Ry Cooder on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test. I am unsure of the year.
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@1953jazzman14 жыл бұрын
Ry Cooder's genius lies not simply in his guitar work but also in his ability to gather the world's most remarkable musicians around him and showcase their talents at the expense of his own spotlight. A musician's musician!
@gonzat012 жыл бұрын
This may be one of the most incredible performances I have ever seen and heard. The singing! The harmonies! The slide! It takes me to another world.
@pr_klc957911 ай бұрын
I don’t find the arrangements appropriate with the lyrics and the genuine author’s intention. That’s my view
@pr_klc95799 ай бұрын
@ednaking8168 Just heard right now. Yes it moves, but so many country guys move too. Of course à Very good singer but not my favourite.
@paulgittins63509 жыл бұрын
This is one of those magic performances that happens once in a blue moon and fortunately for music lovers it was caught on camera.
@TheWeeklyBull14 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for uploading this superb performance. It was recorded in 1977 and Ry is playing here with - Eldridge King, Terry Evans, Bobby King : Vocals Pat Rizzo : Alto Sax Isaac Garcia : Drums Henry "Big Red" Ojeda : Bass Jesse Ponce : Bajo Sexto Flaco Jimenez : Accordion
@dianekrstulovich1582 Жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!
@Bubbacat548 жыл бұрын
saw cooder, flaco and his big band do this song at a rare show in London with my lovely girl.....later my lovely wife......I nearly cried with emotion and joy....... the soul and feel of the singing and the tones from that slidey old guitar just made my guts twist up all inside....... I just couldn't help it........that's what I call music
@cityzen27177 жыл бұрын
That's what it's supposed to do; don't ever lose sight of that. Continue to feel deeply, mi amigo.
@aloisemason30443 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful outpouring rhythem and lyrics to this song..Backup singers are marvelous in there tone..Ry Cooder is a genius on that slider guitar of his and the magic of sound is wonderful to the ear..That guitar of Ry's is talking and every cord is explicitly phenomenal..
@wokboy6015 жыл бұрын
I ve posted before when this version has appeared .........this is something so special that you cannot describe it ..live and and perfect ...every body really "nails " it here ...many years in a studio could not re create this performance ...Enjoy ....over n over again !!
@Allen2saint3 жыл бұрын
I’ve recently becomes obsessed with this song and listened to every recorded version I could find. Some great. Some average. Some barely ok. I just feel like I’ve heard the song anew just now. What a great arrangement and performances!
@timoakes45011 ай бұрын
Meet you in la
@Croonedaway8 жыл бұрын
Completely brilliant - singing and playing! You just don't hear much soul singing like that now, and Ry's guitar is sublime. All glory to St.Tube of You and to people like you for finding and making the effort to upload this stuff. It takes me right back to the Chicken Skin Live album and some of the most inspiring and melodic slide playing ever. The best guitarists are those whose solos you can remember. Ry is just as great on acoustic too and such a wide range of music. Thank you!
@wokboy6012 жыл бұрын
Revisited after a few months and...........you CANNOT get better than this! This is flawless and deeply moving !!
@black325ibeamer13 жыл бұрын
It just does not get any better than this. Excellent.
@stratoman200414 жыл бұрын
It really doesn't get much better than this...pure musicality and soul...something that couldn't be captured in this digital age...but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try of course. Cooder is one of my fave musicians and his choice of co-musos has never been less than stellar. Sure there have been great versions of this song by others but have you ever heard the second verse sung with more soul than that? Stunning!
@mstar198815 жыл бұрын
WOW. This is brilliant. Probably the best version of this masterpiece.
@MisterTMH3 жыл бұрын
Linda Ronstadt and /or Aretha Franklin 's versions are very moving too.
@woodsheddin13 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this 100 times if not more and I have yet to find a song that is as moving as this performance. Stunning vocals and Ry's solo is perfect.
@dodgerama3712 жыл бұрын
I am singing this song on Friday night in the semi final of a local singing competition and this has inspired me beyond heaven! If only I could play bottlekneck like Ry it would be a sure winner.Amazing XXX
@billieredsocks14 жыл бұрын
One of the finest performances of this heart-breaking song! Thanks for posting!
@SteveMcRayMusic11 ай бұрын
So nice....!! Dan Penn and Chips Moman song...Ry and the band did it right...wow! It takes you back to a simpler time in musical history and our history.
