I remember John Lee Hooker putting Bonnie Raitt’s fingers on frets as he was showing here riffs at the University of Buffalo Folk Festival in 1968. I may be old but I heard the best bands.
One of my brothers favorite songs.. I held his hand as took his last breath in August 2014. He was wasted and just wanted to find his way back home... Pancreatic cancer...RIP Cory
Classic folks doing a classic. I met Bonnie in an elevator at the Charles Hotel in Boston in 1985 while working on TV show Spensor For Hire. We were both on our way to the same place, the bar. We sat together for an hour, drinking it up and sharing tales. Car stunts and music. She is an enigma to say the least. Unforgettable.
I remember that night at the Charles Hotel, Regatta Bar. I was the Bartender. Oh, my god what a show. I was blown away when she approached the bar and ordered a drink. I was so numb at her presence. Blessed to be there. And thankful to this day, I had that very brief opportunity to touch greatness.
Old memories in music.... I was 17, a senior in high school in '72, when I first heard this album, and I decided right then and there I was going to be a musician. Then I went to college for a while and majored in the 3 W's: whiskey, women and weed. Mostly I screwed up. I guess at that point I didn't have the calling, but oh dear lord, I wish I had stuck to that dream. In the meantime, I've done good things and bad things, almost lost my soul and found it, forgot how to live and love, then rediscovered how to love life itself. Made a bunch of money and spent it all. Lived quite a life full of adventure. It's been quite a ride. Funny how literally 50 years later, I'm back to that same place in time and space as that 17 y/o kid listening to this song. I finally found my way back home. Music is magic. The best on earth. Funny how literally 50 years later, I'm back to that same place in time and space as that 17 y/o kid listening to this song. Music is magic, the best we have on this ole earth.
She really nailed that haunting, empty, gutted-out feeling from the Blind Faith original. When it comes to singin' and playin' the Blues, you could go a long ways and not find anyone better to do it than Bonnie Raitt.
joe', That "haunting, empty, gutted out feeling" perfectly describes the feeling of the 60's after Woodstock. The 60's were over, and everyone was exhausted.
I love Bonnie's interpretation of this. Let's also give a little recognition to Steve Winwood, who wrote this when he was 21 or something ridiculously precocious.
Now I get it , didn't realize he was that young when he wrote this , but , hell weren't they all, I was 13 in 79 and took it to heart , 55 now ,still grips my soul, as it was of course, I have aged gracefully
@@halfon005 I referred to the writing, and it seems it comes down to his birthdate, and exactly when he initiated the writing. my best memories from the time of it's release in the States, was it was being reported he was 16. do some deep digging if you wish
When Lowell died in 1979, Bonnie was quoted in Rolling Stone magazine that she missed Lowell more than she missed being 8 years old. Still brings a tear to the eye. Miss you Lowell! Love you Bonnie!
I remember that time well. She spoke for many of us who loved Lowell and Little Feat and were overjoyed that Lowell had released his first solo LP- and then we mourned our great loss of the one and only, never to be replaced Lowell George. I think it's only the true greats like Bonnie who can speak about these legends and do them justice by giving us their music again by playing it, sometimes even better, just for the absolute enjoyment of it. Thank you, Bonnie. Your voice always soothes my soul.
I"ve played this song for maybe 40 years to close acoustic solo gigs, 'cause, well, finding your way home is not guaranteed. But this.....I am not worthy. What a gift, finding buried treasures like this one with Bonnie, and Lowell George too. Gulp.
She has been a favorite singer of mine for five decades. Saw her 20+ years ago at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. Wonderful. I bought her latest recording (now, what, 3 years old? and was saddened to hear the strain and weakness in her voice. Age, lifestyle? don't know why but it was diminished. I much prefer her earlier work, before she was "discovered" by the masses and went so commercial in the compositions and losing a rawness that informed her bluesiness. (although "I Can't Make You Love Me" is a WoW! of a song). Am glad for her success but she's not the same singer. A fave singer/songwriter who HAS remained strong into her 70's is Joan Armitrading.
I first heard her perform about four doors down Big Basin Way from my house in Boulder Creek, CA at a bar/restaurant named Scopazzi's. The dance floor in the bar barely held more people than were in her band. Beautiful music...beautiful night.
Why am I just now hearing this for the first time??? It's the most hauntingly beautiful version of an amazing song. I've been a fan of Bonnie, Lowell and John since the 70s but never knew they played together.
She's just the best- she doesn't just sings a song, she really interprets it- so you feel what the songwriter meant to have you feel- doubly good when SHE's the songwriter...Congrats on her Grammy for And Just Like That, another song that hits you right in the gut.....
I was hitchhiking in the 70s and got dropped off at a park near Hartford, CT. When I got out of the car I was greeted by some great music coming from a free concert in the park:.....it was BB King and Bonnie Rait playing.
Bonnie's voice is ethereal and her timing is impeccable. Have had the privilege of seeing her perform live several times, but her recordings are a constant on my home play list.
“I can’t find my way home” expresses what must be a universal human feeling. We are but wayfaring strangers in this world. Even if you stay in one place, home changes until you can’t recognize it anymore. You’ve just got to keep singing.
Got ya brother. But sometimes it's good getting lost. When I was fighting with the wife I'd stomp out, get on the motorcycle and head out and just ride. "Got to get your mind right". Couple of hours till I didn't know where I was, stop and see the stars. Cheated though, used the GPS to get back home.
I remember when there was a mural on the wall at The Earl Of Old Town bar in Chicago of Bonnie Raitt. Used to go there when I was a young man and play when they had open stage night.
Bonnie Raitt had so much confidence as a young woman in the 70's, when it was hard as fk for a girl to think she was worth anything at all--especially in the music business which was sexist as all hell in those days. I have no idea how she did it. This is a fantastic song, by the way.
My Mom was just diagnosed with Alzheimer's last week. Finding comfort in this song (in Blind Faith's version, too), and in my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Jer. 13:18
My Mom cannot find her way home anymore. The song brings me comfort. My 'Blind Faith', which I am not insecure in, brings me comfort. Trolls are cute but mean.
