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  • 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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  • @norfolknwhey4787
    @norfolknwhey4787 Рік тому +2789

    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.

    • @tomerlevin21
      @tomerlevin21 Рік тому +16

      😂

    • @hankporcher7948
      @hankporcher7948 Рік тому +12

      🤣

    • @OpinionatedPeach
      @OpinionatedPeach Рік тому +61

      Or writing. That was brilliant.

    • @jessechristian8665
      @jessechristian8665 Рік тому +16

      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."

    • @pfft7738
      @pfft7738 Рік тому +6

      Lmfao

  • @FailureSince1989
    @FailureSince1989 4 роки тому +5770

    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!

    • @joelonsdale
      @joelonsdale 4 роки тому +574

      I watched it the other way round and wondered how someone's career could go so badly wrong.

    • @ArizonaAkinTv
      @ArizonaAkinTv 4 роки тому +68

      Joe Lonsdale underrated comment

    • @patrickisirish
      @patrickisirish 4 роки тому +115

      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

    • @bryanbatton01
      @bryanbatton01 4 роки тому +8

      And so fast

    • @darrenstettner5381
      @darrenstettner5381 4 роки тому +46

      It’s way better when it’s just him in his nerd outfit.

  • @bentnosewp
    @bentnosewp 2 роки тому +787

    I’m a 900yr old Druid mage who normally only listens to Mongolian throat singing and Burl Ives but I love this!

    • @joshua_wherley
      @joshua_wherley Рік тому +33

      "Mongolian throat singing and Burl Ives" 😂

    • @craenor
      @craenor Рік тому +13

      Look, I don't care which of the elder gods you follow, A Little Bitty Tear is just a damned fine Burl Ives song.

    • @NiqHowie
      @NiqHowie Рік тому +5

      I just choked on my cracker reading this! Hahaha

    • @BigShot69
      @BigShot69 Рік тому +1

      You every get 20 years for some dust in a baggie?

    • @ShivaOO7
      @ShivaOO7 Рік тому +2

      "druid mage" lol

  • @samclark3651
    @samclark3651 6 місяців тому +53

    I want someone to look at me like the way Billy watches his band play solos!

  • @michaelmarcos6927
    @michaelmarcos6927 4 роки тому +2679

    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

    • @scottdenney6475
      @scottdenney6475 4 роки тому +73

      I think that you are dead on, lol

    • @davidcooke8005
      @davidcooke8005 4 роки тому +153

      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.

    • @jtswatsup
      @jtswatsup 4 роки тому +85

      Flow state. Look it up.

    • @michaelmarcos6927
      @michaelmarcos6927 4 роки тому +28

      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.

    • @user-rr5ex7lo6b
      @user-rr5ex7lo6b 4 роки тому +3

      @@jtswatsup yes haha! Or tash sultana!

  • @drealboy_
    @drealboy_ 4 роки тому +7589

    Who else came from the house party vid?

    • @randalltufts3321
      @randalltufts3321 4 роки тому +59

      The boys good

    • @anonnymous9586
      @anonnymous9586 4 роки тому +32

      It was recommended after I seen it and I said why not

    • @fluidroot
      @fluidroot 4 роки тому +49

      Woke up after a night of sin on the old dust mysel'. Saw the house party vid... got on it again. WOOOOOHWEEEEE!!!!

    • @fluidroot
      @fluidroot 4 роки тому +5

      Zach nason ... the one and only

    • @nickmarble7226
      @nickmarble7226 4 роки тому

      Me lol

  • @yantomanuel6919
    @yantomanuel6919 2 роки тому +14

    if angus young ever needs someone to play him in a film....here he is.

  • @cheifcreekturtle
    @cheifcreekturtle 3 місяці тому +91

    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. 😅

    • @aarongasparini607
      @aarongasparini607 3 місяці тому +1

      I don't even like Star Wars, but this made me laugh

    • @Fifield1990
      @Fifield1990 3 місяці тому +1

      You stole this idea for a comment. Pitiful.

