BB King with John Mayer, Tedeschi Trucks, Finale, Hollywood Bowl 9-5-12 part 1

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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
  • BB King with surprise guest John Mayer. Also featured Susan Tedeschi & her husband Derek Trucks with great guitar solo. 'Guess Who' Part 1 - camera battery ran out - watch part 2 for John's guitar solo. 9-5-12 Finale

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  • @morninggloryhole1679
    @morninggloryhole1679 10 лет назад +1847

    I swear to God, I'd buy a ticket to listen to Derek Trucks tune up.

    • @bereaben83
      @bereaben83 3 года назад +10

      Many people feel that way about the English guitarist Martin Simpson. Check him out!

    • @adpothesis5047
      @adpothesis5047 3 года назад +3

      Do it, just experiencing the natural distortion coming from his amp hits totally different than you've experienced.

    • @RobertMJohnson
      @RobertMJohnson 2 года назад +10

      saw Trucks in a bar in 2006. NO ONE but I stood before him. everyone else was just chillin at their tables. one of the coolest evenings of my life.

    • @brendafrench584
      @brendafrench584 Год назад +2

      I first saw him playing at age 11 in a tiny club in Jacksonville, FL and never forgot him. And his wife, Susan Tedeschi, is one of the best blues vocalists alive today.

    • @MagickalManfa
      @MagickalManfa Год назад

      😂😂😂 Sames

  • @kevinagee4364
    @kevinagee4364 7 лет назад +2772

    that's like albert einstein saying you're the smartest person I've ever met

    • @MrAllmaniac
      @MrAllmaniac 7 лет назад +54

      Brilliant analogy ... spot on !

    • @alexacosta2140
      @alexacosta2140 4 года назад +28

      Kevin Agee according to Einstein it was Tesla

    • @cmhardin37
      @cmhardin37 4 года назад +35

      @@alexacosta2140 missing the point

    • @alexacosta2140
      @alexacosta2140 4 года назад +2

      Chris Hardin so

    • @SwikeOne
      @SwikeOne 4 года назад +15

      @@alexacosta2140 not "so". you were missing the point. period. nothing to add.

  • @flamshiz
    @flamshiz 8 лет назад +2711

    I wonder if Derek ever comes back to this video to hear bb king compliment him so profoundly

    • @Esbenmad
      @Esbenmad 7 лет назад +60

      flamshiz I know I would 😊

    • @superzebrafromfrance
      @superzebrafromfrance 7 лет назад +64

      we all would. I guess he doesn't.

    • @91thebossman
      @91thebossman 7 лет назад +15

      LOL what a great thought.

    • @ASSman864
      @ASSman864 6 лет назад +92

      He probably brushes his teeth to that shit every morning and every night before bed

    • @funkyalfonso
      @funkyalfonso 5 лет назад +21

      flamshiz From everything I've read about DT that doesn't seem likely. A humble man.

  • @commandrdude646
    @commandrdude646 7 лет назад +1721

    I want someone to look at me the way John looks at Derek

  • @dakotahrivers6640
    @dakotahrivers6640 4 года назад +1818

    John mayer is respected in the guitar community, he's proven that he's not just a billboard top 40 pop star, but a really talented musician who has roots in blues and jazz guitar playing. It's good to see him play next to greats like BB and Trucks and not just try to steal the show. That's respect.

    • @Scareth
      @Scareth 3 года назад +172

      When Trucks started his solo you could see mayer was more interested in listening to the actual art he was playing, than to be in the spotlight. He's a true musician, like the rest of the people on stage, that's for damn sure.

    • @SGTJDerek
      @SGTJDerek 3 года назад +46

      Mayer is better than a lot of mainstream people give him. I've always enjoyed his playing. He's not as cocky as he's made out to be.

    • @LessLethal
      @LessLethal 3 года назад +19

      He has no 'roots' in blues or jazz. His roots are as a pop star who took music and his craft as a guitar player very, very seriously after he became famous. He totally deserves major credit for that, but his 'roots' are as a pop star who composed good, pop songs and later underwent a pretty radical transformation into a highly talented musician who put in the work to develop chops.

    • @dakotahrivers6640
      @dakotahrivers6640 3 года назад +59

      @@LessLethal oh you know him personally?

    • @thestrangemanreturns
      @thestrangemanreturns 3 года назад +19

      He has no roots in jazz stop it. He is good but overrated

  • @ramirobot
    @ramirobot 8 лет назад +510

    "That is about as good as i ever heard it"
    Even the camera got misty eyes.

    • @Steve-up9fh
      @Steve-up9fh 8 лет назад +3

      Haha no doubt about it

    • @d.cypher2920
      @d.cypher2920 3 месяца назад

      No doubt about it, unbelievable.
      "I see why you married him."
      😮😢😂😂

  • @dinocore5707
    @dinocore5707 8 лет назад +2908

    It's a bunmer to see all the negative comments beating up Mayer. I understand people love seeing the hot shot look bad but make no mistake, the dude is one sharp player. John sat back like a true gentleman and just listened. He's just unrated because he's overrated.... aaand Mr Trucks is just a juggernaut.

