Summertime - Billy Strings & Marcus King
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2019
- A pair of today's best performing a timeless tune! Billy Strings and Marcus King play "Summertime" live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, TN. Billy is playing a '36 000-28 and Marcus is playing a '54 Telecaster cartervintage.com
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I hear people bitching all the time that there just aren't any new young musicians coming up to fill the shoes of the great ones we've lost. Well, I beg to differ!
exaclty. those people are lazy listeners
Problem is none of them are famous at all compared to main stream that’s the problem
It's overwhelmed by all the mainstream garbage. Nearly everything on the radio is generic recycled crap. Country, if you can call is that, is the most far gone as far as mainstream goes
I flat out don't listen to the radio
The issue isn't that it doesn't exist. It's that it isn't popular. Artists like this used to have mainstream success. No longer the case. That's what is sad.
Thank God for UA-cam to bring us music we’d never ever get to hear on the radio. Thanks to discovering music on UA-cam I haven’t listened to the radio in nearly 20 years. True story
Exactly Sir here’s a cheers to the next 20 years ❤
I’m sooo with you! What an advance from the old TV as well!
A few independant stations is all I need
Amen🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉so many gifted people out there in this great big wotld!
The Internet is good ànd bad... Sometimes it shines. Sometimes it shines.
I met Marcus King in a small bar in Greenville SC back in 2015/16, and I was MESMERIZED. He and his band members came to my house, after the show, and sang and played the piano I had in my living room. WOW. what a great memory. and now i've discovered Billy Strings as well. 2 great musicians.
How wonderful!
This is why everybody needs a piano in their living room! Fantastic story!
Billy's phenomenal
So was his dad
Trump lost Bigly 🦧💩🤡🖕
My son introduced me to Billy Strings. I introduced him to Marcus King. These two together -- magic.
I love this!
@InThisTogether That's a great idea! I hope you have a great time at the concert.
Same scenario for me and my 34 year old son!!
that’s acc so fy
@@Louisiana666 😅
Guitar store guy standing there like “So should I wrap those up for you guys?”
Guitar store guy is sitting behind the counter dusting off the "HELP WANTED " sign.
Those guitars should never be played again...ever!
😂😂
😁
I think he’s more like, “damn, those guitars are worth 4x the money now!”
This sounds like how good whiskey tastes
This whiskey is like how good sounds taste
Smoooooth...
Getting drunk on all the billy strings vids here
Damn straight, or even on the rocks.
This comment deserves ALOT more likes!
by the way let's give a massive hats off to whoever engineered and mixed this...you wouldn't think a random room in a guitar shop would sound so gorgeous, but these videos always sound killer. great preamps, great mics, great placement, and obviously top drawer talent playing top drawer instruments. i mean what more do you want
great point actually
You right
Can't get enough of this
The acoustic micing and mixing is actually insane in this video- so crisp compared to Marcus and that super reverb
Any guitar shop worth their strings ought to have proper acoustics. It helps to have two living legends playing together:)
Y'all just go ahead and do a collaboration album and call it string kings. Make it happen 🔥🔥🔥
I'm IN!
Id buy two copies of that
🙌❤🤘
Add Joe bonnamasa
Add Willie Nelson in the mix too!
These old guitars must be thinking.....finally someone who knows how to play me !
Guitars don't think.
ok boomer
@@danieldonato I don't normally follow these links in comments as they are usually by idiots, but you are a great young player fella.
All those guitars still have price tag on..
@@elon13yearsago8 dummy, they are at a guitar store. cant you read the fucking info? these kids prob cant afford to buy them.
I like the guitar bits at 0:00-4:46
Yeah man. I agree. That part was absolutely bad ass! ;)
A fine example of this style of music and guitar playing ala Doc Watson. I'm going to get ALL of those licks under my fingers. His tone will take much more work and is aided by the beautiful Martin Guitars OM Style Acoustic he plays here. Simply put, a Twentieth Century masterpiece made in the early 1930s I believe by the fine Luthiers at Martin Guitars USA. Get one while you can!
@@rockers2rockers616 I own a Taylor personally, and have played many a Martin in my time, and in my opinion the have a much richer, more full timbre than the Taylors. The lower action most Taylors have and the thin, ergonomic necks and deeper cutaways just make them easier to play for me. I absolutely love the Martins’ tones though, I’ve tried changing to a thicker gauge string, swapping to nylon, using finger picks, switching to just fingernails, everything I can think of to get that warm tones that Martins have while sticking with a Taylor, which from a playability standpoint just suits my style better. Sadly, nothing I try compares to a good ole Martin. If only there was something I could do to my Taylor to get that tone.
Yea....that section really got me too....
