?

@AskZac 2 года назад

Either Womack or Reggie Young. Those are the 2 on that track

@joeharris2082 2 года назад

Bravo bravo ... you just earned a new subscriber

@AskZac 2 года назад

THANKS!!!

@joeboy6489 2 года назад

A-ha! Thanks for this fine introduction to Clarence Nelson. Just as I thought "I gotta tell Red Kelly about this episode!" you gave him a major shout-out and mentioned that you'd posted links to Red's Soul Detective work on Nelson, indicating that it's "posted below." But... where, exactly? I very much want to see Red's stuff, but I can't find the links on this page. Where is it? Please & thanks.

@AskZac 2 года назад

souldetective.com/case8part1.html

@jonnybeck6723 2 года назад

Well sometimes stuff does come right the air but, I know...

@johnpannella 2 года назад

Very interesting

@KB6YAF 2 года назад

I'm going to start referring to you as Professor Tele(caster)!!! Thanks for not only being a great guitarist, but an educator too......Russell D.

@AskZac 2 года назад

Wow, thanks!

@antronero5970 2 года назад

Same here

@andrewburnes2158 2 года назад

Clarence Nelson doesn’t even have a wikipedia entry. Somebody needs to fix that.

@christophermarsteller8235 2 года назад

We need a t-shirt that says “So, umm… yeah. Ask Zac!” I would buy it!

@AskZac 2 года назад

A gentle rebuke

@christophermarsteller8235 2 года назад

My apologies if I’ve offended, but I genuinely enjoy it’s mild mannered delivery as something that is uniquely characteristic as you!

@ronaldsimmonds1002 2 года назад

Always great content on this channel.🇺🇸👍🏻🎸 Even if you do stink eye my Rickenbackers I forgive you brother.😂Just kidding

@TeleCaster66 2 года назад

Never heard of the cat, apparently I missed out.

@sulevisydanmaa9981 Год назад

CALVIN NEWBORN - Phineas' s bro. Nevuhhh 4get ... both Memphis dudes. Roy Gaines, Wayne Bennett, Phil Walker, Tiny Grimes. Barney ... the Tx-Ok borderline bedduhh than Memphis area ...in my not so humble of an o ....CALVIN WAS HEAVILY UNDERRECORDED DESPITE TALENT, JUST 1 LP ON ROOSTER BLUES (83), lots of sessions, though; check Phineas's lp The Fabulous on RCA , Calvin has solos on every cut. Also Spoon s lp on Muse "Midnite Lady Called The Blues" (86) w Fathead, Crawford, Purdie ...

@dianebaker8476 2 года назад

Denny Freeman

@kevindean1327 2 года назад

Texas master!!!

@canipetthatdog1005 2 года назад

Don't forget Bob Moore... The King

@michaeljohnson7892 2 года назад

There are a lot or we should say so many GREAT GUITARIST known & ME or NoT.Just remember your ANNIVERSARY, IF the CIHIPS ARE DOWN, CALL “ CHIPS MOMAN “ 😏🎸

@williamwallace2325 Год назад

R.I.P. Chips

@realitynuggets6204 2 года назад

So I just need to make ONE LICK ?! Thanks for these vids.

@AskZac 2 года назад

It helps to make a couple

@realitynuggets6204 2 года назад

Donation on the way. Really appreciate your content. Might be heresy but I can't get past my Tele's 1.650 nut width. Perhaps a vid for fat fingered Tele players and how they compensate: Red V comes to mind. No pressure. Thanks again, honestly. Amazing content.

@scottbaxendale323 2 года назад

Everybody imitated everybody else….”If you steal from one it’s plagiarism but if you steal from two or more it’s research”……(Joe Pass)

@stanbarnhart6677 2 года назад

Yep , some are very talented to be able to come up with a style while others are only talented enough to steal there styles and licks.

@AskZac 2 года назад

Agreed

@realadamnixon 2 года назад

One of the best statements I've heard about this is "mimicking your heroes and failing is essential to developing your own style."

@kevindean1327 2 года назад

Zac, being the great afficianado of the Telecaster that you are does it pain you as much as me to know that that Steven Segal is in possession of Albert Collins's Tele? Join me and, well it's just me at this point, in the effort to save Albert's Tele from the Bullshido master!!!