For this week’s B List we found ten videos on YouTube featuring just the guitar players from some of our favorite bands without any accompaniment. When we sat down to put this together, we thought it would be easier to find clips of just the axe-slingers in action without anyone else but it didn’t work out that way. Thankfully, after a few hours of digging, we did find ten gems worth sharing.
1. Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey of moe. – Summer Camp Guitar Clinic
The dual lead guitar players for moe., Chuck Garvey and Al Schnier, jammed out by their lonesomes on May 27, 2011 at the Summer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, Illinois as part of a Guitar Clinic. Over the past 20 years these guys know each other’s style like the back of their hands and you can see that connection in this clip.
2. Jim James and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket – Sec Walkin’
Jim James and Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket teamed up for an incredibly rare duo performance in Amsterdam back in 2008, where their set was captured for local television. The pair included this gorgeous rendition of Sec Walkin’ from Evil Urges in their set.
3. Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes of the Allman Brothers Band – Old Friend
It’s hard to believe Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes are entering their 11th year together as the two Allman Brothers Band guitarists after a few years of instability following Warren’s initial departure from the legendary band in 1997. Warren and Derek recorded this version of Old Friend from the ABB’s 2003 release Hittin’ The Note backstage at the Beacon Theatre in the mid ’00s.
4. Jake Cinninger and Brendan Bayliss of Umphrey’s McGee – Great American > Susannah > Great American
Every December the dual lead guitarists in Umphrey’s McGee join us for a holiday-themed benefit concert. Recordings of these special shows are never made public and taping is prohibited, but that hasn’t stopped a few clips from appearing on YouTube such as this one featuring the 30db staple Susannah smack dab in the middle of the UM instrumental Great American.
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5. Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead – Ripple
Instead of showing you the When I Paint My Masterpiece from the Late Show with David Letterman that usually get played when someone mentions Bobby and Jerry performances, we’re going with a pretty version of Ripple from the 1988 Bridge School Benefit in Oakland.
6. Michael Houser and John Bell of Widespread Panic – Driving Song
I’ll admit it, I teared up watching this clip of the late Michael Houser performing Driving Song on a porch with fellow Widespread Panic guitarist John Bell. This video comes from the severely underrated 2002 documentary The Earth Will Swallow You. If you dig Panic and haven’t seen it, you’re missing out.
7. Lo Faber and Aaron Maxwell of God Street Wine – Mile By Mile + Nightingale
God Street Wine guitarists Lo Faber and Aaron Maxwell have followed up the band’s 2010 reunion with a regular schedule of acoustic duo shows. There’s plenty of great clips on YouTube, but we went with this pairing of GSW classics Mile by Mile and Nightingale.
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8. Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett of Little Feat – Dixie Chicken
Current Little Feat guitarists Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett often perform acoustic duo shows together when the band is off the road. Paul and Fred rework Little Feat classics and other tunes they like playing together for intimate crowds across the country. Fred usually straps on the mando for most songs, but we did come across this clip of the two rockin’ Dixie Chicken on guitars.
9. David Lowery and Johnny Hickman of Cracker – Teen Angst
The two founding members of the band Cracker, Johnny Hickman and David Lowery, often team up for acoustic performances of covers, Cracker’s best-known tunes and even a few tracks from Lowery’s old band – Camper Van Beethoven. We went with this clip of Teen Angst, the alt-rock hit from Cracker’s 1991 debut.
10. Mark Olson and Gary Louris of The Jayhawks – Blue
Just before The Jayhawks reunited in 2009, the band’s two guitarists, Mark Olson and Gary Louris, combined forces to record an acoustic album titled Ready For The Flood. At subsequent performances the pair worked in Jayhawks classics to their set including Blue.
We showed us ours now you show us yours. Can you find clips featuring other pairs of guitarists from bands playing without anyone else?
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