Elijah, I have been listening to great music wherever and whenever I can find it - for a very long time - probably close to fifty years now. I only discovered your grandfather's wonderful and truly amazing music a few years ago - and I am only now just picking my jaw up off the floor. Talent like his comes along so seldom. Just glad we have his recordings to enjoy. I wish I could have seen him in person live; that would have been an amazing experience.
Man that kicks ass! I would have loved to have even been alive around the times that these guys were. It really does pain me to know that most of the greats are dead now
That is my late Uncle Phil. It is my understanding that the studio he had with Charlie Pride helped shine some light on Lady Antebellum. I think that is what he took joy in; giving others that hand up. It is unfortunate that I only saw him perform once in my home town in California.
He was a bunch of worldclass players in one person. And he always kept a poker face while effortlessly hovering over mountains of technical challenge. What a monster!
I was fortunate to see and tape Phil at Scotty's Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis in 1976, where you can hear the audience gasp at the sounds he produces with his CBS-era modified Fender Jaguar/Pitch Pedal arrangement-I play this recording for others and delight in seeing their jaws drop to the floor.
When I came to Nashville in the 70's we use to go see Mr. Baugh play at the Hall ofFame Hotel just off Music Row. Incredible doesn't even begin to describe his nightly sets. Truly a good time was had by all!
Loved Phil Baugh. Wish I could have met him. I found his album "Country Guitar" in the cut out bin in the late 70's. I have it still! His TV appearances with Jimmy Dean on "Church Street Station" we're awesome as well as with the Nashville Superpickers!
I've been playing guitar for 32 years and early on I began listening to and reading about the influence's of my influence's as well as searching early guitar players and discovering guitarists that I've never heard of. Which is how I found this video Gem. All I can say is WOW! What a picker! It's amazing how all of the past greats like Les Paul, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Eddie Lang, Carl Perkins and Mickey Baker etc. were way ahead of their time. The articulation and technique those legends had were almost other worldly.
+GuitarGuys7299 The more you listen the more you may find how interconnected it all is. For example, Semie Moseley (Head of Mosrite guitars, and Phil is playing a Mosrite in this video) was a fan of Les Paul. Mr. Moseley could play well too, some time ago (1991) there was a concert (and footage of which was uploaded to CZcams) where he played in with Nokie Edwards of The Ventures. And, The Ventures had their own Mosrite guitar model - which was going to be Joe Maphis' model until the Ventures heard of it...
Austin Lucas Very cool. Thanks for sharing this with me. The Ventures is one of my favorite groups from that genre. Along with Jan & Dean and the Safari's etc.... And yes you're right about how everything interconnects. It's fun to listen and pick out little things here and there that were being emulated by my influences.
So I watched Tom Bukovac's video and he recommended to see this guy. And like magic, here's Phil Baugh in my feed.. THANKS CZcams ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THING.
Phil played in Vern Stovall's band back in the early 60s at the "Never Again Club" in Pomona, CA., one of my old watering holes. He played this song there every weekend a couple times. Great picker and a nice guy.
Phil Baugh is known among country guitar afficiandos as one of the all-time greats, and this video proves that he more than deserves his status of one of the elite country pickers of all time. Those guys whose styles he is imitating are not easy, but he is making it sound easy! I wish more people knew of Phil's playing...
I first heard Phil Baugh play "Country Guitar" 47 years ago when I first obtained the lp. I turn to my left, and I'm looking at it still on prominent display in my music room: LONGHORN Records (LONGHORN LP-WO2). What a kick that is! One of my all time guitar heroes. What a kick!
A bass player from the San Bernardino, Ca. area nicknamed "Whitey" took me in 1966, (I was 16), to see the great Phil Baugh and great he was. This clip reveals clean technique, finger rolls ala "Jeff's, (Beck), Boogie," arpeggios, tones and tensions, and good speed. I'll never forget him. I also met his son Phil Jr. A gentleman. He also posseses a box of reel to reels of his famous Dad. Where are you?
I enjoyed this song so much, first tine seeing it. Of course, I am a sucker for "tribute" type guitar tunes. Another favorite of mine is Bill Kirchen covering Hot Rod Lincoln.
