Paul Burlison's Son Here... 50 years plus after the recording an after my father's death in 2003...now some want to say Grady Martin played lead guitar..That's Paul Burlison in The video and Paul Burlison on the Coral record credits...the artist in NY and Nashville where the album was recorded new nothing of Rock n Roll...This was the early ,early days of rock..My dad wrote this song and played the lead.plane and simple..
I'm a big fan of the Rock'n'Roll trio. Paul Burlison was always a hero of mine as a musician and his contribution to this music is not in question. I sent him a vinyl album called 17 Wild Rockabilly Classics way back in the early 90's and Mr. Burlison autographed it and sent it back to me with a nice note of thanks for my interest. A real gentleman. That said; I have listened closely to many trax of Grady Martin, for instance Brenda Lee's Bigelow 6-200 and some live Red Foley clips on youtube as well as some other rockabilly records recorded at Owen Bradley's studios and the sound, style, licks and finesse is all Grady. The playing on Tear It Up and a few others is a completely different sound, approach and touch. Both true rockabilly. Both great. If Paul Burlison wrote Lonesome Train On A Lonesome Track, that alone puts him in the rock'n'roll hall of fame in my book.
Johnny Burnette one of my favourite Rock N" Roll star and perfect made hit Lonesome Train.I t is a pity that Johnny died so young.Jaromír.68 years Prague
It's from the 1956 film called ROCK ROCK ROCK. I used to look after a library and had a mint copy on 35mm B/W stock when I was a projectionist... cool track
The bass player in this clip is Johnny Black, Bill Black's (Elvis' bassist) brother. He was hired after Dorsey Burnette left the band because they had a quarrel with Johnny.
The "Hound dog" live was an attempt to focus on johnnie as was done with Elvis.They wanted to win..Ck out my dad's live performance on "Tear it Up" The trio spent almost a year playin rockbilly in NY , Playing rockbilly on Henry Jeromes Nat'l radio show before the Nashville session..No rockbilly in Nashville til the trio arrived in summer 56...The raw,upbeat arrangements were my dad's
@HoboGus Elvis and Johnny Burnett knew each other, since they were 13 years old. They lived in the same housing project and worked at the same electrical company, Crown Electric. That's probably why you see a similarity.
Rhino Records used to carry this stuff on VHS as of a few years ago. I have a few of them, hosted by Mamie Van Doren, including the completely hokey Ed Wood movie, "The Violent Years."
If you want to see and hear the original rock guitarist that played the distortion licks on the Trio cuts.(covered by this group and others).Search-Paul Burlison..Go down to-Rock and Roll Trio-Part Three..second song.Train Kept Rollin...then go to the original cut in 1956..Johnny Burnette..Train Kept Rollin
Wonderful. In Chile, Johnny was a hit (You're sixteen and Dreamin, 1961). CZcams search MANUEL VARGAS (DISCO 45 and VIVA EL ROCK AND ROLL). There is an honoring to music of that era.
@WimBinliner Again, many of the songs cut in Nashville in 1956 have two lead guitars, easy to hear on songs like "Train Kept Rollin", "Rock a Billy Boogie", "Blues stay Away". From knowing my dad's style ( I've heard him play hundreds of times and played the harmonica on a number of shows) ..I believe he played the distortion licks wherever you here it..And he would have had the primary lead on "Honey Hush" and "All by myself"..
To listen and see Paul Burlison playing the distortion octaves like he did on the trio cuts..just go to a recent youtube entry//search Paul Burlisonn..go down to "Rock and Roll Trio' P. Burlison playing with DJ Fontana of Elvis fame and the Burnette cousins...
@pincermovement Dreamboat was 1955 .. GM playing in 56 with Roy Hall also helps identify with all the great JB tracks ... Roy Hall - Three Alley Cats is an example .. then also Don Woody Barking up the wrong tree, Bird Dog, Make Like Rock n Roll
Grady Martin played with Elvis, in the studio that is, in the early sixties after Hank Garland's car crash left him unable to play. He played on 'Devil In Disguise', among others.
