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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In the latest installment of the Truetone Lounge, Redd Volkaert shares with us his journey from the bars of Vancouver, Canada, to the stages with Merle Haggard, to his Grammy win for his work with Brad Paisley, to his current status as one of the great Honky-Tonk guitar heroes. Along the way, Volkaert heaps praise on bandleader extraordinaire, Don Kelley, for his powerful influence, and the thrill of filling Roy Nichol’s shoes in Merle Haggard’s band. In the gear department, we discuss what he looks for in a Tele, and his working relationships with both Grammatico amps, and Durham Electronics effects.
There’s so much to learn just observing Redd in this interview. His humility, joy, work ethic and emotional intelligence is unique.
Just the absolute sweetest human on this Earth! They say don’t meet your heroes, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth when it comes to Redd Volkaert. I can’t even put into WORDS how much we miss him here in Austin. Just the best!
I was lucky to catch him in Austin summer of 2019. I saw Garrett Lebeau, and Red Young at the elephant room. I hear things have changed with the music scene there since covid.. Would you say it's so? I always wanted to come back but would be curious to hear what it's like from a local's perspective...
I could listen to Redd Volkaert play and talk forever. Takes me back to my 25 years of steady gigging, before I had to step down due to injury...
This is a " gomer" treasure!! Every electric player, regardless of genre, can learn from this heart-felt down home gentle giant of a plyer!
I was walking down Broadway in Nashville and heard somebody burning on a Tele! I went in and saw Redd leaned back in a chair tearing it up! I sat right in front of him and watched the remainder of the set with his trio. When he took a break he sat with us and talked through the break... good times!
I'm jealous ☺️🎸
Love Redd’s playing. What a great interview.
Thank you. Zac
I saw Redd perform along with Bill Kirchen a month ago on Saint Patrick’s day and it was one of the most fantastic shows I’ve ever seen! Got to chat with both of them for a second and they couldn’t of been kinder and more sincere. Their playing is very inspiring, and the comical banter between the two was hilarious.
When Redd played with Merle, it was Country Music Magic! 👍👍👍👍
Redd was yet another guy who absorbed everything like a sponge and eventually developed his own signature sound and style. He was also a guy that was in the right place at the right time. Again, lots of good tone tips and stories. I'll bet life on the road with the one and only Merle Haggard was a real trip. Redd has been a part of some very timeless music. Thank you again Zac for a gem of an interview.
Great interview Redd is such a humble guy ( for being a brilliant guitarist ) i'll drop what i'm doing anytime to hear Redd play a Tele the way their were intended . He hammers it into submission and it sounds so sweet ! Damn !
I wish redd would give himself more credit for his talent and what he has accomplished in his career. Redd can make you a better player just by listening to him talk. One of the best musicians and person in the history of the industry.
Lucky enough to have Red do a couple of shows with my back in Nashville before he left with Merle. I kept messing up the words and missing cues because I couldn’t stop watching him pick. I must have spent a 1000 hours watching Red pick in Austin of the years. Such a class act and absolute savage.
One of the great guitar interviews of all time. Seriously. Redd is a virtuosso and a gentleman. Zac is a great listener and interviewer. Thank you to both.
Was just going to watch a few minutes before bed…now it’s 1am. That was such a treat!
Saw Redd at Vancouver Island Musicfest in 2018. He and Bill were playing on a tiny stage in the woods. Had never heard of them before, but decided to check out their set. Man! Just the most amazing playing and Redd had us all in stitches. So self-effacing and just full o’ beans. The highlight of the weekend!
Great interview Zac! Thanks
It is absolutely amazing to me that he can play with those big ole meats! What a fantastic player. I hope to see Redd live one day
I've seen him twice, fantastic! Fun and incredible skilled.
Just more proof that guys using that "my fingers are too big" excuse are lazy.
@@groovelife415 That's funny, I was just telling my wife about that last night while watching one of his performances.
I can’t stop grinning, this is like getting one more Christmas present on New Years!
Happy New Year to you!
Totally agree Wade, this is great! I so love these interviews. I told the wife we are headding up to Nashville tonight to see Don Kelley Band.
Great interview! I'm a huge Redd fan. The Don Kelley story is wonderful; Don just announced he's retiring and moving to Florida. But I can guarantee the retirement community he moves into will have the rockinest honkytonk band in the state!
