When Your Guitar Licks Are Even Classier Than Your Suit! Don Rich

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Original video: • Don Rich 'Instrumental'

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

That song is titled Chaparral. It first appeared on the Buckaroos instrumental album titled "A Night On The Town With Buck Owen's Buckaroos". I bought all their albums as they came out and got to meet Don and the boys and Buck. Those videos were filmed in Oklahoma City, Okla. and sponsored by the Mathis Bros. Furniture Company. They were called the Buck Owens Ranch Show. HeeHaw began a few years later.

[@jeffclark7888]

All true!

[@jamesnorton7601]

Fender should re issue that Telecaster. It'd sell like hotcakes!

[@canzonisumisuradifabiodand6210]

Ok, you're very smart with this channel, using a bunch of clips by great guitarists; everybody could have done this. But the transcriptions? INCREDIBLE WORK, how can you possibly pop a new one out every day? You must have worked on this for quite a while, bravissimo!

[@LeviClay]

I’m really good at my job. Uploaded this, spent an hour transcribing a video for tomorrow… then on with other work! You’re gonna love tomorrow!

[@canzonisumisuradifabiodand6210]

@@LeviClay You really are good at this, I'm more stunned by your skills with transcriptions than I am by many of the jaw dropping guitarists you've been showing on the channel. Keep it up and good luck!

[@LeviClay]

@@canzonisumisuradifabiodand6210 you guys keep watching and sharing, and I’ll keep making them! :)

[@LeviClay]

@@bradejensen nope, absolutely no need for one

[@LeviClay]

@@bradejensen nope, I teach plenty of people to transcribe, they don’t need it. It’s one of those things marketers want to sell you. I’ve turned down paid sponsorships with them because you just don’t need them.

[@StephenJPilat]

I absolutely LOVE the finish on that tele. The metallic grey with the black binding is so classy.

[@JW-km3by]

Love the old-timey stuff!

[@polerzlebroski4073]

Love your vids Levi! I think you’re doing a wonderful job posting these videos, and I like how you’re presenting each artist’s sound and your personal take on it! Keep it up! ❤

[@Remi-B-Goode]

Keep it up, you rule ! thanks for your videos, that would be great if you do some gypsy jazz solo too !

[@Riddlemewalker]

Sick! Levi your channel is really kicking it up. Thanks!

[@tombstoneharrystudios584]

Ladies and gentlemen…Mr Conway Twitty! 😂 Seriously though, that descending line bars 40-44 is class and going straight into my playbook!

[@fredfloyd68]

Levi where do you get these fabulous players...it reflects on your playability...youve got some fine chops may i say...jam on!

[@LeviClay]

Well, my tastes are super broad, but where does it come from? Years ago someone showed me cool stuff and I checked it out. I hope I can be passing that torch on now :)

[@christophecoste8471]

Love the content, but the intros to explain the context in your videos are awesome, thanks

[@LeviClay]

Glad you like them! I'm not here to just repost videos, I want you to leave having learned something :)

[@brianjetter8447]

Man you bust out some gems. I love this series of yours

[@frannyp46]

Nice one Levi. Thanks for that. Hang on in there fella as the storm will pass.

[@TheAzmountaineer]

I'm always amazed at the number of people who never heard of Don Rich. That's kind of like not knowing who Luther Perkins was, or maybe for rock and rollers, John Fogerty.

[@XManX102]

Cool riff

[@aliensporebomb]

Guy can play but he looks so serious while playing until cracks a smile near the end. Thanks for the introduction to a player I was previously unaware of Levi!

[@barkeater9606]

Can you do a review of Hank Garland’s style? Thank you

[@LeviClay]

I would LOVE to, just got to find the right video. Also want to do Jimmy Bryant, but there's no good video of him :(

[@jazz_grooves]

Good to see you back in the saddle again Levi. Nice work!

[@dajoker-vd9ur]

this is so fun to learn to play. Cheers!

[@waverlyking6045]

It is a shame that he only lived to be 32. I think the heavens needed another great player.

[@jeffclark7888]

Infernal motorcycle!

