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Video: Chelsea and Grace Constable performing ‘Jerry’s Breakdown’

Posted on May 9, 2024

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A while back I featured this fantastic instrumental performance of “Sultans of Swing” by Chelsea and Grace Constable, two ultra-talented sisters from nearby Kingsport, Tennessee.

Today’s video showcases the talents of these young ladies once again.

This time they’re performing “Jerry’s Breakdown”, a fast-paced scorcher that was written and frequently performed by guitar legend Jerry Reed. [Read more…]

Video: Tommy Emmanuel and Kenny Vaughn performing “Right or Wrong”

Posted on January 22, 2024

Tommy Emmanuel and Kenny Vaughn are widely considered to be among the best guitarists in the world, and seeing them perform individually is always a treat.

But today’s video features these two guitar masters teaming up on a fantastic instrumental rendition of “Right or Wrong”, a timeless 1920s-era standard that was made famous by Country Music legend George Strait. [Read more…]

Video: Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins perform “Jerry’s Breakdown”

Posted on January 16, 2024

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If you remember the late, great Jerry Reed you probably remember him as a popular Country Music singer, actor and comedian.

But did you know he was also a master guitarist and award-winning songwriter?

This multi-talented performer wrote and performed one of the most popular guitar instrumentals ever written.

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Video: Watch master guitarist Tommy Emmanuel play an amazing Beatles medley

Posted on December 14, 2022

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Tommy Emmanuel is probably the best guitar player that most folks have never heard of.

He started playing guitar in his native Australia as a youngster after hearing the late, great Chet Atkins work his instrumental magic over the radio, and he has never looked back since.

What sets Tommy apart from the world’s other great musicians are his obviously deep love of performing and his almost unique ability to make a single acoustic guitar sound like an entire band. [Read more…]

Video: Check out this fantastic instrumental version of ‘Sultans of Swing’

Posted on March 6, 2022

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A while back I featured a video showcasing the awesome guitar skills of then-13 year old Grace Constable from nearby Kingsport, Tennessee.

In that post I mentioned that Grace has an equally talented older sister named Chelsea.

After that post went live several people asked me if there are any videos featuring Grace and Chelsea performing together.

The answer is yes. There are several of them in fact, including this one that happens to be my favorite. [Read more…]