No, I'm not Sammy's son but I believe we are related back several generations. My uncle visited Sammy and spent the day with him several years before he passed away. Sammy loved to talk football with his very colorful language.
Thanks for the video, what a wonderful player - good to see him getting some long-overdue recognition. Sure wish there were more people around today who would play this way... Thumbs Carlisle did a tune similar to this, with equally amazing results, called "Springfield Guitar Social."
I used to hear Phil Baugh play in a lounge at a bowling alley in Pomona/CA, back in the early 1960s. Phil (a driver) and my dad (a mechanic) were acquainted through the truck-driving business. Btw...Phil Baugh played the guitar fills/break on Merle Haggard's first big hit, "Swinging Doors" (Capitol Records/@1965). Thanks for posting this, pappy!
Well now I'm impressed by Phil Baugh!! Im allot younger and listened to the hardest rock to softes rock from like 67 through 70s and few in the 80s hit my list even 90s. But anyone that thinks Eddie Van Who???? is the great needs to listen to the Humble virtuoso named Phil Baugh and I have to Thank the spirits that made me trip on this page. By the way he done allot way before Jimi Page also. This guy just love to play guitar and he good, no he one of da best ever. Wow would have been cool to see him play. Good clean sound too.
Who needs bands who only play chords when you have great players like Phil Baugh? Man, I'm finding out about all sorts of great players just through my search for "Mosrite" (The guitar he is playing is a Mosrite Joe Maphis model)
I never heard of him until today. He's a hell of a picker. I've been livin' in a cave for the past several years, so that's why I ain't hip to Phil Baugh. Well, better late than never, eh?
Incredible player. Mosrite sound at its best. There's another video with him here I've found recently, he's not entitled there so it's not obvious, check out this - Glen Campbell shreds on "Guitar Boogie." Phil plays Bass VI there which is even more unusual than doubleneck, don't remember if he recorded with this
Used to see Phil Baugh playing on NASHVILLE NOW...He played a Peavey guitar with PALM PEDALS...Played in a band down in Music Row called Phil Baugh and "THE HOT LICKS"...Was a great picker...
The album "Live Wire!" containing Country Guitar is back in print on CD on the Sundazed label-a must have for any fan of Phil Baugh/country-jazz guitar.
I thought that was Eddie Hill on the end at first but I'm not sure now. I think he said, "That Ole boy" and not "doughboy" but I could be wrong. Doughboy is not a bad word to be called however. It was used as a slang word for the Infantry during WWI. By the way, I'm no relation to Phil as far as I know, though we share the same last name.
WOW! He only BARELY chokes on the Jimmy Bryant "Sugarfoot Rag" part at 2:10, but he plays all the rest almost perfectly! I have played for almost 50 years and have been working on many of these songs for many, many years. THIS GUY IS/WAS (?) GOOD. VERY GOOD!
He also played the guitar solo (split with the steel solo) on Merle Haggard's first Capitol hit, "Swinging Doors" (1965). This tune was the CMA "Instrumental of the Year" in 1965.
I know of two old country/rockabilly bands with the word "Doughboy" in 'em. One being "Fort Worth Doughboys" & the other is the "Light Crust Doughboys". This video sounds more along the lines of the Light Crust Doughboys, so maybe Phil Baugh was in one of these bands. I have also heard Flatt & Scruggs doing a tune called "Martha White Flour" and they mention how it was a sponsor of theirs in Nashville. Could be how the "Doughboy" bands got their names.
lost country classic.i like this song when i found a 45 copy of this song in 1993.any of his stuff on CD? it should be if any of his music is not on CD.
No, He was playing a Mosrite and those were top of the line guitars. Back in 1964 the original Mosrite Ventures model cost $400 which is worth about $2000 today.
Thanks. There was another great artist of that time period (about 1949) who imitated country singer voices. His name was Dave Landers. I used to have two of his songs.."Before You Call" and "Draw up the Papers, Lawyer". Can you get them on the Utube?
My grandfather, you will forever be one of the greats. Love you #RipPhilBaugh
Wow! Elijah you got some roots!
