I'm not a huge country music or bluegrass fan, but as a musician, I will never deny talent. That stage was filled with talent. They are masters at their craft.
I appreciate your honesty. For that-RESPECT. BEen a subscriber for a year now. Love your content and reactions. All types of music can be great. Thanks for taking the time to listen to this great song. Hello from Seattle.
The Metal Community may want to pull my membership card, but this man can out-shred most metal guitarists. His speed and precision are absolutely amazing.
Ricky gave me one of the best moments of my life. I was twenty years old, playing in a band based out of Boston. We were in Burlington Vermont, playing at a hotel. Ricky had played at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium and had stayed at our hotel. As we left the stage I could see him at the back of the room. He was signing autographs. I didn't want to bother him. As I passed towards the lobby, he made his way out of the fans and said "excuse me sir". He was talking to me. "We're about to get back on the road but I waited til you finished to let you know you have a hell of a voice." All I could say was "thank you Ricky". I wouldn't have traded that for a thousand dollars.
@@amystreet5402 Slide guitar is guitar played with a slide. A steel guitar is a whole other instrument. It has pedals that bend the pitch of the strings, hence "pedal steel."
@@joeday4293 Oh when I lived in Nashville in the mid 90's I knew some of the musicians that played around town and Printers ally and some called it a slide guitar ( because of sliding the bar) and some glad it a steel guitar so maybe I just haven't heard a true slide guitar, I would love to hear one, I will see what I can find. Thank you
Amy Street a slide guitar is just a regular guitar played with a piece of metal you put on you finger called a slide, if you want to here some good slide guitar listen to Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh
Would you believe that Ricky is my cousin? Truth. He started playing for the Stanley Brothers when he was a kid. He also played in the backing band for Emmylou Harris. Although he is great at playing guitar, Mandolin has always been his primary instrument. He's best known for his work in Blue Grass. Nowadays he does lots of Gospel.
My dad knew Ricky's dad, I met him when I was a baby my father told me they played together before I was born. My father played bass, guitar and mandolin 😀
Saw him in concert - Lancaster, CA. AWESOME!!! He says, "Country rocks but BLUEGRASS rules." And yes, Mandolin is his instrument.. but amazingly talented...
"What the hell is that " LOL, it's called a pedal-steel guitar, a staple in country music. Interestingly, Jerry Garcia, of Grateful Dead fame, was an accomplished pedal-steel player and played it for the CSN hit "Teach Your Children".
Albert Lee wrote this tune. No pedal needed... Emmylou Harris & Albert Lee At Beat CluB 1977 "Country Boy" High Quality ruclips.net/video/ocNPcvLaloo/видео.html
@@ronnelson7828 right and Jamal... you play a pedal steel with three fingers on the right hand... string bar in the left and with both legs and both feet.
I am SO thrilled you reacted to this song❤️❤️❤️ My little brother is severely autistic and he absolutely loves this song. We haven’t seen him for a few months bc the facility he lives in is in lockdown. I miss him terribly and this just warms my heart. Thank you ❤️
My grandma got me into Ricky Skaggs in the 80s. I had never listened to Country before. I was more into stuff like Duran Duran. Grandma had me line dancing. Good memories!
Jamel you need to try some Ronnie Milsap: What a Difference You've Made in My Life Smoky Mountain Rain There's no gettin over me Stranger In My House Also, Randy Travis. Too many good ones to count. Forever and Ever Too Gone Too Long He Walked on Water Digging up Bones
Now you're getting into my very favorite genre of music! I have been a fan of Bluegrass my entire life and I even play a fiddle! I absolutely love Ricky Skaggs! He was the other singer that sang with Vince Gill in Go Rest High On That Mountain. PS, This is not country music, this is Bluegrass. The instrument that does not look familiar is called a steel guitar.
Bluegrass is the most superior branch of the Country Tree. Man, check out some Hank Williams Sr. The real King. (Not that Hank is Bluegrass, but both older classic Country types. Banjos, yodeling, fiddles, etc...)
Ricky Skaggs doing Shady Grove, Black Eyed Susie, Uncle Penn, just some of his best Bluegrass songs. Another great performance is Patty Lovelace & Ralph Stanley doing Pretty Polly, just amazing.
Jamel - I am learning to appreciate music just for the sake of music because of you! I'm a rocker at heart - listening mostly to stuff from the 50s, 60s, & 70s, & I'm watching all of your videos & am chuffed to see you listening to everything under the sun, & appreciating it all. So, I figure - if Jamel can listen to something objectively & enjoy it, then so can I. I'm watching & listening to an awful lot of stuff now, thanks to your work, than I would otherwise, & having a grand old time! Thanks, lad!!