    • @rickmangler7076
      @rickmangler7076 8 лет назад +99

      Agreed, John can really play

    • @kwatkin67
      @kwatkin67 8 лет назад +168

      John has chops. He's actually a pretty funny dude on top of it all. People are too macho to respect someone who writes sappy love songs and shreds the guitar over them

    • @CoiKickapoo
      @CoiKickapoo 8 лет назад +24

      u just can't compete with that tone

    • @angelozai4352
      @angelozai4352 8 лет назад +2

      right on...

    • @joshg2350
      @joshg2350 8 лет назад +1

      Spot on

  • @KevinHamProductions1
    @KevinHamProductions1 10 лет назад +1068

    3:26 I love how John Mayer is just watching Trucks face as he's playing his solo, he loves getting into it and seeing others doing the same, truly a great artist despite whatever beef people may have against him

    • @jimchumley6568
      @jimchumley6568 5 лет назад +1

      KevinHamProductions1 John Mayer is cool!

    • @s.californiaking2802
      @s.californiaking2802 5 лет назад +10

      Really? I thought he was looking at Trucks condescending at times and into it at other times

    • @route6666
      @route6666 4 года назад +29

      S. California King why would it be condescending

    • @luuk341
      @luuk341 4 года назад +9

      @@s.californiaking2802 Nah, he was looking to see what he was playing

    • @paulhanson2570
      @paulhanson2570 4 года назад +19

      Life to short for hate, guitar is an expression of the player and all I see is John in the moment and nothing wrong with that

  • @TheIrishsteeler
    @TheIrishsteeler 4 года назад +1298

    You know Derek Trucks is great at guitar when John Mayer is pulling his guitar face and he isn't even playing

    • @524coconut
      @524coconut 3 года назад +27

      Lol secondhand stank face

    • @tr1pman
      @tr1pman 3 года назад +9

      Never has anyone witnessed such absurd honesty expressed with so incredibly sensitivity. Then laid down so gently and peacefully
      Pretty sure thats what i heard bbking say x.

    • @james87367
      @james87367 3 года назад +7

      Fantastic comment.

    • @lukemyer6722
      @lukemyer6722 3 года назад +12

      Him looking on in awe and clearly turning down BB's offer for a riff or solo says a lot about the magic Derek is putting out right here

    • @swarpar
      @swarpar 3 года назад

      I was right there with him and the stank face

  • @mongoardath1
    @mongoardath1 7 лет назад +325

    If Susan Tedeschi is the least accomplished guitarist on your stage, you have a good night ahead of you. Very cool.

    • @joefriedman9843
      @joefriedman9843 3 года назад +17

      Yea I saw Tedeschi Trucks a couple times and she's awesome! Her voice is amazing as well.

    • @johnnycoolguy9554
      @johnnycoolguy9554 2 месяца назад +4

      @@joefriedman9843she's got the biggest change in speaking voice to singing voice I've ever heard. Her speaking voice is petite and even a bit meek at times, but when she sings she's the goddamn queen of the concert hall.

  • @sxl464
    @sxl464 10 лет назад +956

    4.24 - the "I accidentally just played the best guitar solo ever" face

  • @elitheegg4119
    @elitheegg4119 8 лет назад +604

    god, hearing B.B. tell Derek "that's about the best i ever heard it" made me want to cry. you can tell that Derek is really humble and that he's worked his ass off to be as good as he is. such a talented group of musicians in this video.

    • @michaelmojsak980
      @michaelmojsak980 2 года назад +1

      ​@@kaboom6157 0j

    • @jasonadair3389
      @jasonadair3389 Год назад +13

      He actually didn't. He bought his first guitar at a rummage sale for $5 at 9 years old. Had his first paying gig at 11. He's a savant. Dude was born to play.

    • @Luismayer77
      @Luismayer77 Год назад +2

      @@jasonadair3389 Also he comes from a music family, I mean he is the nephew of Butch Trucks

    • @SpecialTed
      @SpecialTed Год назад

      I had the same reaction. This man has played with THE BEST! He did a whole album and tour with Eric Clapton!

    • @Baking_baked
      @Baking_baked Год назад +1

      Derek literally grew up with the allman brothers. He was playing on Skydogs guitars at an early age as well.

  • @dropkick45
    @dropkick45 9 лет назад +558

    what Derek does at like 3:37 or 3:38, one of the most beautiful sounds i have ever heard come out of a guitar, no question

    • @jacobduenas4078
      @jacobduenas4078 9 лет назад +26

      If you haven't heard his "Midnight in Harlem" solo, its amazing as well.

    • @russwebster6543
      @russwebster6543 9 лет назад +35

      Mother Night I particularly enjoy 3:56

    • @sabianhhxevolution
      @sabianhhxevolution 9 лет назад +55

      Mother Night He turns the volume all the way down on his guitar plays the note and then turns the volume back up. This is a common technique used to eliminate the "attack" of a note.

    • @russwebster6543
      @russwebster6543 9 лет назад +3

      sabianhhxevolution whatever it is, it gave me goosebumps.

    • @russwebster6543
      @russwebster6543 9 лет назад +2

      Jacob Duenas Derek's solos are nothing but class and raw talent regardless of what song he's playing.

  • @slash2jimi
    @slash2jimi 5 лет назад +225

    That solo at 3:25 is one of the best sounds any human has produced on this planet.

