Albert Lee is lost tribe Gypsy. Gypsies are some of the best musicians in the World. Think Django Reinhardt. and then Albert Lee. Albert's solos playing with Ry Cooder and Eric Clapton in Clapton's 1983 tour we're best solos slow or fast I've ever heard. Absolutely every tone, including exquisite smooth distortion, melody, arpeggio, rock, country, jazz, slow, fast long, short, fills and rhythm played with more feel and soul than I've ever heard. In one man playing a guitar. And in this case trading beautifully with Clapton and Cooder. He is without a doubt the most humble and friendly guitar playing genius alive today. And, I've seen and/or heard them all.

Vince, Albert, keyboardist, fiddler..holy god..these guys are amazing

It really doesn’t get much better. Two masters doing their thing!

gotta say Vince Gill knows how to nail a solo

Wow! This is the very best out of the very best playing together. One of the toughest pieces of music played with ease and aplomp. Every single one of them is a world's top level musician. No compromise, no "pretty good", no middle class. On of these rare lucky moments in music history caught on tape. ThanXXX for posting!

Albert Lee might be one of the greatest guitar players of all time, Metal, Rock, Country etc...

Clicked on like before I even heard them play. Anything Albert Lee is playing has to be good.

OMG what a track! The fiddle solo from Mark O'Conner was something else too

Great pickin by both gentlemen. Absolutely awesome!

Awesome music. Every musician is killing it

And one more thing about Vince: he plays great rhythm guitar, doesn't just go through the motions.

Saw Albert and his band Hogans Heroes in DunLaoghaoire Pavilion Theatre about 3 or 4 years ago. Brilliant night.

Vince's tone is just madness..

These two are probably the best two living pickers.

Albert Lee is the King!!!!

Holy! Moly! Albert is right there with Roy Clark for speed, and precision. I love Vince for his great guitar talent, and vocals, but Albert can REALLY lay it down!

Both good Albert was the main man,unbelievable.

Marc O'Conner held a lot of the great players and singers together for big time pickin' sessions. This is heaven.

The best playing ever! WOW.

I'd give my big toe for Vince Gill's guitar tone on this video.

Wow....They were so young when this was recorded!

DAMN! That was some seriously BAD ASS playin' right there!!!

first heard discovered Albert Lee when I heard a kick-ass solo on Dave Edmund's "sweet little Lisa" in 1979 album "Repeat when necessary". From that point on I put him as my favourite Brit guitarist. Various U.S. female country singers latched on to him as their guitarist of choice from that point. Emmylou called him "her little caveman"

lot of masters on that stage. Even "handsome Harry " on drums.

What a great example of Anglo-American co-operation! Brilliant stuff. Thanks for posting.

Daaaaammmmnnnn …

Thanks for posting. I miss American Music Shop

Ol' Mark tearin it up.

Vince is Gillin it.

@TheMavenFrankeus Mark O'Connor ...one of the most incredible musicians...ever! Great guitarists too.

Absolutely superb - but this arrangement is based on the recording in Paris by Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grapelli with the Quintet of the Hot Club of France from around 1934. Wonderful stuff - I actually applauded in front of my computer when it finished! Gotta go and practise...

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omg i NEVER THOUGHT THAT THIS COULD TOP THE ORIGINAL FROM alBERT!

Vince Gill is the man. I love that dude.

I am amazed every time people "discover" just how incredible Vince is. Just like I shake my head when people dis Clapton. Differences, not ranking who is better. Chosing to be who they want to be. Playing what they want to play.

Wow Albert Lee plays incredibly! Frizzy hair

Simply put, brilliant.

Vince Gill is my favourite

Absolutely. Since he's now a little older, he seems to be forgotten. He has a sweet voice and a sweet tone on guitar. Too bad.

I just love how so many great country singers of the last several decades have also been totally rippin' pickers. Ricky, Vince, Brad Paisley etc etc etc.

🎸🔊🎶🎵🎶 "HOT DAMM" !!!!! 😎🤘

This is awesome!!

Mark O'Connor was the real hero here...

holy crap! awesome!

Excellent !!!!

i wish iha my life to live over. Alot less partying and a whole lot more albert and practice ,practice, practice

OHFG too good!

Goodwill will be picking up my guitar tomorrow.....

Albert Lee BURNS!

Impresionantes los dos

fabulous

This show was great. Given its popularity on KZfaq, you would think that some TV exec somewhere would realize that there is a market for real music on TV>

Jaw dropping.

mark has the style!!! ;)

Smokin hot...

que bueno!!!!!

These two guys have been known to scare guitar pickers to death.

Is that Marc on the fiddle..awesome pickin man.Thanks.

To: seattwa. this clip was from twenty years ago, BEFORE Albert went gray (now white)

Am I the only one drooling?

Jerry Douglas on pedal steel!!!

Mind boggling!!!!!!! :P

Lots of guitar shredding without without it being bothersome

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The fiddle dude rocks more than anyone in this clip

@TonyRush I believe it is Matt Rollings.

@charles43110 Well Vince is soooooo well known for his great singing alot of people overlook his guitar playing. I had that ah-ha moment myself. but once I did, I realized what a great OVERALL talent he was....

and here's again jerry douglas... doesn't solo but seems is the only one who can stand with the biggers.. mark'o connor is also not mentioned but plays a badass fiddle, as usual :)

Was this the Nashville Network? It looks like late '80s/early '90s when Vince was well...thinner...but...so was I...

@StarfireEKS Albert Lee, Making you wanna get better at the Guitar since 1943

turn down the fiddle

...i usta be able to play like that... ...before i got da measles...

Does anyone know if this performance was ever put on a cd (on a Albert Lee-album or maybe a compilation-cd)? I know another version can be found on one of Lee's albums but it's not this version with Vince and Mark :(

@steveaga1 Aha, thanks!

I will never play guitar again!

What did he say?

Who's that on piano? Great licks!

Great, GREAT flat-picking. How many actual notes do you think he played in this song??

Woo Hoo...now that was some pickin man!

Where's the sheet music?

PS: who's that guy on the keyboards?? He plays f*cking well cool!!

One question: can Albert make his guitar "cry"?

@DragonRory17 Eric Clapton knows Albert Lee is English :):):)

Who's playing the piano ? Is that Matt Rollings ?

Dammm...so maybe I CAN get away without hybrid picking!?!

Albert Lee might be one of the best ever, beside Danny Gatton.

Albert is great but Vince is one hell of a picker.....

Harry Stinson

someone turn that damn violin down!!!!!

If Albert had used a Gibson or a Telecaster he would have sounded a whole lot better.

Too bad Albert doesn't play Teles anymore; His EB model sounds so anemic compared to Vince's Tele!

somebody missed a note in there:-)

It's the whole picture - this kind of music is just not out there anymore. Sucks.

Looks like Albert dyed his hatr. He was totally gray years ago.

NO !!!

Not hardly.

Soundboard guy, turn up the guitar and turn down the fiddle.

They are too fast and should be arrested!

I love Albert Lee's playing ability, but I never liked his too "clean" sound.