Redd Volkaert | Truetone Lounge
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- In the latest installment of the Truetone Lounge, Redd Volkaert shares with us his journey from the bars of Vancouver, Canada, to the stages with Merle Haggard, to his Grammy win for his work with Brad Paisley, to his current status as one of the great Honky-Tonk guitar heroes. Along the way, Volkaert heaps praise on bandleader extraordinaire, Don Kelley, for his powerful influence, and the thrill of filling Roy Nichol’s shoes in Merle Haggard’s band. In the gear department, we discuss what he looks for in a Tele, and his working relationships with both Grammatico amps, and Durham Electronics effects.
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What a tremendous interview. That's a lot of info to get out of Redd in one setting. He is a legend and a kind gentleman. Thanks for making this available.
Thanks for watching, Terry. Been a fan of your contributions to the Tele page back in the day. Zac
All these guys seem like that, i wasnt as familiar with redd but i watched plenty of interviews with johnny hiland and he seems the same way, humble down to earth, funny and has their shit together when it matters on the bandstand.
I am a strat playing rock & prog guy from the UK but i love anything guitar and these tele guys are like another world to me... i feel a tele purchase coming on
@@TruetoneFX Roy Nichols started out with Rose Maddox in the late '50s before hooking up with Ralph Mooney and Wynn Stewart.... listen to Wynn's early: 60s stuff ...Roy left and joined Merle's "The Strangers" in '67
@@TruetoneFX Hi Zac, I'm a little late to the party but I have to say this was one of the best interviews I have watched (not just yours but all time). a late thanks bud.
Wow, I could listen to Red talk forever. What an amazing and humble person....and one hell of a player.
Wouldn't you just like listening to Redd. What a man what a musician. God bless him always
When Redd played with Merle, it was Country Music Magic! 👍👍👍👍
I was walking down Broadway in Nashville and heard somebody burning on a Tele! I went in and saw Redd leaned back in a chair tearing it up! I sat right in front of him and watched the remainder of the set with his trio. When he took a break he sat with us and talked through the break... good times!
I'm jealous ☺️🎸
I wish redd would give himself more credit for his talent and what he has accomplished in his career. Redd can make you a better player just by listening to him talk. One of the best musicians and person in the history of the industry.
I could listen to Redd Volkaert play and talk forever. Takes me back to my 25 years of steady gigging, before I had to step down due to injury...
Met him once and got lucky enough to perform with him. A true genuine gentleman.
I love the rule of “you make him laugh, you got the gig.” That’s a great rule to have. I always know that I’m playing some good stuff when I can make the artist I’m playing for laugh, and I’ve always used it as an indicator for quality.
Redd was yet another guy who absorbed everything like a sponge and eventually developed his own signature sound and style. He was also a guy that was in the right place at the right time. Again, lots of good tone tips and stories. I'll bet life on the road with the one and only Merle Haggard was a real trip. Redd has been a part of some very timeless music. Thank you again Zac for a gem of an interview.
Truetone lounge is now my favorite tube show, Red is a hoot .
THANK YOU!!!!!! Zac
What a great guy and what a fantastic jazz blues player who kicks arse in the country
Redd is the most humble musician. He gives credit to everyone - nothing inflated at all about him. What a treasure!
I saw Redd perform along with Bill Kirchen a month ago on Saint Patrick’s day and it was one of the most fantastic shows I’ve ever seen! Got to chat with both of them for a second and they couldn’t of been kinder and more sincere. Their playing is very inspiring, and the comical banter between the two was hilarious.
Love Redd’s playing. What a great interview.
Thank you. Zac
This is a " gomer" treasure!! Every electric player, regardless of genre, can learn from this heart-felt down home gentle giant of a plyer!
I could listen to Redd talk all night and day. I have met him before and he is the nicest guy. Great player too, obviously.
Lucky enough to have Red do a couple of shows with my back in Nashville before he left with Merle. I kept messing up the words and missing cues because I couldn’t stop watching him pick. I must have spent a 1000 hours watching Red pick in Austin of the years. Such a class act and absolute savage.
To me, Redd is the greatest guitar player I've ever heard.
redd's playing has personality. non-musicians wouldn't understand, but there's a playfulness and joy in the way he plays those notes.
He's a bonafide badass and a nice guy
One of the alltime bests! True musician, not only that he’s absolutely stellar on guitar but also in music in general!
