King Fish is a great new blues player that is killing it. Keep up the great content.

He's my "I saw him before he was famous" story. My wife and I were visiting Austin, TX in 2005 and decided to see Keb Mo' who happened to be playing while we were there. Local kid Gary Clark Jr. was the opening act. He walked on stage solo with a guitar, harmonica on a neck strap, sat down to a bass drum on one foot and high hat on the other. Then he put on the greatest one man show I've ever seen. I've been a huge fan since that day.

Man I love GCJ! My fav songs in order: Grinder, Numb, Blak and Blu (from the live record), Bright Lights, Pink Caddy, This Land. I saw one of his shows here in Germany and something really cool happened. Apparently, some guy standing somewhere behind me, held up a sign saying something like "It's my bday, get me on stage". Turns out this guy is an actual guitar teacher from Poland and guess what - GCJ gets him on stage for the last song. He burned the place to the ground with his solo. One of the coolest moments I have ever seen during a live show.

I've seen GCJ probably five or six times, and every time it's different. He never plays a song the same twice. It's all about to feel and soul in his playing. Him and mayer live at the top of my spotify year end wrap up. I've also been lucky enough to see Marcus King, Eric gales, and Kingfish this past year at a music festival. All great artist

dude, black and blue is a masterpiece.

Warren Haynes is another criminally underrated guitarist

You nailed it on Gary Clark Jr’s energy being what makes him great! “Anyone can turn on a fuzz pedal” is so on point!

Gary Clark Jr. makes me think of what the great blues players of the 1930s might have done if they lived in our era. His style is different, but it's similarly primal, rough around the edges, and soulful.

I stumbled upon his music that was featured in the 2014 movie “Chef” (directed by the movie’s lead actor, Jon Favreau). Picked up his double-live CD. 😳🥰😎🎸🎶

"Things are Changing" is a really awesome and underrated song off that album! GCJr is awesome and glad you listened to him as well! And I agree that his Live Work is just pure awesomry! But also, I'd implore you to pay attention the second guitarist in his band, King Zapata!! When I saw GCJr play live a few years ago, to me, he STOLE THE SHOW!!! Such a killer second guitarist! Really has some killer SRV guitar work in the band and he really sits well and solos well behind GCJr.

Just saw him live in CT. Always wanted to, and it was one of those omg hes real and right front of me moments for sure. And the show.... omg was it so fricken good

Definitely worth listening to Chris Buck play, the man has feel for days, could make a string on a broom sound good. Prolific video maker on KZfaq too.

“You Saved Me” and “Things Are Changin’” (acoustic version) are perfect songs

I saw him a couple of years ago in Austin, but I love about him as his embrace of rhythm and blues music. He definitely reminds me of prince, or Ernie Isley .

Gary Clark JR, alley Venable, Philip Sayce, King fish, Samantha Fish. So many great “new” talented players still rockin the blues.

I too first heard Gary Clark Jr at the crossroads festival and got the surprise of my life my cousin Tommy Sims was on Bass guitar!🎸

Gary Clark, absolutely. Another artist you may be (or already are) interested in is JJCale. He is Clapton's mentor and wrote several of his most desirable songs. Try him out on YT. Let us know your thoughts. Thank You!

I first saw him support the Stones in Hyde Park in 2013, it was When My Train Pulls In that hooked me in and made me take a note of his name. I saw him at the same venue 5years later, supporting a certain Eric Clapton. Never fails to entertain...

I love Gary Clark Jr. His album “This Land” is powerful. The songs are seriously good.

You should listen to Eric Gales, he mainly a blues player but can pretty much play anything. Eric even had Joe Bonamassa sweating a few times they've played together

I found out about Gary Clark Jr when I purchased his signature SG. 3 P90 pickups. Most of my guitars are loaded with those. I’m a lover of single coil pickups but never found strats comfortable. I saw those 3 P90s and thought “ Does that SG do the strat thing?” And it does! Kinda. It can do those out of phase sounds but not not in the traditional way. So I fell in love with it and it came home with me. Then I researched who the heck GCJ was and was blown away. Great songs, tone, voice, playing and vibe. And also hats. The man loves P90s and hats as much as I do. Totally sold.

Kingfish. Josh Smith. Koch. All different. All fantastic.

