Roy Clark: Solo Guitar From An Episode Of "The Odd Couple", Of All Things

[78/84 guy]

These are all shit compared to the best bit of guitar playing you will ever see in a 1970s TV show...

At 7 minutes 40 seconds...

The Six Million Dollar Man--Operation Firefly... by dwyerjoss

I think she is wearing Starsky's sweater in that clip ! He had the same one. lol.

[ThrillsNSpills]

That show was on after school. It's one of those shows you look back on and go,"No wonder we are so fucked up. We grew up watching this shit."

LOL. Speaking of after school, does anybody remember the AfterSchool Special "stoned" with Scott Baio.
the guy was a nobody and then he starts smoking pot and he's funny and everybody thought he was cool. What kind of message were they sending? He also giggled like a fool but he was popular. Fucked up show.

the 6 million dollar man clip is hilarious!

[ThrillsNSpills]

Ed was heavily into Peter Gabriel and the guitarist in Genesis(Steve Hackett?) was tapping and making triplets with it in '73.

[Nitro Express]

I don't recommend anyone go back and watch the 6 Million Dollar Man, best left as a childhood memory it has not aged well.

The last one I saw had a ridiculous fight with a large rubber alligator

It should have been very funny but as it was one of my fave programs back in the day I just found it sad.

I guess that's why you don't see it rerun very often(well not here anyway).

That show was on after school. It's one of those shows you look back on and go,"No wonder we are so fucked up. We grew up watching this shit."

[Seshmeister]

And yet his left hand stayed in the open position...

I don't recommend anyone go back and watch the 6 Million Dollar Man, best left as a childhood memory it has not aged well.

The last one I saw had a ridiculous fight with a large rubber alligator

It should have been very funny but as it was one of my fave programs back in the day I just found it sad.

I guess that's why you don't see it rerun very often(well not here anyway).

[jhale667]

Pretty sure EVH has stated in multiple interviews that he got the idea for slapping ala "mean Street" from funk bass players like Larry Graham.

[MUSICMANN]

Yeah, I'm stunned by the crap you can find at Youtube, as well. And you thought Pete Townsend invented violent strumming and Eddie Van Halen created slap picking during the intro to "Mean Street." Guess again, motherfuckers...

Well since the Odd Couple show ran from 1970 to 1975, it's not out the realm of possibility that Ed seen this and it inspired him to incorporate it into his playing.

[jhale667]

The funniest thing is the way that the notes go up in pitch as they speed up the tape.

And yet his left hand stayed in the open position...

[Seshmeister]

The funniest thing is the way that the notes go up in pitch as they speed up the tape.

[Nitro Express]

I hope Steve Austin has a bionic dick because if he slaps the salami like he plays the guitar he is going to need one.

[ThrillsNSpills]

Little known fact: Steve Austin was a HIGHLY underrated shredder.

yeah, underrated because they always played it in slow motion.

[jhale667]

Little known fact: Steve Austin was a HIGHLY underrated shredder.

[Seshmeister]

These are all shit compared to the best bit of guitar playing you will ever see in a 1970s TV show...

At 7 minutes 40 seconds...

The Six Million Dollar Man--Operation Firefly... by dwyerjoss

[ELVIS]

[ELVIS]

You have to love the sequined suit the other guy is wearing. LOL!

Porter Wagoner, you mean ??

That clip was from the Porter Wagoner show...