I'm just sitting here with my eyes shut January 1, 2020 remembering how tremendous all of this music was and how it still is the best. Very nice RUclips compilation tonigt
@@ieatlightning4236 July11, 2020 the day after I found I have exposed to COVID and now have to wait 2 days for test and 7-10 days more for results Been staying at home since March and a "home health" nurse who came to MY house exposed me You just can't make this $hit up. "I'm near the end and I don't have the time."
Just listened to this today. I've been in love with Bonnie's voice since the early 70's and Blind Faith shortly thereafter. This is true soul of the time and yet timeless
Just saw this for the first time. Wow, what a fine interpretation of a classic tune! Four outstanding musicians doing a song that is still meaningful today, fifty years later! Thank you all!
Kindred, no doubt! Watch her absolutely SHRED LoveMe Like A Man… she completely oozes from the depths of her soul and out her fingertips up and down the frets!! I know I watched that live video and played along with her close to 10,000 times… I simply back her up and help fill space lol She’ll always be my guitar goddess guru & pretend band mate lol 🎼🎤❤️🔥🎶
Lots of accolades for various reasons. A few very important items to note. First hat off to this channel for the absolutely perfect upload. This is a bootleg of a jam. The technology of that day is not even close to almost 60 years later. And yet this recording is crystal clear. The skill level of the musicians is amazing. Thanks for giving this the exposure it deserves. This National Archives material.
This tunes and almost whispering singing (Intelligent music and musicians), and thanks to Steve for writing this. Thanks for posting this message Postman/woman. I have applauded in the end.
Can’t Find My Way Home is one of the best tunes….it’s one that takes me back to my twenties. The time in my life when I was taught just how cold and hard this world can be.
Hey Marty, Smiley here just doing my time . My 1st posting in a long time but had to reply since this was the latest so far. Can you believe there are people that have no idea how Bonnie can reach your soul. We are fortunate to have lived this as our sound track. Peace ✌✌✌
I've loved the Blind Faith version for all these year and never knew this wonderful version was out there! Started looking for Angel from Montgomery and wound up here. Made my day and then some!
I have always adored her voice her guitar riffs and slide are unmatched ! I was lucky enough to meet her and can honestly say she is beautiful inside and out ❣️
Can't claim to have seen them all, but a lot of them. Got a lot of T-shirts from some of those shows, and while some of them are pretty faded, and they don't fit anymore, I think I'm gonna make a quilt of them.
That might be a live take, but that as recorded multitrack and mixed on a console. Plenty of EQ and compression. It is very simple though, which is totally unlike what they do today. Even with live recordings that are like this.
😮 Almost too gorgeous a rendition of an authentic masterpiece: vocals, players, arrangement , mood. What a treat to close one’s eyes and just feel it go.
The comments that came from posting this made me feel really good. I thank you all. I am an old soul with an old heart. I have loved Bonnie from a long time ago and sang her songs whenever there was a band that would play them. She truly is an icon. An old soul.
Certainly, I sense a quality in her voice and intonations that are of the most honest sorrow and I don't know enough about her to intuit a cause. It may just be some inborn mystery that comes with her to reveal itself with such a relatable sound and style, 'old soul' may say it well enough.
A friend of mine introduced her music to me back in 75. She was at her best then as can be heard on this recording. It is a real shame that she didn't make it big until she was half of what she was at her peak. She is amazing
Steve Winwood would love this as we do. Not only is she have a great voice but that lady can flat out play a guitar especially slide. Love this, thanks for sharing
Some voices simply have the way of telling the truth more beautifully than others. Such a voice is Bonnie. How wonderfully lucky we are to be the ears to hear her tell it.
Saw Little Feat in Dallas in early 79, went to the room with the band and smoke a doobie with Lowell and the band. Asked them where'd you get the name for the band and Paul said, pointing to Lowell's shoes, "Well, look at them little fuckin feet". You don't forget a night like that.
My God Bonny and I thought I could play...I've been a jazz player for 40 yrs (bass player) I've been a huge fan of yours since the 70s you got me into music professionally thank you so much
I saw Miss Bonnie at the New Orleans Jazz Fest back in the early 1980's. With all the schlock in this world, it's not often one sees the real deal; when you do, it leaves an impression.
For a long time she was a musician’s musician, then she was a star, then she was an icon. Now she’s the Bonnie we all love and have loved forever. Listening to this, that voice would have made her a damn fine late night dj, too. Thank you to whoever posted this, I’m off to chase down the full session now
@@NatalietheDoll MP3 is how I found this version of the song. An ex girlfriend of mine had LimeWire and found three or four different tracks from this session and burned them on CD for me. Talk about an amazing find!
This was recorded the year my future wife introduced me to Bonnie's music. We saw her live again last week... every bit the Wonder Woman she was 44 years ago. This recording with Lowell, John, Freebo has to be one of the best recordings ever!
+ Jim. I agree. One of the best recordings ever. Also, I tend to think live performances are almost always better than studio recordings. Also, have you noticed that through the 70' -- 80's , performances on live radio, including Europe by all means , were something very special. They were stripped down to the bare essentials, as in one or two performers and one or two instruments. Examples are : " The Pretender and The Offender" in Holland, Carmelita, Desperados Under the Eaves and a few more by Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon and David Blue and at least one more by Lowell George where he is trying ti explain American guitar playing to the Germans , including a demonstration on how Ry Couder played. These recordings are such a rich contribution to our American culture.
At this juncture in my life, nothing feels like home. My parents are gone. My siblings are scattered. My kids are scattered. My grandsons are scattered.... "Well, I'm near the end, and I just ain't got the time. I'm wasted, and I can't find my way home." I'm not high. I'm just wasted and spent. This new century has to take on a reality of its own. This reality isn't what we knew as children born in the 1950's.
At least you get to live in Wyoming and not in some skanky city. I checked out to north Idaho, just me and my cats, it's okay but sometimes the music stabs you in the heart for the old days. Just listened to Robert Plant Ship of Fools, can't get over it.....
My goodness. Just found this. Bonnie would have been in her early 20’s. She’s fabulous and clearly has the respect of her incredible peers. What a time that must have been. Can’t stop listening.
I was fortunate enough to attend many of these UltraSonic shows as the local underground newspaper publisher. What a blessing, maybe 30 of us in this small recording studio. How did I miss this one?! Or maybe I'm living the adage, if you remember it you weren't there.
