Steve Martin & Earl Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Breakdown

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
  • the best instrumental bluegrass song ever done!!

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  • @lew419
    @lew419 2 місяці тому +36

    Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs performed at the University of Mississippi during my freshman year. I was unfamiliar with their music and was blown away.

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 2 роки тому +684

    Steve Martin. Does stand up. Acts. Sings. Plays banjo. Collects fine art.
    Is there anything this man can't do?

    • @haljones246
      @haljones246 2 роки тому +25

      And author!

    • @alfiegrace
      @alfiegrace 2 роки тому +10

      He has also written some wonderful books

    • @beckyfarrington4195
      @beckyfarrington4195 2 роки тому +20

      A true renaissance man!

    • @m1t2a1
      @m1t2a1 2 роки тому

      Pick up American foxes while wearing tight pants that show off his bulges.

    • @m1t2a1
      @m1t2a1 2 роки тому +7

      Get out of the vacuum cleaner.

  • @pogveteranar9415
    @pogveteranar9415 Рік тому +47

    Seeing Steve Martin play with a legend like Scruggs is awesome. I knew he played banjo but that’s great.

    • @dondunham9287
      @dondunham9287 Місяць тому +6

      Steve Martin is doing his best to keep Banjo music alive and growing.

  • @michaelfontanelli2450
    @michaelfontanelli2450 Рік тому +177

    I remember watching this when it aired (in 2006.) It was exhilarating. We lost Earl Scruggs in 2012. RIP maestro 🙏😢

    • @stevevernon1978
      @stevevernon1978 Рік тому

      i think your math ( or memory) may be off, the description box said it was posted to youtube 17 years ago 2023 - 17 = 2006 I don't think it was posted to youtube 6 years before it was performed on CBS

    • @michaelfontanelli2450
      @michaelfontanelli2450 Рік тому +1

      @@stevevernon1978 2006 is the correct date, just Googled it. Thanks for the heads up-just revised and corrected orig comment-Cheers! 👍

    • @stevevernon1978
      @stevevernon1978 Рік тому

      @@michaelfontanelli2450 glad to be of service. (on the other hand, I don't know when it was aired, only when it went on to UA-cam.)

    • @prycerobertson4695
      @prycerobertson4695 11 місяців тому

      Sept. 24 fell on a Saturday back in 2005.

    • @Purpledawg-d9s
      @Purpledawg-d9s 7 місяців тому +1

      Great stuff…who are the other banjoists?

  • @sadie376
    @sadie376 3 роки тому +427

    So cool that Steve Martin introduced the other banjo players at the end. They could easily have been overlooked with Earl Scruggs on the stage.

  • @mr.robinson1982
    @mr.robinson1982 2 роки тому +24

    Found this 15 years after it aired..ABSOLUTELY AWESOME STEVE MARTIN...I THINK THAT YOU ARE STILL "A WILD & CRAZY GUY"

  • @tyro244
    @tyro244 7 років тому +2207

    Martin Short had described his friend Steve Martin this way - "It's all fun and games until the banjos come out."

    • @edley47
      @edley47 3 роки тому +20

      Love 💕 it! Thanks 🙏

    • @trvman1
      @trvman1 3 роки тому +52

      Talented in so many different ways. Steve Martin.

    • @davidkeeton6716
      @davidkeeton6716 3 роки тому +7

      That's great! May I use it?

    • @gretchennelson9965
      @gretchennelson9965 3 роки тому +21

      No shit😮😮 He is amazing. They all are.

    • @williamrichardson2633
      @williamrichardson2633 3 роки тому +25

      AWESOME 😎 Steve martin and Earl Scruggs... Best of Banjos

  • @Rebar77_real
    @Rebar77_real 6 років тому +31

    I'm so glad Steve got Earl out to play for the "mainstream" before he passed.

  • @johnrocker2943
    @johnrocker2943 4 роки тому +220

    Letterman's booking person: "Look, you can't ALL play banjos at the same time..."
    Everyone in Earl Scruggs' band: "Oh, yeah?"

