Billy Strings - "Dust In A Baggie" | Live at the Opry | Opry
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2019
- Billy Strings performs his song "Dust In A Baggie," live on the Opry on the night of his Grand Ole Opry Debut. © ℗ 2019 Grand Ole Opry, LLC
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Wow, in the last 10 minutes I've watched this guy go from playing on a couch at a party to playing live at the Opry. Amazing. Dreams do come true!
I watched it the other way round and wondered how someone's career could go so badly wrong.
Joe Lonsdale underrated comment
I just did the same thing. Honestly I like the couch version much better ! Not a knock on this one, its great. He just wails on guitar and its showcased in the couch video better
And so fast
It’s way better when it’s just him in his nerd outfit.
I’ve been an avid guitar player for 22 years, performing for many of them… Billy has inspired me to pursue a career in cooking.
😂
🤣
Or writing. That was brilliant.
My brother has been playing off and on for over 40 years and he'll never come close to 10% as good as Billy. Some people have it and some people don't. William Apostol has a God given talent along with being surrounded by a musical family. I wish he'd come somewhere within a hundred miles of here, by golly I'd be there. We're entertainment starved out here in "The Land Between Two Rivers."
Lmfao
I want someone to look at me like the way Billy watches his band play solos!
I’m a 900yr old Druid mage who normally only listens to Mongolian throat singing and Burl Ives but I love this!
"Mongolian throat singing and Burl Ives" 😂
Look, I don't care which of the elder gods you follow, A Little Bitty Tear is just a damned fine Burl Ives song.
I just choked on my cracker reading this! Hahaha
You every get 20 years for some dust in a baggie?
"druid mage" lol
I love when he does guitar solos. It looks like he doesn't know what his fingers are gonna do and he's pleasantly surprised at the results
I think that you are dead on, lol
Speaking as a guitar player, you are mostly correct. I'm not in Billy's league, but when I'm tearing it up I just kind of aim in a direction and let my fingers decide exactly where to go. Sometimes I am indeed surprised. I imagine at Billy's skill the surprise is even better.
Flow state. Look it up.
jtswatsup I just looked it up. That's pretty cool, I've never heard that term before. I didn't think being "in the zone" was a legitimate mental state. At least not to that degree.
@@jtswatsup yes haha! Or tash sultana!
Billy looks like the dude smoking the unlit cigarette on the couch version 😂😂😂
Plot twist: the guy with the unlit cig is the guy playing the banjo lol
That dude was hitting that unlit smoke hard and often!
😂
T 25 lmao yeah he was 😂😂😂
Jon Turn 😯 you could be on to something
Good times tho, being lit to the point you’re puffing on an unlit stick for 5 mi utes
I have played the guitar for many years for fun. I am slightly more familiar with the instrument than the average person. That being said, I dont think a non-guitarist can fully appreciate just how good Billy Strings is. He is a once in a generation musical phenomenon.
As a musician who plays another instrument but has played with many good to great guitarists... I fully appreciate what it takes to do what he does. He's also writes great songs, has got star quality, and that pays the bills sooner than great playing. .
I have played guitar and bass as a hobby for over 40 years. I have been trying to get non musicians to understand just how difficult the flat picking is that he does on this solo, especially at that speed. It’s almost impossible to explain to them, but they are still pretty amazed at how good he is. I wish they really understood how difficult that is, but Billy still makes it look easy.
Billy won the “GRAMMY” this year! Congratulations! Well deserved.
Rappers & Crack Late 80's early 90's = Black People = Bad
Bluegrass & Meth Now = White People = Grammy
I like when he's checking out his bandmates during their solos.
Dude is vibing so hard.
It's a selfless act of respect and proper stage etiquette
It’s great. He does it in every live performance I’ve seen on here. The dude just loves music and can shred a guitar
It helps that his band mates are world class.