A great musical era. Lowell died way too young. Great slide player, great soulful singer and a great song writer. The early Feat albums were jewels. How could one band have so many super-talented people? I guess there were others but the Feat were something else.
Of course my friend. It was and is sublime. Can't make time stand still but I have the records and the experience of being there when it unfolded. For us, that is it. A man can ask no more really, than witness greatness.
Give me a break Daryl. I posted this months ago. I am not interested in making this a project. It was merely a critique. I don't have time for trolling. Go persecute someone else.
Wow, hadn't heard this in decades. I think the fact that it was recorded analog instead of digital is a real attribute to this song, and few others around this time period. The reverberations in the equipment, the energies, the sounds, the echo's.....there's a space in the analog recordings, at times where song carries with it some barley lit subtle spaces that are like a time shuttle right back for some reason are so rich with memories. Things I had long forgotten all about, and all of a sudden, I can remember what I was wearing, what was on my mind, what I thought life was about, what I hoped the future would bring, I can remember how hungry, how full, how broken hearted, how afraid,how grateful, how concerned, how willing, in of times in life that are so distant, reflecting, quiet, thinking, feeling, with nothing else but this music to support the emotions, like a person does to shirt that might otherwise appear lifeless. All that exists in the space of the song. I will never regret the 10 or 15 years that I made seeing as many shows as humanly possible have such a high priority as I gave it. I saw some of the most beautiful music ever played, and those memories have only gone up in value, at a time when everything else in life seems to be having a hard time holding its value. Except music, I am proud that I hear some new stuff every now and then that I know touches the youth (and post youth alike) so deeply. There were many a years there where the music just wasn't cutting it like it used to. I feel people now more connected, more sincere, more brave and united with this bond of music that can transcend better than anything else in life can....that know of...its comforting that now matter how shitty things may get, we will always be able to reconnect to special markers placed in history when we get quiet and listen and feel. That we can come back to, long after we have forgotten all about it completely.....except for that little crack on an otherwise clean slate, where every detail can be found just like you left it. That's real majic right there.
Ultra-Sonic was a marvelous studio, with a huge main room that allowed WLIR to invite in an intimate yet sizable audience. I was nailed to the radio every Tuesday night.
You find these snippets of time from so long ago, but they resonate any time you hear them. Amazing and beautiful. Music so often lately has no soul, no real connection to anything meaningful.
"Is that a Transitive Verb?".....can't help but show off her education. Her voice is like a bell ringing through the fog at night. Stunning. Gawd, I miss Lowell. Just listen how his slide slowly comes in. This whole recording is breathtaking. Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this gem.
Love it - these days if you complain that someone can't spell or punctuate you get told to come down off your perch, like that's not important, proud ignorance rules now.
Playing on repeat while trying to organize my studio. Not getting very far, stopping often, getting lost in the tuning of the guitars, the obvious comradery of the group, and Bonnie Raitt' s love for and ethereal version of Cant Find My Way Home.
Shows how the 70s were a much more mellow and spontaneous time, in many respects. Thinking about what song to play at the spot and taking as much time for tuning as needed, without any complaining from the audience.
True enough; before clip on tuners it was all done by ear. Also, the primitive gear (no boards full of stomp boxes and rack mounted effects processors) didn't cover up mistakes, which left it raw, and imbued the music with a lot more human touch/feeling... at least to my sensibilities. To be honest though, I have to admit I don't miss all that E,.A. G. D. B. E. noodling between songs.
I just fell head over heels for this song. I just got sober for the first time in my adult life and I was wasted and nearing the end too when my liver started to fail. I just knew I loved my family and that I had a much bigger purpose in this life. This song makes me cry tears everytime.
Carry on my friend... if I can do it sober you can too! It's always nice to remember the last song of a concert (or the last band!) and you do when you're sober!
Long been one of my favorite tunes, esp. when in a melancholy mood...it goes equally to the core or gut, and to the mind, and pokes you, makes you feel it. Songs that do that are rare, and thus, are gems. I've never heard this rendition either, but man, where has it been? Fantastic, just fantastic stuff
I got to see Lowell George and Little Feat in the late 70s at the Music Hall in Houston TX. They were awesome. We were in the row. Thank you Richard and Theresa for a great night
i've always been insecure about my looks; but i look a lot like Lowell George, and if Bonnie Raitt thinks Llowel is cute, that's all i need to live a happy life
My brother, now a studio musician in LA, recorded demos way back at Ultrasonic Studios bc it wasn’t far from where my Aunt lived. I had no idea that this is where Bonnie & Co. recorded this gem. Wish it was on Pandora or Apple play. I must’ve listened to this about a thousand times. She (and all of them) were incredible both then & now. RIP Lowell George of Little Feat- what a truly great musician.
Was just reintroduced to this song by my guitar teacher who is 30 years younger than me. I’ve listened to a half dozen versions some in different tunings. I feel like I’ve been reading a short novel. Truly wonderful song especially instrumentally. At 67, maybe I was just too stoned back then to appreciate it as much as I do now.
I'm your elder by 8 years and had never heard this version of Stevie Winwood's incredible tune and am moved by your comment. I don't think I was too stoned to appreciate the original all those years ago . . . always loved it. But, as I said, I had never heard Bonnie Raitt croon this. So beautiful. Enjoy your strumming and have a healthy and safe New Year 2021. That's a hoot. It ain't the '60s & '70s anymore.
I remember John Lee Hooker putting Bonnie Raitt’s fingers on frets as he was showing here riffs at the University of Buffalo Folk Festival in 1968. I may be old but I heard the best bands.
I saw John Lee Hooker open for Bonnie at Key West High School. Thinking it was 1974. He taught her well.
Same....Keep Enjoying brother ~
@@williamreilly5469that’s so badass!
Awesome story
I'm 72. YES! We Did! I saw Zappa & Hendrix in 1968.
This was my daddy’s favorite song. The original. I’ve never heard this version but I know he’d have loved it. I miss you,Daddy 💞
Condolences to you. xx
I'm sure your Daddy was, super cool-take care
❤
I was in Vietnam when this came out , I found my way home
Thank you, I am glad that you made it back!
Respect!
Thank you for your service!!