  • @marshacampbell290
    @marshacampbell290 3 роки тому +29

    You can't know what this means to me . My Dad and his brothers played every musical instrument known to man 👨 He had 7 brothers! Thanks so much for.the memories ♡♡♡♡♡

  • @juliegrave8562
    @juliegrave8562 3 роки тому +24

    I am now a blubbering mess in tears because I love BANJO music sooo much. These gentlemen are treasures. Pity we can't clone them. JUST SO MUCH TALENT.

  • @christinamarie3598
    @christinamarie3598 Рік тому +9

    Scruggs just cool and relaxed as always.. he just always seems so so comfortable.. the banjo is just an extension of his body and moves so naturally

  • @roberthusar442
    @roberthusar442 Рік тому +9

    Steve Martin put this history together, thank you sir!

  • @davidhumbard5603
    @davidhumbard5603 3 роки тому +79

    Amazing! One of the world's greatest comedians is also one of the world's greatest banjo players. I mean this most sincerely. God Bless you Steve!

    • @fifthbusiness1678
      @fifthbusiness1678 3 роки тому +4

      He isn’t, but Earl Scruggs certainly is. That’s not to say Steve Martin is not accomplished - he is.

    • @thomasfoss9963
      @thomasfoss9963 2 роки тому +5

      Everybody's missing Pete Wernick, of Hot Rize... They call him Dr. Banjo... And he's been teaching and playing for over 40 years

    • @jkholtgreve
      @jkholtgreve 2 роки тому +3

      @@thomasfoss9963 As an educator Pete Seeger was no slouch either. Wouldn’t be shocked if Steve worked off his books/records when he was a kid.

    • @thomasfoss9963
      @thomasfoss9963 2 роки тому +5

      @@jkholtgreve Right!!! Ive seen Pete Seeger twice years back, and once in the 80s with Arlo Guthrie... Here's a good one for you... We saw John McKuen and the Nitty Gritty Dirt band last year on their 50th anniv. tour, they had a video montage playing in the background, with John McKuen, Steve Martin, and Jerry Garcia holding their banjos.... I spoke with John after the show. It turns out that John McKuen, Steve Martin, and Jerry Garcia had the same banjo teacher!!!!!!!

    • @ronjones4069
      @ronjones4069 2 роки тому

      God had noting to do with it. Steve worked his ass off, endless hours of practice and then more practice. God had nothing to do with it. If god was involved, there would be nothing to admire about Steve. Good on ya' Steve. You deserve every bit of credit for your talent.

  • @dmullinax1000
    @dmullinax1000 Рік тому +5

    "Earl Scruggs And Friends - Foggy Mountain Breakdown" brought me here. I played that song over and over again, at least a dozen times this weekend on my way to my property out in the country. Steve Martin peaked my curiosity in that song. Thanks for posting this!

  • @Smartkraut
    @Smartkraut 6 років тому +18

    This is my fave banjo instrumental of all. Steve Martin is so good, I was surpised to know he played professionally.

  • @gingerhipszky228
    @gingerhipszky228 3 роки тому +14

    Love this king of music and add Steve Martin and Earl Scruggs, banjo music doesn’t get any better.

  • @tyro244
    @tyro244 6 років тому +115

    "It's all fun and games until the banjos come out." - Martin Short

  • @TimothySideburns
    @TimothySideburns 4 роки тому +32

    Charles Wood's solo from 1:52 on is the bomb. Look what he's doing. Unbelievable. Like a clockwork. I've seen it a thousand times.

    • @intentionalhyperbole
      @intentionalhyperbole Рік тому

      He is the ChatGPT of banjo players: all technician and no soul.

    • @phildavenport4150
      @phildavenport4150 Рік тому

      @@intentionalhyperbole James Galway said the same about a group of classically trained Japanese musicians he was conducting.

  • @michaeldowzycki987
    @michaeldowzycki987 4 роки тому +18

    I get chills everytime I watch this.. Incredible music!!

  • @patriciajrs46
    @patriciajrs46 2 роки тому +6

    Wow!! These guys are the greatest at banjo playing. Steve deserves to be there. Good job Steve.

  • @ryanahr2267
    @ryanahr2267 9 років тому +7

    As if the world needed more reasons to love Steve. God bless you, man.

