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Originally performed by Amos Milburn 13 years before John Lee Hooker covered it. But, fair to say that Lonesome George's rendition is more heavily influenced by the John Lee Hooker version than by the original.
Elvin Bishop is indeed a legend, and don't let His age fool you George is too. You said you don't like blues my eyes started blinking and I whispered "Blasphemy" lol.
Man, I like the studio version a lot more. Unusual for this type of track. Blues jam/vamp style songs are usually better live with improvisation, but in this case, the song comes across better with the tighter, more cohesive, and more predictable structure of the studio recording.
I saw George in concert several times in the 80s and had a lot of fun. But I would have suggested the studio version for this song. PS Bad to the Bone… same.
A studio version will always be tighter, but often lacks a live performance energy, especially with performers like George Thorogood. GT is also known for what is referred to as "dirty guitar", which lends itself to live performances (Ted Nugent is a rock version). There are some artists that don't even try to replicate their studio work because it is so technical, Jethro Tull is an example (his live performances, while incredibly entertaining, are barely recognizable compared to his studio work). Anyway, I respectfully disagree in this case as blues should be played live.
I respect your opinion and would usually agree, but… I’m gratified to have had the opportunity to see a couple SRV shows, also Jeff Healy before he passed. I’ve seen Buddy Guy a couple times, The Allman Brothers many times, and Chris Duarte, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and I had great seats for a Clapton show in Baltimore long ago, to name a few. My wife sat so close at a B.B. King concert she got his sweat on her! The live energy at blues shows is awesome but I don’t think this live version by George lands as well as the studio. PS I can’t recall how many times I’ve seen Tull. A Great live band! Cheers!
It's a tough choice when you're introducing a new artist to someone, because you also want that person to SEE them as well to get a fuller understanding of who they are. The sound quality isn't great on this one but I've heard much worse. @TheOnespeedbiker that's a good comparison of Ted Nugent. I was thinking the same thing. Similar guitars too.. George's ES-125 and Ted's Byrdland.
@@jamesgeckle489 And that's what is so universal and fundamental about music; everyone hears a similar performance, but we all enjoy and experience it in our own way.
Know Mr.Thorogood personally…my Pops grew up with him and The Delaware Destroyers….GREAT DUDES…have smoked weed and ate crabs several times with him…Billy Gibbons too…Pops was a guitar tech
You mention that the Blues aren't your favorite genre, but you clearly understand and appreciate that the Blues had SO much influence on other styles that bled over into a ton of music that you do appreciate.
Oh man Elvin Bishop! He ruled the Bay Area for a time, late ‘70s. We saw him tons in high school. The Pointer Sisters started as his backup singers! And Boz Scaggs was his other guitarist. Good times. PS-listen to Boz’s “Lido Shuffle”
I saw Elvin Bishop playing in a bar in Joplin, MO. I was playing baseball in Joplin, which was 90 miles away from where I lived. The team went out for dinner, then to a bar on Rangeline, and Bishop sat in with the band for a set. Dude can wail on the guitar...
My dad introduced me to the Delaware Destroyers when I was 5 years old back in '77 and we listened to them together over the years until he passed away a couple of years ago. "One Bourbon..." was part of my eulogy to him at his funeral. I can never listen to George without thinking about my dad. Thank you for listening to this one. Much love to you all.
People don't realize truly how many people played music in the late 60's to late 80's, everyone played, it takes alot of stamina to play those long songs, and stay in time
So glad you did the live version. Thank you! Bad to the bone, Move it on over, I drink alone or Who do you love? Are some suggestions if you’re looking to check out more. He’s a great guitarist & puts on a bad a$$ show/concert. Seen him a while back.
I agree with many of the other commenters..More George !...it's always a good ride when he's putting out the tunes...and as many others recommended.. 💥..Bad To The Bone..by George would be great pick...another song that shows off his personality..lol...
Saw Thorogood in 1981 when he was the opening act for the Rolling Stones in Buffalo NY. Had no idea who he was and had no expectations going in... he had the crowd in the palm of his hands! Such an entertainer!
In the early 1980s I was at Summerfest in Milwaukee and John Lee Hooker was appearing with the Coast to Coast Blues Band as his backing band. On the same day George Thorogood was appearing at the Summerfest as well, with the Stray Cats opening up for him on another stage. That night Thorogood made a surprise appearance on stage performing with his idol, John Lee Hooker. It was magical!
