Joe Maphis’s presence on ‘Town Hall Party’ made him a guitar legend. As the show’s bandleader, his dazzling, flamboyant work was prominent behind other acts and in his frequent solo spots. This is Maphis at his wildest, filmed from Sept. 1958 to Dec. 1959. The 21 performances feature: Fire On the Strings, Katy Warren Breakdown and live versions of Columbia recordings Moonshot and Short Recess • Joe Maphis-Merle Travis performances of Wildwood Flower, Under the Double Eagle and Chet Atkins’s Main Street Breakdown and a three way jam between Maphis, Travis and Larry Collins • Joe and Rose Lee Maphis vocal duets on Billy Grammer’s hit Gotta Travel On and Bill Monroe’s Molly And Tenbrooks • Instrumental fireworks between Joe, Katy Warren, Cliff Crofford and Quincy Snodgrass and more. NTSC all region.