  • @Lycius
    @Lycius 4 роки тому +16

    I play this version. of it. There are some variations, I learned the original, the Earl Scruggs version. Here's the thing about the banjo. It's a friend magnet. So, if you don't want friends, don't learn to play it. Do, and... well... people come at you. "Let's jam together!" I was just... uh... (bear in mind, I've played since I was 8, and I'm 48 now.) I'd play by the poolside in San Diego, and folks would do that. I picked on my front porch in Fremont, Seattle, and they asked me to perform for their birthday party, and they didn't even know me, but once I was in, started playing, the birthday boy was all, "See! I told you there'd be live music!" I'd finish the set, and I'd just kinda be picking off to the side, laying down a little background music, and I'd ask the people next to me, "Sorry, is this too loud? Don't want to interrupt your conversation," And they went, "NO! Play more!" "Okay!"
    But this is the version I play.

    • @HeckYesHeIsUnbanned
      @HeckYesHeIsUnbanned 4 роки тому

      I've been playing outlaw country and finger picking the guitar for many years. I recently bought a banjo and and picking away at it. Such a happy instrument.

  • @lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807
    @lechanneldemysterieuxmante1807 2 роки тому +7

    Fingers dancing like flames, hot and nimble! Absolutely beautiful.

  • @mikesiver1950
    @mikesiver1950 Рік тому +17

    DAYUM!!
    Too bad I can only smash the LIKE button once in my lifetime for this.

    • @danirial6487
      @danirial6487 8 місяців тому +2

      #ceasefirenow

    • @mikesiver1950
      @mikesiver1950 8 місяців тому

      @@danirial6487 I agree. The Palestinians should cease fire, since they started it.....5,000 years ago.

    • @thegamersfaction6343
      @thegamersfaction6343 3 місяці тому

      @@danirial6487based reply

  • @patton303
    @patton303 Рік тому +22

    Great players. Some of the best around. Pete Wernick is legendary. But man when Scruggs plays, it's a whole other level.

  • @adamjenkins190
    @adamjenkins190 Місяць тому +1

    Earl Scruggs was unreal on the banjo. So flawless

  • @steveparadine1970
    @steveparadine1970 4 роки тому +7

    A thousand years of musicianship brilliantly blended!

  • @ks-mh2gi
    @ks-mh2gi Рік тому +9

    Insane talent all around that stage!
    Loved hearing Paul on keys! Can't recall ever hearing piano played during a performance of Foggy Mountain Breakdown, and I've heard that song countless times. Nearly unbelievable that he could keep time with the banjos!

  • @carolynridlon3988
    @carolynridlon3988 11 місяців тому +2

    This song "foggy mountain breakdown" has always been one of my favorites in bluegrass - where some folks in the rv lifestyle claim "on the road again" - this is the Kentucky road song!!❤❤❤

  • @skuderman1
    @skuderman1 6 років тому +22

    Wish I could have been in the audience for this, truly epic talent.

  • @susandeason1356
    @susandeason1356 3 роки тому +12

    Doesn’t get any better than this!

  • @ThePapsforshort
    @ThePapsforshort 2 роки тому +2

    Steve Martin, amazing to see him play the banjo here. When you see great actors/actresses humbly show other talents, the inspiration they give is a real blessing. Jeff Goldblum's jazz piano, Dudley Moore another great jazz pianist, et al. Too many actresses who can sing as well. We're lucky they share all their talents to keep us inspired - love Steve Martin's playing in this clip...

  • @zaphodb9213
    @zaphodb9213 2 роки тому +11

    You get a solo, YOU get a solo. Everyone gets a solo!!! Awesome!

    • @jimy2681
      @jimy2681 Рік тому

      But that's the definition of Bluegrass!😎

  • @suegilbert3008
    @suegilbert3008 4 роки тому +8

    I love this kind of song grew up on this and I also love Christian music too

  • @kennethmoore2411
    @kennethmoore2411 4 роки тому +6

    I just love this stuff, can't get enough! Great talents on the stage that night!

  • @jimpilcher4000
    @jimpilcher4000 16 днів тому

    Flatt and Scruggs are like musical gods to me . I'll watch or listen to anything to see them.

  • @f1mikeyboy
    @f1mikeyboy 4 роки тому +183

    If you listen to this, and your foot doesn’t start tapping, you must be dead.