(It’s the methamphetamine)
The banjo player and mandolinist are awesome . Not to take away form the bassist but man they were shredding
On that solo.... that there is a proper guitarist face haha it was in his soul
Billy makes THE BEST guitar faces, I love it!
Tash sultana!
Amen!!
What soul? Pretty sure he sold it to that man at the crossroads.
You look like murkah durkah
I’m a 7,864 year old nerf herder from Alderaan, and I usually only listen to tattooine Cantina music, but this guy has changed my whole perspective, and my life. 😅
I don't even like Star Wars, but this made me laugh
You stole this idea for a comment. Pitiful.
if angus young ever needs someone to play him in a film....here he is.
The edgiest thing ever played at the Opry in 100 years
LSU Wreckin Shop Hank 3
@paperscratcher Yeah, plus it's not that inappropriate really - it's not exactly glorifying drug use - just the opposite.
Exactly what I thought although when you think back theres been some truth all along in country music thats one of the things that make it great
Meh, you should look up the stuff Monroe, Flatts, and Scruggs played
Sturgill Simpson player “Turtles All The Wat Down” there too. It just bashes religion and says drugs helped him see the world in a better way
“My power has doubled since we last met”
I'm a cargo pilot from Talos 3 in the Lasan Galaxy, usually listen to static from the navacomputer, but this is smoking good music.
Every musician in his band is outstanding
you basically have to be outstanding to play a banjo, right? lol
And the most underrated of them all, the mandolin player
He’s phenomenal! It’s not easy navigating that micro fret board lol.
@@JV-df9emI was thinking that same thing that microphone plus he's rocking out doing it
Man this rocks. And I’m a metal dude and this is badass.
I was watching an interview with him, and he's also a metal dude lol. He said he was in a metal band in highschool
@@TheWorstWolf yeah i saw that interview i think. yep im a 50 year old metal guy.
@JediFlavored Soap your right. i appreciate all great musicians. god bless my friend.
Same here! I'm a metal/punk rock kind of guy and I've jammed thia song like 10 times today lol it's bringing country back to it's bluegrass Root's and I can enjoy it.
@@powertothepeople3820 yes siry
Sounds like Billy won that devil’s fiddle made of gold .....
- BIG LOVE FROM KENTUCKY 💕
@Billy Strings official yes ! Sounds awesome .... Youre kind of an inspiration... I’ve done some Billy string artwork even too if ya wanted to check it out on my Pinterest 😊- Hanna Wright of Keavy, Kentucky !
Billie Strings is so unbelievable! We haven't had a bluegrass artist as talented as him in a VERY long time. I can't get enough of this.
Molly Tuttle and the rest of her current band.... These two bands are the best things going right now, hands down.
I wish aj lee and Billie would do a song together!
@@NiqHowie AMEN!!!
Jeff Austin was up there for me.
Billy
He should bring the unlit smoke kid with him on tour as a stage prop
hahahahahaha
lol 😂 ikr lol
He’s the banjo player actually so it kinda came true
It took that kid 4 minutes to light a cig
Lol! He can do that knee slap 😂
“Rap talks about drugs too much” Bluegrass: “hold my crack pipe”
Meth pipe.
They're called a bubble
@@dillonvice9859 where im from in South California we call it a pookie
Da Gooner 😂😂😂
Nothing more country than meth.
He’s the bob marley of this generation. Hear me out. Nobody dislikes him.
I don't think people know the art and skill that goes into this style of music. These dudes are unbelievable
Yes we do, We're literally witnessing it. Stop underestimating peoples ability you ninnie.
@@hellomoney333lol
It's probably child's play to them though lol
I would love to see him jam out with Allison Krause.
Billy strings is way better than any country singer nowadays better voice better guitar player hands down!
I totally agree. Pop country doesn't hold a candle to Billy!
Idk, Sturgill Simpson might have something to say about this lol
Jason Isbell too…if he’s country
Who else came from the house party vid?
