He passed away on 25 of December. I read about his life and it made me respect him more. He was born blind in a poor family. He had no teacher so he had to listen to a radio until he remembered a song and then he tried to play it. It took him 15 years to learn guitar and it was so hard. He even bled when tried to play guitar and sometimes he cried while learning to play it. His life was special as much as his talent. I do not think Vietnam has another talented guitarist like him in any near future. We can no longer have a chance to hear him play for us anymore 😢

As a guitar player myself, I can tell you his talent is absolutely exceptional! In addition to being blind., he is playing rythym, Lead and percussion on one guitar! He is overlaying the lead solo licks on the root of each chord change while strumming the main verse chords AND playing percussion notes on the guitar body!! All without missing a beat!! Hotel California is recorded with 2 guitars and he combines both with percussion!! All without looking at the fretboard ... Wow!!

In my lifetime(I'm 74) I've never enjoyed any guitar player as much as I do this man. I grab my guitar and play rhythm with his music. He is incredible. I never tire of hearing him.

Unbelievable , awesome talent . So sorry to hear that he passed away recently. Heaven is going to rock even more now !

He is in a whole new level i never ever seen. Alone he can play like the whole band. And he is blind.....omg, deep respect sir, we vietnamese are so pround and so lucky to have you

I also play guitar and I know this is a hard song to play, I’ve never witnessed a guitar player like this in my whole life, he’s got a disability but I tell you he’s playing a song that requires 4 guitar players. My respect for him and also the girl did a tremendous job with her voice. 5 Stars

Ông đã hoàn thành sứ mệnh của mình trên hành trình cuộc đời ông .. nên giờ ông ra đi đến nơi ông không còn khổ và kém may mắn nữa . Xin Tri ân với tất cả những gì ông để lại cho thế hệ mai sau . Biết ơn khi được sống cùng thời với ông (25/12/23)

He plays guitar, drum, do backing vocals... and sitting in that position... OMG👏👏👏👏👏👏. Cant forget your beautiful voice, princess, but sorry! the old man steals the scene

Dude is literally playing the melody lines, percussion, and rythm all at once 👏

Im stunned.......i have no words to express the quality of this guitarist,,its just wonderful, outstanding

I've never heard anyone in my life play that song better on an acoustic guitar than this guy. there is not only a perfectly played melody, but there is an atmosphere and even a drum substitute. The guest is AMAZING!

I don't feel sorry for him.... I only have "RESPECT" for him. 🙏👍. Love it🤗🤗❤

Deep from the Heart respect for Thanh Dien Sir . Fantabuluous Guitar Play. Eagles had four guitar players for the song and here Thanh Dien is doing all alone. Never seen such a guitar player. 🙏🙏🙏

This man is a genius and a living guitar legend.

Simply amazing 👏 Holy cow, how? Is he playing lead, rhythm drums, and backup singing? The girl made me feel that one. Better than the Eagles!

This guitar player is seriously incredible. I mean wow he’s on a whole other level. Phenomenal!

This feels like a metaphor of life, beauty, vanity, music and human connection. An extremely beautiful girl singing beautifully, and a blind man with a beautiful heart singing and playing beautifully to accompany her. The whole thing is a vibe and it makes me feel emotional.

Of all the covers of this song you can see on KZfaq this has got to be the very best.

Rest in peace, Mr. Dien. You have inspired me and many of us here. Thank you for the music.

This man and young lady are spectacular! He is a Master on that guitar, and being blind is certainly not a handicap! Great job for the both of you!❤😊 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

I have been a subscriber to this fellow for over a year now. I am always impressed by his story and his ability to learn everything by ear. I am also impressed by the singers who's language is not English, and sings in English very well!!! Thank you ALL for sharing your talents and making me happy with your music.

*I CANT STOP LISTENING!* 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻 - From California

好聽 令人敬佩! 我正常的眼睛 吉他都沒辦法彈這麼好 .台上一分鐘 台下十年功 看不到樂譜的樂師 才是真正的高手 學習練習路程 一定非常辛苦 令人感動!

That playing is incredibly amazing and her singing is beautiful too. RIP sir

I am blown away. So much talent from both of them. I totally enjoyed this. Thank you so much.

Great performance both of you! Salute to the guitarist uncle and singer sister.

Guitarist is just amazing never seen anyone play so good brilliant Legend

At first I was paying attention to the beautiful singer, but OMG!!! This man is not human! Is he a machine??? His talent is beyond my imagination

Learns by his ears and plays with his hands and soul!!! Excellent!!! He is the best guitar player in VN. Mina, Your voice is so beautiful!!! Love you all.

Superb singing by the Vietnamese girl and a mind blowing guitar performance by the Vietnamese man. God bless you both. Thanks

Amazing! One man can make the sound of 5 guitars that play together. Bless you both. Thank you for uplifting me today. Amazing voice too.

Only 1 guitar with " Hotel California " ? UNBELiEIVABLE . Good voice with MIna Pham too . Love you

Аж слёзы наворачиваются. Не каждый зрячий так сыграет, а тут ..... Идеальный слух, талант, красота исполнения, техника. Девчушка тоже молодец, красивый голос, вся в песню уходит, это здорово....

