The Modern Sounds - Merle Travis Medley

The Modern Sounds perform a Merle Travis medley at the Country Calendar Show at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn, IL, Dec 16, 2011. Joel Paterson, guitar; Beau Sample, bass; Alex Hall, drums.
joelpaterson.com

[@14echo]

This is true class in guitarplaying, sheer knowledge, ability and tone. Thank you Modern Sounds

[@harmvonlintig7146]

It lives. Scotty, Merle, Chet...great sound of the fifties and sixties. Sounds real. Go on.

[@ParaBellum2024]

Thanks to the mystery of KZbin algorithms, I'd never heard of Joel Paterson until a few weeks ago. Now there's a set of guitarists who play together all around the world (Tommy Emmanuel, Joscho Stephan, Richard Smith, Frank Vignola etc.), and now KZbin's discovered Joel, I look forward to seeing him sharing licks with them in future videos!

[@vivavrolijk]

As Les Paul said about another great fingerpicking guy: "This guy is making me sick!" awesome!

[@josecortez2526]

Brilliant guitar playing!

[@consultoriobotafogo8495]

Sound like Travis. Excelente!

[@rickroche8860]

A real treat! Thank you!

[@midrangesupport]

Joel! Jack of all trades, master of ALL too! Who does that! Wow, great show, wish I could have been there.

[@thendrjazz]

Very nice medley. Interesting circle for I'll See You In My Dreams. It was originally written and recorded by Chicago based bandleader and songwriter Isham Jones in 1924. It went all over the world as a dance and jazz band tune in the 1920s-30s. It got to Paris where Django showed how well it fit the guitar. Merle electrified it on the guitar and Joel has brought it home to Chicagoland.

[@Surfacesofie]

Very well done! Thank you, Dave

[@guitarjmt]

Closest to the Merle Travis sound i have heard yet!

[@bluerhythmboy]

Awesome, killer band!

[@a9323hj]

Great stuff Joel and band......

[@carcano80]

waoh!! excellent sound!

[@VictoriaAmplifierCo]

Joel Patterson, you are the HUMBLER! very sportin' right hand sir!

[@freddysands]

Cool name, cool sound

[@anitadavideduo]

YEAH!!

[@da19570]

Great performance great guitar picking .

[@anitadavideduo]

Y E S ! ! !

[@TJPluhacek]

I'm totally digging this, Joel...sounds in the same league as Eddie Pennington and Thom Bresh to me!

[@thejoelpaterson]

@dru42or3 I'm playing a solo set at Deke's Guitar Geek Fest this January 20 in Anaheim. The band couldn't make it this year.

[@GarikiForever]

🖖

[@jaredbenson9098]

You should sing more! You sounded great.

[@seanmeisner3190]

I enthusiastically agree.

[@whatkhoknow]

it was fantastic stage-side and here too -- you, sir, are a FREAK. xoxoxoxo!

[@jryster12]

Do you ever come to Ohio???

[@mrjohnp555]

Chet Atkins is smiling down on you, Joel...

[@pak40l46]

More like Chet than Merle, because Merle used only his right thumb and forefinger.

[@haanashim]

Great picking and singing, awful Bible Belt mentality in that song, though :)

[@FrettieFingers]

That was Merle, but we forgive him....LOL