  • @lsuwreckinshop6782
    @lsuwreckinshop6782 4 роки тому +598

    The edgiest thing ever played at the Opry in 100 years

    • @carljuniorjams304
      @carljuniorjams304 4 роки тому +22

      LSU Wreckin Shop Hank 3

    • @wuzzum
      @wuzzum 4 роки тому +27

      @paperscratcher Yeah, plus it's not that inappropriate really - it's not exactly glorifying drug use - just the opposite.

    • @patfal1514
      @patfal1514 4 роки тому +5

      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

    • @eddiejansen3771
      @eddiejansen3771 4 роки тому +7

      Meh, you should look up the stuff Monroe, Flatts, and Scruggs played

    • @johngriff914
      @johngriff914 4 роки тому +6

      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

  • @grantvanravensway7024
    @grantvanravensway7024 4 роки тому +2382

    Billy looks like the dude smoking the unlit cigarette on the couch version 😂😂😂

    • @jontee3437
      @jontee3437 4 роки тому +120

      Plot twist: the guy with the unlit cig is the guy playing the banjo lol

    • @T25de
      @T25de 4 роки тому +41

      That dude was hitting that unlit smoke hard and often!
      😂

    • @grantvanravensway7024
      @grantvanravensway7024 4 роки тому +5

      T 25 lmao yeah he was 😂😂😂

    • @grantvanravensway7024
      @grantvanravensway7024 4 роки тому +4

      Jon Turn 😯 you could be on to something

    • @T25de
      @T25de 4 роки тому +29

      Good times tho, being lit to the point you’re puffing on an unlit stick for 5 mi utes

  • @pc7339
    @pc7339 3 місяці тому +30

    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.

    • @zivkovicable
      @zivkovicable 2 місяці тому

      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. .

    • @crocodilegrundee4514
      @crocodilegrundee4514 Місяць тому

      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.

  • @daved3719
    @daved3719 7 місяців тому +12

    He’s the bob marley of this generation. Hear me out. Nobody dislikes him.

  • @alligatormonday6365
    @alligatormonday6365 4 роки тому +827

    I like when he's checking out his bandmates during their solos.
    Dude is vibing so hard.

    • @paulsuggs
      @paulsuggs 4 роки тому +46

      It's a selfless act of respect and proper stage etiquette

    • @jacksonhaymore7615
      @jacksonhaymore7615 3 роки тому +32

      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

    • @jimolson8810
      @jimolson8810 3 роки тому +20

      It helps that his band mates are world class.

    • @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606
      @loganbaileysfunwithtrains606 3 роки тому +18

      (It’s the methamphetamine)

    • @GerstBladeworks
      @GerstBladeworks 2 роки тому +11

      The banjo player and mandolinist are awesome . Not to take away form the bassist but man they were shredding

  • @johntucci8826
    @johntucci8826 4 роки тому +589

    He should bring the unlit smoke kid with him on tour as a stage prop

  • @mikewoodson6930
    @mikewoodson6930 3 роки тому +48

    Billy won the “GRAMMY” this year! Congratulations! Well deserved.

    • @Hans-du6rl
      @Hans-du6rl 2 роки тому

      Rappers & Crack Late 80's early 90's = Black People = Bad
      Bluegrass & Meth Now = White People = Grammy

  • @ironmyno
    @ironmyno 3 роки тому +137

    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!!

    • @gimmedataids
      @gimmedataids 2 роки тому +5

      Bluegrass rules

    • @mikeledeger6546
      @mikeledeger6546 2 роки тому +5

      Lol....right on man!!!

    • @zookr
      @zookr 7 місяців тому

      Now - watch "Rocky Top" being played @ the Grand Ol' Opry

  • @godisgreatjesusislord2278
    @godisgreatjesusislord2278 4 роки тому +80

    Billy strings is way better than any country singer nowadays better voice better guitar player hands down!