I love your enthusiasm Jamal.... it's a real joy to see you listen to various styles and genres of music. You're a true gem and so fun to watch. Keep doing what you're doing brother.
Here in the UK the Wogan Show was a huge talk show starring the late great Irish man Terry Wogan. This show was watched by Everyone here, it was huge. So being on the Wogan show was a really big deal. This was when the Dukes of Hazzard was popular so this type of Hillbilly Bluegrass Rock was being heard here for the first time in mainstream TV. I am not a fan of country music but I absolutely loved this. That guitar picking on the steel slide guitar was great stuff as was Ricky's fast fingers. Great fun, thank you for digging this up. R.I.P Terry Wogan you were a legend 💖💖💖💖💖
I have a soft spot for some older country music...that’s all my dad listened to when I was a kid 😄 I’d throw in my request for some Dwight Yoakam - “ Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose.” Great storytelling, and a fantastic country shuffle riff.
Country music now ain't country music.... That is pop music. I don't even like country music but old country is carved in my soul because of my mother, and you don't see any of this in today's "country" music.....
Gotta respect the talent of that pedal steel player! Learned on Wikipedia: “Playing the pedal steel guitar has unusual physical requirements in requiring simultaneous coordination of both hands, both feet and both knees( knees operate levers on medial and lateral sides of each knee)...
Thomas: Thank you for that information. Additionally, the metal things on his fingers are finger pics. Bonnie Raitt plays the guitar with a thumb pic and four finger pics. Keb Mo sometimes uses four. For some younger players, try Robert Johnson and the Family Band. Hope my spelling isn't so bad you can't find these people.
I grew up with country music playing in the house in my room I could listen to what I wanted but since I heard it most the time I love it and brings back many memories
Now Ricky Skaggs knows bluegrass. So good. 👍😊 (Now that you mention it, he does look like Uncle Joey on Full House) 😂 What you're hearing is a steel guitar, it's like a guitar laid flat. Very common in country music.
More Bluegrass - Rhonda Vincent and the Rage “Orange Blossom Special” Keith Whitley - “Don’t Close Your Eyes” “I’m No Stranger To The Rain” “Miami, My Amy” Compare Keith’s and Alison Krauss’ version of “When You Say Nothing At All”
I loved this. "What the hell is that?". I was 10 yrs old in 86 at my grandma's house watching her haw and all the country shows. I always wanted to go square dancing with my grandma but I was to young. By the time I was old enough she stopped going. I lost her one day before my 25th birthday May 1st, 2001. Guess she wanted to spend May 2nd with her mama. I was born on her mamas birthday..my great grandma. Love ur reaction and made me think of my grandma.
"Eastbound and Down!" As my Uncle Rodgers would say, "SON!" Yes, sir! Was it Jerry Reed or Mac Davis who sang, "When You're Hot You're Hot?" One of the funnest Country Songs ever.
Ricky started out in Bluegrass along with Kieth Whitney went Country to make money. He came back to Bluegrass and made it huge he's way better in Bluegrass then country.
TWO IMPORTANT SONGS From "The Band's Last Waltz": "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Others added, "Up on Cripple Creek" and "Mannish Boy". "The Last Waltz" was The Band's farewell retirement concert. It features TONS of great musical greats they knew through the years. Those 4 songs are the critical ones. Believe it or not, people would watch the entire movie with you if you did it.
Just watched the new documentary about Robbie Robertson and The Band. Yes that's how it totally comes off. Sadly the one other living member not even interviewed.
Ricky and Vince are two great examples of the many artists steeped in the bluegrass tradition that decided to seek a more lucrative career in mainstream country. Ricky fully returned of course with Kentucky Thunder. Both great pickers and singers though.
Albert Lee wrote this tune. There ain't no flies on Albert, either. Emmylou Harris & Albert Lee At Beat CluB 1977 "Country Boy" High Quality ruclips.net/video/ocNPcvLaloo/видео.html
Don't forget about some others, including Rodney Crowell (Rosanne Cash's ex husband), Tony Brown (George Strait's producer), Emory Gordy, Jr (Patty Loveless's husband) and James Burton were also early members of her "Hot band".
Yessssss one of them Kentucky boys and I am too. I remember this song when he released it because his picking blew me away . My brother that's a steel guitar .
