Michael Cleveland: 1989 feature story on 9-year-old Henryville music prodigy

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  • Опубликовано: 13 янв 2025

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  • @sneakthieve
    @sneakthieve 3 года назад +152

    wild to see these old clips. ol' Michael turned out to be the best fiddle player on the planet

    • @suckOnThese3
      @suckOnThese3 Год назад +9

      Uh I think he was born the best fiddle player in the world.

    • @nope9698
      @nope9698 Год назад +1

      @@suckOnThese3 i know what you're trying to say but his teacher in this clip says he struggled at first.

  • @americanmorrison105
    @americanmorrison105 4 года назад +41

    I'm a professional musician and absolutely loooove Michael Cleveland would give anything to perform with him again , he is the best fiddle player and musician I have ever heard plus he is the most lovable man on the planet ,a true gentleman

  • @odie1123
    @odie1123 4 года назад +52

    I love Michael Cleveland.

  • @googleanti-speech7618
    @googleanti-speech7618 3 года назад +44

    His only complaint was they put his Dr.Pepper in a small container.....ahahaha what a gem

  • @jonny-b4954
    @jonny-b4954 Год назад +3

    1:38 legend has it, little girl grew up in that spot, never moved, jaw slack, in amazement hahah

  • @SheepDogActual
    @SheepDogActual 10 месяцев назад +4

    This is why we, soldiers, do what we do. Thank you young man.

  • @petehayes8779
    @petehayes8779 Год назад +6

    Michael is a testament to life! To have faced and defeated so much adversity in his life. Thank you Michael and may our Father continue to use you as an example of what life can be if you accept who you are and make the most of it. Life is beautiful.

  • @djohnd
    @djohnd Год назад +6

    Man what a loveable character Michael is!
    Only just found this phenomenal talent and am loving watching his clips.

  • @sint5990
    @sint5990 Год назад +5

    When your bow is attached to your soul, eyes can only get in the way.

  • @mitzioden4926
    @mitzioden4926 Год назад +25

    Michael is a true prodigy - gifted from God. He can play fiddle, mandolin, and guitar with equal proficiency.

    • @adamplentl5588
      @adamplentl5588 Год назад +4

      That comes from practice and dedication, not God.

    • @mitzioden4926
      @mitzioden4926 Год назад +1

      @@adamplentl5588 he started playing well at an early age, so God was in there.

    • @adamplentl5588
      @adamplentl5588 Год назад

      @@mitzioden4926 no there was no God involved. Watch interviews with his teachers. He struggled terribly due to his disability and only through rigorous practice did he become skilled.
      The only people who say things like you are people who have never become good at anything. Please shut up when you don't know what you're talking about.

    • @TijmenZwaan
      @TijmenZwaan Год назад +3

      @@mitzioden4926 Why can't you just let it be his accomplishment, instead of attributing it to a non-existent god.

    • @mitzioden4926
      @mitzioden4926 Год назад +2

      @@TijmenZwaan if God is non existing, why does He bother you so much?

  • @chanceburger3169
    @chanceburger3169 Год назад +5

    What an outstanding musician an man he grew up to be.

  • @carolinecorman1716
    @carolinecorman1716 3 года назад +8

    Miracles. Thank you Jesus. Michael is a truly gifted person. What a sweetheart. 🦢⭐️🎻👍❤️

  • @ZenZill
    @ZenZill Год назад +3

    What a beautiful community he grow up in.

  • @Mist3rFromp
    @Mist3rFromp Год назад +4

    What an amazing talent, he had amazing parents who really helped him flourish. Thank you to both of them and him for blessing us with his amazing talent.

  • @grasser82
    @grasser82 4 года назад +15

    Thank you for the music Michael you are one of my heroes and an inspiration to me and many wow what a talent

  • @Tyson-u3m
    @Tyson-u3m 6 месяцев назад +2

    What an absolute legend he has become! One of the absolute greatest on a fiddle!

  • @roycereinhardt3763
    @roycereinhardt3763 Год назад +3

    This os awesome to see just discovering him today and seeing he is basically a metal equivalent of a shredder on guitar

  • @CrookedJoeBiden
    @CrookedJoeBiden 4 года назад +15

    He was amazing then and still is amazing till today. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤️🙏🏽

  • @whenmountainsmove
    @whenmountainsmove Год назад +4

    I hope he has a beautiful wonderful music career and life. He truly deserves it. With everything he’s fighting, to have such passion and optimism. I’m going through stage 4 colon cancer and can barely play my guitar. But he’s inspired me greatly with his story.

    • @Vincerama
      @Vincerama Год назад +1

      Not to worry, he has since released 10 albums and won a Grammy for "Best Bluegrass Album" and has been honored with the National Heritage Fellowship, the highest honor awarded by the US Government's National Endowment of the Arts. So his musical career is more than just fine!