The boys good
It was recommended after I seen it and I said why not
Woke up after a night of sin on the old dust mysel'. Saw the house party vid... got on it again. WOOOOOHWEEEEE!!!!
Zach nason ... the one and only
Me lol
I am a 46 year old suburban dad of Sicilian decent and this stuff just lights me up!! Spontaneous combustion of the soul..this is soooooooo coooooool!!
Bluegrass rules
Lol....right on man!!!
Now - watch "Rocky Top" being played @ the Grand Ol' Opry
I'm just taking a moment to thank the superior, alien, bluegrass music civilization/world (that is about 100 years ahead of Earth musically) that transported Billy Strings to Earth to play his guitar for us! Amazing! I'm also a fan of heavy metal. To me, this is like thrash bluegrass at its finest! 🔥🎶🎸🤘
He slowly transformed into green shirt over the years
This is surprisingly fresh for the Opry! Americana can survive and thrive if it's recognized
This is not Americana. This is more bluegrass backwoods gospel style. At no point should this ever be deemed Americana.
@@jacobhartman7445 Look up what Americana is. It's just a catchall phrase for American roots music. That means anything that been changed from it's original form into something uniquely American: blues, country, southern gospel, whatever. The Opry is not a Country venue, nor a Bluegrass venue, it's a red-blooded Americana venue.
jacob hartman Definitely Americana
@@jacobhartman7445 Nope. Just bluegrass
Quit with the Americana term. We all know it's just bullshit. Americana is a blanket term used to define something you can't put into a specific genre and defining genres are bullshit to begin with.
His voice is literally what real country bluegrass is about. I wish my grandma Jane was alive to hear this
not sure who the sound engineer team is but this may be the best sound of a live band I have ever heard. Every voice, solo and instrument is perfect! great work !! I must have listened to this 100 times the past month.
Your hearing musical skill not well engineered sound numbnuts
Very true. You should also check out the Tiny Desk concerts from NPR. Their sound engineer is amazing also.
😂
Duh ITS THE GRAND OLE OPRY
@@noelhalwick1568 Cheers Noel! Have a great weekend
Boy, that's some mighty fine pickin and singin!!
@@iamjakt I don't mean to be tellin tales outta school but that fella in there will be ya 10 dollars to sing into his can!
This song is Our Generations Folsom Prison Blues
Idk about all that, but his playing is unbelievable as always
@@el34glo59 its not hard on speed. Hes just playing normal speed, we're just slow in comparison lmao
im a metalhead too bro. but i love bluegrass
No offence, but this will hardly have the cultural impact of that...
Kozlovsky91 You’d honestly be surprised how big of a population in America does meth.
2:09 - 2:36 🤯🤯🤯. Good JESUS !!! Makes it more impressive that he straight picks everything 98% of the time instead of hammer ons and pull offs !!! this performance is awesome!!!
Hat's off to Jarrod Walker shredding on the mandolin.
So where’s the barefoot smoking dude in shorts?
Legend has it he is still standing there in that weird room.
dee cotton also legend has it he still looking for a light to that cigarette
He's either glitched out the game or on a quest with someone.
He a roadie
Nathan Kennedy hes carpeting a wall somewhere.
I still think the couch version is the best!
Absolutely. Can't beat it!
Slack no doubt
couch version seems more virtuos
This is good old American music right here. Why is this dude not more well known? Sir you have more talent than any main stream country music star out there. Bluegrass is where it’s at. You guys are so tight as a band. I hope to see you in your someday. Keep Appalachian music jammin.
this is hands down the greatest guitar player we are seeing right now
Between those guitar skills and that pure bluegrass voice, I could listen to this guy all day long.
He sounded even better on the couch at the party at 3am
yup it's the best recording of it ever. It's just got that in the moment vibrancy.
I know why it had to be one of those mornings he's singing about
No he didnt
Always does
@@lars-erikullsgard3320 It had a perfect sound and atmosphere to it. You could almost picture it in a movie
He deserves every accolade that comes his way. Amazing talent.
