Thanks for posting this...it was fun to see this again. I'm the bass player in the video and Phil and I still see each other occasionally, and he's better than ever. A real nice man as well with a lot of integrity. Lee Nashville, Tn
I saw this guy live ,just him and an acoustic guitar and a bass player I think in the early eightys. It was at the Evangel Cathedral in Spartanburg SC. He got the whole place in tears! Including me. It was some of the most beautiful, powerful music I've ever heard. His name has stuck in mt head and now I just found him again while looking up Alex Degrassi! Awesome . What a talent this man is!
Thanks for yor kind remarks. As for this video, it was almost certainly taped on Dec 9 1980 for the PTL Club. I played in the Orchestra for the show for several years and remember coming back to do the show with Phil while we on tour in the area. The quality is good because the gear at PTL was state-of-the-art for it's time. We had just got word the night before of John Lennon's murder and it was a bummer for all of us, especially Phil.
If there wasn't a video, I could still tell it was Phil Keaggy, even before the lyrics started. His style is unmistakable. I could sit and listen him all day. (..and I have quite a few times).
Hey everyone. I recall meeting Phil in his hometown and he had a superband with him then-Rick Kua (Cua?) on bass, Mr English on drums, awesome! Rick and Phil shared a solo where they interchanged and it was seemless and flawless. The drumwork was no less virtuous! Talking to him afterwards was a great blessing, he is as humble as he is good. God Bless You, Phil and thanks for all you have shared with us.
Thank you for posting this video! This is a treasure! Phil is a treasure! I thank God for artists who purposely use their talent not just for entertainment, but to direct our thoughts toward God's truth and light. He is skillful and glorifies God with his guitar and his words. Waiting for that "twinkling of an eye moment"....
One of the greatest finger stylist of all time...I haven't listened to him for years...dragged out some stuff....and then started searchin youtube today...this man is a monster...such a gift!!!
This is Phil with the 'Crossection' band he toured with in the fall of 1980 to promote his new release 'Ph'lip Side' on Sparrow Records. The bandmembers are: Curt Bartlett - guitar Jim DeLong drums Lee Jones - bass and Dan Murdoch - keyboards, and woodwinds (flute etc) The band was based in Kansas City, KS at the time and part of a growing fellowship there called Crossroads. They ended up being Paul Clark's band & backed him on records (A New Horizon etc) and on tours as well.
Flat out amazing!!! Time is one of my favorite Keaggy songs of all time, and to see it as it was performed live was quite the treat...thanks for posting, I don't think I'll get any work done today...replay...replay...replay!
Yeah actually Keaggy won a grammy for guitarist of the year back in the day. He is highly respected among guitarists. As many know he is a very good classical player to boot. ~cg5
Man I look up to you, and all the things you guys did together. You are a wonderful bass player. I have followed you guys since I was 8 years old. I love Phil, and Mathew Ward
Phil is a humble man who doesn't want to be "known" Most of the people I talk to have absolutely no idea who he is and he wants it that way. In fact I applaud him for that. I believe the reason God has blessed him so is because he chose and chooses to remain a humble musician who chooses not to conquer the world with his guitar in the name of reaching the lost. But he chose not to go that route.
Had the great honor of working with Phil on a couple of items and must say he is the sweetest, most humble guy you can imagine. And he had his hair back then. :-)
i saw phil keaggy about a year after this video was shot ... very much an excellent live performer had he been more secular in his music probably be on rolling stones top ten with clapton and hendrix and page but im sure he doesn't care about that sort of thing ...all true musicians know and respect him.
Not only the greatest guitar virtuoso who ever lived, but what an arranger, conductor, and choreographer! For a little man missing his middle finger, he is a giant.
I haven't seen this video in a LONG time. I was born in '71 & seeing this video was my introduction to Phil. I'd love to find more. Music today just don't have the same feel. I was first into Amy Grant, Carman, Dallas Holm, Imperials, etc.
The drummer is Jim DeLong. Amazing now to see this and realize we had never played together with Phil until about 2 months earlier when we jammed with Phil in Jim's garage!
