I met Thumbs at an after hour club in Silver Springs Maryland in the late seventies. He was the guitarist for Roger Miller's band. Roger was also there. I played Chilli Con Carne written by Kenny Burrell. After I played, Thumbs played. I couldn't believe what I saw and heard! What an extremely talented and gifted musician, he could play it all.
@custommusic24336 ай бұрын
Yes amazing player one of my favorites and I got to give it up to the band on this one look at them at the end waiting,… Smiling… Great players. ❤
@lloydcountess274411 ай бұрын
Thumbs could do more playing guitar on his lap than I could ever do playing it the regular way!!
@sandrakloszewski7080 Жыл бұрын
OMG SATIN IS IN GEORGIA, quickly get rid of bill gates!!!!
@AbdullahPhone-nf2wl Жыл бұрын
Obesity really is taking over of America most of them are fat 😢😮
@h34dlez5 Жыл бұрын
he has a Kölsch shirt 😅😅
@philpryor7524 Жыл бұрын
Time moves and opinions and judgements might change, but, Thumbs was a sensational, original, unique performer with surprising taste, touch, technique, and so, is in a high place, growing always, as a guitarist to stand, teach, admire.
@mariannescalaton6184 Жыл бұрын
At first I though "What a shame that the greatness of Thumbs Carlile is relegated to a mall". Then I realized that back in the 80s, Mall gigs were probably a pretty big deal.
@Birdlives24711 күн бұрын
He didn't realize he was playing for an audience of over 10,000 😊
@Rainfiel. Жыл бұрын
here's some lore I created as I go with what I type: "You've awoken in a mysterious room with a light bulb dimly lighting your surroundings, the air feels slightly thicker while it feels somehow cold. a small breeze is heard despite there being none, in front of you are pots presumably made out of clay." "They sing without a mouth, a lost old song that was forgotten, please do not touch the pots as something will happen to you." "please do not touch them" "you are alone but it doesn't feel as if you were, the atmosphere is odd, ominous. It is unknown on why they sing, but it this theorized on the pots are filled with the lost souls of those who were once lost in this area, those who's sanity melted and those who listened to the song." "A place... of the found."
@wooddragon55 Жыл бұрын
What opened to the drummer and the Bass player, they were fine!
@micvideo3 Жыл бұрын
I worked with Thumbs back in the early 80’s at Calamity’s in Redondo Beach. Kathy came out for a visit and sat in with the band called the Shutouts, The audience was blown away. I live in Decatur GA now and see Thumbs wife Virginia and Kathy from time to time.
@kevinshulhan5602 Жыл бұрын
:)
@joepalooka2145 Жыл бұрын
Amazing, All those people walking around in the shopping mall not even noticing one of the greatest guitar players of all time! You gotta laugh at how ignorant many people are. I would have run right over and been right up front!
@gaysawyer5472 жыл бұрын
I knew this girl, she is awesome
@dextroyerallfront2162 жыл бұрын
Terry Kearns
@paulkelly1542 жыл бұрын
I was there that night. It was one of only two times I ever saw Thumbs. Just brilliant. Very unique, unbelievable facility. And I was friends with Kathy then. I haven't seen her in years. I understand she's had health problems. And of course, Thumbs passed away a couple of months or so after this video was shot.
@jackt85872 жыл бұрын
𝓟Ř𝔬𝓂𝔬𝐒ϻ
@pjriverdale84612 жыл бұрын
Lots of stuff that would also be right at home on a Danny Gatton set.
@ganttmann3 ай бұрын
Thumbs and Danny played together for a while in Roger Miller's band. Imagine that!
@rockeroller2 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a performance!👏👏👏
@magnushartelius80212 жыл бұрын
You're totally right!
@TomiLoveless2 жыл бұрын
A Crying shame the worlds greatest guitarist playing in a mall.
@sethhajian78162 жыл бұрын
Absolutely jaw-dropping. Equally (but opposite) amazing are all the shoppers that pass without even glancing over! This is incredible!
@randybock822 жыл бұрын
Unreal talent! The shopper's apparently had no music background. If I walked by I would have stopped. He was laying down some awesome licks.It was like playing steel on a strat.
@Kanendd3 жыл бұрын
What an amazing talent. 👌
@d.wilbur51643 жыл бұрын
Does Kathy play anywhere in Atlanta these days? I saw her in the late 80s and would love to hear her again!!
@dm954223 жыл бұрын
One of his last performances. RIP Thumbs.
