Richard Smith is clearly one of the world's greatest living guitar players. The level of artistry this guy demonstrates is simply stunning. His stuff is both mind blow blowing and musical at the same time. If the world was fair, this guy would be a big star.
@donsimons98108 ай бұрын
tbf, joe pass wouldn’t get much attention if he were prime today. way of flat third world we all now live in
@NateWolfson4 ай бұрын
@@donsimons9810 totally agree, one of the best breathing.
@DannyBrooks13 ай бұрын
He’s also hilariously funny too.
@beastinthesky677411 ай бұрын
I can't believe I didn't know about this Richard Smith guy. Now I'm watching a lot of videos of him. Incredibly talented, one of the greatest living guitarists imo.
@michaellaverty18442 жыл бұрын
Richard is a Master player. It seems like Norm knows everybody in the music business. Always great stories.
@Joe_Hunt_Music Жыл бұрын
Norm has been doing his thing for many years. He’s known and well respected by many!
@alexanderbeitinger18532 жыл бұрын
Richard Smith is just amazing!
@JimStandley Жыл бұрын
Richard Smith is an unbelievable talent!
@johnnyfreeman1018 Жыл бұрын
This man is a beast of a player....no shredder beats this style of playing.....
@baller73592 жыл бұрын
Man's a legend💯🏴
@macmankcodo9651 Жыл бұрын
Richard is an incredible musician and a true master of the guitar!
@robertfair17702 жыл бұрын
Amazing guitar player for sure Richard is a true musician!! Mesmerizing song that he just played!
@rickbullock4331 Жыл бұрын
Richard Smith is indeed, one of the best guitarists.👍👍🇨🇦
@GuitaristPat Жыл бұрын
For sure 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸😊😊👌👍
@scdecade Жыл бұрын
He's a true maestro and a gentleman!
@erivers71 Жыл бұрын
What an absolute guitar monster. Richard Smith is the cleanest picker on the planet period. Wow. Wow. Wow. 😮😮❤
@bokehintheussr50337 ай бұрын
Richard Smith is the guitar player I listen to most when I'm chilling at home. Hes an absolute master and his playing is effortlessly charming.
@davidflaa2730 Жыл бұрын
Great player and nice man. My wife and I saw him this month, in Sacramento and he was fantastic. Has to be one of the best musicians that ever picked up a guitar.
@Liam1H Жыл бұрын
I've known and enjoyed Richard Smith as a player for years but in this interview, I got to know who Richard Smith is as a person. Thatnks for that, Nroman! It's always nice to find out that one of your heroes is an actually good soul. Self effacing, humble and kind soul, I'm now even more impressed with Richard.
@docskate43122 жыл бұрын
Incredible. His left hand is like a high speed precision vice - no smearing on the strings whatsoever. Edit: AND he loves the West - went through AZ, NEV, UT, COL und NM, meaning Zion, Capitol Reef, Arches, Canyonlands, Mesa Verde, Monument Valley, Sedona und Grand Canyon in Sept. myself. There is nothing better than deserts and mesas. Richard Smith is the man - greetz from Germany.
@aidanfeldman97392 жыл бұрын
Was fortunate to see Richard open up for Tommy. What a player !
@PlasticYabby Жыл бұрын
Yep, me too, what a support act, and he sings...
@Guitaural.2 жыл бұрын
Richard's an astounding player and a gracious fellow. I used to go see his gigs when he visited his in-laws in their hometown, and would sit a few feet from him, almost tearing up to be able to soak up his playing. He brought his Hot Club buddies a couple of times - just fantastic. One day in heaven I'll have the time to develop similar skills : ) Thanks for those guitar memories Richard!
@JamesDGardner2 жыл бұрын
He’s right about not recommending thumbpicks for flat picking. I tried to flat pick for many years with a thumb pick and I’m still trying. The day I decided to use a flat pick I realized what I was doing wrong. I never wanted to use flatpicks, I could never keep a grip on one, always preferred thumbpicks, came from a fingerpicking comfort zone from dobro playing.
