His guitar wasn’t a instrument he “mastered “ but it was truly a part of him. If that makes sense. So unorthodox so his own. That’s what makes these men great. They weren’t just guitar players but artists.
That makes all the sense in the world.when someone can make his guitar sing and become apart of him not many can do that. Carlos Santana is one and Jimi Hendrix is another one. But Albert's the KING!!! RIP
I know right? Albert King once said it isn't the blues if you don't put any soul in it. It seems that many of today's "blues" players think that because they play fast while bending a few strings, and it has a 12 bar blues progression that it's the blues.......but all they really do is play rock and roll. What men like Collins and the three Kings did.....now THAT'S the blues!
All the technique in the world will never get you sounding like Mr. Collins. Unique as the day is long, and a true master. Saw him a million years ago at a little club, The Red Rail, and I still remember that night. RIP Albert Collins.
Couldn't agree with you more!I,Too, was fortunate enough to have seen him at a pretty small club in Boulder, Colorado in the mid 80's. Got the chance to talk with him for a few minutes. Truly a class act,very nice man,as well as being one of the greatest guitarists ever!
Dude 100%. Spoke to a hot young jazz player two nights ago he'd never even heard of him. I described his playing, raw, powerful, not too many notes, he wasn't interested and to him feel was a foreign concept. Albert is proof that the idea of "technique" defining musicality is just not true
Total original and a class act. Saw him a few times at clubs and talked to him two different times. Very kind and gracious and one of a kind. One note and you know it's Albert.
17 dislikes????? This man is a legend. There is no one left alive but Buddy Guy who has roots and the connection to the blues. The REAL blues!!! I teared up because if you are of a certain age like I am you know how significant this man was on many levels. Ask Eric Clapton and Keith Richards about Albert Collins and you better have a spare hour or two to listen their stories about what they learned AND borrowed from him. I will be purchasing this DVD immediately. It must be in every blues lovers collection. RIP Iceman!! There will never be another unless the good lord brings you back to us.
Sad. Now 34 dislikes. They should look for others "artists" like justin boober, madona, beyonce, thalia, paulina rubio. Greetings all thumbs up and "bravo" 👏👏✌ Albert Collins King.
One of the most underated and under appreciated guitar players of All time!!! Boyy he could make that Ax Talk!! B B King even gave him major prompts RIP and Love Albert
i saw Albert Collins several times - playing in venues as diverse as rock festivals in the 60s to small clubs like Albert's Hall here in Toronto. He loved his audiences and treated us to the real thing when he tore into a song. Always humble and, in my experience, really friendly. It was a huge loss when he left us.
Albert Collins is a blue's legend and sings vocally and plays his guitar sensationally..left his legacy that will always be with us and his music reaches my soul..Can't get anymore inspiring as this and rhythem and lyrics are phenomenal..terrific band on flowing out the sound ..Thank you God for Guitars and Albert Collins to entertain the world..RIP Albert..how blessed you are .
@@1919trish I really enjoy hearing him now. When I first got into blues, I didn’t like Clapton and I didn’t like Collins. Then I realized Collins didn’t use a pick. That changed my mind pretty quick lol.
One time a fella snuck up on stage just to touch Alberts guitar sitting in its stand. Bad idea. He touched it alright but that thing bit him back. His fingers were instantly frost bitten!!! Wow!!!
Love Albert Collins! In all the years of watching and listening to him, this is the first time I’ve ever seen him with his capo low down on the second fret!
Me too! I used to joke "If he had learned the whole neck, he probably could have ruled the world" Turns out he knew the whole neck, he just didn't need all of it most of the time.
Forever thankful to have seen the Iceman many times at Antones on Guadalupe! He walked out of the building playing his guitar into the parking lot and called and ordered a pizza from next door. I do believe he is the greatest blues guitar player and musician I have ever seen! OMGOSH truly a master. I am still in awe!
I saw him live three times at Stache's in Columbus Ohio. Every time he would stroll out the front door to play for the people passing by. I had the honor of sharing a shot with him during one of his strolls. After setting down to play a couple minutes, he graciously joined our table in shots of whiskey. An absolute showman, incomparable guitar player, and a nice person.
