The Hellecasters - Live in Germany
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- The Hellecasters - Live in Germany - Baden-Baden 1994
© 1994 - 2021 - © The Hellecasters (John Jorgenson, Will Ray, Jerry Donahue) - © The Desert Rose Band © Bar None Music, Inc.
Will and Jerry bumped into each other by chance at The Palomino, a popular LA area music club, on a Tuesday night in April of 1990. Both had individually gone to check out the acts that were scheduled to play that night. At that time, The Palomino hosted a presentation called "The Barndance", in which local acts were invited to showcase a repertoire of five or six selections each in the American Roots genre. And the admission was free! So, that couldn't be missed. Having arrived at the door at the same time, Jerry and Will sat down at a table together to enjoy the show. During one of the changeovers, Jerry casually mentioned how cool it would be if they were to come together, backed by a rhythm section to play a short set with a slightly different approach to the norm. In contrast to the common procedure of battling it out like gunslingers, (in an effort to determine who can outplay the other!), they would actually work closely together, producing interesting arrangements, harmony parts, etc., in the manner of a good horn section. And with Will's wild-man slides and Jerry's crazy bends, they'd be presenting a new sound all their own!
Will loved the idea but quickly noted that, as with horn sections, at least one more player would complete the picture, so that three-part harmonies could be achieved. The obvious choice was John, as half a decade earlier, they had come together along with two others to record an instrumental that Will had written, arranged and produced for release at that time ("Hollywood Roundup" by The Superpickers!).
Less than a week later, when John was back from touring, Will enlisted him and he (John) then came up with the trio's bohemian moniker! Subsequently the trio got together to arrange the short set and then brought in the rhythm section for an afternoon's rehearsal.
Ronnie Mack, creator and presenter of "The Barndance", was then approached and the first available date was reserved, about six weeks later in June. In the meantime, every Tuesday leading up to the début show, Ronnie promoted the new union so effectively that the Palomino was packed solid! Multiple demands were soon made for a return performance!
Due to everyone's prior commitments, the next possibility was to reserve a date in December, when everyone would be back for the Holidays (all lived in the Hollywood area at that time). Again the club was packed and, due to strict fire regulations, people were actually being turned away! This led to the guys agreeing to yet another date, which ended up being in April of '91. In the audience that night was video pioneer, Michael Nesmith, previously of 'The Monkees' fame. A record deal was offered on the spot and that is how 'The Hellecasters' became a bona fide entity - despite the three guys' original plan to join forces only for that one Palomino spot in June of '90!
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Be careful when you watch. It's hard to pick up my guitar after watching this!
it is humbling.
My guitars are looking much more like firewood material. Lol
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I hope they're all high end custom shop guitars and you have several of them and that you also mortgaged your house for them. Maybe we can work out a deal ' I'll trade you a camper and throw in a months supply of pickled hog knuckles for them.
OMG the playing is unreal, each musician I study. It's like I didn't give them the time in day, and now I watch every note
same here!!
That right hand pinky finger slide technique blows my mind! I have never ever seen someone do it, let alone do it so beautifully. That's a new one for me!
Pickin' don't get any better than this! 🎸🎸🎸
3Three Brains in sync... So Great, Live just like the studio recordings, Loved them the first time and the 100th time I heard them, WOW.Boy's
I came for the 90s tape effect wipes, I stayed for the telecasters
Awesome! I love all the G&L guitars. That ASAT with the Z Coil pickups sounds boss.
Epic Tele tones and fantastic picking from all!
Wow! I'd love to have this on DVD. This is a classic music experience. One of the great masters of the guitar shows. Wish they still toured and never aged or retired. Alas, if wishes were fishes, they would all be gold leaded B Bender Tele, no, Hell Yea casters!
Watching these guys makes me want to put all my guitars on craigslist.
Just plain awesome! These are telecaster gods!🥳🥳🥳
30 years... feels like yesterday
These men are nuts
Thanks so much for this! I feel I’ve watched every other Hellecasters vid on UA-cam a thousand times
Your very welcome! Do you happen to have a connection with Chris Dubois? The old songwriter for Brad Paisley and many others in Nashville? Cheers
This is such a fantastic album.. I used to listen over and over.
Such an inspiration. Couldn’t wait for next CD to come out. God bless you Jerry. Get better We’re thinking about you. You do know that John Jorgensen is as good a clarinet player as he is guitarist. And a very good keyboard player I understand
What an AWESOME show. MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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There's only one Telecaster there. I want my money back!
I'm extremely selective about the Country music I listen to, but I really dig the Hellecasters. Guitar music rarely gets this good regardless of genre.
This is better than the DVD. Thank you so much. AWASOME!!!
what DVD do you mean ?
@@KOERTVANDRIEL This recording is dffern't than the dvd recording. On this one Jerry Donahue plays 'The besk/The claw.