  • @rdickinsondickinson
    @rdickinsondickinson 5 років тому +246

    This is American music,Period.

    • @Sam-et3ve
      @Sam-et3ve 5 років тому +3

      what is the blues then?

    • @minutesagoedited9761
      @minutesagoedited9761 5 років тому

      the dust or the reality

    • @mbsnyderc
      @mbsnyderc 5 років тому +4

      @@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

    • @buckodonnghaile4309
      @buckodonnghaile4309 5 років тому +5

      @@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.

    • @jysmtl
      @jysmtl 4 роки тому +8

      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.

  • @stephenalanestes
    @stephenalanestes Рік тому +284

    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.

    • @CorneiliusLibowitz
      @CorneiliusLibowitz Рік тому +1

      Molly Tuttle and the rest of her current band.... These two bands are the best things going right now, hands down.

    • @NiqHowie
      @NiqHowie Рік тому +3

      I wish aj lee and Billie would do a song together!

    • @mattfountaine1389
      @mattfountaine1389 Рік тому

      @@NiqHowie AMEN!!!

    • @baitball4665
      @baitball4665 Рік тому +2

      Jeff Austin was up there for me.

    • @joecleveland20
      @joecleveland20 Рік тому +2

      Billy

  • @theaccursedj.e.2723
    @theaccursedj.e.2723 2 роки тому +22

    Hat's off to Jarrod Walker shredding on the mandolin.

  • @GrandpaRust
    @GrandpaRust 4 роки тому +214

    This song is Our Generations Folsom Prison Blues

    • @el34glo59
      @el34glo59 4 роки тому +2

      Idk about all that, but his playing is unbelievable as always

    • @jeffreymoffitt4070
      @jeffreymoffitt4070 3 роки тому +2

      @@el34glo59 its not hard on speed. Hes just playing normal speed, we're just slow in comparison lmao

    • @jonathansnowden439
      @jonathansnowden439 3 роки тому +1

      im a metalhead too bro. but i love bluegrass

    • @mollers92
      @mollers92 3 роки тому +3

      No offence, but this will hardly have the cultural impact of that...

    • @AdolfTrumpler
      @AdolfTrumpler 3 роки тому +2

      Kozlovsky91 You’d honestly be surprised how big of a population in America does meth.

  • @nokomisnichols
    @nokomisnichols 4 роки тому +709

    Man this rocks. And I’m a metal dude and this is badass.

    • @TheWorstWolf
      @TheWorstWolf 4 роки тому +40

      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

    • @nokomisnichols
      @nokomisnichols 4 роки тому +9

      @@TheWorstWolf yeah i saw that interview i think. yep im a 50 year old metal guy.

    • @nokomisnichols
      @nokomisnichols 4 роки тому +5

      @JediFlavored Soap your right. i appreciate all great musicians. god bless my friend.

    • @powertothepeople3820
      @powertothepeople3820 4 роки тому +10

      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.

    • @nokomisnichols
      @nokomisnichols 4 роки тому +2

      @@powertothepeople3820 yes siry

  • @barrysmith916
    @barrysmith916 3 місяці тому +7

    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.

  • @davidmcclelland6148
    @davidmcclelland6148 2 роки тому +188

    Every musician in his band is outstanding

    • @ysph
      @ysph Рік тому +1

      you basically have to be outstanding to play a banjo, right? lol

  • @jharsch3453
    @jharsch3453 5 років тому +573

    This is surprisingly fresh for the Opry! Americana can survive and thrive if it's recognized

    • @jacobhartman7445
      @jacobhartman7445 5 років тому +28

      This is not Americana. This is more bluegrass backwoods gospel style. At no point should this ever be deemed Americana.

    • @jharsch3453
      @jharsch3453 5 років тому +60

      @@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.

    • @davidpfeifer9489
      @davidpfeifer9489 5 років тому +9

      jacob hartman Definitely Americana

    • @ragereynolds4374
      @ragereynolds4374 5 років тому +7

      @@jacobhartman7445 Nope. Just bluegrass

    • @JeremiahSmith-gb3mu
      @JeremiahSmith-gb3mu 5 років тому +16

      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.