NH1969GOAT everytime i hear Albert Collins man my skin starts to shiver and my heart paces itself because he has the most Bluest tone ever! I get a little jealous of that haha.
Thank you for such a wonderful video ! My acquaintance with the blues began in 2005, at that time I was 38 years old! And the first one I fell in love with with all my soul is an unsurpassed master of improvising guitar playing, in black peas on a white background or in white peas on a black background! In black shirts with white polka dots or vice versa white shirts with black polka dots! That is, our beloved and wonderful Buddy Guy! And then came other blues artists including: Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Tony Joe White, Walter Trout, J. J. cale, Steve Ray Wonan, James Brown, Roy Buchanan and many great musicians!
we are so fortunate to have had him grace our music landscape. My iTunes wouldn't have been complete without Clarence, nor would the Texas jazz scene. A national treasure was Clarence.
Out of all the covers of this great song, I've gotta say this version has the most soulful feel, the most creative arrangement and musicians . . . Albert Collins just shot w-a-a-y up in my estimation!
I really LOVE Organ..I met Jimmy Smith walking downtown Las Vegas 1969..He invited me to his Private Party that night..I wish I could hear Albert Play Organ..he died so young..
It was 7pm deep in the Sahara desert near the border between Mauritania and Sharawi land (Western Sahara). We had been driving all day in sweltering heat from St Louis, Senegal, heading to Casablanca. We stopped on the side of the road as a Soveit era freight train rolled along on the shaky tracks. All around us were seas of white and brown crescent dunes. Not a word was said between us. Not once. I cast my eye on the horizon and saw the sun fading into the sky, and at that moment, it seemed the dunes and sky had merged. I took a few steps back to the jeep, opened the passenger door, and picked up the cassette player from the footwell. It was getting dark, and i could count a few stars, gently sprouting out in the night. 'You can have that,' said Helen. It was a perfectly rolled, big fat spliff. I smiled and said, 'Thanks'. Just as i lit the spliff, i pressed the play button on the tape, and this song came on. Collin's spoken words echoed far in the wind. And at the point he struck that first strong note on that guitar, the cascading sound wailed into the distance, and i felt a chilled sensation. It was as if i was alone in the presence of God in the middle of the sahara desert! Never had such joy listening to music as i did then. And guess what, it was the same for Helen too! Blues in the desert is a spiritual experience!
What an amazing experience, thanks for sharing! The imagery conjured by the words in your description captures the magic of the experience, reminiscent of the late, great Hunter S. Thompson: "We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold." "Turn up the radio. Turn up the tape machine. Look into the sunset ahead. Roll the windows down for a better taste of the cool desert wind. Ah yes. This is what it's all about." "Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. [...] On some nights, I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.” "In the long run, no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time in the world. Whatever it meant."
@sashadoom Sasha, thank you! I had to look up Hunter S Thompson as I had not come across his work before. I am so chuffed and encouraged by your comment and comparison, I will start to write more often. A novel could in the works!
@@thinkerz8tipitina784 Thank YOU for adding to my small-but-mighty collection of "Huh, Maybe Everything isn't Terrible and I Shouldn't Give Up Hope Yet" examples. It's all too easy to become overwhelmed with negativity - anger, despair, numbness, etc. I collect beacons of light that I happen to glimpse amidst the seemingly-endless darkness. I find comfort in the flashlight beams illuminating the abyss, just bright enough to show me a way to climb back out. Reading about the unforgettable moments of pure joy you experienced in the desert gave me one of those lights in the dark - moonlight you can set up camp by instead of using your headlights is a fitting metaphor, and I am grateful that you put it out there and I stumbled upon it. I fully endorse the goal of writing more often - you have a gift that should be shared if you choose to. Creating - putting something out there that wasn't there before - gives me purpose and meaning. So do dogs and bowling. I would love to read some other things you come up with, for enjoyment and to provide feedback, so feel free to reach out😊
Blue's tell you alot about the poor Troubled aching painful Soul..You strive with through sometime in your life..What a song and that guitar is fantastic ..This guy is a master of the blue's and the rhythem is how your feeling at the time..what a legend
A great Guitar Slim classic. I would love to have seen the guitar battles between Guitar Slim and Johnny Guitar Watson. These Texas guitar gunslingers where fantastic.
