Diane was kind enough to bring clarence white s favorite guitar for me to play. But in 1980, having built around 70 instruments total, whitebook left the world of lutherie altogether and pursued a. As some of you may or may not know that the last collings clarence white guitar built by collings was constructed in april of 2000. Unfortunately, alot of the best music of the kentucky colonels is no longer released, but there are some good compilations out there. Clarence white guitar bluegrass master series paperback 1978. In 2015 whitebook returned to building for a short time.
Clarence whites guitars the unofficial martin guitar forum. He is best known as a member of the bluegrass ensemble the kentucky colonels and the rock band the byrds, as well as for being a pioneer of the musical genre of country rock during the late 1960s. Apr 19, 2017 clarence whites stringbender telecaster is somehow overlooked in these mod discussions. With white s death, the clarence white tele sat unused at his home in kentucky until his widow, suzy, contacted marty stuart. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This is a young david grier walking with clarence white. Diane was kind enough to bring clarence whites favorite guitar for me to play. The legendary luthier mark whitebook has recently returned to guitar building. James alan shelton playing clarence whites legendary mark whitebook guitar backstage at the grand ole opry march 1, 2014. Chords for clarence white the story of his guitars. Clarence was a humble individual who never paraded his legendary status around like some of his contemporaries did. Clarence white was a huge influence on me as a player, but moreso as a person. Ironically, as clarence whites reputation grew, he used the d28 less and less often because of his growing frustration with its declining playability.
Maybe people dont even realize what they were hearing was made possible by a mechanical guitar hack. Clarence white tele discussion in telecaster discussion forum started by freight twang, may 16, 2008. Having built around 70 guitars in the 70s, his list of clients during that time is astounding and reads like a top music chart of the era. Watch and learn how to play clarence white chords and tabs with our video lessons. Clarence white is featured on lead guitar on most of this lp and he really shines. It is serial number 5450 and was built in april of 2000. This guitar is a faithful recreation of clarence white s d28 that tony rice now owns. Simon, john mclaughlin, linda ronstadt, phil keaggy, and clarence white. Sample sound visit the clarence whites sample sounds nine pound hammer beaumont rag billy in the low ground farewell blues 1 farewell blues 2 footprints in the snow green apple quickstep i am a piligrim 1 i am a piligrim 2 john henry lonesome road blues listen to the mocking bird 1 listen to the mocking bird 2 sally goodin. Picture of david grier the young kid with clarence white. Country archivist and musician marty stuart has been the keeper of clarence white s famous telecaster since the 1980s he tells us all about how he came to own what he calls the greatest telecaster in the world. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. His client list included james taylor, carly simon, phil keaggy and clarence white.
Later, a white 53 telecaster became his main guitar and clarence used it on such recordings as sweetheart of the rodeo. Roland whites book will help you become a more skilled mandolinist. Clarence the grandaddy of bender guitars marty stuarts wellknown bender guitar started life as a 1954 fender telecaster or esquire, and was the main electric axe of legendary countryrock pioneer clarence white the kentucky colonels, the byrds. Clarence s opening licks sounds like a steel guitar. Clarence white june 7, 1944 july 15, 1973 was, of course, one of americas most influential acoustic and electric guitarists who played with the kentucky colonels, muleskinner, and the byrds and also codesigned, with gene parsons, also an alumnus of the byrds, the famous parsonswhite bbender for telecaster guitar that allows a sixstring to sound like a pedal steel. It sounds as if vocals were to be added later since it is not a typical insrumental track. Clarence white tele page 3 telecaster guitar forum. Clarence white is holding a whitebook guitar with a cedar top and a pabst. Featuring 14 songs and tunes with variations, in notation and tablature instruction with tab examples biography with. Clarence white d28 questions the unofficial martin guitar. I cant remember the model, but it was a small body type. His brilliant, doc watsoninspired acoustic flatpicking, which incorporated lightningfast fiddle lines played on a vintage martin d28, helped the bluegrass world recognize the guitar as a lead instrument. One of only about 70 guitars mark ever built before he became allergic to the dust from guitar building and had to retire from it. Clarence is carrying his whitebook with a cedar top.