Besides being one of, if not the most tallented guitarists ever, Phil is one of the nicest and most humble men you'd ever meet. I worked for a time at a little radio station in Orange County California when he came by with some record company folk for an album release event at the station. Phil took time out to roll on the floor and play with his young child right in the office, in the midst of the suits.
Keaggy was the best guitarist of all time. I saw him in concert many times. Unlike anything I had EVER seen. Hendricks would have bowed to him if he had seen him. I am old obviously.
Sheesh! When did the message of Christianity change from Jesus will be returning--better get ready....... to.....Jesus has a great plan for your life. Love the lyrics and musical integrity. And the chocolate brown turtleneck.
One of my most favorite Phil Keaggy songs, from the album "Love Broke Through". I also like his song "Little Ones", which speaks forcefully against the evil of abortion.
mfstew, you're right about the time and location. I was the bassist in the video, and this was recorded the morning after John Lennon was murdered, December 9th, 1980, Phil was very upset, as were all of us....I had played for about a year and a half in the orchestra on the PTL Club, and this was a bit of a homecoming for me, but a sad one because of the circumstances.
Sweet footage. I say this in Traverse City, Michigan, surely this same bunch. '77-'78 I believe, maybe earlier but I don't think. The local rock radio station carried an ad for the show for weeks prior, which featured a clip from TIME. As an old Keaggy fan, I never expected to hear Keaggy near my new town. He came back at least once again, with Rick Cua. Sure would love to hear him playing to those Cua tunes again. Now THAT'D be RARE!
I just remember, mostly because I view the V H S tape often an interview of sorts that the host, Tom somebody had with the mixer of sound about that day. He said it was magical. I agree ty for the post. Quite possible on of the top favorite songs (10) of mine.
saw him play this last night at mountain christian here in md. it was the last night of the master and musician anniversary tour. Some old music puts you to sleep but it's still great music.
I wish that a video of Phil Keaggy playing with a Band Called David and Second Chapter of Acts existed. I listen to that version of Time (on CD), and it still blows me away.
I wish you would....I'm the bassist in the video and although I've got some great footage of 2nd Chapter of Acts and Matthew Ward when I played with them, I don't have any of Phil except a thing that came from a recent Master and The Musician date I did with him back in July. I'd love to see more! Lee Jones
Phil's still one of the best imo in any genre of rock. i wish the album version didn't have all the horns and sounded like this. Great footage! This is still some of the best stuff by him besides the Glass Harp era imo. Such an awesome raw kinda vibe with a good fusion jazzrock influence in there.
Hey Phil is a master musician, but, check out the rest of the band, they're all fanstastic ! ! complicated song, and they all hit it perfect from start to finish ! This is REAL music, the best ! ! !
He is definetly a master at the guitar and I've only heard of him playing for Christian sponsors. However I once heard Phil Keaggy himself dispell the Jimmy Hendrix "Urban Legend".
@Jesusfreak7X77 : No I wasn't. I was a TV Master Control Operator who had access to the original videotapes and made a dub before all tapes at the station were ordered to be destroyed.
Curt Bartlett....great player. Also played with 2nd Chapter Of Acts in the 80's and worked with a lot of other people including Brenda Lee and Frieda from the group ABBA.
I think one of the main reason this song has survived and is his most requested is because he never plays it the same way twice. He is the king of improv , and he displays some incredible skills,like the volumes swells at 3:46 and that monster riff at 4:50. SMOKIN!
Wow, if you've been listening that long, then you are likely aware of his early group called Glass Harp? I still have those functional 8-tracks...and they are awesome! Truly the birth of contemporary rock.
Does anyone have any more videos of Keaggy from this era and before? If so, message me and let me know what keywords I should use. I saw the Glass Harp stuff, amazing. Wonder if there are any videos from the "What a Day" album. Also looking for some All-Saved Freak Band too.
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Thanks for posting this...it was fun to see this again. I'm the bass player in the video and Phil and I still see each other occasionally, and he's better than ever. A real nice man as well with a lot of integrity.
Lee
Nashville, Tn
I saw this guy live ,just him and an acoustic guitar and a bass player I think in the early eightys. It was at the Evangel Cathedral in Spartanburg SC. He got the whole place in tears! Including me. It was some of the most beautiful, powerful music I've ever heard. His name has stuck in mt head and now I just found him again while looking up Alex Degrassi! Awesome .
