One of my favorite tunes to pick also! A Great tune, Great player & Great sounding BANJO!!!!! Listen to that 4th string growl on the B part, It’s as deep as a 55 gallon drum 😊😊
Had the honor and privilege of sharing the stage with the Crowe Brothers back in the late 80's at Bill Stanley's in Asheville. Raymond Fairchild was there that night as well.
Wow... JD is in top form on this one. Here illustrated in a nutshell is the most basic reality of bluegrass banjo. What counts, and sets apart the aces from all others is clarity, tone, and rhythm. The critical factor is never the selection of notes played, but rather the WAY they are played. Additional complexity can never make up for a lack of the type of attack that JD has.
J.D. had everything that Earl had and then some the way I see it. He took command when F&S broke up and carried the banjo and the music way on down the road and was one of the dominant figures in several supergroups.
JD is, to me, what Earl was and still is to sooo many in terms of being the banjo-sound that lit a fire in me. JD was what turned me on to the sound of bluegrass and the banjo, and without his picking I probably never would have fallen in love with this genre. Of course I am diving into Earl's playing now that I have my own banjo (and I'm using his method book), and of course he's absolutely amazing too.... And in terms of historical significance obviously Earl is THE father of this sound. But I personally don't think there's a finer bluegrass banjo player that's ever walked this earth than Mr. Crowe! I could go into the specifics (musically) of why I think that about JD, but I don't want to make it a contest, they're both so great that it comes down to personal preference. Whenever I have a question about my own beginner banjo playing technique I invariably answer it by looking at how Earl, JD, and Bela play to answer my question. Those are my big three, guess that's a pretty common big three... for a reason!
hi quality guy. i was born and grew up in roanoke, va. don reno played on local tv there every morning for years. don was a nice man, always willing to talk. we used to go down to the tv station. don reno was a scruggs fan and friend. don said when he got out of the army, earl was so popular with that style that don decided to add two finger and thumb runs on the banjo so to have his own style. as good as j. d. and others are, i wonder why they want to play so much like earl?
To put the electric bass/upright bass controversy in perpective, it is well to remember that JD did a lot of experimentation with the New South back in the 70s , Electric bass was being used by Earl Scruggs (his son, Gary Scruggs played electric bass) and many others. Fortunately the fad passed and JD went back to upright bass many yeawrs ago. The upright bass is mic'd by a transducer microphone set on the bridge, so it is "electric" , but with an acoustic sound made louder.
Apparently, he used to come here in Canada a whole lot back in the 70's and that general time. Have some pictures of him in hamilton from a while back.
@Mrtagnuts1 I worked with an electric bass player in a bluegrass setting who knew how to get a good acoustic sound. He knew the right volume, EQ, and touch which blended nicely with the band.
Cheers orbpupil ! I get plenty of irish music in the local pubs etc but bluegrass is less widely played in Ireland we do have a few festivals and ive met Bill Keith Pete wernick and Tony Trishka at a few of them what i would really like to do is go to the states sometime as ive never been to America where is the best place (Nashville ?)
The fiddle player is playing a right-handed fiddle backwards with his left hand! Amazing. I've seen lefties play guitar this way, but never fiddle. I'd like to know who he is. I love the seventies hair! hahah
J.D Crowe is the best, and he did have his own style? lol I mean Earl was the first one to get this style real well with the picks but J.D. took it and made it more!
@pegcage & md65000-I'm with you all the way about TDC-1. He reminds of the old Coke commercial in which Bill Cosby asks, "Why are these people trying to compare themselves to Coke?"
Who is that on fiddle? He's playing the fiddle left-handed. I've never seen that before. I'm left-handed, but I'm a graphic artist. I love J.D. Crowe's banjo playing. He is definitely the best in the country & that's not just me saying that.
That's the late, great Bobby Slone, who played fiddle and bass (both left-handed) with J D for decades. In addition to playing the fiddle and bass, he was the one who kept the other pickers on an even keel emotionally.
listen to some of JDs bazillion albums or just watch some more videos. He has many ideas of his own that make his own tell tale style. You are correct that he did do a pretty strict scruggs mimic on this one, thats what many bluegrass fans want out of you on these old classics. Crowe on his albums went out of conventional delivery many many times, he can play 10 different breaks on any song none the same and none mimicry of anyone. Hes got his own timing more laid back thn earl
without a doubt i've never heard this played that fast...that is just rediculous...and he played it just like it was wrote too. Him and earl....and raymond fairchild..are the three best ever i mean roots and all that is where it came from when earl brought this sound here in the 40's. I like don reno but man he's not in these guys class as far as bein smooth and incorporating all the different rolls into one song I dont care what anyones says..awesome! three best ever! Bluegrass rules!
What a beautiful sight to see these kids playing this music and carrying on the tradition !!! Thank you one and all !!!
RIP J.D Crowe. Just passed away at 3 this morning on December 24 2021
RIP my hero, your legacy will live on forever god bless you JD and thank you for all you gave us in this short life.
