I'm sad I spent so much time around him but was too young to know his talents

The Master of the Caster. At least Bonnie Raitt credits LG for teaching her a few things. Thank goodness she's still playing.

Lucky you!

A few feat away*

@@shanksmcnasty6650 actually, yes. There was no seating on the floor and no barrier in front of the stage separating the audience from the stage. We were literally leaning on the stage. A guy next to use was cutting lines of cocaine on the stage. Can’t make this stuff up.

@@ancientfifer I guess you missed my joke. A few FEAT* away. Instead of ‘feet’ Get it?

@@shanksmcnasty6650 Doh, sorry for the miss 🙏

Hello Carol, how are things going with you?

@Hublocker - Wow! I've HEARD that "Audio snippet" about the socket a zillion times! Never knew about the McGuinn snottiness!! Ha ha, well, ROGER MCGUINN COULDN'T TOUCH "Lowell on his WORST day on Roger's BEST F'ing day! Imma Player & singer. Prolly why Rog was being a snotty lil' bitch! Ha! Cool, Thx man. 🥰🙄✌❤👍💔

No - one of the most "overlooked" guitar players of all time. The people watching this video know how good Lowell George is. And what a superb band of musicians he had around him. Lowell George, Richie Hayward and Paul Barrere may you all Rest In Peace.

And you know nothing about music.

@Kris Scanlon. Always liked Lowell's sense of humour! After Lowell spelled out the open tuning on his guitar, someone says "B flat?", LG comes straight back "No, not you (U)"!!! And later LG drops a little naughty quip about someone's sister "Getting it in the A". Plus, he dropped in these subtle "double entendres" all over his lyrics. And Lowell was the Master of Alliteration and putting in the right amount of playing, production, everything. Had he lived, what could he have done with his talents in one these new - fangled digital studios and Pro - Tools? Stay safe and well.

That's steppenwolf different band dude

I don't think that these are specific tunes - probably it's only a demonstration of styles.

That's right, he's playing Open G tuning with all strings a whole tone higher, so it's kind of Open A tuning.

@@bobbynoe1 Not "kind of", that IS open A. They are the same tuning just a whole step apart. Pretty sure Open E and Open D are twins too, but laid out different from Open A and Open G

Yeah yeah yeah!@@mr.yellowstrat3352

This shit wouldn’t exist without heroin

Sounds like you're describing a large amount of Americans this day period.

But then... they wouldn't write such interesting songs.

Just play your own music and enjoy it my friend ❤

Musicians, even those who live long lives, don't always create greatness throughout their entire lives. I'd hold up Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones and REO Speedwagon as dinosaurs living off their past(s). Great artists have flamed out at a seemingly young age for a variety of reasons, such Mozart dying at 35 from an undetermined illness. My favorite jazz saxophonist, Eric Dolphy, died at 36 from untreated diabetes. In fact, the hospital where Dolphy died assumed he'd had a drug overdose and ignored his diabetic symptoms. Lowell George died from smoking and being morbidly obese, which made his prodigious coke habit (mixed with heroin on occasion) even more deadly to his heart. I mourned his death at age 34 in 1979, but there were already signs he was floundering from his health threats. There has never been another Hendrix, Morrison, Joplin or Moon, which is maybe as it should be. But to have death at such a young age be the reason is tragic.

I'm confused - when he strikes the open strings (at 2:58) it's clearly an A major chord. Then he's talking about using a G tuning ...?

Interesting. Perhaps he's in the open tuning but up a whole step, so his strings from low to high, EBEAC#E...??

@@bobbynoe1 Confirmed. He's in A, but he's using the open G tuning, but up a whole step--EBEAC#E. And yes, he seems perfectly confused, though sounding great as always.

He jacks the traditional tuning up that’s why he can’t remember what the notes of the original are cuz he doesn’t use them .

He really pioneered this tuning . It is very tight and your neck and bridge should be adjusted to handle it . Also watch out of u break A string . But you can hear here how well the tuning supports their vocal blend . Chills .

Horseshit....

you must not have heard any little feat tunes

,,,,,,,,,and that's why you will always be anonymous "stringslider" not to mention irrelevant. I suppose your so much more a better player than Lowell but you'll just keep that to your bedroom huh?.

That's like saying banjo strings suck for guitar. Obviously now that we are all spoiled with unending paraphenelia one would think these things, but that's what makes their time so much more interesting and everlasting. I wouldn't say he's overrated, since most people don't know him. I wouldn't neccessarily say he's a virtuoso, but he's one of the most lyrical and individual slide guitarists to my ears. And he's the only one I know to rock that false A tuning he uses except for Rory Gallagher and Jimmy Page on their cover of In My Time of Dying. Considering he taight every country lady from the 70's how to play, I'd say he's earned his place in he slide hall of fame.

@@laurakain1524 Astute.....Bravo