Wwent to a little bar in Austin Tx. Called the continental club back in the early 80s and this guy was playing -- in the middle of the day -- everybody was dancing and goin nuts. Just thot he was a nobody but then started hearing his songs on the radio and thinkin damn no wonder that was such a magical time in that bar.
As Charlie Daniels says in a song of his: "Elvin Bishop's sitting on a bale of hay He ain't good looking but he sure can play." No higher praise than being immortalized in song.
@Polomusic27 - True personal story here about George. He is from Newark Delaware which is where the U of D is located. Freshman year at the U in 1984, he and his band just setup their gear in the large lounge room in Harrington Hall Dorm and just play for hours. Unannounced. Such a great time. Had my guitar upstairs and was tempted to go get it and join in.
My very first band I saw live, 1981, 14 years old. George opened for Journey who opened for the Stones. Awesome show. Somehow my best friend and I not only talked our parents to let two 14 year old kids hang out in Philly's JKF stadium with 100,000 strangers, but they let us take SEPTA alone to get there (anyone from the Philly area knows what that entails!). Great song! Different era.
If you're onto George Thorogood you've got to listen to "Bad to the Bone." I heard him in person in a bar in the Bay Area in the late 1970's and he blew the place apart.
Yeah I really like the album version, and maybe it would've been better for a first listen (as some are suggesting) but this is probably my one-THOUSANDTH listen, and you've introduced me to a fun new (to me) version. So thank you!
Saw Lonesome George in concert around 15 times and they are all great. But the show at Hershey stadium he invited us back to the bus and partied all night what a great bunch guys and the stories were unforgettable.💯👍💪✌️
I've seen George live a couple times. He definitely puts on an amazing show. Would highly recommend seeing him live if you ever have the chance. This one is a cover of an old John Lee Hooker song.
George was friends with the neighbor's son. I played with the younger sisters. This was when they were in highschool. They were still playing ball and music was a hobby and dream . It was great when he finally made it it to music, though he still loves baseball and built a field for kids in the area.😅
one of my best show ever was when I went to a ZZTop concert and George was the opener for his Haircut album... didn't knew about him at the moment...Amazing performer he was... I came for ZZTop and ended prefering this new band that was so entertaining.
I used to own this DVD George Thorogood & The Destroyers. I used to listen to that over & over it's been quite awhile since i've listened to him but reactions like yours are enjoyable to see.
Elvin Bishop had a Top 10 hit with “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” in the '70s, but many fans don't realize it was actually Mickey Thomas who sang lead vocals on the song.
People rag on George’s playing - but this is not an easy thing to do right here - talk and thump your guitar like that in rhythm. A true master of traditional blues styles (especially his slide guitar work)…Yeah, he’s lost a step these days but back in the day - man! Way to have George on the channel, Polo!
that boogie woogie music ~ long john baldry ~ im 69 so grew up with the 60s boomer crowd listening to somany kinds of good music ~ i didnt know about the blues music ~ the 70s went from rock to funk to disco to punk ~ my 2nd year of college it was all disco ~ i enjoyed that for about a year until i didnt so stopped listening to it ~ i thot rock n roll was done + over ~ until i heard george thorogood sing this song ~ between disco & george i had a friend who introduced me to > the blues ~ the great bluesmen ~ the old ones lightnin hopkins ~ both sonny boy williamsons ~ homesickjames ~ big joe turner ~ otis spann ~ james cotton ~ big bill broonzy ~ skip james~ muddy waters ~ mississippi fred mcdowell ~ mississippi john hurt ~ peg leg sam ~ john lee hooker ~ johnny young ~ those 4 guys sonny & terry & brownie & mcghee ~ jimmy rushing ~ mississippi kevin ~ after getting lost to the original old blues i then got into the younger one ~ paul butterfield downchild john mayall eric clapton early fleetwood mac king biscuit boy stevie ray vaughan bonnie raitt taj mahal john hammond charlie musselwaite ~ after that i notice how much of rock n roll is really the blues ~
Black people invented rock and roll, when I was a kid I had a Chuck Berry cassette tape. It's okay to be black and like rock. I wish we had more supremely talented black musicians. It's been a long time since there was Jimmy Hendrix.
