JOE MAPHIS WITH TOMMY DUNCAN, "MAKES NO DIFFERENCE NOW"

Here's a Joe Maphis solo behind Tommy Duncan, western swing's greatest singer. It's from the Ranch Party tv show in the 50's. Tex Ritter does the introduction.

It's nice to hear Maphis in this mid-tempo bouncy setting, rather than the lickety-split tempo he's known for.
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JOE MAPHIS WITH WANDA JACKSON, "HARD-HEADED WOMAN"

Joe Maphis takes a hot break here; although Joe was one of the first country pickers to figure out how to transfer fiddle tunes to electric guitar (along with Jimmy Bryant), he was also one of the few "straight country" guys who fit in well with rockabilly, Grady Martin being another.

As an aside, I'll just mention it's refreshing to hear a woman say "you betcha" and then hear Joe Maphis's Mosrite next, rather than a bunch of phony soundbite politics.

THANKS, Howard Parker, for forwarding this.
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