Billy Strings!! I told him a dozen times he’s gotta react to him! Dust in a Baggie and Dealing Dispair. Still waiting to see it. But Ricky Skaggs...i’ll take it!!
my dad payed steel guitar those are picks and a bar in the other hand i am 71 yrs old white woman been around it all my life thank you playing this country music
If you wanna see where pedal steel can go, check out Robert Randolph, you'll most likely find "I Need More Love" and a few other tunes most easy to locate a reactable version.
Squeeze. They blew the doors off by opening the show with a 30 minute medley around it when I saw them at Saenger in NO in '05('08?). NOBODY sat for 2 hours.
oh! I haven't heard Robert Randolph in a while so I youtubed some songs. this one was awesome! ruclips.net/video/2C3b1fmMmKM/видео.html Ain't Nothin' Wrong With That. He takes petal steel to a whole new level.
Steve and John McEuen of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fame have been friends and fellow banjo players since they were teens. Steve was working in the magic shop in Disneyland at 15 and John came in. They became fast friends.
Isn't the steel guitar in the song, "Sleepwalk" by Santo & Johnny? Don't play that song beneath a full moon with your girl! Not unless you're ready to say, "I do!"
This is a pure Bluegrass song written by The Legend Bill Monroe. Ricky tried switching over to the Country genre from Blugrass back in the mid 80's, but he didnt like it. So he went back to Bluegrass, and thats where he stayed. Hes still there today. If you havent noticed, Ricky is the male backup singer on Vince Gill's, "Go Rest High On That Mountain", along with Alison Krauss singing the female backup.
if you like blue grass style music check out Alison Krauss and Union station. Union station is a stand lone band on their own merit but they have Alison standing in front of them so they have that going on too. There is a long list of songs all of them are good. When you say nothing at all features Alison singing who has the purist girl singing voice I have ever heard by the way. You should check them out . Even if you dont do a review or reaction
Dig it. Phenomenal musicians. Song is written by a brit, Albert Lee, great guitar player. No limits my friend! Thanks Jamel. Hope you're feeling better.
Pedal steel and slide guitar are two different instruments. What Bonnie Raitt plays is slide guitar. What the gentleman playing flat with the finger picks in this video was pedal steel.
Recently subscribed to your channel after a friend shared one of your videos!! Been on a bit of a video watching binge since and I gotta say I truly appreciate individuals like you who just truly loves and acknowledges the power of music. I've always listened to a bit of everything--I have my preferences in rock, hip-hop, and EDM--but I absolutely appreciate everybody's contribution to the world of music!
Brother Jamel, I love being on this musical journey with you. You have become a true musical ambassador, experiencing music and fun with all of us at time when it is needed. You have seen Ricky before. He was singing with Vince Gill in Go Rest High On that Mountain. There are lots of connective threads running through the music. This in Bluegrass music. The music of poor white folks from the Appalachian Mountains. Truly some of the best musicianship in all of country music can be found in Bluegrass. The instrument you asked about is a steel guitar, popular in different forms of country music. You just Keep on Keepin on and ill enjoy the ride with you.
So glad you checked this out. Ricky definitely came out of a bluegrass tradition and you hear it hear too. For a very modern update you could react to in a similar vein check out Billy Strings -Dust in a Baggie! Get the live at the Ryman version.
I'm not a huge country music or bluegrass fan, but as a musician, I will never deny talent. That stage was filled with talent. They are masters at their craft.
I appreciate your honesty. For that-RESPECT. BEen a subscriber for a year now. Love your content and reactions. All types of music can be great. Thanks for taking the time to listen to this great song. Hello from Seattle.
The Metal Community may want to pull my membership card, but this man can out-shred most metal guitarists. His speed and precision are absolutely amazing.
Same with Marty Stuart.
Bruce Grossman got to see Marty live (finally!) last year and I was enthralled!!!
@@nettiemac I saw him on his last tour. Jaw dropping.
More Country Please!!
Ricky gave me one of the best moments of my life. I was twenty years old, playing in a band based out of Boston. We were in Burlington Vermont, playing at a hotel. Ricky had played at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium and had stayed at our hotel. As we left the stage I could see him at the back of the room. He was signing autographs. I didn't want to bother him. As I passed towards the lobby, he made his way out of the fans and said "excuse me sir". He was talking to me. "We're about to get back on the road but I waited til you finished to let you know you have a hell of a voice." All I could say was "thank you Ricky". I wouldn't have traded that for a thousand dollars.
I, personally, consider this more Bluegrass than Country.