There's more talent sitting on these 2 stools than the entire crop of wanna bees on the radio today ...
Came here for Marcus.
Now heading out to listen to everything Billy has done.
Two great talents.
Thank you Carter vintage guitars.
What did you think of Billy's stuff?
@@erikwatson7293
He's great. So young yet a very tasty player.
I sent this to my 85 year old classical guitarist dad . His eyes lit up and he cried.
Blues and skillfully played instruments impress all musicians , no matter their genre
Frank Mageean thanks for sharing! music IS the universal language. I love seeing how artist can speak to each other in “music”
Frank Mageean amen
The most beautiful compliment!
Shit are you serious? I conjured up such an image if this after reading your comment
It's jazz but yes, I agree with the sentiment 100%, beautiful music is beautiful for anyone who's willing to listen. (For the youtube "professors" who love to discuss: It's technically a jazz blues but that has less to do with blues than the name might imply. "Straight, No Chaser" is another example that shows you that jazz blues is not blues, it's jazz).
Billy's voice is getting better and better.hes freakin awesome.
David Phillips agreed
I watch this video all the time--!I love both of their guitar playing and their singing voice!!Incredible!!George Gershwin should have heard this performance!
Smooth move in sound!!!! m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2589544244423089&id=100001026151518
He sounds like Doc
kinda a Doc Watson softness and earthy.
The chemistry between these two is unmatched
Wondering how many people out there really know how good this is...
Laid back, in the pocket and most importantly, NON RUSHED.
Excellent...
It's honestly super duper incredible
Billy and that fingering
Billy strings is one badass dude and all the band members that play with them no joke one of my favorite I'd really like to see him in person at a concert
Well put! In the pocket 👌
Man, simply perfection. These two nailed it
Folks are going to look back on this specific video in 90 years. This is insanely good.
txtbook
I listen to this regularly to remind me what good music sounds like
These 2 guys complement each other’s playing style so well. This was actually a beautiful collaboration. It was fluid. No contrasting playing or sound conflict.
Kinda like the Grateful Dead
They definitely know how to play with other musicians. No ego, just a pure love for the music.
Couldn’t live with myself if I hit like and ruined the 420 like count. 👍
an entire album of these two playing would be timeless. like "kind of blue" timeless.
Nothing like a little Billy/Marcus collab to make u want to pick up and put down your guitar at the same Time
😂
Ooohhh shit! I was thinking exactly the same!!!
@@trevorw3233 lol
I want saw Roy Clark in Kansas City, and he was about to play “under the double eagle. “
He made the statement, “if there are any young guitar pickers in the audience, once I do this, it will likely scar them up for life. “
I wanted to never pick up a guitar again after he played it. And I feel the same about this young man here!
😂
I just thought I played this piece well until I ran across this. Hahaha Makes we want to quit.
These two are just straight up PURE artists. Anyone that doesn't like this music.... Doesn't understand music.
Or just has different tastes in what they enjoy
Isn't it great to know we can come back and listen to this again and again. Makes the world not half bad.
104 here in Texas today, got a dog-walker going by that digs it the most
"Summertime" is quite possibly the most beautiful and captivating melody written in the last century. Mighty find job here, gents!
It’s fantastic, but .... c’mon man. Put your seatbelt back on.
Gershwin wrote so many magnificent and brilliant pieces, to whit.
gershwin still is amazing in 2024. timeless melodies
i love the jazz influences obvious in marcus’ playing, it’s a heady mix of blues, jazz and country that’s all his own
The octaves are a nice touch 1
Go listen to the doc and David Grisham version of this Billy sounds exactly like doc it’s crazy
Man! Strings dropped into his opening solo like a pro at the Pipeline. His tone, feel and expression is unmatched. His vocals? Melancholy...blue and effortless. Describing Strings as the Lords gift to our world of music is a heavy load man! But he is. And he is, most certainly heavy.
Brothers and Sisters Billy is a once-in-a-lifetime gift much needed in this World.
I JUST discovered him and I'm absolutely obsessed! Bummed I didn't know sooner (he came to several venues near me 4 years ago)... but oh so happy that I have! Can't wait for this weekend!🥰🎫🎶🌴🌅🌴🎶💓
I'm surprised to hear so many people raving about how great Billy Strings is (he is) but not commenting on how amazing Marcus King is. Maybe t his video doesnt highlight him enough but his voice and guitar skills are at least as good
Billy reminds me of a young Glen Campbell, so fluid and smooth and Marcus is a guitar monster as well... thanks for the post 👏 👏👍🤠 Thank you again !
Amen
Listening to these guys is an inspiration. Sierra Ferrell and co. still top my charts.
They both have the sensibilities and sensitivity of much older musicians: people steeped in traditions and experiences long gone before these two were born.