Elijah Baugh Totally agree Elijah 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Elijah, I have been listening to great music wherever and whenever I can find it - for a very long time - probably close to fifty years now. I only discovered your grandfather's wonderful and truly amazing music a few years ago - and I am only now just picking my jaw up off the floor. Talent like his comes along so seldom. Just glad we have his recordings to enjoy. I wish I could have seen him in person live; that would have been an amazing experience.
Man that kicks ass! I would have loved to have even been alive around the times that these guys were. It really does pain me to know that most of the greats are dead now
Elijah Baugh that is so cool your a real relative. Do u remember him who he was?
That is my late Uncle Phil. It is my understanding that the studio he had with Charlie Pride helped shine some light on Lady Antebellum. I think that is what he took joy in; giving others that hand up. It is unfortunate that I only saw him perform once in my home town in California.
I saw him in St Louis, what a great player!! , he some great stuff with Buddy Emmons
He was a bunch of worldclass players in one person. And he always kept a poker face while effortlessly hovering over mountains of technical challenge. What a monster!
I was fortunate to see and tape Phil at Scotty's Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis in 1976, where you can hear the audience gasp at the sounds he produces with his CBS-era modified Fender Jaguar/Pitch Pedal arrangement-I play this recording for others and delight in seeing their jaws drop to the floor.
When I came to Nashville in the 70's we use to go see Mr. Baugh play at the Hall ofFame Hotel just off Music Row. Incredible doesn't even begin to describe his nightly sets. Truly a good time was had by all!
Loved Phil Baugh. Wish I could have met him. I found his album "Country Guitar" in the cut out bin in the late 70's. I have it still! His TV appearances with Jimmy Dean on "Church Street Station" we're awesome as well as with the Nashville Superpickers!
another great master (unknown to most) that cannot be forgotten - a wonderful talent from the past - thanks for that clip!
Never heard of this guy. He's amazing.
I've been playing guitar for 32 years and early on I began listening to and reading about the influence's of my influence's as well as searching early guitar players and discovering guitarists that I've never heard of. Which is how I found this video Gem. All I can say is WOW! What a picker!
It's amazing how all of the past greats like Les Paul, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Eddie Lang, Carl Perkins and Mickey Baker etc. were way ahead of their time. The articulation and technique those legends had were almost other worldly.
+GuitarGuys7299 The more you listen the more you may find how interconnected it all is. For example, Semie Moseley (Head of Mosrite guitars, and Phil is playing a Mosrite in this video) was a fan of Les Paul. Mr. Moseley could play well too, some time ago (1991) there was a concert (and footage of which was uploaded to CZcams) where he played in with Nokie Edwards of The Ventures. And, The Ventures had their own Mosrite guitar model - which was going to be Joe Maphis' model until the Ventures heard of it...
Austin Lucas
Very cool. Thanks for sharing this with me.
The Ventures is one of my favorite groups from that genre. Along with Jan & Dean and the Safari's etc.... And yes you're right about how everything interconnects. It's fun to listen and pick out little things here and there that were being emulated by my influences.
The chording in between the mimic passages is truly the highlight for me
..
So I watched Tom Bukovac's video and he recommended to see this guy. And like magic, here's Phil Baugh in my feed.. THANKS CZcams ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE THING.
Phil played in Vern Stovall's band back in the early 60s at the "Never Again Club" in Pomona, CA., one of my old watering holes. He played this song there every weekend a couple times. Great picker and a nice guy.
Never heard of this guy,but was was bad ass for sure...
Phil Baugh is known among country guitar afficiandos as one of the all-time greats, and this video proves that he more than deserves his status of one of the elite country pickers of all time. Those guys whose styles he is imitating are not easy, but he is making it sound easy!
I wish more people knew of Phil's playing...
A really amazing display of talent..... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🏆🏆
Phil was part of the group known as the Nashville Superpickers. Among the best of the guitar slingers. To bad he has passed on. Pick in peace.
Yeah, Phil sure is one of the legendary country guitarists of all time.
Thanks for uploading.