I don't think that was Albert's regular touring band. That's Derek O'Brien on guitar and (I think) Reese Wynans on keyboards. Derek was a fixture on the Austin blues scene, backing people like Lou Ann Barton, Angela Strehli, etc., and he is on a LOT of the records on the Antone's label (80s and 90s). Reese joined Stevie Ray Vaughan's band for the last few years of Stevie's career.
![Albert Collins - "Frosty" [Live from Austin, TX]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rX9pEsdMkzE/mqdefault.jpg)
RIP Albert Collins (October 1, 1932 - November 24, 1993), aged 61
You will be remembered as a legend.
His guitar wasn’t a instrument he “mastered “ but it was truly a part of him. If that makes sense. So unorthodox so his own. That’s what makes these men great. They weren’t just guitar players but artists.
That makes all the sense in the world.when someone can make his guitar sing and become apart of him not many can do that. Carlos Santana is one and Jimi Hendrix is another one. But Albert's the KING!!! RIP
Now, that's DAMN FINE PICKIN! I so miss hearing actual rawness of the older Blues musicians.
I know right? Albert King once said it isn't the blues if you don't put any soul in it. It seems that many of today's "blues" players think that because they play fast while bending a few strings, and it has a 12 bar blues progression that it's the blues.......but all they really do is play rock and roll. What men like Collins and the three Kings did.....now THAT'S the blues!
All the technique in the world will never get you sounding like Mr. Collins. Unique as the day is long, and a true master. Saw him a million years ago at a little club, The Red Rail, and I still remember that night. RIP Albert Collins.
Couldn't agree with you more!I,Too, was fortunate enough to have seen him at a pretty small club in Boulder, Colorado in the mid 80's. Got the chance to talk with him for a few minutes. Truly a class act,very nice man,as well as being one of the greatest guitarists ever!
Mr.Collins had it all, he was a outstanding musician, a great showman and a friendly and humble person. RIP, Sir, you're truly missed and unforgotten.
Dude 100%. Spoke to a hot young jazz player two nights ago he'd never even heard of him. I described his playing, raw, powerful, not too many notes, he wasn't interested and to him feel was a foreign concept. Albert is proof that the idea of "technique" defining musicality is just not true
Total original and a class act. Saw him a few times at clubs and talked to him two different times. Very kind and gracious and one of a kind. One note and you know it's Albert.
Sounds similar to Clarence Gatemouth Brown
26 Thumbs down? WTF is wrong with people! Who still watching Aug 2020? RIP Legend!
Maybe they are all born after 1999. They think rap is music
2023 and here .
MAY 2023 - A fellow Timeless Traveller 😊
2024 and here, aspiring blues guitarist... RIP King
August 2024 Still a legend! RIP
17 dislikes????? This man is a legend. There is no one left alive but Buddy Guy who has roots and the connection to the blues. The REAL blues!!! I teared up because if you are of a certain age like I am you know how significant this man was on many levels. Ask Eric Clapton and Keith Richards about Albert Collins and you better have a spare hour or two to listen their stories about what they learned AND borrowed from him. I will be purchasing this DVD immediately. It must be in every blues lovers collection. RIP Iceman!! There will never be another unless the good lord brings you back to us.
We have ROBERT CRAY...Who IS as great as any other of ThE black players
Sad. Now 34 dislikes. They should look for others "artists" like justin boober, madona, beyonce, thalia, paulina rubio. Greetings all thumbs up and "bravo" 👏👏✌ Albert Collins King.
@@pabloperez4063 Great point! He is the connection between old and new
@@jazzfunkhead6866 absolutely! And Nobody seems to remember him, when he is full of musical mastery and knowledge. (ThE fact of not being flashy...)