I tell ya... The Grand Ole Opry's team of audio engineers are incredible. Every instrument mic'ed & mixed to such "powerful- perfection," each pocketed so nicely & those vocals... Dang..., cutting through so crisp & clear for us all to enjoy! Oh, that ensemble of magnificent young musicians? Well, they're pretty great too. Shout out to, Mr. Billy Strings for showing us in every performance, the gargantuan amount of respect he has for his fellow musicians & just how much he sincerely loves what it is he's doing for a livin' ! Love & Light To Y'all out there in UA-cam Land and Beyond! 😉 🍀 💜 🎶 👻 🐾 🤗 🎸
I am a pro audio engineer and I'm here to tell you that when you mix for musicians of that magnitude our job is incredibly easy...
Amen brother that sounds amazing this mixture mix is just so perfect each instrument obviously as well
You are now listening to four of the finest bluegrass/newgrass musicians in the business. Its great that they are finally getting the recognition that they deserve. He's now playing to sold out audiences. Billy smartly assembled a strong group of musicians to support his innovative playing and like himself they are all top notch.
This is American music,Period.
what is the blues then?
the dust or the reality
@@Sam-et3ve Bluegrass was inspired buy the blues it was Bill Monroe's take on the music of a local blue player where he grew up.it took me awhile to hear it myself different keys same chord progression still pentatonic scale
@@mbsnyderc partly that and partly the music from Ireland,Scotland, and England that the settlers brought with them. Bill Munroe has discussed it many a time.
Bluegrass came from old time mountain (Appalachian) music which came from Ireland and Scotland. Almost all of the early bluegrass songs were a Monroe spin on mountain ballads that if you look you can find earlier Irish/Scottish versions of the lyrics and melodies.
This whole performance is bluegrass perfection. The songwriting, each musician’s part, and the recording. To me, it’s better than the other recordings out there. I love how the bass player slowly drops down at the end of Billy’s solo, dropping right back to the chorus. Perfection on all levels.
Another cool part is right at 2:21 during Billy’s break. I think it’s the mandolin adding a chord in between his chops that sort of sounds like a truck horn. I don’t think it’s coming from the guitar or banjo but it really adds a nice touch.
Wait. It is coming from the guitar. It happens again around 2:29.
That banjo solo does not get enough credit, goosebumps.
Could you imagine being Dustin Lynch or another joke the Opry has made members lately, hearing this, and having to go on stage after these guys? I would run.
His smile at the end of that song is something to really behold. Imagine the years before he got to that moment. Good lord. Love you billy strings
For some reason this reminded me of the Howard Morrison Quartet...a good 15 years ago when I was only 6 or 7 I watched a video of them performing and somehow this has brought up that memory for the first time since
Even if you are not a bluegrass fan you gotta respect the talent this guys have. masters of their instruments
Literally just watched a vid of him playing on a couch and then this came up haha wow, man this is some talent
Ditto , with a , where art thou brother hair cut , lmfao
I love the way Billy has made bluegrass relevant to another generation and their experiences. Any one familiar with the hills and hollers of middle America today knows how meth is the new moonshine and this really speaks to that generation.
Gotta love that face he makes right near the end of his solo. Billy's face goes from "How in god's name am i going to resolve this" to "Ah there, did it"
Absolutely one of the greatest guitar players of this generation and he hasn’t even reached his peak yet.
Best thing I've heard in a while. Dude's an old soul.
@Billy Strings Hey, Billy! We saw you in Oshkosh last Saturday night. My wife and I are almost seventy years old and have had the pleasure to see almost every big name rock band out there. We want you to know that you blew us away with your show. We can't remember a better concert. You have two new diehard fans!! We are spreading the word about you and your excellent band mates. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Fans for life ✌️❤️
Just think 5 years ago I saw them do a fund drive to save the roof on an old theater in Sault Ste Marie Mi. There were only about 100 people who showed up.. Thank You Billy Strings .