James taylor, clarence white, john mclaughlin, linda ronstadt, carly simon and others were whitebook users. Just a photo of clarence white and david grier at a. White had from his early years an appetite for artistic and intellectual pursuits. But, while eddie was known for taking factorysecond parts and spray paint to make his guitar, tony rice is known for playing clarence whites old acoustic guitar. Clarence white phone, address, background info whitepages. The martin d28cw clarence white commemorative edition blends premium tonewoods, golden era construction, and the original appointments of the legendary martin d28 guitar. This picture was taken at the indian springs festival in maryland in 1972 jack lawrence said. This was the last acoustic guitar that clarence owned before he was killed in 1973. In late 2014, whitebook, after 35 years, made the decision to being building again. Sample sound visit the clarence white s sample sounds nine pound hammer beaumont rag billy in the low ground farewell blues 1 farewell blues 2 footprints in the snow green apple quickstep i am a piligrim 1 i am a piligrim 2 john henry lonesome road blues listen to the mocking bird 1 listen to the mocking bird 2 sally goodin.
Clarence white instagram star bio, facts, family famous. Clarence whites stringbender telecaster is somehow overlooked in these mod discussions. This guitar is a faithful recreation of clarence whites d28 that tony rice now owns. The essential clarence white bluegrass guitar leads book. But in 1980, having built around 70 instruments total, whitebook left the world of lutherie altogether and pursued a career outside of the music industry. Gene parsons installed the prototype parsonswhite string bender on clarences other telecaster. The essential clarence white bluegrass guitar leads by roland. The essential clarence white bluegrass guitar leads book with. With whites death, the clarence white tele sat unused at his home in kentucky until his widow, suzy, contacted marty stuart. In the 1970s, whitebook had a cult following for his handmade guitars. That said, you can tell this was a labor of love barenburg did a painstaking job of decyphering the key elements of clarence whites style.
White used the guitar almost exclusively until his untimely end in 1973. The legendary luthier mark whitebook has recently returned to guitar building after putting his tools in storage in 1980. Wildwood flower masters bouquet bury me beneath the willow black mountain rag billy in the low ground im so happy he will set your fields on fire sugarfoot rag nine pound hammer cripple creek under the double eagle farewell blues i am a pilgrim country boy rock and. Yes, bill monroe and clarence white always stopped by whenever they. The young kid is david grier with a soft drink in his hand. James alan shelton playing wildwood flower on clarence whites legendary mark whitebook guitar, march 1, 2014. Marty stuart on clarence whites original reverb news. The d28s sad condition may have led to the dumbest of all dumbkid stunts. While the farther along lp suggests that the band had largely run out of steam and that clarence was losing interest in electric guitar, many of the live tapes from that period indicate otherwise. Taken at the indian springs festival in maryland in 1972. Although died young, his work with the byrds and the kentucky colonels, among others, remained celebrated among countryrock and bluegrass aficionados in the decades following his death. The essential clarence white bluegrass guitar leads by roland white and diane bouska 2009 spiralbound roland white and diane bouska on. It is a 12fret cw28 made from john holmans dark wood. Clarence and i were simply playing fills and doodling, but if it had been meant as an instrumental we could have made it much better and more musically articulate than this incomplete sounding result.
In the 1970s, whitebook had a cult following for his handmade guitars and a client list that included james taylor, carly simon, phil keaggy and clarence white. The d28 cw clarence white is depending on how you slice it an hd28v with an adirondack top and enlarged soundhole, or is it an oldspec hd28lsv with a 11116 neck. Welcome to the unofficial collings clarence white guitar. That said, you can tell this was a labor of love barenburg did a painstaking job of decyphering the key elements of clarence white s style.