If I could I would mash the like button.
Rumor has it that there's a new generation of young cats who have their own distinct style of playing that is incredible and they have paid attention to the old cats who paved the way!
This is as good as it gets, no matter the age!
Billy and Marcus, kingfish, are the future!
Oh man its only getting better
billy, marcus, and colter wall are a refreshing breath of fresh air and they are young guys that are showing true grit across the country/american folk genres. they have musical knowledge, soul, and style. true musicians in a world of manufactured pop music
@@JKoooozie Kingfish fits that description perfectly too, good call
Tyler Childers too
Whenever I want to invalidate myself on guitar I watch this video
Guitar playing is alive and well. These young guys are fantastic.
If that don't give you goosebumps you are dead
The idea that a vintage guitar shop can get these two young phenoms together for a session is mind blowing. Two of the most amazing musicians on the scene today and of all time. Thanks!
This is one of the best videos on the internet. Two young masters laying it down!
amen!
"Billy's" voice is hauntingly like Doc Watson's. Wow!
that's the first thing I thought! Glad somebody noticed.
Docs his biggest influence besides family
Thought so too
Thought exactly that same thing
I dream of playing a guitar like ol B. Strings, I'm jamming, fully nailing each lick, fully on point, so much so that I even amaze myself and that's about when I wake up, and have to accept that I am back to sounding like a fish playing a guitar.
I’m constantly being blown away by Billy Strings. He is just awe inspiring.
Billy's voice is like an old soul, and these guy's playing is like a vintage wine, that is too precious to open. But, open it, they did. I'm glad they did.
That's the juice
nice to see you over here Matthew. Love your channel and killer tones. I dig it.
@johnnyD D .
Bon
totally juicy
this is not the juice. sir, this is the sauce
2 of the hottest & coolest cats going these days. Bless their heart's for keeping "real music" alive.
Billy nails Doc Watson's vocal sounds as well as his pickin'.
Did u notice Billy pull off the mic. What a pro. The future of American music is secure in the hands of these two smokin young musicians. They are clearly reincarnated old souls.
guitarsword1 when you say “pull off the mic” are you talking about him backing away from it depending on if he’s playing rhythm or taking a ride?
"Live mixing" 😊 A pro indeed.
Yes!
Absolutely!
They are the muaical usherance of the New Earth!
Sturgill does it in Brewery sessions also
Agreed
Can't stop playing this shit. That guitar playing is so soulful . Fucking kill it guys
Nice to see there are still some kids out there still carrying the torch of Real guitar playing. Those harmonics Billy hits , are as clean as it gets.
With that voice and guitar skills, I'm convinced Billy is related to Stevie Ray Vaughn
SRV wasn't the only good white guy on a guitar.
@@jocosaway3676 one really has to make it crystal clear for nimrods like you don't they?
I am talking about the likeness of his voice and looks not his race.
This is one of those things that just makes you wonder how anyone can be as talented as this here
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I’m blown away by the heart and soul that both musicians display. Billy actually sounds like Doc
I totally agree Sharon
Two princes of the genre soon to inherit their respective thrones and join the halls of kings
I love the tags casually hanging of the guitars as, they will never be played better this is a masterpiece
I never will understand how someone could give a thumbs down to something this good.
I believe that was the best rendition of that song, hands down. Incredible, incredible musicianship. I feel privileged to have heard this... wow!
I think Nina Simone might have something to say about that....
So suprised that this many people appreciate some good music in this day of age. If there is one thing that can bring this broken world back together, my money is on music to save ourselves! Because no matter who you are or what your outlook on life is. Im 100% sure we can all get behind a good tune!
This is beyond words. Children of the Light beaming out truth for all to hear
Damn, Billy! That may be the best version of Summertime I have ever heard!!!
Was it good for you because it was fabulous for me.
The stellar way they play rhythm for each others leads is s true sign of greatness.
when u been following King for a while then discover Billy then discover they playing together...........
Great example of country blues! The future of music is secure with these two fine young players!
Yes, and it was composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin for the opera Porgy and Bess!
Country Jazz.
If people would only listen we could rid ourselves of pop forever. This is next level.
They're not smart enough to not listen to pop.
Theres some good pop. Theres some bad country & blues.
Billy isn't filling anybody shoes he's walking his own path .
He's my new hero, can't get enough, keep them coming best guitar player out there. Thank you. I'm a fan for forever.
Best version of this song that I have ever heard. A good musician can just jam with anyone and make it sound awesome, and that's what these fellas do.
Helle!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!
They’re both individually great
@@ryanmiller5786 fakks and troofs
My very favorite version of this classic. I'm wowed by the disciplined voicing of the notes and chords and complete talent of these 2 prodigies. Thanks guys!