  • @reecesmith8970
    @reecesmith8970 4 роки тому +328

    On that solo.... that there is a proper guitarist face haha it was in his soul

  • @koofdome
    @koofdome 3 роки тому +129

    I don't think people know the art and skill that goes into this style of music. These dudes are unbelievable

    • @hellomoney333
      @hellomoney333 11 місяців тому

      Yes we do, We're literally witnessing it. Stop underestimating peoples ability you ninnie.

    • @yvonnegivens2941
      @yvonnegivens2941 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@hellomoney333lol

    • @PULAG
      @PULAG 7 місяців тому

      It's probably child's play to them though lol

    • @bunk-bn9eo
      @bunk-bn9eo 3 місяці тому

      I would love to see him jam out with Allison Krause.

  • @leefritz396
    @leefritz396 2 роки тому +6

    Hey look it's actual country music

  • @boomboomgaming04
    @boomboomgaming04 4 роки тому +27

    And the most underrated of them all, the mandolin player

    • @JV-df9em
      @JV-df9em 4 роки тому +5

      He’s phenomenal! It’s not easy navigating that micro fret board lol.

    • @SeanEnginetechnology
      @SeanEnginetechnology 3 місяці тому

      ​@@JV-df9emI was thinking that same thing that microphone plus he's rocking out doing it

  • @StealthMister101
    @StealthMister101 4 роки тому +96

    He slowly transformed into green shirt over the years

  • @AppalachianScribble
    @AppalachianScribble 3 роки тому +22

    Sounds like Billy won that devil’s fiddle made of gold .....
    - BIG LOVE FROM KENTUCKY 💕

    • @AppalachianScribble
      @AppalachianScribble 3 роки тому +2

      @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 !

  • @TheCreativemammal
    @TheCreativemammal 3 місяці тому +2

    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!

  • @bustedugly321
    @bustedugly321 4 роки тому +50

    “My power has doubled since we last met”

  • @jtswatsup
    @jtswatsup 4 роки тому +393

    He sounded even better on the couch at the party at 3am

    • @FrequencyOfThought
      @FrequencyOfThought 4 роки тому +17

      yup it's the best recording of it ever. It's just got that in the moment vibrancy.

    • @rickyshalf9636
      @rickyshalf9636 3 роки тому +5

      I know why it had to be one of those mornings he's singing about

    • @lars-erikullsgard3320
      @lars-erikullsgard3320 3 роки тому

      No he didnt

    • @Travelin_Man
      @Travelin_Man 3 роки тому

      Always does

    • @lil4skin867
      @lil4skin867 3 роки тому +2

      @@lars-erikullsgard3320 It had a perfect sound and atmosphere to it. You could almost picture it in a movie

  • @darrenflanagan7002
    @darrenflanagan7002 2 роки тому +247

    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.

    • @cpt8424
      @cpt8424 Рік тому

      Your hearing musical skill not well engineered sound numbnuts

    • @Wayzor_
      @Wayzor_ Рік тому +8

      Very true. You should also check out the Tiny Desk concerts from NPR. Their sound engineer is amazing also.

    • @lowellcalavera6045
      @lowellcalavera6045 Рік тому

      😂

    • @noelhalwick1568
      @noelhalwick1568 Рік тому +7

      Duh ITS THE GRAND OLE OPRY

    • @darrenflanagan7002
      @darrenflanagan7002 Рік тому +1

      @@noelhalwick1568 Cheers Noel! Have a great weekend

  • @travissalter4087
    @travissalter4087 3 роки тому +19

    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!!!

  • @nathankennedy4263
    @nathankennedy4263 4 роки тому +1690

    So where’s the barefoot smoking dude in shorts?

    • @deecotton5435
      @deecotton5435 4 роки тому +222

      Legend has it he is still standing there in that weird room.