    • @trulsbendiksen9990
      @trulsbendiksen9990 Год назад

      Hope you get well brother🙂

  • @oscarkoop2548
    @oscarkoop2548 Год назад +4

    They didn't mention his grandparents had been taking him to shows since he was 6 months

  • @CousinMarvin
    @CousinMarvin Год назад +2

    Poor mom. Imagine her son being like that and then hating her for it. Im glad that was short lived

  • @mateofuego6911
    @mateofuego6911 Год назад +4

    What a sweet boy he was. Against all odds he had an amazing career.

  • @Knappist
    @Knappist Год назад +6

    What a guy, an inspiration to anyone who ever dreamed of succeeding god bless him🙏

  • @richardgreer459
    @richardgreer459 4 года назад +9

    I actually just found Michael via RUclips the other day picking bluegrass guitar, cool to see the full story.

  • @MariaMargo-j8y
    @MariaMargo-j8y Год назад

    I wish you all the Best Michael in New 2024!!!!Stay happy and helthy!!!👍☺️

  • @beneire6955
    @beneire6955 Год назад +2

    Bless you bro from Ireland 🇮🇪 keep on jammin

  • @Comments1-vc8jg
    @Comments1-vc8jg 3 месяца назад

    OMG. What a wonderful boy! Love him!

  • @mbmcdaniel8930
    @mbmcdaniel8930 2 года назад +8

    And He turned out to he the best fiddle player in the world.

  • @dorotheeschmitz3678
    @dorotheeschmitz3678 4 года назад +2

    Tank you gold to give this talent to Michael Cleveland.
    I love myself to play irish and shottish folk music with the fiddle, he is my Inspiration to will be better!!!!!

  • @dwightstone4514
    @dwightstone4514 Год назад +1

    Michael is absolutely amazing

  • @mlcafe
    @mlcafe 2 года назад +7

    Still incredible today. Wow - just saw him perform magically with Bela Fleck last night in Durham, NC. Unbelievable precision and incredible speed!

    • @miask
      @miask Год назад

      I would have loved to have seen that show!

  • @PEACEOUTPAT
    @PEACEOUTPAT Год назад +15

    these are the types of people that deserve to have 99% of the wealth

  • @pi286
    @pi286 Год назад +2

    His lack of vision must of directly transferred to hearing... I have been playing music since I was a kid, and it helps me to close my eyes to listen to every note. His hearing must be on a completely different level... When he is playing it must be so peaceful.

    • @TheMythBuster25
      @TheMythBuster25 4 месяца назад +2

      He actually had 80% hearing loss in one ear which makes it even more impressive

    • @alwest4472
      @alwest4472 Месяц назад +1

      @@TheMythBuster25downright modern day Beethoven at this point

  • @TheNerdyMusician
    @TheNerdyMusician 4 года назад +3

    Wow inspiring and powerful Michael Cleveland is amazing wish i could've discovered him sooner

  • @Superiordealsbazaar
    @Superiordealsbazaar Год назад +9

    God blessed this kid with a great talent.

  • @jamesrusso2523
    @jamesrusso2523 2 года назад +1

    God Bless , Hats off to Michael

  • @BreadandFaxes
    @BreadandFaxes 2 года назад +4

    The best on the whole goddamn planet.

  • @1danieltube794
    @1danieltube794 3 года назад +3

    He is a blessing from God!

    • @adamplentl5588
      @adamplentl5588 Год назад

      Same God that fucked him up to begin with?

  • @riddlydiddlyimawantedmanin4442
    @riddlydiddlyimawantedmanin4442 4 года назад +16

    He could shred before i knew how to tie my shoelaces

  • @richardpearson9337
    @richardpearson9337 3 года назад

    Wow, what a kid, way to go Michael.

  • @aricgoss
    @aricgoss Год назад +3

    1:37 haha that girl is like are you serious?

  • @mrcaciomusico
    @mrcaciomusico 3 года назад

    i love it............fantastic...........

  • @tracymason808
    @tracymason808 Год назад

    Beautiful story x

  • @iansperb8738
    @iansperb8738 Год назад +1

    Turned out to be an absolute genius!

  • @lancewendlandt3384
    @lancewendlandt3384 4 года назад +6

    He’s a genius.

  • @dexked
    @dexked Год назад +1

    Absolutely bad ass

  • @rafaeldiaz2792
    @rafaeldiaz2792 4 года назад +1

    Heart warming

  • @Drunkruss14n
    @Drunkruss14n Год назад +2

    at 1:38 that girl in pink is just in awe and so am I!🤠

  • @nivesnives7729
    @nivesnives7729 3 года назад +2

    I love bluegrass and i love this guy👏😃

  • @K1nGD0nn1e86
    @K1nGD0nn1e86 Год назад

    He's playing the blues while playing the blues 😂😂😂 love him ❤❤❤

  • @javierfiliuoreilly9786
    @javierfiliuoreilly9786 7 месяцев назад

    Great Máster Cleveland. ❤

  • @nikkiewest133
    @nikkiewest133 3 года назад

    wow amazing!!!!!