@WimBinliner Again, two guitars on many of the Nashville cuts(easy to hear..if you listen)...(There is no distortion on the above song)..There never was any purposeful distortion sound from an electric guitar until Paul Burlison played them on the Nashville cuts--"Train Kept Rollin" and "Honey Hush" (1956)...Some old blues numbers created a distortion sound with old worn our equipment..My dad (Paul Burlison)probably heard the sound playing with Howlin Wolf's ban in the early 1950's..
Also...I challenge anyone to come up with a Grady Martin Song where he dupicated the Fuzz octaves in some of the trios greatest hits"Train kept Rollin" " Honey Hush" etc. on their album...GM own webpage says his first fuzz tones were played on Marty Robbin's hit "Don't worry" listen to GM fuzz tones on Marty Robbin's 1961song..the trios album was cut in 1956..single track
@porkhandles yea... I've seen it on almost every video of almost every song the trio ever recorded...It's from the movie--"Rock, Rock, Rock" starring Tuesday Weld and Eddie Fischer..
A difference between Burnette and Elvis was that he was singing adult music in the rock-a-billy genre. He, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent were married men, functioning adults in an industry steering the music into teenage faire rather what some it was: grown-up hip cat music. Johnny was no someone to be manipulated by any Parker nor Gene Vincent. Elvis, to his credit, had the looks, sound, and overall package industry was looking for and could handle. He did not just get lucky.
@65twin If you take time to listen closely there are actually two lead guitars on many of the trio's classics recorded in Nashville..The classic early fuzz tone octaves has to be P. Burlison on " Train Kept Rollin" & " " Honey Hush" >. Single track 1956.. GM own website says his first fuzz tones were in 1961.. Nothing like the trios..Marty Robbins-"Don't Worry" do your homework an then comment..
I'm pretty sure that this footage is from the film ROCK ROCK ROCK : 1957. I used to look after a copy of it on 35mm when I was a projectionist 20 years ago... great stuff
Classic performence.Original recorded at the new york sessions. At the nashville sessions Grady Martin for the most played lead guitar instead of Paul. L.S.M.
I don't know, man. If you go to a website called "The Jime", they research this EXTENSIVELY. From what I read, the Nashville sessions were actually ONE guitar... a Bigsby guitar....just like Grady Martin played.
@TheSnidge Still...No distortion licks on Don Woody's -"Bird Dog"..The credits say Grady Martin also played on the Nashville cuts..However, G. Martin first distortion licks were on Marty Robbins'-"Don't Worry".(nothin like the trio sound)..G. Martin never took credit for the "distortion" guitar licks on the Trio's cuts...
@tedygarl Also...I challenge anyone to come up with a Grady Martin Song where he dupicated the Fuzz octaves in some of the trios greatest hits.Train kept rollin" Honey Hush" "rock a bilie boogie" on their album...GM own webpage says his first fuzz tones were played on Marty Robbin's hit "Don't worry" listen to GM fuzz tones on Marty Robbin's 1961song..the trios album was cut in 1956..single track
@dburlison1 NO rockabilly before the rock n roll trio ..errmmm .. Elvis Presley in Sun Studios.. perhaps ???? Mystery Train, Baby lets play house, good rockin tonight .. did you hear of him ? He was quite popular once upon a time .. I think he sold a few records too .. funny thing is the rock n roll trio wasn't a trio most of the time in the studio.
@ekleinbrink Two guitars on many of the Nashville cuts.. Paul Burlison playing the distortion octaves on "Train Kept Rollin" and "Honey Hush".. Grady Martin the non-distortion...Just listen to the last few cords..1956 single tract-..two guitars..G.Martin never created the distortion licks on the Trio's album before or after the Nashville session in all his many cuts...