Gary Clark Jr kinda strayed away from the blues but there's no doubt the man has it in him
You can hear the YEARS of experience and time that each band member has put in, in order to sound like this. It’s truly remarkable.
One of the most underated and under appreciated guitar players of All time!!! Boyy he could make that Ax Talk!! B B King even gave him major prompts RIP and Love Albert
are you kidding me? that might be the greatest drum intro ever to pull back like that....
He is one of the greatest blues guitarists that ever played . He and Buddy Guy are untouchable
And stevie ray vaughan
i saw Albert Collins several times - playing in venues as diverse as rock festivals in the 60s to small clubs like Albert's Hall here in Toronto. He loved his audiences and treated us to the real thing when he tore into a song. Always humble and, in my experience, really friendly. It was a huge loss when he left us.
Facts RIP uncle Albert
Albert Collins is a blue's legend and sings vocally and plays his guitar sensationally..left his legacy that will always be with us and his music reaches my soul..Can't get anymore inspiring as this and rhythem and lyrics are phenomenal..terrific band on flowing out the sound ..Thank you God for Guitars and Albert Collins to entertain the world..RIP Albert..how blessed you are .
My uncle Albert spoke realness
@@1919trish I really enjoy hearing him now. When I first got into blues, I didn’t like Clapton and I didn’t like Collins. Then I realized Collins didn’t use a pick. That changed my mind pretty quick lol.
I've been in a lot of churches in the country and abroad, but the Church of Albert Collins has been my favorite!
My favorite Albert Collins line is on Showdown where he says “let me show you my hand”, and he proceeds to take over
Albert Collins is my favorite bluesman
He was one of the best guitarist’s around. Great musician.
One time a fella snuck up on stage just to touch Alberts guitar sitting in its stand. Bad idea. He touched it alright but that thing bit him back. His fingers were instantly frost bitten!!! Wow!!!
Love this version - timeless. Listening at least once a day.
It's pretty hard to stay in that groove. It would be very easy to begin to rush it. Drummer did a great job laying down the law.
It's just slow blues.If you can count, you can stay in the groove.
Love Albert Collins! In all the years of watching and listening to him, this is the first time I’ve ever seen him with his capo low down on the second fret!
Me too!
I used to joke "If he had learned the whole neck, he probably could have ruled the world"
Turns out he knew the whole neck, he just didn't need all of it most of the time.
Forever thankful to have seen the Iceman many times at Antones on Guadalupe! He walked out of the building playing his guitar into the parking lot and called and ordered a pizza from next door. I do believe he is the greatest blues guitar player and musician I have ever seen! OMGOSH truly a master. I am still in awe!
I saw him live three times at Stache's in Columbus Ohio. Every time he would stroll out the front door to play for the people passing by. I had the honor of sharing a shot with him during one of his strolls. After setting down to play a couple minutes, he graciously joined our table in shots of whiskey. An absolute showman, incomparable guitar player, and a nice person.
The anticipation for his next note is intense❤
He was absolutely amazing, I never stopped listening to all of his lp’s!
This man knew how to dance with his guitar. Absolute joy all-round❗🎯💯
Whoever did the mix on the drums is a genius.They sound perfect
My Lord! Thats the way to play the blues...
Bow down before the Master of the Telecaster...1 of 1...RIP
NH1969GOAT everytime i hear Albert Collins man my skin starts to shiver and my heart paces itself because he has the most Bluest tone ever! I get a little jealous of that haha.
NH1969GOAT beg to differ- some dude named Muddy Waters was pretty spiffy on that T-caster
@@smoothoperator7023 Both were great - entirely different.
Yes absolutely,none takes me to heaven every time,only Mr.Collins
Thank you for such a wonderful video !
My acquaintance with the blues began in 2005, at that time I was 38 years old!
And the first one I fell in love with with all my soul is an unsurpassed master of improvising guitar playing, in black peas on a white background or in white peas on a black background!
In black shirts with white polka dots or vice versa white shirts with black polka dots!
That is, our beloved and wonderful Buddy Guy!