Welcome home... Tks to you and the rest of us... 69, 70, and part of 71... Kontum
😍💯👍so glad you’re home
One of my brothers favorite songs.. I held his hand as took his last breath in August 2014. He was wasted and just wanted to find his way back home... Pancreatic cancer...RIP Cory
@@jrmartin2604 Thank you!
Deepest condolences. What a lovely thing you did to be there with him/
@@mayamountainresearchfarm4236 Thank you!
@@staffordduecker665 I'm very sorry for your loss Stafford. I'm glad you were there for him.
Stafford, sorry for your loss, man. Music can bind brothers, looks like it did you both real well. Peace.
This is still hauntingly beautiful 51 years later.
So ... Lowell George sits in with Bonnie Raitt & does a Stevie Windwood song. Brilliant!
They were born in the same part of the world- (Burbank/Hollywood).
❤️
Classic folks doing a classic. I met Bonnie in an elevator at the Charles Hotel in Boston in 1985 while working on TV show Spensor For Hire. We were both on our way to the same place, the bar. We sat together for an hour, drinking it up and sharing tales. Car stunts and music. She is an enigma to say the least. Unforgettable.
I don't know why, but I believe you.
I remember that night at the Charles Hotel, Regatta Bar. I was the Bartender. Oh, my god what a show. I was blown away when she approached the bar and ordered a drink. I was so numb at her presence. Blessed to be there. And thankful to this day, I had that very brief opportunity to touch greatness.
Her music makes me think she's an intensely genuine person.
Old memories in music....
I was 17, a senior in high school in '72, when I first heard this album, and I decided right then and there I was going to be a musician.
Then I went to college for a while and majored in the 3 W's: whiskey, women and weed. Mostly I screwed up.
I guess at that point I didn't have the calling, but oh dear lord, I wish I had stuck to that dream. In the meantime, I've done good things and bad things, almost lost my soul and found it, forgot how to live and love, then rediscovered how to love life itself. Made a bunch of money and spent it all. Lived quite a life full of adventure. It's been quite a ride.
Funny how literally 50 years later, I'm back to that same place in time and space as that 17 y/o kid listening to this song.
I finally found my way back home.
Music is magic. The best on earth.
Funny how literally 50 years later, I'm back to that same place in time and space as that 17 y/o kid listening to this song.
Music is magic, the best we have on this ole earth.
❤
Hell yeah
This is why I love youtube. Every once in a while you stumble into a little treasure like this that you otherwise would not know about.
BigDumApe wholehearted agreement.
it is gold
Essato !
BigDumApe I couldn't agree more
Bonnie and John Prine do Angel from Montgomery the best you will ever hear.
She really nailed that haunting, empty, gutted-out feeling from the Blind Faith original. When it comes to singin' and playin' the Blues, you could go a long ways and not find anyone better to do it than Bonnie Raitt.
A VERY long ways
joe',
That "haunting, empty, gutted out feeling" perfectly describes the feeling of the 60's after Woodstock. The 60's were over, and everyone was exhausted.
Hands down!
well said
Amen! There’s no one who can sing the blues with more emotion than Bonnie Raitt. That’s why she’s my favorite singer!
How about props to Lowell. Virtuoso player, song writer, and singer who we lost way too soon
Everybody thinks their era was golden but in the case of the 70’s it was double platinum.
AMEN!
Late 60's plus 70's but go back to the roaring 20's The Charleston hence the Charleston chew candy bar Peace ✌️
I love Bonnie's interpretation of this. Let's also give a little recognition to Steve Winwood, who wrote this when he was 21 or something ridiculously precocious.
Now I get it , didn't realize he was that young when he wrote this , but , hell weren't they all, I was 13 in 79 and took it to heart , 55 now ,still grips my soul, as it was of course, I have aged gracefully
he was 16 when he wrote/performed Gimme Some Lovin' with the Spencer Davis Group @@danicawolfkahn1990
An the church of rock says Amen. :-D
@@drjawn I think SWinwood was 17 when he did this at a big gig right?
@@halfon005 I referred to the writing, and it seems it comes down to his birthdate, and exactly when he initiated the writing.
my best memories from the time of it's release in the States, was it was being reported he was 16. do some deep digging if you wish
The goose bumps come a creepin the second Bonnie starts singing. Shes a true performer of talent.
When Lowell died in 1979, Bonnie was quoted in Rolling Stone magazine that she missed Lowell more than she missed being 8 years old. Still brings a tear to the eye. Miss you Lowell! Love you Bonnie!
I remember that time well. She spoke for many of us who loved Lowell and Little Feat and were overjoyed that Lowell had released his first solo LP- and then we mourned our great loss of the one and only, never to be replaced Lowell George. I think it's only the true greats like Bonnie who can speak about these legends and do them justice by giving us their music again by playing it, sometimes even better, just for the absolute enjoyment of it. Thank you, Bonnie. Your voice always soothes my soul.
@steve Whiley Amen brother Amen
Little Feat had such a sound. Couldn't believe they weren't Cajun. The sound was SOOOOOO Louisiana. His voice was irreplaceable.
I heard that story, too, but I heard it was '5yrs old'. Bonnie saying '8 yrs old' makes more sense.
What a quote. Wow.
I"ve played this song for maybe 40 years to close acoustic solo gigs, 'cause, well, finding your way home is not guaranteed. But this.....I am not worthy. What a gift, finding buried treasures like this one with Bonnie, and Lowell George too. Gulp.
My son is 22 and still playing this song in bars timeless 🇺🇸
Bonnie is still doing justice to whatever she sings now some 40 years later! Awesome performer 👍🏼
She has been a favorite singer of mine for five decades. Saw her 20+ years ago at Bumbershoot Festival in Seattle. Wonderful. I bought her latest recording (now, what, 3 years old? and was saddened to hear the strain and weakness in her voice. Age, lifestyle? don't know why but it was diminished. I much prefer her earlier work, before she was "discovered" by the masses and went so commercial in the compositions and losing a rawness that informed her bluesiness. (although "I Can't Make You Love Me" is a WoW! of a song). Am glad for her success but she's not the same singer. A fave singer/songwriter who HAS remained strong into her 70's is Joan Armitrading.
umm, 50 years actually.
Why do all the voices and recodrings from 50 years ago sound so much better than the trash they make us listen to today?