    • @nathankennedy4263
      @nathankennedy4263 4 роки тому +79

      dee cotton also legend has it he still looking for a light to that cigarette

    • @user-rr5ex7lo6b
      @user-rr5ex7lo6b 4 роки тому +81

      He's either glitched out the game or on a quest with someone.

    • @thxman1968
      @thxman1968 4 роки тому +10

      He a roadie

    • @mikeschulik8822
      @mikeschulik8822 4 роки тому +26

      Nathan Kennedy hes carpeting a wall somewhere.

  • @dlagrua
    @dlagrua 4 роки тому +107

    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.

  • @danielmurray8758
    @danielmurray8758 16 днів тому +1

    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.

  • @njfrog26
    @njfrog26 2 роки тому +1

    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

  • @huntermccorkle2225
    @huntermccorkle2225 5 років тому +225

    Hippies and bluegrass the best combo

    • @chromemox3319
      @chromemox3319 5 років тому +10

      No hippies ruin everything they touch. Hicks and bluegrass are the best combo.

    • @natthanakins9178
      @natthanakins9178 5 років тому +18

      @@chromemox3319 he is most certainly a hippie

    • @Ranchgrease
      @Ranchgrease 4 роки тому +19

      Jared Paulin Ok, Cartman. Calm down

    • @thomashartmann1045
      @thomashartmann1045 4 роки тому +7

      @@natthanakins9178 dudes a metal head

    • @brotherdio4401
      @brotherdio4401 4 роки тому +1

      Hippies don't smoke crystal meth..meth heads do. This clown aint no hippy

  • @SlackBallSack
    @SlackBallSack 4 роки тому +79

    I still think the couch version is the best!

  • @bodeghost
    @bodeghost 3 роки тому +155

    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! 😉 🍀 💜 🎶 👻 🐾 🤗 🎸

    • @vaughn6820
      @vaughn6820 Рік тому +4

      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...

    • @SeanEnginetechnology
      @SeanEnginetechnology 3 місяці тому

      Amen brother that sounds amazing this mixture mix is just so perfect each instrument obviously as well

  • @brandonm6159
    @brandonm6159 5 років тому +26

    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.

  • @rdjones97439
    @rdjones97439 4 роки тому +341

    I like the solo version on the couch ...but this is pretty cool since it's at the Opry!

  • @bannedtwice7767
    @bannedtwice7767 2 роки тому +17

    This is a million times better than anything Nashville has put put in a while. People think Florida Georgia Line is country these days....

    • @southerntrendkiller2632
      @southerntrendkiller2632 3 місяці тому

      Modern country is nothing but city boys singing songs other people wrote about who’s gonna be the bottom tonight.

  • @noelhalwick1568
    @noelhalwick1568 Рік тому +1

    I'm not a musician or from the south, but I'm a 30yr drug addict from nyc and I love it too

  • @JB88-
    @JB88- 4 роки тому +115

    Boy, that's some mighty fine pickin and singin!!

    • @ryanwiser2225
      @ryanwiser2225 4 роки тому +4

      @@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!

  • @erikmorrison5460
    @erikmorrison5460 4 роки тому +160

    He was also great in Home Alone

  • @jaywesley2986
    @jaywesley2986 3 роки тому +9

    His voice is literally what real country bluegrass is about. I wish my grandma Jane was alive to hear this

  • @jmichaelwherley3331
    @jmichaelwherley3331 6 місяців тому +2

    We are going to see Billy in Pittsburgh Wed night! Dude flat out shreds...

  • @TheAwGooner
    @TheAwGooner 4 роки тому +1180

    “Rap talks about drugs too much” Bluegrass: “hold my crack pipe”

  • @antimitsu
    @antimitsu 4 роки тому +120

    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

  • @drewpenn7440
    @drewpenn7440 2 місяці тому +2

    That banjo butters my toast

  • @DKsamps
    @DKsamps Рік тому +11

    Most exciting new artist in the last 25 years in Bluegrass, Rock, Americana, Folk and a few other genres too! Makes me proud to be from Michigan unlike Michael Moore!