@TomiLoveless3 жыл бұрын
Kathy practically lived at my house, about the time of her break out with Johnny and Shuggie Otis at the Monterey Jazz Festival in 81. Sometimes we would go out Slumin at open mikes in Monterey, take turns sitting in w/ Johnny Rocker at The Electric Boat. Always Had a blast.
@harrypalmer34813 жыл бұрын
Yeah Baby!
@adamrafferty3 жыл бұрын
Wow - what a great groove and jazz sense. An unsung hero!!!!!!!
@ceccolive3 жыл бұрын
Great version
@russparkinson18383 жыл бұрын
I liked it but it looked like they weren't feeling it....just playing instruments.
@jimlampkins32994 жыл бұрын
When you go fookin’ in the bushes yo go all in.....c’mon lads
@ingemarcollmo79904 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up!
@steveburchfield55764 жыл бұрын
WONDERFUL VERY ORIGINAL PLAYER!! THUMBS AND GATTON TOGETHER WITH ROGER MILLER MUST HAVE BEEN AWESOME!!!
@harvey19542 ай бұрын
There are two Austin City Limits Shows with Danny. One solo and one with Roger.
@Natashahoneypot4 жыл бұрын
special!
@ArkRed14 жыл бұрын
Some say Thumbs tuned his guitar to an E9th tuning rather than the standard guitar tuning. Can anyone verify that?
@sammyblackchow95413 жыл бұрын
He told me back in 1970 but I can't remember now. Wasn't nothing exotic. Something simple like C6th?
@sankstone5 жыл бұрын
I met Thumbs on the road mid 70's.....North or South Dakota maybe ? .....I told him I was coming to see him on my day off....HE said....don't, I"ll scare you to death........I went , he did........What a talent, monster player.......
@6468796 жыл бұрын
Wonderful player ...is this where Rory Hoffman got some of his licks? Nice stuff for sure.
@patrickmccutcheon88606 жыл бұрын
Christ Almighty.. One of the best guitarists ever and they have him in a fuckin mall.. :(
@dm954223 жыл бұрын
And it was his last performance before passing away !
@cadetmouse6 жыл бұрын
great singer, real soul. Janis style and phrasing, but nothing wrong with that as Janis was a big BIG inspiration to many women back then, just as people copied Jazz singers in the 40s and 50s and singers today as well.... Thumbs is a legend. Great film...
@gaysawyer5472 жыл бұрын
There was a benefit for Thumbs family at The Cannery. That one of the highlights of my life, being in the same room as Chet and little jimi Dickenson is real short.
@ThePduncan7426 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a wonderful discovery. Ran across this red hot talented gent while watch a Roger Miller video.. Ahh the joy of youtube and people taking the time
@AllenPinchloaf6 жыл бұрын
Holy crap
@AllenPinchloaf6 жыл бұрын
After hearing him play when someone says you are all thumbs thats a huge compliment!!!
@mrjpb237 жыл бұрын
Terrible
@dennisp33147 жыл бұрын
If you think it was bad in 1987 for genius' with talent, imagine what it is like today.
@thevideosinc6 жыл бұрын
Dheep' P pretty good since we have this thing your using called the internet
@DoctorMindbender6 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah. He'd make a fortune with free You Tube videos. At least he got paid for the mall gig.
@dennisp3314 Жыл бұрын
Ya, big money there
@ronnkerber10597 жыл бұрын
I met Kathy when I played the Palomino Club in West Hollywood, back in the early 80's. Does anyone know what she's up to now? She definitely had that Janis Joplin style.
@hollyb54466 жыл бұрын
Hey Ron, Kathy lives in my community, outside Atlanta, Ga. I'm sad to report, she suffers from various health issues, but is frequently out and about, and waves at everyone she sees!
@Maskedman463 жыл бұрын
Ronn Kerber...Palomino Club was in North Hollywood in the SF Valley on Lankershim Blvd not West Hollywood which is over the hill in Hollywood next to Beverly Hills...you're confused where you say you played.
@ronnkerber10593 жыл бұрын
@@Maskedman46 Duly noted and corrected, thanks! LOL
@PopaGstring Жыл бұрын
@@hollyb5446 Where is Kathy today? I knew her, and used to play at Fuzzy's and Northside Tavern.
@hollyb544611 ай бұрын
@@PopaGstring last report I heard (just yesterday, actually, which brought me back here!) is she is still in the community I live in, just outside Atlanta, Ga.
@kerrysmith23327 жыл бұрын
wow, did he make instructional videos? I'm a fan. rip.