I've lived and played in and around Austin since '87 and I can tell you that Redd very quickly became an institution upon arrival. Back in 2010 I was fortunate enough to have Redd sit in all night with my band at The 290 West Club for the annual Christmas Party of The Austin Steel Guitar Cooperative. Envision this: 2 dozen Pedal Steels around the dance floor, and on stage an Archtop Player, a Drummer and myself on Bass with Redd who traded solos 'round robin with the steel guitars all evening long. I was there and it seems surreal. Incidentally, he's genuinely a really nice guy. I said it that night and I'll say it again; he's like Danny Gatton with his foot deep in Bob Wills ass.
Great to see you guys keep the Legends of Country Alive !
My Dad, Buzz Evans, played some gigs with Redd in Austin about 12 years ago. I didn't know anything about Redd so this was a good introduction. Now it's time to listen to some of his music!
Great interview! Love his attitude and work ethic. Play as much as you can guys. You never know when you may not be able to. Arthritis destroyed my hands after 30 years of playing so be grateful for what you have. Good Luck ya'all.👍😎🎸
I met him once with my Friend Will Ray. He is a genuinely nice man. If you ever get the chance to see him live, do it. He's a master.
Hey Zak..great interview. I was fortunate enough to discover Red in a honky tonk on lower Broadway, Nashville after a radio remote I was working with Tracy Lawrence as his publicist. I was blown away by this nobody who was killing it with this telecaster. Nashville honky tonks in those days were full of hidden gems. I sat with him for the rest of the night and offered to pitch a Guitar Player magazine interview. I took a few lessons from him..he taught me cascading runs. At that time he said he dreamed of playing with Merle. He is definitely on my list of Tele-slingers along with Danny, Roy, and Brent.
Fyi, Doug Livingston is mentioned..Doug played with my brother-in-law in Dan Fogelberg's band and his group Foolsgold...he is a true steel guitar genius. The only person I know who plays jazz on steel guitar. Truly amazing.
Our local band opened a show with Merle and Redd on guitar. Redds rig was my proof that you just need something to reach the mic, to please the audience. He had the two amps in a roll around, a mic and small pedal board.
That's how you do an interview. Knowing your material but letting your subject speak. It helps that Redd is such a good story teller!! Fantastic interview!!! I saw Redd Ginny's little Longhorn on Chicken Shit bingo Sunday a decade ago. I was surprised by how good of a singer he is!!! To anyone from the lower mainland I think Redd said he was from Cloverdale. And yes Redd is correct us Canadians are cheap, we're working on it though!
This was an easy one, and so much fun. Zac
What a tremendous interview. That's a lot of info to get out of Redd in one setting. He is a legend and a kind gentleman. Thanks for making this available.
Thanks for watching, Terry. Been a fan of your contributions to the Tele page back in the day. Zac
All these guys seem like that, i wasnt as familiar with redd but i watched plenty of interviews with johnny hiland and he seems the same way, humble down to earth, funny and has their shit together when it matters on the bandstand.
I am a strat playing rock & prog guy from the UK but i love anything guitar and these tele guys are like another world to me... i feel a tele purchase coming on
@@TruetoneFX Roy Nichols started out with Rose Maddox in the late '50s before hooking up with Ralph Mooney and Wynn Stewart.... listen to Wynn's early: 60s stuff ...Roy left and joined Merle's "The Strangers" in '67
@@TruetoneFX Hi Zac, I'm a little late to the party but I have to say this was one of the best interviews I have watched (not just yours but all time). a late thanks bud.
Man what a stand up guy and guitar slinger!! You can tell his great integrity and playing comes from the privilidge of having a loving mom and dad..
Wonderful interview and hang! Great stories😄👍. Redd is a Tele master, but just as important, a great and genuine guy. Redd for president!
Interesting to hear Redd speaking so enthusiastically about the impressive guitar work of AL BRUNO with Merle Haggard (just after 35:33).....Lots of great energy / enthusiasm / info / humour throughout: 94 minutes very well spent!
What a great guy. Have had his TeleTwang DVD for years, it's awesome concert with lessons and interview. Great player and seems like good guy to hang with. Great interview.
Great DVD. Zac
Redd is a charming and fascinating guest. Sounds like he had a life others may want to live. What a positive and self-actualized man!
I will never get back this hour and thirty four and twenty six seconds of my life...and I don’t care! Loved this interview and wow, what an awesome dude is Red!
Thanks for watching. Zac
When you can take up the Roy Nichols mantle you know you're the man!
A true musician and gentleman. Thanks for letting us hang out with you. Great stories and insights into guitar playing.
Caught Redd a couple times at the Continental Club in Austin. A good time was had by all.
Redd's one of the coolest cats there is.
Redd's a living legend and a great guy. Thanks for this interview!
Some of the most fun I ever had was hanging out with Redd and Big Jim Murphy in Nashville.