  • @robertbruce9172
    @robertbruce9172 Рік тому +4

    Banjos and men who know how to play them. 😳 WOW!!! can you imagine how Steve Martin must have felt to be included in that group of musicians. 😎👍

  • @chariswilliams6990
    @chariswilliams6990 Рік тому +2

    One of my favorite bluegrass pieces. Steve Martin is a wild and crazy guy!

  • @richarddudley9920
    @richarddudley9920 Рік тому +3

    Steve Martin is a helluva comedian for a banjo player

  • @debbieautry-skubik6594
    @debbieautry-skubik6594 4 роки тому +249

    Wish they had Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Buck Owens and Roy Clark up there!

    • @jamespfitz
      @jamespfitz 4 роки тому +14

      Then it would have been Hee-Haw

    • @lauraswails8691
      @lauraswails8691 4 роки тому +4

      jerry reed was pretty darn good I liked eat bound and down

    • @jayrowe6473
      @jayrowe6473 3 роки тому +4

      @@jamespfitz and that would have been great.

    • @SeekingHisWill
      @SeekingHisWill 3 роки тому +3

      That would have been awesome!

    • @jamespfitz
      @jamespfitz 3 роки тому +2

      @@jayrowe6473 Without Junior Samples? I don't think so.

  • @miriambucholtz9315
    @miriambucholtz9315 6 років тому +5

    My brother taught himself how to play this song and I backed him up on guitar. Not at this tempo, of course - he was about 16 years old or so, and I am five years younger. We did bluegrass and other music together for a number of years. This song takes me right back to the place where we used to live at the time.

  • @Rick-if5zb
    @Rick-if5zb 2 роки тому +2

    I knew they were good but this is the first time I've heard Foggy Mountain Breakdown done on the piano... I'm blown away.

  • @susanmandreger8577
    @susanmandreger8577 3 роки тому +15

    Perhaps I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I didn’t even know Steve Martin played banjo. He’s awesome!

  • @116tunes
    @116tunes Рік тому +3

    Dude on piano is sick!

  • @simonthompson789
    @simonthompson789 3 роки тому +1

    Imagine being a guy with the pull of Steve Martin telling Dave Letterman that you want to bring on your hero, Earl Scruggs, and his entire crew, of whom his audience is probably largely unfamiliar, for a four minute prime time late night slot that will be Earl Scruggs and his crew plus Steve Martin, holding his own, playing a 50 year old song, and having Letterman say, "Ya Boi!" Wow. Letterman was really great. As is Steve Martin. As was Scruggs. Just a great spectacle.

  • @team_1j_jont-179
    @team_1j_jont-179 5 років тому +6

    Lots of talent there! Honestly unreal how good these guys are. I especially liked paul on the keys, he rocked it hard!

  • @billneice3747
    @billneice3747 9 років тому +14

    I remember listening to Flatt and Scruggs playing at the Grand Ol Opery live on WWVA, from Wheeling, W. Virginia.

    • @danielmorris3687
      @danielmorris3687 9 років тому +2

      +Bill Neice Hi Bill Almost correct. The Grand Ole Opry comes from WSM in Nashville. Been live from the stage to air for 90 years now. You and I also heard Jamboree USA on WWVA Wheeling which is the same type of show as the Opry. My parents took me to Wheeling many times when i was young and we saw Flatt and Scruggs 3 times live from there. They were awesome. I hope they are playing together again in Heaven

    • @billneice3747
      @billneice3747 9 років тому

      +daniel morris , I'm pretty sure we were listening to the Grand Ol Opery although you're probably right. It was many years ago.

    • @Deltoid71
      @Deltoid71 9 років тому +1

      +daniel morris Perhaps what he's referring to is a live broadcast of the Opry from Nashville, HEARD on WWVA in Wheeling WV..........that would be my guess.

    • @danielmorris3687
      @danielmorris3687 9 років тому +1

      John you might be correct on that guess. I admit that possibility never occurred to me. Maybe WSM did allow there feed to be picked up and rebroadcast for us folks that lived farther north. I cant remember ever hearing the Opry on WWVA myself but do remember listening to Jamboree USA on it every weekend. My father was a huge country and bluegrass fan and took us to Wheeling several times to watch the show as it was being broadcast live to air. Seen many of the stars of the day on that stage. Johnny and June, Merle, Tammy and George, Loretta and Conway, Flatt and Scruggs, and the list goes on. It was wonderful and has made me a lifelong fan.

