I don't see how this is humanly possible. The skill is otherworldly. Astonishing and so flawlessly beautiful, at times sounding like a harp. Great showman too. Just incredible on so many levels. Thank you for sharing.
@raymondvaughan6262
2 жыл бұрын
@@danyy8000 hell of a lot of practice years
@93243badger
2 жыл бұрын
B
@danyy8000
2 жыл бұрын
@@raymondvaughan6262 yah 👍
@aaronmunro5818
2 жыл бұрын
@@danyy8000 I could practice for 100 years, locked in a room with Tommy himself, and not be able to play like this. And that’s OK.
@danyy8000
2 жыл бұрын
@@aaronmunro5818 bro stop the cap 🧢…y’all just overhyping at this point respectfully 😊
@rico387
2 жыл бұрын
To play for Les Paul, and to see him enjoying your music, must have been humbling. Even for the likes of Tommy Emanuel.
@RightlyDividingDogLover
2 жыл бұрын
It's over. Tommy has ascended to a place among musicians in that he sees over them. Short of Mozart composing on the piano, I just don't know anybody else with this sense of interpretation and skill set. The angels themselves are in awe of him.
@williamcole9040
2 жыл бұрын
This bloke isn’t a guitarist….he is a bloody magician ! Magnificent.
@sabyegrp
2 жыл бұрын
I've played guitar for over 50 years. When I listen to this I cry, for a whole variety of reasons.
@Jointlock
2 жыл бұрын
me too
@nicolomacale1947
2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@maslyndoorco
2 жыл бұрын
I just did the same ..
@jackdrury18
2 жыл бұрын
same
@gregd7779
Жыл бұрын
same for me ...I saw him play this live last year and it indeed brought me to tears as well
@MichaelMontague
3 жыл бұрын
Priceless! Tommy Emmanuel raises the bar for ALL musicians, but especially for Guitarists!
@BirdYoumans
2 жыл бұрын
On an acoustic no less. Most of us who claim to be musicians are just mere mortals. A very few aren't.
@eeboy1778
2 жыл бұрын
I actually believe that there is magic in the world, and things like this are some of it. Incredible……
@mariotisso
2 жыл бұрын
Agree!
@phillipmoore1697
2 жыл бұрын
@@mariotisso is going to be nice to ere
@proculusjulius7035
2 жыл бұрын
Even after passing my O.W.L.S at Hogwarts, I can't get to Tommy's level of enchantment on this muggle musical instrument.
@mosin9105
2 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@Grandpa101
2 жыл бұрын
I’m sure Tommy is an Alien,,sent to Earth to show us how the guitar should be played,,
@nedflanders5994
2 жыл бұрын
Half a century old. Unquestionably the most beautiful performance I've had the absolute pleasure of enjoying.
@bendover3475
3 жыл бұрын
Born in 1942, so as a child I can say that this music was playing in the background of my early childhood. I guess most of it made an impact on my inner being,because I never deliberately made a decision to tune in to Les and Mary at the age of 6-7-8. At any rate, on those rare occasions,whenever I hear that music I can sing along . “Somewhere there’s music” indeed.Thanks for the beautiful gift from you and especially Les Paul. I have to say that I’m awaiting the arrival of several C. D’s from AMAZON. My family, great grandkids included, will be a captive audience for sure.
@muppetbrother
2 жыл бұрын
Les Paul: no one can embellish this piece of music Tommy: hold my beer
@thedolphin5428
2 жыл бұрын
I've watched several of Les and Tommy's versions of SOTR. It's really hard NOT to compare the versions or the skill. They each have vastly different styles and sounds; are of different generations. Still, I find Tommy a far greater technician and feeling player than The Great Les Paul. Heaven help us if, when Tommy is 80, some young whipper-snapper comes along and blows HIM away.!
@MrRbuxton
2 жыл бұрын
Both are truely greats, and in the rear view mirror comes Billy Strings and he's coming fast.