  • @TheGman858
    @TheGman858 5 років тому +2067

    One of the coolest songs about meth I've ever heard
    Tweekers still suck tho

    • @jysmtl
      @jysmtl 4 роки тому +9

      He can play!

    • @DL-cb8bh
      @DL-cb8bh 4 роки тому +7

      Ian Noe - Methhead

    • @mdondie
      @mdondie 4 роки тому +11

      I think it's about the shake in the bottom of a bag of weed. 20 years would be a lot for that.

    • @mbsnyderc
      @mbsnyderc 4 роки тому +32

      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.

    • @funguscake
      @funguscake 4 роки тому +13

      Some are actually pretty nice....

  • @austingoleman9431
    @austingoleman9431 4 роки тому +136

    Seen this solo on the couch never dreamed would hear this at the opry not the new skinny jeans country they push

    • @wesmanshaw
      @wesmanshaw 4 роки тому +1

      It's a fine time to be alive!

    • @italianstalian331
      @italianstalian331 4 роки тому +6

      Wtf does jeans have to do with anything lol

    • @BK-uy9nj
      @BK-uy9nj 4 роки тому +1

      Elvis wore skinny jeans in the 50’s

    • @LazyIRanch
      @LazyIRanch 4 роки тому +4

      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

    • @powertothepeople3820
      @powertothepeople3820 4 роки тому

      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

  • @MrMarkpark
    @MrMarkpark 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m not even a bluegrass fan but that was amazing. He plays faster than my eyes can see it.

  • @owenmcnulty8344
    @owenmcnulty8344 7 місяців тому +1

    He’s so good that he amazes himself as he’s soloing

  • @dogman8356
    @dogman8356 5 років тому +236

    Best thing I've heard in a while. Dude's an old soul.

    • @henrythebasset8749
      @henrythebasset8749 3 роки тому +4

      @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 ✌️❤️

  • @photonrayswaves
    @photonrayswaves 4 роки тому +23

    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.

  • @zerumsum1640
    @zerumsum1640 2 роки тому +6

    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"

  • @effingdingus
    @effingdingus 3 місяці тому +1

    He found the perfect people to play with him.

  • @ThomLessard
    @ThomLessard 4 роки тому +26

    This isn't my style of music....but I can't stop watching.

    • @mbsnyderc
      @mbsnyderc 4 роки тому +3

      Maybe it is your style you just didn't know it.

    • @powertothepeople3820
      @powertothepeople3820 4 роки тому +5

      Same here lol i usually listen to punk/metal and folk Punk but this song jams because it's bringing country back to it's bluegrass Root's and the lyrics are so true lol

    • @ThomLessard
      @ThomLessard 4 роки тому +2

      @@mbsnyderc You may be on to something.

    • @AslanW
      @AslanW 4 роки тому

      Same here, but talent is talent, and Billy Strings has overwhelming amounts of it. I'm mesmerized by it.

  • @jimjones8268
    @jimjones8268 5 років тому +84

    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 .

    • @Sundayhandwound
      @Sundayhandwound 4 роки тому

      Jim Jones heck yeah! Yooper relief fund!

    • @mandrew20111
      @mandrew20111 4 роки тому

      I seen him at coyote crossing here in Michigan myself probably 4 years ago. 🤙🏼

    • @desideriumincarmen
      @desideriumincarmen 4 роки тому +4

      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.

    • @bassmassterchamp3
      @bassmassterchamp3 4 роки тому

      Jim Jones my whole side of my dads family lives there! It was an awesome thing I was there!

    • @mr.mckinnon5680
      @mr.mckinnon5680 4 роки тому +2

      @@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.

  • @i.l6916
    @i.l6916 Рік тому +1

    Waylon,haggard,cash, and Williams would be proud of this guy

  • @robertharden4092
    @robertharden4092 Рік тому +4

    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

  • @benhudson9226
    @benhudson9226 5 років тому +646

    Billy Strings is the Stevie Ray Vaughan of Bluegrass.

