Richard Smith plays Travis

[@jerrylanglois7892]

Love it when people like richard can take great music and make it even greater.

[@Atkinsfan]

Richard Smith is the keeper to so many great songs performed by some legendary guitarist's who's instruments no loner resonate. Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Merle Travis, and Marcel Dadi to name a few. Great song by a great artist brought to the stage at age 11 by Mr Guitar, the Great Chet Atkins, Chets generosity and his contributions to music are measured one great song at a time, this is one of those songs.

[@walterbriggs272]

Richard is a monster talent on guitar I love his music

[@debbiechadwick861]

Just found your music. Wow ive been missing out! 🎉🤟👋👏👏👏

[@daveblevins3322]

That's a great gift from God, and Richard is a deserving person. Thank you Richard 🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

Amazing player!

[@Figurethat111]

Wow - one wonders how long it takes for him to learn such a piece, he travels across the fretboard with such ease. Genius, dexterity, and prolific memory all come into play!

[@woodstoney]

Outstanding and very cleanly played!!

[@richardgratton7557]

Incredible playing! Beautiful❤️

[@debbiechadwick861]

Wow really like your picking. 😊😊😊

[@johnj.flanagan-hymnsoffaith]

Great picking indeed. Thanks for sharing.

[@sosauto]

You can't help but smile when you hear this. -john

[@quickdeuce]

IMHO, as great as they are I don't believe Tommy, Andy, Mark, Vince and on and on are as smooth or have this guys funky sound. IMHO there were only a small few who have/had those musical qualities developed to an art form. There was Chet, and there was Jerry, now we have Richard Smith. Again, only an opinion from a dyed in the wool fan and nope, I can't play a lick but I as do millions - absolutely adore hearing quality guitar.

[@harmonyherb]

the best alive to day, incredible talent. notes are pure and clean.

[@jamesmeredith1754]

Herb Mordkoff - him and Emmanuel. Unspeakable talent, Sir.

[@coryCuc]

@@jamesmeredith1754 Yep. Agreed. Top 2

[@FirstLast-dp8wb]

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[@coryCuc]

@@FirstLast-dp8wb Absolutely! Billy Strings is amazing! I had tickets to go see him in Austin before all this covid stuff went down. Love what Billy is doing for bluegrass. The influence Doc Watson had on him is all you need to know lol.

[@Sunakfilth]

Amazing guitar playing.

[@haanashim]

Extraordinary playing.

[@FirstFiveFrets]

I enjoyed this so much---BRAVO!

[@nemo227]

It's simply a ton more fun to listen to a really good guitar player (this guitar player) than an unimaginative guitar player.

[@whitt702]

Back in the mid '40s, it was on a King record with Hank Penny and it was called "Merle's Buck Dance". The name was changed for Capitol Records.

[@howardlovecraft750]

The man has talent.

[@simoncusonnet]

Saturnday night shuffle... great performance ! love the guy

[@MattAlexan]

GREAT! -Thanks for posting this!!!!

[@drkfive]

Chet should have made Richard a CGP. To me he's a better player than John Knowles or Steve Wariner, who were made CGPs when Chet was alive, and Paul Yandell after Chet passed , I think. Almost seems like Chet was choosing friends. I hate to say that, but I guess he could do whatever he wanted since he made it up anyway. To me Richard is a better player than all these CGP guys , including Tommy...even Tommy said so himself. The exceptions would be Chet and Jerry Reed. They were at the top of the heap of thumb pickers. I like all these guys , but I think Richard doesn't get his just recognition. Just my opinion.

[@destro2100]

+drkfive I've never seen someone "turn on the guitar" the way Richard Smith does. I didn't get a chance to see Merle, Chet, or Jerry (or any of that generation) play live but I have seen many of the current all-star fingerpickers and Richard Smith tops them all for me.

[@jtryland101]

+drkfive Richard Smith is definitely as good or even better than some of the guys you mentioned, but remember - the C.G.P. honour wasn't awarded just based on technical skill.