@GKMusik110 жыл бұрын
Everything about this is just utter perfection. I can't hear it enough!
@ndailey329714 жыл бұрын
I was truly not expecting the vocals to give me as many cold chills as the incredible guitar playing
@aloisemason39722 жыл бұрын
Backup is great..Ry Cooder is fantastic and each cord is great being played..rhythem and the melody come together and the music is sounded out to the fans..beautiful sound of the slider whinning out the graphic of 5he music flowing pleasurely
@lefftycox12 жыл бұрын
Ry Cooder es un gigante ,nadie toco tantos generos y con tanto acierto y profundidad como el:rock, blues,soul,country,bolero,son....... y sus directos son un regalo impagable.Dios guarde a Ry Cooder. Un saludo desde Boiro-La Coruña-España
@davidparry85144 жыл бұрын
it's been 44 years now but this is still our song...
@jetsafox14 жыл бұрын
Mr. Cooder and this band at their best, I would say, everyone should really listen to this version. It Is so, so, sweet. I adore it. Ms Sepulveda
@acerooni13 жыл бұрын
Off the charts beautiful... For years and years I've been listening to a live version of this band's rendition. Finally to see this fantastic performance is so sweet.
@assaidsly12 жыл бұрын
Three world class singers, tex-mex flavouring, and the finest craftsman the guitar has. Superb.
@Sirhowy16 жыл бұрын
Performed live on the iconic “Old Grey Whistle Test” programme on BBC TV. Unforgettable, sublime from the ultimate musicologist
@tojaks15 жыл бұрын
The guys on vocals are Eldridge King, Terry Evans and Bobby KIng
@DiaHuizinga14 жыл бұрын
I saw them in this combination in the concert hall Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the mid seventies. With this song there was not one dry eye in the house...thanks!!
@peterpterodactyl15 жыл бұрын
This is a truly beautiful performance- vocally and instrumentally.
@wokboy6014 жыл бұрын
The more I travel youtube land checking out the other stuff the more I come back to this video and have to ask ....is this the best music video ever ??! Pro musicians at the top of their game on a night /session when it all came together in the most awesome way ! Not a note wrong or voice off key with sublime lyrics that just combine to create something soul moving ! What ever your taste in music ...this is very special !!
@jetsafox14 жыл бұрын
ry cooder, the band, it's all so sweet. Great song absolutely a fine performance. Even better in concert & absolutely worth seeing in person. He is so good. Love it Jet
@rockn032913 жыл бұрын
Great song, done in sublime perfection by a stellar band...saw this tour in D,C,...blown away by the virtuosity...what absolutely great singing by the vocal trio, any of whom could have fronted the band!!!
@TroystonB8 жыл бұрын
Man the second guy singing is just out of this world.... What a range.
@karenturner94236 жыл бұрын
Sure looks and sounds like my old friend Terry Evans. Yep, he's got the goods.
@nohojojo43702 жыл бұрын
@@karenturner9423 That is Terry Evens. Masterful, indeed.
@savamac6 жыл бұрын
Fabulous - I still have Ry's 1st LP on vinyl - great musician. We LOVED Old Grey Whistle Test all those years ago - obligatory viewing :>))
@harmonichebe5 жыл бұрын
one meatball, ya gets no bread with one meatball!!!!
@czgibson30869 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best performances I've ever seen. How on earth do they DO that? Just extraordinary.
@aloisemason30443 жыл бұрын
The legend Ry Cooder on stage with his legendary guitar . Awesome! Backup singers are excellent...base player is terrific and the band members are fantastic..This is a beautiful song..rhythem is great
@bertbretherton14 жыл бұрын
One of the great guitarists yet again simply accompanying a group of brilliant performers rather than 'fronting' a band. Exquisite.
@ericsprado4631 Жыл бұрын
As a life long musician I have always envied Ry Cooder's career more that that of any of the "super stars." . Getting to play with great musicians all over the place. always having Flaco in the background. His time in Cuba playing with the "Social Club" is right up there on the list.. I guess,like all of you, I could go on and on
@Biggus6314 жыл бұрын
@loui0008 - I do believe that's Eldridge King, Terry Evans, and Bobby King. One of my favourite ever tunes. If I'm feeling a little mellow I end up in tears every time.
@bill84254 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous... love the slide guitar... beautiful vocals
@toomuchrose7 жыл бұрын
Now that's what music is all about. I saw this when it first shown in '77 and I cried. Booby King and Terry Evans with Ry Cooder's slide guitar is a force that cannot be denied. This is magical.