There's not too many times I can say that a cover song is better than the original, but this one. This one right here. Great singing voice, and that guitar is just out of this world!

The Guitarist is Really Awesome ❤🎸

Wow, wow, wow! I am blown away by Lolo's performance in guitar. Plus, the drumming with his own fingers..oh, no! I think others can't do it..and the song is not easy, and also very fast in lyrics..I salute you, Lolo..💯 💯 💯🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏

Playing the riffs and strumming simultaneously is a huge mission when you have no eyes to see where the fingers are meant to go on the frets. Great duo strength and family love 🥰😍😘

Wow both are good artists. But that man absolutely slayed that guitar and performance. I don’t know if I’ve seen anything like him. He is on a different level

i was supposed to washed the dishes but i waited 4mins to hear this amazing solo. Ive never seen anyone playing a lead & doing the rhythm at the same time. Very impressive 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

It would be really really cool if the Eagles invite him to perform on stage.

This is obviously the best Hotel California cover ever. Sometimes visual impairment takes away your sights but at the same time brings a whole new view of indescribable emotions to the world.

ミナの歌う姿は、最高に心に訴えてくるよね。スタンダードを完全に自分の物にしてしまう彼女の歌と、タンのギター奏法に最高の賛辞を送ります。 心を震わせる歌とギターに感謝します。

this is called real confidence, will power and a perfect example that everything is possible. Hats off heart full respect for them ❤️

He is a one man orchestra... Incredible. And the extremely beautiful girl sings beautifully. This is arguably the best cover of this iconic but difficult song to play and sing. God bless you both.

Clean, simply,and clear, natural, is what we call a true musican, that's it! Well done!

Thanh Dien & all the singers he's played with deserve A Billion Views. This is just pure artistry. No big popular artists can copy you because you are sincere in your Music. Thanh Dien plays with so much Passion, sounds like 3 people playing guitars & the singers are all great. Pure joyful artistry. Never heard anybody play the guitar quite like Thanh Dien.

Wow 🤩 What an awesome and amazing performance. My respect mr Than … you are simply another level of human being . And Mina .. you have such a lovely voice . Both are simply wonderful 🙌

It is always a privilege to see this extraordinary guitarist play. Mina Phan is a fantastic singer. Grade 10.

He's absolutely brilliant he's self taught,and a genius, you are watching someone real' born with magnificent technique,,and the lady is a beautiful singer, these are people, artists you could watch and listen to breathing it all in and never tire,

Been playing guitar for 50 years, over thirty professionally, and I’ve never seen this approach. This guy has his own thing going.

He literally playing from his soul and heart and this is why it's so beautiful and touching really gets to you heart heavens music

This Eagles rendition of Hotel California by these two is just mesmerizing. And I love the Eagles version I grew up listening to them in their original form. And beginning. I could just sit and listen to this forever. One song after another.👍❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

How is he playing rhythm and rifs at the same time, that takes 2 guitars. This is more than talent, this is a miracle.

when I close my eyes, I imagine him with 2 heads and 4 arms, he's like a band: guitar, percussion and timbre controller - I'm Vietnamese so proud of him.

That man has a unique talent. God bless him.

It's like a 2 guitars are playing at the same time, plus drum effect, these 3 jobs are done by 1 man only, that's incredible. Of course singer's voice is also great.

Mr. Thanh Dien: You can check-out [the guitar] any time you like, BUT you can never leave [the guitar].... because we need you, the guitar needs you, and of course pretty girls need you too :) Great job guys!

Với tôi, anh Thanh Điền là một guitarist legend . Không những về âm nhạc phương Tây cũng như tân nhạc của Việt Nam và đặc biệt là đàn guitar cổ nhạc. Để có một người có thể chơi được như vậy thì rất hiếm mặc dù khiếm thị. Cả nhân tôi rất ngưỡng mộ anh . Chúc anh nhiều sức khỏe để khán giả khắp nơi được thưởng thức Tài năng của anh...

OMG! That guitarist, I am speechless. Absolutely mind blowing.

Very beautiful woman with a magnificent voice On the other hand the guitarist there, I have no words, it is really a master. There is only the guitar yet we hear all the instruments, incredible genius.

All I can say is WOW! Hats off to the old man and a bright future as a singer for the young woman.

Thanh Diem is a MASTER on the guitar...PERIOD!!!

He is a excellent guitarist! Absolutely enjoy hearing and watching him play and how he obviously is enjoying himself. Its Moving.

It’s hard for me to pick the most amazing part of this video…torn between the beautiful vocals and the impossible music being played literally blind. So glad I came across this video. Please keep it up! This is proof that music comes from our souls, played thru the human body in the most astonishing ways. Thank you so much for sharing your music!

Mad respect for the guitar player, he's on a totally different level 💯 %. Both of them have given us what is perhaps the best cover of this song I've ever heard.