    • @jmd489
      @jmd489 10 месяцев назад +8

      I still come back to listen to that so a few times a year. So perfect.

    • @PhilipLaRocca
      @PhilipLaRocca 10 месяцев назад +2

      It's truly divine. Out of our atmosphere

  • @gdsmith4246
    @gdsmith4246 7 лет назад +1623

    When BB King says "That's about as good as I've ever heard" that's some damned high-ass praise.
    Derek Trucks may be our greatest living blues guitarist.
    Blues guitar is supposed to emulate the human voice. Derek Trucks' guitar emulates the voice of someone better than the best blues vocalist who ever lived.

    • @flyingnipple6156
      @flyingnipple6156 6 лет назад +51

      If you consider John a blues guitarist, then I must disagree with Derek being the greatest living blues guitarist ... I mean, if you've watched some of the things John has been feautured on ... damn, Eric Clapton called him a master guitarist that doesnt realize how good he is, surely that must be up there on the same level .. Mechanically you can always find faster guitarists, but John has got soul and understanding of not only writing deep lyrics, but also mastering an instrument in such a niveau that I doubt anyone in the future will come close to that again .. Yes I am a Mayer fan too, Derek's solo is sick, no doubt about that!

    • @dvo1245
      @dvo1245 5 лет назад +18

      @@flyingnipple6156 * yes, John is a good player, he can copy the best of them!!! He can match their tone, play their licks & fool many people that he is great, but the truth is that ain't great!!! The greats carve out their own tone & licks which is what Trucks has done, especially with so much history of guitar already done, that ain't easy by any means!!! It's easy 2 copy someone, which is what john does!!!

    • @alexedsell8138
      @alexedsell8138 5 лет назад +6

      Exactly you nailed it..as they say the blues speaks to the soul..and trucks just defined our human soul

    • @muhammadsteinberg
      @muhammadsteinberg 5 лет назад +8

      B.B. was always diplomatic to who ever was on stage with him. Heard him give high praise to numerous guitarists on stage with him.
      You're entitled to your opinion but Derek is far from being the modern day torch bearer of blues guitar. Hell him and Warren weren't even a good fill in for Dickey Betts when Greg fired him from the band. Not that the Allman brothers was a straight blues band.
      There are several guitarists that backed Muddy who still tour. I'd put them above derek anyday.

    • @mr.yellowstrat3352
      @mr.yellowstrat3352 5 лет назад +2

      Nobody can sing that good 😂

  • @JimGardner
    @JimGardner 9 лет назад +425

    The moment Derek was crowed by The King. I'm in tears.

    • @njmetfan
      @njmetfan 5 лет назад +22

      I'll admit...that kinda choked me up hearing BB say that to DT....can you imagine getting a complement like that from a LEGEND?!?

    • @OliverJHughes
      @OliverJHughes 5 лет назад +14

      I come back to this video once every year or so to just soak in the gravity of that statement. It makes me cry every time.

    • @ubernate860
      @ubernate860 Год назад +1

      You know our boy had a good night through and through

  • @wellblocker
    @wellblocker 9 лет назад +955

    he made the guitar sound like aretha franklin

  • @Peppachini
    @Peppachini 9 лет назад +428

    "That's about as good as I've ever heard it"
    why did that make me so emotional!?

    • @vibratormaximus
      @vibratormaximus 9 лет назад +91

      Because that's the word of The King

    • @templeislandriven
      @templeislandriven 7 лет назад +29

      BB been around since electric blues guitar started, he's heard em all. It got to me too!

    • @adolpholiverbush2
      @adolpholiverbush2 6 лет назад +19

      When the torch is passed, it is one generation handing off to another. That shit is powerful.

    • @njmetfan
      @njmetfan 5 лет назад +3

      Same here...lol

    • @PeekCandy
      @PeekCandy 5 лет назад +3

      Man....

  • @ryanwhite03
    @ryanwhite03 4 года назад +150

    Even the camera started to tear up at 5:07 after BB gave that compliment

    • @retro4454
      @retro4454 8 месяцев назад

      underrated comment

  • @james87367
    @james87367 3 года назад +134

    3:37 I've never in my life heard an instrument sing before. It sounded stunning. Plus he got the highest praise from the masters of the craft. Once in a lifetime moment.

    • @calebanders5819
      @calebanders5819 11 месяцев назад

      listen to the violin, thats exactly what it does

  • @unchien2069
    @unchien2069 7 лет назад +662

    When bb says that's about as good as I've ever heard it to trucks... keep in mind bb has played with Eric Clapton, Stevie ray, Albert king, Freddie king, buddy guy and countless other legends. That's saying a lot

    • @ebukalucky7871
      @ebukalucky7871 6 лет назад +3

      You say anything just to be nice we all know that's not true especially with artist like Buddy guy.

    • @ebukalucky7871
      @ebukalucky7871 6 лет назад

      Rd4000d78. Maybe for you

    • @kidpoker007
      @kidpoker007 5 лет назад +11

      Xander Mohan Clapton never really created heat with his playing

    • @dothien4835
      @dothien4835 5 лет назад +4

      kidpoker007 there's a reason his nickname is slowhand

    • @lizardas
      @lizardas 5 лет назад +11

      @@kidpoker007 You don't need speed and heat to be a great guitarist.

