Hootie & the Blowfish invited on stage at a Bluegrass show 1994(ish)
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- 1994-95 Hootie & the Blowfish were booked at Fitzgerald's in Houston. Earlier that evening members were out having a meal and enjoying some live Bluegrass when a lady on stage noticed them and called them out. She had no idea who they were (almost nobody in the place did) but somehow sensed they were musicians. This was at a time when you could not turn on a radio or walk through a mall without hearing them. She invited them on stage and this is what happened.
Sorry for the bad VHS quality.
It’s like watching the beginning of a superhero film where they first show off their powers. Awesome!
Even with the terrible audio quality on this old VHS and digitizing it, DR's voice still sounds incredible.
That's an awesome experience.
That's what shocked me the most about this, he sounds amazing. What a talent. I think by the hush of the crowd you can tell they were immediately into it too!
Literally sounds amazing!!
Saw your post on Reddit, thanks for putting this up. Straight up blast from the past.
What a fascinating thing to have captured. Imagine all the times something like this has happened that are lost, or on tape somewhere in someone's closet.
I'm not that old :D but i think its way more important to experience those moments instead of capturing them... but i feel ya
A true singer before auto tune ruined music!
I think about that type of stuff all the time
The first appearances of no doubt are pretty cool too. Check them out.
I couldnt imagine the forgotten things people have 😭😭 it needs to be a continental PSA to look if you have something cool on tape or video
That’s amazing. Let Her Cry has always been my favorite HATB song. Outstanding discovery and thanks for sharing.
This is a beautiful piece of history right here. Knowing that they hadn't completely blown up yet. I hope old (and older) videos keep popping up. Thank you for posting this.
I was a pure radio listener of Hootie & the Blowfish. This is actually the first song I hear from them that's not "I only wanna be with you" (if that's the name of the song. you know the one) .. and WOW this is awesome at so many levels: Great musicians, humble, and gracious. Plus, it was a simply a great musical moment. Also, @Jonathan Dickerson , the "bad VHS quality" adds to the magic. Thanks for sharing!
That whole first album is just gold. Still one of my favorites from that era.
This song is probably their most popular song. No idea how you could have listened to the radio or gone outside in the 90s without hearing it constantly
this is one of the biggest radio songs from the 90s
@@jawaring4367 To be honest, it probably had to do with different markets. If I ever heard Let Her Cry on the radio, it was overshadowed by the absolute dominance of Hold My Hand and Only Wanna Be With You.
I heard Don't Rock the Jukebox and Chasin' That Neon Rainbow everytime I turned the radio on or walked into a store. I didn't hear this song at all for a long time. Still pretty good.
Wow! Amazing! What a special moment, to witness this intimate footage before they made it big! Darius has such an incredible singing talent! Also, that applause was fantastic! It practically went on forever! It's as if they were all blown away! How could they not be? That voice! My goodness! :)
This is actually in 1993 before they released there album that sold 21 million copies. I saw this on Reddit and the person that made the post said that the tape was in her grandparents basement for the longest time just sitting there, forgotten about or undiscovered if you think about it. Just a piece of musical history at the beginning for these guys. Also Rucker hitting the guitar on the lights when he’s taking it off😅
thats wild as shit
The guy on the mandolin is pretty good. I always thought of the improvisation of bluegrass much like jazz music, and it doesn't get enough credit IMO.
This is so amazing to see. Thank you for sharing this!!!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING this!! what a wonderful moment. You should send this to Darius
I’m a huge Hootie fan - thank you for sharing this treasure!
Thanks so much for this. Incredible moment in time that was captured.
This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing! What a treat to see.
It is funny how the bluegrass band lead thinks they're doing Hootie & the Blowfish a favor! She said "here's your chance!"....right....
I am sure she is wanting reciprocity
To the bluegrass band this is known as the night they let hootie and the Blowfish open for them.
Truly awesome. This song is just such a classic.
Cracked Rear View was the first CD I ever purchased. I wore it out (aka scratched it up for all you 20-somethings) back then and now most of those songs are on my most played Amazon music playlist. They are a band that will forever stand the test of time.
It got really quiet when Darius Rucker started singing
Yeah, the commenters on here would not have been near as respectful, of course…..