    • @22mike88
      @22mike88 5 років тому +7

      Sounds a lot like Travis Tritt, too.

    • @adamr9215
      @adamr9215 5 років тому +5

      Dean Smith Not really. He is good, and getting better. Let’s see if he can catch up with old Norman Blake.

    • @SilvioManfredDante85
      @SilvioManfredDante85 5 років тому +23

      Oh, please! He is not, nor will he ever be even half as good or half as important to music as SRV.

    • @adamr9215
      @adamr9215 5 років тому +32

      SilvioManfredDante85 How is that? It’s a completely different type of music? And, you are also 100% wrong. He sang a song about drugs at the Opry, and they only recently started allowing that. He is part of a movement that is mixing old and new musical styles. Actually changing the music that is being recorded. SRV on the other hand was an incredible guitarist, he wasn’t about changing the whole scene. Also, Stevie like many other rock and roll guitarists, admitted numerous times that he couldn’t play country guitar. Both old school flat picking and finger picking were above his talent. I am a huge SRV fan, but I’m not an idiot who thinks that one type of music is everything. And although he was very good at what he did, there were reasons he didn’t play other types of music. He picked the one where he could excel. If he had not died young, who knows what he could have done. But we will never know now.

    • @joshg2350
      @joshg2350 5 років тому +14

      Adam R “he wasn’t about changing the whole scene.”
      That statement is 100% wrong. SRV single handily brought back the blues in the heyday of 80’s hair band rock. However, I agree Billy Strings is amazing.

  • @MrWayneWhite
    @MrWayneWhite 5 років тому +9

    The right way the Grand Ole Opry should sound

  • @DanGross_MusicJournalism
    @DanGross_MusicJournalism 3 місяці тому +1

    The Billy solo was perfect for the moment, man.

  • @ElLenadorLA
    @ElLenadorLA 3 роки тому +20

    He deserves every accolade that comes his way. Amazing talent.

  • @brianharris7434
    @brianharris7434 4 роки тому +15

    Between those guitar skills and that pure bluegrass voice, I could listen to this guy all day long.

  • @GordonForeman308
    @GordonForeman308 4 роки тому +11

    God, I'd never think a song about drugs would get me pumpin' like this.

    • @user-uf9sl2qq4l
      @user-uf9sl2qq4l 4 роки тому +1

      You've clearly never done drugs. Youd be pumped then too.

    • @kpozell
      @kpozell 4 роки тому +4

      GordonForeman308 if you think the song has you pumped try the dust that’s in the bagy

  • @mikemixon3150
    @mikemixon3150 3 місяці тому +1

    I love all the Irish Celtic music fans in the comments talking about digging this bluegrass!

  • @HoldingStudios
    @HoldingStudios 2 місяці тому +1

    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!!!

  • @bt457
    @bt457 5 років тому +22

    I watch this video every time I open up UA-cam

    • @MarkRiley12
      @MarkRiley12 4 роки тому

      Check out Lost Dog, they'll have you doing the same.

  • @nasurgun9285
    @nasurgun9285 2 роки тому +17

    Even if you are not a bluegrass fan you gotta respect the talent this guys have. masters of their instruments

  • @TheSunRiseKid
    @TheSunRiseKid 3 місяці тому +1

    CANT STOP LISTENING TO THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!

  • @gerardobravoG_Man_Up
    @gerardobravoG_Man_Up 3 місяці тому +1

    I can't believe he is playing this at the Grand Ole Opry 🤣😂🤙🏻 what a tune though. This life of sin 💚

  • @michaellewis7959
    @michaellewis7959 4 роки тому +37

    Literally just watched a vid of him playing on a couch and then this came up haha wow, man this is some talent

    • @user-sz5xs7dm4u
      @user-sz5xs7dm4u 4 роки тому +1

      Ditto , with a , where art thou brother hair cut , lmfao

  • @brianhudson818
    @brianhudson818 Рік тому +23

    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.