@mauriziopadovano57146 жыл бұрын
Grazie. Rituffarsi nell'adolescenza... ll vinile di "Showtime" che scricciola, le tapparelle abbassate perché il caldo del pomeriggio ti fa sentire davvero in Messico, e poi quell' a solo infinito, che ricomincia di nuovo mentre sembra stia per morire...che regalo oggi!
@jeffreyzee16 жыл бұрын
40 years ago… and now with the release of Prodigal Son, Ry is still making music that deeply touches the heart. At about the 3:00 mark Ry's extended guitar solo is just amazing… typical Ry, but good to hear him stretch out a bit. Always in service to the song… what a great gift Ry is to the musical world!
@dianekrstulovich1582 Жыл бұрын
Still making GREAT recordings even TODAY! Check it out!
@36Aycliffe7610 жыл бұрын
Amazing...so beautiful...the song, the players, the singers...God bless you!
@mariasava50187 жыл бұрын
The song is simply brilliant, performed here brilliantly, Diamanda Galas is also worth hearing.
@tojaks15 жыл бұрын
It was 1980 I think.....I recorded this on audio cassette at the time and still play it. At that time I didn't have a video recorder. I never thought I would see this masterpiece again. Thank you so much for uploading it.
@francoisebeylie29233 жыл бұрын
1977.
@Lobishomem7 жыл бұрын
Great song, great players and great singers, as close to perfection as possible. Thanks for the post.
@robsham14 жыл бұрын
A wonderful performance of a great soul song. Thanks for posting.
@TheAbeppe13 жыл бұрын
it crawls under my skin and gives me a feeling of warmth. thanks guys!
@davidmiller4078 Жыл бұрын
Oo ive still got the Vynal LP this whole album was simply perfect the choice of songs the musicians and singers relaxed virtuoiaty just perfect i think this is with Bobby king who i discovered went on to back Springsteen but had solo albums of his own And of course u can bet Deryck Trucks and Bonnie Raitt have studied this ! Its all good and this is perfect thank you for posting classic pwrformance think its an old joe tex song ? Wow
@1questionable14 жыл бұрын
Man it is beautiful and a blessing when you mistakenly find music while looking for others. God thank you for such technology. I never even heard of these guys, but I am gratful to hear them.
@Messmitch215 жыл бұрын
This was 1977 - (February, I think) I hitchhiked to Oxford, England to see him the next day and he signed and dated my programme at the soundcheck in the afternoon. Slide guitar taken as read, but what great, great singing - that falsetto! Steve Mitchell, Nottingham
@GKMusik111 жыл бұрын
I'm finally of age to understand Ry Cooder... My pops used to play him but it went over my head for years...wow...just WOW!
@ritamachia33543 жыл бұрын
I've seen Ry several times over the years, always excellent!
@djlegand13 жыл бұрын
It was my great privilege to see this band and get a sound board tape of the night in '77 still play it at least weekly thanks for this vg version
@pbellko Жыл бұрын
Upload it here! I doubt anyone will sue you!
@kaudogg13 жыл бұрын
one word "WOW" thanks for posting this video. it brought out some emotions in me
@paulhooper516711 жыл бұрын
Managed to record the full concert footage onto DVD when it was broadcast again recently on the Beeb. It's a full, albeit short, show of about 45 minutes. I play this and other tracks over and over. So beautiful.
@aloisemason39722 жыл бұрын
This backup tenor is fantasticon singing before him..Ry cooder is great..entertainment is a blessing from God
@GlenBraeDude11 жыл бұрын
Every now and then the God of music smiles upon us all and shares such a blessed gift, even at the dark end of the street, my friends. The gift is what it is, we can all rejoice and say, well, thank you. And somebody, PLEASE, get that man a guitar!
@guusvanluffelen10585 жыл бұрын
one off the best on a slide guitar
@Carolitoh7 жыл бұрын
Ry Cooder is a genius.
@Mariekesone9 жыл бұрын
This is for Music lovers.... Just listen to those voices and that whining guitar and you're hooked :-)
@alan-rk3np9 жыл бұрын
Your right love it
@anescott805411 жыл бұрын
such wonderful talent. amazing ... long live your music x
@cyndimathis22211 ай бұрын
WOW!!! Incredible!!! ❤️
@sbingham19797 жыл бұрын
This is fabulous. Thanks so much for posting this. Beautiful.