Dude, I’ve been listening to this guy recently that has completely rocked my world. His name is Jd Simo. You’ve probably heard of him, he’s based out of Nashville- but man hes got it going on. Takes old blues songs from Fred McDowell and Junior Kimbrough and adds some some psych flavor to it and it rocks. His most recent album, Mind Control, is definitely his best and most authentic work. I would check him out. He also does some soul stuff in the vain of Curtis mayfield- which kind of reminds me of some of Gary’s R&B flavorings

Mike Campbell is the most under appreciated guitarist there is…dude is incredible

'Don't Owe You a Thang' opened the door for me, and I've lived there ever since. Tom Waits, The Devil Makes Three, Murder By Death's 'Red Tooth and Claw' album is insane. You're welcome.

I think I added another million views on GCJ's epic Crossroads clip, haha. That just does not get old. Thank you for the great stuff, Mike.

Gary Clark Jr Jammin in the Van - oh so good 😄

Saw him last summer in Madrid. He's the addition of all the 20th century american music in one artist, and he's making honour to it: blues, funk, soul, gospel......and the best rock, in one guy. One of the best shows in my life. ( by the way, most of the concert is in YT - Gary Clark Jr Sala Riviera Madrid ) Some songs of GCJr are simply perfect: When my train pulls in The Healing Grinder.....and soooo many others. Master of guitar, BUT, also a master writing songs. Big fan here.

Maxamillian Newman is the best "new" guitar player I've heard in past many years. The Main Squeeze is the band, but his playing is on another level. Love Gary, and always will. His vocals are great as well.

I live in Austin TX and I have met Gary Clark Jr several times. I go to Antone's for live blues quite often which he is the primary reason it reopened. He is a really quiet guy and kind of shy. However, he has always been very approachable. On stage he transforms into a completely different person. Much like Joe Bonamassa is a completely different person on stage.

My fave Gary Clark tune: If Trouble was Money which was originally done by Albert Collins. Gary’s take on it is so different (and better) than the original.

My favorite Gary Clark Jr. song is “Our Love”…. It just has that old school Motown vibe to it that hits different. “Bright Lights” is a bop too.

Thank you for introducing me to Gary! 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Love your channel 😘

Heard the lead single , Ain’t Messin’ Around on a local radio station. Got me hooked, immediately downloaded the whole album. Still one of my favorites to this day. That album, in combination with Tedeschi Trucks, Marcus King, Gov’t Mule, Dave Matthews, and Chris Robinson Brotherhood really shaped my ear sonically to a wide range of sound that was very different but still somehow similar. But I remember Blak and Blu being a specific turning point from classic rock to a more appreciative blues/gospel/jam style that is still my favorite 8 years alter.

I actually spent my teen years watching Gary play for $5 and Eve Monsees used to jam with my late mentor Sonny James. Sonny had a vintage store just a couple of doors down from Antone's records and would later form a band with Eve and Mike Buck called the Soul Proprietors and later The Unseen eye. There is not a lot of footage of Sonny but I highly recommend trying to find some and abosolitley recommend checking out Eve Monsees live. Eve and Gary were best friends growing up and she helped him get started on guitar. If there is anyone underrated it's her.

Love Gary Clark Jr's playing...I'm also a Casino lover and he really makes the Casino sing.

You should really look into installing a push/pull pot to coil split the humbuckers on your LP.

Love when my train pulls in by him,. He did a show with Samantha Fish... she can play a little bit as well 🙂

I saw Gary Clark Jr last summer and it was incredible to be a few feet from the dude and see him and his band kill it

Holy shit I remember seeing your vids when you had like 3k subscribers. Awesome to see how far you've come

Mike, I whole heartedly agree! GCJ should get more recognition then he does. He’s the genuine deal! Great job with your channel

Favorite song is When I'm Gone:) Seems simple, but when you put the chords, the rhythm, and his humming at the beginning together: pure gold

A guy I've heard who I LOVE that doesn't get checked out by a lot of people is Nick Johnston. He gets overlooked because he did the John Mayer thing (silver sky) before John Mayer and went to Schecter which is known for metal guys. His now 3 signatures are SSS strat, HSS strat and P90 & single coil tele.

I saw Gary open for Dave Mathew's band 4 years ago and i was like dam this is bad man.....dude can seriously jam.

