Grandpa, 81, walks into a Tennessee guitar shop, picks up an electric guitar and gives staff something to remember for the rest of their lives...
- Bob Wood, 81, performed Besame Mucho on the electric guitar at British Audio Service in Nashville, Tennessee
- A manager captured the 2014 moment on video, which has since gone viral, having been watched more than 2,199,000 times on Facebook
- Wood, a father of nine, still performs shows in Tennessee regularly
An 81-year-old grandpa shocked a Tennessee guitar shop by walking in and performing the famous Mexican song, Besame Mucho.
Bob Wood, of Bethpage, Tennessee, played a fun rendition of the traditionally bolero song on an electric guitar in at British Audio Service in Nashville.
A manager at British Audio Service captured the 2014 moment on video, and Wood's rendition has since gone viral, having been watched more than 2,199,000 times on Facebook.
Bob Wood, 81, of Bethpage, Tennessee, performed a rendition of Besame Mucho at British Audio Service in Nashville in 2014
A video of the performance has since gone viral and has been watched on Facebook more than 2,199,000 times
Staff and customers at British Audio Service seemed to be shocked by Wood's performance, and one person in the crown said the rendition was 'awesome'
When he finishes his performance, a man in the small crowd can be heard laughing and saying 'That was awesome'.
Wood, a father of nine, was signed as a regular performer at Jamboree USA in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1970, his daughter Melanie Wood Moody told Guitar Player.
He played at Jamboree USA for ten years after signing, and has created several albums over the years.
The guitar player was awarded Entertainer of the Year by Eastern States Country Music Inc in 1975 and 1976, and in 2007, he was inducted into the Southern Legends Country Music Hall of Fame.
And based on his Facebook page, he won't be setting down his axe any time soon - he's still performing regularly.
On October 4, he thanked his friends and family for coming out to a performance on the square in Gallatin.
He called it 'probably the best show' he had been a part of at the venue.
Wood has been performing throughout the South for several decades, with one of his most recent performances being October 4
Wood has released several albums over the years, including one titled Plays It Cool (right). He was inducted into the Southern Legends Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007
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