This was a call and response song and he is riffing old beer commercials.😂 Boogie Blues just jam all night. I was in the audience many times, always a hell of a good time
I saw them in the late 1980's on a bill with about 6 other bands at a benefit concert in Kansas City. I didn't really know what to expect from them, but they TORE the place down, and this was the centerpiece of their set. They were not the biggest name on the bill, but they put on by far the best show that night.
Polo --- thanks for the ❤ you gave my comment earlier about the Married With Children episode. This video gave You a double dose of that stuff. George Thorogood has many great songs. I've seen him play live at least 4 or 5 times. His band used to be The Delaware Destroyers, he's famous for his Bo Diddly style of '50s era electric blues guitar playing. He always has special guest musicians play when he does live shows. You got a bonus with Elvin Bishop playing. Elvin is a legend from back in the 1970s with hits like " I Fooled Around And Fell In Love" Born in Glendale (L.A.) California 1942 he is actually more of a Bay Area Blues Legend who has played with countless legendary bands and performers. He's a legend among legends that gets credit in the lyrics of songs from other legendary bands. You should read his Bio online. He regularly plays with one of my favorite blues guitarist Tommy Castro, who's ex wife I dated and am close friends with still from when I lived in Marin County which is a very swanky area just over the Golden Gate Bridge in the Redwood forest where many many famous musicians and actors and sports stars live. It's home to the hippies who left Haight Ashbury in The City and squatted on forest land and, it has become like Beverly Hills or Bel Air except in the Redwoods with wild animals, creeks, giant Pacific Oak trees, and the Northern portion of the S.F. Bay on the East side and the Pacific Ocean on the West. It's one of the most beautiful places you've ever seen in the U.S. . it's where Skywalker Ranch is located and the John Muir Woods, it's where mountain biking was born, it's where the term 4:20 was coined for time to get high, San Quentin State Prison sits on the southern tip of San Rafael (home of one of the California missions) on the Bay at the base of the San Rafael/Richmond Bridge. You should do some Googling of Marin County. It's where my mom and sisters and their families live and I lived fo r eleven years then moved back to L.A. . My plan of moving away from L.A. to become anonymous and live a "normal" life worked out for a couple of years then I was hanging out with famous people again while living in Marin and I needed to be back in LA to start my business. All the towns in Marin County are very small, in the woods, everyone is either very wealthy or trust fund babies or poor white hippie trash. It's great to raise a family, not so great for singles unless you like divorced moms who have a lot of money and a lot of issues and drinks way too much wine. It is next to Sonoma and Napa and 15 minutes from San Francisco. The G.G. Bridge is split in half by the S.F. County line and Marin County line on the Northern half of the bridge.
Lonesome George can really command the stage! I saw him in San Francisco in 1984. That was a wild and very drunk crowd. Seriously, bros were puking in the lobby. Good times! 😁
I agree with your point of view on the blues. Some very good blues songs, that aren't stereotypical, are Since I've Been Lovin' You by Led Zeppelin, Life Is Hard by Johnny Winter (studio versions), and Done Somebody Wrong by the Allman Brothers and Slow Blues in C by Ten Years After (live versions).
I think an artist you would love is Robert Cray. He is blues/rock, and can tear up a guitar. He has so many good songs but a couple of faves are “I Wonder” (this one really shows his beautiful vocal range), and one of his most popular songs “Smokin’ Gun”. I would be so so happy to see your reaction to him!
I saw George a couple times once in the second row where he leaned over and I touched his guitar (I also saw John Lee Hooker a couple times in Detroit)
Hell yeah!! I saw George and the Delaware Destroyers right around this time period and it was a party!! More George. More George, please. Move It On Over is fire!!
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I'm sure it's been said below... but his song "I drink alone" is another banger. He's got plenty. 👍🙏
"Move it on over" for Thorogood 'cause he's "Bad to the bone!" 😉♥
buhbuhbuhbuh bad
This is two John Lee Hooker songs (“House Rent Boogie” and “One Bourbon…”)
It's awesome that he pays homage to John in this performance!
Originally performed by Amos Milburn 13 years before John Lee Hooker covered it.
But, fair to say that Lonesome George's rendition is more heavily influenced by the John Lee Hooker version than by the original.
Elvin Bishop is indeed a legend, and don't let His age fool you George is too. You said you don't like blues my eyes started blinking and I whispered "Blasphemy" lol.
Especially when Polo started getting that stink face.
My all time favorite song is “I drink alone” by George… story of my life right there 😂
@@bigrebmetalworx2857 cause i prefer to be by myself.