I like this channel. I think it’s your authenticity. When my train pulls in by GCJr is off the charts. Love it.

I’ve seen Gary a handful of times and this past September he played things are changin and got emotional talking about the song before he played it. He said something like “I was just a kid doing shrooms when I wrote this” he’s one of the best around

I heard GCJ first when I was watching a Jon Favreau movie called Chef (2014) that featured a live version of When My Train Pulls In, haven’t been able to quit listening since

Gary Clark Jr’s live albums are among the best ever, I’m not the biggest fan of the over produced studio albums but live he’s unbelievably awesome, would love a stripped back unplugged show

Happy for your growth Mike, here since then

And Chris "Kingfish" Ingram is an amazing blues man. I'd give him a listen.

i used to see gary when he was about 14-15. he and eve would hit the blue jams. he had a 'thing' from the beginning.

I had never heard of Gary Clarke, Jr. …before today. Things are a changin' -- the sound is very reminiscent of the 1970s. Vocal style reminds me of Al Green..

Agreed, GCJ has something great and timeless going on.

Clapton does have a nice history of nurturing talent!

Last year in my military service (2019), When My Train Pulls In live at the Surf Lodge... Got me playing blues ever since

I saw Gary Clark Jr Open up Jimmy Vaughn and Eric Clapton Pre Pandemic . He was really great ! The night before He had smashed the Blue Casino he always uses ended up just using a reissue Alpine white SG Custom with the three pick up. Like the one Sister Rosetta Thorpe uses and like Hendrix used . Regardless good show!

I found out about Gary in July when he opened for guns n roses when I went to see them live so I saw Gary live as well

Love Gary Clark Jr. Would really like to see him put down an album that’s as tight as his live stuff

Didn’t know much about him, so thanks. It’s nice when actually talented musicians catch a break, lol. Seems like it used happen more often than today, but I probably don’t keep up with newer music enough. Nice video

Gary Clark, yes, I remember stumbling onto Gary Clark's Black and Blue album. Blew me away too. I'm old(er) so I'm not as adventurous as I was, eh, 20 years ago, but it seems I need to explore GK Jr music a bit more, It sounds like I missed some good stuff!

Equally mesmerized by Bright Lights.

Man your presence reminds me of Tim Pierce. I hope you never lose your love for music and guitar. It's infectious

this video made me glad i found your channel and eventually subbed

I seen him play live in October, He is great. He is also the reason i started playing. You have great channel dude.

I first heard of GCJ when he opened for the Foo Fighters on their broken leg tour. That first piqued my interest and that opened my eyes to the world of modern blues and now I’ve been on this kick with Kingfish Ingram who blows my mind every time I listen

T-Bone is so goood man, been getting into him heavy in my beginner guitar playing journey lately, so its awesome to hear you talk about him. Also been reccomended gcJR a lot recently. God bless you!!!

Gary Clark Jr is beyond amazing. I don't find his playing massively technical but when he plays, it's like he leaves this planet and becomes one with the music. Also, and i know that politics are taboo, but the giant F off to racism that "this land" is... Not only is he right, but his position is righteous. AND THEN he melts face with his playing. As a guitar player, he's in my pantheon alongside Clapton, Roy Buchanan, velvert Turner, T Bone Walker. Yeah he's friggin amazing. when my train comes is a great tune of his (he did it live on jam in the van). He also covered Albert Collins' if trouble was money. Unreal. I agree about his live stuff. It's all good but live is sublime.

Wow. Thanks for introducing this guy to me!! Bright Lights is unreal.

First song I heard from Gary was numb. I instantly went down the GCJ rabbit hole like you.

Gary Clark Jr. - Nextdoor Neighbor Blues is one of my favorites. Markus Kings is another great one to check out..!!

Nextdoor Neighbor Blues. Love the riff in that one

When I heard The Bright Lights EP I was shook; because like you, hearing a soulful skilled black musician using Epiphones but making KILLER music; he’s the reason I took an interest in blues. It’s still not my main thing when playing guitar, but I LOVE him. Breakdown off the deluxe version of Blak and Blu along with Numb and the title track are some of my favs!

