ALBERT LEE (& TOMMY EMMANUEL) “One Way Rider”

Someone asked t’other day if I knew where the legendary Tommy Emmanuel came from and the answer is of course Australia and here he is with our very own Albert Lee [Manchester UK!]

This was where I found to and thanks to them  I post this Telecaster group text from Fred Bordeneuve’s page who I don’t happen to agree with but hey, each to their own!  JUST TURN IT UP!

ALBERT LEE & TOMMY EMMANUEL “One Way Rider”

Australian TV (1990)

Fred says: Alright, granted : Albert Lee was already deep into his Music Man by then. But don’t touch that dial: there are still two Telecasters on that stage, and around here, that counts for something.

1990... not that long ago, you might say. Except when this footage was shot, the internet was still science fiction and VHS tapes were considered high technology. Welcome to the vault.

Right off the bat: Albert Lee, same face, same grin, same stance. Not a gray hair in sight, sure, but everything else ? That’s exactly him. Already that unmistakable style, that crystal-clear picking that hits you like a statement of fact. Nothing changed because nothing needed to change.

Tommy Emmanuel is a whole different story. The hair, the look, the young-gun energy, you’d do a double-take before you place him. And then there’s an Telecaster in his hands, which, let’s be honest, is rare enough to be worth calling out. We know the man can play anything, but seeing him in this setting adds a whole different color to the picture. Alongside Dan Johnson, the two legends tear through “One Way Rider,” the Ricky Skaggs classic.

“One Way Rider”? More like two riders not quite at the top of their game yet, and already nobody near the ditch. Thirty-six years later, they’re both still standing. That’s usually how real class gets measured ...