That, my brother, was a steel guitar, and hoss was playing the fire out of it.
some call it a slide guitar but I agree with you Joe Day *steel guitar*
@@amystreet5402 Slide guitar is guitar played with a slide. A steel guitar is a whole other instrument. It has pedals that bend the pitch of the strings, hence "pedal steel."
@@joeday4293 Oh when I lived in Nashville in the mid 90's I knew some of the musicians that played around town and Printers ally and some called it a slide guitar ( because of sliding the bar) and some glad it a steel guitar so maybe I just haven't heard a true slide guitar, I would love to hear one, I will see what I can find. Thank you
its late so i hope what i said makes sense lol I would love to hear a true slide guitar
Amy Street a slide guitar is just a regular guitar played with a piece of metal you put on you finger called a slide, if you want to here some good slide guitar listen to Rocky Mountain Way by Joe Walsh
all those guys bringing the fire to those instruments DAAAAAYYYUMM!!!
Would you believe that Ricky is my cousin? Truth. He started playing for the Stanley Brothers when he was a kid. He also played in the backing band for Emmylou Harris. Although he is great at playing guitar, Mandolin has always been his primary instrument. He's best known for his work in Blue Grass. Nowadays he does lots of Gospel.
Been lovin' Ricky since I was a teenager... back when he first hit the stage. :-) He's a treasure and I love his gospel too.
And he kills that Mandolin. Love him
He comes to our area for shows at the large area performing arts center with Kentucky Thunder.
As I remember he also played with Bill Monroe!
My dad knew Ricky's dad, I met him when I was a baby my father told me they played together before I was born. My father played bass, guitar and mandolin 😀
Saw him in concert - Lancaster, CA. AWESOME!!! He says, "Country rocks but BLUEGRASS rules." And yes, Mandolin is his instrument.. but amazingly talented...
*I'VE MET THIS MAN ONCE. IF I HAD TO USE ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE HIM, IT WOULD BE "AUTHENTIC ".*
You got it right Jamel - Jamal !! Musical vibes do bring us ALL together ! So happy you can see that.. May the whole world see it too !!
"What the hell is that " LOL, it's called a pedal-steel guitar, a staple in country music. Interestingly, Jerry Garcia, of Grateful Dead fame, was an accomplished pedal-steel player and played it for the CSN hit "Teach Your Children".
yep he had fingerpicks on one hand and a slide in the other.
I had almost the same reaction to a pedal steel guitar the first time I saw one lol
I had a pastor in childhood who played pedal steel at our church during the musical parts of the service. I can still see it in my mind.
Albert Lee wrote this tune. No pedal needed...
Emmylou Harris & Albert Lee At Beat CluB 1977 "Country Boy" High Quality
ruclips.net/video/ocNPcvLaloo/видео.html
Watch this.
When The Stones cover Waylon, they pull the steel off the truck.
ruclips.net/video/SwEOZtJm8pU/видео.html
bluegrass is to country what heavy metal is to rock
That's a good way to look at it.
Ricky Skaggs is the guy that sings with Vince Gill & Alison Krauss on the song “Go Rest High On That Mountain” ♥️
dont forget Patti loveless love that woman
Yes! That was such a beautiful performance too.
Julian Ortiz tears every single time 😢
I think Vince Gill is playing behind him on the left, it looks like him 😀
lizzy0525, Vince Gill is not in there. They showed close ups of everyone eventually.
Ricky Skaggs’ contribution to my happiness is enormous! Thx bro!
That instrument is a steel guitar and it is essential to any country song worth hearing.
My grandpa said that if a country song didn't have a fiddle and a steel guitar, it wasn't worth a damn. 😂
"What the Hell is that?"
Not just a steel guitar, but a pedal steel guitar.
i like the sounds waylon got in his band with the steel
@@ronnelson7828 right and Jamal... you play a pedal steel with three fingers on the right hand... string bar in the left and with both legs and both feet.
that's a pedal steel guitar
@jamel_aka_jamal That's a steel guitar man!
I am SO thrilled you reacted to this song❤️❤️❤️ My little brother is severely autistic and he absolutely loves this song. We haven’t seen him for a few months bc the facility he lives in is in lockdown. I miss him terribly and this just warms my heart. Thank you ❤️
My grandma got me into Ricky Skaggs in the 80s. I had never listened to Country before. I was more into stuff like Duran Duran. Grandma had me line dancing. Good memories!
