One of my favorite tunes to pick also! A Great tune, Great player & Great sounding BANJO!!!!! Listen to that 4th string growl on the B part, It’s as deep as a 55 gallon drum 😊😊
Had the honor and privilege of sharing the stage with the Crowe Brothers back in the late 80's at Bill Stanley's in Asheville. Raymond Fairchild was there that night as well.
JD is, to me, what Earl was and still is to sooo many in terms of being the banjo-sound that lit a fire in me. JD was what turned me on to the sound of bluegrass and the banjo, and without his picking I probably never would have fallen in love with this genre. Of course I am diving into Earl's playing now that I have my own banjo (and I'm using his method book), and of course he's absolutely amazing too.... And in terms of historical significance obviously Earl is THE father of this sound. But I personally don't think there's a finer bluegrass banjo player that's ever walked this earth than Mr. Crowe! I could go into the specifics (musically) of why I think that about JD, but I don't want to make it a contest, they're both so great that it comes down to personal preference. Whenever I have a question about my own beginner banjo playing technique I invariably answer it by looking at how Earl, JD, and Bela play to answer my question. Those are my big three, guess that's a pretty common big three... for a reason!
J.D. had everything that Earl had and then some the way I see it. He took command when F&S broke up and carried the banjo and the music way on down the road and was one of the dominant figures in several supergroups.
Wow... JD is in top form on this one. Here illustrated in a nutshell is the most basic reality of bluegrass banjo. What counts, and sets apart the aces from all others is clarity, tone, and rhythm. The critical factor is never the selection of notes played, but rather the WAY they are played. Additional complexity can never make up for a lack of the type of attack that JD has.
To put the electric bass/upright bass controversy in perpective, it is well to remember that JD did a lot of experimentation with the New South back in the 70s , Electric bass was being used by Earl Scruggs (his son, Gary Scruggs played electric bass) and many others. Fortunately the fad passed and JD went back to upright bass many yeawrs ago. The upright bass is mic'd by a transducer microphone set on the bridge, so it is "electric" , but with an acoustic sound made louder.
J.D Crowe is the best, and he did have his own style? lol I mean Earl was the first one to get this style real well with the picks but J.D. took it and made it more!
hi quality guy. i was born and grew up in roanoke, va. don reno played on local tv there every morning for years. don was a nice man, always willing to talk. we used to go down to the tv station. don reno was a scruggs fan and friend. don said when he got out of the army, earl was so popular with that style that don decided to add two finger and thumb runs on the banjo so to have his own style. as good as j. d. and others are, i wonder why they want to play so much like earl?
Cheers orbpupil ! I get plenty of irish music in the local pubs etc but bluegrass is less widely played in Ireland we do have a few festivals and ive met Bill Keith Pete wernick and Tony Trishka at a few of them what i would really like to do is go to the states sometime as ive never been to America where is the best place (Nashville ?)
@Mrtagnuts1 I worked with an electric bass player in a bluegrass setting who knew how to get a good acoustic sound. He knew the right volume, EQ, and touch which blended nicely with the band.
Apparently, he used to come here in Canada a whole lot back in the 70's and that general time. Have some pictures of him in hamilton from a while back.
The fiddle player is playing a right-handed fiddle backwards with his left hand! Amazing. I've seen lefties play guitar this way, but never fiddle. I'd like to know who he is. I love the seventies hair! hahah
without a doubt i've never heard this played that fast...that is just rediculous...and he played it just like it was wrote too. Him and earl....and raymond fairchild..are the three best ever i mean roots and all that is where it came from when earl brought this sound here in the 40's. I like don reno but man he's not in these guys class as far as bein smooth and incorporating all the different rolls into one song I dont care what anyones says..awesome! three best ever! Bluegrass rules!
listen to some of JDs bazillion albums or just watch some more videos. He has many ideas of his own that make his own tell tale style. You are correct that he did do a pretty strict scruggs mimic on this one, thats what many bluegrass fans want out of you on these old classics. Crowe on his albums went out of conventional delivery many many times, he can play 10 different breaks on any song none the same and none mimicry of anyone. Hes got his own timing more laid back thn earl
Who is that on fiddle? He's playing the fiddle left-handed. I've never seen that before. I'm left-handed, but I'm a graphic artist. I love J.D. Crowe's banjo playing. He is definitely the best in the country & that's not just me saying that.
That's the late, great Bobby Slone, who played fiddle and bass (both left-handed) with J D for decades. In addition to playing the fiddle and bass, he was the one who kept the other pickers on an even keel emotionally.
@pegcage & md65000-I'm with you all the way about TDC-1. He reminds of the old Coke commercial in which Bill Cosby asks, "Why are these people trying to compare themselves to Coke?"
RIP J.D Crowe. Just passed away at 3 this morning on December 24 2021
RIP my hero, your legacy will live on forever god bless you JD and thank you for all you gave us in this short life.