  • @Drew.Joseph
    @Drew.Joseph 3 года назад +28

    John Mayer is a brilliant guitar player and he looked like a little kid watching his heroes. Just loving being there. That's humility. Being as good as he is but giving space to another great like Derek Trucks. Greatness. And that compliment by BB. Derek looked like he was about to cry. What a great moment.

    • @sujalgautam9761
      @sujalgautam9761 3 года назад

      Uh oh buddy bad news cuz mayer is as good as anybody.

    • @jaybreacher4430
      @jaybreacher4430 2 года назад

      @@sujalgautam9761 mayer is one of the greats

    • @LoveMyCountry2845
      @LoveMyCountry2845 7 месяцев назад

      @@sujalgautam9761 He's decent and copying great players, but that's about it. Not a bad songwriter though.

    • @steverogers5956
      @steverogers5956 6 месяцев назад

      @@sujalgautam9761 as good as anybody who isn't Derek Trucks...

    • @TonyGrand79
      @TonyGrand79 25 дней назад

      Derek Trucks is a prodigy

  • @HoochieCoochieFreddy
    @HoochieCoochieFreddy 7 лет назад +181

    3:25 to 4:22 is just bliss, cleared my sockets. What a solo. What a man. God I love music.

  • @Rideandlively
    @Rideandlively 7 лет назад +298

    When will people realize music isn't a damn competition? They're all excellent players making great music.

    • @jimchumley6568
      @jimchumley6568 5 лет назад +2

      Trevor Rick Awesome comment!

    • @dvo1245
      @dvo1245 5 лет назад +5

      * disagree completely!!! Blues & Jazz music is extremely competitive!!! No, not in the loving of music, but best believe, eventho they humble in public, they def trying 2 out do each other!!!

    • @galihrusyadie1629
      @galihrusyadie1629 5 лет назад +5

      When you play your instrument alone, if there are two of you playing the same instrument, there will be some people think about which one is better, even both are the same you lol.

    • @heybuddy6794
      @heybuddy6794 5 лет назад +1

      Not in any comment section you will see in your lifetime buddy, strap in for the ride 🤪 . Trucks rules!

    • @gersonkevin5325
      @gersonkevin5325 3 года назад

      100%

  • @justsayin5106
    @justsayin5106 3 года назад +35

    When a legend puts his hand on your shoulder and says" that's about as good as I've ever heard it...I mean it", brought tears to my eyes. That was 80+ years of experience talking. Wow, what a compliment.

  • @DEFKAST90s
    @DEFKAST90s 2 года назад +28

    “That’s about as good as I’ve ever heard”… That’s about as emotional I’ve felt over something that was the best thing I’ve ever heard. R.I.P King, Derek is keeping things sweet for ya down here! 🙌🏻

  • @BenNCM
    @BenNCM 9 лет назад +386

    3:57 Mayer snorts a line of Trucks' liquid blues melody and is like "DAT'S SOME GOOD SHIT RIGHT THERE"

    • @rbenm
      @rbenm 6 лет назад +7

      Best comment ever :D

    • @kasziber
      @kasziber 6 лет назад +4

      underrated comment :D

    • @MM-et5kz
      @MM-et5kz 4 года назад +1

      😂😂😂Hahahahahahaha

    • @nurseaylla
      @nurseaylla 4 года назад +1

      lmao good one

    • @roderickbalt8993
      @roderickbalt8993 3 года назад +1

      Fantastic comment

  • @gullik1970
    @gullik1970 8 лет назад +112

    To get that apraisal from B.B King for your playing, while John Mayer just shakes his head, like he does'nt belive his own ears, wow. I don't think my feet would touch the ground for å whole week. You can see that Susan Tedeschi is many kinds of proud, also. Wonderful

    • @p1an0hands
      @p1an0hands 4 года назад +4

      I mean, that was BB King asking if John wanted to solo after, and he said no, but the sentiment stands, he was definitely blown away.

    • @joechishti6978
      @joechishti6978 3 года назад +7

      @@p1an0hands I wouldn't want to try to knock out a solo after that either

    • @bellofortis2020
      @bellofortis2020 3 года назад +2

      @@p1an0hands it wasn't just a no thank you either, it was a straight-up hell no.

  • @bryang8771
    @bryang8771 3 года назад +43

    John Mayer is an outstanding guitar player by any measure. And he was in such awe of Derek.

    • @musicalgear1024
      @musicalgear1024 4 месяца назад

      No Mayer is not. He is a teenage guitar hero but in the real world of musicians he is nothing more than a debutante, if even that

  • @slideguitarclem
    @slideguitarclem 4 года назад +242

    I love Derek's face at 4:24 when he ends the solo
    He doesn't know himself how he did that

    • @troyancheta3803
      @troyancheta3803 Год назад +22

      That's the beauty of playing music.. although Derek absolutely knows what he's doing , when you enter that "zone", you just let it flow and let it control you. It's amazing

    • @thelemonones_band
      @thelemonones_band Год назад +11

      what if his secret is that he has this condition where his hands operate by themselves and every time the hands finishes a solo he's like "damn thanks for bailing me out of this one"

    • @MrRickkramer
      @MrRickkramer Год назад

      He surprised himself with how well that worked out…and it worked out fine, very fine…

  • @philliphutcheson4219
    @philliphutcheson4219 8 лет назад +234

    Derek Trucks in now in Duane Allman land for slide solos. He's become legendary.