I love the pedal steel stuff he cops. I saw him at The Continental Club and I was blown away by his playing. Love this interview.
I've been a fan for years but live in Australia so he doesn't tour here often . However I've seen him twice this year '23 ! I can only concur. Brilliant guitarist but always plays the song . He's become my favourite guitarist of all time . Stunning musicianship , humble and a guitarist's guitarist.
Great interview Redd is such a humble guy ( for being a brilliant guitarist ) i'll drop what i'm doing anytime to hear Redd play a Tele the way their were intended . He hammers it into submission and it sounds so sweet ! Damn !
I've lived and played in and around Austin since '87 and I can tell you that Redd very quickly became an institution upon arrival. Back in 2010 I was fortunate enough to have Redd sit in all night with my band at The 290 West Club for the annual Christmas Party of The Austin Steel Guitar Cooperative. Envision this: 2 dozen Pedal Steels around the dance floor, and on stage an Archtop Player, a Drummer and myself on Bass with Redd who traded solos 'round robin with the steel guitars all evening long. I was there and it seems surreal. Incidentally, he's genuinely a really nice guy. I said it that night and I'll say it again; he's like Danny Gatton with his foot deep in Bob Wills ass.
It is absolutely amazing to me that he can play with those big ole meats! What a fantastic player. I hope to see Redd live one day
I've seen him twice, fantastic! Fun and incredible skilled.
Just more proof that guys using that "my fingers are too big" excuse are lazy.
@@groovelife415 That's funny, I was just telling my wife about that last night while watching one of his performances.
Our local band opened a show with Merle and Redd on guitar. Redds rig was my proof that you just need something to reach the mic, to please the audience. He had the two amps in a roll around, a mic and small pedal board.
I can’t stop grinning, this is like getting one more Christmas present on New Years!
Happy New Year to you!
Totally agree Wade, this is great! I so love these interviews. I told the wife we are headding up to Nashville tonight to see Don Kelley Band.
Redd's one of the coolest cats there is.
This priceless piece of footage is both rewatchable and mandatory for any six strangers. Wow. What a player.
There’s so much to learn just observing Redd in this interview. His humility, joy, work ethic and emotional intelligence is unique.
Great to see you guys keep the Legends of Country Alive !
What a great interview. And every time he answers a question, is a lesson to us all. We are all a PART of a band, not the main attraction. Ww should ALL raje that in.
Not just a great tele player, Redd is one of the best guitarists, period.
Yes. Zac
My Dad, Buzz Evans, played some gigs with Redd in Austin about 12 years ago. I didn't know anything about Redd so this was a good introduction. Now it's time to listen to some of his music!
Redd is an institution, and has given so much to the craft.
That he actively supports the boutique telecaster makers is just icing on the cake.
Wow, I'm totally blow away! What a great interview. Redd is such a cool guy! So nice, humble and down to earth! Thanks so much for this video.
I met him once with my Friend Will Ray. He is a genuinely nice man. If you ever get the chance to see him live, do it. He's a master.
Man what a stand up guy and guitar slinger!! You can tell his great integrity and playing comes from the privilidge of having a loving mom and dad..
Great interview with Redd! One of my favorite players. Been fortunate enough to see him many times here in Austin over the past 20 years and always leave with a smile on my face! Not only a great player but so much humor comes out in his playing which you don't see much these days. Recently read he might be leaving Texas soon and I can't blame him as Austin is more about tech than music these days with a higher cost of living. He'll be missed if he goes! If you haven't seen Redd live yet stop reading this and go already!
Great interview! I'm a huge Redd fan. The Don Kelley story is wonderful; Don just announced he's retiring and moving to Florida. But I can guarantee the retirement community he moves into will have the rockinest honkytonk band in the state!
“Here’s your money, go buy you some tone.” That was hilarious! Great interview with a great player. Thanks for this. Love me some Redd. One of the best pickers out there period.
So funny. Zac
I had the great opportunity to play bass with Redd at a benefit for a dear friend in Caldwell, Texas. Right before he moved to Virginia. By the way you can catch him on you tube, Floyd's Country Store. He's a pretty good singer too. Redd on guitar and vocals with a bass and drums. Excellent show.. well was wondering who this old lead guitar player was and then I looked at a guy walking through the parking lot and gasped, it was Redd Volkeart. My heart almost beat out of my chest. I've been a big fan of his for quite some time. I walked right up to him and introduced myself babbling like a kindergarten kid. He was married to a classmate of mine so I sat with them outside at a picnic table and had a great conversation. It was like sitting with an old friend. I was up playing with some guys just jamming away and I saw him heading too the stage. I wasn't about to handover that bass. You could tell the ones who thought they could take it from me. They had a big ole footprint on there chest. Not to many musicians can say they played with a Grammy winner at my level of skills. I rode that cloud for quite awhile. Wonderful man and Tele picker. And the sweetest wife.