Jim Jones heck yeah! Yooper relief fund!
I seen him at coyote crossing here in Michigan myself probably 4 years ago. 🤙🏼
I saw him several times when he was touring with Don Julin, including one show at the Madison Theater where it was just in the lobby, fewer than 40 people there and it was a free show... even my friend that typically isn’t into bluegrass bought so CD that night. Billy is the real deal.
Jim Jones my whole side of my dads family lives there! It was an awesome thing I was there!
@@carlchiveral3294 ... me too. They put another mom in Lansing. And now we have a small communist country. That refuses to keep up economically with the rest of the country. F*** this place.
This is absurd, I’m in absolute awe right now. It’s amazing how one can play that well + quick and sing. And the other guys with the solos. Good Lord that’s crazy
You left out that he wrote the song, too. 😅
there's videos of billy on youtube from years ago when he was nobody at all. pretty cool if you caught them years ago to see where his skills have taken him. to the mfing opry no doubt. nice sound system they got in there. in fact i think theres one of him barefoot on a couch that you can clearly see smells bad somehow, playing the same song by himself. his hair was suspiciously well groomed.
If you ever have a chance to see this dude perform live TAKE IT! Saw him in Boston, one of the best shows I’ve seen in years. Go Billy!!!
Yes!!! Go Billy!!!! Great job opry for recognizing our new generation of bluegrass!
He is honestly one of the best guitar players I've ever seen.
That might be one of the best Opry jams I've ever listened to.
Watching his solo leaves me speechless and in a dream-like funk.
I like the solo version on the couch ...but this is pretty cool since it's at the Opry!
That was 2012...
It's much better
On the couch he played all the stringed instruments...
I even liked the contrast of his clean cut look on the couch and he is singing about drugs.
Naw this dude goes off on that couch...
Billy Strings takes his place among the greats. Great songwriting, great picking and a great voice to top it off
You left out that he is pretty cute!
The guy is simply amazing, he sure can pick that guitar. I hope he continues the road that he is on. We do not have many young people
coming up in bluegrass.They are a dying breed, what a shame.Keep up the great work Billy Strings.
I can't believe he is playing this at the Grand Ole Opry 🤣😂🤙🏻 what a tune though. This life of sin 💚
Billy is a killer on the guitar and he's surrounded by killers on a killer song. Nothing beats the version on the couch, especially if it was the first time you heard him, but this brought the musicianship to a new level.
God, I'd never think a song about drugs would get me pumpin' like this.
You've clearly never done drugs. Youd be pumped then too.
GordonForeman308 if you think the song has you pumped try the dust that’s in the bagy
So inspiring! Guys he's a human just like us, the only thing separating his playing and yours is 10 000 hours! ❤❤
I'm a disembodied concept of the self and I don't normally use sensory perception to engage with the physical universe ... but this ditty really cooks!
I get goosebumps every time Billy plays his solo. Unbelievable talent.
Hey look it's actual country music
We are going to see Billy in Pittsburgh Wed night! Dude flat out shreds...
You can just tell when he is picking when it kicks in and everything just fits just right. I love it when that happens, and I've been picking for over 45 years now.
I watched him play in my hometown . Population 2000. Also I love how this looks like it was recorded in the 70s
Wow. Just wow. Talented pickers , old school vibe. Thank you. Just wow.
I love his facial expression as he plays his solo. Part of what makes him so good is what make great artists so good. He feels the music.
Hippies and bluegrass the best combo
No hippies ruin everything they touch. Hicks and bluegrass are the best combo.
@@chromemox3319 he is most certainly a hippie
Jared Paulin Ok, Cartman. Calm down
@@natthanakins9178 dudes a metal head
Hippies don't smoke crystal meth..meth heads do. This clown aint no hippy
Now that aint POP !!! Great job guys.
What’s crazy is back in the 60’s this would have been “pop” aka popular music, what it used to mean. This would have been a number one hit.
