In another thread we were posting vids of Merle Travis, one of which he was playing "I'll See You In My Dreams." Others expressed interest in the song, and I mentioned Scotty Anderson's version of it. Not wanting to detract from the focus on Merle, I decided to start a new thread.
Here' Scotty Anderson...be sure to watch the whole vid. He really gets it going about midway. Scotty
Thanks for the Great video gresco..1 up buddy 
Amazing, simply amazing. Didn't screw up once, all the notes so clear. Easy on the ears, not overdone, just right.
I've watched many of Scotty's vids, and I can't remember a mistake. I wonder if sometimes he picks so fast that I miss what mistakes might be there.
He really has command of the whole fretboard, and he makes such good use of double and triple stops. I'd love to get a handle on that!
He's always a joy to watch, except that it could ruin you for life.
I always have to pick my jaw off the floor everytime i see him play
Amazing stuff
Man, there's some hearty good nourishment there.
Memo to self- Must get back to the practice coalface.
Gresco, is it ok if I put up this? It's Django's cut (audio only). If you object, I will edit and remove. There's just something about this song that seems to bring the best out of any magical player-
Shuie, you don't need MY permission, and I don't object. I agree about the song though. It does seem to inspire good guitar. It must be the haunting warmth of the melody...nothing special about the chord structure. Most everyone seems to like the song.
Which reminds me of this past spring when my wife and I were at our favorite Italian restaurant overlooking downtown. Early Friday evening dinner was enhanced by a talented young (25 ish)piano player. We were the only patrons (oddly) and the gent ask me if I had a request. I said sure, "How about I'll See You In My Dreams?" He had never heard of it, and asked who wrote it or played it. I said I thought maybe it was written in the forties, wasn't sure who wrote it, but Chet Atkins helped put it on the map. He didn't really know who Chet Atkins was..thought maybe he played a banjo or guitar or something. Even after I tried to explain who Chet was, he couldn't connect. Further confirms that the generation gap exists, and we live in two different worlds. I'm sure I don't know his heros either. It kinda took the zing out of an otherwise great meal.
The restaurant is now out of business. Hmmmm....
I don't think I would order a plate of spaghetti from a place that didn't know who Chet was. Seriously though, I run into that quite often. I always tell my audience about Chet. I enjoy getting to expose young guitar players to him. It always brings a smile to their face.
Scotty Anderson is just almost unbelievable. He has some patented licks. Most all of the players know who he is but he is not that well known by the general public. For one thing, he doesn't tour very much. He stays busy at home, which I think is in the Cincy area. I haven't met Scotty, but he is definitely a player.
Richard
Does anyone have an .mp3 file they would be willing to share of Django Reinhardt's version that is in the YouTube video posted by Shuie? If so, please PM me as I would like to have it to listen to on my iPod as I try to work through some tablature that I found on the internet for his arrangement.
Thanks.
That's what amazes me most about Merle and Django .
Merle, one thumb, one finger !
Django, two fingers!
Just great great guitar players.