Word
The overall signal path and the equipment involved was far more simple. As a result, it captured more.
Because they WERE better! Wow, Bonnie before the gravel sounds like an angel.
who making you listen to trash? the www brings it all to you...seek it out and stop whining.
They are actually singing, playing. No auto tune. Bonnie had one of the most beautiful, pure, voices then Now, still beautiful but more seasoned ❤
Little feat. One of the greatest bands ever! Too bad they didn't get the recognition they deserved. Love you Bonnie.
Down on the farm
there are many artists out there that never got the RECONITION THAT THEY TRULULY DESERVEDAN I WOULD PUT JTHE LATE JJ CALE AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST.
.... they were my favorite, I cried when Lowell died
How is Little Feat not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
I walked into a record shop in Newcastle upon tyne and heard this music I asked who are they. It was Little Feet
I first heard her perform about four doors down Big Basin Way from my house in Boulder Creek, CA at a bar/restaurant named Scopazzi's. The dance floor in the bar barely held more people than were in her band. Beautiful music...beautiful night.
Sooo Beautiful, I cried listening to it, thanks for sharing.
Why am I just now hearing this for the first time??? It's the most hauntingly beautiful version of an amazing song. I've been a fan of Bonnie, Lowell and John since the 70s but never knew they played together.
It was a one off...
Right?
You're not alone. I only wish there was a video to accompany it.
She's just the best- she doesn't just sings a song, she really interprets it- so you feel what the songwriter meant to have you feel- doubly good when SHE's the songwriter...Congrats on her Grammy for And Just Like That, another song that hits you right in the gut.....
A beautiful rendition of a powerful song! Raitt has that rare texture to her voice that wrings out the emotion in any tune
That could well be my favorite rendition of this song. She absolutely kills it. Turn it up!
The Clapton and Stevie winwood live version is the best - but this is great too
I was hitchhiking in the 70s and got dropped off at a park near Hartford, CT. When I got out of the car I was greeted by some great music coming from a free concert in the park:.....it was BB King and Bonnie Rait playing.
Those things could happen back then.
Bonnie's voice is ethereal and her timing is impeccable. Have had the privilege of seeing her perform live several times, but her recordings are a constant on my home play list.
Me too! She is above Joni Mitchell to me and that is the highest compliment I can give!
October 1972 I had just left Ohio to attend college in Texas... I’m 66 years old and this song never runs out... awesome... LG and BR... great set!
Not fair my parents had this and I got Kanye west
great comment i mean great
I feel your pain!
Life sucks huh
yeah but how about bieber....i'm glad i'm old.
But we can see and listen to great stuff on RUclips
“I can’t find my way home” expresses what must be a universal human feeling. We are but wayfaring strangers in this world.
Even if you stay in one place, home changes until you can’t recognize it anymore.
You’ve just got to keep singing.
Look at our country today! Communism is taking hold.
You can never go home…
Brilliant and profound insight! I’m writing it down. Thanks
Got ya brother. But sometimes it's good getting lost. When I was fighting with the wife I'd stomp out, get on the motorcycle and head out and just ride. "Got to get your mind right". Couple of hours till I didn't know where I was, stop and see the stars.
Cheated though, used the GPS to get back home.
@@edcarr9819 Hardly....and what does that have to do with this great version of this great song? Get a life.
I love Bonnie Raitt. Her voice is an absolute treasure.
couldn't have put it better myself, I don't know what "it" is, but she got it all day long.
I saw her a few months ago. She is still absolutely amazing. New album is so good.
Only thing better about Bonnie is her touch with a 12 String!!
I remember when there was a mural on the wall at The Earl Of Old Town bar in Chicago of Bonnie Raitt. Used to go there when I was a young man and play when they had open stage night.
I can’t make you love me if you don’t. Awesome song.
Bonnie Raitt had so much confidence as a young woman in the 70's, when it was hard as fk for a girl to think she was worth anything at all--especially in the music business which was sexist as all hell in those days. I have no idea how she did it. This is a fantastic song, by the way.
Bonnie was from a professional music family. Her Dad, John Raitt, you may remember from many Broadway musicals like Carousel.
@@carolclayton606 He was red-baited during the era of the McCarthy hearings...so she had to deal with that while growing up. But she has soul...
She did it because she was and is so amazingly talented. Everyone respects a natural born singer.
Bonnie Raitt's voice is like 'shrooms. It's both earthy and magical. Love that voice.
What is Shrooms , dear ?
😜😜😜😜 😉😉
@@koen8185 funny.
A million thank yous to whom ever took their time to share this historic radio broadcast.
B R A V O...!
I've seen Bonnie 3 times, 1996, 2003 and 2009. Every show was amazing.
My Mom was just diagnosed with Alzheimer's last week. Finding comfort in this song (in Blind Faith's version, too), and in my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Jer. 13:18
Just felt the urge to ride the good feelings from this song, take their thunder to push your bullshit, right? Bit insecure in your faith, are ya?
My Mom cannot find her way home anymore. The song brings me comfort. My 'Blind Faith', which I am not insecure in, brings me comfort. Trolls are cute but mean.
🙏❤️
I'm sorry. Did Jesus take away the Alzheimer's?
At nearly 60 years old I have never heard that before. Truly awesome. It's like buried treasure.
Listen to Clapton's version then Ramblin on my mind on EC was here!
I'm 68, and had seen Bonnie Raitt, John Hammond, and Little Feat all separately. This is sheer gold!
Listen to the original recording by "Blind Faith"!! 💖
Yep. My thoughts exactly.
@@gabriellegallagher-mckinne435 Yep. They slaughtered the song. Should have left it alone.
I'm just sitting here with my eyes shut January 1, 2020 remembering how tremendous all of this music was and how it still is the best. Very nice RUclips compilation tonigt
not a bad way to spend the first day of the year!
Agreed. Like WHAT THE F%$#@ HAPPENED TO POP MUSIC...IT'S ALL SH%$T NOW!!!!
Just loving all these wonderful memories. Memories, memories, memories. I feel like I can't find my way home .. . and I'm 65 years old. Oops.
june 7 2020
What a year...
