Tuesday, January 5, 2010

"BROTHER" PAUL BUSKIRK AND HIS HARVEY DOUBLENECK



from the KoolKlipsFromDeke youtube channel. Charlie McCardell sent me this. You can get to Deke's youtube channel here--
www.youtube.com/user/KoolKlipsFromDeke

Here's Deke's description from youtube.

""Brother" Paul Buskirk was one of the greatest musicians to ever come from the state of Texas. Originally from West Virginia, Paul Buskirk lived most of his life in the Houston, Texas area, where he was revered and loved. Buskirk was instrumental in getting Willie Nelson's career off the ground, and in fact Willie's first recording of "Night Life" was released on a 45 as "Night Life--by Paul Buskirk and his Little Men, featuring Hugh Nelson, vocals." This is a series of clips showing Paul Buskirk playing his incredible 1956 custom-made Jim Harvey doubleneck. The first two clips are vintage film clips from a low-budget film shot in Texas in the late 1950's. The last clip is from the 1990's where Paul demonstrates his incredible ability on the mandola neck. Thanks to Huey Wilkinson--"Brother" Paul Buskirk's legacy lives on. The Harvey doubleneck has recently been restored and there will be an article in one of the major guitar magazines soon. RIP Brother Paul!"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I have a photo of 4 men , one with mandolin, one with guitar . My mother had this picture for many many years. She wrote on the back "buskirk Bros." 1940's
I would like to find them . . any of them. Mother lived in WVA
email me at doemac@bellsouth.net