[@SeptemberChild1835]

@@jeffclark7888 I thought it was an Indian motorcycle.

[@adamtremblett]

Love Don Rich!

[@bailzzzzzz]

Great content as always. Beard's looking sick too

[@JohnLloydDavis]

Some great stuff in the Country genre to be sure. Back before Country and Western was even a genre, there were some incredible musicians in what was called the Hillbilly or Bluegrass tradition ( the music Johnny Cash started listening to on the radio) that you all might want to check out. Later day greats like Chris Thile and Albert Lee are worth a listen too!

[@joshartall8368]

Country was definitely a genre at the time(and before) and so was Western aka Western Swing which was around and called that for about three or four decades prior to this. Country and Western music is just both kinds of music and the term was coined by record companies in the 40s to replace the term hillbilly music. Great licks nonetheless

[@defkind]

Loving the variety each day, Levi! Got me anticipating what's left n coming up... Don't think I've seen any flamenco yet, maybe Paco or Al...

[@guitaristmichaelstark]

Great shows Levi!

[@rabbitohsrule121]

This is cool. But I find it hard to believe anything is better than the TONY RICE unit.

That's not Hee Haw, it's the Buck Owens Ranch Show.

[@spiffpilot2589]

Taken too soon in a motorcycle accident. RIP Don.

[@kwik2hear915]

Classic, just like you Levi, you rule your guitar 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@kojam1]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this channel! Wish this was around, wish KZbin was around when I was younger and had time to sit and learn from these transcriptions you so graciously provide. One thing tho. Don't take this personally. I just think that the talking, as winderful as it is, didn't be half of the video. Maybe I'm just too busy all the time, but I find that I just skip a head trying to get to the meat of the vid. There's another wonderful series that I like to watch and that also spend a lot time talking for half the vid. I could be wrong. Perhaps people like the long introductory? Thanks for these! Wish I could put you and KZbin into a time machine and go back to when I was 15. I'd be that to Lil Wayne's guitar abilities now. 😂

[@LeviClay]

I hear what you're saying, but hear me out on this... I make one of these FREE videos EVERY day. I know you know how much time goes into that alone, let alone filming me talking about the artist. You've been subscribed to me for one week, and the chances are that's because I asked you to. I'm running a business here, and it's a business where you don't have to pay any money to get tons of value, but part of that business is the person behind the work. People need to know these aren't just found online, it's not just magic software. There's a passionate man sitting here doing it all... and you can do it too! I need people to know that or I wouldn't have the time to do these every day.

[@kojam1]

@@LeviClay I FREAKING LOVE IT!!! 🙏 RESPECT M8! How could?! I thought us Canadians are supposed to be nicem I bow my head. Keep the awesomeness coming!

[@LeviClay]

@@kojam1 you know what, I really appreciate you considering my point 😇 It’s easy enough to skip by if you hate it, but I know some people love it!

[@NickKizirnis]

Nice!!!!

[@monmixer]

My Mother dragged me as an 10 year old boy the the theatre to see Buck Owens in the 60's. I did NOT want to go. Wow did that change my life. I still work in that theatre regularly.

[@jeffclark7888]

Outstanding!

[@vineyardworker]

Love the country transcriptions. Suggestions: Thumbs Carlisle (not sure if/how tabs would work for him but still). Amos Garrett’s studio work on other people’s records-Jesse Winchester, Emmylou, of course Ms Muldaur, and a bunch of others I’m not remembering just now. He obviously composed his studio solos ahead of time but they are quite distinctive and very musical.

[@mrunit7261]

Gotta love the wound G string!

[@northernbohemianrealist]

Great to see Dave Thomas on the drums.

[@jerichothedrifter60]

I've been playing this song for years, the hardest part is getting it to sound clean and even harder, getting the Em to a point where all the notes and open strings ring and bloom

[@jeffclark7888]

Don Rich was fabulous.

[@drgrahamsloanguitarist3727]

Excellent! 👌. Wish I had a suit like that 😂😂😂😂😂🥳🥳🥳🥳.