@@ieatlightning4236 July11, 2020 the day after I found I have exposed to COVID and now have to wait 2 days for test and 7-10 days more for results Been staying at home since March and a "home health" nurse who came to MY house exposed me You just can't make this $hit up. "I'm near the end and I don't have the time."
Just listened to this today. I've been in love with Bonnie's voice since the early 70's and Blind Faith shortly thereafter. This is true soul of the time and yet timeless
Just saw this for the first time. Wow, what a fine interpretation of a classic tune! Four outstanding musicians doing a song that is still meaningful today, fifty years later! Thank you all!
Cheers mate... from London to South Texas.
Best live shows were put on by Lowell George and Little Feat. I still miss him to this day. One of the best guitarists and singers.
I've liked Bonnie Raitt for years, but this is just next level. Phenomenal.
And that was her early years.
that voice is one of the most beautiful instruments I have ever heard...
OH WOW THE GREATEST OF CANT FIND MY WAY HOME, BEEN LOOKING FOR HOME SINCE MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED AT WORK IN 2005
My prayers for you
I'm 65, and Bonnie has been my all time favorite since I was 15. Listen to LOVE ME LIKE A MAN!
65 here too - so glad I've been able to see her in person!
@@carolgiffen2245 also 65 mature wines!
“ I need a man to hold me, not some fool to ask me why...”
Kindred, no doubt!
Watch her absolutely SHRED LoveMe Like A Man… she completely oozes from the depths of her soul and out her fingertips up and down the frets!! I know I watched that live video and played along with her close to 10,000 times… I simply back her up and help fill space lol
She’ll always be my guitar goddess guru & pretend band mate lol
🎼🎤❤️🔥🎶
Thank Chris Smither for that song… she certainly does a great job with it, but he wrote it!!
Lots of accolades for various reasons. A few very important items to note. First hat off to this channel for the absolutely perfect upload. This is a bootleg of a jam. The technology of that day is not even close to almost 60 years later. And yet this recording is crystal clear. The skill level of the musicians is amazing. Thanks for giving this the exposure it deserves. This National Archives material.
OOOOHHHHH YYYEEESSSSS!!!!!!!
I was at Walter Reed, working ...
Amen to that
What he said. Sweet Baby
Jesus,!
Was lucky enough grow up in era
This tunes and almost whispering singing (Intelligent music and musicians), and thanks to Steve for writing this.
Thanks for posting this message Postman/woman.
I have applauded in the end.
Can’t Find My Way Home is one of the best tunes….it’s one that takes me back to my twenties. The time in my life when I was taught just how cold and hard this world can be.
There was no time like the early 70s for fine music and musicians.
mother dear TRUTH!- Sofieann B.
Sweet Jesus those were the days!
Late 60's early 70's THE BEST
The LaCreme!
ROB CHAPMAN, absolutely.
How I wish we could bring Lowell back to life! The world would be a better place!
4/20 in quarintine and finding Gems like this on the utube. Great song
Hey Marty, Smiley here just doing my time . My 1st posting in a long time but had to reply since this was the latest so far. Can you believe there are people that have no idea how Bonnie can reach your soul. We are fortunate to have lived this as our sound track. Peace ✌✌✌
Same here, Just snooping around looking for Lowell George clips. I love Bonnie, I think her voice is awesome.
It is NOT a quarantine. Those are for sick people. It IS a partial lockdown mandated by our rulers. #WalkAway
@@thublit very true
Thank you for this lil nugget on a random Friday night Bonnie!
2 more gifts from The LORD to our blessed BOOMER generation. Lowell and gifted slide, Bonnie with a voice that reaches the soul. STUNNING!
'JESUS said "unless a man is BORN AGAIN he cannot see the kingdom of God" ' (John 3.3, 33-34)-- DO THIS NOW!!!!! for eternity in God's kingdom!!!
I absolutely love Bonnie!
Fell for her and her music when I was 12. Now I'm 54 and still crazy about her. ✌🌍🎵
Absolutely phenomenal! Lowell was one of my favorite players. Bonnie, I appreciate the way you've used your talent over the years. Peace y'all!
I don't even know how I got to this song but damn it I am sure glad I took a wrong turn here on RUclips.
This session is a classic.
I think you took the right turn!
Beautiful stuff right here.
It’s not a wrong turn, just a rabbit hole you weren’t expecting!
@@cynhanrahan4012 🎶🧡
I've loved the Blind Faith version for all these year and never knew this wonderful version was out there! Started looking for Angel from Montgomery and wound up here. Made my day and then some!
I'm a Bonnie Raitt fan, but she is really incredible on this.
She is a pioneer!
Bonnie inspired a musical industry. You hooked to such an inspirings.
She has played to Eric Clapton and in solid musical directions. I love all these times of artists in feeding from each other. So damn beautiful.
I have always adored her voice her guitar riffs and slide are unmatched ! I was lucky enough to meet her and can honestly say she is beautiful inside and out ❣️
When she started singing, I got chills. WOW
pure GOLD,.. Thank You for this long buried GEM! This IS the "GOOD" stuff!
Got a tee shirt for my birthday: "I Might Be Old, But I Got To See All The Great Bands" How true!!!!!
most awesome eh??
Truly epic, I want one.
OMG... my sister got me that shirt for Christmas. I have pretty much said stuff like that.
Beth Ann DeWeese it's : "cool bands."
Can't claim to have seen them all, but a lot of them. Got a lot of T-shirts from some of those shows, and while some of them are pretty faded, and they don't fit anymore, I think I'm gonna make a quilt of them.
I'm VERY lucky to have grown up in the 60's & 70's and have music like this, been listening to her version now for 60 year's.
Dry recorded...no studio gimmicks or EQ...and she still sounds fantastic.
Before there was ProTools there were Professionals.
That might be a live take, but that as recorded multitrack and mixed on a console. Plenty of EQ and compression. It is very simple though, which is totally unlike what they do today. Even with live recordings that are like this.
😮 Almost too gorgeous a rendition of an authentic masterpiece: vocals, players, arrangement , mood. What a treat to close one’s eyes and just feel it go.
Magnificent. Her voice at 23 has the blues of a much older person. Rivetting.
Unbelievably soulful! Have mercy, Bonnie. What a great talent.
"Well, I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time." Turned seventy last spring and now I know what that means
+Will in New Haven You brought me great joy with that comment. Live long and well my friend!!