This was great. Redd is an old friend and I watched this while noodling on the tele he made for our shared (before he left Canada) mentor, Big George Moody. George gave me the tele before he passed, great memories of both of them. Redd hasn't changed in 35 years, still funny as ever and a great player. Thanks.
Mr. REDD, thanks for keeping up the tradition! Your an amazing musician. Mr. HONKY TONK!
When you can take up the Roy Nichols mantle you know you're the man!
Never heard of Redd until I seen him play
today at a car show in Denton, TX
This guy is amazing!
Your life is better for having recognized this man.
WHAT a great quote at 1:00:02 - "When real Country music finally takes its dying breath, it'll probably be in Texas". Kudos Mr Childs-amazing interview with a national treasure-such great work you are doing
Thank you! Zac
Some of the most fun I ever had was hanging out with Redd and Big Jim Murphy in Nashville.
Was just going to watch a few minutes before bed…now it’s 1am. That was such a treat!
Saw Redd at Vancouver Island Musicfest in 2018. He and Bill were playing on a tiny stage in the woods. Had never heard of them before, but decided to check out their set. Man! Just the most amazing playing and Redd had us all in stitches. So self-effacing and just full o’ beans. The highlight of the weekend!
Great interview Zac! Thanks
Great interview! Love his attitude and work ethic. Play as much as you can guys. You never know when you may not be able to. Arthritis destroyed my hands after 30 years of playing so be grateful for what you have. Good Luck ya'all.👍😎🎸
In the 90s I spent a lot of time at Robert's on Broadway in Nashville watching BR549 and Don Kelly band and others, remember seeing Redd play and being very impressed. Sometime in the next year I was watching Merle on TV and there was Redd! I was very surprised, thought he was a perfect match for Merle.
"The Antler Tour!!!" I'm dying LOL. Redd is a treasure.
Interesting to hear Redd speaking so enthusiastically about the impressive guitar work of AL BRUNO with Merle Haggard (just after 35:33).....Lots of great energy / enthusiasm / info / humour throughout: 94 minutes very well spent!
Here I sit in Redding, 66 yrs old, with a Tele & Strat gathering dust. No more Merle (RIP) no Redd, no gigs anymore... sad.
And me @ 64 in Michigan,old rnr and blues guy with country as a guilty pleasure. Met Merle in early 80's. Helluva sweet person. Hope Red was with him then. Hey get back to pickin'! Stay in touch.
Hey Zak..great interview. I was fortunate enough to discover Red in a honky tonk on lower Broadway, Nashville after a radio remote I was working with Tracy Lawrence as his publicist. I was blown away by this nobody who was killing it with this telecaster. Nashville honky tonks in those days were full of hidden gems. I sat with him for the rest of the night and offered to pitch a Guitar Player magazine interview. I took a few lessons from him..he taught me cascading runs. At that time he said he dreamed of playing with Merle. He is definitely on my list of Tele-slingers along with Danny, Roy, and Brent.
Fyi, Doug Livingston is mentioned..Doug played with my brother-in-law in Dan Fogelberg's band and his group Foolsgold...he is a true steel guitar genius. The only person I know who plays jazz on steel guitar. Truly amazing.
One of my earliest experiences in my earliest days of living in Nashville was being taken to a dirty funky dive bar, maybe 10 people inside, and Redd was playing. I of course had no idea who he was etc. etc. needless to say I was blown away by the whole experience. Still it always struck me strange to see such a huge talent was playing in such a terrible place! Didn’t matter at all to him as he demonstrated some guitar playing extraordinary that evening. Thanks Redd.
The best musician I know plays/learns songs exactly the same way - he just does it, no reading. He plays a mean banjo, guitar, mando, fiddle all by feel. That just amazes me since I absolutely must be able to see it in written form to know what recognize what I am working on.
A guitar god that is just a good ole fella. Spent 3 days watching him in the studio in San Antonio and learned more than I have in the last 50 years. What a talent.
