So funny to read all these comments below. All the people that think they have this deep relational understanding of the blues criticizing Marcus for his fast pace solo. Let him keep his creative liberties in tact and play the blues. It sounds to me like he understands quite well how to play the blues and also how to make it his own and to hear everyone criticize his style with a reductive perspective like “it’s not like all the other blues” is just saddening. This seems to me like we’re witnessing the evolution of a fine blues player making the blues his own and if you want everyone to play the same box of notes or with a certain blues method, then we’ve already seen the beginning and end of blues music. This was played at an event called “keeping the blues alive” and if you call yourself a blues enthusiast I would think that you would value the archetypes of blues as well as the evolved version of blues. If we rely only on the archetypal sound of blues then, like bluegrass or other semi-traditional music, we’re going to box it in until it’s dead. Just my humble opinion as a musician and appreciator of talented people. Peace and love.

This dude is so fuckin brilliant ...20 years old!!! And hes voice is killer too!

This kid is one in a million. Such amazing talent as a guitarist and a vocalist.

I'm just stoned enough to say this is the greatest song I've ever heard

You know you are the real deal when Josh Smith is playing rhythm for you...

I’ve heard em all. This kid is the total package! The guitar skills, the voice, he’s simply the best in the business, a Prodigy!

I think Marcus King is pretty much one of a kind. His voice is pretty damn unique, along with his guitar playing. Obviously he has influences but come on, he is something else.

I swear that intro was awesome but when he opened his mouth, I got goosebumps. This kid has "it". Super guitarist. 🤩👍

I wanna see Marcus King Jam with Kingfish. Both young, passionate, monster tone and phrasing.

This kid has had this calling since I've known him since he was five years old. He knew at an early age that he wanted this and God bless him for it. All of us that call ourselves lovers of the Blues should step back and bask in what will eventually be called the birth of a new legend pouring out his heart and soul playing what is just a name given to a style of music that we all enjoy. Folks we are all witnessing excellence that is just coming of age.

I'm almost 70 ,been loving the blues for a very long time and this is right up there with the great ones .Young talent to keep the blues alive .Incredible !!!!!!

This kid is insanely amazing! Stevie Ray would have loved him!

The reaction of Josh Smith means everything, this young guy is already an all time great !

When Stevie Ray played Montreux the first time in 82' I believe it was, the "purists" said similar things. They said he was too loud, too this and too that and as we all know he ended up a Legend!

At 20, I was still trying to bite my elbows. Great job!

the way he jumped in the void and made this solo so expressive and so unique is mind blowing

That bend by Kirk at 6:32 kills me! AWESOME tone far out...

Marcus king's tone will forever stay in my mind...best tone ever!!!

I'm in disbelief at the dislikes. This is one of the best blues players I've ever heard. Unless you don't like the blues. Then OK. Then the other guys started soloing and I was in heaven. All these guys are kick ass guitar players. Obviously the front man's the front man for a reason. Wow!!! Great post. Thank you for that little piece of sunshine.

Josh killed on that solo! He never runs out of great licks and ideas. Marcus has a great voice.

Oh shit, I'm close to 60 and I'm gonna start playing Lego or something and let my guitars retire. The future is saved.

Oh damn! Once he opened his mouth he gained 100% of my attention.

Man, this kid is f***in amazing. The blazing speed of the late Terry Kath and the soulful notes of the late Peter Green... all rolled into one.

At first you hear Marcus great guitar tone, then his gifted playing and then he starts singing ... man, wow, ... and then ... you don't have words to describe this emotion ... ok, I shut up and listen. Over.

A young heart singing from the heart the ole blues. This boy brings it

TRUTH! young Marcus, real deal, fo sho! ...with two vastly underrated mighty players backing him up, Josh & Kirk, woo hoo!

Wow that is some damn fine guitar playing Marcus, fantastic feel and phrasing!

This young dude is awesome. Keeping the blues alive!

Saw Marcus on tour in Germany couple weeks ago.. what a impressive guy.. he's got the Blues! 👍 Never had so much fun! Fantastic Band!

Not only can he play guitar and sing the blues, but he also writes songs and music. An all around talent - nice to see a young guy helping to keep the blues alive!