Jamel you need to try some Ronnie Milsap:
What a Difference You've Made in My Life
Smoky Mountain Rain
There's no gettin over me
Stranger In My House
Also, Randy Travis. Too many good ones to count.
Forever and Ever
Too Gone Too Long
He Walked on Water
Digging up Bones
Most definitely
Ronnie Millsap is awesome, played for elvis
Now you're getting into my very favorite genre of music! I have been a fan of Bluegrass my entire life and I even play a fiddle!
I absolutely love Ricky Skaggs! He was the other singer that sang with Vince Gill in Go Rest High On That Mountain.
PS, This is not country music, this is Bluegrass. The instrument that does not look familiar is called a steel guitar.
Ricky can play anything... but he can really play bluegrass the right way.
I agree...love Ricky singing Blue Grass 🧡 OMG Jamel!! Let's go down that "Country" road. Let's do it !!
Bluegrass is the most superior branch of the Country Tree.
Man, check out some Hank Williams Sr. The real King.
(Not that Hank is Bluegrass, but both older classic Country types. Banjos, yodeling, fiddles, etc...)
Steel guitar. Play with picks on your fingers
Ricky Skaggs doing Shady Grove, Black Eyed Susie, Uncle Penn, just some of his best Bluegrass songs. Another great performance is Patty Lovelace & Ralph Stanley doing Pretty Polly, just amazing.
@@itsallgood4093 love Patty Loveless! 😊
Jamel - I am learning to appreciate music just for the sake of music because of you! I'm a rocker at heart - listening mostly to stuff from the 50s, 60s, & 70s, & I'm watching all of your videos & am chuffed to see you listening to everything under the sun, & appreciating it all. So, I figure - if Jamel can listen to something objectively & enjoy it, then so can I. I'm watching & listening to an awful lot of stuff now, thanks to your work, than I would otherwise, & having a grand old time! Thanks, lad!!
El Paso - Marty Robbins. I promise you won't be disappointed.
i like elpaso city better, the follow up to the original song
@@spacecatboy2962 really anything by Marty Robbins is good let's be honest
Don't forget Feleena which is the second song in the El Paso trilogy.
I live in Marty Robbins home town. Don’t forget Big Iron!!!
Marty Robbins El Paso is one of my favorite!
I love your enthusiasm Jamal.... it's a real joy to see you listen to various styles and genres of music. You're a true gem and so fun to watch. Keep doing what you're doing brother.
Love the fact that you have ventured way beyond rap and discovered the big wide world of music, beautiful music.
Ricky Skaggs is great! Appreciate you listening to Ricky!
If you want to hear one of the best old school pickers listen to ROY CLARK! The same Roy Clark from the old TV show Hee Haw!
Here’s one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen Roy Clark do: ruclips.net/video/ilm2qeJndWo/видео.html
Here in the UK the Wogan Show was a huge talk show starring the late great Irish man Terry Wogan. This show was watched by Everyone here, it was huge. So being on the Wogan show was a really big deal. This was when the Dukes of Hazzard was popular so this type of Hillbilly Bluegrass Rock was being heard here for the first time in mainstream TV. I am not a fan of country music but I absolutely loved this. That guitar picking on the steel slide guitar was great stuff as was Ricky's fast fingers. Great fun, thank you for digging this up. R.I.P Terry Wogan you were a legend 💖💖💖💖💖
I have a soft spot for some older country music...that’s all my dad listened to when I was a kid 😄 I’d throw in my request for some Dwight Yoakam - “ Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose.” Great storytelling, and a fantastic country shuffle riff.
Yoakam would be good 👌🏼. 🎧🎶
Steeeeeeel geeeetar...emblematic of country music now and always. I love that older country!
This music sounds soooo much better then today’s so called country music. Thanks for the reaction Jamal.
Country music now ain't country music.... That is pop music.
I don't even like country music but old country is carved in my soul because of my mother, and you don't see any of this in today's "country" music.....
Amen
Love country music and bluegrass! Grew up with it because my Grandfather was in a bluegrass band ! Love the old stuff!! ❤️❤️
I came to see if anyone recommended Highway 40 Blues. I was gonna jump on the bandwagon. Would love to see that reaction.
Great tune!
My favorite Ricky Skaggs song!
Good one!
Glad you are discovering more great music. Grew up listening to Charlie Pride, Ricky Skaggs and Charlie Pride. Glad you found them too.
Gotta respect the talent of that pedal steel player! Learned on Wikipedia: “Playing the pedal steel guitar has unusual physical requirements in requiring simultaneous coordination of both hands, both feet and both knees( knees operate levers on medial and lateral sides of each knee)...