@michaeltrombino3888
2 жыл бұрын
I am 63 years young, have been playing acoustic guitar and electric guitar since I was 4..... am blessed to have had a guitar teacher who was a student of Segovia, and the best that I ever was, was poor to fair compared to some of the great guitar players. I have heard many of the greats play, and I know that there are hundreds, to numerous to mention..... but my major desire is to hear you play live. I consider you, if not the best guitar player... because you are so humble and respected, one of the best that I have ever heard! ☺️
@davebrown3230
5 жыл бұрын
That performance leaves me frozen in awe . I think even Les was just amazed .
@jeffreysimmons1084
2 жыл бұрын
Les Paul seems as impressed as I am. What a master player
@dominadoramor7767
2 жыл бұрын
This tune is already a timeless masterpiece, so it’s very fitting that Tommy gives it a timeless cover - absolutely mesmerizing to watch, and just sheer pleasure to isten to.
@davewilson4929
2 жыл бұрын
Amen. He's playing that guitar with his whole body. Not to mention his brain I guess!
@kevindowney129
2 жыл бұрын
20 years ago my guitar teacher in school told me, "check out Tommy Emmanuel" I thank him to this day
@gregscupholm254
4 жыл бұрын
Holy crap, this guy is good. Beyond good. He "gets it'. Not that "shredding" the guitar is bad. It can be fun to listen to. But it is far from how you measure a great guitarist. Tommy is the proverbial proof in the pudding.
@jimmrockford9407
2 жыл бұрын
He can shred too. What non musicians don't understand about this guy is his ability to put his fingers in places not many others on the planet can...and make it look effortless and easy. He has so many thousands of hours sitting alone in a room,as all the greats do,we can never catch up.
@folez
2 жыл бұрын
A self taught, (by ear) playing musical freight train hurtling down the tracks. You can’t learn this stuff. This is musical genius at its absolute finest. From all of us here in Australia to the rest of the world. Here’s Tommy, and you’re welcome.
@petersena4773
2 жыл бұрын
He's the greatest guitarist for me.
@Yngsatchvai
Жыл бұрын
He reminds me of a neighborhood buddy of mine. We all played guitar but that MF was always 20 steps ahead of everyone. Those harmonics he pulls off at the start are jaw dropping
@chokysenge
2 жыл бұрын
There is no single note this gentelman is doing without a deep sense of presence and beauty. Bravo
@josbruls
2 жыл бұрын
Tommy Emmanuel is in a league of his own. Chet Atkins comes close, but the student has outmastered the master.
@midwesterner2023
2 жыл бұрын
TM had the great opportunity to have CA as an influence and the gifts few people ever receive…….incredible talent. Both are true artists with their instruments!
@bessiebraveheart
2 жыл бұрын
Love Tommy, one of the best accoustic players of all time.
@fingerpickersmith1
2 жыл бұрын
You know it's special when you can make every other musician in the room--including another guitar immortal--put their chins on their hands with a look of sheer bliss on their faces and just let the performance take them away.
@The_Philosopher_King701
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting the song alone without all the banter before hand. Half the fun is watching the bass player, Nicki Parrot's reaction.
@kimcarignan7154
3 жыл бұрын
Lenny breu
@NickNicometi
2 жыл бұрын
This is the BEST acoustic performance I've ever seen! Beyond excellent. Damn, did he set The Fret Board high! I need to play this well one day.
@R.L.KRANESCHRADTT
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for posting. I think it's possibly the best rendition of Tommy's version ever recorded... so intimate. The Iridium only sat about 180 people. What an experience to have been there that night it would have been.... Everyone was obviously in awe of his amazing talent, and rightly so.
@TheBentarm
2 жыл бұрын
Gee Tommy's mum must have had an uncomfortable pregnancy given there was a guitar in there as well!
@leonardhudson3810
2 жыл бұрын
When I was 12 or 13 I asked my personal guitar hero how to "get good". He said, "Make it what you do for a living. You'll get good or you'll starve." If you know Tommy's life story, you see that he's the proof of this truth.
@davidbarker2566
3 жыл бұрын
He even makes it sound like a harp at one point
@ikkenhisatsu7170
2 жыл бұрын
What a great tribute to Les Paul. Tommy Emmanuel is legend. Maybe the best acoustic guitarist on the planet.