Best song he ever made. Addressed to every person who opened their mouth about his drinking. Buy me a drink, get yourself a drink or simply STFU.
Elvin Bishop had a long and successful solo career. His biggest hit was Fooled Around And Fell In Love
He was great with Mike Bloomfield in the Paul Butterfield Blues Band before his solo career. Love his work with them. ✌️❤️🎶
He played in the Butterfield band
Man, I like the studio version a lot more. Unusual for this type of track. Blues jam/vamp style songs are usually better live with improvisation, but in this case, the song comes across better with the tighter, more cohesive, and more predictable structure of the studio recording.
I saw George in concert several times in the 80s and had a lot of fun. But I would have suggested the studio version for this song.
PS Bad to the Bone… same.
A studio version will always be tighter, but often lacks a live performance energy, especially with performers like George Thorogood. GT is also known for what is referred to as "dirty guitar", which lends itself to live performances (Ted Nugent is a rock version). There are some artists that don't even try to replicate their studio work because it is so technical, Jethro Tull is an example (his live performances, while incredibly entertaining, are barely recognizable compared to his studio work). Anyway, I respectfully disagree in this case as blues should be played live.
I respect your opinion and would usually agree, but…
I’m gratified to have had the opportunity to see a couple SRV shows, also Jeff Healy before he passed. I’ve seen Buddy Guy a couple times, The Allman Brothers many times, and Chris Duarte, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and I had great seats for a Clapton show in Baltimore long ago, to name a few.
My wife sat so close at a B.B. King concert she got his sweat on her!
The live energy at blues shows is awesome but I don’t think this live version by George lands as well as the studio.
PS I can’t recall how many times I’ve seen Tull. A Great live band! Cheers!
It's a tough choice when you're introducing a new artist to someone, because you also want that person to SEE them as well to get a fuller understanding of who they are. The sound quality isn't great on this one but I've heard much worse. @TheOnespeedbiker that's a good comparison of Ted Nugent. I was thinking the same thing. Similar guitars too.. George's ES-125 and Ted's Byrdland.
@@jamesgeckle489 And that's what is so universal and fundamental about music; everyone hears a similar performance, but we all enjoy and experience it in our own way.
That’s how you end a night’s greatness!!!
Just a great JAM !
"it's got that Harley-Davidson energy." Right on the money, Polo. This is a VERY Harley kind of song.
Know Mr.Thorogood personally…my Pops grew up with him and The Delaware Destroyers….GREAT DUDES…have smoked weed and ate crabs several times with him…Billy Gibbons too…Pops was a guitar tech
You mention that the Blues aren't your favorite genre, but you clearly understand and appreciate that the Blues had SO much influence on other styles that bled over into a ton of music that you do appreciate.
Oh man Elvin Bishop! He ruled the Bay Area for a time, late ‘70s. We saw him tons in high school. The Pointer Sisters started as his backup singers! And Boz Scaggs was his other guitarist. Good times. PS-listen to Boz’s “Lido Shuffle”
oh shit, never knew that about the Pointer sisters, very cool!
Don't forget Elvin was a major part of the Butterfield Blues Band
I saw Elvin Bishop playing in a bar in Joplin, MO. I was playing baseball in Joplin, which was 90 miles away from where I lived. The team went out for dinner, then to a bar on Rangeline, and Bishop sat in with the band for a set. Dude can wail on the guitar...
I've seen George in a bar, a concert venue and a farmer's field. Doesn't matter it is always a great show!
Red Rocks, Colorado, under a full moon! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
My dad introduced me to the Delaware Destroyers when I was 5 years old back in '77 and we listened to them together over the years until he passed away a couple of years ago. "One Bourbon..." was part of my eulogy to him at his funeral. I can never listen to George without thinking about my dad. Thank you for listening to this one. Much love to you all.
I'm an older lady and I enjoy watching you expand your musical horizons.😊
People don't realize truly how many people played music in the late 60's to late 80's, everyone played, it takes alot of stamina to play those long songs, and stay in time
I'm near 77...still love George T...
So glad you did the live version.
Thank you!
Bad to the bone, Move it on over, I drink alone or Who do you love? Are some suggestions if you’re looking to check out more. He’s a great guitarist & puts on a bad a$$ show/concert. Seen him a while back.
"Move It On Over" is a good choice. George's take on a Hank William Sr. song!