Barbara Mandrell could play the fire out of it, you don't see a lot of female players.
Sadly becoming a lost art😞
Thomas: Thank you for that information. Additionally, the metal things on his fingers are finger pics. Bonnie Raitt plays the guitar with a thumb pic and four finger pics. Keb Mo sometimes uses four. For some younger players, try Robert Johnson and the Family Band. Hope my spelling isn't so bad you can't find these people.
I grew up with country music playing in the house in my room I could listen to what I wanted but since I heard it most the time I love it and brings back many memories
You've seen Ricky before. He was part of Vince Gill's trio singing "Go Rest High on that Mountain"
Literally the most skilled guitar player I've ever seen, he is a legit prodigy and recognized as a master musician.
Now Ricky Skaggs knows bluegrass. So good. 👍😊 (Now that you mention it, he does look like Uncle Joey on Full House) 😂 What you're hearing is a steel guitar, it's like a guitar laid flat. Very common in country music.
This isn't country, it's Blue Grass. Ricky Skaggs is still tearing it up. Dudes a legend.
More Bluegrass - Rhonda Vincent and the Rage “Orange Blossom Special”
Keith Whitley - “Don’t Close Your Eyes”
“I’m No Stranger To The Rain”
“Miami, My Amy”
Compare Keith’s and Alison Krauss’ version of “When You Say Nothing At All”
Good answer. Another Keith W. Classic - It Ain't Nothing
Yes and Rhonda Vincent is amazing.
RHONDA VINCENT
One of the best performances I've seen is Patty Lovelace and Ralph Stanley doing Pretty Polly!!!
Don't Close Your Eyes gets my heart every time!
Orange Blossom Special by Charlie Daniels 😉
I loved this. "What the hell is that?". I was 10 yrs old in 86 at my grandma's house watching her haw and all the country shows. I always wanted to go square dancing with my grandma but I was to young. By the time I was old enough she stopped going. I lost her one day before my 25th birthday May 1st, 2001. Guess she wanted to spend May 2nd with her mama. I was born on her mamas birthday..my great grandma. Love ur reaction and made me think of my grandma.
try Jerry Reed; Eastbound and Down, When you're hot, Amos Moses, She got the goldmine.
You should check out Ray Stevens, Cannon ball and the streak.
"Eastbound and Down!" As my Uncle Rodgers would say, "SON!" Yes, sir! Was it Jerry Reed or Mac Davis who sang, "When You're Hot You're Hot?" One of the funnest Country Songs ever.
Jerry Reed was one of the greatest guitar pickers. Throw in his sense of humor and a little funk... sure to entertain.
@@EddieDexterStewart definitely a Jerry Reed tune.
@@EddieDexterStewart Mac Davis did hard to be humble
And then watch Smokey and the Bandit !
I’ve seen Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder live a few times. Absolutely some of the technically top tier musicians I have ever seen!
Billy Strings "Dust in a baggie" the one posted on youtube by lower standards his playing is incredible
Yes!! And Turmoil and Tinfoil
His cover of Bob Dylan's Don't Think Twice is the best I've seen. ruclips.net/video/LR-T2qTLF6o/видео.html
I’ve been dying for him to see some billy
for thr love of all that's good please do some billy strings
I love the Steel Guitar, it has a great sound.
"uncle joey" is probably one of the best guitarist in country music
What type of work do you do?
Ricky started out in Bluegrass along with Kieth Whitney went Country to make money. He came back to Bluegrass and made it huge he's way better in Bluegrass then country.
Love his bluegrass not a fan of his country career.
@@Dresdentrumpet Me too!!
Yep, his Bluegrass is fantastic!!
Jamel AKA Jamal, thanks for reacting to the Ricky Skaggs video. I appreciate your message, "Just have some fun."
TWO IMPORTANT SONGS From "The Band's Last Waltz":
"The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Others added, "Up on Cripple Creek" and "Mannish Boy".
"The Last Waltz" was The Band's farewell retirement concert.
It features TONS of great musical greats they knew through the years.
Those 4 songs are the critical ones.
Believe it or not, people would watch the entire movie with you if you did it.
Just watched the new documentary about Robbie Robertson and The Band. Yes that's how it totally comes off. Sadly the one other living member not even interviewed.
Yes yes yes!!! Please do The Band!
@@brucegrossman3531 huge band fan but not a huge fan of Robbie , not sure if I want to watch it
@@ericmartin3026 it's good but just know it's the Robbie Robertson show.