    • @billneice3747
      @billneice3747 9 років тому

      +John Dailey , Yeah I could swear that we were listening to the Grand Ol Oprey on WWVA. Although it was a long time ago. I could be mistaken.

  • @sdearing6375
    @sdearing6375 3 роки тому +6

    Boy Earl Scruggs makes that really hard playing look so easy

  • @Rbrbrb56
    @Rbrbrb56 2 роки тому +2

    It’s so hard to accept that some people are just beacons of talent and the living embodiment of being able to excel at everything you do. Of course it takes a devout dedication and tireless perseverance to hit those levels, but some people make it look so easy!

  • @johnbutler113
    @johnbutler113 3 роки тому +3

    Rock on, guys! I could listen to this all day.

  • @TomFynn
    @TomFynn Рік тому +3

    You know its a great band when Steve Martin happily plays second banjo.

  • @grumblekin
    @grumblekin 11 років тому +8

    It's often said that we can't take our worldly wealth with us when we die, but an exception was made for Earl Scruggs so he could bring that banjo with him.

  • @aaronmutch1883
    @aaronmutch1883 9 місяців тому

    I just love how musicians can take one piece and change it so drastically, without losing the genuine feeling of the tune.

  • @Mixwell1983
    @Mixwell1983 4 роки тому +6

    Yo Steve Martin was in some 80s and 90s comedies but I didnt know he was an avid banjo picker.. Awesome.

  • @helend222
    @helend222 Рік тому +2

    Wow. Brilliant.

  • @ianhuddleston3047
    @ianhuddleston3047 Рік тому +2

    How much talent on that stage ....,,,,Amazing

  • @carldavis1407
    @carldavis1407 8 років тому +7

    My old man played with Mac Wiseman when he was in the Korean war and I met Lester Flatt in 75, at Frontier Ranch, when I was 13. The only thing I remember is him tellin me "I like ya kid...but I gotta go", lol 😎

  • @blown22
    @blown22 8 років тому +582

    I don't get all the Paul Shaffer hate .Earl actually invited Paul to play on the song. His fingerwork on the keys during the solo kicked 100 percent ass in my book.

    • @fredpitts17
      @fredpitts17 8 років тому +25

      +blown22 People hate him. Why? He is a phenomenal keyboardist. He done a great job. They just wish they could finger like him.

    • @SilojensenDK
      @SilojensenDK 8 років тому +36

      +fredpitts17 I guess a lot of men wish they could finger as well as Paul Schaffer. Hell, I wish I could finger like him. My wife too...

    • @fredpitts17
      @fredpitts17 8 років тому +6

      Got it. Man of many words. Cool.

    • @9988ScooterGirl
      @9988ScooterGirl 8 років тому +21

      +blown22 It's all a matter of opinion. Me? I'm tapping along with the guitars and banjos and then, bam! I'm yanked out of it by the piano. Not Paul Shaffer's fault. I just don't think banjos and pianos play well together or at least not on this song.

    • @Vectorbabe
      @Vectorbabe 8 років тому +18

      +9988ScooterGirl It is Shaffer's fault. He's slightly off the and can't keep with the original tempo. So he drags it down. Also, his "Improv" keys are jarring. Not in keeping with the style of banjo picking.

  • @lghnhawk3467
    @lghnhawk3467 Рік тому +2

    That blows the Flatt & Scruggs version outta the water..I always liked Earl best!!!

  • @kathyguinto4585
    @kathyguinto4585 3 роки тому +7

    I remember seeing these guys on david letterman,with Paul Shafer on piano,and Marty Stewart and Steve Martin,And the legendary Earl Scruggs who wrote this masterpiece bluegrass tune,wow!,I absolutely love this song,everytime I hear it this gets my blood pumping.This song just flows through my soul!.John M Guinto

    • @visionsofparadise578
      @visionsofparadise578 2 роки тому

      Paul Shafer ruined the continuity of the piece. I absolutely loved every other part of this except his embarrassing distraction. He is embarrassing to watch.

  • @danaventura5998
    @danaventura5998 3 роки тому +6

    I remember getting a speeding ticket while listening to bluegrass. I decided against blaming it on the banjos when the officer asked my why I was going so fast. banjo tunes start out in warp drive and end up in hyperspeed.