What a talent this man is!
Whoa, forgot about this one. Love it! Phil was hailed by major Rock guitarists then as better than themselves!
Yeah, he’s sooo good man
Truly one of the greatest guitar players ever, and this is one of the best songs ever written.
Thanks for yor kind remarks. As for this video, it was almost certainly taped on Dec 9 1980 for the PTL Club. I played in the Orchestra for the show for several years and remember coming back to do the show with Phil while we on tour in the area. The quality is good because the gear at PTL was state-of-the-art for it's time. We had just got word the night before of John Lennon's murder and it was a bummer for all of us, especially Phil.
Always by far my favorite all time guitarist !!!!!!!
If there wasn't a video, I could still tell it was Phil Keaggy, even before the lyrics started. His style is unmistakable. I could sit and listen him all day. (..and I have quite a few times).
I went to high school with you and went to a few of your shows. You were amazing then and much more amazing now.
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this!! Any rare, older footage of Phil Keaggy is greatly appreciated!
Hey everyone. I recall meeting Phil in his hometown and he had a superband with him then-Rick Kua (Cua?) on bass, Mr English on drums, awesome!
Rick and Phil shared a solo where they interchanged and it was seemless and flawless. The drumwork was no less virtuous!
Talking to him afterwards was a great blessing, he is as humble as he is good.
God Bless You, Phil and thanks for all you have shared with us.
Cua
The lyrics are deep.When your time runs out you better be ready.Great playing by Phil.I have always been a fan.
TIME IS RUNNING OUT.....WHERE ARE YOU HEADED??
You are so awesome, Phil. I love this song.
Thank you for posting this video! This is a treasure! Phil is a treasure! I thank God for artists who purposely use their talent not just for entertainment, but to direct our thoughts toward God's truth and light. He is skillful and glorifies God with his guitar and his words. Waiting for that "twinkling of an eye moment"....
WHOA! "Time" remains one of my all-time favorite Keaggy songs, and this rocks!
Best musician and singer I have ever seen or heard! Love you Phil, God Bless!
Phil Keaggy is one of the best christian musician and guitarist of our time.
One of the greatest finger stylist of all time...I haven't listened to him for years...dragged out some stuff....and then started searchin youtube today...this man is a monster...such a gift!!!
+poekneegurrl Not bad for a guy who partially lost one finger when a water pump severed it.
This is Phil with the 'Crossection' band he toured with in the fall of 1980 to promote his new release 'Ph'lip Side' on Sparrow Records. The bandmembers are: Curt Bartlett - guitar Jim DeLong drums Lee Jones - bass and Dan Murdoch - keyboards, and woodwinds (flute etc) The band was based in Kansas City, KS at the time and part of a growing fellowship there called Crossroads. They ended up being Paul Clark's band & backed him on records (A New Horizon etc) and on tours as well.
Flat out amazing!!! Time is one of my favorite Keaggy songs of all time, and to see it as it was performed live was quite the treat...thanks for posting, I don't think I'll get any work done today...replay...replay...replay!
This is THE MOST AMAZING guitar work I have ever heard. In my opinion, this man is simply the best guitarist ever. Listen for yourselves.
Yeah actually Keaggy won a grammy for guitarist of the year back in the day. He is highly respected among guitarists. As many know he is a very good classical player to boot. ~cg5
Man I look up to you, and all the things you guys did together. You are a wonderful bass player. I have followed you guys since I was 8 years old. I love Phil, and Mathew Ward
Thank you for posting this!!!
Great!
Like Keith Green in guitar virtuoso version.
Thanks for publishing this, bud!
Thank you for posting this. I love this song. Thought provoking lyrics to say the least.
What can anyone say - one of the finest in our generation!! Love ya Phil!
Great message and the music was pure. I would love one day to jam with Phil.
Phil is a humble man who doesn't want to be "known" Most of the people I talk to have absolutely no idea who he is and he wants it that way. In fact I applaud him for that. I believe the reason God has blessed him so is because he chose and chooses to remain a humble musician who chooses not to conquer the world with his guitar in the name of reaching the lost. But he chose not to go that route.