That's how you do an interview. Knowing your material but letting your subject speak. It helps that Redd is such a good story teller!! Fantastic interview!!! I saw Redd Ginny's little Longhorn on Chicken Shit bingo Sunday a decade ago. I was surprised by how good of a singer he is!!! To anyone from the lower mainland I think Redd said he was from Cloverdale. And yes Redd is correct us Canadians are cheap, we're working on it though!
This was an easy one, and so much fun. Zac
I’d love to sit down one day with Redd. I think he’s the most gracious, and talented, humans on the face of the earth. Plus, he’s holy hell on a Tele!
Redd is a charming and fascinating guest. Sounds like he had a life others may want to live. What a positive and self-actualized man!
One of the great guitar interviews of all time. Seriously. Redd is a virtuosso and a gentleman. Zac is a great listener and interviewer. Thank you to both.
Really cool video, thanks. I have an 81 years old friend that played with Al Bruno back in the day. I can't seem to find much on Al. Maybe in light of Redd's comments here around min. 35-36, you could do a video on him some day. I would like to know more about and honor those who went ahead of us and inspired others.
I guess this is the 5th or 6th time watching this interview. Each time I hear something that I didn't pick up on before. Like the fact Redd left Canada with a Tele and a Super.
That's what I used when I first started playin' clubs in the 1980's. I had me a '78 Black Fender Telecaster, White coily cord and a '68 Super Reverb with JBLs.
Wonderful interview, Zac!!! Redd is a person that I, as a forever-struggling musician who's disabled, would LOVE to meet just to "pick his brain" about the Merle gig. I remember watching the television special on what what then TNN called "Workin' Man - A Tribute To Merle Haggard" and I loved it!
As a new “older” guitar beginner, this has been an eye opening video for me. Very informative.
Thank you Redd and thank you Truetone.
You are so welcome!
Wonderful interview and hang! Great stories😄👍. Redd is a Tele master, but just as important, a great and genuine guy. Redd for president!
Redd's a living legend and a great guy. Thanks for this interview!
Think this is the 4th time I watched this , just love listening to red and Zack is the best interviewer ever
I will never get back this hour and thirty four and twenty six seconds of my life...and I don’t care! Loved this interview and wow, what an awesome dude is Red!
Thanks for watching. Zac
What a great guy. Have had his TeleTwang DVD for years, it's awesome concert with lessons and interview. Great player and seems like good guy to hang with. Great interview.
Great DVD. Zac
The best way I can think of to start the new year! Thanks Redd, Zac & the Truefire team! Happy New Year!
Zac, as always, a fantastic episode. Redd is a big favorite of mine! Love the Roy and Merle stories and anecdotes, cheers!
Thank you. Zac
I had the good fortune of meeting Redd in 1996. I was in a road band from Texas and Redd was playing @ Robert's western world with Don Kelley's Band. Every night off,I was there to see my new favorite guitar player. He was so gracious to chat guitars with you. He is still one of my favorites! Great guy and Texas misses you already!
A true musician and gentleman. Thanks for letting us hang out with you. Great stories and insights into guitar playing.
Caught Redd a couple times at the Continental Club in Austin. A good time was had by all.
This is the best episode in a good while. I appreciate y'all bringing this stuff to me. Happy new year.
What an interesting, likable artist with a ton of stories !! He has quite the memory of his journey. Great interview, as always, of one of the greats in the industry. I really enjoyed your video and appreciate the time and effort put into it !!!
Saw the Telewhacker tour a few years back. Redd and Bill Kirchen on stage together. My two heroes. Continental Club in Houston. Spent time talking to both. Redd signed a CD for my wife, what a gentleman. Talked technical stuff with Bill for a good 20 minutes. best guitar lesson I ever had. A dream come true for sure.
He is so right about rhythm playing. Even if you are a great lead player, most of the time you should be playing rhythm and it should help everyone else.
I grew up in that Era that's the way I learned guitar ,he's telling it for real .
Thanks so much for this!
You know, I just don't understand CZcams many times. Your channel is the very definition of the content, combined with your talent and personality, that should have put your channel at the top of suggested videos for me. Not just my love for Redd, but your other content too. You really do an excellent, excellent, job on every video I've watched.
