Nick Lucas and guitar (1929)

[@Oldtimemusiclover]

The song is entitled "The Only Song I Know" (it was composed for this film "The Show of Shows" 1929)

[@sodality3970]

I am thankful that I have many of his 78 records . Beautiful music .

[@dariawells7438]

This man needs a biopic/documentary!

[@dmanbass]

T-A-L-E-N-T he feels the joy of giving and playing for us all. Great Man and talent.

[@dougobrien4877]

Nick Lucas aged very well. When he appeared on Johnny Carson in 1969 he looked and sounded much the same even at the age of 72.

[@michaeloleary1867]

Love it!

[@ztubs6]

pure taste

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Wonderful history.

[@robertchesnosky5427]

A CLASS ACT.

[@marguitar1]

@Panufo Thanks! And I heard that, I love the Beatles!

[@Hoopermazing]

@Panufo Or the recording is played back slightly faster than it was recorded.

[@tricolorpicks]

@AlanSturgess - I agree. Thanks for the information and your comment. I use the celluloid Nick Lucas picks quite a bit, they're great.

[@patrixspringer2753]

This sequence is taken from 1929's "The Show of Shows", the Warner Brothers' answer to the "Hollywood Revue of 1929".

[@yago2br]

he has a delicious voice :)

[@EpicLaughss]

Yes 😭

[@tricolorpicks]

@Panufo Notice it's a 12 fret guitar, maybe he tuned it up a step so not to be so cramped with his chord positions down the fretboard, playing out of the first position (F) instead of the 3rd position (G) gives him a few more frets to work with.

[@Hexspa]

@Panufo Often, old recordings are not reproduced in the key they were recorded. Don't ask me how this is possible but there are jazz recordings cut even after this video that suffer from the same problem. So the truth is that discerning the true tuning of that instrument cannot be done by listening alone.

[@1_truc]

i just found an old nick lucas medium 4 pick :D

[@ClearColorCloud]

@Panufo Often, early recordings resulted in the pitch being raised. In other words, he's likely playing in standard tuning, but the recording plays it back at a raised pitch.

[@paul29671]

For some hot guitar playing in this vein, listen to Eddie Lang with Lonnie Johnson! (in fact, anything with Lonnie Johnson!)

[@marguitar1]

@Panufo This guy seems to be interesting. Do you know of any other jazz guitarists from the 20's? I'm interested in that style of playing.

[@kylecrazyford]

Great Song, Thankyou for uploading it. I Just wish i could ahve the chords

[@Hexspa]

@ClearColorCloud Exactly. I commented this too.

[@lazur1]

it looks to be a shorter scale guitar, which would take some tension off of a higher tuning.

[@yhafleahcim]

excellent song. What is it called?

[@longjonwhite]

I only came to see what a "Nick Lucas" Gibson model was about...( One for sale on ebay ) No bloody wonder I'd never heard of him, I'm ancient (60). But not this old!! NICE Playing all the same . Shame on me for my ignorance... Always something new to discover on you tube, ta.

[@carterthemainman5781]

What chords are those

[@Hoopermazing]

If you're 60, you must remember Tiny Tim doing his act on The Tonight Show (the real one, with Johnny Carson)

[@olafbigandglad]

i think, if you watch it, you can see it's out of sync, so i imagine the audio is from a different film, or it's sped up.

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Nah single guitar notes add up Just watch the end It’s just outta sync

[@dantep4966]

They recorded all the sound at the same time as the films, but the sound was on a record instead of in the film so sometimes it’s not in sync anymore

[@olafbigandglad]

@@dantep4966 Ah. I didn't know that/

[@dantep4966]

@@olafbigandglad it’s called “vitaphone” and Warner bros used it a lot back then

[@residentevilfan4]

wats the name of this song?

[@callasexperience]

you are not alone motorwawt

[@asistenciaoperador6898]

Safic aisha version music acoustic

[@longjonwhite]

Hi Hoop. I remember Tiny Tim. He had one hit over here, tiptoe thru tulips. Sorry but I'm too British to have seen ol' Johnny except in short clips. Different these days, we get all your crap now. Ha ha. Jon

[@Jotaemesg]

Because of the main song I thing it belongs to Show of shows.

[@steinsteel]

@motorwawt No Sir

[@voicetube]

All in all, this is almost as good as gangsta rap! … ... Wait a minute, what I meant to say is, this is even better than gangsta rap!

[@dwit878]

voicetube rap = bad

[@voicetube]

Yes, I meant my whole comment as a joke as I pretty much hate most rap :-)

[@RavnerRavner]

i think you hate yourself

[@Panufo]

@marguitar1 Eddie Lang seems to be among the 1st to solo on jazz guitar. I'm wayyyy more knowledgable about, say, the Beatles . . .

[@BROfessordennis]

Sieht kein einziges Mal auf die Griffe und saiten... Und einfach sind die nicht zu spielen 👍👍👍😊

[@Panufo]

He seems to be tuned up a whole step: F#-B-E-A-C#-F#. Weird, considering how heavy strings were in those days...

[@amalgamy]

You find all kinds of tunings and guitars in the early days of modern popular guitar. The only thing a little uncommon is, that his guitar has only 6 strings, as 7 strings, octacordas, harp guitars etc. seemed to have been typical in the 1900s and 1910s.