That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis

Travis Wammack | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 30, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001AUW
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,764 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #92 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Memphis Blues

Track Listings

1. Night Train

2. Fire Fly

3. It's Karate Time

4. Scratchy

5. Flip, Flop Bop

6. Your Love

7. Louie, Louie

8. Tech-Nically Speaking

9. Hallelujah, I Love Her So

10. Thunder Road

11. I Ain't Lyin'

12. Upset

13. Super Soul Beat

14. Distortion, Pt. 2

15. There's a UFO Up There

16. Umm, How Sweet It Is

17. Hideaway

18. Find Another Man

19. Fannie Mae

20. You Are My Sunshine

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a Memphis Thang, July 21, 1999

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Thomas S. Wilson "Tinkerer" (Memphis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis (Audio CD)

If you can imagine Dick Dale on steroids or the Ventures in a frenzy, then you have some idea of the sound that comes out of that scratchy guitar from Memphis. Wammack does to a guitar what Jerry Lee Lewis does to a piano, he plays the hell out of it. His music predates the "Surf Guitar" of the sixties and although the Memphis influence is there, it really sounds like nothing you have ever heard. He is virtually unknown outside the Memphis area. I heard him live at the Memphis Fairgrounds in '64 and "Scratchy" made me want to Rock 'n Roll, Twist & Shout, get down and get FUNKY!.....and that is a Memphis Thang.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Completely ahead of his time!, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis (Audio CD)

I'll bet Hendrix listened to this album in his youth. It blew me away. This man had a style that makes you wonder how many famous guitar greats were influenced by this album. I've never heard more interesting, lightning fast, or rockin' guitar playing. All packed into neat little 3 minute songs.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kick Ass Guitar !!!!, June 26, 2004

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CC Jerome (Winslow, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: That Scratchy Guitar From Memphis (Audio CD)

When producer Roland Janes sent a copy of Scratchy to Chet Atkins, Chet sent it back with a note 'This scares me. I pass.' Here's the original version of Scratchy and 20 other incredible Chet-scaring tracks including Night Train, Scratchy, Karate Time, Tech-Nically Speaking, Distortion Part 2, Hideaway, Up-Set and Fire Fly. A must for all Rock & Roll guitarists !