And then came other blues artists including: Albert Collins, Luther Allison, Joe Bonamassa, Kirk Fletcher, Tony Joe White, Walter Trout, J. J. cale, Steve Ray Wonan, James Brown, Roy Buchanan and many great musicians!
Nobody gets off the stage until you sing the blues - The Adventures of a babysitter movie - Albert Collins - Great guitar player and singer!
Thx for the memory jog!
😊
@@moni2675 You are welcome! Have a good day!
Good Lord, they just took me to church!
One of the greatest. Wish I had a chance to see him live!
Very great player true master
we are so fortunate to have had him grace our music landscape. My iTunes wouldn't have been complete without Clarence, nor would the Texas jazz scene. A national treasure was Clarence.
Out of all the covers of this great song, I've gotta say this version has the most soulful feel, the most creative arrangement and musicians . . . Albert Collins just shot w-a-a-y up in my estimation!
Right where he outta be!
Wonderful, beautiful song.
To play this blues... wow! The restraints expressed by Albert and his guitarist ? Is an example to all blues players.
I really LOVE Organ..I met Jimmy Smith walking downtown Las Vegas 1969..He invited me to his Private Party that night..I wish I could hear Albert Play Organ..he died so young..
Lucky.
Hello Anna how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family
That Telecaster sounds perfect in combination with the horn section.
Iceman, The Master Of The Telecaster!!!!! Blues Legend !!! One of the best ever!!!!
Lovely, just lovely! Thanks Mr. Collins!
This is the baddest blues song I’ve ever heard.
"The Ice Man"!!!....King of the "Telecaster" blues!!!
Merci pour la mise en ligne!Un vrai blues Man!
This soothes my soul!
Classic these cats aren't around anymore. Dragging the pick on the strings. No more showman ship. Can ya dig
he is Unique in all possible ways.. just look at the strap the way he wears!
A great man amongst musicians, a musical genius amongst mortals. So few but so many. So many, but so few u dig?
Love the way he plays.
I play this song everyday by Collins. Magic each time.
this cat has one of the most unique distinguished sounds ever
Michael Deeps .
The iceman
Very unique!!!!!
The cool sound
Yup. He had a tone of his own. Ya hear one note and you know it is Albert.
I wish I could go back...
Music today, is soulless.
The Ice Man R.I.P. You are Greatly Missed Brother, Cousin Figel
Impossibly good! What an artist.
8:55 base and cymbal along with everything else. Really a treasure of a video
outstanding piece of music
A whole lotta 🎵💪 on that stage.
Magnificent. Just magnificent.
It was 7pm deep in the Sahara desert near the border between Mauritania and Sharawi land (Western Sahara). We had been driving all day in sweltering heat from St Louis, Senegal, heading to Casablanca. We stopped on the side of the road as a Soveit era freight train rolled along on the shaky tracks. All around us were seas of white and brown crescent dunes. Not a word was said between us. Not once. I cast my eye on the horizon and saw the sun fading into the sky, and at that moment, it seemed the dunes and sky had merged. I took a few steps back to the jeep, opened the passenger door, and picked up the cassette player from the footwell. It was getting dark, and i could count a few stars, gently sprouting out in the night. 'You can have that,' said Helen. It was a perfectly rolled, big fat spliff. I smiled and said, 'Thanks'. Just as i lit the spliff, i pressed the play button on the tape, and this song came on. Collin's spoken words echoed far in the wind. And at the point he struck that first strong note on that guitar, the cascading sound wailed into the distance, and i felt a chilled sensation. It was as if i was alone in the presence of God in the middle of the sahara desert! Never had such joy listening to music as i did then. And guess what, it was the same for Helen too! Blues in the desert is a spiritual experience!
What an amazing experience, thanks for sharing! The imagery conjured by the words in your description captures the magic of the experience, reminiscent of the late, great Hunter S. Thompson:
"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold."
"Turn up the radio. Turn up the tape machine. Look into the sunset ahead. Roll the windows down for a better taste of the cool desert wind. Ah yes. This is what it's all about."
"Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. [...] On some nights, I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio.”
"In the long run, no explanation, no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time in the world. Whatever it meant."