@@brucegrossman3531 thanks , I figured it would be
Ricky Skaggs is a very talented multi-instrumentalist. Plays guitar, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle with the best of them.
Love the shoulder moves when Jamal is gettin into it.🤟🏼
That guy sitting down is playing a pedal steel! A signature country instrument
"What the hell is that?"
A steel guitar.
Classic Country Shredding at it's best. Ricky Skaggs is awesome
That steel guitar you stopped to see again was killing it throughout the whole song.
Wonderful thanks!!! He's brilliant.
Haven’t had any county for awhile. Glad to see.
He also sang harmony with Vince Gill’s “Go Rest High on that Mountain” that you reacted to.
Time to dial up some Jr. Brown!
YES! Highway Patrol, Venom Wearing Denim, and the best: My Wife Thinks You’re Dead!
Junior Brown is amazing with his Guit-Steel guitar. In addition to the songs mentioned, try Freeborn Man and his Surf medley.
If you want to see picking watch Glen Campbell back home in Indiana
At one time both Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill were members of Emmylou Harris's band.
Ricky and Vince are two great examples of the many artists steeped in the bluegrass tradition that decided to seek a more lucrative career in mainstream country. Ricky fully returned of course with Kentucky Thunder. Both great pickers and singers though.
Albert Lee wrote this tune. There ain't no flies on Albert, either.
Emmylou Harris & Albert Lee At Beat CluB 1977 "Country Boy" High Quality
ruclips.net/video/ocNPcvLaloo/видео.html
Don't forget about some others, including Rodney Crowell (Rosanne Cash's ex husband), Tony Brown (George Strait's producer), Emory Gordy, Jr (Patty Loveless's husband) and James Burton were also early members of her "Hot band".
How much talent there !!
Yessssss one of them Kentucky boys and I am too. I remember this song when he released it because his picking blew me away . My brother that's a steel guitar .
“What the hell is that?” LOL His Live in London is a great album. Instrument was a steel guitar.
Getting into some bluegrass! BILLY STRINGS will absolutely move you, any song any live performance
Billy Strings!! I told him a dozen times he’s gotta react to him! Dust in a Baggie and Dealing Dispair. Still waiting to see it. But Ricky Skaggs...i’ll take it!!
Jim Reeves song "He'll have to go." Excellent song.
Agreed
He was my grandfather's first cousin. Awesome performer
my dad payed steel guitar those are picks and a bar in the other hand i am 71 yrs old white woman been around it all my life thank you playing this country music
If you want a song you can feel, The Highwaymen “Desperados Waiting for a Train” or Kris Kristofferson “Casey’s Last Ride.”
i think i like mark chstnuts version of desperados best
Love to see someone play steel guitar! Awesome!
If you wanna see where pedal steel can go, check out Robert Randolph, you'll most likely find "I Need More Love" and a few other tunes most easy to locate a reactable version.
Great song!
Squeeze. They blew the doors off by opening the show with a 30 minute medley around it when I saw them at Saenger in NO in '05('08?). NOBODY sat for 2 hours.
He's gonna blow his top when he sees Robert play.
oh! I haven't heard Robert Randolph in a while so I youtubed some songs. this one was awesome! ruclips.net/video/2C3b1fmMmKM/видео.html Ain't Nothin' Wrong With That. He takes petal steel to a whole new level.
Robert Randolph and the Family Band was the first thing I thought of when his jaw dropped at the steel guitar. Loved him on ACL.
Heartbroke was by far my favorite from Ricky!
My favorite too!
You should react to Steve Martin playing the banjo.... he can get it..!
Yes he and earl scruggs playing Foggy Mountain Breakdown.
i saw him live last year. It was a real treat to listen and watch him tear up that banjo
@@kennethhoke2584 Did you see him induct Paul Simon in to the Rock and roll Hall of fame? If not, it's pretty good.!
Steve and John McEuen of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fame have been friends and fellow banjo players since they were teens. Steve was working in the magic shop in Disneyland at 15 and John came in. They became fast friends.
Ricky has a background in Bluegrass, started playing the mandolin, then went on to the banjo, then the guitar. Excellent in anything with strings!!!
Isn't the steel guitar in the song, "Sleepwalk" by Santo & Johnny? Don't play that song beneath a full moon with your girl! Not unless you're ready to say, "I do!"