  • @bortchy
    @bortchy 4 года назад +3

  • @Guccimustard
    @Guccimustard 3 года назад +6

    Who needs eyes when you’re literally a violin god

  • @Ievolovel
    @Ievolovel 4 года назад +28

    A direct gift from God. God is good.

    • @kraidenb.226
      @kraidenb.226 4 года назад +2

      Shame on you for sticking your disgusting god in there, that could have given him a musical talent and a normal and healthy life. What kind of terrible immoral god do you beliefe in? Stop being superstitious and keep that rubbish to yourself.

    • @tarheelcatholic3394
      @tarheelcatholic3394 3 года назад +5

      God is good indeed.

    • @bashkillszombies
      @bashkillszombies 3 года назад +2

      Which god?

    • @tarheelcatholic3394
      @tarheelcatholic3394 3 года назад +6

      @@bashkillszombies There is only one.

    • @callumgillies9611
      @callumgillies9611 3 года назад +4

      @@tarheelcatholic3394 Agreed. The Flying Spaghetti Monster. Amen.

  • @michaelclouse3174
    @michaelclouse3174 Год назад +8

    I want every one of the pro choice people who say, "well, what if the baby is going to be deformed or mentally impaired " as an argument to watch this and go watch him now.

    • @christiansaint716
      @christiansaint716 Год назад +1

      I hear you!!! Most physical deformities can be overcome. There is an Italian singer named Andrea Bocelli who is a very popular singer and is blind. When his mother was pregnant w/him, the dr advised her to get an abortion b/c he would be born deformed. She said "NO!!!" He was born w/congenital glaucoma. Its'a VERY sad and evil state of affairs when babies need to be in perfect physical condition to live!!!!

  • @borisjelzin9162
    @borisjelzin9162 4 года назад +4

    Google algorythm brought me this Wizzard to Hamburg City , Germany !

  • @doodoofard2741
    @doodoofard2741 Год назад

    for the love of god can someone help me, i cannot think of the name of the song hes playing here and its killing me 1:32

  • @KidGarden100
    @KidGarden100 Год назад

    wow!

  • @rakietka83
    @rakietka83 3 года назад

    AMAZING !!!!1

  • @francesf1533
    @francesf1533 Год назад

    Wow 🤗❤️😎🙂

  • @wallyvanveen1211
    @wallyvanveen1211 4 года назад

    Sorry Michael, but I am absolutely speechless!

  • @alexanderkatashov8824
    @alexanderkatashov8824 3 года назад +1

    Brave boy

  • @davidsawyer988
    @davidsawyer988 2 года назад

    Genius!

  • @haikat4
    @haikat4 Год назад +1

    He needs to play with Billy Strings.

    • @closcer3950
      @closcer3950 Год назад +2

      He has there's a video on RUclips

  • @miss_bhello7925
    @miss_bhello7925 Год назад +8

    These types of babies, people nowadays think they need to abort. 😞 And look at what a wonderful person he is and a great life he has!

    • @AmandaShields_Adventures
      @AmandaShields_Adventures 22 часа назад

      Well, that's not true at all. He has no genetic abnormalities like they were afraid he did when he was born. But they had no ability to do genetic testing in-utero in the 80s. But even if they did, he has none, so an abortion wouldn't have happened then...or now.
      This is how misinformation happens.

  • @Jetsetfastfood
    @Jetsetfastfood Год назад

    Inspired me.

  • @swflmotorsportsfan6667
    @swflmotorsportsfan6667 3 года назад +1

    He and Stuart Duncan are the best fiddle players in the World!

  • @trevdoesweirdthings
    @trevdoesweirdthings 10 месяцев назад

    The beginning sound made my ears die lmao

  • @TheFlyingFishy
    @TheFlyingFishy 3 месяца назад

    He is absolutely incredible, hands down amazing.
    But his dad kinda look like Ed Kemper...

  • @danielgroth3070
    @danielgroth3070 4 года назад

    🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏

  • @Heathharris508
    @Heathharris508 4 года назад +1

    How dose my dude tune up

    • @bashkillszombies
      @bashkillszombies 3 года назад

      The same way every other violinist who has any talent--especially fiddlers--do; by ear.

  • @Jimmyrey6857
    @Jimmyrey6857 Год назад +1

    Just give the kid some Dr Pepper!!

  • @albertosanchez522
    @albertosanchez522 Год назад

    😘

  • @MikeJohnson-rm9eo
    @MikeJohnson-rm9eo Год назад +1

    What’s sad is he BLAMES his mom for being the best violinist in the world or history at that?!? I’d left him at the river