Earl Klugh Live Performance Part 2

Earl Klugh performing live in the Performance Studios at WRVA - FM 100.7 The River Raleigh, NC 9/13/2010
Videographer: Bill Cole

[@wcastle2414]

This sounds like a friend comforting me after a hard day. Feels like a warm hug. A gentle voice that says "everything will be ok. just breathe." He is an amazing talent.

[@glen7695]

Very well said.

[@rickysanchez2714]

My favorite guitar player! Earl Klug music brings me beautiful memories.

[@daborean]

Earl's voice leading is nothing short of genius

[@Donwitter1]

I first knew about Earl in the 70's when he played with Geroge Benson on several records and have followed him ever since.He happens to have one of the great Classical Guitar collections. I would direct all readers to pick up his two great solo Guitar cds-"Solo Guitar" and "Naked Guitar". I've heard Earl in person and he always strives to get the most beautiful sound when he plays and I love both his melodic and harmonic sense.What a wonderful artist so sensitive to the melodic line. Don Witter

[@justifiedlife1595]

There are very few songs, that can bring me to my knees, and make me weep, ...I would love to know what he was thinking when he first started to write this song.

[@rija612]

merci pour tes chansons Earl ça m'a bercer tout mon enfance et jusqu'a maintenant j'ai 36 ans je suis ton fan pour toujours !!

[@josemolina959]

This man inspired me to play acoustic guitar, even when I didn't/don't have any classical or jazz skills, only because of the SOUND! His whole soul vibrates through the strings of his guitar when he plays. I saw him about four times in the early 80's, and I still have my George Benson's "White Rabbit" LP with him as a guest, and George Benson was right, he wrote in that LP that great things were ahead for Earl Klugh. I would love to meet him someday. God bless hm.

[@kevinivaska4827]

One of my favorite guitarists of all time! Amazing!

[@videosyncrisy]

Genius !!!!

[@astralcourtmusician]

are you kidding me or what? this guy's solo arrangements will go down in history as some of the best of the absolute best. a true visionary of solo jazz guitar. absolutely original artist who's created his own style of solo guitar the gravity of lenny breau and few others. bravo.

[@james5796]

100% agree with your comments. Mr Klugh style and sound is totally unique. This tune is called: This Time. Mr Klugh composed it and Al Jarreau wrote the lyrics- so heavenly oooh

[@FunkyFellaDaBassist]

Lately I got a revelation. I realized how classical, nylon stringed guitar is an amazing instrument. It's so simple in construction but it makes such a beautiful sound when played properly. I'm like watching all these great players on YT (Luiz Bonfa, Jobim, Charlie Byrd, now Earl) and I'm thinking to myself "Dang This is one of the most beautiful instruments in whole world". I LOVE IT. And now I know what Imma buy myself for Christmas :) Oh and sorry for my english. Greetings from Poland!

[@patrickbickers73]

This man just takes guitaring to another level that's unreal...

[@sundaru1]

Wow love you earl....don't believe that it's been 29 years ago...my first record of you and still keep it in cassette tape...,

[@mikeshefton]

beautiful touch.....the best !!!

[@MrRiverdrake]

In this video, the first song Earl plays is 'This Time'; which is followed by 'The Shadow of Your Smile'; both are taken off his 'Ballads' Compilation CD 1993.

[@Meridian83West]

Fantastic! "This Time" (one of Earl's originals), and "The Shadow Of Your Smile". I've been a fan of Earl for over 30 years and it just doesn't get any better than this! It must have been sheer delight to record this performance!

[@edwinhingabay5437]

love that nylon sound and the melody

[@juniorbblaiseondoua9009]

Laughs

[@ste4871]

Meraviglioso!!!

[@emmanueltawat9322]

Tout simplement formidable ! j'adore ça.

[@virginiadouglas1794]

boy oh boy!!! i would love to play like that!!!!!!!!!

[@PaulMaudonnet]

It's a great pleasure to discover your style ! I love it. Very sensible and créatif, in finger style whith beautiful sound. Thank's for share. You can hear also my compositions on Paul Maudonnet

[@family-car]

this man this man oh this man!

[@reynaldooliveros9849]

true maestro

[@robertcombs9364]

Earl Klugh and Grant Geismann two exceptional guitarist.

[@netobass2014]

Magnifico !!!!!!