@@MultiStratoman Thanks - but are you saying there is (or : you have) a DVD of this particular TV show ?
@@KOERTVANDRIEL On this recording you can hear Jerry Donahue's guitar better than on the other shows from Ohne Filter. On the DVD you almost can't hear Jerry's guitar at all.
@@KOERTVANDRIEL No, I don't. It hasn't been released on DVD.
Der Drummer ist der Hammer,unglaublich...
I was hoping their beautiful instrumental "Passion" would be on here too.......?
These guys all phenomenal including the backing band!
I own a Will Ray Hellecaster with a hip-shot B-Bender, a Danny Gatton Telecaster with a B-Bender, a 1950's Telecaster Replica with a Parsons/White B-Bender. ...and I STILL can't play like these greats!!!!
It’s not about the gear…
I own a ASAT Tele with a B&G bender and E that flips to D--also a Fender custom shop with a built in Parsons White B-bender and i took Will Rays place in a band he left in Los Angeles.
@@sjuozhunki Are you still active?
I play and record every day but not in a band anymore.@@stevemullary8658
@@stevemullary8658 Still alive and well.
Thanks for the video. This is amazing!
Grazie per il Video . Bellissimo
I wish there were more appreciation for such great musicianship in bands like this. Truly phenomenal.
I have a feeling a couple of the guys must have been influenced by Wishbone Ash, at some point.
maybe that or Danny Gatton
Or the Ventures, through in a bit of Roy Buchanon !!! Ding !!!
Just a fantastic song.
The better the musicians are, the less notes they play. Even when they tear it up their note choices are exquisite. Been a fan of Jerry for years since first seeing him in Guitarit. Will and John bring so much variety though, it is like they cover everything.
Also, hats off to the rhythm section: tight as f#@k and great dynamics. They are often behind a virtual horn section one minute and hoedown the next yet hold it down with no sweat.
I’d be smiling too if I could play The Claw like that
How many lovers of the guitar even know who John Jorgenson is? He can also play GyspyJazz like Django Reinhardt
I knew quite a few years ago. I was blessed with the opportunity to meet him recently. Very humble man and one of the greatest guitarists on this earth.
Knew him first as a country musician with the DRB. Guy can play many instruments and many styles. He has a bluegrass band that he has toured with for years (he's a master on the mandolin too).
There is a version of man of mistery as a manouche song .
Not only played with the Helecasters and Desert Rose band but also Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Elton John, Earl Scruggs and Luciano Pavarotti---Not only sings but plays mandolin, mandocello, Dobro, pedal steel, piano, upright bass, clarinet, bassoon, and saxophone.
Holy moly!
Worlds best geetar band
Wow. Te gek.
I would LOVE to see the Joe Bonamassa band jam with these guys, The Outlaws, and maybe a little Lynrd Skynrd for good measure. THAT would be PHENOMENAL!!! When I watch these guys, Bonamassa, The Outlaws, etc., it almost makes me want to put my guitar away, but then again, NO!!!
Parrot Joe couldn’t hang with these creative players.
This is incredible. Are they using strat pickups in the neck position?
No. Those are ASAT by G&L they are like a P90 but are really their own thing . Don’t know what Jerry is playing.
Jerry generally had a Strat pickup in the neck position yes
I seem to remember something about a second Ohne Filter show that was different than the one I have on DVD. Could this be it? As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I thought 'did John have a beard on the DVD?' Haha. I'll check later, but at any rate GREAT to see this here!
There are 2 versions of this concert. A 1994 gig and 1998 gig. Both pretty much the same setlist. This one ( 1994) all the Hellecasters were endorsed by G&L guitars and the other tape they were switched to Fender guitars. That one also has Steve Duncan drumming (Jorgenson’s pal from the desert Rose band) . Can’t upload that one as it is released official on dvd and will be deleted From YT as copyright violation
@@thedesertroseband Great to see the second show now. Thanks again. :)
Is the desert rose band posted by John Jorgenson if so I have an amazing ventures story from when I met them 🙏 to tell John directly also a friend of J Cowan
On Drum Paul Burgess 🙂
Shouldn't there be a rule against having more than one Tele player in a band? : )
John playing a g&l Will Ray prototype?
No all were endorsed by G&L . Jerry played a fender tele
I have 2 JJ rosewood and maple asat’s
And each Fender Hellecaster release cause I’m still crazy for Will John and Jerry told my wife it’s their fault being so awesome
Would sound better on a fender!
G&L’s pale in comparison
Pointless point. Sheesh.
I'm sure you know the "L" in G&L stands for Leo Fender...and John's G&L is early, so...maybe your contradicting yourself?
You don't know of what you speak!
Or maybe he’s right? They didn’t stick with G & L.
mfd's are better then regular tele pickups, did your father shake you as a child?