@sashadoom Sasha, thank you! I had to look up Hunter S Thompson as I had not come across his work before. I am so chuffed and encouraged by your comment and comparison, I will start to write more often. A novel could in the works!
@@thinkerz8tipitina784 Thank YOU for adding to my small-but-mighty collection of "Huh, Maybe Everything isn't Terrible and I Shouldn't Give Up Hope Yet" examples. It's all too easy to become overwhelmed with negativity - anger, despair, numbness, etc. I collect beacons of light that I happen to glimpse amidst the seemingly-endless darkness. I find comfort in the flashlight beams illuminating the abyss, just bright enough to show me a way to climb back out.
Reading about the unforgettable moments of pure joy you experienced in the desert gave me one of those lights in the dark - moonlight you can set up camp by instead of using your headlights is a fitting metaphor, and I am grateful that you put it out there and I stumbled upon it.
I fully endorse the goal of writing more often - you have a gift that should be shared if you choose to. Creating - putting something out there that wasn't there before - gives me purpose and meaning. So do dogs and bowling. I would love to read some other things you come up with, for enjoyment and to provide feedback, so feel free to reach out😊
Blue's tell you alot about the poor Troubled aching painful Soul..You strive with through sometime in your life..What a song and that guitar is fantastic ..This guy is a master of the blue's and the rhythem is how your feeling at the time..what a legend
Thanks Albert when you play this in Buenos Aires! Rip master
A great Guitar Slim classic. I would love to have seen the guitar battles between Guitar Slim and Johnny Guitar Watson. These Texas guitar gunslingers where fantastic.
Clarence Gatemouth Brown. Another overlooked bluesman
The Real Blues..
Serious Blues Man!! Can't talk about it, but He Can Play It!!
Love it!
That hammond organ sounds great.
King of slow blues
The Blues there it is...
The years that we have lived. And so many miles...
Back when talent wasnt a beauty contest
There it is. We live it everyday..years
Albert didn't spare exspense, when it came to his band. Just at rhythm guitar, he had a cavalcade of stars.
I don't think that was Albert's regular touring band. That's Derek O'Brien on guitar and (I think) Reese Wynans on keyboards. Derek was a fixture on the Austin blues scene, backing people like Lou Ann Barton, Angela Strehli, etc., and he is on a LOT of the records on the Antone's label (80s and 90s). Reese joined Stevie Ray Vaughan's band for the last few years of Stevie's career.
Great band - Reese Wynans on keys and Duke Robillard on backup guitar...taking his time on this one!
Derek O'Brien is the other guitarist.
@@GrahameR75 who is right???
@@pabloperez4063 Me, I think! 😉
@@GrahameR75 you are..
Wow I was just guessing that A very young Duke
Like butter🙌🏼
Another King. ✌
Another Great Texas Blues Cat, Y'all!
💕 💞 💓 💗 💖
All my favorite guitarists are from Texas. None of my exes live in Texas, though. 😂
this is beyond blues! good lord
What?Capo on 2nd fret?I love it when these guys Albert and the three Kings would play a slow blues.
You can feel it in ya bones
What a show in this 2021 thing cheers guys 👌❤💥💥☝️🤸♂️💃
Plays so lightly with thumb and fingers, I’m so glad Nils Lofgren was watching.....
Albert definitely paid his dues to get there.
What a Man! WooF!
Beautiful
Feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeling !!!!
Real music real instruments real talent real good. Now look at the garbage they call music today.
Derek can throw down with the best of'em.
That boy got uh black cat bone! Lawduhmersy!!😌
Simplesmente espetacular parabéns
Perfect.
The organ completes the blues.
🙏🙏🙏
This must be the slowest blues I've ever heard.
Absolute Master or the telecaster....
Slow and sweet like molasses ❤❤
......can I get an AMEN or a hallelujah!!!!!!?????
The things i used to do....i love you Pearly May Elise!!❤❤❤
Supercooled frozen blues, RIP Iceman...
watching in 2022 !
*****Stars!
It's that old theory in action ..... 'Less is More'
Master of telecaster