Do Bad to the Bone, next!
Love the video from his channel ruclips.net/video/IyhJ69mD7xI/видео.html
I agree with many of the other commenters..More George !...it's always a good ride when he's putting out the tunes...and as many others recommended..
💥..Bad To The Bone..by George would be great pick...another song that shows off his personality..lol...
Polo! You just got stank-faced on the blues! I'm proud of you. You've grown so much!
Bad to the Bone is a must listen.
I'm 56 and have been to about 10 concerts in my lifetime. Four of those shows were George Thorogood. In fact he's coming to town again next month!
Polo, just what I needed! Makes me realize that it has been too long since I’ve enjoyed a jam band. Nothing better than a ten minute song. 🤙🏼❤️
“Elvin Bishop sitting’ on a bale of hay, he ain’t good looking’ but he sure can play” - Charlie Daniels
Saw Thorogood in 1981 when he was the opening act for the Rolling Stones in Buffalo NY. Had no idea who he was and had no expectations going in... he had the crowd in the palm of his hands! Such an entertainer!
Seen him twice.. amazing concerts
Charlie Daniels has in one of the lines of his songs about Elvin Bishop, he says "he ain't good lookin', but he sure can play".
I went to ZZ Top convert and George opened for them, was probably 35 yrs ago. Great concert for open to close!
In the early 1980s I was at Summerfest in Milwaukee and John Lee Hooker was appearing with the Coast to Coast Blues Band as his backing band. On the same day George Thorogood was appearing at the Summerfest as well, with the Stray Cats opening up for him on another stage. That night Thorogood made a surprise appearance on stage performing with his idol, John Lee Hooker. It was magical!
Nice pick Polo 🤗
George is from my little hometown!
We would see him all the time in local bars
ALWAYS FIRE 🔥
NEW SUB BABE
Straight 🔥🔥🔥🔥
" When you say Bud you've said it all" and this Bud's for you " are from old TV commercials. He had a few more too. 😂
Wwent to a little bar in Austin Tx. Called the continental club back in the early 80s and this guy was playing -- in the middle of the day -- everybody was dancing and goin nuts. Just thot he was a nobody but then started hearing his songs on the radio and thinkin damn no wonder that was such a magical time in that bar.
As Charlie Daniels says in a song of his: "Elvin Bishop's sitting on a bale of hay
He ain't good looking but he sure can play." No higher praise than being immortalized in song.
At around the 6:30 mark he introduces Elvin Bishop. You might want to check out his music at some point. (Fooled Around and Fell in Love)
Up in Rochester NY, WCMF at 12:00 noon Friday would play this (The Friday Song) to officially start the weekend.
Yep George. 1982 ran off with them. Mom had to come get us😮 loved them😊
@Polomusic27 - True personal story here about George. He is from Newark Delaware which is where the U of D is located. Freshman year at the U in 1984, he and his band just setup their gear in the large lounge room in Harrington Hall Dorm and just play for hours. Unannounced. Such a great time. Had my guitar upstairs and was tempted to go get it and join in.
My very first band I saw live, 1981, 14 years old. George opened for Journey who opened for the Stones. Awesome show. Somehow my best friend and I not only talked our parents to let two 14 year old kids hang out in Philly's JKF stadium with 100,000 strangers, but they let us take SEPTA alone to get there (anyone from the Philly area knows what that entails!). Great song! Different era.
In the 80’s I saw George at SUNY Stony Brook. He told us that this is rock and roll not stand and watch. I never forgot the lesson the man taught me.
If you're onto George Thorogood you've got to listen to "Bad to the Bone." I heard him in person in a bar in the Bay Area in the late 1970's and he blew the place apart.
Thank you Elvin for taking time off from fishing to play some getar for us all 😂
Enjoyed watching very much.
Simple, music to make you smile. But not simple music. Foot stomping music.
I saw him live he is great
Never a dull moment at one of his shows
Nothing more rockin' than Lonesome George in concert!
I saw him in the mid 80s in Spokane and it was a fire concert.
Yeah I really like the album version, and maybe it would've been better for a first listen (as some are suggesting) but this is probably my one-THOUSANDTH listen, and you've introduced me to a fun new (to me) version. So thank you!