One of my earliest experiences in my earliest days of living in Nashville was being taken to a dirty funky dive bar, maybe 10 people inside, and Redd was playing. I of course had no idea who he was etc. etc. needless to say I was blown away by the whole experience. Still it always struck me strange to see such a huge talent was playing in such a terrible place! Didn’t matter at all to him as he demonstrated some guitar playing extraordinary that evening. Thanks Redd.
totally , totally enjoyed this interview!! one of the best ive watched on TH-cam from one of my favorite musicians! Ive seen Redd with Merle about 4, 5 times. Bought his cd's , going back to almost 20 years ago. He should write a book of all his cool stories. A class act, down to earth guy for sure, that loves to play. THANKS for posting this
Wow, my music IQ has been kicked up a notch. This is a truly fantastic interview of an amazing artist. Thanks for putting such high quality content out there.
Thank you!!!
I had the good fortune of meeting Redd in 1996. I was in a road band from Texas and Redd was playing @ Robert's western world with Don Kelley's Band. Every night off,I was there to see my new favorite guitar player. He was so gracious to chat guitars with you. He is still one of my favorites! Great guy and Texas misses you already!
Never heard of Redd until I seen him play
today at a car show in Denton, TX
This guy is amazing!
Your life is better for having recognized this man.
I like Redd! From the very first time I watched a TH-cam video with Redd playing his Tele I have been a fan of this friendly guy. Redd Volkaert an American/Canadian representing both countries very well. -Peter
I watched the entire video, and very much appreciated that you guy's made this video.
Fantastic interview. Redd is a legend!
Great interview of a great player and story teller !
Just bought an "In the Jam" course with Redd off of TrueFire, so this was very enjoyable time spent.
I was watching a Redd concert on TH-cam (The Floyd Country Store) and I realized a whole new level of guitar playing that I never knew existed. I'm 50 years old, a guitar enthusiast (I've only played guitar since I was 42) who listened to all the greats all my life. I'm not a good player but I have fun. Anyway, I didn't realize this level of guitar playing existed. Redd raised the ceiling so much higher in my universe!
Dang! Home run interview right out of the gate. Redd is not only a great player but his real insights, stories and wit...so good. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, Bill. Zac
Great interview! Last year I was fortunate to have Redd lay down the tracks on my CD Sacred Ground, that Walt Wilkins produced at Jumping Dog with Ron Flynt. Wonderful, fun, and funny to work with. A master. Thank you Redd. All the best with your move.
WOW WE!! I just got a TELE history lesson from the TELEMEISTER himself! Good God this is the best Truetone Lounge EVER!! Thank you Redd & Zac! Back to the Truth... TELE & TUBE AMP= HEAVEN! Healthy New Year two both of you.
Happy New Year to you! Zac
Thank you Zac and Redd! This was another wonderful interview of a spectacular player! Keep them coming!
Will do! Zac
Thanks a ton for this,very inspiring and entertaining,i wonder how you could keep a straight face through this, fantastic humour and a legendary player, love it🤘🙏✌️👍
He is so much fun to hang with. Zac
Really cool video, thanks. I have an 81 years old friend that played with Al Bruno back in the day. I can't seem to find much on Al. Maybe in light of Redd's comments here around min. 35-36, you could do a video on him some day. I would like to know more about and honor those who went ahead of us and inspired others.
All of these interviews are great, but this one was exceptional. Thanks Zach!
You are so welcome. Zac
What a great interview. This is what makes TH-cam worthwhile.
the best interview i've ever watched. nuff said.
What a great interview with Redd from the Truetone Lounge, terrific stories and history from Redd loved it thank you Truetone
Glad you enjoyed it
Redd always looked like a formidable guy, great to see he's open and willing to share his stories and talent. Great interview.
Thanks for listening
Yes a great interview! Glad I stumbled across this. I learned a lot and I'm going to use what I learned to find my tone. Thanks this was some tasty content.
Amazing episode. Thanks, Zac.
About gear: 1:09:30
Zac, thank you for a great interview! You always do a great job at these and this one was no exception. My goodness, not only is Redd a great player, he’s hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed this interview even though I watched it in segments here and there! Well done Zac!
Thank you. Redd is a hoot!!! Zac
Just found the channel. Love it so far. Have a lot to watch to catch up.
Thanks for finding us!!! Zac
I guess this is the 5th or 6th time watching this interview. Each time I hear something that I didn't pick up on before. Like the fact Redd left Canada with a Tele and a Super.