@raystevens35272 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Johnny Winter for an example of doing anything and everything with a thumb pick
@johnr8820 Жыл бұрын
Just keep practicing man you can do it
@stevejohnston2715 Жыл бұрын
Saw him 2-3 weeks ago in Indiana, world-class musician and a super nice guy. Highly recommended!!
@jeffhildreth92442 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary ! Richard is one of my all time favorite guitar players.
@kevinmullin9956 Жыл бұрын
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@crowhaven2002 жыл бұрын
Sweet 🎵🎼🎶 Thank you Richard!
@davemeshamsr60002 жыл бұрын
So impressed and happy to see and hear u Richard Smith!
@joemcgraw55292 жыл бұрын
Hes amazing love the Harmonics he did never seen it done like that before cheers Richard !!!
@SiggyMe2 жыл бұрын
Lyrical, phrasing, and mixing up the chords along with melody lines a fantastical mastery moment that makes my afternoon. Another homerun at Norman's with Richard Smith.
@mattcollins89042 жыл бұрын
Wow. Beautiful playing.
@grahamjenkin28822 жыл бұрын
Sweet playing! And cool leftie Prince tele hovering over Richard's left shoulder...
@rylieriley2 жыл бұрын
That's some sweet playing. What a treat. The stories are always enjoyable, too.
@dwebster502 жыл бұрын
Looking fantastic Richard . Lovely hearing you play . Keep the torch burning baby 😊🇨🇦😊🇨🇦😊🇨🇦
@robnic52 Жыл бұрын
Great video, Richard Smith is a genius player and Norm is a natural interviewer, laid back, bright and humourous.
@ianson311 ай бұрын
Two of my favorite things: Norman's Rare Guitars and Richard Smith.
@mightyjoe38492 ай бұрын
I've seen him play live and his tone is simply unreal! The guy is the best I've heard!!!!
@glenrush3605 Жыл бұрын
Amazing, as he always is. Richard never gives a bad show. A truly nice guy as well. I've played that guitar on a couple of occasions.
@CrazyHenkie777 Жыл бұрын
Wow Richard is the real deal! Very smooth and intens playing! Thank you Norm for putting him in the video!
@datapro007 Жыл бұрын
Richard is one of my favorites. Thanks so much for posting!
@JamesDGardner2 жыл бұрын
He looks good. And boy what a master he is. Norm looking good too, keep it strong!
@lorenzoblum868 Жыл бұрын
Richard Smith. A very common name for an exceptional musician.
@outlaw1179 Жыл бұрын
Wow really fortunate to have such a legend in your store!
@patriottothecore6215 Жыл бұрын
What a lovely bloke, and such talent and humility. Thanks Norm.
@joecampagna36622 жыл бұрын
Sweet sounds. My tee shirt and a few small gifts arrived today! Miss you all here in Charlotte NC.
@Atkinsfan Жыл бұрын
Great video Norm ! Richard Smith is such a gentleman and a true virtuoso.
@jasonwood5792 Жыл бұрын
Richard Smith is one of the greats!
@robgreene17762 жыл бұрын
Polka Dots and Moonbeams, TOO COOL !
@Garflips Жыл бұрын
How Richard can keep that baseline going in the middle of a run blows my mind.
@michaelyork4554 Жыл бұрын
"Basic Rule of Thumb" Ok that cracked me up hard. Richard, and Tommy are so good together.
@mikehayes8079 Жыл бұрын
Amazing how he effortlessly goes from one genre to another with equal comfort.
@thomasyates307813 күн бұрын
I really enjoyed this. I know nothing about guitars, but whenever I listen to guy, I'm stuck by how clean his sound is compared to other guitarists. It's nice to hear him talk about definition, and he clearly thinks about it in a lot in his playing. I enjoyed understanding where that sound I think of as 'clean' comes from.