JD just staring there. Chill as hell. Totally relaxed.
Talk about pure talent! No computers or autotune! We sure don't see much of that anymore today!
Dayum son, the bass guitar accompanying the banjo is so gud.
One of my favorite tunes to pick also!
A Great tune, Great player & Great sounding BANJO!!!!!
Listen to that 4th string growl on the B part, It’s as deep as a 55 gallon drum 😊😊
Damn who knew Larry Bird could strum like that!
HAHAHAHAHAHA! great music, great comment!!
Hahahaha
Awesome mandolin solo!!
Had the honor and privilege of sharing the stage with the Crowe Brothers back in the late 80's at Bill Stanley's in Asheville. Raymond Fairchild was there that night as well.
Absolutely fantastic picking 🪕🪕👏👏
JD is, to me, what Earl was and still is to sooo many in terms of being the banjo-sound that lit a fire in me. JD was what turned me on to the sound of bluegrass and the banjo, and without his picking I probably never would have fallen in love with this genre. Of course I am diving into Earl's playing now that I have my own banjo (and I'm using his method book), and of course he's absolutely amazing too.... And in terms of historical significance obviously Earl is THE father of this sound.
But I personally don't think there's a finer bluegrass banjo player that's ever walked this earth than Mr. Crowe! I could go into the specifics (musically) of why I think that about JD, but I don't want to make it a contest, they're both so great that it comes down to personal preference.
Whenever I have a question about my own beginner banjo playing technique I invariably answer it by looking at how Earl, JD, and Bela play to answer my question. Those are my big three, guess that's a pretty common big three... for a reason!
sad loss Yesterday the day before Christmas 2021.. RIP JD.... maybe gone but never forgotten
My big 3 has to be Earl Scruggs, Don Reno and J.D Crowe
@@jackvalentine566 Jim mills too
@@TNandTXRailfan if it was 4 he would for sure be in there!
woah! that is some crazy banjo playing wow! i love what he does with the tuning...
Yeah that is so cool (and difficult to get accurate)
J.D. had everything that Earl had and then some the way I see it. He took command when F&S broke up and carried the banjo and the music way on down the road and was one of the dominant figures in several supergroups.
it sure doesn't get any better than this...Superb version!!!
RIP J,D. (84) ;-(
The bass player, though...let's just say that the electric bass should have a permanent spot in bluegrass.
Wow... JD is in top form on this one. Here illustrated in a nutshell is the most basic reality of bluegrass banjo. What counts, and sets apart the aces from all others is clarity, tone, and rhythm. The critical factor is never the selection of notes played, but rather the WAY they are played. Additional complexity can never make up for a lack of the type of attack that JD has.
i'm listening this on an infinite repeat loop, please help me.....
Mid or late 80s I believe, and he is still one of the greatest!! Listen to the backup too......
Damn this video is an old upload and it’s so good. They way he hits notes by using the tuning peg, and hits the notes perfectly… damn man
awesome track it makes me bounce everywhere
muche repesct from france
That performance rocks! Good job J.D.!
Electric bass doesn't sound particularly bad, but I sure do prefer the double bass.
To put the electric bass/upright bass controversy in perpective, it is well to remember that JD did a lot of experimentation with the New South back in the 70s , Electric bass was being used by Earl Scruggs (his son, Gary Scruggs played electric bass) and many others. Fortunately the fad passed and JD went back to upright bass many yeawrs ago.
The upright bass is mic'd by a transducer microphone set on the bridge, so it is "electric" , but with an acoustic sound made louder.
You guys are great. Well done.
This makes me so happy.
Happy birthday JD Crowe!
J.D Crowe is the best, and he did have his own style? lol I mean Earl was the first one to get this style real well with the picks but J.D. took it and made it more!
Mick Lewis shut up you know the classic one is better
What about Ralph Stanley?
I think JD would disagree, he revered Earl Scruggs!
Rest in peace Jd
I swear that J.D. is smoother than a minner's lip on that five string. Got to be my favorite three finger picker.
hi quality guy. i was born and grew up in roanoke, va. don reno played on local tv there every morning for years. don was a nice man, always willing to talk. we used to go down to the tv station. don reno was a scruggs fan and friend. don said when he got out of the army, earl was so popular with that style that don decided to add two finger and thumb runs on the banjo so to have his own style. as good as j. d. and others are, i wonder why they want to play so much like earl?
... kdo umí, tak ten umí ...super !!!
Cheers orbpupil ! I get plenty of irish music in the local pubs etc but bluegrass is less widely played in Ireland we do have a few festivals and ive met Bill Keith Pete wernick and Tony Trishka at a few of them what i would really like to do is go to the states sometime as ive never been to America where is the best place (Nashville ?)
Wonderful stuff!
I love this music
This is amazing...
Fantastic, i love this speed banjo song ! WOoow !
Part of the song. The same thing is on Earl's Breakdown. If you like this song, I really recommend listening to it.
