George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Madison Blues (Live Aid 1985)

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  • George Thorogood & The Destroyers accompanied by Albert Collins performing at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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  • @AdrianAndersson
    @AdrianAndersson 3 года назад +136

    Collins just casually walks up the stage in front of a huge crowd, sets his capo at the right fret and proceeds to play a killer solo in middle of a song that is not a standard of his repetoire. Forever legend.

    • @jamesbaker9905
      @jamesbaker9905 Год назад +4

      Oh yeah... I don't know if you know anything about playing guitar but he tuned up to open F sharp minor and put the capo on the 12th or 14th fret .... Mr unconventional !!

    • @devonmoors
      @devonmoors Год назад

      A touch of the great Elmore James

    • @devonmoors
      @devonmoors Год назад +5

      These Blues guys can mix it big time.Long live the Blues!

    • @jamestsmith2873
      @jamestsmith2873 9 месяцев назад +8

      Albert played a small club in Pittsburgh a few days later. I said to him, "Albert, what was Live Aid like?" He said, "Man I was scared!"

    • @maxpeck4154
      @maxpeck4154 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@jamesbaker9905I've been playing 30 years and still can't wrap my brain around that tuning. I've been (poorly) mimicking his licks for years in standard tuning

  • @dirkevans3443
    @dirkevans3443 3 года назад +117

    I’m an old man, have been to many many different shows but can honestly say Thorogood & the Destroyers put on one of greatest most rocking shows I’ve ever seen
    They were on fire
    The place damn near levitated
    Great Show!!!

    • @markbunce3405
      @markbunce3405 Год назад +2

      👍💪💪💪

    • @kiduey
      @kiduey 19 дней назад

      Seen him probably a dozen times and he is the greatest performer on stage with some great tunes

  • @davidmclachlan6592
    @davidmclachlan6592 Год назад +33

    The drums, the sax, the guitars the moves...... everything about this performance is brilliant!

  • @operationoverloard
    @operationoverloard 2 года назад +93

    George is painfully underrated with his sound and showmanship. At 72 years old he is still touring. I saw him last year in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Troy, Ohio... a month apart from each other. He works very hard.

    • @Rick_Frigate
      @Rick_Frigate 2 года назад +8

      Incredible isn't it? In terms of gigging musicians, there's really nobody like them. They do somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 shows a year. Three hundred!!! And they've been doing that for DECADES. The passion they have for the music, their fans, and the crowd is unparalleled.

    • @petergriffinhorse1218
      @petergriffinhorse1218 Год назад +5

      Underrated? He preformed in live aid one of the biggest live stadium live aid is one of the world wide performances in all of music history

    • @markbunce3405
      @markbunce3405 Год назад

      👍🕺🕺🕺👏👏👏

    • @Harry_PP030
      @Harry_PP030 Год назад +6

      I saw him about 2 weeks ago in concert, for the first time finally after all these years. In my hometown, around the corner from where i live. It was great!

    • @markbunce3405
      @markbunce3405 Год назад

      @@Harry_PP030 UK xx

  • @ColinPottersBar
    @ColinPottersBar Год назад +20

    This is the gig that got me into George!! And at last, I got to see him live this year! He didn't disappoint as many aging artists have done over the years. He has still got it, so go and see him if you haven't already!! Long Live George Thorogood......!!

  • @bradforddillman7671
    @bradforddillman7671 3 года назад +28

    I was 17 and in that crowd, just graduated high school, the summer before college. If I remember correctly, George was a surprise as he wasn’t on the promotional list of the performers. We were big George fans too, so this was a bonus for sure. Plus Albert Collins to boot. We played a lot of pool in those days, so we loved his Bad to the Bone video of course. Best concert of my life.

  • @luisguedes7590
    @luisguedes7590 4 года назад +17

    I confess my ignorance. It was the first time that I saw a performance by the fabulous guitarist Albert Collins. Result: I became a fan and had the happiness of seeing him live four times even though I live in Brazil

  • @SuperAnatolli
    @SuperAnatolli Год назад +26

    This is one of the absolute best rock performances ever.