@TheSnidge You still haven't answered the question "Where before or after did Grady Martin ever create the distortion guitar licks unique to the Trio cuts?"..Grady Martin did play on The Nashville sessions, but Paul Burlison was there also..Again ..Two guitars on many of the cuts..
@65twin On the trio's two most notable songs.."Train Kep Rollin" and Honey Hush"Actually GM and my dad..two guitars..dad playing the deeper fuzz tone octaves lead on Honey hush.(Rmbr single track 1956).just listen. lead in middle of Train kept rollin..if you look at johnny he is not even singing the same song on this video as the audio...anybody can doctor with a youtube presentation..
The early distortion/fuzz heard on the Trio's album is unique to the RR Trio (Paul Burlison) and never heard from Grady Martin in any of his many recordimgs, including those listed below..
@65twin Completely different producer in Nashville Vs NY..The NY producer was adamant about my dad playing the high tenor licks.Early rockabilly...What rockabilly songs did GM play on before the trio came to Nashville in 1956..Who wrote this song..
@TheSnidge So sixty years the the album credits are wrong, while Grady Martin never claimed to be the solo guitarist..and Paul Burlison says he played the distortion licks and Grady Martin never created that sound before or after the Trio Cuts in all his sessions..Again, if your honest you will obviously hear two guitars on 'Train Kept Rollin"..listen to the last cords..1956 single track recording..Paul Burlison's tele also had the lead on "All by myself" and "Honey Hush" cut in Nashville.
If you google a guy named Vince Gordon, he has a very well written site dedicated to rockabilly. He is also the guitarist and singer for a band called the Jime (they have some vids on youtube). He did some investigating himself and concluded that Grady Martin played most of the really cool Johnny Burnette studio stuff, but Paul Burlison was Johnny Burnette's touring guitarist. Which helps to explain how Lonesome Train sounds so fat; Grady Martin didn't use an Esquire! Check out Vince Gordon.
Johnny is great. CZcams search for DISCO 45 and VIVA EL ROCK AND ROLL (Manuel Vargas) and you will see an honoring from Chile to the best music of all times.
@WimBinliner Not sure on this one(1956 and i wasn't there..were you)..What do the credits say ?..Actually,Two guitars on many of the Nashville cuts...I do know for a fact that my dad (Paul Burlison) did play the distortion licks on the Nashville cuts...And most likely the lead on 'All by myself" .."Honey Hush".. And on a number of the other songs -(again) there are two lead guitars..The couple of country numbers cut in the 1957 session were probably done without my dad..
There's a website that does a pretty good job of proving that Grady Martin did most of the lead guitar work on the Rockabilly Trio records. Try Googling Grady Martin and Paul Burlison and see what comes up... I was a skeptic too.
@65twin two guitars on the nashville 1956 classics..a novice ear can pick this up..And no fuzz tone octaves on GM recording till 1961..see his website..completely different than the trios album in 1961..
Gotta love Johnny; some of the best power packed rockabilly written and performed. But moments like this make you realize how Presly's looks and stage show won him the title. Still, man was Johnny Burnette acslick cat! check out my originals as well.
@TheSnidge If the distortion licks are on the "Alt" take of "Please Don't leave Me" ..it was Paul Burlison, My dad claimed to play the distortion licks on the album, and that's good enough for me and anyone who knew him (as the credits state)..Still no specific Buddy Holly track by you..If you look at the credits the Trio actually wrote a number of the songs, and i know for a fact that that the Trio chose the other songs that they covered on the album..
@TheSnidge To date you have never cited one "Specific" song where Grady Martin played the distortion guitar licks unique to the Trio's 1956 Nashville sessions--In all of G. Martin's hundreds of studio sessions..He never took credit for them and as the credits state- Paul Burlison and Grady Martin both played on the songs with the distortion licks and anyone with half an ear (and a little honesty)can easily pick up two guitars on those cuts..