+sail49525 I still haven't found my way home...
+sail49525 But, you're still on the road!
+Will in New Haven God bless, Will...be well...
+Will in New Havengreat taste in great music will god bless just outside newhaven .
The comments that came from posting this made me feel really good. I thank you all. I am an old soul with an old heart. I have loved Bonnie from a long time ago and sang her songs whenever there was a band that would play them. She truly is an icon. An old soul.
Love her
Certainly, I sense a quality in her voice and intonations that are of the most honest sorrow and I don't know enough about her to intuit a cause. It may just be some inborn mystery that comes with her to reveal itself with such a relatable sound and style, 'old soul' may say it well enough.
There's great stuff out there. It's just much harder to find !
A friend of mine introduced her music to me back in 75. She was at her best then as can be heard on this recording. It is a real shame that she didn't make it big until she was half of what she was at her peak. She is amazing
For you fellow oldsters feeling lost: home is where spirit lives. Bodies age, faces change and places fade, but you are always you.
Stlll today I enjoy playing this beautiful song with my old Friends.
Everitime we fall in a big deep feeling.
Steve Winwood would love this as we do. Not only is she have a great voice but that lady can flat out play a guitar especially slide. Love this, thanks for sharing
Some voices simply have the way of telling the truth more beautifully than others. Such a voice is Bonnie. How wonderfully lucky we are to be the ears to hear her tell it.
Saw Little Feat in Dallas in early 79, went to the room with the band and smoke a doobie with Lowell and the band. Asked them where'd you get the name for the band and Paul said, pointing to Lowell's shoes, "Well, look at them little fuckin feet". You don't forget a night like that.
what a great night
@@richiejohnson wow
now that's funny
Too funny
My God Bonny and I thought I could play...I've been a jazz player for 40 yrs (bass player) I've been a huge fan of yours since the 70s you got me into music professionally thank you so much
I saw Miss Bonnie at the New Orleans Jazz Fest back in the early 1980's. With all the schlock in this world, it's not often one sees the real deal; when you do, it leaves an impression.
Love her.
***** Well now that figures, cuz' you're a survivor. Great to hear from you.
Yes, Sir.
Robert Gipson she brings tears to the eye, and i get a strange skin sensation some would call goose bumps...soul music defined...
Saw her open for Clapton in Toronto. Both came out for encore with, "Before You Accuse Me", then 'kiss,kiss'.
For a long time she was a musician’s musician, then she was a star, then she was an icon. Now she’s the Bonnie we all love and have loved forever. Listening to this, that voice would have made her a damn fine late night dj, too. Thank you to whoever posted this, I’m off to chase down the full session now
Have you found it? It would be amazing to watch and hear the whole thing. I'd love an mp3 of this track, this version.
ruclips.net/video/1GALqVg3biE/видео.html
@@NatalietheDoll MP3 is how I found this version of the song. An ex girlfriend of mine had LimeWire and found three or four different tracks from this session and burned them on CD for me. Talk about an amazing find!
I cannot get over how much I love this. It's quite possibly the most wonderful thing I've heard all year.
Wow...Had forgotten just how good Bonnie is. RIP, Lowell. And Steve writing the sound.
This was recorded the year my future wife introduced me to Bonnie's music. We saw her live again last week... every bit the Wonder Woman she was 44 years ago. This recording with Lowell, John, Freebo has to be one of the best recordings ever!
saw bonnie "headline" at the local skating rink, april 1971. great artist.
Seeing her in May with James Taylor. So excited!
+ Jim. I agree. One of the best recordings ever. Also, I tend to think live performances are almost always better than studio recordings. Also, have you noticed that through the 70' -- 80's , performances on live radio, including Europe by all means , were something very special. They were stripped down to the bare essentials, as in one or two performers and one or two instruments. Examples are : " The Pretender and The Offender" in Holland, Carmelita, Desperados Under the Eaves and a few more by Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon and David Blue and at least one more by Lowell George where he is trying ti explain American guitar playing to the Germans , including a demonstration on how Ry Couder played. These recordings are such a rich contribution to our American culture.
I once heard a band leader say "we tune because we care" ..........this is well worth the wait!!!
At this juncture in my life, nothing feels like home. My parents are gone. My siblings are scattered. My kids are scattered. My grandsons are scattered.... "Well, I'm near the end, and I just ain't got the time. I'm wasted, and I can't find my way home." I'm not high. I'm just wasted and spent. This new century has to take on a reality of its own. This reality isn't what we knew as children born in the 1950's.
EmpressOfWyoming58 well expressed ....existential... Virtual hugs in vidcor lunnacy time
At least you get to live in Wyoming and not in some skanky city. I checked out to north Idaho, just me and my cats, it's okay but sometimes the music stabs you in the heart for the old days. Just listened to Robert Plant Ship of Fools, can't get over it.....
some guy wrote a book in the 70s called Future Shock
ruclips.net/video/g5Sf4ag8YUo/видео.html
Are you still with us?
My goodness. Just found this. Bonnie would have been in her early 20’s. She’s fabulous and clearly has the respect of her incredible peers. What a time that must have been. Can’t stop listening.
I was fortunate enough to attend many of these UltraSonic shows as the local underground newspaper publisher. What a blessing, maybe 30 of us in this small recording studio. How did I miss this one?! Or maybe I'm living the adage, if you remember it you weren't there.
No matter how many time I stream this, it blows me away. Bonnie and Lowell and John and Freebo. My oh my.
A great musical era. Lowell died way too young. Great slide player, great soulful singer and a great song writer. The early Feat albums were jewels. How could one band have so many super-talented people? I guess there were others but the Feat were something else.
Such a mix of styles in Little Feat. They were original.
Of course my friend. It was and is sublime. Can't make time stand still but I have the records and the experience of being there when it unfolded. For us, that is it. A man can ask no more really, than witness greatness.
ALL TRUTH, clafong9 Feat are my fave.... and I am only 38. my generational faves are surely pearl jam and dave Matthews band, but Little Feat is tops!
Feat are the best band I've heard in my life,my parents put me on to them..
Lowell was my alltime fave...but gotta give props accurately...On Your Way Down is actually a cover, written by the late great Allen Toussaint
Absolutely enjoyed Bonnie Raitt and Lowell George - Little Feat!