    • @ssab9063
      @ssab9063 8 лет назад +48

      Derek Trucks is better imo.

    • @raffan1
      @raffan1 8 лет назад +23

      If only Duane lived a little longer, both are legends, comparing them is insolent.

    • @ssab9063
      @ssab9063 8 лет назад +3

      raffan1 Everything is a comparison. If you think that way.

    • @Bubbadew
      @Bubbadew 7 лет назад +2

      Phillip Hutcheson yes sir...you live in the macon ga. area

    • @lucaslivingston861
      @lucaslivingston861 7 лет назад +9

      Never heard anyone play quite like Derek. and like someone said couple comments back, he's singing cryim, laughing. its like going to church, a true spiritual experience...on a SG and he makes it work. and that Coricidin bottle neck slide? didn't even know that was thing. he doesn't use monitors. he uses the space of the venue and adjusts accordingly. that's why he's constantly adjusting the tone and volume. The SOB will give you your money's worth. and him and Susan and that fantastic band are professionals

  • @DH-xm3hc
    @DH-xm3hc Год назад +12

    👏❤️👏 Thank you B.B. King for giving Derek Trucks such praise. He is the blues. ✌️❤️🌼

  • @jackjrooney15
    @jackjrooney15 8 лет назад +81

    0:35 Did anyone else notice when BB King said "hot dog" and then looked over to Trucks, laughing, and said, "I meant to say hot damn.." Haha that's some funny shit

    • @ZChoate
      @ZChoate 4 года назад

      Good catch

  • @beachcomber4141
    @beachcomber4141 2 года назад +22

    Derek is on another level altogether. When B.B. gave him that compliment, tears filled my eyes. That volume knob swell into that phrase was just gorgeous.

  • @sfleming246
    @sfleming246 Год назад +15

    Perfect phrasing in that last solo from Derek. Don’t think I’ve ever heard a solo come out so perfectly. Truly amazing. I can’t stop listening!

  • @maximo.01
    @maximo.01 7 лет назад +38

    John Mayer is fuckin amazing stop hating him!! Just because you like derek more you don't have to hate the other!

  • @CityStarrzz
    @CityStarrzz 9 лет назад +46

    This actually brings a tear to my eye, its just crazy beautiful.

  • @sacrificesoldier
    @sacrificesoldier 11 лет назад +28

    Derek's playing + John Mayer's reactions = priceless

  • @musicman49000
    @musicman49000 9 месяцев назад +6

    Johns face during that swell in phrase perfectly captures the emotion I feel during Derek's solo. Honestly might be my favorite solo of all time

    • @arawrebirth20
      @arawrebirth20 8 месяцев назад

      It's sublime.

    • @rooster16091982
      @rooster16091982 7 месяцев назад

      It's perfection - I'm responsible for about a million views.

  • @charleescorner8095
    @charleescorner8095 3 года назад +11

    Mayer is one of the best guitarists ever... along with trucks ... but I believe this is the moment John went soul searching to cure his ego after sitting beside Derek

  • @tarastrong6875
    @tarastrong6875 9 лет назад +371

    Wow, I've heard the term, make the guitar sing, I've just never really witnessed it being done!

    • @prsfrank
      @prsfrank 9 лет назад +7

      You nailed it Tara that slide was emotive to the human voice

    • @quiksilverlad
      @quiksilverlad 9 лет назад +1

      Tara Strong Agreed!

    • @gregwilson2068
      @gregwilson2068 8 лет назад +4

      +Tara Strong Yep, that is the Duane Allman influence. That is its genesis

    • @Zephead10
      @Zephead10 8 лет назад +7

      +Tara Strong You should listen to Jimi Hendrix. You won't be able to stop listening.

    • @tcs923
      @tcs923 8 лет назад +5

      Technically, he made it cry :)

  • @davidp5262
    @davidp5262 Год назад +12

    3:23. Might be the most sublime and soulful 1 minute of guitar playing I’ve ever heard. Beautiful.

  • @musicauthority7828
    @musicauthority7828 2 года назад +4

    This was really a treat. incredible for BB King to give such a great compliment to Derek Trucks. and of course Derek Trucks is so humbled by it. truly amazing.

  • @siddthekid5046
    @siddthekid5046 5 лет назад +17

    That slide solo was the most amazing thing I've ever seen played on a guitar. Wow

  • @lancethrustworthy
    @lancethrustworthy 4 года назад +9

    I love that moment at 4:58, when BB compliments Derek Trucks on his guitar work.
    That would have been a very high point for many musicians.
    Derek will always have that. Mighty cool.

  • @dbodooley
    @dbodooley 3 года назад +5

    I saw Bb King at 83 years old and it was amazing. I’m so happy I got to see him. He was such a great guy and I love his music. The Blues!

  • @firmansofyan6775
    @firmansofyan6775 3 года назад +11

    4:23 that little 'wooh' from John was recognition of greatness, and i mean, John Mayer is great guitarist.

  • @joshperlette9066
    @joshperlette9066 10 лет назад +73

    music doesn't make me cry. Dereck Truck's solo just made me cry.

