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Buster Jones

    In 1988, the late Buster Jones entered Guitar Player Magazine's International Guitar Competition with his own composition, "Back Porch Boogie," and a rendition of "Limehouse Blues." He entered on a whim at the last minute, using a K-Mart cassette tape and a boom box. There were almost 900 entries and he won on the first ballot!!

    In 1990, he won the National Fingerpicking Championship at Winfield, Kansas. In his all too short lifetime he performed with Chet Atkins, Tommy Jones, Marcel Dadi, Thom Bresh, and John Knowles. He was a regular at the annual conventions in Nashville and France of the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society. In France they dubbed Buster Jones "LE MACHINE GUN".

    "Buster Jones is an acoustic player, a fingerpicker, a country flavored soloist - and he's one of the finest players we've heard in years... His technique is only a means to an end. His true gifts are his melodic sense, innate musicianship, and brilliant improvisational powers. He can drive a tune with fluid rhythmic force or stroke it with sensuous, loving touch... He's a monster player with chops galore, great ideas and an encyclopedic reservoir of guitaristic influences."
--Guitar Player Magazine.

Buster Jones - Legacy Of Country Fingerstyle Guitar - Vol I - DVD
The legacy that Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed have had on country fingerstyle guitar has influenced a generation of guitarists. They have left an impressive body of work encompassing various styles, techniques and arrangements. In this unique video lesson, Buster Jones presents tunes from the repertoires of all three of these giant musicians. Buster also explores the differences in how each of these giants might have approached arranging and playing a tune. Songs include: "Sitting On Top Of The World, Mr. Sandman, Bye Bye Blues, Yankee Doodle Dixie, Blue Bell, Stump Water, and Wabash Cannonball".
(68 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "Yankee Doodle Dixie"

Buster Jones - Legacy Of Country Fingerstyle Guitar - Vol II - DVD
In this second video lesson devoted to the styles, techniques and music of Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, Buster Jones explores five instrumental arrangements that have become trademarks for these legends. Buster also illustrates how each of these guitarists approach their arranging and playing of a tune and how you can combine these to develop your own sound and style. Songs  include: "I'll See You In My Dreams, Me and Bobby McGee, Lady Madonna, Struttin', All I Need Is You Babe".
(75 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "Lady Madonna"

Buster Jones - From The Woodshed To The Stage - Vol I - DVD
Buster B. Jones is a master of hot fingerpicking guitar solos. He has combined his love for the styles and techniques of Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and Merle Travis to create an original and exciting approach for fingerstyle guitar. In this series of video lessons, Buster presents and teaches instrumentals that evolve from a basic form to a complex arrangement featuring melodic variations, chromatic rolls, rhythmic licks and lyrical runs. They include: "The Claw, Skippy, Van Duser's Rag, Back Porch Boogie, and The Christmas Song".
(72 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "The Christmas Song"

Buster Jones - From The Woodshed To The Stage - Vol II - DVD
In this 2nd DVD, Buster presents another set of exciting guitar solos, each evolving from its basic form to a complex arrangement featuring melodic variations, chromatic rolls, rhythmic licks and lyrical runs. Buster slowly explains each & every phrase. These instrumentals will challenge the talents of any intermediate to advanced guitarist. This 2nd lesson includes:  "Live At Five, Mister Lucky, I Saw The Light, The Wizard Of Oz Medley (If I Only Had a Brain, Somewhere Over The Rainbow), White Christmas, and Merci Marcel".
(60 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "White Christmas"

Buster Jones - Fingerstyle Guitar From The Ground Up - Vol I - DVD
In this lesson Buster Jones will take you from the very basics and start you on the road to fingerpicking. Buster's no nonsense and clear instruction will have you picking melodies in no time. You'll find phrase by phrase instruction for all the exercises and songs. Split-screen techniques are featured so that you can study and clearly see what each hand is playing. You'll learn how to tune your guitar, left and right hand playing positions, basic chords, chord movements, right hand patterns and techniques, and how to play: "Nine Pound Hammer, Freight Train, Camptown Races, and Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow Tree".
(77 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "Freight Train"

Buster Jones - Fingerstyle Guitar From The Ground Up - Vol II - DVD
In this 2nd volume, Buster Jones continues to show you all the tricks of his trade so that you'll be able to fingerpick in the style of Merle Travis and Chet Atkins. Buster's clear and down to earth explanations will have you fingerpicking in no time. You'll find phrase by phrase instruction for all the exercises and songs. Split-screen techniques are featured so that you can study and clearly see what each hand is playing. You'll learn more right hand patterns, right hand rolls, more chord movements, fretboard logic, and how to play: "Blowin' In the Wind, Jingle Bells, I'll Fly Away and Nine Pound Hammer".
(64 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "Nine Pound Hammer"

Buster Jones - Guitar Styles & Techniques Of Jerry Reed - DVD
In this lesson, Buster Jones teaches you all the necessary elements to play like Jerry Reed - who uses syncopated rhythms, banjo-style rolls, walking bass-lines, chromatic runs, double-stops, counterpoint melodies and Jerry's unique "Claw" style right-hand technique. Songs include: "Reedology, The Claw, Jiffy Jam, Jerry's Breakdown, Down Home, Papa's Knee, Lord Mr. Ford".
(70 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "Jerry's Breakdown"

Buster Jones - Back Porch Picking - DVD
In this exciting DVD lesson, Buster Jones teaches and explains in elaborate detail six original solo fingerstyle guitar instrumentals that will charm you as well as challenge your playing techniques! They are dedicated to his friends Thom Bresh, Marcel Dadi, and Paul Yandell. Buster is a master of the guitar styles of Chet Atkins, Merle Travis and Jerry Reed. He has explored their music, styles, and techniques and developed his own unique approach. Even though he is known as a blazingly fast and dynamic player, Buster's original compositions expose a lyrical and gentler side of his musical personality. Songs include: "Charming, Basically Bresh, Farewell My Friend, Marissa Dawn, Paul's Place, and A Walk In The Park". 
(81 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 
Buster Jones Plays "Basically Bresh"