I found this channel thanks to the Zombie cover on Reddit. But I had to comment on this absolutely amazing video! If anyone is reading this, please know that Hotel California is considered one of the most complicated songs to play on the guitar. The fact that this man learned it by, presumably by ear, is a monumental achievement. The vocals are also FANTASTIC! I am a huge Eagles fan and think everyone did a wonderful job! Excellent work everyone! Am subscribing to the channel and definitely a fan!

I've been playing guitar for over 40 years and I'm blown away listening to him. You can't teach that. It's coming from his soul

Tất cả đều tuyệt vời, giọng ca, tiếng đàn,... Cảm ơn mọi người, em rất thích bài hát này.

Whenever I hear this guy play, it just warms my heart so much. Love that he can do this.

Everything all in one simple wooden guitar. Can any member of the EAGLES do the same exact guitar playing I DOUBT it!!! Genius!!! Absolutely Brilliant!!!

I have so much respect for people who possess true talent... I just stumbled across these homemade videos and I gotta say that I have been watching every single one of them after seeing the first.

Lot of respect here, that blind guy has no issues creating sound, He could be out in the middle of no where with nothing but the crowd yet fill the valley with sound and harmony like no other.

I hope he spends the rest of his life playing guitar like this and enjoying with good health.I also hope in his next birth he gets all that he would want..This is my prayer for him...🙏Peace and love for him

너무 멋진 연주입니다 보이지도 않는데 어떻게 기타 하나로만 밴드를 완성할수 있나요 소녀분도 목소리 너무좋고 감동 입니다

All the best to the young lady with her beautiful voice. I take my hat off to the gentleman, such musical abilities are a gift from God. Sincere respect and admiration.

This is the first time I've had the pleasure of listening to such beautiful music. The voice of an Angel and the magnificent guitar playing. I play guitar myself but nothing like I just saw and heard. God Bless you both, I really enjoyed the video

Гитара, оказывается, ещё и ударный инструмент!👏😍👍 Не знала, что можно на одной гитаре играть за целый коллектив. Гениальный музыкант!

Без всяких наворотов, просто чисто без фанеры. Заслуживают уважения. Молодцы - Спасибо.

Cierro los ojos y pienso que hay dos guitarras y un percusionista. Gracias a ambos son maravillosos

Был во Вьетнаме. Проехал почти всё от Сайгона до Ханоя. Замечательные люди, активная молодёжь и старики, красивые женщины. С любовью из России!

Such a talented guitarist you look so so happy while you play love your videos and you are an amazing singer ..from Toronto ontario Canada 🇨🇦

Oh I love that old school covers with no fancy studio production. Only passion and room with talent on top

Wonderful! Congrats! Excellent to all your performances, really well executed! God bless you all! I wish you many other beautiful years and projects!

Grand pa 😘😘😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 The best Guitar cover I have heard in my life time thank you PA

Tears suddenly comes out when watch their video.. I taught legendary guitarist was great but this guitarist no word can explain!!

I unexpectedly cried so hard and I don't completely understand why. I will remember this for a very long time. He is amazing.

Sir, you are an absolute legend.

Музыкальность и слух гитариста выше всякой похвалы. Божественно.

Such a lovely voice Mina, and Thanh DIEN is still as good as ever ! Keep up the good work and stay safe !

He is the god of guitar and percussion techniques. In order to match the rhythm that fits with the sound of the guitar he plays, it's called 2 in 1. I admire and thank you. that he can create happiness for listeners around the world and thank The Eagles, the owner of the song Hotel California,🎉😂❤❤❤❤❤

Một thiên tài, trời phú... Xin vĩnh biệt chú😢😢😢 Chơi đàn đúng đẳng cấp thượng thừa của một người khiếm khuyết thật sự tôn trọng và kính nể.

당신은 내가 봤던 사람들중에 가장 아름답고 멋있는 기타실력의 소유자! 최고의 기타리스트입니다!

This is one musician I would love to meet ! Just listening to his many ytube sessions is incredible. Makes me want to put my guitar away and just listen to him. I hope he has a good life.

Soothing voice and big respect for the guitarist

Perfectly sung but what amazes me is about the passion grandpops has for guitar❤ kudos to both of you really loved it❤❤❤

Meu Deus...a emoção tomou conta de mim... isso sim é um dos momentos mais belos da vida...este mostro sagrado no solo de violão 🎸... é divino ... isso sim é que é conhecer seu instrumento...e essa princesa maravilhosa com uma interpretação explendida...estou simplesmente pasmo... já ouvi dez vezes e ainda vou ouvir mais... parabéns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a esta dupla encantadora...👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

OK, I'm impressed....playing Rhythm guitar, lead guitar and percussion all at once on a guitar and singing harmony! The lead vocalist is good too!

Hãy đọc bình luận của mọi người trên các quốc gia khác, tin chắc các bạn sẽ rơi nước mắt vì tài năng của ông và sự kính trọng của mọi người dành cho ông. Cảm ơn ông, một người chơi ghi-ta tuyệt vời.

Absolutely amazing! Thank you for uploading this!

I saw the title on this one and had to check it out, and didn't regret it for one second of it. These two are a Special Duo to listen to. I will be listening for more.....👍🏻🇺🇸👍🏻💀👍🏻