Can you blame them? His voice is amazing!
That lady probably heard this a million times on the radio after that. Probably laughed to herself like, wow!
They were playing at Fitzgeralds. RIP to that fine establishment.
This video made me realize just how much I missed the 90s. Not a cellphone in site. People interacting and paying attention. Just people laughing and having a good time.
Ironically, we can only relive it because it was captured on video.
@@bitb22 grainy ass camcorder video too..... These days we would have this performance from 40 different angles in crystal clear HD and somehow it would seem worse to me :p.
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@@Gattsu_OG carry around a bulky camcorder then lol
@@guindle9291 you are missing my point friend. I didn't carry one around then and don't care about them now. Just that this would have felt less special TO ME, if it happened today with all the HD Cameras capturing it.
Wow. Thanks for uploading this..
Not sure where you found this but it’s magical
From reddit:
This was 1994 or 1995 at a place called Hickory Hollow Bbq in Houston, TX. Tootsie was the lead singer/string bass and throughout the night she noticed a group of guys that seemed to really be into the show. She guessed they were musicians and invited them up, having no idea who they were. Even when Dean Felber (I think?) told her they were Hootie and the Blowfish it meant nothing to her or to anyone there except maybe one or two in the audience.
Fast forward a week or so later. My aunt, uncle, and cousin came home for a visit. We were all sitting around my grandparents' house when they put this tape in the VCR. I grew up around bluegrass, old country, and folk music. Practically everyone in the family is musical, something us kids took for granted. So when the video started we rolled our eyes and made fun of their flame outfits. Everyone else mostly talked over it when suddenly there's that unmistakable voice of Darius Rucker (who we all assumed was named Hootie at the time).
This was a time when you couldn't go anywhere without hearing them and it blew my mind that my uncle and cousin didn't understand how big this band was. It's not that we were fans, but we certainly knew them and probably had their songs memorized just from them getting constant airplay. My cousin is the goofy one who backs them up with the mandolin. If I remember correctly, he felt they weren't getting a good reception at first so he thought he'd help them out. My uncle is the one who loans his guitar to Darius.
That's about it. I'd nearly forgotten about it but was at my parents this weekend digitizing some of their old home movies and I thought it was interesting enough to share.
It sure is
@@yoguey
Thanx Yo!!
The gimpy waitress slogging through the frame with Hootie killing it on stage made this already amazing video total perfection
Thanks for sharing this.
Beautiful
This is incredible!
This is so awesome!
Love this so much
Oh man the VHS!
They didn't get VH1 down in Texas.
😀 "VHS" .. not VH1. I'm enjoying the notion that you might be so young that you don't know what VHS is.
@@rayrenteria5339 or that you don't know what VH1 was
@@Koest2Koest HAHAHA!! That's great! :) I'm a geezer! ... Graduated HS in '86. Watched the first MTV video when it went on air, .. then VH1 came along.. is VH1 still a thing? Anyway, good times.
@@rayrenteria5339 You completely missed what his comment was about in an attempt to slam a younger generation?
He wasn't commenting on the format, but that in 1994 Hootie and the Blowfish were all over the TV ... like on MTV or VH1 at the time.
@@rayrenteria5339 wtf are you talking about? They are referring correctly to the channel VH1, VHS has nothing to do with it.
"here's your chance" lol
Very cool.
Prove a great view point here read this very intro on this specific section on him read it before listening to what he plays be wiser idea i thought
who ever filmed this you cool
I hate being jealous of singers who are able to add vibrato so easily
Blues Brothers move
.. RAWHIDE !
So around the time they were about to take off and fly.
Where is that lady now....!
Darius year 1994
cool moment :)
Nina Infinity brought me here.
What's the name of the song?
Let Her Cry
americana nostalgia in a nutshell
Lol banjo player had Earl's Breakdown ready to go.
Where the hell can I see live blue grass in houston?
This was at Hickory Hollow
Buffalo Grill on Wednesdays, I think.
Like the band Blessid Union of Souls, I didn't know Hootie & the Blowfish's singer was black until I saw them on TV.
Do you know who the lead singer is? Darius Rucker!
@@alika207 Yes, that's what I said. I didn't know he was black until I saw the band on TV.
Beautiful