@nkdenton62
2 жыл бұрын
Les Paul at the Iridium was one of the hidden treasures of NYC. Saw two shows. He was both entertaining and generous with showcasing other pickers. How intimidating must it have been to play with him sitting there watching. Now I’ve seen Tommy in concert twice as well and he’s a gem as well. I feel fortunate to have been in the presence of such incredible talent.
@catkeys6911
4 жыл бұрын
He casts a spell with his playing; you can see it on the bass players face (as an example); she is just entranced- her facial expressions closely matched my own emotional response to that beautiful song played so beautifully.
@7884golfguru
4 жыл бұрын
Cat Keys she’s an Aussie
@catkeys6911
4 жыл бұрын
@@7884golfguru Maybe. Maybe not. I love Aussies. What's your point?
@7884golfguru
4 жыл бұрын
Cat Keys no point
@CosmosMarinerDU
Жыл бұрын
Her name is Nicki Parrott - from Australia
@williamwilliam728
2 жыл бұрын
WOW, I got teary-eyed watching him feel it and the sound was mindboggling! Isn't the internet wonderful? We get to listen to a work of beauty like we were right there. Thank you for this magical musical journey.
@Masaaki592
2 жыл бұрын
Ive seen Tommy play this before many times in various videos. THIS one made me cry. Playing the song to the man himself. I love how much the Double Bass player in the background loves this. Peace and Love
@CosmosMarinerDU
Жыл бұрын
Her name is Nicki Parrott - from Australia
@JoeandAngie
2 жыл бұрын
Have seen him 2x...not enough!!! Once was at the Down Home in Johnson City, TN, where Doc would play a lot and he did Deep Water Blues in honor. He also told a guy on phone to either get off his phone or get out! It. Was. Awesome. (He later apologized...a gentlemen; the phone guy was a selfish, unaware millennial)
@JonnySublime
2 жыл бұрын
Life is chords. Master them and anything can happen. Fail and nobody wants to listen.
@enricopav
2 жыл бұрын
One of the best performance of Tommy Emmanuel
@bbblacksmith
2 жыл бұрын
The double bass guitar chick behind suns it up. She is mesmerised and in tears by the end at how beautiful it is. Les just stares in awe. A great Aussie guitarist. His brother is as good and prefers electric. The two together, the absolute knowledge of each other, the guitar and what it can do is amazing. Look for Emmanuel brothers or Tommy and Tony Emmanuel.
@duellingscarguevara
2 жыл бұрын
Phil was Tommy’s brother.
@andrewoshea35
2 жыл бұрын
Phil has joined the band in the eternal realm. Sadly missed. Tommy is absolutely amazing.
@CosmosMarinerDU
Жыл бұрын
Her name is Nicki Parrott - from Australia
@oaguilera81
2 жыл бұрын
What a performance in front of a legend. Tommy’s talent is truly out of this world. His dynamics are just unbelievable.
@jeffwisener1378
4 жыл бұрын
To have Led Paul clap mid-song says a lot.
@DeanoPiano
2 жыл бұрын
Both pioneers and virtuosos on their instruments when in their prime, it’s come full circle and it’s so so beautiful to see.
@rustyshimstock8653
Жыл бұрын
Not a dry eye on the Internet! The expression on the face of the Bass player is something to watch. I had no idea that this classic was composed by Les Paul. Wow on so many dimensions!
@johnpappas8553
Жыл бұрын
Tommy never ceases to amaze me and all those mesmerized by his spectacular artistry on the guitar. Have never seen or heard anything like it. When you hypnotize a whole room with your virtuosity and you leave the great Les Paul, only feet away from you, stunned and awe-struck by your talent, well it doesn't get any better than that! Tommy, you show everyone just how beautiful the guitar can sound. Nobody comes close to you on the 6-string. You ARE the man!!
@joecheshul9325
2 жыл бұрын
Tommy Emmanuel is otherworldly . His creative choices are beautifully mind-boggling yet as they embrace one’s heart and soul they are so intimately familiar as if returning to some heretofore unimaginable paradise .