I wish all three of these guys could get back together again and do a couple more blues songs . This was the video that turned me onto Marcus and I knew he was going places . I also love love love both Kirk and Josh , they are fantastic themselves.

been a fan of Marcus for a while but this gave me goosebumps

Kirk Fletcher has got it goin' on in this one.

The new young gun slinger backed by the two best jamin sidemen in the blues business today. What a trio of talented guitar players. These were bluest shows I saw on the cruise.

wow this is a school on tonal differences betwixt the best guitars for the genre. That mello ES-345, that bright tele, that crunchy les paul! fantastic!

I remember when Josh was his age,....actually I remember when I first saw Josh when he was16 in a bar in Fort Lauderdale. He was amazing...just like this Marcus young fella. Great stuff and nice to see the generations keep making good music.

Good Lord. This kid's on fire.

When he started singing I got goosebumps

He got my attention with the guitar, and he blew me away, with that magical voice!!! Simply, WOW!!! THE BLUES ARE ALIVE, AND KICKING!!! PEACE!!!!!

THIS brotha! Does he have a record!? Sang/play that thang, boy!! WOOOOO!! 😃👍👏

Once MK started singing, the guy over his left shoulder was like "Yeah man. this guy is something..."

God that second solo. He mixed in a little bit of a lot of styles. Some jazz licks in between blues runs. And the guy kills it on the right as well

Josh Smith is a guitar God. Great playing by Marcus too.

Now this is definitely a god given talent!!!🎶🎧💕🔥🎸🎼

Linda, Can't believe it was almost 4 years ago now. Soo glad I got in a 2 fer when Marcus and The Boys played Eugene and Portland 2020. Was last live shows before COVID closed everything down. Damn that is still such a tight band.

Blues is a genre spread from Country to Rock, if you can snap your fingers , sing along and tap your feet its worthy of calling you out into its space in time. Here you have all three....Marcus King new kid on the block Blues Man, Rocker and Country singer has the equipment that many wished they had, he's busting the Richter scale of blues and making us believe.....great stuff.....

Wow! He has the licks, the voice and soul! Pleasure to listen to! All good musicians here.

Marcus has quite an original approach, and uses a lot of rock approved arpeggios, a technique which in the wrong hands can sound rather stilted and stiff (in a rock blues setting) but here he pulls it off beautifully, connecting the dots with more soul than one would normally expect to hear in this musical setting. I guess this shouldn't come as much of a surprise however given this 20 year old's remarkable aplomb and stage presence. An amazingly confident and gifted young performer.

MK is slowly becoming my favorite everything. The guys playing is otherworldly, but geeze his vocals are so good.

Have mercy. From the first lick, this is deadly!

Damn your good my son turned me on to this young man and i havent stop listening to him ever since Rock on MR KING ...

This was Marcus at his best raw. As with all entertainers the fire burns less bright when the road gets easier. Let’s hope he stays true to the roots. Top man Marcus.

I've admired Josh for a long time, but this was the first time I've heard Kirk really nail it - well done.

We saw Marcus King in St Louis's Blueberry Hill's Duck Room (late 2017).... It was a great show !!! Thank you missmoke007 for sharing....and keep your eyes (and ears) on the Marcus King Band

People who play like this have a gift.

The future of the blues ! OULALA Markus ! OULALA Josh !! Excellent !!!

I’ve seen a lot post giving mixed reviews on this guy. Any musician any guitar player knows this guy is the real deal. Comparing him to SRV or Hendrix. Obviously you calm tell the influence is there but this guy is on a different all together. People hear someone shred out blues licks in the guitar and automatically say “oh he’s just another srv wanna be. But the fact is this simply isn’t true. This guys throws a little bit of everything in there, which stated earlier from someone already, can be a a major mess and sound terrible from someone trying to force it or can’t properly execute it which Marcus does flawlessly. You can hear blues , jazz and swing , country , Motown , southern rock, and even a little funk. Hats off to this guy for sure! Excited to see how far he goes and what all he comes up with!

I rarely have patience for long jams these days, even ones i grew up with. This one had me for every second with repeats in order. Marcus is on the cover of the latest GP. Rightfully so.

Killer solo from Kirk! Effortlessly clear and musical as heck.