    • @jamesrobert680
      @jamesrobert680 Год назад

      You haven’t seen Queen at Live Aid.

    • @karingraf536
      @karingraf536 Год назад

      ​​​@@jamesrobert680 Queen, who is Queen?Sure I have seen it, but this was better.Because there's a movie about Queen, it's famous.

    • @jamesrobert680
      @jamesrobert680 Год назад

      @@karingraf536 Queen were easily the best performance on the day.

    • @jamesrobert680
      @jamesrobert680 Год назад

      @@karingraf536 Queen were better than George Thorogood.

    • @NiggaMind69
      @NiggaMind69 Год назад

      @@karingraf536 You’re telling me this is better than Queen? Like fr? Never heard that one before

  • @garymorgan3314
    @garymorgan3314 3 года назад +16

    Saw Collins in London 1974; he’s on fire!

  • @mullahosk585
    @mullahosk585 3 года назад +51

    This was my first step into real Blues. Hearing the first few notes by Albert Collins changed my music direction forever

    • @DrewFloyd
      @DrewFloyd 3 года назад +1

      Dude, same!

    • @mullahosk585
      @mullahosk585 3 года назад

      @@DrewFloyd
      Wow
      So you too had a Road to Damascus moment ?

    • @davidrpriest
      @davidrpriest 2 года назад +2

      Albert gets to you right when he plays the first note!

    • @geraldinebyrne4911
      @geraldinebyrne4911 2 года назад

      @@davidrpriest pyggggyggyygyg

    • @karenstanley964
      @karenstanley964 2 года назад +3

      Saw Albert play live…

  • @tattyshoesshigure5731
    @tattyshoesshigure5731 Год назад +11

    Sensational! George’s amazing slide playing blended with the ‘Iceman’s’ killer blues guitar is a superb mix!

  • @katiezee2
    @katiezee2 5 лет назад +57

    George puts on a killer show !.. huge talent + showmanship

    • @Putaspellonyou
      @Putaspellonyou 5 лет назад +2

      Indeed. I saw him just a couple years ago. He brings energy, joy, and commitment to his performance. He's either a great actor or every show is the most important he's ever played.

    • @deeg8849
      @deeg8849 4 года назад

      saw him twice once open for the stones and the other opening for zz top. kick ass both times

    • @Airsoftcleaner
      @Airsoftcleaner 4 года назад +1

      I agree, Other than Queen and Dire Straights

  • @jimbanda
    @jimbanda 2 года назад +14

    Wow.... When you need the two coolest dudes on the planet to electrify the audience... I watched most all of this live both sides of the Atlantic. Peace out everyone 🙏🙏

  • @user-lz5mm8cv7z
    @user-lz5mm8cv7z Год назад +6

    Thorogood and Collins doesn’t get any better!!!

  • @ryanblount6216
    @ryanblount6216 2 года назад +5

    Thank you GEORGE Thorogood 🖖🌞🇱🇷😎

  • @marksimpson2321
    @marksimpson2321 3 года назад +10

    Thete are vv few guitarists who can do so much with so few notes abd such a distinctive sound. The Albert Collins....

  • @kenton6098
    @kenton6098 2 месяца назад

    His shows, his guests, his interviews, his attitude, he always seems so positive, and that's not always easy in a tough business. His music is always good, but I especially like his interviews. Imagine working your ass off for years in small venues, finally being asked to open for the Rolling Stones, and having Charlie Watts walk up and ask you for your autograph!

  • @davidsargent5410
    @davidsargent5410 2 дня назад

    Thorogood is one of the greatest to ever do it guy is absolutely awesome

  • @mcfcguvnors
    @mcfcguvnors 4 года назад +11

    blew me away seein this as a young kid in the 80s went straight out on monday n searched high n low for records,best perfomamce for me in the states

  • @operationoverloard
    @operationoverloard 2 года назад +2

    I saw Jim Suhler and his band at the Vogue open for George. He got really close to everybody sitting in the perimeter seats; won't forget that. Now Jim plays for George. Thanks Jim.