@philcorymusic
9 ай бұрын
Staggeringly beautiful, go and see Tommy live!
@myownchannel247
2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure I saw a Munchkin run across the stage in the middle of the song 🎼
@michaelmccoy3284
2 жыл бұрын
I can feel his love and respect for the song Les and his audience! His heart and soul in it all!
@zedwolf1589
2 жыл бұрын
If you're going to have someone play your song and have it come out way better then you ever thought it was probably Tommy Emmanuel
@roydedwards
2 жыл бұрын
To impress a legend like Les Paul speaks volumes.
@AS-zk6hz
2 жыл бұрын
Truely gifted wonderful musicians. Artists
@damonhines8187
2 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary, astounding. From a guitar player who once aspired to such fluid and well-articulated melodicism, restrained yet rhapsodic expressivity, Thank you for this.
@pedrogustavodeandrade9665
2 жыл бұрын
Que maravilha! Que arranjo! Transformou sua guitarra numa harpa!
@mikeroullier6875
2 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful!!! Excellent job Tommy!!! Not very many people can play with that magnitude of feeling!!
@fuzzybutkus8970
2 жыл бұрын
Not only great playing but afterwards the bass player and her husband became pregnant with healthy twin baby boys after trying for many years.Chocking it up to the love that passes from Tommy when he plays.
@martypaxton7668
4 жыл бұрын
Can't find the words . So good
@markrogers7546
2 жыл бұрын
Other musicians play the song. Tommy takes you to the rainbow 🌈.
@josegeraldodacostaleal2323
3 жыл бұрын
OVER THE RAINBOW, autores HAROLD ARLEN E YIP HARBURG, bela apresentação, Abraços.
@DWilliams-ce8nb
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful performance. But I am still baffled by the magnificent chord choices Eva Cassidy makes in her version of Over the Rainbow.
@DuncanEduardo
2 жыл бұрын
Me too. She was incredibly original
@maximesteinebrunner9941
10 ай бұрын
the 86 dislikers must be deaf
@XENONEZZ2
2 жыл бұрын
The purity of this performance will live on forever !!
@loucontino4804
2 жыл бұрын
I've seen Tommy perform as a one man show and left with my jaw hung open. The man is a master on the guitar. And emotes some of the greatest feelings I have known through his playing. Awesome!
@DjNikGnashers
Жыл бұрын
Me too, lucky enough to see him live last year. Not only a nice bloke, great performer, but literally the greatest living guitar player currently alive. I felt blessed to have witnessed him.
@vls3771
2 жыл бұрын
When stunning melody meets the most expressive musician on guitar in the world the master .... Tommy....
@Fuff63
3 жыл бұрын
Gave me goose bumps. Bravo!
@liamogrady2277
2 жыл бұрын
Brings a response from my eyes such a beautiful piece , God Bless Y’all hope we all can get along better in 2022 we are all humans let’s do the right thing and get along I love everybody peace out
@tommcdonald1746
2 жыл бұрын
There isn't anything I could say about this performance but I would like know what Les Paul was thinking.
@willywilz
2 жыл бұрын
Completely flawless and simply truly amazing .. my jaw will require retrieving from the floor .. I’m humbled to see and hear such a virtuoso at the top of his game .. thank you 🙏
@anEyePhil
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing what Vegemite can lead to..
@keithwigley1256
2 жыл бұрын
the original marmite ...
@davidduke9771
5 ай бұрын
Les Paul thinks.." why do I even bother?"... welcome to the club Les😂😂
@emintezjan172
4 жыл бұрын
Tommy, thanks for doing this piece of music an impossible level of justice. I'm flawed, totally heart struck with delight. Thank you
@chasphilpotts1201
Ай бұрын
I have seen Tommy play this live a couple of times and still marvel at how good he is. Even the professional musicians on stage are in awe of his playing. A warm and genuine person as well.
@scarey2me
2 жыл бұрын
Started watching Tommy and his brother way back in the late 70"s. He was a genius back then. Only gets better with age.