@porkhandles If you look a johnny he is singing a different song..what wonders you can do on youtube,,,GM did contribute to the trios album, as stated by the credits..However, the classic cuts in Nashville were my dad(P.Burlison) and Grady Martin..a novice hear can pick this up..Also..Distortion..Gm own webpage says he created fuzz tone in 1961,,Nothing like the P Burlisons 1956 licks..
@TheSnidge Listen to your two songs..Roy Hall..by the way when was Diggin the Boggie cut..Also still no fuzz tone octaves heard one these two Hall songs..as on the trios 1956 album..keep trying..After listening to "Whole Lot Shakin"..I think my dad(P Burlison) was playing more licks than even I thought on the trio's albums..By the way..what relation are you to Grady Martin..
You might be right; however, I'll stick with my original assessment. I don't want to get into another ‘yes he did no he didn't’ scene here and besides, it's a fantastic record whoever played on it.
I don't know.... even on Wikipedia, it says that Grady Martin played lead on the two songs you reference. I'm not even sure Paul Burlison played rhythm on those tracks.... probably another member of the "Nashville A-Team". I mean, if he doesn't invent the fuzz/distortion, if that IS in fact Grady Martin, then his legacy is greatly tarnished. I understand why you're protecting this..... but, I mean, if someone else DID invent it, they should get the credit.
Just listen to "Train Kept Rollin" and you will hear two guitars..1956 single track recording..G.Martin never (in all his recordings) never played the fizz/distortion licks heard on "Train.." or "Honey Hush"..Give one example..waiting
Who else ever claimed to have played the fuzz/distortion after 50 years...Go to "Rock and roll Trio part three"- tight here on youtube and watch P.Burlison playing the same distortion octaves at age 71..Find anyone here on youtube that was playing such distortion in 1956..Why dis-credit my father, with A wikipedia post by anyone..
It could be Mr Burlison playing on 'Honey Hush', it's certainly ropey enough - the dodgy playing gives it a primitive quality. 'Lonesome Train' is however, clearly beyond the ability of PB and is more than likely Grady Martin as it contains trademark dexterity and tone. Hank Garland is also playing on the Trio album by all accounts. Finally, as a studio musician I know guitar players regularly trade licks, which is what I believe happened with this octave business...I could be wrong.
you're kidding right? Do a little research on Grady Martin's other session and solo work from the mid-late 50s to the early 60s and get back with me. There are more than a few examples of him doing the exact same thing on other songs
Now this is what Rockabilly is all about; this was one rockin group!! Thanks for the vid!!
Paul Burlison's Son Here... 50 years plus after the recording an after my father's death in 2003...now some want to say Grady Martin played lead guitar..That's Paul Burlison in The video and Paul Burlison on the Coral record credits...the artist in NY and Nashville where the album was recorded new nothing of Rock n Roll...This was the early ,early days of rock..My dad wrote this song and played the lead.plane and simple..
I'm a big fan of the Rock'n'Roll trio. Paul Burlison was always a hero of mine as a musician and his contribution to this music is not in question. I sent him a vinyl album called 17 Wild Rockabilly Classics way back in the early 90's and Mr. Burlison autographed it and sent it back to me with a nice note of thanks for my interest. A real gentleman. That said; I have listened closely to many trax of Grady Martin, for instance Brenda Lee's Bigelow 6-200 and some live Red Foley clips on youtube as well as some other rockabilly records recorded at Owen Bradley's studios and the sound, style, licks and finesse is all Grady. The playing on Tear It Up and a few others is a completely different sound, approach and touch. Both true rockabilly. Both great. If Paul Burlison wrote Lonesome Train On A Lonesome Track, that alone puts him in the rock'n'roll hall of fame in my book.
Johnny Burnette one of my favourite Rock N" Roll star and perfect made hit
Lonesome Train.I t is a pity that Johnny died so young.Jaromír.68 years Prague
great great great,dem wer the days.tip top,
It's from the 1956 film called ROCK ROCK ROCK.
I used to look after a library and had a mint copy on 35mm B/W stock when I was a projectionist... cool track
The bass player in this clip is Johnny Black, Bill Black's (Elvis' bassist) brother. He was hired after Dorsey Burnette left the band because they had a quarrel with Johnny.
