Pickin' on Merle Travis (Random Late Night Pickin')

[@R.L.KRANESCHRADTT]

Seriously, Doyle, Merle would be so proud.... He'd also get you off to the side and ask "how'd you do that thing you do right there?"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tinagale7840]

Loving it! My husband, son and grandson are guitarists. They're all exceptional, but...God has blessed us with every generation being better than the last. God is good!

[@harryebbeson]

At no time did your fingers leave your hand!! Very nice! Channeling Merle and Thom!

[@lindawoody8501]

With Doyle's own.

[@vincentkowski8466]

Doyle don't sell that L-5. Don't forget it was a gift from Rita. Plus, it's the king or archtops. Awesome playing as usual.

[@paolospadaro]

Yes Don’t sell!!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@DavidChamberchester]

On the other hand, if you do sell it, I'll give it a very nice home.

[@stevenreynolds2327]

Thanks Doyle..

[@Ellen-gz3iv]

Thanks Doyle for brightening my evening.

[@cliffadelman]

I'm also up. Thanks! Love you lots! Your brother Cliff in FL !! EVERYONE !! You HAVE TO get D's DVD shot in Ricky's studio. You will SO SO SO treasure this forever. Truly! I just got home from work (I'm 74) and surprise... a gift from God... I get to see God's Man doing this... Now I have to go play some gee-tar tonight... Mistakes and all! Hey D... Remind me please what Chet taught you about tuning a nylon... I remember something like this I think... The bottom 3... Tune up. The top 3... Tune down. Help me please. Thanks Broski

[@BobbyTaylor-io1od]

sounds great !

[@Alaska_Engineer]

Nice!! … and we didn’t have to wait until Sunday morning for the next video! 😉

[@kc8hyg]

I'm still up too.

[@DaveFromTyler]

what a nice late-night surprise..! Thank you..!

[@genemadsen8141]

Thanks for another Pickin Time in the Evening!

[@SingleMalt77005]

Go crazy!!!

[@SergeUnplugged]

Wow, this made my evening ❤

[@jcbelltube]

… no words for that +++++!

[@davidpatrick1813]

thanks

[@danbgt]

Enjoyed it Doyle. Good night. 🙏

[@jasonodell79er]

I think every note on that fret board was played. Lol. Truly incredible. God bless you.

[@lindawoody8501]

Thank you Doyle for keeping the music of this great late entertainer alive. Doing great pickin'.

[@walterbriggs272]

I saw that happy face!

[@thomastommy1192]

Another great video with awesome sounds & music. Doyle, This past Thursday the hospital sent my brother home. They said he has 30 to 60 days to live. He has cancer. Please pray for my brother and ask the viewers to pray for him. Pray for a miracle. I know I'm asking a lot. But he is a good person. He is the only brother my sister and I have left. We do not want to lose him. Only God can cure him now. Thank you for everything.

[@ronniedavis1089]

Thumbing and strumming

[@pdgaelitstrat]

Brother Doyle, that was really enlightening. Hearing you now, must resemble what it was like listening to Merle back then. Amazing!

[@tomriley6957]

Thank you God for Doyle Dykes !

[@林志翰-o3d]

jezz man! you r so talented!

[@randybock82]

Dude!!!!! Greaaaattt!, to quote my friend, Tony the tiger. 😀😀😀

[@jonathanphillips2763]

I love this style!! Bless you brother

[@rickengh1943]

Amazing! always love watching you play...arthritis has hit me bad in the last years,but,it is a joy to see it done right...

[@MarkBlackburnWPG]

Starting with my favorite Merle Travis composition BLUE SMOKE my favorite of Chet's greatest successors 'channels' Merle beautifully -- while retaining stylings all his own: "I don't play it just like Merle ... but I do it my way, and I'm just havin' fun playin' the guitar and that's what it's all about. Merle would agree."

[@guitarman0289]

A great tribute to Merle for sure! Love it Bro Doyle!

[@markwillgens5341]

Great picking. That's smoking!

[@terrygreer2992]

Fantastic as always! Got my morning going, thanks. God bless!

[@Clfike]

What a great way to start my day! Thanks, Brother! ❤

[@phil36135]

That' was great, Merle would have liked your version of his songs. I would love to hear you do See You In My Dreams. Thanks brother I've been watching old video's of Merle almost all day today, its kind of crazy that' this vídeo popped up on my feed. I know youtube does things like this, but it says you posted this today. If you did maybe the good lord is telling me to put my thumb pick on and go back to playing this style of music, just a thought but you never know. My interest is sparked either way. God bless you and Thanks for the inspiration.

[@jayheinz4624]

Love it!👍👍👍🎸🐦

[@thebigbrotherr]

mastery

[@guermeisterdoodlebug7980]

Ol’ Merle might say it was fine pickin’ but you’re using too many fingers. I enjoyed it.

[@duncansmith5734]

Why isn't there smoke coming from your ears? Your brain must be working at five million revolutions per minute! Thank you for once again easing the pressures of a stressful day here in the UK.

[@lukeforehand8311]

❤️❤️👍

[@JacobF200]

What’s the song that starts at 3:00?

[@sixstringspice5257]

“Way Down Yonder in New Orleans”

[@stevedrake604]

Hard to argue he's not the best.