JD just staring there. Chill as hell. Totally relaxed.
Talk about pure talent! No computers or autotune! We sure don't see much of that anymore today!
Absolutely fantastic picking 🪕🪕👏👏
Awesome!! I‘m speechless 😳😍👍🏻
One of my favorite tunes to pick also!
A Great tune, Great player & Great sounding BANJO!!!!!
Listen to that 4th string growl on the B part, It’s as deep as a 55 gallon drum 😊😊
Had the honor and privilege of sharing the stage with the Crowe Brothers back in the late 80's at Bill Stanley's in Asheville. Raymond Fairchild was there that night as well.
Dayum son, the bass guitar accompanying the banjo is so gud.
Awesome mandolin solo!!
Damn this video is an old upload and it’s so good. They way he hits notes by using the tuning peg, and hits the notes perfectly… damn man
Wow... JD is in top form on this one. Here illustrated in a nutshell is the most basic reality of bluegrass banjo. What counts, and sets apart the aces from all others is clarity, tone, and rhythm. The critical factor is never the selection of notes played, but rather the WAY they are played. Additional complexity can never make up for a lack of the type of attack that JD has.
woah! that is some crazy banjo playing wow! i love what he does with the tuning...
Yeah that is so cool (and difficult to get accurate)
J.D. had everything that Earl had and then some the way I see it. He took command when F&S broke up and carried the banjo and the music way on down the road and was one of the dominant figures in several supergroups.
RIP J,D. (84) ;-(
JD is, to me, what Earl was and still is to sooo many in terms of being the banjo-sound that lit a fire in me. JD was what turned me on to the sound of bluegrass and the banjo, and without his picking I probably never would have fallen in love with this genre. Of course I am diving into Earl's playing now that I have my own banjo (and I'm using his method book), and of course he's absolutely amazing too.... And in terms of historical significance obviously Earl is THE father of this sound.
But I personally don't think there's a finer bluegrass banjo player that's ever walked this earth than Mr. Crowe! I could go into the specifics (musically) of why I think that about JD, but I don't want to make it a contest, they're both so great that it comes down to personal preference.
Whenever I have a question about my own beginner banjo playing technique I invariably answer it by looking at how Earl, JD, and Bela play to answer my question. Those are my big three, guess that's a pretty common big three... for a reason!
sad loss Yesterday the day before Christmas 2021.. RIP JD.... maybe gone but never forgotten
My big 3 has to be Earl Scruggs, Don Reno and J.D Crowe
@@jackvalentine566 Jim mills too
@@TNandTXRailfan if it was 4 he would for sure be in there!
Damn who knew Larry Bird could strum like that!
HAHAHAHAHAHA! great music, great comment!!
Hahahaha
Mid or late 80s I believe, and he is still one of the greatest!! Listen to the backup too......
it sure doesn't get any better than this...Superb version!!!
i'm listening this on an infinite repeat loop, please help me.....
I swear that J.D. is smoother than a minner's lip on that five string. Got to be my favorite three finger picker.
That performance rocks! Good job J.D.!
Electric bass doesn't sound particularly bad, but I sure do prefer the double bass.
awesome track it makes me bounce everywhere
muche repesct from france
You guys are great. Well done.
This makes me so happy.
That's J.D. Crowe. Gibson made a signature series Mastertone with his name on it! Sweet!!!
Fantastic, i love this speed banjo song ! WOoow !
hi quality guy. i was born and grew up in roanoke, va. don reno played on local tv there every morning for years. don was a nice man, always willing to talk. we used to go down to the tv station. don reno was a scruggs fan and friend. don said when he got out of the army, earl was so popular with that style that don decided to add two finger and thumb runs on the banjo so to have his own style. as good as j. d. and others are, i wonder why they want to play so much like earl?
To put the electric bass/upright bass controversy in perpective, it is well to remember that JD did a lot of experimentation with the New South back in the 70s , Electric bass was being used by Earl Scruggs (his son, Gary Scruggs played electric bass) and many others. Fortunately the fad passed and JD went back to upright bass many yeawrs ago.
The upright bass is mic'd by a transducer microphone set on the bridge, so it is "electric" , but with an acoustic sound made louder.
Wonderful stuff!
This is amazing...
Apparently, he used to come here in Canada a whole lot back in the 70's and that general time. Have some pictures of him in hamilton from a while back.
@dec5551 I'm an Irishman from North Carolina from a long family o Irish n we grew up on this stuff down south! nothing beats it :)
A Master! Bravo.
Happy birthday JD Crowe!
The Larry Bird of banjo.
I love this music
... kdo umí, tak ten umí ...super !!!
A Legend - a Cornerstone.
Man, I just wish everyone went through life like YOU and not make a mistake. Why, I feel smarter just receiving a note from you.
dec5551 You're an Irishman with class two of my favorite types of music are Irish and Blugrass both are awesome.
the bass player is Randy Hayes. Randy can also creat beauty out of anything that has a string attatched, including a tennis racket.
beautiful
Rest in peace Jd
My grandfather is in this video. :)
Love it. Wish i could Pick like that.
