Charo -- Recuerdos de la Alhambra

[Stanford Guitar]

Charo studied with Segovia. I guess she decided to have a bigger career in show business, than just being a classical player. Big talent.

 

[Telekarster]

Well I'll be.... I had know idea Charo played! That's cool!

 

[dented]

That was the sole reason I liked her....... I don't know when I saw her first but I saw her first playing a guitar. Not hoochie kootchie.

 

[MisterZ]

Serious chops. She would go on the old Merv Griffin Show and occasionally bust out "Malagueña" or similar and half the audience would lose their mind.

 

[24 track]

she was a force for sure , Like Liona Boyd , also Phyllis Diller was a clasical concert pianist

 

[telleutelleme]

She did he stik on Johnny Carson but in front of an audience she showed her chops. Very talented.

 

[Toto'sDad]

I've seen her play before, but it's been a long, long time ago. Thanks for the bringing back the memories of a better time.

 

[bowman]

Funny, a guy we met at a bar the other night mentioned Charo in passing- I hadn’t thought about her in years, and now this thread pops up. Not sure what it all means.

 

[papa32203]

Dude,
She may be playing something, but she's not playing that tune. Certainly not by herself...

 

[Stanford Guitar]

Dude,
She may be playing something, but she's not playing that tune. Certainly not by herself...

I have played this song about 1000 times, maybe more. She is playing it, or she is doing the best hand synching I've ever seen. She's been known in the small world of classical guitar for a very long time. She was a child prodigy and studied with Andres Segovia. She's played that piece live many times.

Another piece with tremolo effect.



The tremolo effect makes it sound like several guitars. But it is indeed only one guitar. This piece is an intermediate piece for any serious classical player.

 

[Nightclub Dwight]

Strange coincidence...just yesterday we were watching a few old Love Boat episodes because my partner had a bad day and just wanted to watch something mindless. Charo was a guest on one episode and played a few brief passages, but didn't really show off what she was capable of.