Great insight of the great Toy Caldwells playing and song writing phenom
@NoOne-kr4jc
Жыл бұрын
Toy had a beautiful approach to playing and could rock it out with the strings blaring open. One of his distinct signature moves was his vibrato. Thanks for posting this. Great to get some inside info and great to see respect from a friend that knew him so well.
@walterjr.steinert6054
2 жыл бұрын
Great job Chris. Much respect for Toy, he was so unique & great. Your esteem is sincere.
@ventifamily
3 жыл бұрын
Toy would have loved this, Chris! And, it wouldn't have been complete without you doing a bit of This Ol' Cowboy.
@garypatek8060
2 жыл бұрын
Great show Chris!
@TheGodseye76
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. There's not enough videos on Toy. He was one of my favorite players
@RickMcCargar
4 ай бұрын
Great stories and info, thanks.
@brucemarshall9555
9 ай бұрын
Great insight Chris, thanks for sharing. Will always remember my time in the Toy Caldwell Band, you were hired by the Outlaws the same year and we had some very memorable double bills. You nailed it with Toys Western Swing influences, his progressions were so old school. Nice stroll down memory lane, keep it going brother!!
@debrawardlaw4558
9 ай бұрын
The tobacco sunburst Les Paul will always be Toy Caldwell to me. I know you said he had started to play the other type Gibsons, but the sunburst is the one I associate with him. Chris, I am from very near Greenville SC and used to watch Toy play with a band called The Variations with Mickey Fowler and Tony Heatherly at a little place called Big Daddys. Go out to Walnut Grove after. Those were times I will ever be glad I got to do. Not many got to go see that. And Toy was real, he wasn't some stuck -up better than you. Will always love Toy/ Sad day when he left us.
@perijetton9275
3 жыл бұрын
He was the first person I ever noticed thumb picking, then I noticed his brother did too. I graduated in 79 from High School so MTB was a huge part of my teenage years and beyond. ✌️❤️
@valleyforge6917
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome job. Enjoyed listening to you talk about one of the greatest. Time has finally come for me to pack my bags and walk away, hear me say....
@SouthernRockInsider
3 жыл бұрын
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@jimmydelancey8920
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the visit to the Nest !! Toy was and will always be on my mt rushmore of my music world !!!!
@FrugalFixerSpike
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chris, the memories are flooding back. He was a great friend, I used to fix his AC at the house!! Always tipped me extra, who else does that for a dude!! Then Stewart became a great friend, and we left him way too soon too!! Much love, Brother!!
@halmccormack8102
Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed my brotha..
@dwanpyrtle3134
3 жыл бұрын
I was wrong All along But too stubborn A man To change my mind The best country drinking song ever written. Extremely underrated.
@stephendonofrio2689
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite guitar player!thanks for paying homage to one of the greats.love to jam one day ask Scott from jersey
@ritabrown8889
10 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris!! Toy Caldwell had a gift of SPECIAL talent never seen before or since throughout the music world. I think it was God given! I appreciate your respect and apparent love for the man. He was that too…a great personality and friend to many!!
@ronaldlane6785
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Chris, really appreciate you doing your best to keep Southern Rock alive and your great interviews and commentary!
@beverlyhill3809
11 ай бұрын
Was in the mood to hear some Chris Hicks when I discovered this series. It seems fitting for Chris to share memories and his knowledge of Southern music with us. Also, thank you for playing a bit of This Ole Cowboy. Luckily, I was in front of Toy when MTB played Winterland in S.F. back in '77 or '78. He was mesmerizing.
@joanx9722
2 жыл бұрын
I am impressed.....this is what I love to watch and hear from musicians and audio is absolutely great 👍
@hobiehanson
Жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Chris!!!
@guitarsandclassiccars5576
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent excellent video. I love you guys. Love MTB. Love your music and southern passion.
@GerardWaysHun20
2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff, Chris. I didn't know Toy did vibrato behind the bridge until today when I was watching the Houston 75 show on here. There's an extended jam in the middle of "24 Hours" that he does it a lot.. but on the tobacco burst LP he had! I tried it on my LP and it can be done...most easily by pressing down rapidly with thumb at the midpoint between bridge and bar (of course). Never saw anyone else do that!
@networth9151
Жыл бұрын
... and most importantly, Toy was a Marine and Vietnam Vet receiving the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in battle.
@michaellewis6446
Жыл бұрын
Awesome job. Thanks for sharing
@kevincampbell242
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man Namaste
@warrendreher9316
3 жыл бұрын
Great video, Chris. Always been a big MTB fan. Great to get some stories from the inside track. Thank you.
@georgeallison6228
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Love my red knob Fender Champ. Loud and great tone.
@Holywood864
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome 😎 🎸
@andyc5392
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting…
@nazznate
Жыл бұрын
Chris, I can personally attest to passing the guitar around. You handed me your Les Paul when I set in with Loose Change at the Duck's Breath in Warner Robbins somewhere back in the 80s
@jimmybusk
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks ! .. I think the word you were looking for in your description was "Swing " . ..'Nobody could swing like Toy. .........Hey Toy , You were a Big Bad Ass.., God Damn It !
@nickgravelding26
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah brother!!! Love these vids!! Awesome!!!
@magfedacex
2 жыл бұрын
Mr Hicks. I appreciate this video. I seen my first tucker show in 2015 ? And ive prolly really been a tucker fan more so when i picked up the axe in early 2000s. There isnt enough tucker stuff on youtube that i aint consumed up. I have spotify running some mtb every day for at least 6 of my 8 hrs. So you doing this lil diddy of a tribute. Man that makes me happy. I was just a twig when toy passed. I got it from my father who is pure southern rock . So for ramblin on. But i had to throw in some side and back stories. You sir i salute you. Thanks for making me feel more tuckerized. Fyi. I still cant play the axe real well. Do to being left handed with a right handed guitar.
@thefuzzboxx1018
3 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@bobsteel6916
2 жыл бұрын
When I think of Toy, I think, If I Could See You One More Time.
@stevewilkinson8132
2 жыл бұрын
Great song one of my favorite Toy songs
@raysraves474
2 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏goood stuffffff 🍀
@bm8231
2 жыл бұрын
good job Chris
@jackoshaw
3 жыл бұрын
Saw Tony Heatherly play with MTB in South Bend, IN... Was a treat, for us....
@kimberlyklatt1046
3 жыл бұрын
I was there. Some much talent and real instrument playing... so many concerts at Morris Civic and Stepen Center to enjoy. No such thing as talent these days.
@paulhansen8566
7 күн бұрын
Had a question for you. What was Toy's rig setup? I know he played a Les Paul, but his amp and settings and pedals if any? Thanks!
@RUNNOFT71
2 жыл бұрын
Man, this is the best channel on KZitem!
@maxpuppy96
2 жыл бұрын
Toy was unique, as soon as you hear that thumb you knew who it was.
@roymc2827
3 жыл бұрын
Just ran across your site!!! I met you with DJ in Sheffield, Al....more than Elvis Presley:)
@fuzzybutkus8970
Жыл бұрын
What happened? This was a great idea. Toy and Tommie Crain are spirit animals.
@Hope_C0re
Жыл бұрын
Bundy......✌️
@SD-nj1cy
3 жыл бұрын
are there any youtube clips of Billy Yates in the outlaws?
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