That's what I used when I first started playin' clubs in the 1980's. I had me a '78 Black Fender Telecaster, White coily cord and a '68 Super Reverb with JBLs.
Such a pleasure to watch and listen
I sure hope to meet Redd one day.... We are the same age, and I’d like to plan a small vacation and spend about a week hanging out and going to a handful of his shows.. What a super guy...!!!
Hi Zac happy holidays !
Thank you very informative and very inspiring .Your musical knowledge whilst interviewing all these guys is overwhelming and adds so much .Again names seem to come up again and again ..this time it's Don Kelly
Thank you
Graham
Don is an important band leader. He helped train many of the great Tele guys in Nashville. Zac
Redd,
Tiny Moore worked for my Dad, Ray Harris, at KRAK/KXOA in Sacramento with Billy Jack Wills and Okey Paul Westmoreland. Tiny Moore gave me my only guitar lesson…..
I was playing the Rawhide during the same years you were. (The Susanville Stage Band)
Loved listening to your stories.
All the best to you Redd.
Rick Harris
What a great Guy and great hang, I have a buddy that works at Blue Chip picks ,They are outstanding,I wa suprised to see he used them,But Redds playing is legendary, Just awesome all the way around, Great video.
Dude... LOVE this channel!!! Guitar geek heaven😊😊😁😁
Thanks Zac! Mr. Volkaert is an inspiration,
Excellent interview. Redd's the best. ! Another "Tele Twang" owner here.
This was a fantastic interview thanks 😎👍👍
What a great interview with Redd!
I love it--- The guitar teacher said (at 2:58) he was 'parroting'....and look at the tattoo on his left arm! 😅 Helluva good guy with talent to spare.
A True Legend and such a great guy
Zak what a great interviewer you are my friend and a great player you are, One night in Chicago opened up for Red for a month than i took him to a cubs game the next day cause we had a day off in june awesome man.....
I grew up in that Era that's the way I learned guitar ,he's telling it for real .
Redd,,,absolutely a master!! Been a friend of mine for many years..Yes he is humble,,just an all around great guy..I first became aware of Redd at Skulls Rainbow lounge on Printers Alley..
Just saw this today Zac - another great segment! Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year to you, Colin. Zac
Met this guy in 90 when him and I both got here in Nashville at the same time. He was playing at the Stagecoach Inn out off of Murfreesboro rd. with Clinton Gregory and I would go out to the jams also at radio station up in Kentucky on weekends with Bobby Seymour on Pedal steel. Lots of fun. He is not only a great player but a nice guy on top of it all and deserves whatever good comes his way because he has worked his a double s off to be where he is. What a player!!
Agreed!!! Zac
Best one yet Zac!!
Thank you!
Seen Redd with Merle in 2000 at the ryman it was a religious experience..my favorite singer and my favorite tele player...fast forward to 2012 I'm at the Dallas guitar show Redd was on the bill to play..he walks by me I stopped him we chatted for a minute he was such a nice guy...then he goes out and tears the hide off a Redd sparkle tele awesome day!!!!!
My goodness, Redd is amazing with thing's I wouldn't have thought of that bandleaders value in players! Emmy Lou Harris and the Hot Band made me perk up and listen more to Country Music, especially the solo that Albert Lee took on Luxury Liner. I realized that I liked "Sweet Dreams " and Roy Buchanan's version of "Hey Good Looking!" Love Hank Sr.
Great interview, loved it!
I enjoyed this interview the most so far! I have a set of kohler copper saddles back in texas (currently in california). This makes me want to try them out on my jerry donahue, hopefully my dad could ship them out! Thanks for the awesome interview zac! Very inspiring!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great player and really nice interview. Some hilarious quotes in here!
thanks for great interview and stories
Thanks for listening
Great interview with a great player.
Heh I can't believe how happy it made me to see Redd play Smoke On The Water correctly.
Happy new year, Redd.
Awesome interview!
That was crazy good. You’d have to watch the little licks he tosses around 100 times to crack the code. I detected Mickey Baker Book 1 at the closing chord of the whole show. During Faded Love. 🎸🎶
just pricesless, wish Redd lived in my town.
Great interview!!
awesomeness at play !
What a wealth of information. Thank you for this.
Our pleasure!
rocked the basement !!
Thanks Redd!
One of the Best Pickers EVER!!
Interesting interview, super cool guy and a hell of a guitarist.
Asbury Park N.J. 1974, When Uncle Nick liked a band he told them they were lousy. Never tell'em they're good he told me off the side later; then they start slackin' off. We played there for 5 weeks that spring.Godchildren from Calgary.
What a cool cat. Another great one, Zac.