Clarence white learn to flatpick the guitar and play. In 1971, a friend of mine in the san diego area, gave me a mark evan whitebook guitar. I would recommend this to any serious guitarist, beginner on up. Of course, theres this pic with clarence and his whitebook guitar and a very young david grier and father lamar behind him. I had forgotten what a great guitarist he was, definately one of the best, but unfortunately his life was cut short. The adi top should give you a crisp attack and good notetonote separation, along with. Clarence white is an important figure in the history of popular guitar, a trailblazing innovator whose style influenced many. Play all clarence white songs for guitar at echords. Storms are on the ocean by james alan shelton youtube. Silver meteoron sierra records1980,it contains 4 songs clarence recorded while he was working on his unfinished first solo album.
The essential clarence white bluegrass guitar leads book with 2. When i think of bluegrass guitar, i think of clarence white much the same way. The essential clarence white guitar play better bluegrass. Clarence white left us way to soon, but his musical legacy lives on. Also,clarence with the everly brothers onon my way back homewich is a gem and according to the record one of the bestkept secrets in the history of countryrock. Clarence white was a gifted guitarist who was one of the pioneers of countryrock in the late 60s. The steel player is me, the guitar player, clarence white. Social media star who became the business owner of the clothing company designed by white, which combines streetwear with high. Mar 19, 2008 the d28 cw clarence white is depending on how you slice it an hd28v with an adirondack top and enlarged soundhole, or is it an oldspec hd28lsv with a 11116 neck. But in 1980, having built around 70 instruments total, whitebook stopped building guitars. Hes been playing the instrument for most of my lifetime, for far longer than clarence did, and its considered clarences instrument, to the point that the martin signature. Find great deals on ebay for clarence white and clarence white guitar. I agree that much of clarences most refined electric work comes from bootlegs recorded during the poststudio byrds era.
June 7, 1944 july 15, 1973, was an american bluegrass and country guitarist and singer. Maybe its because clarence white died young hit by a drunk driver at age 29 or that the byrds never quite reached superstardom. Roland is working on a cdtab project of clarence white guitar tunes. I also was recently listening to a gene clark compilation, and clarence is all over the gene clark wthe godsin brothers lp. Flatpicking legend, instrumental pioneer, and guitar god of 60s country rock. Play along at slow or fast tempo with roland white on guitar and missy raines on bass.
Martin used, 2002 d28cw clarence white commemorative. This was a very fine instrument and mark was one of the best independent luthiers at that time. This book cd set presents clarence s early but fully realized acoustic guitar style as. This is a key not a transcription of every note cw ever played.
Shady grove, sally goodin, flopeared mule, banks of the ohio, wildwood flower, billy in the lowground, black mountain rag, pretty polly, under the double eagle, footprints in the snow, bury me beneath the willow, nine pound hammer, farewell blues, in the pines. It has a larger soundhole, no tongue brace, and even the fingerboard is slightly cantilevered over the soundhole. White, in full clarence hudson white, born april 8, 1871, west carlisle, ohio, u. I interviewed roland white on my radio show a few months ago and he was talkiing about some of the early festivals he did with his brother as the kentucky colonels. He traded this tele to bob warford for a noble acoustic, which became his primary flattop until a few months before his death. Clarences opening licks sounds like a steel guitar. Clarences original recordings plus cdrom video of clarence playing two tunes closeup white brothers slide show disc 2. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from clarence white at the discogs marketplace. Featuring 14 songs and tunes with variations, in notation and tablature instruction with tab examples biography with photos 2 cds included disc 1.
Gene parsons installed the prototype parsons white string bender on clarence s other telecaster. Tracking down the cuts on the included discography is invaluable since clarence seldom plays a tune the same way twice. Music profile for clarence white, born 7 june 1944. Also, clarence with the everly brothers onon my way back homewich is a gem and according to the record one of the bestkept secrets in the history of countryrock. The essential clarence white bluegrass guitar leads by. James alan shelton playing storms are on the ocean on clarence white s legendary mark whitebook guitar. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for clarence white. Jul 26, 2007 clarence white is featured on lead guitar on most of this lp and he really shines. The adi top should give you a crisp attack and good notetonote separation, along with plenty of volume and headroom. Lamar grier banjo player and davids dad is behind him.
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