Have known and loved this track for years..the best!!
Hmmm, I think I've found where Danny Gatton may have got some of his licks from?
I first heard Phil Baugh play "Country Guitar" 47 years ago when I first obtained the lp. I turn to my left, and I'm looking at it still on prominent display in my music room: LONGHORN Records (LONGHORN LP-WO2). What a kick that is! One of my all time guitar heroes. What a kick!
Got my copy in the mid 70's and still have it. Phil fast became my biggest guitar hero when I was about 16 years old and just starting out.
A tremendous talent! Thank you for posting this rare footage!
Sounded like this "country" guitar was evolving into "rock and roll"!
A bass player from the San Bernardino, Ca. area nicknamed "Whitey" took me in 1966, (I was 16), to see the great Phil Baugh and great he was. This clip reveals clean technique, finger rolls ala "Jeff's, (Beck), Boogie," arpeggios, tones and tensions, and good speed. I'll never forget him. I also met his son Phil Jr. A gentleman. He also posseses a box of reel to reels of his famous Dad. Where are you?
incredible!!!!!
I enjoyed this song so much, first tine seeing it. Of course, I am a sucker for "tribute" type guitar tunes. Another favorite of mine is Bill Kirchen covering Hot Rod Lincoln.
Amazing player !! A tour of all the era's greats and then himself..Great ! I need to discover more now 👍😀🎸
I've enjoyed the recording many a time, but it's even better to see him do it live. thanks for posting!
Just discovered this guy, I love his demeanor as he rips it up. Just strait skill, strait cool as a cucumber whole time
No, I'm not Sammy's son but I believe we are related back several generations. My uncle visited Sammy and spent the day with him several years before he passed away. Sammy loved to talk football with his very colorful language.
One of the GREATS!!
this guy blows my mind, And you know that guitar has to play like an old truck.
Thats what guitar playing is all about in Country music.
Picked one of the 10 essential country shred songs. Amazing performance
Thanks for the video, what a wonderful player - good to see him getting some long-overdue recognition. Sure wish there were more people around today who would play this way... Thumbs Carlisle did a tune similar to this, with equally amazing results, called "Springfield Guitar Social."
I used to hear Phil Baugh play in a lounge at a bowling alley in Pomona/CA, back in the early 1960s. Phil (a driver) and my dad (a mechanic) were acquainted through the truck-driving business. Btw...Phil Baugh played the guitar fills/break on Merle Haggard's first big hit, "Swinging Doors" (Capitol Records/@1965). Thanks for posting this, pappy!
The GREATEST
Country is the true Shred.
Love the way it ends like it was a Brad Paisley instrumental ending.
Well, my morning is officially made!
Just love this vid. Can't understand why Vince Gill thinks they're not enough guitar greats in country music.
He sent me the album he did in the early 70's. Had pictures of his pedals (steel - like) to Guitar system. Really something.
"Here's the boy that's played 'em all let's turn him loose Go Phil Baugh"
Man, this cat is absolutely amazing! How in the world have I only just heard of him?
How can someone not like this?
Well now I'm impressed by Phil Baugh!! Im allot younger and listened to the hardest rock to softes rock from like 67 through 70s and few in the 80s hit my list even 90s. But anyone that thinks Eddie Van Who???? is the great needs to listen to the Humble virtuoso named Phil Baugh and I have to Thank the spirits that made me trip on this page. By the way he done allot way before Jimi Page also. This guy just love to play guitar and he good, no he one of da best ever. Wow would have been cool to see him play. Good clean sound too.
Thanks for putting this on the tubes
Just awesome
Well i came here after reading Guitar PLayer Magazine's article on 101 unsung guitar heroes - and boy am i glad i did! respect to this guy!!
Hailing from Olivehurst, CA, Phil migrated to Nashville winding up in the Superpickers band alongside the "Big E", Buddy Emmons, among others.
So awesome
What an incredibly amazing guitarist. Why is he not better known?!? It's a travesty.
Show is Hometown Jamboree. Host/singer is Cliffie Stone.
AWESOME!
what a fantastic player!!! thanks.
Country one of the hardest music styles to play.