Had the great honor of working with Phil on a couple of items and must say he is the sweetest, most humble guy you can imagine. And he had his hair back then. :-)
i saw phil keaggy about a year after this video was shot ... very much an excellent live performer had he been more secular in his music probably be on rolling stones top ten with clapton and hendrix and page but im sure he doesn't care about that sort of thing ...all true musicians know and respect him.
Best. Guitar. Player. Ever.
Thanks for the post; most rare and precious!
Not only the greatest guitar virtuoso who ever lived, but what an arranger, conductor, and choreographer! For a little man missing his middle finger, he is a giant.
Phil's Les Paul sounds so sweet... I can't seem to get enough of this song.
This video should be preserved in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame!!!
I haven't seen this video in a LONG time. I was born in '71 & seeing this video was my introduction to Phil. I'd love to find more. Music today just don't have the same feel. I was first into Amy Grant, Carman, Dallas Holm, Imperials, etc.
The drummer is Jim DeLong. Amazing now to see this and realize we had never played together with Phil until about 2 months earlier when we jammed with Phil in Jim's garage!
This the all time favorite song from Keaggy... words of truth included :)
Besides being one of, if not the most tallented guitarists ever, Phil is one of the nicest and most humble men you'd ever meet. I worked for a time at a little radio station in Orange County California when he came by with some record company folk for an album release event at the station. Phil took time out to roll on the floor and play with his young child right in the office, in the midst of the suits.
Thanks for posting! Its great to see some excelent video of PK on here.
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perhaps the best piece of Phil Phootage I've ever seen
Keaggy was the best guitarist of all time. I saw him in concert many times. Unlike anything I had EVER seen. Hendricks would have bowed to him if he had seen him. I am old obviously.
to me, he still IS!
man I love this vid and this song this is the best Keaggy footage on RUclips
The solo in this song is amazing!
Sheesh! When did the message of Christianity change from Jesus will be returning--better get ready....... to.....Jesus has a great plan for your life.
Love the lyrics and musical integrity. And the chocolate brown turtleneck.
Steven Rutledg
he plays for the Lord phils an anointed guitar player he praises God with his instrument God is awsome Halleljah!!!!!!!1
one of the most talented and creative guitar players ever!
One of my most favorite Phil Keaggy songs, from the album "Love Broke Through". I also like his song "Little Ones", which speaks forcefully against the evil of abortion.
I think 3 or 4. I'll have to upload the others when I get a chance. This one was my favorite.
I have been playing guitar for 20 years and Keaggy is untouchable. You can feel the alan holdsworh and michael bloomfield in him.
mfstew, you're right about the time and location. I was the bassist in the video, and this was recorded the morning after John Lennon was murdered, December 9th, 1980, Phil was very upset, as were all of us....I had played for about a year and a half in the orchestra on the PTL Club, and this was a bit of a homecoming for me, but a sad one because of the circumstances.
It don't get much better than this!
Sweet footage. I say this in Traverse City, Michigan, surely this same bunch. '77-'78 I believe, maybe earlier but I don't think. The local rock radio station carried an ad for the show for weeks prior, which featured a clip from TIME. As an old Keaggy fan, I never expected to hear Keaggy near my new town. He came back at least once again, with Rick Cua. Sure would love to hear him playing to those Cua tunes again. Now THAT'D be RARE!
I just remember, mostly because I view the V H S tape often an interview of sorts that the host, Tom somebody had with the mixer of sound about that day. He said it was magical. I agree ty for the post. Quite possible on of the top favorite songs (10) of mine.
Awesome song and Phil is so talented!
Yeah, he is amazing. I saw him a couple weeks ago on his Master and Musician tour. It was awesome!
saw him play this last night at mountain christian here in md. it was the last night of the master and musician anniversary tour. Some old music puts you to sleep but it's still great music.
so great, i love the lick. and the second guitar palyer is also cool.
Talk about a stroke of luck, getting Phil Keaggy to your hometown on your birthday. I couldn't wish for a better birthday present :)
I wish that a video of Phil Keaggy playing with a Band Called David and Second Chapter of Acts existed. I listen to that version of Time (on CD), and it still blows me away.