I'm not positive, but I think Sleepwalk is laptop guitar. Similar
Love you amazing reactions and the attention and respect You give
this is an Albert Lee song, check the original is as mind blowing as this one
Nope, Albert covered it, Ricky wrote it.
This is a pure Bluegrass song written by The Legend Bill Monroe. Ricky tried switching over to the Country genre from Blugrass back in the mid 80's, but he didnt like it. So he went back to Bluegrass, and thats where he stayed. Hes still there today. If you havent noticed, Ricky is the male backup singer on Vince Gill's, "Go Rest High On That Mountain", along with Alison Krauss singing the female backup.
Up for some fun? Alan Jackson, It's Five O'Clock Somewhere.
Ricky Skaggs has been a Nashville heavyweight forever. Monster talent. Can play anything.
Dude, Billy Strings- Dust In A Baggie is worth a listen. Also Turmoil & Tinfoil.
Dust is a baggie is awesome. Cocaine Blues, too.
That's a rocking tune. Pedal Steel is what that dude was playing.
if you like blue grass style music check out Alison Krauss and Union station. Union station is a stand lone band on their own merit but they have Alison standing in front of them so they have that going on too. There is a long list of songs all of them are good. When you say nothing at all features Alison singing who has the purist girl singing voice I have ever heard by the way. You should check them out . Even if you dont do a review or reaction
May I say that Alison has a voice like an angel! The women like their song "When you say nothing at all"
Most definitely, listen to Alison Krauss!
Yes!!
I'll have to say that I think Emmylou Harris has the better voice, but that's just me. 😁
Yes please give Alison Krause and Union station a listen. So good
DANG J,u got all us bluegrass Fan's on your channel! I'm into all music
Dig it. Phenomenal musicians. Song is written by a brit, Albert Lee, great guitar player. No limits my friend! Thanks Jamel. Hope you're feeling better.
Ricky Skaggs is one of the greatest musicians on most string instruments you'll ever see.
Try Jim Reeves "Four Walls", Willie Nelson/Faron Young "Hello Walls" 2 tunes for the times. Be Safe y'all.
Jim Reeves......
Hello Walls
The entire reason i continue to watch, even if not your kind of music you appreciate it, i grew up in 70s and 80s all kind of good music
THAT is a slide guitar, a staple of older country music.
Also known as a pedel steel and or steel guitar.
Pedal steel and slide guitar are two different instruments. What Bonnie Raitt plays is slide guitar. What the gentleman playing flat with the finger picks in this video was pedal steel.
A Steel guitar is the heart and soul of country music. It can set the mood for a song and you can really feel it tear at your heartstrings sometimes.
Jamel! 🙌 I think you’d like *Peter Frampton* 💯 *Show Me The Way* *Baby I Love Your Way* among many more!! 👍😎🙌🔥💯
Frampton Comes Alive - Do You Feel Like I Do
For "The Midnight Special" are mos def the best versions
Recently subscribed to your channel after a friend shared one of your videos!! Been on a bit of a video watching binge since and I gotta say I truly appreciate individuals like you who just truly loves and acknowledges the power of music. I've always listened to a bit of everything--I have my preferences in rock, hip-hop, and EDM--but I absolutely appreciate everybody's contribution to the world of music!
Love your message!
"Let's just have some fun!"
Yes music of all styles brings all people together!
God bless you my brother 😊
Brother Jamel, I love being on this musical journey with you. You have become a true musical ambassador, experiencing music and fun with all of us at time when it is needed. You have seen Ricky before. He was singing with Vince Gill in Go Rest High On that Mountain. There are lots of connective threads running through the music. This in Bluegrass music. The music of poor white folks from the Appalachian Mountains. Truly some of the best musicianship in all of country music can be found in Bluegrass. The instrument you asked about is a steel guitar, popular in different forms of country music. You just Keep on Keepin on and ill enjoy the ride with you.
John Denver, everything. Start with Rocky Mountain High. Cheers.
So glad you checked this out. Ricky definitely came out of a bluegrass tradition and you hear it hear too. For a very modern update you could react to in a similar vein check out Billy Strings -Dust in a Baggie! Get the live at the Ryman version.
You should try more 80s country, like Rosanne Cash’s “Seven Year Ache”.
"Don't bother calling to say you're leaving alone when there's a fool on every corner when you're tryin' to get home"
Good stuff!!!
And "18 Wheels And A Dozen Roses" by Kathy Mattea.
BIGBLOCK5022006 yes!
Good one!
I really appreciate the personal sentiments you shared. Thanks, and keep up the good work. One love