Who needs bands who only play chords when you have great players like Phil Baugh? Man, I'm finding out about all sorts of great players just through my search for "Mosrite" (The guitar he is playing is a Mosrite Joe Maphis model)
I never heard of him until today. He's a
hell of a picker. I've been livin' in a cave
for the past several years, so that's why I ain't hip to Phil Baugh. Well, better late than never, eh?
thanks,
fabulous guitar
many thanks
ain't nothing like good ole country guitar pickin!
Astounding!
blimey indeed - and hot damn!
Fantastisch!
Incredible player. Mosrite sound at its best. There's another video with him here I've found recently, he's not entitled there so it's not obvious, check out this - Glen Campbell shreds on "Guitar Boogie." Phil plays Bass VI there which is even more unusual than doubleneck, don't remember if he recorded with this
Awesomeness
"Boy that dough-boy can really pick!"
Used to see Phil Baugh playing on NASHVILLE NOW...He played a Peavey guitar with PALM PEDALS...Played in a band down in Music Row called Phil Baugh and "THE HOT LICKS"...Was a great picker...
Damn this guy is good.
Too bad he left the planet so quickly like so many super talents
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
"Live Wire" is available on iTunes. Every song is killer.
WOW!!!
Awesome!
Tom Bukovac brought me here.
The album "Live Wire!" containing Country Guitar is back in print on CD on the Sundazed label-a must have for any fan of Phil Baugh/country-jazz guitar.
How Fu***** cool is this guy!? He's 'da man! Thank for the upload!!
one of greatest underestimated guitarist
This is amazing.
Wow!
jippymartinez - No shit right! I can't believe I've never heard of this guy. Freakin' amazing!
I thought that was Eddie Hill on the end at first but I'm not sure now. I think he said, "That Ole boy" and not "doughboy" but I could be wrong. Doughboy is not a bad word to be called however. It was used as a slang word for the Infantry during WWI. By the way, I'm no relation to Phil as far as I know, though we share the same last name.
WOW! He only BARELY chokes on the Jimmy Bryant "Sugarfoot Rag" part at 2:10, but he plays all the rest almost perfectly!
I have played for almost 50 years and have been working on many of these songs for many, many years. THIS GUY IS/WAS (?) GOOD. VERY GOOD!
The only guy I have ever heard do such a wide range of styles perfectly is Thumbs Carlisle or maybe Danny Gatton and now Phil... Very impressive!
As the man says, "Did good!" Yes, indeed!
that's freakin' nuts!
He also played the guitar solo (split with the steel solo) on Merle Haggard's first Capitol hit, "Swinging Doors" (1965). This tune was the CMA "Instrumental of the Year" in 1965.
Never heard of this guy but man all I can say is it's pretty obviouse he can play with the very best of them Wow.
I know of two old country/rockabilly bands with the word "Doughboy" in 'em. One being "Fort Worth Doughboys" & the other is the "Light Crust Doughboys". This video sounds more along the lines of the Light Crust Doughboys, so maybe Phil Baugh was in one of these bands. I have also heard Flatt & Scruggs doing a tune called "Martha White Flour" and they mention how it was a sponsor of theirs in Nashville. Could be how the "Doughboy" bands got their names.
i love this thanks for posting friend!!
My dad Jimmy Jay played with Phil back
lost country classic.i like this song when i found a 45 copy of this song in 1993.any of his stuff on CD? it should be if any of his music is not on CD.
Yeah!
great!
Excellent !
No, He was playing a Mosrite and those were top of the line guitars. Back in 1964 the original Mosrite Ventures model cost $400 which is worth about $2000 today.
Thanks. There was another great artist of that time period (about 1949) who imitated country singer voices. His name was Dave Landers. I used to have two of his songs.."Before You Call" and "Draw up the Papers, Lawyer". Can you get them on the Utube?
Awesome! He can do it all.
Killer!
YEAH!!!
Sweeeeet & Scorching!
I'd like to hear more from this guy too!
outstanding player!
Thanks Pappyredux for uploading these videos! I mean, where you can even find this amazing stuff these days anymore!?