[@dmitry.skripnikov]

drkfive Can you clarify for me, you say Richard Smith is a better player than Tommy Emmanuel and the latter admitted that?

[@jimmccarley9609]

Tommy is very humble, and yes, he does sing Richard's praises. Both are amazingly good, and have been for a long time. I've never bought into the idea of contests for music.

[@frombaerum]

Dmitry type in " tommy tells the truth" in the searchbar here on youtube

[@debbiechadwick861]

❤❤❤

[@steffen8610]

Dieser Kerl hat goldene Finger, liebt Gitarren, ist eins mit diesem Instrument, so muss es sein ! Love him !!!!

[@carldreizler]

I think there is a youtube video featuring this artist, Richard Smith, playing on TV with Chet Atkins........when Richard was just 11 years old. It's shown in glorious black and white!

[@qldu13780]

nice great job i love it

[@mattcotton4946]

Just, how the fuck does he play like that? Mind blowing!

[@rowdyhoo]

Wow! Makes me want to get the ol' axe out and practice.

[@edgardodiaz7870]

¡Fantástico!.

[@evaldolima5009]

Excellent !!

[@DelOfTheShire]

Tremendous!

[@RobertHedenborg]

@TRichMusic1 Saturday Night Shuffle by merle travis ;)

[@AlexCOA]

he makes it look natural its mental :\ ... well done to him fair play:D

[@kevinalanperry]

fantastic this guy is a guitar guinius

[@ZOTWOMAN]

ahh... wow!

[@Rossco603]

dick smith is a fucking beast!

[@curtisfiguried7760]

Smoking good man

[@TRichMusic1]

whats the name of this tune...is it called blue smoke?

[@isaotomita]

Its called Saturday night shuffle

[@boboocento]

saturday night shuffle

[@VULCUP]

i see myself smiling with yoshi and luigi

[@alexandrebonnin4648]

That's from the french guitarist Marcel Dadi

[@parsnipfingers]

No, it was written by Merle Travis.

[@clydehrichards]

yep

[@marcusaurelius4526]

Can someone please tell me the name of this song? I am now going to learn it! :)

[@marcusaurelius4526]

thanks mate, nice one :)

[@christianlacheze3323]

Saturday Night Shuffle, originally by Merle Travis

[@AngeloAntonioAnnibaldis]

What's the song name?

[@rhumandlove393]

Is this tune in A?

[@zicostars]

What Travis song is that? ;)

[@ZatarainLeRice]

Saturday Night Shuffle.

[@Firebird_876]

Merle's Buck Dance

[@jmcljazz]

now that sounds alot nicer than that nylon string

[@stuartmckay9105]

Song name?

[@cpjds1]

StuartMckay Saturday Night Shuffle

[@bilboboggins9052]

There's no such thing as too fast/slow. If he was playing with someone else, then they would need to be in the same time as each other, but playing on your own, it's your choice what tempo you play at. I always teach people to experiment with tempo, and play at whatever tempo they like the sound of on any song, no matter what the original was like. As far as choppy goes, if that's his style, then that's fine too. It's personal preference. Obviously it's not to your taste, but it is to his.

[@jimmccarley9609]

The music police are busy elsewhere, ( confiscating auto tune). They will not come for a solo improv session.

[@stanislavsraitr5308]

Kytara Furch-Česká republika.

[@randalcard888]

even meril would have loved your pickin im sure.

[@krejdloc]

Richard is a fantastic player. But the only thing I can say about this song in particular is that he's cheating. I for one would like to actually see what he could do without cheating, not that I believe it would change the outcome of his performance. I would just be interested in watching him do it. So please Richard if you happen to see this would it be possible for you to repost this tune using only two fingers 😊.

[@mickdonnell7077]

7ths and 9ths... No taste...

[@vram2004]

saturday night shuffle