The "Hound dog" live was an attempt to focus on johnnie as was done with Elvis.They wanted to win..Ck out my dad's live performance on "Tear it Up"
The trio spent almost a year playin rockbilly in NY , Playing rockbilly on Henry Jeromes Nat'l radio show before the Nashville session..No rockbilly in Nashville til the trio arrived in summer 56...The raw,upbeat arrangements were my dad's
To this day I still love Mr.Martins guitar work on Marty Robbins great, great 1959 hit El Paso...
His powerful voice really is showcased in this song, he almost sounds like he could have competed with Elvis if he had the right songs and managment.
The original rock and roll band!😘🥳🥳
@HoboGus Elvis and Johnny Burnett knew each other, since they were 13 years old. They lived in the same housing project and worked at the same electrical company, Crown Electric. That's probably why you see a similarity.
what? this is a wailin' awsome song ... who cares who play guitar on what track 50 yrs ago?
Rhino Records used to carry this stuff on VHS as of a few years ago. I have a few of them, hosted by Mamie Van Doren, including the completely hokey Ed Wood movie, "The Violent Years."
who needs sound-sync when you have PAUL BURLISON IN A BOW TIE on Telecaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
best ever..
See, and I thought the exact same thing when I saw this. Right you are!
Johnny Burnette was god among men, wild, nasty & superkool rockarolla!!!!!!!!!
one of my favorites!
Ya buddy, this rocks, added to our playlists, :)
If you want to see and hear the original rock guitarist that played the distortion licks on the Trio cuts.(covered by this group and others).Search-Paul Burlison..Go down to-Rock and Roll Trio-Part Three..second song.Train Kept Rollin...then go to the original cut in 1956..Johnny Burnette..Train Kept Rollin
Wonderful. In Chile, Johnny was a hit (You're sixteen and Dreamin, 1961).
CZcams search MANUEL VARGAS (DISCO 45 and VIVA EL ROCK AND ROLL). There is an honoring to music of that era.
Los mejores años de la múscia, como me hubiera encantado vivir a lo grande en esa época
Fabulous !
@WimBinliner Again, many of the songs cut in Nashville in 1956 have two lead guitars, easy to hear on songs like "Train Kept Rollin", "Rock a Billy Boogie", "Blues stay Away". From knowing my dad's style ( I've heard him play hundreds of times and played the harmonica on a number of shows) ..I believe he played the distortion licks wherever you here it..And he would have had the primary lead on "Honey Hush" and "All by myself"..
To listen and see Paul Burlison playing the distortion octaves like he did on the trio cuts..just go to a recent youtube entry//search Paul Burlisonn..go down to "Rock and Roll Trio' P. Burlison playing with DJ Fontana of Elvis fame and the Burnette cousins...
@pincermovement Dreamboat was 1955 .. GM playing in 56 with Roy Hall also helps identify with all the great JB tracks ... Roy Hall - Three Alley Cats is an example .. then also Don Woody Barking up the wrong tree, Bird Dog, Make Like Rock n Roll
Grady Martin played with Elvis, in the studio that is, in the early sixties after Hank Garland's car crash left him unable to play. He played on 'Devil In Disguise', among others.
Hey! That guy is Alan Freed. They are great.
@WimBinliner Again, two guitars on many of the Nashville cuts(easy to hear..if you listen)...(There is no distortion on the above song)..There never was any purposeful distortion sound from an electric guitar until Paul Burlison played them on the Nashville cuts--"Train Kept Rollin" and "Honey Hush" (1956)...Some old blues numbers created a distortion sound with old worn our equipment..My dad (Paul Burlison)probably heard the sound playing with Howlin Wolf's ban in the early 1950's..