@sirvicemanone Жыл бұрын
Wow loved this session .Richard is a sublime musician and the banter back and forth was wonderful. Norm you look the best iv ever seen you . I'm a new fan of Richard and I'm going to seek his work and music out. Thank you again Norm
@johnfenn Жыл бұрын
Richard you look terrific, fantastic. I hope the tour is a huge success
@369dusty2 жыл бұрын
Richard is fantastic Norm !!! Glad you had him on to showcase his talents.
One of the best is Richard, and his interaction with Tommy is phenominal, they are absolutely interwoven together.
@coryCuc Жыл бұрын
Saw them play together live last year in Dallas. Amazing show and they just feed off each other. Highly recommend anyone to see them live.
@Rust-Trap-Ranch2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Norm for having another amazing player in your shop. Its wonderful that you take the time to video some of the world's best guitar players like Richard and post it for the world to enjoy. Would have been fun to have scene Richard and Joe DiBlasi play a song. Maybe next time.
@Jay-lr3me Жыл бұрын
There are many reasons why being English can feel a burden sometimes but seeing Richard really makes me proud to be from England - not just for his talent but he's a total English gentleman and extremely humble and kind. Thank you, Richard and ps I agree the red rocks fascinate me too!!
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 Жыл бұрын
Why on Earth should being English be a burden?
@Jay-lr3me Жыл бұрын
@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 because so many countries hate us and we have done some terrible things.. Isn't that obvious?
@ghostgod.66 Жыл бұрын
@@golden.lights.twinkle2329 they colonized and ruined half the world's countries that's why.
@cooleyballs1 Жыл бұрын
@golden.lights.twinkle2329 you've never studied English history obviously 😅
@henryb160 Жыл бұрын
A clown's comment if there ever was one.
@puppylinuxer2 жыл бұрын
This is amazing, what sweet sound
@andr00NZ Жыл бұрын
Hey Richard, you are a joy to listen to. I wish I could play like you!
@andreassteinsland94152 жыл бұрын
Love it
@Karl61290 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely mesmerizing ...........what a brilliant guitarist Richard Smith is
@scottbelongie90512 жыл бұрын
wow great epsiode and dang he can play that sounded amazing happy happy keep it up Norm and dang he was all over that fret board
@PoppinPortraits Жыл бұрын
Richard; Humble, understated, legendary and as good as several of the best ever, combined!
@johnhiscutt18532 жыл бұрын
Richard is a great Guitarist!!
@mikedkc2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Thank you!
@digitalbrand29302 жыл бұрын
Sounds great
@dougdavis89862 жыл бұрын
So much better than shredding.
@jparanica Жыл бұрын
I agree totally:)
@neoyunt Жыл бұрын
Yes
@markbraxton1289 Жыл бұрын
Yep after a very short time shredding loses whatever appeal it ever had
@alexjackson8841 Жыл бұрын
As someone who does listen to shred also, I can say that Yngwie, Paul Gilbert simple scale pattern stuff is definitely a phase that we grow out of but jazz style “shredding” (just fast playing) where there’s a lot of note choice and melody within the fast playing is great to listen to
@hatchimatchi69 Жыл бұрын
Richard just shreds your brain with joy instead
@matthewlardner53283 ай бұрын
Richard playing ‘ The entertainer’ being watched by Tommy Emmanuel who is in awe of what Smith is doing is one of the best ever KZbin videos 👌🏻👌🏻
@ancientfifer2 жыл бұрын
With all the turmoil, divisive rhetoric and negativity in the world, I turn to Norm's Rare Guitars channel for a reminder of the goodness in the world. Every clip makes my day more positive. Thanks everyone at Norm's!
@nmcg2587 Жыл бұрын
Richard - A singular talent
@michaelclemensen8475 Жыл бұрын
Since I heard Richard Smith the first time I`ve been a huge fan of his . He is so impressive in his playing and he loves to play solo as well as with other big names . 😃💚
@jameskelly255910 ай бұрын
Great interview. Richard is a genius, an incredible talent.
@nancychace8619 Жыл бұрын
Very good, you guys 🙂 Enjoyed listening. Richard plays beautifully, love the jazz chords and arrangements. Nice to see Norm's hanging in there. Hope you all have a good holiday season. Thanks for sharing.