  • @TheRealJohnDoe2.0
    @TheRealJohnDoe2.0 Год назад +3

    I'm not crying! you're crying! when BB said "that's about as good as I've ever heard" I teared up.

  • @peterland2824
    @peterland2824 Год назад +7

    What a beautiful set of four people. Impossible not to smile watching/hearing this video.

  • @BernieHollandMusic
    @BernieHollandMusic 2 года назад +4

    So nice to read all the comments on this thread from so many who acknowledge the incredible gift that Derek Trucks has been blessed with - which he shares so freely with such endearing humility. He is as great a human being as he is a musician. May he live a long and happy life, just like BB ! 😊

  • @freshfavorites7212
    @freshfavorites7212 3 года назад +10

    I get goosebumps every time I hear that solo it is beautiful.

  • @Nickss77
    @Nickss77 3 года назад +6

    I cant stop coming back and listening to this masterpiece!

  • @freakhead21
    @freakhead21 7 лет назад +11

    Derek Trucks IS one of the finest guitar players to ever exist.

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver Месяц назад +1

    I believe that Truck's sweet solo is the best I've ever heard in my entire life. Unreal.

  • @nkyryry
    @nkyryry 3 года назад +17

    I’m with BB.... idk if I’ve ever heard a better slide solo than that.

  • @TheExiledTexan
    @TheExiledTexan 6 лет назад +56

    Mayer didn't look jealous; Mayer looked like any curious guitarist analyzing another's technique. I'm sure he internalized a lot of Trucks' phrasing.

    • @Iamgavrilo
      @Iamgavrilo 4 года назад +1

      Mayer is jealous. He is always been jealous. He is that type of guy. Now when he's got world famous, even birds knows who he is, he's little less jealous, but still very jealous when someone plays like this. His only wish is to be the best guitar player in the world. We all know that :) But I like him he wrote very nice songs and still writing

  • @codykazz11
    @codykazz11 4 года назад +10

    John Mayer just appreciates the instrument. He’s mesmerized watching Derek lol 🙌🏽

  • @jamesdeininger3759
    @jamesdeininger3759 Год назад +2

    John Mayer is an unbelievable blues guitarist, so it’s pretty incredible seeing him react to Derek’s solo like that.

  • @bigbenecu
    @bigbenecu 7 лет назад +8

    John Mayer's face when Derek hits that stanktastic note above the frets at 3:56 is my favorite part of this video because it's literally the same face I made when I heard it for the first time. Derek making it sing again. Beautiful.

  • @hellbound080582
    @hellbound080582 4 года назад +6

    You know it's real, when you feel it. I get teary eyed every time I listen to that solo. Amazing

  • @benmtz
    @benmtz 3 года назад +6

    BB King tells you it’s the best guitar playing he ever heard !!? - Derek you’re a Legend 🙌🏼

  • @kimberlykairo
    @kimberlykairo Год назад +3

    Wonderful Blues exhibition by some of the best that ever loved and played it! Hats off to John Mayer's modest humility that is so characteristic of his demeanor towards fellow musicians. You can see genuine appreciation for Derek's talent as he defers up close and personal to him. BB is a gas in this video! Love them all, great masters they all be. What a blessing ❣❣❣

  • @FifeFamily
    @FifeFamily 5 месяцев назад +1

    Dude I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video or seen it referenced in other videos/places online. You captured a moment that is immortalized in the culture now.

  • @baldinwallyTV
    @baldinwallyTV 5 лет назад +2

    And I am now a Derek Trucks fan. Holy hell! I keep seeing tedeschi trucks pop up in things to watch but never clicked. The thumbnail looked like Mayer, King, and Kenny Wayne Sheppard! I'm glad I clicked. That was redickulous.

  • @RQBassist
    @RQBassist 9 лет назад +18

    What I love most about Trucks is his unlevelled respect whilst playing within a set of musicians. He plays out front only when he needs to, to many musicians fight for dominance in a jam/composition of musicians. Trucks is one of those rare few lead guitarist (not that I even think I could even decide whether to call him a lead or rhythm guitarist) that just perfectly know their place and when to move up or down the (food chain) as it were. Its true respect within a band and a brilliant example is when he's playing with billy gibbons and joe bonamassa at the Freddie king memorial, dereks solo completely blows joes and even billys solo out of the water but when hes not soloing he is calm collected and perfectly capable of just stepping back out of the limelight to play his piece of the puzzle and to be fair even when he does solo he does shun away the focus on him, he's said in an interview he likes the music to be at the front not him................I have major respect for Derek and he is so inspirational.

    • @MichaelDouglasHafley
      @MichaelDouglasHafley 7 лет назад +2

      RQBassist I believe DT to be the epitome of admirable humility both on stage and in person!

    • @jaycue7641
      @jaycue7641 3 года назад +1

      I think he's the king of humble understated virtuosity because he seems as though he could less about the spotlight. He absolutely slays on slide guitar and can make most players shy away from following him. But he doesn't want that. I think Derek just loves the sound of playing with all his friends.