[@RDamps]

Don was the man!

[@fukhue8226]

Let's also talk about Don's lead pickup Classic Tele tone made for TV. A Heavy Metal players nightmare is to arrive in HELL with a Fender Telecaster and this guitar tone. But for TV in the 1950's this tone was golden. Also on AM radio the Telecaster was heard loud and CLEAR!

[@bluesrockguitar1484]

Yes, i have that book!

[@RedDirtRules]

This is not from Hee Haw. It's from the TV show The Buck Owens Ranch Party. Great stuff. Love Don Rich Unfortunately a lot of the music on Hee Haw wasn't live

[@LeviClay]

Thanks for the info! Obviously I didn't get to see any of this stuff on TV when it was happening. I'm always envious listening to older musicians on the scene talking about getting to watch that stuff.

[@Thepipehunter]

Chaparral live from The Buck Owen’s Show. Great stuff.

[@roathripper]

cant beat that ol tele twang!

[@EmersumBiggins]

Is that “Buckaroo” played backwards?🤔

[@kevztunz]

Sweet playing! Also appreciate the chords. :)

[@mikestampede77]

That’s Rich

[@tasosdiaforetico7377]

A young Frank gambale on the drums

[@jeffclark7888]

Jerry Wiggins.

[@Tennis_Fan2022]

Just watched and all I can say is Christmas arrived early this year. Thank you so much. Also, for anyone else reading I bought Levi's Country Guitar Method Compilation and it arrived today. It's a thorough book, the tabs are top notch and there's a wealth of information in there useful for guitarists of all levels that are new to country. My goal is to devote 20 minutes a day to it as a resolution and hoping to become a really good tele picker in 2023. Cheers!

[@ColinMroczko]

Great transcriptions, but why not have standard notation above the tab?

[@LeviClay]

Because it takes up more screen, that’s not what I’m going for. Want notation? It’s on patreon

[@EmmanuelOuellet84]

Great transcription Levi! Do you offer transcription service for people who wants it? I'm a huge Don Rich fan and I would like to learn his stuff.

[@LeviClay]

Certainly do

[@Dookiefists]

Don Rich is like the Shawn Lane of having guitar licks that are classier than his suit

[@thejamnasium6447]

you should do some Redd Volkeart

[@CC-te5zf]

Is this transcription available on your Patreon page? Thanks!

[@LeviClay]

Yep

[@CC-te5zf]

@@LeviClay ok - thanks!

[@jeffdafonte]

Skip to 0:00 for the best parts.

[@barkeater9606]

My favorite old country picker! His tone is also great. Fender should make a run of his telecaster, MIM so most people could afford it. 👍

[@LeviClay]

I agree

[@gssong7111]

that P bass, though!!

[@LeviClay]

@@gssong7111 also fabulous

[@CC-te5zf]

Those straps too - color matched. Those things fetch a fortune these days, at least the original ones do.

[@ourlifeinwyoming4654]

Levi - by chance are the tabs for this on your patreon? Thanks.

[@LeviClay]

Yep. Everything I post on KZbin is

[@ourlifeinwyoming4654]

Found it - thanks!@@LeviClay

[@paulwreck6810]

did u get re-monitized?

[@LeviClay]

yep

[@patriciajrs46]

You shouldn't wear that shirt. Those stripes are all wrong for your frame. Thanks for Don Rich. He was great.

[@nevillecampbellbarker]

Hey Levi ! Great stuff… is there any chance of doing something by Gary Moore ? Perhaps from his Colosseum 2 days? Peace and good will to you 🌲🙌👍

[@LeviClay]

yep, just need the right clip!

[@nevillecampbellbarker]

@@LeviClay smashing!! All in good time bud !! I know you’ve had a lot of hassle recently… appreciate your hard work and skills ! 🙌

[@dano8017]

I didn't realise Michael Buble played drums. Or that he was a chubby young man.

[@jeffclark7888]

Shazam. Jerry Wiggins.

[@clust11]

Poor guys

[@DougHinVA]

...are you too young to see it is NOT 'wonderful Willie Cantu' on drums?