@Mrtagnuts1 I worked with an electric bass player in a bluegrass setting who knew how to get a good acoustic sound. He knew the right volume, EQ, and touch which blended nicely with the band.
Cheers orbpupil ! I get plenty of irish music in the local pubs etc but bluegrass is less widely played in Ireland we do have a few festivals and ive met Bill Keith Pete wernick and Tony Trishka at a few of them what i would really like to do is go to the states sometime as ive never been to America where is the best place (Nashville ?)
Awesome!!!!!
Grande pezzo, grandi musicisti,
Part of the song. The same thing is on Earl's Breakdown. If you like this song, I really recommend listening to it.
I`m an Irishman and Christ i love bluegrass !!
Class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Real grass...wow...bring it back
That bass player has the best hair and moustache combo
Wow! Crowe is a genius.
Thanks! 😂
Yeehaw from Italy 🇮🇹🤠
The fiddle player is playing a right-handed fiddle backwards with his left hand! Amazing. I've seen lefties play guitar this way, but never fiddle. I'd like to know who he is. I love the seventies hair! hahah
His name is Bobby Slone. He passed away a few years ago.
Never a better banjo player.
He is the man
Hah, the fiddle player must've learned the wrong way round, impressive. Oh yeah and that banjo playing is something else!
I'm trying to figure out if that fiddle player is playing a fiddle or a viola
He calls Crowe the finest banjo picker in the U.S. but cannot introduce him without mentioning the greatest of them all: Earl Scruggs!
Earl hadn't played in public in a decade at the point.
Thanks IZZYMIZ i`ll have to brush up on my bluegrass research !!
JD in his prime.No on was ever better!
The bass player has beautiful hair.
1'40 HE MADE A FACE !!1
Great great tune.
the bass player is obviously the best
The bass player, though...let's just say that the electric bass should have a permanent spot in bluegrass.
WOW!
R.I.P. J.D.
The moustache, the afro-mullet... that bassist is unrepentantly 70's.
that was kick ass banjer pickin, yeeee...haw!
J.D Crowe is the best, and he did have his own style? lol I mean Earl was the first one to get this style real well with the picks but J.D. took it and made it more!
Mick Lewis shut up you know the classic one is better
What about Ralph Stanley?
I think JD would disagree, he revered Earl Scruggs!
RIP J.D. Crowe
They say a banjo is a happy instrument. JD and the bass player, look like they're ready to go duke it out after the show.
If JD doesn't wack him I will, jeez what is the bass player thinking?
And your problem is? He must've liked my playing,,4 years till I left with Keith Whitley :-)
@pegcage & md65000-I'm with you all the way about TDC-1. He reminds of the old Coke commercial in which Bill Cosby asks, "Why are these people trying to compare themselves to Coke?"
Класс!!! Супер!!! Респект и уважуха!
@dec5551 ... it has irish roots too
@owsleyforkmus
I think it's Tony Rice, the guitar whiz. But I'm not 100% certain.
I'm reasonably sure that that's Tony King, who was part of the New South from 1983 - 1986.
brawo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dude!
Cooooooooooooooooool
JD Crowe Banjo is like Dragon Ball Z Banjo.
and playing a right handed violin!
YEEEEEEEEEEEE HAaaaaaaaaaa
mandolin player is Wendy Miller
RIP banjo man.
Son Crowe is giving it hell
good!
may i please ask why he keeps tuning it? nice vid by the way love it:)
Is that Ron Speers on mandolin(of special concensus)?
This was the "recessional" at our wedding.
ME GUSTAAA...
Who is that on fiddle? He's playing the fiddle left-handed. I've never seen that before. I'm left-handed, but I'm a graphic artist. I love J.D. Crowe's banjo playing. He is definitely the best in the country & that's not just me saying that.
That's the late, great Bobby Slone, who played fiddle and bass (both left-handed) with J D for decades. In addition to playing the fiddle and bass, he was the one who kept the other pickers on an even keel emotionally.
listen to some of JDs bazillion albums or just watch some more videos. He has many ideas of his own that make his own tell tale style. You are correct that he did do a pretty strict scruggs mimic on this one, thats what many bluegrass fans want out of you on these old classics. Crowe on his albums went out of conventional delivery many many times, he can play 10 different breaks on any song none the same and none mimicry of anyone. Hes got his own timing more laid back thn earl
yeeeehaaa!!!
without a doubt i've never heard this played that fast...that is just rediculous...and he played it just like it was wrote too. Him and earl....and raymond fairchild..are the three best ever i mean roots and all that is where it came from when earl brought this sound here in the 40's. I like don reno but man he's not in these guys class as far as bein smooth and incorporating all the different rolls into one song I dont care what anyones says..awesome! three best ever! Bluegrass rules!
I have a video on my page playing this song up to this speed its taken years and years.
that banjo is a granada flathead from the thirties
Dammit boys