    • @TheBiggerDavo
      @TheBiggerDavo 2 года назад

      Pretty much the opposite of his wife here! Haha

  • @edcarolina87
    @edcarolina87 8 лет назад +46

    To all the Mayer Haters, First, this wasn't a competition between Trucks and Mayer. Second, the man is an incredible master of the guitar. Eric Clapton doesn't just call anybody a "masterful guitarist." BB King didn't just let anyone play on stage with him. Watch BB King & John Mayer "King of Blues" video and you'll see him let loose a little more. Yeah, he can be a prick in "celebrity land" and the media can portray him however they want, but his ability as a guitarist simply cannot be questioned; and the knowledge he has and the respect he shows for the legendary guitarists, is something that's always apparent with John Mayer. He pays his respects. You can hear it in a lot of his music, but he also has his own unique sound and style of playing that's not necessarily a shredding, Duane Allman or Jimi Hendrix, flying around the fret board, hitting a thousand notes, type of playing. He makes every note count if that makes sense. Every note he plays is an expressive sound that just goes with whatever style or song he's playing.

    • @eyezaggeh777
      @eyezaggeh777 6 лет назад +1

      EDCarolina thank you, someone that speaks sense here

    • @ebukalucky7871
      @ebukalucky7871 6 лет назад +1

      Thanks man

    • @bobf5360
      @bobf5360 5 лет назад +1

      True enuff. Its just a shame that a few of the best musicians just happen to be arrogant assholes; and for some it is hard to separate the art from the artist. So, basically just like rest of humanity.

    • @Iamgavrilo
      @Iamgavrilo 4 года назад +1

      Derek is miles ahead better than John. It’s God giving talent, no hard feelings for Mayer fans, it’s just truth.

  • @bryandickens387
    @bryandickens387 6 лет назад +6

    John Mayer has more than earned a spot on that stage. Trucks is like a musical freak of nature on slide and it's something that just out shines everything because it's a rare treat to find someone who not only plays slide but so unbelievably awesome as well. But Mayer has shown he is legitimate top shelf as blues and rock.

  • @mikeherriman4600
    @mikeherriman4600 5 лет назад +4

    BB's compliment even made the camera tear up.

  • @ubernate860
    @ubernate860 Год назад +4

    That fade in gets me every time. God damn the guy can PLAY

  • @PaddyButters
    @PaddyButters 4 года назад +5

    Always gives me goosebumps. What better compliment to receive - what an amazing moment for Derek

  • @lolangford1
    @lolangford1 11 лет назад +8

    I love it when great musicians admire other great musicians!

  • @MarcAmAlb
    @MarcAmAlb 4 года назад +17

    This is simply amazing. Derek is a monster.

  • @pariah5113
    @pariah5113 2 года назад +1

    I love how this is pretty much just a jam session to them everyone’s just enjoying each others playing and be in each others presence

  • @Gregorypeckory
    @Gregorypeckory 2 года назад +3

    BB saying "that's about as good as I've ever heard it", had to be a high point; a high compliment from a blues legend. That had to feel pretty good, especially since he absolutely earned it!

  • @Ben-qe8ju
    @Ben-qe8ju 7 лет назад +7

    This was the best 6 minutes of my day. BB's genuine appreciation for the monster talent that is Trucks was a reminder of what music is all about. He wanted to stay all night and just jam. I'd stay to watch too. Take nothing away from Mayer though. He is a supreme talent and wasn't trying to take center stage here. A humble JM was clearly blown away and inspired by Trucks' playing. *hits repeat*

  • @colaboytje
    @colaboytje 7 лет назад +5

    Damn that solo from Trucks was unbelieveble. I know John and BB can make their guitars sing, but that was opera baby. Glad this got recorded.

  • @raygengamer8440
    @raygengamer8440 3 года назад +4

    i don't think people realise how legendary this is. this will never ever happen again rip BB KING abd rock on Derek!

  • @NoAlarmsNoSupriseSs
    @NoAlarmsNoSupriseSs 2 года назад +2

    When the King of Blues tells you it's, "the best I've ever heard it", you know you're doing something right. BB King giving trucks that affirmation was incredible. The man knows a gifted musician when he sees one. It was like watching a proud father enjoying his son's work paying off. Trucks is the absolute best at slide guitar today, hands down. John Mayer is an absolute legend at rhythm and blues as well. Just fabulous all around.

  • @GibsonFender
    @GibsonFender 9 месяцев назад +2

    Best living guitar player in the world

  • @KingVikidin
    @KingVikidin 4 года назад +6

    This is the only time I've ever genuinely felt a man make a guitar SING especially from 3:30 to 4:30

  • @ianturpin1381
    @ianturpin1381 Год назад +8

    I see why John reacted the way he de at 3:40. One of the best slide licks I've ever heard.

  • @tannerfoulkmusic6549
    @tannerfoulkmusic6549 8 лет назад +157

    Mayer just looks like he's studying when Trucks is playing. kinda cool.

    • @leonscott543
      @leonscott543 7 лет назад +6

      All great artists are great copy cats..... nothing is original. Always remember that. You should look up the book "Steal Like an Artist"

    • @Searchin4tone
      @Searchin4tone 6 лет назад +6

      From what I've seen, pretty much every guitar player is just mesmerized by his playing. Undoubtedly, one of the most fantastic slide players in the world

    • @roydraydge6070
      @roydraydge6070 6 лет назад

      Tanner Foulk I

    • @SGTJDerek
      @SGTJDerek 6 лет назад +11

      I like Mayer. He's very much a student of the game like all the Greats. Derek has studied all the Legends he's been on stage with as well. BB loved both these guys.