    • @brianhudson818
      @brianhudson818 Рік тому

      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.

    • @brianhudson818
      @brianhudson818 Рік тому

      Wait. It is coming from the guitar. It happens again around 2:29.

  • @robbietomkins6977
    @robbietomkins6977 6 днів тому

    Playing like that on an acoustic is crazy😮

  • @rocknrollson9440
    @rocknrollson9440 Рік тому +1

    i was told today i look like him, and man was i happy😊

  • @DH-fu1sw
    @DH-fu1sw 5 років тому +66

    Yes!!! Go Billy!!!! Great job opry for recognizing our new generation of bluegrass!

  • @SmEiF-
    @SmEiF- 4 роки тому +31

    The fact a song like this made it on this stage is amazing.

    • @BackwoodsFilms
      @BackwoodsFilms 2 роки тому +3

      When the music is this good, the Opry can overlook the fact that the song is about hard drugs...

  • @RyanGallup
    @RyanGallup 10 місяців тому +5

    That banjo solo does not get enough credit, goosebumps.

  • @XobyThePoet
    @XobyThePoet 3 місяці тому +1

    Im a 20 year old baggie and this make me feel smoked.

  • @wavehead11
    @wavehead11 4 роки тому +29

    Billy Strings takes his place among the greats. Great songwriting, great picking and a great voice to top it off

  • @poolrick
    @poolrick 5 років тому +97

    This talented band has renewed my faith in the direction of country music. AWESOME!

    • @Tonetwisters
      @Tonetwisters 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/BRmvUzpwodo/v-deo.html

    • @jesuschrist4321
      @jesuschrist4321 5 років тому +10

      this is bluegrass good sir

    • @poolrick
      @poolrick 5 років тому +9

      @@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

    • @ronaldpetrin5823
      @ronaldpetrin5823 5 років тому +1

      That's why they call it bluegrass. Can't argue with...

    • @ragereynolds4374
      @ragereynolds4374 5 років тому +2

      Underground country is great. And all bluegrass is good. At least to me

  • @mikesumner2827
    @mikesumner2827 3 роки тому +2

    Thats some mighty fine picken and a singing

    • @LiquidShadows
      @LiquidShadows 3 роки тому +2

      "You come in here an' sign deez papuhs, I give ya ten dolla a piece." Such an underrated, hilarious movie.

  • @arealtaldarim7048
    @arealtaldarim7048 4 місяці тому +1

    So inspiring! Guys he's a human just like us, the only thing separating his playing and yours is 10 000 hours! ❤❤

  • @danielcopeland7365
    @danielcopeland7365 3 роки тому +7

    this is hands down the greatest guitar player we are seeing right now

  • @sarasweightlossjourney1432
    @sarasweightlossjourney1432 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you Theo podcast and Tucker for introducing me to this talent ❤

  • @erichodgson1020
    @erichodgson1020 5 місяців тому +1

    That might be one of the best Opry jams I've ever listened to.

  • @Wayzor_
    @Wayzor_ Рік тому +2

    A lot of us are clean because of this man.

  • @drewpenn7440
    @drewpenn7440 2 місяці тому +1

    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

  • @coolcatmcfat7658
    @coolcatmcfat7658 4 роки тому +10

    I dont like this kind of music, dont like country music at all, but I can recognize the insane amount of talent this group has. Wow.

  • @jacobfletcher7454
    @jacobfletcher7454 2 роки тому +21

    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

    • @tanyaraven9492
      @tanyaraven9492 2 роки тому +3

      You left out that he wrote the song, too. 😅

    • @ysph
      @ysph Рік тому +1

      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.

  • @maryensley8386
    @maryensley8386 24 дні тому +1

    We don’t deserve Billy Strings

  • @breakandrun70
    @breakandrun70 4 місяці тому +1

    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.