There's often jokes about Tito, but I tell you, he is no slouch on the guitar. Look at playing a bluesy guitar solo here:



He is right now touring with Gladys Knight in UK supporting her on her fairwell tour there. He is doing some own songs, some blues guitar oriented stuff and some J5 stuff. This is a clip from a show there:



This is from the Victory tour. Tito plays a great solo on this classic Jacksons tune.

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Tito stay grindin'
much respect!
he kinda look like his daddy though

BklynBabe said:

Yes he always was the one who looked most like Joe.

It's kind of sad that many people don't know that Tito really has some chops on the guitar. I think it comes from the fact that he rarely got to play on the Motown albums. However he always played his parts live (as did Jermaine) and his guitar work on songs like Heartbreak Hotel shows that he always could play.

It's nice to see Tito doing his thing.
People like to talk out their asses like the
guy isn't talented. Just because he didn't
Moonwalk,dance,sing,or sell multiplatinum
records like MJ doesn't mean the cat isn't
talented at all.

Do your thang, Tito!

manthevan said:

I was there! And he also did Heartbreak Hotel!!

Tito never should have been the brother people joked about. That should have always gone to Marlon.

Happy 56th, Tito!

Ellie said:

cool! At the Glady's UK tour?

How was it?

Tito should invite Joe to his next show, ask Joe to pick up a guitar and come join him on stage, and then whoop Joe's ass after the show for all the mistakes Joe made.

manthevan said:

Yeah, how was it?

wow that's kinda cool. he could carve himself another career.

He produced this album, which was released around 1982 on RCA. Worth to check it !

http://www.imeem.com/peop...ep-sample/

http://www.imeem.com/peop...tisfy-you/

http://www.imeem.com/peop...ng-fragil/

Shango said:

Wow, it has the Triumph sound all over it. Why didn't the brothers produce more? Tito really seems underrated.

He's so underrated!

Adisa said:

I don't even think Joey know how to play guitar anymore, lol

Shango said:

manthevan said:[quote]

Shango said:

Is it just me or do these guys kind of look like Richard Pryor

Shango said:

GREAT post Shango! This is so true ^^^^...As far as a guitarist, Tito has been playing forever. He was good back when the J5 first toured. He and Jermaine both were playing rather complex parts that Jamerson, Dennis Coffey and Wah Wah Watson laid down on the studio recordings. Tito had to duplicate the dominant guitar parts from all of those songs live all the while doing the J5 dance routines and keep those BANGIN' hats he used to wear from falling off his head! Tito's playing has always been underrated. Happy Birthday, Tito!
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blackguitarist said "GREAT post Shango! This is so true ^^^^...As far as a guitarist, Tito has been playing forever. He was good back when the J5 first toured. He and Jermaine both were playing rather complex parts that Jamerson, Dennis Coffey and Wah Wah Watson laid down on the studio recordings. Tito had to duplicate the dominant guitar parts from all of those songs live all the while doing the J5 dance routines and keep those BANGIN' hats he used to wear from falling off his head! Tito's playing has always been underrated. Happy Birthday, Tito!"
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LOL at "keep those BANGIN' hats he used wear from falling off his head" But, oh, so true. YOU GO TITO!!
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Victory tour! Great solo at 3.28. You'll see Tito doing his thing up close.

manthevan said:

Yup!

manthevan said:

They're known as the "Rice Twins" and released other projects before working with Tito : http://souldennis.blogspo...ction.html

blackguitaristz said:

Thanx BG ! And thanks for your info