Also...I challenge anyone to come up with a Grady Martin Song where he dupicated the Fuzz octaves in some of the trios greatest hits"Train kept Rollin" " Honey Hush" etc. on their album...GM own webpage says his first fuzz tones were played on Marty Robbin's hit "Don't worry" listen to GM fuzz tones on Marty Robbin's 1961song..the trios album was cut in 1956..single track
@porkhandles yea... I've seen it on almost every video of almost every song the trio ever recorded...It's from the movie--"Rock, Rock, Rock" starring Tuesday Weld and Eddie Fischer..
A difference between Burnette and Elvis was that he was singing adult music in the rock-a-billy genre. He, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent were married men, functioning adults in an industry steering the music into teenage faire rather what some it was: grown-up hip cat music. Johnny was no someone to be manipulated by any Parker nor Gene Vincent. Elvis, to his credit, had the looks, sound, and overall package industry was looking for and could handle. He did not just get lucky.
I am 59 and still a rockabilly rebel
Uwielbiam ten styl od zawsze:):)
Have you seen him playing live on TV in 1957 ???? It is on youtube !! Check Hounddog johnny burnette ...
Johnny Super!!!
This is sooooo Cool!
@65twin If you take time to listen closely there are actually two lead guitars on many of the trio's classics recorded in Nashville..The classic early fuzz tone octaves has to be P. Burlison on " Train Kept Rollin" & " " Honey Hush" >. Single track 1956.. GM own website says his first fuzz tones were in 1961.. Nothing like the trios..Marty Robbins-"Don't Worry" do your homework an then comment..
I'm pretty sure that this footage is from the film ROCK ROCK ROCK : 1957. I used to look after a copy of it on 35mm when I was a projectionist 20 years ago... great stuff
Classic performence.Original recorded at the new york sessions. At the nashville sessions Grady Martin for the most played lead guitar instead of Paul.
L.S.M.
I don't know, man. If you go to a website called "The Jime", they research this EXTENSIVELY. From what I read, the Nashville sessions were actually ONE guitar... a Bigsby guitar....just like Grady Martin played.
@TheSnidge Still...No distortion licks on Don Woody's -"Bird Dog"..The credits say Grady Martin also played on the Nashville cuts..However, G. Martin first distortion licks were on Marty Robbins'-"Don't Worry".(nothin like the trio sound)..G. Martin never took credit for the "distortion" guitar licks on the Trio's cuts...
@TL250Rider except the guitar you hear is a twin neck custom Bigsby played by Grady Martin - not P burlison with his Fender Esquire.
LordPrick, that's Paul Burlison.
@tedygarl Also...I challenge anyone to come up with a Grady Martin Song where he dupicated the Fuzz octaves in some of the trios greatest hits.Train kept rollin" Honey Hush" "rock a bilie boogie" on their album...GM own webpage says his first fuzz tones were played on Marty Robbin's hit "Don't worry" listen to GM fuzz tones on Marty Robbin's 1961song..the trios album was cut in 1956..single track
mine too:)
@dburlison1 NO rockabilly before the rock n roll trio ..errmmm .. Elvis Presley in Sun Studios.. perhaps ???? Mystery Train, Baby lets play house, good rockin tonight .. did you hear of him ? He was quite popular once upon a time .. I think he sold a few records too .. funny thing is the rock n roll trio wasn't a trio most of the time in the studio.
КЛАССИКА !!! Великолепно!+++++
@ekleinbrink Two guitars on many of the Nashville cuts.. Paul Burlison playing the distortion octaves on "Train Kept Rollin" and "Honey Hush".. Grady Martin the non-distortion...Just listen to the last few cords..1956 single tract-..two guitars..G.Martin never created the distortion licks on the Trio's album before or after the Nashville session in all his many cuts...
@TheSnidge You still haven't answered the question "Where before or after did Grady Martin ever create the distortion guitar licks unique to the Trio cuts?"..Grady Martin did play on The Nashville sessions, but Paul Burlison was there also..Again ..Two guitars on many of the cuts..