  • @FisherCatProductions
    @FisherCatProductions 3 роки тому +4

    That is an incredible amount of talent in one place--yeow!

  • @yvonnemendez3075
    @yvonnemendez3075 5 місяців тому +1

    My favorite blue grass song luv banjos❤

  • @jeremycraddock4108
    @jeremycraddock4108 4 роки тому +15

    Watching new years eve 2019.. my step son just got a banjo.

    • @jaydub5728
      @jaydub5728 3 роки тому

      Hows he doing with it? I got one about a year ago and haven't made much progress. You'd think with quarantine id have found the time by now. Haha

  • @monkface
    @monkface 2 роки тому

    I don't know what year this was but I was quite surprised to see Earl Scruggs with Steve on David Letterman! My mother used to listen to him in the 50's and he was with Bill Monroe in the early 40's and yet here he still is/was on tv in what....the 2000's!!??

  • @coachvolpato
    @coachvolpato 2 роки тому +3

    Great talent! When you think you can never get enough banjo music, you realize you’ve had enough.

  • @JackEnnis
    @JackEnnis 8 років тому +7

    Just...just amazing...

  • @papwithanhatchet902
    @papwithanhatchet902 3 роки тому +2

    Them Duke Boys been in the hooch again, givin’ ol’ Boss Hog and Roscoe P. Coltrane a time.

  • @sarajanesmith3892
    @sarajanesmith3892 Рік тому +2

    Really All that talent on one stage!. Amazing!

    • @davidholton9667
      @davidholton9667 Рік тому

      So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song. Hello

  • @jerrykinnin7941
    @jerrykinnin7941 3 роки тому +3

    Love it. Paul always acts like a goofy kid having fun. Bluegrass came from my home state of Ky. Bravo Bravo.

    • @hoponpop3330
      @hoponpop3330 2 роки тому

      But a couple of DJ in my home state of Connecticut coined the phrase

  • @msgtpauldfreed
    @msgtpauldfreed 3 роки тому +2

    WOW!!!!! Never saw this until today. Amazing! Knew Steve could play, but didn't know he was EPIC level.

  • @lwblack64
    @lwblack64 10 років тому +21

    Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Written by Mr. Earl Scruggs.

  • @thomasbower7727
    @thomasbower7727 3 роки тому

    I saw the music video for, I think, this song. All these top banjo players and Steve Martin hanging back in the shadows. I'll tell you, he can hang with any and every one of them.

  • @patricklogsdon1
    @patricklogsdon1 9 років тому +9

    that raises the hairs on my arms. that is some good shit right there

  • @aaronbuckmiller4728
    @aaronbuckmiller4728 5 місяців тому

    I still love hearing this!!!

  • @TomokosEnterprize
    @TomokosEnterprize 2 роки тому

    The hair on my entire body is standing up to a bluegrass beat !

  • @klystronvariant2686
    @klystronvariant2686 Рік тому +2

    Back when late night night entertainment was late night entertainment not politics like it is now.

  • @tomchrisfield7348
    @tomchrisfield7348 3 роки тому +3

    It's crazy to see Steve Martin pickin' a banjo with his history of comedy.

    • @freedomofpeach9790
      @freedomofpeach9790 3 роки тому +1

      His history in comedy STARTED with Banjos!

    • @francoa.9646
      @francoa.9646 Рік тому +1

      @@freedomofpeach9790its crazy how so many people dont seem to realize this, maybe it was before they were born lol

  • @yvonnemendez3075
    @yvonnemendez3075 5 місяців тому +1

    U go Steve Martin your friggin great holding your own with Mr Banjo himself Srubbs ❤😂

  • @gvalentino1
    @gvalentino1 8 років тому +36

    Holy moley, these guys are good!!!

    • @greylensman2834
      @greylensman2834 8 років тому

      Drop the bald-headed a**hole on piano and you have a good show. IMHO. Having been to the Grand Ole Opry in my youth my opinion must be taken with a bit of salt.

    • @porknbeans300z
      @porknbeans300z 7 років тому +7

      Grey Lensman lol what? Paul Shaffer(bald headed guy) is an amazing musician and entertainer. There's a reason he's not only in this video but also the official video for the song...because he's fucking talented and they're all friends. get the fuck outta here with your Opry elitist bullshit.