Buster Jones - Bag Of Tricks, Pocketful Of Licks - DVD
In this unique DVD lesson, Buster Jones presents his approach to many facets of fingerstyle guitar techniques! He covers a wide variety of themes including: chord shapes and voicings, scales, alternating bass exercises, double-picking, cross-picking, chromatic rolls, playing riffs in any key, funky grooves, and learning to improvise. This is an exciting lesson that will open up new horizons for any fingerstyle guitarist! Both intermediate and advanced players will find this DVD illuminating as well as challenging. Buster has the wonderful ability to be able to teach complex ideas and playing techniques in a very down to earth fashion that strikes at the core of the music. Solo guitar arrangements include: "Ask John, Alabama Jubilee, Linus and Lucy (Peanuts Theme), and Cannonball Rag".
(77 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 Buster Jones Plays "Alabama Jubilee"

Buster Jones - Hot Licks, Rhythms & Grooves - DVD
As stated by Buster Jones "Hot Licks, Rhythms & Grooves" is a journey through 30 years of my musical life. I touch on many different styles and approaches to playing lead and rhythm guitar. My goal as a guitar player is to expand these parameters and express what I feel musically. My goal as a teacher is to present this in such a manner that you can absorb it, play it, and then use the ideas and take them to new places! I hope you find this musical adventure to be as enjoyable for you to learn from as it was for me to make". Buster explains and teaches lots of  incredibly cool  country and Nashville guitar licks! Solo guitar instrumentals include: "Buster B. Boogie, and Sweet Georgia Brown".
(64 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 
Buster Jones Plays "Buster B Boogie"

Buster Jones - Songs Of Inspiration & Joy - DVD
In this truly unique DVD lesson, Buster teaches and explains in detail a wonderful collection of inspirational songs. From classical guitar style arrangements to spirited country fingerpicking tunes, you will be treated to a wide variety of styles, techniques, and approaches for arranging and playing gospel songs and holiday melodies! These solo guitar instrumentals include: "In the Garden, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, What A Friend We Have in Jesus, Winter Wonderland, Do You Hear What I Hear, Jingle Bell Rock, and Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".
(74 min) Booklet included........................................................Price - $29.95
 
Buster Jones Plays "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"

Buster Jones - Guitar Artistry - DVD
Buster loved to perform and teach. He recorded ten instructional DVDs that passed on his knowledge of the fingerboard and the playing of the great country legends Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed. In this DVD we present Buster playing and talking about his life, influences and music. The footage spans almost two decades of Buster’s life. The DVD also includes Buster’s last taped lessons. And as Buster would say at the end of each lesson: “If you ever see me anywhere, I hope you come up and shake my hand so I can tell people I know you". Songs include: "Guitarville, Wild Turkey, Walk In The Park, Just Us, Medley: The Prelude/Funky Fingers, Fingers In Flight, Au Revoir Mon Ami, Live At Five, Pierpaolo, Sandy, My Darlin’s Livin’ End, B and Me". The Final Lessons include: "Sandy, My Darlin’s Livin’ End, B and Me."
(80 min)....................................................................................Price - $24.95
 
Buster Jones Plays "Walk In The Park"

Buster Jones - In Concert - DVD
With special guest Thom Bresh. On this live session, Buster handles some wild and wooly guitar instrumentals that will have aspiring pickers shaking their heads in amazement! He conducts a fascinating demonstration of the fingerpicking guitar styles of his heroes - Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Jerry Reed, and Thom Bresh. Using the built-in synthesizer on his Godin nylon string electric guitar, he runs through an amazing array of sounds - whistles, girl singers, banjo, trumpet, etc. - each with an appropriate musical piece! Buster's set has the informal feel of a back-porch session - providing an hour of entertaining conversation and dynamic guitar picking. Songs include "Buster B. Boogie, Live at Five, Linus & Lucy, Jus D-Orange, Fingers in Flight (a haunting tribute to Marcel Dadi), Wild Turkey, Funky Fingers" and two hot and heavy duets with his mentor and friend, Thom Bresh.
(60 min)....................................................................................Price - $19.95
 
Buster Jones Plays "Buster B Boogie" Live

Buster Jones - Just Us - Book and CD
Although his scorching fingerpicking was most impressive, a closer look at "Just Us" reveals that Buster is equally adept at what many musicians consider as a more difficult task: playing fewer notes... ones that mean more and say more with less, as he does on album opener "A Simple Gift", title cut "Just Us", and "One Sad Clown". Just Us is an album consisting largely of his own compositions inspired by his two main guitars "Merle" and "Pearl". Along the way we are treated to a barn-storming version of "Alabama Jubilee" (it must be tunes like this that caused Chet Atkins to say of Buster "He plays like he's double-parked"), "Collage-a-Reed" and "Clawin" (each inspired by mentor Jerry Reed), while "Let the Sun Shine In" sounds like an instant fingerpicking classic that you could swear you have heard before, but haven't! Songs include: "A Second Glance, A Simple Gift, Alabama Jubilee, Be Like Dad, Collage-A-Reed, Flight Path, Just Us, Last Request, Let the Sun Shine In, One Sad Clown, Pierpaolo, Still Live Five, The Thoughts of One, Thom's Thumb".
Notation and tab......................................................................Price - $24.95
 
Buster Jones Plays "Let The Sunshine In"

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