  • @jmuduke99
    @jmuduke99 2 года назад +5

    Had the opportunity to talk to George Thorogood about this performance the other day. He told me that every time this video is clicked or a DVD is sold, that all proceeds still go to Live Aid to this day.

    • @karenstanley964
      @karenstanley964 2 года назад

      This is awesome 😎

    • @operationoverloard
      @operationoverloard 2 года назад

      How do you get a chance to talk to George?

    • @jmuduke99
      @jmuduke99 2 года назад +2

      @@operationoverloard I work at a hotel in Beverly Hills - he’s there all the time. Incredibly nice guy.

  • @zerosmack17
    @zerosmack17 Месяц назад +1

    This man is one from the most original r'n'r star 🤘🏻

  • @richardobrien9538
    @richardobrien9538 4 года назад +8

    So pleased to find this video. I remember watching it live in the UK and still talk about it now.. 35 years on! Sir Albert Collins.. the Master of the Telecaster!

  • @operationoverloard
    @operationoverloard 2 года назад +1

    Saw George in Fort Wayne last year Foellinger Theater. I had front row seats stage left. George looked at me and my 2 friends. We all saw his blue eyes. Thanks George. You won't be forgotten.

  • @rolft.7697
    @rolft.7697 3 года назад +3

    Saw Albert Collins and the Icebreakers back in 1983; live in Nyon,Switzerland; unforgettable

  • @ericamcmillion2676
    @ericamcmillion2676 2 года назад +6

    Best guitarist ever! Cant be beat! He's the one and only!

  • @robertnobody
    @robertnobody 15 дней назад +2

    Best concert ever...it's never been topped and never will be....

    • @mslush47
      @mslush47 5 дней назад

      Back before the huge jumbotrons, people just came and listened a half mile away :)

  • @karingraf536
    @karingraf536 2 года назад +6

    What a Performance!Albert, the Legend, along with the young George Thorogood!Who missed Tears for Fears?

  • @theracer1969
    @theracer1969 Год назад +3

    Thorogood has always shown incredible respect to those who came before him. Often he integrated his blues idols into his shows and even better, he gave them all the room.

  • @therodgodproject9942
    @therodgodproject9942 Год назад +4

    Life was so good without smartphones right?

  • @russellhopwood661
    @russellhopwood661 2 года назад +6

    wow i didnt even know they were at live aid, bloody brilliant

  • @honorladone8682
    @honorladone8682 Год назад +3

    I'm glad I attended !!! Philadelphia USA

  • @carsten9168
    @carsten9168 8 месяцев назад +1

    Long live George Thorogood ! R.I.P. Albert Collins and a million thanks for the memories. They don't make 'em like you do !

  • @rams6702
    @rams6702 Год назад +4

    this is the hottest the iceman ever got, straight up plays for half a million and does it in his style. god bless him

  • @cavalierfan1995
    @cavalierfan1995 3 года назад +7

    albert collins
    MASTER OF THE TELECASTER

  • @AdrianAndersson
    @AdrianAndersson 5 лет назад +55

    the biggest crowd albert ever played to and he deserved it - big time

    • @philipwalsh9690
      @philipwalsh9690 5 лет назад +2

      Adrian Andersson think Is was biggest crowd any band there had ever played 2 😂

    • @emitwilson8906
      @emitwilson8906 4 года назад +1

      @@philipwalsh9690 queen did a free performance in 1976 that had 235,000 on attendance at hyde park which is still a record

    • @desperatemohammedantheworl5833
      @desperatemohammedantheworl5833 4 года назад +4

      @@philipwalsh9690 Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Mick Jagger (as a Rolling Stone), Queen, U2, Madonna and The Beach Boys have all played to verified audiences larger than Live Aid, in the Stones and Beach Boys cases around 10 times larger. Plus Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the Who, Santana and Joan Baez all played at the original Woodstock Festival in front of around 400,000 people.

    • @peterqvarnstrom7510
      @peterqvarnstrom7510 3 года назад

      Of cousrse. One of the great artists. Love him. So good music during the years

    • @boomcat4473
      @boomcat4473 3 года назад +4

      @@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 This ain't no competition, people. Many of those people in the crowd probably had their first taste of Albert Collins. That's a good thing.