I wish you would....I'm the bassist in the video and although I've got some great footage of 2nd Chapter of Acts and Matthew Ward when I played with them, I don't have any of Phil except a thing that came from a recent Master and The Musician date I did with him back in July. I'd love to see more!
Lee Jones
Great post! Thanks for sharing!!!
Phil's still one of the best imo in any genre of rock. i wish the album version didn't have all the horns and sounded like this. Great footage! This is still some of the best stuff by him besides the Glass Harp era imo. Such an awesome raw kinda vibe with a good fusion jazzrock influence in there.
This song is always tight!!!! I grew up on the vinyl album that my dad loves to smithereens
Absolutely a Master but also such a humble & Godly man!
Hey Phil is a master musician, but, check out the rest of the band, they're all fanstastic ! ! complicated song, and they all hit it perfect from start to finish ! This is REAL music, the best ! ! !
Phil is the best! Great video.
He is definetly a master at the guitar and I've only heard of him playing for Christian sponsors. However I once heard Phil Keaggy himself dispell the Jimmy Hendrix "Urban Legend".
Phil is far from being a terrible lyricist. Practically every single lyric he wrote is masterfully composed and very poetic as rudegurl20 pointed out.
Awesome guitarist worshipping the most Awesome God!
Thanks for posting.
@Jesusfreak7X77 : No I wasn't. I was a TV Master Control Operator who had access to the original videotapes and made a dub before all tapes at the station were ordered to be destroyed.
I would have tried to buy some 1” tape and swap it out to save the original from destruction
this is one of phils best songs
Curt Bartlett....great player. Also played with 2nd Chapter Of Acts in the 80's and worked with a lot of other people including Brenda Lee and Frieda from the group ABBA.
Very nice, Take heed from this song. He will come in the twinkling of an eye. Are u ready. No one knows the hour.
I think one of the main reason this song has survived and is his most requested is because he never plays it the same way twice. He is the king of improv , and he displays some incredible skills,like the volumes swells at 3:46 and that monster riff at 4:50. SMOKIN!
My favorite version of Time is on the How the West was One album, that version owns even this one!!!
Absolutely Brilliant!!!!!
@kakourgos Iineup sans keyboardist has been mentioned several times:
Lee Jones - bass
Curt Bartlett - guitar
Jim DeLong - drums
Dan Murdock - flute
Excellent...Thanks!!!
The video was made in December 1980. I had a VHS tape made from the master video which was destroyed. I was surprised too how good it still sounded.
this dude can play! How great he uses it to God's glory!
I like the synth sound in the very beginning ... very cool.
Quite a nasty tone on the guitar!
From Glass Harp up until present his talent amazes!
Wow, if you've been listening that long, then you are likely aware of his early group called Glass Harp? I still have those functional 8-tracks...and they are awesome! Truly the birth of contemporary rock.
It's an E-bow.
You hold it right above the strings and it makes the strings resonate eliminating picking and giving an almost bow sound to the guitar.
I wore out "How The West Was Won" one of my all time favorites
Oh Man This is a great song.
django and phil...great examples of complee mastery of ones work due to limitations...i efin love it
Paul's singing, John's lyricism, George's lead riffs, Ringo's Rhythm!
@125jsr that is called an Ebow, its basically a small battery powered electromagnet that vibrates the string it held above, and its very very cool.
man,dude really rocks that flute.
well you know he hasn't always been around and he won't always be, so for now i think he's still the best.
the intro riff is so freakin sick.
Love the Kegster!!! especially in the early to mid 80s.
I'd love to see more 2nd Chapter of Acts and Keaggy videos!
@Copterdl I am not entirely sure, but I believe it is him. The drummer is Jim Delong a personal acquaintance of mine.
WOW! What a master guitarists and he still has hair here :)
Phil is a great guitarest!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone have any more videos of Keaggy from this era and before? If so, message me and let me know what keywords I should use. I saw the Glass Harp stuff, amazing. Wonder if there are any videos from the "What a Day" album. Also looking for some All-Saved Freak Band too.