Not a Shadows thing

[Syd62]

While on Youtube the other day I found this clip of a young boy called Larry Collins playing a track called Ramrod. What a showman. Worth a look up.

[Syd62]

I would have done but was not too sure how to do it. Thanks for posting link

[UlrichS]

Together with his sister he formed the Collins Kids.
More details here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collins_Kids

[Garystrat]

There were two versions posted Peter, not sure which one was being discussed, this one is when he was older!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCR7dKwrD04

Syd, all you have to do is copy the link and paste it in your post

Regards

Gary

[petercreasey]

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[Garystrat]

Hi Peter,

It also showed him as a young lad at the start on a screen, then his older self playing in front and doing the moves, I totally agree with you about the stage presence and energy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCR7dKwrD04

By my calculation he was 73 when he did this in 2018 (Born in October 1944), sadly it seems he died this year at 76 years old!

https://blog.learnguitarcafe.com/larry-collins/


Regards

Gary

[Arpeggio]

Larry Collins certainly was (is???) a phenomenal guitarist. I believe that he was born in 1942. I cannot find any reference to his death on tyhe Internet. His Facebook page is still active, with very recent entries. Yes....a brilliant player for sure. Erm...but this is a site dedicated to the Shads. Loved the video though.

[Iain Purdon]

Yes, the post is not about the Shads and that is why it’s in The Lounge.

[RayL]

In the 1959 clip, the contribution of Joe Maphis is not to be sneezed at. Although he was best known as a flying-fingers guitar player, in the clip, his fingers fly over that Gibson bass!

[Derek Mowbray]

This tune was once a Duane Eddy single from 1958 written by Al Casey,the was some controversy about this record some say it was Al Casey playing and not Duane.