@divinilla10012 жыл бұрын
¡¡Esta canción es toda una belleza ,gracias por compartir.Un abrazo desde España ¡¡
@valpurves459 жыл бұрын
Superb rendition .. Magic
@joangordoneieio13 жыл бұрын
Lord have mercy! That sliiiiiide is just too sweet!
@milkcow6 жыл бұрын
Well I cane to comment on the voices and Ry’s outstanding whining slide solo.... but obviously it’s already been said. I just love Ry ❤️😍❤️😍
@RileyBKing14 жыл бұрын
One of the great mysteries of the universe is how 42 people could give this a thumbs down. Hearts of stone?
@ayserapau10 жыл бұрын
just beautiful!
@Trevmitchell11 жыл бұрын
Ry Cooder is a freaking genius.
@janhensley54104 жыл бұрын
Breathtakingly beautiful ❤️
@mariasava50187 жыл бұрын
It's so relevant today and then
@dadoots155111 жыл бұрын
I watched this when I was a kid. Could only have been early teens. Had the TV to myself. I remember thinking, Christ these guys are good!
@TheBigDelicious13 жыл бұрын
I first heard Ry around 1972 or '73 on late night radio in NYC. I love the man's music. Dja know that his son plays with him. A great Cd is Ry and V M Bhatt.
@desmotunes5 жыл бұрын
brings a tear, so good
@tafimutekwe2855 Жыл бұрын
Music for the ears.
@stevemacinnis303511 жыл бұрын
amazing. cranked it up and it got even better. life is good.
@snicky5811 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. It's the best version of this song I've ever heard. Ry Cooder, Flaco, and those three amazing singers--what more could you ask?
@Tenskwatawa4U4 жыл бұрын
I don't know who them brothers are.
@SR112662 жыл бұрын
@@Tenskwatawa4U They are Bobby King, Terry Evans and Willie Green jr.
@Tenskwatawa4U2 жыл бұрын
@@SR11266 Thanks!
@janengelund79012 жыл бұрын
Not Willie G, it's Arnold McCuller 🙂
@minuteman20065 жыл бұрын
What ever happened to music, Humanity has lowered their standards to the crap that is put out today. This here is not music, it's pure magic. Thank you!
@hahaurmno13 жыл бұрын
im 14 and have loved ry cooder for 14 years and will do till the end
@y0stbtbd012 жыл бұрын
The year is 1977, this OGWT recording was during the tour that followed the release of Chicken Music the previous year. I saw Ry at Manchester Free Trade Hall in March or Feb of '77.
@radioarno14 жыл бұрын
gosh that's gorgeous, breathlessly gorgeous
@makeadime5 жыл бұрын
Ty for sharing !!! First time I listened Ry Cooder was in the ost of Tales From the Crypt (he made the theme for the first eps -(Man who was death.)
@TheBitterWeed13 жыл бұрын
Back in the day when CAMERAMEN DID NOT REALISE HOW BADLY I WOULD ONE DAY WANT TO LEARNT THIS SLIDE STUFF , GOD DAMNIT ! ;-) Seriously, this is sublime...
@rogermoore76364 жыл бұрын
Broadcast 1 February 1977
@maximiliansailer93036 жыл бұрын
Terry Evans ist fantastic. Ry's Sliding perfect. Harmonic. I love this version very much. It was around 1973. For the contrast: Check out Artie Whites' version. Also brilliant!
@MCJaccard4music11 жыл бұрын
If Flaco aint the most widely used musician in music ill kiss your ass! Dude has to have at least a 1000 credits to his name ! I hope hes still alive when I start recording music , cuz he will be on one of my albums if I can manage it !
@beachdog676 жыл бұрын
Y'know? Just to have been alive at the same time, on the same planet, with musicians like this is more than enough.
@hollykessler33595 жыл бұрын
This is just sublime 🎶💗🎶
@djlegand13 жыл бұрын
saw this band 6/13/77 in buffalo ny life changing have a sound board tape
@the5th200013 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this, it's fabulous
@TCmastr13 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite guitar solo!
@gotahvcls13 жыл бұрын
Oh my. Thank you fellows. Well done ...down to my bones.
@milkcow6 жыл бұрын
Omg. Ry. That solo is ethereal
@Dragonrdh3 жыл бұрын
beautiful!
@stevemacinnis303511 жыл бұрын
yesssssssssssss thank you for the amazing post. doesnt get much better