They aren't prodigies. They are masters.
I’m a huge fan of both these guys. Billy’s flat picking is always phenomenal. Love this version but take a listen to Ray Charles and Cleo Laine take on Porgy and Bess’ ‘Summertime’. It is truly the quintessential version of this masterful song.
This performance is profound for me. I have watched it many times, but tonight I can only listen to 10 seconds without physically collapsing into a crying fit.
Just gonna say,
Thank You to Mr. (MIKE BRYAN) from Greenwood, SC & Mr. Warren Haynes from Asheville, NC...
Anyone who knows,
Well, then, You Know...
Thank you Marcus & keep up the good work.
A King amongst men...
You're very blessed & watched after from the heavens to earth.
✌️😎✌️
I could've listened to that beginning jam session forever! "Soul" is truly a universal language.
Gentlemen, your music is played so well, they gonna think aliens did it. Stay healthy, stay awesome.
Billy string's music brings me a joy I havent felt from music in a long time. Keep it coming!! Music for the soul...
I introduced my parents to Marcus King. They LOVE Billy as is, every concert they can attend, greeting , anything .But everytime I get around them they ask for this song or lonesome fugitive by them. I’m 24 years old and it’s amazing someone near my age can produce music on this form and attract so many people from young to old. Bluegrass is still alive!
this could play on repeat for a good while
There’s no way to adequately describe how good it is that they’re in a room together playing and singing!!!
This song randomly came up while cooking breakfast. Thought that was Doc Watson singing until I looked at the video. Quality work boys 👌
These guys are so good it's making the old guys cry from their memories of the good old days
These 2 gents are fantastic. They both are tapped into that sacred vein where the best music flows forth and is timeless. They both are wonderful vocalists and as guitar pickers, they humble me. As a 50 year old who has been playing for 38 years, they've got me doubling down on my practicing! Lol I would say not to worry about the young folks, they have a big mess to clean up but they'll do well, and they'll keep us tapping our feet while they're at it!
Helle!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!
Always a favorite song of mine sung by Janis Joplin of my generation. This is a beautiful version. Bravo to you young talented musicians.
Billy is justly famous for his amazing guitar prowess, but boy, his singing is right up there as well.
In memory of László "El Bandi" Varga ! Unfortunately, he died before he could listen to this song ... He must have liked it very much! I remember you, brother!
the only thing I said out loud and to myself after watching was: JESUS
His name is Billy actually.
@@Sphere723 and Marcus is in the right, he's also a great musician
These two are awesome!
This is a partnership we need to see more of. Pure talent.
really cool that billy lets marcus play with him. billy is in another league.
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Im not a country music fan at all normally but Billy Strings is some player. He plays bluegrass like a demon, has a great voice and shows off some jazz chops here too. I think I just missed him coming to the UK sadly.
Not sure if I’m more impressed by Stings playing or singing...🤷🏾♂️👍👍👍
Every guitar player should walk into carters! Especially that room.
Real music forget all these reality shows. This is the business.
wow that opening solo on the tele was incredible
Looks like the Fairbairn Brothers found the pick of destiny.
Cody Newsom 😂😂 best comment.
Hope you aren’t related to Gavin Newsom
Was tired of reading the circle jerk comments. This was good
LMAO
Severely underrated comment right here. 👌
Absolutely the new generation of greats. Congrats boys sooo good
I swear watching these guys play is supernatural. I get goosebumps. Tremendous talent, Bravo 👏
Two gunslinger belive that.
What a time to be alive.
Cheers 😎 Doug
If this vid was a cassette tape I'd have worn it out by now!!
Real singers and musicians that I can listen to all day and all night.
That''s the way Doc Watson played that song. He was blind as a result of an eye infection he had before his second birthday in 1925. Music is the best.
This is what mastery looks like.
A real treat to see and hear the worlds two best guitar players today in a duet. Made my day.
This is the best version of this song I have ever heard. Billy and Marcus point the light to the a nice future of musicians. People get of the radio and the cornfed stuff spooned to you by the " music industry". This is diggity.
No diggity
About the Only man who will Chris Stapleton a run for his $$ .... them two make Country music right now!!! 💯
This is a friendly battle of who can solo the best to a great song. The great thing about it is that everybody wins
My dad used to sing this to me to get me to sleep. Way back in the day.
Damn. I knew this was going to be good, but I didn’t expect it to be addictive
Who knew almost 90 years later these two awesome young men would be absolutely killing Gershwin! (Yes I had to look it up)
Man where was I when this came out just fantastic all these comments yrs old
Billy strings and Marcus King now I seen everything! This is pure just out of this world.