[@akeniovuzorie1692]

Too sweet, earl klugh, i celebrate you r

[@srwaite7]

Beauty 🌹🌹🌹

[@DonMitchell50]

Earl is playing a classical guitar built by a terrific Nashville based luthier name Paul McGill. It is fitted with a RMC (Richard McLish) pickup. Some other player for whom Paul McGill makes gutiars are Peter White, Marc Antoine and Muriel Anderson (who has her own signature model). Earl has also recorded quite a bit on McGill guitars. His first solo album, Solo Guitar, as well as the Earl Klugh Trio Vol. 1 album were both done on McGills.

[@palladionfraudster2103]

A genius

[@donnlarossa9173]

impressive as a soloist

[@pyoc0]

Love you!!!!

[@toniserra3455]

fantastico guitarrista interpretando piezas de mucha dificultad

[@babinm]

I found a book of joe pass chord solos transcribed beautifully from watching a guy play joe's version of Have you met miss jones on youtube from the book. joe pass virtuioso standards roland leone amazing.

[@MLB-1111]

Brilliant.

[@dhikayudhaperdana8161]

Too difficult and too beautiful

[@lngodwetrust7117]

Earl Klugh is the perfect example: "Everything is in his fingers!"

[@yaikss]

❤❤❤

[@guillaumejean1856]

woooooooooooow !

[@BigMikeD10001]

good job

[@Moraud5386]

I'd pay a lot to be in that place, a lot a lot!!!

[@Korsaro1]

formidabile

[@jaggercontreras9270]

Cool

[@patrickmuliokela3105]

immaculate,surrender your guitars

[@stebo46]

@wongWW10... My guitar teacher Ray Vernino wrote a book of Earl Klugh's music. His transcriptions are excellent and capture the spirit of Earl's music. It was published by Big 3 music if you can find it.

[@Boblw56]

Earl always had that "country" feel to much of his work, but blows away single line jazz as well. In fact, Joe Pass often played finger style, especially in later years. If you haven't heard it, I recommend what may have been his last recording, a master piece called, "Songs for Ellen," Joe plays the entire album finger style, on a classical guitar. Amazing stuff.

[@DonMitchell50]

I'd be glad to, but you'll have to point me to the video. One thing to remember with regard to this video is that Earl is just plugging the guitar into a small amp (I think) and not using the processing he would on a gig (he travels with a sound man). With a small amp you're just going to get the sound of the pick-up, not the guitar. If you want to know what the McGill guitar sounds like acoustically (not through the pickup), listen to the first Solo Guitar album, and the Trio Vol. 1 album.

[@jfq7223]

Looking for a live performance of Julie to help learn it, an incredible song.

[@WongWW10]

where can i get guitar tab for his music??can anyone let me know. tks

[@babinm]

I heard a recording of Joe and Ella doing one note samba and the guitar sounded like nylon strings. Joe could play on a soap box with tennis racket string.

[@billcole0812]

Are you referring to the first video? That would be "Bluesette".

[@DonMitchell50]

Not sure what Earl was playing on stage in the 80s--I think maybe Takamines, and for a short while a solid body nylon built by Sadowsky, but all through the 90's his stage guitar was a signature model by Langenes (not sure about that spelling) a Michigan builder now retired, who, it's my understanding, had made some sort of deal with a money man who was an early backer of Earl's career, but when that deal expired, Earl switched to the McGills, which is all he travels with and still records with.

[@peterweltweit]

nylons are available as semiflats or flats as well...

[@peterweltweit]

earl,, try flatwounds...smile...

[@Rizzo12388]

Does anyone know the name of the first song, it is amazing!

[@jimsaunders4136]

Nicholas Rizzo i believe it's Vonetta

[@jimsaunders4136]

Nicholas Rizzo sorry. it's Angelina, from his first, self titled album

[@mikedav]

The song is called "this time"

[@meow-ge7xk]

He kind of slip on one tab position.. On This Time song...

[@noiseintheoffice]

Well, that looks easy. You just press on strings with one hand and pluck them with the other. O_o

[@Frapzoid]

@peterweltweit peter,he's using nylons...smile

[@babinm]

Earl I am curious that you first thought the guitar could be played with the same compositional depth of a piano when you heard the great Chet Atkins. Had you not heard Joe Pass, Wes Montgomery, Herb Ellis, Johnny Smith and players like that from earlier years, I suppose the focus on finger style that Chet had was not the forte of some earlier virtuosos like Barney Kessel and such that used more single line improv. What about George Van Epps. I'm just sayin.

[@oneginee]

Don't take just my word for it, listen for yourself but he played that same song live in 1980 on a different guitar. It is day and night. The guitar he had in 1980 was much much better sounding, not just a small difference. In fact I think this McGill guitar sounds terrible in comparison. I am not kidding. Listen for yourself