Barbara Mandrell Pick Blocking

Bob Snelgrove · Post by **Bob Snelgrove** » 2 Nov 2017 9:27 pm

I hope everyone has seen this but it makes me smile every time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2M_J16z9sk

bob

Tim Russell · Post by **Tim Russell** » 3 Nov 2017 2:49 am

Yep! She makes it look so easy!

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 4 Nov 2017 10:53 am

I talked to a gentleman who said several years ago he was listening to Paul Franklin on steel with a band at the Preston hotel in Nashville. Barbara was in the audience and Paul had Barbara sit in with the band and play about four songs on steel.

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 5 Nov 2017 3:33 pm

Boy, I still have a crush on that amazing lady.

Jim Bob Sedgwick · Post by **Jim Bob Sedgwick** » 5 Nov 2017 5:07 pm

If you look closely she is palm and pick blocking at the same time

Dave Magram · Post by **Dave Magram** » 5 Nov 2017 9:26 pm

And then there's this, starting at 1:40..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAGdt9d92Q

The World's Most Famous Unknown Band
From March 1990, Chet Atkins presents "The World's Most Famous Unknown Band" in a salute to Ralph Emery, and that band is: Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Steve Wariner, Roy Clark, Ray Stevens, Ricky Skaggs, Lee Greenwood, Steve Gatlin, Barbara Mandrell, and Irlene Mandrell.

-Dave

John Brabant · Post by **John Brabant** » 6 Nov 2017 12:42 pm

wow. Never seen this. Looks like a Crawford cluster under that push pull.

Micky Byrne · Post by **Micky Byrne** » 7 Nov 2017 2:18 am

Bob Snelgrove....I love that clip too, but what do you recon it would take to make the guy sitting in front of her to smile???

Micky "scars" Byrne U.K.

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 7 Nov 2017 6:22 am

she is palm and pick blocking at the same time

And likely, if you had stopped her right there and said "what are you doing right there?" she would've clocked you with her bar and chased you out of the building.

Larry Petree · Post by **Larry Petree** » 7 Nov 2017 7:13 am

She had a great teacher at a very early age, great start for her. She had the talent to proceed.

Dave Magram · Post by **Dave Magram** » 3 Nov 2018 10:16 pm

Just spotted this YouTube clip of the Mandrell sisters...

At 1:20, Barbara plays a great C6 solo on â€œOklahoma Hillsâ€, after Louiseâ€™s fine fiddle solo!
(Is that Mike Jones, Barbara's steel player for many years in the clip?)

Then at 3:03, Barbara and Louise play 6-string guitars in harmony on the opening solo of an uptempo version of â€œGhost Ridersâ€!

So much talent in one family!!

"Mandrell Sisters Barbara Louise Irlene Ghost Riders Medley"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9y8_nO3KxY

- Dave

Roger Rettig · Post by **Roger Rettig** » 4 Nov 2018 6:47 am

That is remarkable!

(Is that Russ Hicks on her right?)

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 5 Nov 2018 3:22 am

Barbara is definitely just as her sisters are. I have noticed she plays fast instrumentals on the shows I have seen. I wonder if there is a video of her playing fills behind a singer.

Dale Thompson · Post by **Dale Thompson** » 5 Nov 2018 7:38 pm

I am pretty sure that is Jack Mollete playing the twin part on guitar on the Johnny Cash special.

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Barbara plays a great C6 solo on “Oklahoma Hills”