    • @gvalentino1
      @gvalentino1 7 років тому +2

      David Borchgrevink Sounds good to me.

    • @whitmanrilke
      @whitmanrilke 7 років тому +6

      Agreed! 24 seconds of fantastic piano improvising just adds to the magic of the performance and deepens the love for the song! Great show without Paul Shaffer and greater show with him stepping in and totally capturing and expressing the spirit and structure of the classic song on a different instrument, one he has mastered!

    • @0okamino
      @0okamino 6 років тому

      I'd be worried if they weren't good by that point. They had a lot of practice.

  • @justflippingwork8049
    @justflippingwork8049 4 місяці тому +1

    Steve Martin is not one of the people I think of when it comes to music, but he is good. Great performance by all!

  • @seano93
    @seano93 7 років тому +5

    Holy shit this is amazing !

  • @1991Grezza
    @1991Grezza 2 місяці тому

    Steve Martin so happy to be there! The Beverley Hillbillies Men! Never considered they might be anything else! Mea Culpa

  • @thomasmajewski8360
    @thomasmajewski8360 8 років тому +11

    Only another 2,000 years of practice to be this good...

    • @writerrad
      @writerrad 5 років тому

      Earl started as a small child where all he and his brother and his sister did was practice music and pick

    • @larrymaynard
      @larrymaynard 4 роки тому

      STEVE Martain taught himself how to play banjo just a natural

  • @bennyshaversmusic590
    @bennyshaversmusic590 4 роки тому +6

    Paul Shaffer played that melody so damn good!

  • @DebraClinton-cb7um
    @DebraClinton-cb7um 8 днів тому

    Simply fabulous

  • @azurazdandaridae9158
    @azurazdandaridae9158 8 років тому +66

    Steve Martin playing a banjo???? Awesome

    • @elbowslapper
      @elbowslapper 8 років тому +23

      Watch his early standup. He'll just randomly bust out into a banjo solo. He's a world-class banjo player.

    • @shawntyson4339
      @shawntyson4339 8 років тому +18

      his whole career he's played the banjo

    • @dananbethany
      @dananbethany 8 років тому +1

      I was surprised too - he is really really good at it!

    • @Jackle61
      @Jackle61 8 років тому +5

      Used a banjo as part of his comedy act way back before he was discovered, in fact his banjo playing set him apart and above the other comedians of the time.

    • @gwbarnes
      @gwbarnes 8 років тому +10

      Look up the Steep Canyon Rangers.

  • @catessc1
    @catessc1 5 місяців тому

    Bring a tear to your eye 😢

  • @carolwade3094
    @carolwade3094 6 років тому +4

    KERI ANN doesn't seem to know much about our Creator. Everyone has a soul. Various people like various kinds of music. A bango played by people who know how to play them simply fascinate me! They always make me smile. ~Sunday, January 28, 2018~

  • @TheDallasdeadeye
    @TheDallasdeadeye 3 роки тому +4

    old earl is still the cleanest out of all of them

  • @SnarkfishMan
    @SnarkfishMan 7 місяців тому

    Pure Banjo music. I freakin love it. RIP Earl

  • @skpknight8115
    @skpknight8115 5 років тому +8

    "Bonnie and Clyde" did these guys well.

  • @notintohandles
    @notintohandles Рік тому

    The nod to their musical host showed old school class. It's obvious Paul loved his turn. He gave it all he got.

  • @jimmywhite11
    @jimmywhite11 6 років тому +6

    It's just a shame that the video quality looks likes it's from a 1980 vhs tape that was sitting next to a magnet for a decade...would have been nice to actually see this.

  • @jefflayne1910
    @jefflayne1910 2 роки тому +1

    That's some serious SHREDN.......

  • @Fredg111
    @Fredg111 2 місяці тому

    just puts a smile on my face, love it

  • @ricosuave6898
    @ricosuave6898 5 років тому +7

    Well it sounds like them ol' Duke boys is in a heap o' trouble now...

  • @edwardhanson3664
    @edwardhanson3664 2 роки тому

    The banjo player next to Steve is Pete Wernick, Dr. Banjo. He was a member of Hot Rize with Tim O'Brien, Nick Forster, and Charles Sawtelle.