Doyle Bramhall II, his dad Doyle Bramhall co-wrote most of Stevie Ray Vaughan's biggest hits. Could you imagine growing up as a teenager and learning from SRV? He also plays the guitar upside down. Last I heard he was dating Sheryl Crow

St. Vincent aka Annie Clark is another modern guitarist in dont hear talked about that often that i love. It me a minute too figure out she's making sounds with guitar that I didnt realize were the guitar at first

It was the Healing that got me on Gary Clark! But my favorite blues rock artist right now is Marcus King! Top tier singer and guitarist

Been loving Gary Clark. Also gotta say Marcus King is so underrated

Check out a dude called Shuggie Otis. He was basically Prince 0.0, prodigious talent at a young age, writing and recording his own stuff while playing every instrument as a teenager. The Rolling Stones wanted him to replace Mick Taylor (arguably the best guitarist the Stones ever had) after Taylor quit the band, but Otis wasn’t down with the idea at all. He had his own thing.

Gary Clark Jr preformed at the Beatles rock n roll hall of fame induction, whoever hasn't seen it I highly encourage you to, tremendous talent. he also has a little solo in the closing " I want to be your man", great stuff

The crossroads deal sold me right away GC jr you mentioned energy and he was on fire

Please Come Home (Dave Matthews Band Caravan Chicago 2011) [Live]

If Mayer made you want to buy all OD, brace yourself Gary is the doode to make you want to buy all Fuzz pedals. 😂 1. You Saved Me 2. Bright Lights 3. Next Door Neighbor Blues 4. Please Come Home 5. When My Train Pulls In 6. Third Stone From The Sun/If You Love Me Like You Say 7. When The Sun Goes Down 8. Our Love 9. Church 10. Take Me Down (Deepwater Horizon OST)

Eric Gales is my pick. I first listened to him around 1993/94 when I was gifted a cd by the Gales Brothers Band called "Left Hand Brand". He came out about the same time as Joe Bonomassa but never had the same acclaim. He went through some hard times and has been sober around 5 or 6 years now and finally just got his first Grammy nomination. He went into the studio to record his latest album "Crown" the day after George Floyd was murdered so it is packed solid with emotion.

I saw Gary Clark Jr in Luke Cage. Been following him since then

Gary can play you in trance, that’s why he is special

Absolutely great video. He is an absolute beast on guitar and has that swag.

Gary's This Land album is the most important album in any genre to come out in decades.

I actually come to hear about GCJ through my uncle who lives in Austin. Because he knew I was kind of into guitar back in 2019, he told me there was a guitarist originally from Austin who his daughter was good friends with back in high school and that he'd even been over to their house a time or two. Needless to say, I was a bit shocked when I found out he was so big that Clapton invited him to crossroads. After listening to his Live album, I was blown away and became a fan instantly.

There is a band (very underground) that I love, and I think you would love them. The name of the band is Dream Fever. They have some amazing jams.

Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke. He's well versed and many different picking techniques, tunings, slide, blues, rock, country, melody writer, harmonizer, etc. I think he is seriously overlooked as an extremely talented guitar player. He's not necessarily breaking new ground on anything, but he's so good at it all and a fantastic songwriter.

I’m really glad to see I’m not the only one who plays with my mouth wide open

Thanks for the GCJ video.

Chris Buck! Never heard of him before. My end goal is to play like (as emotional) as him.

Damnit... Brother, I'm still on my "finger picking/ acoustic/ flamenco" acoustic/nylon ... I've just discovered you, and now im thinking oh dang. maybe a gibson? lol how dare you.

I like your narration. Good job!

Love Gary Clark Jr. He is an individualist, using what he learned from other artist and music and making it his own.

You rock! keep on the goodfoot. cheers from california

For me, the most underrated guitar player is Kenny Wayne Shepherd. His band is incredible and his live performances are killer. Unfortunately they are a pretty unknown band as they don't get much radio play. It amazes me at how many people don't know who he is. Sure, guitar players know who he is. But music fans that don't play guitar have rarely heard of this guy when I mention him. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd band is my favorite live band.

I’ve seen GCJ too many times to count since like 2014 I think. Dude is a beast and the reason I picked up a Gibson SG. My favorite song of his hands down is “You Saved Me”.

Sam Cooper from Mt Joy is an absolutely amazing guitarist, he just fills the songs so perfectly

I love Gary Clark Jr's tone on that Casino, the raw P90 blues tone is just perfect. He's probably why I ended up buying Eastman's version of the Casino.