@65twin On the trio's two most notable songs.."Train Kep Rollin" and Honey Hush"Actually GM and my dad..two guitars..dad playing the deeper fuzz tone octaves lead on Honey hush.(Rmbr single track 1956).just listen. lead in middle of Train kept rollin..if you look at johnny he is not even singing the same song on this video as the audio...anybody can doctor with a youtube presentation..
The early distortion/fuzz heard on the Trio's album is unique to the RR Trio (Paul Burlison) and never heard from Grady Martin in any of his many recordimgs, including those listed below..
@65twin Completely different producer in Nashville Vs NY..The NY producer was adamant about my dad playing the high tenor licks.Early rockabilly...What rockabilly songs did GM play on before the trio came to Nashville in 1956..Who wrote this song..
@TheSnidge So sixty years the the album credits are wrong, while Grady Martin never claimed to be the solo guitarist..and Paul Burlison says he played the distortion licks and Grady Martin never created that sound before or after the Trio Cuts in all his sessions..Again, if your honest you will obviously hear two guitars on 'Train Kept Rollin"..listen to the last cords..1956 single track recording..Paul Burlison's tele also had the lead on "All by myself" and "Honey Hush" cut in Nashville.
@pincermovement I have listened to the GM track "My Dreamboat...." and the fuzz/distortion guitar is not there..but excellent guitar work by GM..
If P. Burlison played on "Honey Hush", then that's also him on "Train Kept Rollin"- same licks.
If you google a guy named Vince Gordon, he has a very well written site dedicated to rockabilly. He is also the guitarist and singer for a band called the Jime (they have some vids on youtube). He did some investigating himself and concluded that Grady Martin played most of the really cool Johnny Burnette studio stuff, but Paul Burlison was Johnny Burnette's touring guitarist. Which helps to explain how Lonesome Train sounds so fat; Grady Martin didn't use an Esquire! Check out Vince Gordon.
Johnny is great. CZcams search for DISCO 45 and VIVA EL ROCK AND ROLL (Manuel Vargas) and you will see an honoring from Chile to the best music of all times.
@WimBinliner Not sure on this one(1956 and i wasn't there..were you)..What do the credits say ?..Actually,Two guitars on many of the Nashville cuts...I do know for a fact that my dad (Paul Burlison) did play the distortion licks on the Nashville cuts...And most likely the lead on 'All by myself" .."Honey Hush".. And on a number of the other songs -(again) there are two lead guitars..The couple of country numbers cut in the 1957 session were probably done without my dad..
There's a website that does a pretty good job of proving that Grady Martin did most of the lead guitar work on the Rockabilly Trio records. Try Googling Grady Martin and Paul Burlison and see what comes up... I was a skeptic too.
@johnny991965 This is the real Rockabilly style. . .
chingonnnnnn !!!!
@65twin two guitars on the nashville 1956 classics..a novice ear can pick this up..And no fuzz tone octaves on GM recording till 1961..see his website..completely different than the trios album in 1961..
That's not Dorsey playing bass on this video, it's Bill Black's(Elvis' bass player) brother:-)
Strange that Johnny and Dorsy Burnettes sons were called Rocky and Billy like in the word "rockabilly"
Gotta love Johnny; some of the best power packed rockabilly written and performed. But moments like this make you realize how Presly's looks and stage show won him the title. Still, man was Johnny Burnette acslick cat! check out my originals as well.
How about checking out "Sweet love on my mind" ..this is Grady Martin..My Dad..p.burlison wasn't there on this one.....
@TheSnidge If the distortion licks are on the "Alt" take of "Please Don't leave Me" ..it was Paul Burlison, My dad claimed to play the distortion licks on the album, and that's good enough for me and anyone who knew him (as the credits state)..Still no specific Buddy Holly track by you..If you look at the credits the Trio actually wrote a number of the songs, and i know for a fact that that the Trio chose the other songs that they covered on the album..