I saw George perform this live last year and this, as well as the entire show was great!!
ohhh.... YYEEEEAAAAAHHHHH
Thorogood is some pure blues rock buddy, let me tell ya
Hootenanny is a dance/gathering/party usually associated with the mid Atlantic and southern states. See also: Breu Ha Ha.
elvin bishop is from the band WILD CHERRY (play that funky music. White boy, and Fooled around and fell in love)
Saw Lonesome George in concert around 15 times and they are all great. But the show at Hershey stadium he invited us back to the bus and partied all night what a great bunch guys and the stories were unforgettable.💯👍💪✌️
1982, Daytona Beach, Plaza Hotel, George Thorogood. What a memory.
Six days on the road'll get your heart pumpin'.
George definitely sang songs for the fellas. I saw him playing at a bar called Dottie and Rays in Ohio. He blew the roof off the joint
Seen him 20 years ago and now I am going to take my 13 year old son to see him. His first big show. Lots of energy. Love your reactions !!
Thorogood, one of the best concerts I ever went to.
Saw George on St Patrick's Day back in the 80s. Great great show. Kept that party rolling all night
I've seen George live a couple times. He definitely puts on an amazing show. Would highly recommend seeing him live if you ever have the chance. This one is a cover of an old John Lee Hooker song.
George was friends with the neighbor's son. I played with the younger sisters. This was when they were in highschool. They were still playing ball and music was a hobby and dream . It was great when he finally made it it to music, though he still loves baseball and built a field for kids in the area.😅
one of my best show ever was when I went to a ZZTop concert and George was the opener for his Haircut album... didn't knew about him at the moment...Amazing performer he was... I came for ZZTop and ended prefering this new band that was so entertaining.
I saw Elvin Bishop at 6 flags over Ga in 76. What a fun show.
I used to own this DVD George Thorogood & The Destroyers. I used to listen to that over & over it's been quite awhile since i've listened to him but reactions like yours are enjoyable to see.
Keep up the great content big hommie
Elvin Bishop had a Top 10 hit with “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” in the '70s, but many fans don't realize it was actually Mickey Thomas who sang lead vocals on the song.
People rag on George’s playing - but this is not an easy thing to do right here - talk and thump your guitar like that in rhythm. A true master of traditional blues styles (especially his slide guitar work)…Yeah, he’s lost a step these days but back in the day - man! Way to have George on the channel, Polo!
I love listening to this, but I love listening to the originals so much more!!!!
Saw him a few times,Great Performer!!!
I think they played this at every wedding I went to in the 80’s and 90’s as well as “Wasn’t That A Party” - the Irish Rovers
That was freaking awesome!!! Saw george thorogood around 1984 great show!!!!
Definitely a party song back in the day 🥃 🍺 Bad to the Bone is another good one. Great reaction 😁
that boogie woogie music ~ long john baldry ~ im 69 so grew up with the 60s boomer crowd listening to somany kinds of good music ~ i didnt know about the blues music ~ the 70s went from rock to funk to disco to punk ~ my 2nd year of college it was all disco ~ i enjoyed that for about a year until i didnt so stopped listening to it ~ i thot rock n roll was done + over ~ until i heard george thorogood sing this song ~
between disco & george i had a friend who introduced me to > the blues ~ the great bluesmen ~ the old ones lightnin hopkins ~ both sonny boy williamsons ~ homesickjames ~ big joe turner ~ otis spann ~ james cotton ~ big bill broonzy ~ skip james~ muddy waters ~ mississippi fred mcdowell ~ mississippi john hurt ~ peg leg sam ~ john lee hooker ~ johnny young ~ those 4 guys sonny & terry & brownie & mcghee ~ jimmy rushing ~ mississippi kevin ~
after getting lost to the original old blues i then got into the younger one ~ paul butterfield downchild john mayall eric clapton early fleetwood mac king biscuit boy stevie ray vaughan bonnie raitt taj mahal john hammond charlie musselwaite ~
after that i notice how much of rock n roll is really the blues ~
I wish you had done the studio version 🔥
Black people invented rock and roll, when I was a kid I had a Chuck Berry cassette tape. It's okay to be black and like rock. I wish we had more supremely talented black musicians. It's been a long time since there was Jimmy Hendrix.
school budget cuts often take music and art with them
This was a call and response song and he is riffing old beer commercials.😂 Boogie Blues just jam all night. I was in the audience many times, always a hell of a good time
That was fun to relive with you Polo... thanks ,ya made an ole man happy today👍
There is nothing better to listen to than great musicians just jamming.