  • @Criscris53
    @Criscris53 5 лет назад +36

    Sir Albert Collins !!! super great both

  • @ladyhonor822
    @ladyhonor822 Год назад +2

    2023 WOW I was There !!! 💋. Philadelphia USA 🇺🇲

  • @denisebernatchezgowgirl3738
    @denisebernatchezgowgirl3738 Год назад +1

    Magnifique photo jaime super et magnifique chanteur ❤️👌

  • @rocketmanrick
    @rocketmanrick 3 года назад +21

    Not spoken enough as one the highlights of LiveAid. They just exploded here

    • @geoffpoole483
      @geoffpoole483 3 года назад

      I was on holiday at the time so missed this but a friend's brother had recorded it. This performance blew me away.

  • @FATBAZ01
    @FATBAZ01 4 года назад +6

    Two great entertainers doing a fantastic job and just enjoying themselves. Can,t get any better...

  • @bobhayden4704
    @bobhayden4704 Год назад +2

    One of the true underrated performances on the greatest day in rock music history. I'm not one for profanity but this you-know-what-ing rocked!

  • @davidsprague7747
    @davidsprague7747 2 года назад +1

    Yes they do most DEFINITELY

  • @JonTisch
    @JonTisch 5 лет назад +16

    Live Aid was one of the best concerts in history. Great musicians performed in 1985 as a part of this.

    • @Airsoftcleaner
      @Airsoftcleaner 4 года назад

      Just as Joan Baez observed This WAS our Woodstock!!!

  • @ata1811
    @ata1811 2 года назад +2

    This is beyond marvellous! George is fine but Albert is mighty fine!!

  • @operationoverloard
    @operationoverloard 2 года назад +2

    He was badass in his prime. I got to see him do some of the same stuff 3 years later in Indianapolis. I cannot forget it.

  • @gonzalovelazquez6015
    @gonzalovelazquez6015 Год назад +2

    Ufffff Que sonido de Guitarras .Esto es puro Rock And Roll , Uffffffffff.

  • @dragomiruzelac2227
    @dragomiruzelac2227 11 месяцев назад +1

    Magic and magnificent. Heavenly good. My favorite performance at Live Aid. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @aldpeterow6206
    @aldpeterow6206 4 года назад +26

    Albert is a God of Telecaster!

    • @Airsoftcleaner
      @Airsoftcleaner 4 года назад +1

      That is Evident!!!!

    • @fredyjerezjaque5612
      @fredyjerezjaque5612 2 года назад +1

      Si se busca la palabra Telecaster en el diccionario aparece el gran Albert

  • @TransDrummer1312
    @TransDrummer1312 3 года назад +8

    Holy shit I never knew Lonesome George played Live Aid

  • @troywilliams8659
    @troywilliams8659 2 года назад +2

    I seen George Thorogood at the Richmond Raceway it was only three members in the band and they wore me out that dude plays hard he earned every dollar he made

  • @Blaxfax
    @Blaxfax 3 года назад +18

    He wouldn't ever appear on Live Aid if not for replacing Tears for Fears. He earned his chance!

  • @honorladone8682
    @honorladone8682 2 года назад +2

    They Rock!!! Philadelphia USA

  • @evaadams8298
    @evaadams8298 4 года назад +15

    Let’s not forget the rest of the band perfection!!

    • @MrBaseball2490
      @MrBaseball2490 8 месяцев назад

      My buddy Jan Zukowski from the nighthawks on bass!! He told me his hearing is still recovering haha

  • @ElusvOptmst1
    @ElusvOptmst1 5 лет назад +11

    Mind blowing! Exceptional performance by all! WOW!!!

  • @evansclan4eva49
    @evansclan4eva49 2 года назад +2

    No one leaves without singing the blues!

  • @artsmithdrums
    @artsmithdrums 2 года назад +4

    Such a great performance!