I swear I get the same reaction that ol' blind man did the first time he heard the soggy bottom boys in Brother where are thou every time I hear this youg man!! Good times
Going to see him in Manchester England tonight, can't wait!
i went as well,was magical.
One of the coolest songs about meth I've ever heard
Tweekers still suck tho
He can play!
Ian Noe - Methhead
I think it's about the shake in the bottom of a bag of weed. 20 years would be a lot for that.
It's about a friend of his and yes It was meth and he was already in trouble or it wouldn't be 20 years.
Some are actually pretty nice....
This talented band has renewed my faith in the direction of country music. AWESOME!
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this is bluegrass good sir
@@jesuschrist4321 I understand it's bluegrass, I've been a fan for years. However, Billy Strings is the best new addition to bluegrass in many years. He has heart, soul, chops and a voice. He has the total package. IMHO
That's why they call it bluegrass. Can't argue with...
Underground country is great. And all bluegrass is good. At least to me
I can not match his God awful speed I just can’t do it I’ve been playing for over fifty years and I just can’t touch it .wow amazing
Old people clapping for "Dust in a Baggy". lol. Yea!!!!
Pretty sure the Opry was empty due to COVID.
Seen this solo on the couch never dreamed would hear this at the opry not the new skinny jeans country they push
It's a fine time to be alive!
Wtf does jeans have to do with anything lol
Elvis wore skinny jeans in the 50’s
I despise most of the "new" country, has no soul like this! I'd not heard of Billy before today. I'm thrilled! Now I want to hear everything he's recorded.
My Mama's people were Okies and Appalachian hillfolk who weren't trained musicians, but bluegrass music was in their DNA. As a child, I loved our family reunions at a state park where we rented out all the cabins for one weekend every year. In the evenings, the guitars, banjos, and mandolins came out and they all sang those beautiful old "murder ballads" in gorgeous harmonies. Those who weren't great singers sang comedic songs; the evening wasn't done until Aunt DoDo sang "The Burglar Man".
They have all passed now, but my siblings and cousins are mostly musicians. Sadly, we don't get together anymore. I love to sing, but I'm not good at it, so I'm the one who sings the silly songs now. In case anyone's curious, here's a version of the "burglar" song: ua-cam.com/video/93FLVgkl9-s/v-deo.html
Because wrangler's are not skinny jeans LMFAO and original bluegrass players didn't wear dingy beat up hand me downs that was small LMFAO
Just crazy how good he is. All of em, not just him.
CANT STOP LISTENING TO THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!
Four masters at pickin' & pluckin' dem dusted strings !!!!
Can't believe the opry would play some good music
Man, over half of Billy Strings' music (that I have heard) gives me chills and goose bumps. Everyone experiences music differently, but my brain just connects to his music in a special way. Part of it is I am a recovering drug addict and got a 3 year prison sentence related to drug use. That was 7 years ago and that's all behind me now, but I still remember and relate.
We need more music where the lead hollers "Jeb, walk it" and Jeb just goes absolutely insane on the banjo
The banjo player's name is Billy Failing though. What you heard was him handing off to the mandolin player, Jerrod Walker.
Many Billy Strings and his whole group is just such a breathe of fresh air. its amazing to see these young and upcoming artists just crushing it.. I know that Jerry is smiling down on Billy ;)
And John, Doc, Earl, Lester...
Jerry Seinfeld?
@@JaredC63 Jerry Garcia, because he played bluegrass on the guiter, often times with David Grisman and was huge in the genre.
@@JaredC63 Jerry Garcia :)
I've heard this song so many times and it still just blows me away . .beyond Billy String's just almost inhuman ability on guitar, this song should be a stone cold hit song . .why am I not hearing this on the radio????
We need this kind of country back!
Im a fan...brought me back to blue grass...me and my grandpa memories....thanks
Playing like that on an acoustic is crazy😮
Thank you Theo podcast and Tucker for introducing me to this talent ❤