There was nothing nuanced about Joe Maphis, a star on Southern California's Town Hall Party television show in the 1950s. Playing a double-necked Mos-Rite Special guitar he helped design,

Fire On The Strings

There was nothing nuanced about Joe Maphis, a star on Southern California's Town Hall Party television show in the 1950s. Playing a double-necked Mos-Rite Special guitar he helped design, Maphis was arguably the first picker to adapt fiddle breakdowns for guitar, and the hell-bent-for-leather title tune was his calling card. Occasionally, he'd turn in a relaxed, swinging performance like "Bully of the Town," or a seamless, well-paced workout like "Guitar Rock and Roll." But mostly he just burned, as on "Flying Fingers." Needless to add, this often worked better live than on record, and the real showstoppers here didn't even appear on the original 1957 album. On four of the seven bonus tracks, Maphis and protÃ©gÃ© Larry Collins play rockin' country together like white on rice, especially on the charging "Hurricane," where they pull out all the stops, and the bluesy "Bye, Bye," a perfect balance of flash and restraint. --John Morthland
Country USA
Manufacturer Sony Legacy
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2001-02-06
UnitCount 1
Format Original recording remastered
UPCs 007464621482
EANs 0007464621482

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Sony Legacy
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2001-02-06
UnitCount	1
Format	Original recording remastered
UPCs	007464621482
EANs	0007464621482

Fire On The Strings