  • @janedresden4094
    @janedresden4094 2 года назад +1

    Thoroughly Good Georgie and the Debelloware Destroyers Rock

  • @LaurieValdez-zk3dy
    @LaurieValdez-zk3dy Месяц назад

    I Adore You
    Mr Thorogood
    ❤❤❤Philadelphia USA 🇺🇸

  • @benjaminenriquez1102
    @benjaminenriquez1102 8 месяцев назад

    Amazing energetic performance by one great underrated guitar blues legend!!
    It doesn’t get any better than this, baby!!

  • @raygengamer8440
    @raygengamer8440 11 месяцев назад +1

    We got our Madison blue shoes, OH YEAH!!!

  • @willlees711
    @willlees711 Год назад +2

    Sir Albert Collins ladies and gentleman. I love how george knows funk was stole from the black community but holds Albert in such high regard. he knows the funk oozes outta him... music sees no colour... music sees funky mother fuckers who get down

  • @goldenultra
    @goldenultra 5 лет назад +3

    I saw this video on TV 20 years ago, never forgot it. Sat all day upfront of the tv. This such a good show also like a kind of Buddhist experience of the nature of pain and inner paths....

  • @valeriedixon7121
    @valeriedixon7121 3 года назад +1

    I love you ...you got it all singing quitar dancing omg I love you so much my favorite singer ever and I like a lot of music I love music it's my life everyday but no one in this world got what you got you are one of a kind and I never heard anyone do your music and that is because they can't you are one of a kind no one can imitate you I never got to see you ever in concert I would to this day love to see you omg you are amazing no one like YOU and never will be I love love you George thorogood ❤❤🎸🎵🎶🥰😘🌹💖

  • @operationoverloard
    @operationoverloard 2 года назад +1

    I remember seeing Thorogood open for the allman brothers at Dear Creek. Once he and the Destroyers left, I did too. ...no regrets there.

  • @RS-if2os
    @RS-if2os 5 лет назад +137

    Along with Queen, this was the best performance of the concert.

    • @chollysquid764
      @chollysquid764 4 года назад +5

      Couldn’t agree more....

    • @jimirvine5865
      @jimirvine5865 4 года назад +5

      I agree George what a showman! & Albert Collins ... Legend !

    • @yo-kh9py
      @yo-kh9py 4 года назад +2

      R S they were the act before queen i’m pretty sure

    • @tonynesbit9673
      @tonynesbit9673 4 года назад

      Definitely

    • @rossmcmahon7176
      @rossmcmahon7176 4 года назад +8

      U2 was amazing 😉

  • @renatehanel9523
    @renatehanel9523 10 месяцев назад

    1995 saw him life in germany at Loreley/Rhein. It was my best concert..... love him for ever🎸🎷❤

  • @Weave.seen.this.b4
    @Weave.seen.this.b4 3 года назад +5

    Sir Albert Collins, I love what George made happen......how about King AC

  • @jamesrobert680
    @jamesrobert680 3 года назад +4

    He blistered through that performance with great energy. The best was yet to come though and there is a brief bit at the end of the video where the feed changes to Wembley.

  • @timoconnor606
    @timoconnor606 Год назад +1

    Saw him last night, brilliant

  • @crayhead
    @crayhead 5 лет назад +15

    So awesome to see Albert play in front of 100,000 people!

  • @erniearambula3525
    @erniearambula3525 4 года назад +4

    Saw George perform mid 80's LA Coliseum Rolling Stones concert that's when opening act Prince was booed off stage, George rocked the house of 100,00 in attendance.

    • @jamesmrflexbarnes
      @jamesmrflexbarnes 4 года назад

      Why did Prince get booed off? He was a legend

    • @erniearambula3525
      @erniearambula3525 4 года назад +1

      Oh I admit Prince is and always be Hall of Fame caliber but at this time early mid eighties Prince was a total unknown and crowd didn't give him a chance in other words narrow minded, plus this concert lineup was all 80's rock, ya looking back I could have been witness to Prince's breakout performance.

    • @tonynesbit9673
      @tonynesbit9673 4 года назад

      Not to most of the 100,000 he wasn't.