@peterpowder8546
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. I will be attending his guitar camp this September in Nashville. Went last year. Fantastic time! Tommy is the nicest guy too. His music keeps me busy on the guitar
@iaincphotography6051
2 жыл бұрын
Great guitar playing, but it's not right without the words. So it's Eva Cassidy every time for me.
@GregoriousGregori9
Жыл бұрын
As it would sadly & Beautifully turn out, this was also the last song he performed for Les .. What a beautiful memory to have paying tribute to Les by playing his song for him while he was still with us
@debiefehling6555
2 жыл бұрын
Insanely beautiful. But the date has to be wrong. Les Paul died in Aug. 2009.
@brucekuehn4031
2 жыл бұрын
The date on this must be the month of January and not December. Les passed on to the next realm on August 12, 2009 at the age of 94.
@jeanriff7954
6 ай бұрын
J découvre ce gars là semaine dernière, fantastique il fait comment? ❤❤❤ bravo le poète, bravo l artiste bravo le musicien .❤❤❤ bravo tommy j espèreque vous aller jouer pour Emmanuel.au ciel.
@smaklilu90
3 жыл бұрын
Without using advanced chords beyond triads Tonny can knock all the guitarists in the world.
@mikhailman
3 жыл бұрын
Perfected technique and intuitive understanding of progressions beast complex chords every time. His voicings are perfection for the ears!!
@nickvantinteren9871
2 жыл бұрын
There's a few clever ones in there
@JuxChi
6 ай бұрын
the guitar goes for a smoke break after each song. The one only guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel ❤
@MrJdsenior
2 жыл бұрын
There aren't that many people in the world that can actually make a guitar sing. Tommy is one of them. And for anyone that hasn't seen it, if you want to see Tommy, all the stops pulled, look up his classical gas. It is insane.
@jimtalltheislandbrothers6639
2 жыл бұрын
Years and years of practice and dedication right there. Wow!
@kellycoleman715
2 жыл бұрын
That piano rag is impossible to play on the guitar so this is obviously some sort of CGI trickery. 😉
@paulbariohay3213
Ай бұрын
@eliotoole
5 жыл бұрын
Tommy is the man Les is the Papa
@richardstecher272
2 жыл бұрын
Looks like the old Iridium. I think I see the late great Lou Pallo to Tommy's right.
@mariodeoliveira8443
3 жыл бұрын
Musicos do Quinto Reino. Extremamente fora de série.
@dan2buys
2 жыл бұрын
Just based on the ease that he plays those super quick pluck harmonics,I hate him so much 😏
@AuditAmplifier
Жыл бұрын
Annoyingly embellished... 🤷♂️
@iaminsfiredbytrustfration8502
10 ай бұрын
so crazy how this performance was 7 months before Les’s death
@excavator31
8 ай бұрын
I wish Eva Cassidy could have been there as well..!!
@michaelgoodpaster5875
3 жыл бұрын
The worlds greatest living guitar master
@robertwynkoop7112
3 жыл бұрын
Without doubt. Most of the important artists, of the last few hundred years certainly, are under appreciated and unknown during their lifetimes
@robbiepoulin920
5 жыл бұрын
I have chills listening to this and can only imagine Les saying "I'm passing the baton"
@tomvera10
2 жыл бұрын
Tommy is a genius with composing notes and phrases.
@robinpearce5042
Ай бұрын
Wonderful wonderful music a true maestro
@johntindel1048
2 жыл бұрын
I can only imagine what was going through Les's mind at that moment...
@frankieRandle8779
26 күн бұрын
If you hear Tommy for 2 or 3 seconds you know who it is
@miamiracer
2 жыл бұрын
Magnificent. The lady playing the bass could not stop admiring his beautiful playing!
@CosmosMarinerDU
Жыл бұрын
Her name is Nicki Parrott - from Australia
@DucBangNguyen-d8x
13 күн бұрын
Tuyệt chiêu wonderful
@edwardmullendore2007
4 ай бұрын
This is bs got blue tooth and I still can't hear very well
@jamespennington5808
2 жыл бұрын
I never could have imagined how much I needed that.
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