    • @benmtz
      @benmtz 3 года назад +1

      Mayer is a great player 👌🏼 but Derek is necwt level epic player , reminds me of what Miles could do just spot on with the music

  • @Foodgeek
    @Foodgeek Месяц назад +1

    I keep coming back to this video for the instant full-body chills at 3:38 :D

  • @jaymanjay1030
    @jaymanjay1030 2 года назад +1

    That's just incredible. The blues has been done over and over, but that's just unbelievable.

  • @ZChoate
    @ZChoate 4 года назад +9

    Sometimes, you know something, but you don't realize you do. At 0:32 Derek stops and looks at BB because, as this whole get together is a bit of an homage to him, this is the perfect spot to put in the signature BB note. Which I alwayyyys heard, but never understood or noticed until I began to learn minor blues guitar. So, having heard this many times, and not thinking anything of it, and then going back and watching, and seeing Derek silently acknowledge it and BB snap along with him, I feel privileged to have lived at the time of guys like this.

    • @hegotreborn
      @hegotreborn Год назад +1

      the king's reply afterwards :))
      "top dawg"

  • @cugir321
    @cugir321 6 лет назад +4

    That is one of the top 5 performances ever! Derek's slide solo was as close to a vocal as I've ever heard for a guitar. The second time he solo'd.
    Amazing phrasing! He's a master of volume, timing, and attack or lack of....the actual things that generate emotion in a speaking conversation.

    • @GibsonFender
      @GibsonFender 6 месяцев назад

      You are ABSOLUTELY right

  • @jscordoba3
    @jscordoba3 4 года назад +6

    Trucks is one of the few modern blues players to have his own unique voice on the guitar. So many blues guitarists sound the same or like clones of someone else. I like players that you recognize after a single note. Prime BB King, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Vaughn...they stand out to me more than a lot of the more popular names.

  • @alexanderhanksx
    @alexanderhanksx 2 года назад +1

    I watch this video a few times a week and get chills every single time. Derek is something else, man. So inspiring...

  • @ptrtng6307
    @ptrtng6307 3 года назад +2

    Being on the same stage and playing with BB King is already the greatest honour a guitar player can have...🙌🤙🤘

  • @david23627
    @david23627 2 года назад +12

    3:24 for one of the most beautiful guitar solos of all time

  • @jaycue7641
    @jaycue7641 3 года назад +3

    I know everyone is talking about Derek's playing starting at 3:38, but I just have to say how incredible it was. It is unlike any other player I've ever heard. He has to be the world's greatest slide player. Music is supposed to evoke feeling through sound. Derek made everyone who hears his performance feel so much. It's as soulful as anything Aretha Franklin could sing. Just so brilliant, effortless, virtuosity. And John Mayer, who is a great player in his own right was like, "I just want to listen."

  • @slurpeexyza17
    @slurpeexyza17 8 лет назад +184

    Mayer is a beast player, but Derek is just on another level!

    • @zhbroder
      @zhbroder 8 лет назад +30

      derek is a one dimensional player.i swear this is all he does.. it's amazing no doubt.. but one trick pony

    • @bigalexblues
      @bigalexblues 8 лет назад +5

      Oh C´mon....

    • @Marunius
      @Marunius 8 лет назад +3

      Somebody had to say it man! I fallen in love while listening to Midnight Harlem. Kept playing it 200 times a day for a month. Then went to other songs and... damn :/

    • @cheapthrillonthetube4027
      @cheapthrillonthetube4027 7 лет назад +34

      That's one hell of a fucking dimension though.

    • @hawkrider88
      @hawkrider88 7 лет назад +1

      Yep me too. And I'm a drummer not a guitar player. But Trucks takes it beyond. And with Susan's singing, I wet myself.

  • @TheAdventChronicles
    @TheAdventChronicles Год назад +2

    "That's as good as I've ever heard"
    If BB King said that to me I'd melt into an absolute emotional wreck on the floor. That weight of that statement coming from the legend that is BB is beyond description.

  • @mirraco323
    @mirraco323 5 лет назад +2

    Derek is so humble it’s amazing. Even after the second solo he has this look on his face like “oh damn I hope that was good enough for BB” it’s almost like it’s past being humble, it’s like he’s legitimately unaware of how amazing of a guitar player he is.

  • @jonathannoonan5413
    @jonathannoonan5413 10 лет назад +7

    That was awesome even John was looking at Derek in awe and that's Purdy cool~

  • @matsomo
    @matsomo 7 лет назад +63

    John Mayer's reactions are priceless xD

  • @evanherb5900
    @evanherb5900 6 лет назад +11

    Please never take this down.

  • @danielherrera2067
    @danielherrera2067 8 месяцев назад +1

    What a moment they shared! Mayer self-composed, King gushing over Derek, both Mr. and Ms Trucks humbled to be there🥲

  • @joshfine8941
    @joshfine8941 3 года назад +1

    High high praise Mr. Trucks. Getting a complement like that from the Great BB King, you know he meant it from from his soul. This is just an amazing heart warming moment.