  • @Viggypop571
    @Viggypop571 2 года назад +1

    Yeeeah! That’s what I call pure energy!

  • @Tacoman1967
    @Tacoman1967 3 года назад +2

    George Thoroughly Good and the Delaware Destroyers!!!

  • @MrJoekew
    @MrJoekew Год назад +1

    Wow. Just wow 👏👏👏

  • @Grandtrunk
    @Grandtrunk 2 года назад +2

    When I die, I want a concert like this at my grave site!

  • @danielavaca4414
    @danielavaca4414 2 месяца назад

    Yes, there was a blues duel guitar in Live Aid, awesome

  • @budfudlackerinc.1900
    @budfudlackerinc.1900 5 лет назад +22

    Man that must be a rush smokin a 6 string in front of a crowd like that!

  • @mellissalynn644
    @mellissalynn644 5 лет назад +12

    The Iceman cometh! And he brought Lonesome George & The Delaware Destroyers along for the ride!

  • @dazsly
    @dazsly 3 года назад +1

    This makes me smile.

  • @johnbruno3285
    @johnbruno3285 Год назад

    Saw George and the Destroyers at San Diego State4 University in the late 80s..one of the top 3 concerts I've ever seen.

  • @GREG62944
    @GREG62944 Месяц назад

    This is real good music.

  • @DreamOn510
    @DreamOn510 3 месяца назад

    George Burning It Down !!!! 🎸💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @luisicarte2201
    @luisicarte2201 2 года назад +1

    Quizás se lo mejor ..epico ver a estos dos exponentes del Telecaster..genios

  • @jerrymuzak4534
    @jerrymuzak4534 4 года назад +2

    God bless America and rock and roll

  • @johnobrien8910
    @johnobrien8910 5 лет назад +4

    great song ice man Collins and George and band superb great concerts in the u.s.a and uk for live aid gelfof and ure got the idea from some 15 yrs before the first concert for aid George harrisons . concerts for Bangladesh. and after all the hard work on those who organised it and those who played ect.most of the money in the end was wasted and what a crying shame it was.

  • @stefan8405
    @stefan8405 4 месяца назад

    Queen and George Thorogood were the best act that day.

  • @jeremywilson2695
    @jeremywilson2695 4 месяца назад

    Saw George and the band in the the mid-1980s in a small venue. We were all standing on the seats. Right up there on my list of all-time best concerts. Comparing it to the shoe-gaze, mopey stuff that is now called rock, makes me very sad. I know young folks are depressed, and I understand why, but c'mon kids, pick up some instruments and rock!

  • @putzengiler
    @putzengiler 4 года назад +3

    this is amazing , I forgot they played there.

  • @jamesrobert680
    @jamesrobert680 4 года назад +1

    He blisters through this.

  • @stevekluesner4430
    @stevekluesner4430 Год назад

    I love the energy going on in this George definitely got some spring in his legs yet 👍👍👍😎😎

  • @Grandtrunk
    @Grandtrunk 3 года назад +5

    Thorogood AND Albert Collins together??!! OMG! I felt I was going to levatate!

  • @rasro
    @rasro 7 месяцев назад

    What a showman!! 😲

  • @crayhead
    @crayhead 3 года назад +3

    Albert Fuckin’ Collins❣️❣️❣️❣️

  • @stuforty2
    @stuforty2 2 года назад +1

    very good 😬👍

  • @jasong5913
    @jasong5913 5 лет назад +3

    George Thorogood - the baddest man on the planet.

  • @jimbonacum8917
    @jimbonacum8917 2 года назад +1

    Whenever you see George he looks like he's having more fun than a mosquito in a nudist colony.

  • @rolandhersan2420
    @rolandhersan2420 5 лет назад +19

    The Ice man!, Albert Collins amazing!, the master of the telecaster", by the way, Thorogood awesome too....

  • @gabrielespinolarios6909
    @gabrielespinolarios6909 2 года назад +1

    Que show carajoooo..

  • @adriandavis9790
    @adriandavis9790 7 месяцев назад +1

    The sax player was brilliant