Redd! Absolutely amazing, stunning, flawless, oh hell, I could keep going, player. Effortless. And then we had your incredible wit. Had the room laughing between EVERY single break, and equally love your perfect blend straight into the next tune, and the next, etc. A pro's pro. I've learned a lot about comping during someone else's solo. Having watched more, I absolutely now see how/why Redd's early training to, using my own dumb words, 'keep the audience engaged' in the amazing skill of weaving one song into the next, and when there are breaks, we're STILL completely entertained and looking forward to your stories and comedy in-between sets of songs. THAT became part of show! I can immediately see the influence of the 'audience chat' on many other local acts. Sure, everyone knows to avoid the dreaded 'radio silence' when they're tuning, etc., but you set the bar so high, and others learned to adapt - and get better!
I have a pic with you that I treasure and am giving it a special place on the wall of my home studio, right beneath your Continental Club - HEYBALE! SMOKIN' *every Sunday" framed poster. 🎸😁
Man, oh man, a huge mass of us in and around Austin, heck people would come from all over Texas to see Redd. I loved taking folks who hadn't yet seen you, to see you and watch their jaws drop. Saturday afternoons were a favorite of my wife and me.
We miss Redd dearly, but he's in a better place in his small town in the mountains. How lucky that town is to have you. Austin has become a mess in so many ways. It's sad. We ALL (old Austinites) miss old Austin.
Redd - We love you! Glad you and your wife made such a smart move (though we still can't wait for you to come for a visit and some gigs!). Hoping y'all are happy and healthy.
One of the things I’m learning from these recordings is to listen more intently to the guitar licks, rhythm playing, fills, etc. Thanks for making these great videos.
You are so welcome. Zac
Came over here to rewatch this after Zac’s video on Redd. This is probably the best guitarist interview on this channel. Absolutely fun to watch!
If I could ever get to meet any of my guitar heroes of all time, it would be Red Volkaert. He is the most interesting and best guitar player of all time. Thanks for this interview.
Probably my 10th time watching this from start to end. Just love this video interview with Redd. 👌
Love everything about Red! This was an outstanding interview.
Thank you
totally , totally enjoyed this interview!! one of the best ive watched on CZcams from one of my favorite musicians! Ive seen Redd with Merle about 4, 5 times. Bought his cd's , going back to almost 20 years ago. He should write a book of all his cool stories. A class act, down to earth guy for sure, that loves to play. THANKS for posting this
thanks Zac for this upload ad interview.
This was such a great interview. Thank you both!
Quite possibly the best interview with Redd I have seen....thank you
Redd is a walking encyclopedia. Great interview.thanks.
Much appreciated
Wow, my music IQ has been kicked up a notch. This is a truly fantastic interview of an amazing artist. Thanks for putting such high quality content out there.
Thank you!!!
I love listening to this guy! So much knowledge!
Fantastic interview. Redd is a legend!
I could listen to Redd talk all day and play guitar all night.
I could sit & Listen to Redd for Hours!
Probably my favorite of the Trutone Lounge interviews. I love all of them; but this one is special. Redd is such a down home-down to earth gentleman and a pleasure to listen to; whether he talking or playing.
That was a super fun interview. Thank you Zac and Red
I was watching a Redd concert on CZcams (The Floyd Country Store) and I realized a whole new level of guitar playing that I never knew existed. I'm 50 years old, a guitar enthusiast (I've only played guitar since I was 42) who listened to all the greats all my life. I'm not a good player but I have fun. Anyway, I didn't realize this level of guitar playing existed. Redd raised the ceiling so much higher in my universe!
My favorite interview you've done. The guy has personality for days! What a cool dude.
Thank you! He fills the room with good vibes, and of course his great playing. Zac
Incredible interview with a great guy! Thanks Truetone and Redd Volkaert.
the best interview i've ever watched. nuff said.
Red is so giving with his tone and styles and humble for a phenomenal guitarist. He is not only a Telemaster but a great guy as well. Thank you Red and TrueTone for a fine interview.
So welcome. Zac
I realize this interview is a few years old, but I just got to see Redd this past weekend in Floyd, VA (he hosts a Thursday night "honky tonk" show) and it was just incredible. I've been a fan of Redd for years, but this was the first time I saw him live - and what a treat it was from only about 20 feet away! He plays so effortlessly and has such awareness of what the other musicians are doing, I was just a joy to watch a virtuoso like this. I chatted with him briefly after the show and he could not have been nicer (or more humble!). Great job on this video Zac, you captured some wonderful stories from a true master who has led an amazing life - thank you for documenting this for all of us.