@TheSnidge To date you have never cited one "Specific" song where Grady Martin played the distortion guitar licks unique to the Trio's 1956 Nashville sessions--In all of G. Martin's hundreds of studio sessions..He never took credit for them and as the credits state- Paul Burlison and Grady Martin both played on the songs with the distortion licks and anyone with half an ear (and a little honesty)can easily pick up two guitars on those cuts..
@porkhandles If you look a johnny he is singing a different song..what wonders you can do on youtube,,,GM did contribute to the trios album, as stated by the credits..However, the classic cuts in Nashville were my dad(P.Burlison) and Grady Martin..a novice hear can pick this up..Also..Distortion..Gm own webpage says he created fuzz tone in 1961,,Nothing like the P Burlisons 1956 licks..
Give us one song where he played the distortion octaves used on "Train Kept Rollin" Or "Honey Hush"
I'll bet my last euro that it is Grady Martin and not Paul Burlison playing on this one!
@EbonyBunny1 you will publicity of Cash Presley same ties posed in the same fashion thats the way it was
Yes , but this is Rock And Roll original, the rockbilly is the new version of this rock
@TheSnidge Listen to your two songs..Roy Hall..by the way when was Diggin the Boggie cut..Also still no fuzz tone octaves heard one these two Hall songs..as on the trios 1956 album..keep trying..After listening to "Whole Lot Shakin"..I think my dad(P Burlison) was playing more licks than even I thought on the trio's albums..By the way..what relation are you to Grady Martin..
He had great hair ...eh! Cool.....
@bartenational ME and all Grady's family, the bass player who is still alive .. ..
You might be right; however, I'll stick with my original assessment. I don't want to get into another ‘yes he did no he didn't’ scene here and besides, it's a fantastic record whoever played on it.
It is definitely not Burlison it is Grady Martin on lead guitar on this recording aswell as 12 others I can count.
@HoboGus try the other way around!
Guess not Dorsey on upright bass (just on the recording)
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how come he is singing but there is no sound, in sum parts like at 1min 10!? gr8 song tho
I don't know.... even on Wikipedia, it says that Grady Martin played lead on the two songs you reference. I'm not even sure Paul Burlison played rhythm on those tracks.... probably another member of the "Nashville A-Team". I mean, if he doesn't invent the fuzz/distortion, if that IS in fact Grady Martin, then his legacy is greatly tarnished. I understand why you're protecting this..... but, I mean, if someone else DID invent it, they should get the credit.
@johnny991965 you must be a Lymie or something this is how it was.
Just listen to "Train Kept Rollin" and you will hear two guitars..1956 single track recording..G.Martin never (in all his recordings) never played the fizz/distortion licks heard on "Train.." or "Honey Hush"..Give one example..waiting
Who else ever claimed to have played the fuzz/distortion after 50 years...Go to "Rock and roll Trio part three"- tight here on youtube and watch P.Burlison playing the same distortion octaves at age 71..Find anyone here on youtube that was playing such distortion in 1956..Why dis-credit my father, with A wikipedia post by anyone..
jb et puis c'est tout
It could be Mr Burlison playing on 'Honey Hush', it's certainly ropey enough - the dodgy playing gives it a primitive quality. 'Lonesome Train' is however, clearly beyond the ability of PB and is more than likely Grady Martin as it contains trademark dexterity and tone. Hank Garland is also playing on the Trio album by all accounts. Finally, as a studio musician I know guitar players regularly trade licks, which is what I believe happened with this octave business...I could be wrong.
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you're kidding right? Do a little research on Grady Martin's other session and solo work from the mid-late 50s to the early 60s and get back with me. There are more than a few examples of him doing the exact same thing on other songs
Evidently, the video and audio are not the same..
@tmtp76 oh and clearly its got nothing to do with the fact its the video that is out of sync -_-'
i did a search fpr hitler, and this was on the list.....WTF
The audio is not in synch with the video.
/watch?v=zHFvst_fKkM =Better sound, image, and quality
Ooops just seen this comment of yours ... sorry.
Hillbilly Cat