So entertaining!!
I saw them in the late 1980's on a bill with about 6 other bands at a benefit concert in Kansas City. I didn't really know what to expect from them, but they TORE the place down, and this was the centerpiece of their set. They were not the biggest name on the bill, but they put on by far the best show that night.
GT & the D's played in our little Idaho town's outdoor festival a few years back. They were UNREAL!
This song is freaking hilarious! I love it!
I saw him last October. For his age, he killed it. He did this song and in was a blast singing it with the crowd
Polo --- thanks for the ❤ you gave my comment earlier about the Married With Children episode.
This video gave You a double dose of that stuff. George Thorogood has many great songs. I've seen him play live at least 4 or 5 times. His band used to be The Delaware Destroyers, he's famous for his Bo Diddly style of '50s era electric blues guitar playing. He always has special guest musicians play when he does live shows.
You got a bonus with Elvin Bishop playing. Elvin is a legend from back in the 1970s with hits like " I Fooled Around And Fell In Love"
Born in Glendale (L.A.) California 1942 he is actually more of a Bay Area Blues Legend who has played with countless legendary bands and performers. He's a legend among legends that gets credit in the lyrics of songs from other legendary bands.
You should read his Bio online.
He regularly plays with one of my favorite blues guitarist Tommy Castro, who's ex wife I dated and am close friends with still from when I lived in Marin County which is a very swanky area just over the Golden Gate Bridge in the Redwood forest where many many famous musicians and actors and sports stars live. It's home to the hippies who left Haight Ashbury in The City and squatted on forest land and, it has become like Beverly Hills or Bel Air except in the Redwoods with wild animals, creeks, giant Pacific Oak trees, and the Northern portion of the S.F. Bay on the East side and the Pacific Ocean on the West. It's one of the most beautiful places you've ever seen in the U.S. . it's where Skywalker Ranch is located and the John Muir Woods, it's where mountain biking was born, it's where the term 4:20 was coined for time to get high, San Quentin State Prison sits on the southern tip of San Rafael (home of one of the California missions) on the Bay at the base of the San Rafael/Richmond Bridge.
You should do some Googling of Marin County.
It's where my mom and sisters and their families live and I lived fo r eleven years then moved back to L.A. . My plan of moving away from L.A. to become anonymous and live a "normal" life worked out for a couple of years then I was hanging out with famous people again while living in Marin and I needed to be back in LA to start my business. All the towns in Marin County are very small, in the woods, everyone is either very wealthy or trust fund babies or poor white hippie trash. It's great to raise a family, not so great for singles unless you like divorced moms who have a lot of money and a lot of issues and drinks way too much wine. It is next to Sonoma and Napa and 15 minutes from San Francisco. The G.G. Bridge is split in half by the S.F. County line and Marin County line on the Northern half of the bridge.
I grew up outside Philly which is very close to Delaware he was huge up there back n the day! Now age has caught up with him like us all sadly
Lonesome George can really command the stage!
I saw him in San Francisco in 1984. That was a wild and very drunk crowd. Seriously, bros were puking in the lobby. Good times! 😁
George and the Destroyers... Great Concerts, Every one of them
I agree with your point of view on the blues. Some very good blues songs, that aren't stereotypical, are Since I've Been Lovin' You by Led Zeppelin, Life Is Hard by Johnny Winter (studio versions), and Done Somebody Wrong by the Allman Brothers and Slow Blues in C by Ten Years After (live versions).
I think an artist you would love is Robert Cray. He is blues/rock, and can tear up a guitar. He has so many good songs but a couple of faves are “I Wonder” (this one really shows his beautiful vocal range), and one of his most popular songs “Smokin’ Gun”. I would be so so happy to see your reaction to him!
I saw George a couple times once in the second row where he leaned over and I touched his guitar (I also saw John Lee Hooker a couple times in Detroit)
Love the energy they bring 😊
Two other George Thorogood songs to react to-the classic Bad To The Bone and I Drink Alone.
I seen them in concert when I was 17 ,hot stuff!
Go try Pat Travers “Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) if you like good bar tunes.
Hell yeah!! I saw George and the Delaware Destroyers right around this time period and it was a party!! More George. More George, please. Move It On Over is fire!!
Kind hearted woman is excellent
I saw George and Steve Miller in 1999 in Colorado Springs.
Dig the new lighting setup on this channel Polo