https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/bluegrass-flatpicking-clarence-white/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:41:07 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/bluegrass-flatpicking-clarence-white/#post-24712 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 21:25:41 +0000 treasure in the mail from Amazon.... :D ... the late , great Clarence White's "33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals"...taped on a home reel-to-reel player back in 1962, on his old D-18....when he was only 18 years old !
I became a fan of Clarence White back in 1964 when I was just starting out....in fact he was my hero, despite him being a little younger than me.
If you listen to this CD, you will understand why many critics consider only Doc Watson to "have come close" to what he could do flatpicking a guitar....truly incredible.
He always put the lie to needing to fingerpick to achieve maximum note content....in more recent years only virtuoso flatpicker Tony Rice has "come close".
His bluegrass group, with older brother Roland White on mandolin, was the Kentucky Colonels.
Clarence later went to The Byrds for a while, and naturally was a highly skilled player, on his old Telecaster.
He was killed by a drunk driver in 1973 while loading gear into his car. He was only 29 years old.]]> Guitar Players Discussion OdNt43 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/bluegrass-flatpicking-clarence-white/#post-24712