He's so inventive. His playing has so much personality without losing the soul. This is amazing. And good vocals, to boot.

glad I stopped by and seen the baby king!

Young dude with an old soul... how good!!

This young cat has IT! He's a ball of soul/talent/blues about to explode! I can't wait to see what he has in store for the world.

I just saw this guy at Clapton's Crossroads guitar festival in Dallas tonight. I hate to think of who I missed as it was still on with Jeff Beck at midnight, but Marcus King caught my attention. So here I am.

Man this is so good I could weep. I mean ALL of it. Day em.

josh smith’s reaction @1:01. priceless!

Marcus’ singing + Josh’s feel... unbelievable

I'm a 61yo dude and I've been in music since I don't know when. Marcus King is one of the best musicians I've ever heard and seen. And even a humble and nice person. From Germany, Hugo. THX for sharing, @missmoke007

Made the hair stand up on my arm setting here in Kingsport TN almost 2 years later! Thank you for the video share!

Well, looks like I just added a new "favorite" to my list... Awesome, MK !!! ❤🎸❤

Old Soul done crawled off in that young man.. GREAT STUFF HERE.....!

I saw Marcus King in Orlando and I was blown away this guy mixes soul with jazz and blues with that rock flavoring, his whole band was awesome.

Marcus King, oh man the raw talent there is incredible! But I have to lift my hat for the guitarist on the les paul. He BOSSED that solo. The feels hit me so bad. Cheers from Sweden and keep the videos coming, it is truly appreciated!

Love how he gives all of his guitarists their jam; the only thing lacking is naming them, a bit of recognition goes a long way!

Marcus is ole soul all the way. Thank you for sharing your talent

The is primal music and therefore always contemporary. To see a young man like Marcus embrace the blues is the most natural thing in the world.

Damn good Blues licks!!!

When you got it....you got it!

I really dig Marcus King If he comes to my town I’m going to the show

This is it.......good music I can listen all day to this. I am really proud and he is not even my son✌️

Oh my! Yes, the Blues is alive and well. Thank you for posting this! The soul in that voice...I don't have the words to describe it.

Just my humble opinion but Marcus King is a force when he sings and plays. I love his voice it just has that soulful grit to it.

I tried to hit the like button 15 times during this performance!

Awesome to see talent together enjoying the love of music.

1st time heard Marcus. He's got it! Keeping the Blues very Healthy!

Now that's great all around

3 Blues guitarist, in one band,, holy shit,,, these guys ROCK!!!!! PEACE!!!!!

All these guys be killin it...Wow!Everytime I hear this I get more out of all this greatness...Ty sooo much Miss Moke

Dam, it's Sam Kinison re-incarnated as a guitar player / singer!

Them boys are smoking , Awesome

Marcus King is NO JOKE...love the style and am proud to share his hometown ship! Thanks Marcus!!!!!!!!

He’s the whole package man. I love this guy.

damn, a kid playing like that without even looking down and here I am still struggling to get The Blues flowing properly after 45 years of playing...

Judging by all the negative remarks, some folks can't just listen and enjoy good music.

Yes and more yes. Thanks for uploading. That was a great set there. What a tight band and soulful band.

Never delete this or your account. My absolute favorite Marcus King video. Been going back to it since you posted and I randomly found it down a KZfaq rabbit hole 7 years ago. He’s finally getting more popular and he’ll be on top soon. No doubt

The song is called "Don't Answer The Door" - BB King.

thanks so much for that video, all your videos are awesome actually, whoever is operating this channel you've got some taste in the blues

As a young blues musician, it’s extremely refreshing to know that there are still young and talented musicians keeping the genre alive and marketable. As well, it’s even cooler to see the best of the modern generation of blues musicians playing together. Marcus King is my new favorite guitarist, because his style is not only virtuosic, but more importantly unique. He has a trademark sound that’s all his own. If you pay attention, he almost never bends, much like a jazz guitarist, and he has the best balance of flash without sacrificing feel and soul. Kirk fletcher as well, he has a sound all his own with combined influences of B.B. and the rest of the 3 Kings, but with his own twist.

Wow what an Amazing talent, all I can Say is thank you God for bringing this young man, he’s gonna definitely leave his mark.