@tslo18086 ай бұрын
Polkadots and Moonbeams with that tone is BEAUTIFUL. True mastery of the guitar!
@Rider-hh9it6 ай бұрын
Straight off the early 1980’s Standard Brands album by Chet and Lenny.
@ToadeRTroniX2 жыл бұрын
My wife and I saw Richard Smith in Springfield, MO in October 2021 playing with Tommy. We went to our favorite sandwhich shop in Springfield and were walking back to our car when we saw Richard out on the sidewalk by the theater. I told him we enjoyed the show and shook his hand. He wanted to know if there was a good place to eat that was still open nearby. We told him about our sandwich shop. After we got to the car, we drove by the restaurant to make sure I hadn't given him messed up directions and he was there. We could see him in line through the window. In any case, he's a very cool, down to earth kind of guy.
@jerrylanglois7892 Жыл бұрын
So great and just as humble.
@johnr8820 Жыл бұрын
Man…so clean and a great tone…I could listen to that stuff all day. Definitely a CGP!
@breft3416 Жыл бұрын
Over the years, I have seen Richard play virtually all of his shows at Lord of the Strings Concerts in the OC, including some of the tours with wife Julie Adams on cello. He's amazing- and so's Julie.
@simonandthelyricalpoets Жыл бұрын
A great interview and performance!
@stephenbedford1395 Жыл бұрын
A real guitar hero! I know he is English but his accent could almost be mistaken for Aussie at times.
@Seibling Жыл бұрын
you have to have an aussie accent when you can play like this. tommy emmanuel, ever heard about him? 🤣🤣🤣
@martinleach9849 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest acoustic players around 🙌
@JackTheSkunk2 жыл бұрын
The first time I ever saw Richard was at the Chet festival in Nashville many, many years ago. He astounded me with his ability to go from Chet to Django and back In the same song!! His brothers Rob and Sam were with him that trip as were his parents. His father actually hand made a G6120 replica for Richard. Regarding Lenny.....another truly gifted musician. I had no idea how messed up on drugs he was until I began reading his biography. Terrible loss.
@Rambergwest2 жыл бұрын
Inspiring episode and wonderful playing I love Norm and what he has created Well done
@alienfretboy2 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal. Find and check out the videos of Richard playing Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer”. Crazy good.
@soofitnsexy2 жыл бұрын
RIDICULOUS!!
@danielheller6430 Жыл бұрын
Richard Smith is simply the best.
@kevinporter6426 Жыл бұрын
Man! That F-Sharp chord you hit with the harmonics was AMAZING! WOW!💯🎸
@marysefonta83712 жыл бұрын
Very Nice playing !
@trippingtommy36912 жыл бұрын
Wow, simply lovely piece, thank you
@rochford59 Жыл бұрын
Smooth,cool..that's Richard Smith,could listen all day long,oh' yeah!😊
@AJGreen-cn8kk Жыл бұрын
Here's one of those guys that I check their website every month just hoping to see a performance near me. Thank God they are touring again!
@wernerm295411 ай бұрын
I saw him with Tommy Emmanuel Years ago when they toured Germany. They are so funny together. Great guitarists both, and together a wonderful experience. Love to see him again.
@philipgotthelf642 Жыл бұрын
Richard is looking great!
@arkalonalanАй бұрын
That sure was some nice guitar playing. Some of the best I've ever heard.
@shazam62742 жыл бұрын
Thank you Richard, thank you Jen (great audio & video), Norm, you're pretty good too.
@putinkhuylo2 жыл бұрын
Richard can flat light up a six-string! Wizard!
@davemeshamsr60002 жыл бұрын
Wow 😮green talent
@recub132 жыл бұрын
My guitars logged into reverb and put themselves up for sale after watching this video.
@bartholomewromero33832 жыл бұрын
I seen him play with Tommy Emmanuel in Loveland Colorado was a great show awesome guitarist a real class act!
@guitareveryone2 жыл бұрын
Richard….you smoked man! Great playing and big thanks to Norman’s Rare Guitars for a great video!