Good gracious!!! It has taken me over forty years to hear a better version than Blind Faith!
+But she does a beautiful job bringing out the druggie aspect. Artistry
I honestly can't tell if you are just trolling.
Give me a break Daryl. I posted this months ago. I am not interested in making this a project. It was merely a critique. I don't have time for trolling. Go persecute someone else.
Couldn't agree more. Absolutely my favourite version. The way she belts those peaks in the melody so they just about tear is uniquely wonderful.
so sorry it took yo 40, but hey, enjoy forever!!!
Wow, hadn't heard this in decades. I think the fact that it was recorded analog instead of digital is a real attribute to this song, and few others around this time period. The reverberations in the equipment, the energies, the sounds, the echo's.....there's a space in the analog recordings, at times where song carries with it some barley lit subtle spaces that are like a time shuttle right back for some reason are so rich with memories. Things I had long forgotten all about, and all of a sudden, I can remember what I was wearing, what was on my mind, what I thought life was about, what I hoped the future would bring, I can remember how hungry, how full, how broken hearted, how afraid,how grateful, how concerned, how willing, in of times in life that are so distant, reflecting, quiet, thinking, feeling, with nothing else but this music to support the emotions, like a person does to shirt that might otherwise appear lifeless. All that exists in the space of the song. I will never regret the 10 or 15 years that I made seeing as many shows as humanly possible have such a high priority as I gave it. I saw some of the most beautiful music ever played, and those memories have only gone up in value, at a time when everything else in life seems to be having a hard time holding its value. Except music, I am proud that I hear some new stuff every now and then that I know touches the youth (and post youth alike) so deeply. There were many a years there where the music just wasn't cutting it like it used to. I feel people now more connected, more sincere, more brave and united with this bond of music that can transcend better than anything else in life can....that know of...its comforting that now matter how shitty things may get, we will always be able to reconnect to special markers placed in history when we get quiet and listen and feel. That we can come back to, long after we have forgotten all about it completely.....except for that little crack on an otherwise clean slate, where every detail can be found just like you left it. That's real majic right there.
I never thought about it like that, but you’re right
well said
Methos Millozotti Well said!
Ultra-Sonic was a marvelous studio, with a huge main room that allowed WLIR to invite in an intimate yet sizable audience. I was nailed to the radio every Tuesday night.
You said it
Would love to hear Bonnie Raitt and Steve Winwood do this together!
Why? This isn't good enough?
JOE ZIEGLER steve does a great version with his daughter Lily
Absolutely. Traffics music, Bonnies voice
I AGREE WHOLE HEARTEDLY
@@donnabrown8582 Blind Faith.
You find these snippets of time from so long ago, but they resonate any time you hear them. Amazing and beautiful. Music so often lately has no soul, no real connection to anything meaningful.
"Is that a Transitive Verb?".....can't help but show off her education. Her voice is like a bell ringing through the fog at night. Stunning. Gawd, I miss Lowell. Just listen how his slide slowly comes in. This whole recording is breathtaking. Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this gem.
Mass literacy came and it went.
Love it - these days if you complain that someone can't spell or punctuate you get told to come down off your perch, like that's not important, proud ignorance rules now.
In these times, especially, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
Best of
Log George is the best sign rating son-of-a-gun and he's only got the best friends on the and thank God for mighty pretty strong women
Playing on repeat while trying to organize my studio. Not getting very far, stopping often, getting lost in the tuning of the guitars, the obvious comradery of the group, and Bonnie Raitt' s love for and ethereal version of Cant Find My Way Home.
Shows how the 70s were a much more mellow and spontaneous time, in many respects. Thinking about what song to play at the spot and taking as much time for tuning as needed, without any complaining from the audience.
True enough; before clip on tuners it was all done by ear. Also, the primitive gear (no boards full of stomp boxes and rack mounted effects processors) didn't cover up mistakes, which left it raw, and imbued the music with a lot more human touch/feeling... at least to my sensibilities. To be honest though, I have to admit I don't miss all that E,.A. G. D. B. E. noodling between songs.
...I probably have heard this a hundred times. Never, have I not shed a tear.
I just fell head over heels for this song. I just got sober for the first time in my adult life and I was wasted and nearing the end too when my liver started to fail. I just knew I loved my family and that I had a much bigger purpose in this life. This song makes me cry tears everytime.
Carry on my friend... if I can do it sober you can too! It's always nice to remember the last song of a concert (or the last band!) and you do when you're sober!
Long been one of my favorite tunes, esp. when in a melancholy mood...it goes equally to the core or gut, and to the mind, and pokes you, makes you feel it. Songs that do that are rare, and thus, are gems. I've never heard this rendition either, but man, where has it been? Fantastic, just fantastic stuff
I thank my folks for turning me on to these folx
I got to see Lowell George and Little Feat in the late 70s at the Music Hall in Houston TX. They were awesome. We were in the row. Thank you Richard and Theresa for a great night
If you start to cry when she starts to sing, and keep on crying all the way thru... it's alright, it just means you're human.
i've always been insecure about my looks; but i look a lot like Lowell George, and if Bonnie Raitt thinks Llowel is cute, that's all i need to live a happy life
My brother, now a studio musician in LA, recorded demos way back at Ultrasonic Studios bc it wasn’t far from where my Aunt lived. I had no idea that this is where Bonnie & Co. recorded this gem. Wish it was on Pandora or Apple play. I must’ve listened to this about a thousand times. She (and all of them) were incredible both then & now. RIP Lowell George of Little Feat- what a truly great musician.
Was just reintroduced to this song by my guitar teacher who is 30 years younger than me. I’ve listened to a half dozen versions some in different tunings. I feel like I’ve been reading a short novel. Truly wonderful song especially instrumentally. At 67, maybe I was just too stoned back then to appreciate it as much as I do now.
I'm your elder by 8 years and had never heard this version of Stevie Winwood's incredible tune and am moved by your comment. I don't think I was too stoned to appreciate the original all those years ago . . . always loved it. But, as I said, I had never heard Bonnie Raitt croon this. So beautiful. Enjoy your strumming and have a healthy and safe New Year 2021. That's a hoot. It ain't the '60s & '70s anymore.