Tommy Jones - Black Mountain Rag

This is the young guitar prodigy Tommy Jones (R.I.P.) playing this classic live at the age of 17 (Video is from 1972)!!! This video was uploaded a while ago, but sadly taken down. We have to keep Tommy's music alive, because he was a genius and one of the all-time best fingerpickers!!! His mentor Chet Atkins would tell you so!

[@cgprande]

Tommy was a good friend of mine for the last 26 years of his life. I learned a lot from him but his genetics gave him the magical ability to play with such precision and speed and no amount of practice can duplicate this for most who try it! R.I.P. (10-8-54 to 9-4-02)

[@magnoliasstressus]

Rande, I saw him when you invited him to CLA in 81 or 82... Great concert! Totally influenced my musical life! Sam Hendrickson (Physics & Chemistry classes)

[@cgprande]

Thanks for reminding me that you were there, Sam!

[@mrteedubya1865]

@@cgprande If you don't mind me asking, what happened to him? Such an incredible talent!

[@cgprande]

Pastor Tee Dubya, I appreciate you asking this question or anything else you would like to know about him. Tommy was not in great health and had a weak immune system and he contracted pneumonia, and my understanding is that was the official diagnosis of his death.

[@mrteedubya1865]

Rande Dager thank you. I have really enjoyed discovering his gift today!

[@joewanko8208]

There's good, then there's this. Beautiful!

[@Stank_Dank_]

Probably the best version I've heard of all of them, the cleanest

[@stringbender57]

Jeez Louise! This young man plays his brains out! 👍🏼

[@guitar1950]

One of the greats, Roy Clark just enjoying this the most!

[@jamestoomey2413]

This kid was one of greats...

[@sunnyray7819]

Better than anything in 2020....

[@billday6744]

Met Tommy in Nashville in 88 great guy he as good or better than any one that includes the big names he never got the credit he should have Tommy is proof life isnt fair .

[@bobthabuilda1525]

Wow! I've heard many interpretations of this song, but this may be the best version ever. What an amazing musician. It seems downright criminal that I haven't heard of him before.

[@lawson_thekoolkid7544]

way to go to he was the best never had the chance to meet him but my grandma tells me the stories when her cousin tommy wouldmcome and play the guitar and she'd play piano

[@235buz]

I heard a little bit of Mr. Reed in that! Awesome!

[@richardgratton7557]

Just Wow!! 17 years old 😳❤️

[@sunnyray7819]

Oh no Chet, you created a monster!!!

[@guitarsword1]

Incredible picker.

[@baronpowell2206]

Smokin!!!!

[@clancyconlin2760]

That's the most enthusiastic clapping I've ever seen

[@ZachedOut]

The past 2-3 years I keep on listening to Tommy Jones songs (posted by you) and I’ve wanted to get as much research on him as I could! If only I was older and got to meet him!

[@clintwhatley7981]

A Real Loss......a True Prodigy

[@74dartman13]

Incredible!👍😎🎸🎶

[@HARLANGENEPARROTT]

That is so great!

[@DefaultName-yf5sd]

Well done genius.

[@robinlajoiemusic]

I remember that episode. W...O...W

[@Bill30273]

Great pickin 🙂

[@jonathanjuillerat2115]

I own a record store in Indianapolis, and I am trying to track down information on Tommy's discography. I am aware of his CD release titled "Tide Pool", but apparently he had at least one other CD release titled "Country" that I haven't been able to locate. I am trying to find a copy of that CD as well as any others that folks are aware of. I'd like to get all of his releases on vinyl, cassette (if any) and CD put together in a definitive discography that could be listed online at Discogs, Wikipedia and other places. I agree that we need to keep Tommy's music alive. He was an amazing talent. Please let me know if you can help with this effort. Thank you in advance.

[@bortonbob]

Chet produced a CD in his studio of Tommy titled, "Chet Presents...Tommy Jones." It is a fabulous recording featuring Tommy playing exceptionally fast harmonic melodies.

[@carlwysocki9635]

Wow,.. He's so young and he's even better than Chet Atkins and Buster B Jones... Amazing..

[@JDCullum]

Check the adorable blonde in back, no sense of rhythm. Ah, Tommy Jones. You had such gifts... you just flashed past. Too fast.

[@235buz]

She was just there for the eye candy!

[@dippydija6275]

she was only there for a few episodes, all of them were great singers though, which is the main reason they were there

[@Ubu987]

But how can she sing well if she can't keep time? We're in Audrey Williams territory here!

[@shaneoneill8213]

Back seat rythym

[@rogerallenjr.6359]

he was the next chet atkins

[@MrTomanderson76]

I am having trouble with the audio. Why was this taken down?

[@cedricbarrey3537]

Here mr Jones could not be more than 25 . So that was probably at the end of 70 s. 77, 78 or maybe 79 .

[@sunnyray7819]

1:19 Dude isn't even sweating...

[@romaholcomb7768]

Roy's standing back there like, I'll smoke yo ass.

[@onemexican1973]

back to the drawing board..........