Grande pezzo, grandi musicisti,
the bass player is obviously the best
That's J.D. Crowe. Gibson made a signature series Mastertone with his name on it! Sweet!!!
beautiful
A Legend - a Cornerstone.
@Mrtagnuts1 I worked with an electric bass player in a bluegrass setting who knew how to get a good acoustic sound. He knew the right volume, EQ, and touch which blended nicely with the band.
Real grass...wow...bring it back
A Master! Bravo.
the bass player is Randy Hayes. Randy can also creat beauty out of anything that has a string attatched, including a tennis racket.
Apparently, he used to come here in Canada a whole lot back in the 70's and that general time. Have some pictures of him in hamilton from a while back.
@dec5551 I'm an Irishman from North Carolina from a long family o Irish n we grew up on this stuff down south! nothing beats it :)
Love it. Wish i could Pick like that.
dec5551 You're an Irishman with class two of my favorite types of music are Irish and Blugrass both are awesome.
Class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
R.I.P. J.D.
The bass player has beautiful hair.
He is the man
RIP J.D. Crowe
My grandfather is in this video. :)
The fiddle player is playing a right-handed fiddle backwards with his left hand! Amazing. I've seen lefties play guitar this way, but never fiddle. I'd like to know who he is. I love the seventies hair! hahah
His name is Bobby Slone. He passed away a few years ago.
I`m an Irishman and Christ i love bluegrass !!
Awesome!!!!!
The Larry Bird of banjo.
Never a better banjo player.
You boys can say whatever you want to about the bass but, the timing hasn't moved at all!!!!
JD in his prime.No on was ever better!
Yeehaw from Italy 🇮🇹🤠
mandolin player is Wendy Miller
without a doubt i've never heard this played that fast...that is just rediculous...and he played it just like it was wrote too. Him and earl....and raymond fairchild..are the three best ever i mean roots and all that is where it came from when earl brought this sound here in the 40's. I like don reno but man he's not in these guys class as far as bein smooth and incorporating all the different rolls into one song I dont care what anyones says..awesome! three best ever! Bluegrass rules!
I have a video on my page playing this song up to this speed its taken years and years.
That bass player has the best hair and moustache combo
RIP banjo man.
Wow! Crowe is a genius.
Thanks! 😂
WOW!
and playing a right handed violin!
They say a banjo is a happy instrument. JD and the bass player, look like they're ready to go duke it out after the show.
If JD doesn't wack him I will, jeez what is the bass player thinking?
And your problem is? He must've liked my playing,,4 years till I left with Keith Whitley :-)
Bluegrass is like Dragon Ball Z it goes at Super Saiyan Speed.
JD is more the Broly of the banjo.
@owsleyforkmus
I think it's Tony Rice, the guitar whiz. But I'm not 100% certain.
I'm reasonably sure that that's Tony King, who was part of the New South from 1983 - 1986.
they are all great pickers ,but i believe reno was the best i have ever heard
listen to some of JDs bazillion albums or just watch some more videos. He has many ideas of his own that make his own tell tale style. You are correct that he did do a pretty strict scruggs mimic on this one, thats what many bluegrass fans want out of you on these old classics. Crowe on his albums went out of conventional delivery many many times, he can play 10 different breaks on any song none the same and none mimicry of anyone. Hes got his own timing more laid back thn earl
The moustache, the afro-mullet... that bassist is unrepentantly 70's.
Класс!!! Супер!!! Респект и уважуха!
good!
Who is that on fiddle? He's playing the fiddle left-handed. I've never seen that before. I'm left-handed, but I'm a graphic artist. I love J.D. Crowe's banjo playing. He is definitely the best in the country & that's not just me saying that.
That's the late, great Bobby Slone, who played fiddle and bass (both left-handed) with J D for decades. In addition to playing the fiddle and bass, he was the one who kept the other pickers on an even keel emotionally.
Does anyone know if that's Randy Hayes on bass?
Yep,,that's me...
"Just saw a girl play it much better than that", said one of the comments....
??!?
Hmm...
Naw!
+Gregory “Randommantus” Hufford I agree
Thanks IZZYMIZ i`ll have to brush up on my bluegrass research !!
Hah, the fiddle player must've learned the wrong way round, impressive. Oh yeah and that banjo playing is something else!
I'm trying to figure out if that fiddle player is playing a fiddle or a viola
cool
He calls Crowe the finest banjo picker in the U.S. but cannot introduce him without mentioning the greatest of them all: Earl Scruggs!
Earl hadn't played in public in a decade at the point.
1'40 HE MADE A FACE !!1
Great great tune.
@pegcage & md65000-I'm with you all the way about TDC-1. He reminds of the old Coke commercial in which Bill Cosby asks, "Why are these people trying to compare themselves to Coke?"
ME GUSTAAA...
Not bad ! Not Bad !
brawo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay...? Where did I mention him?
Dude!
may i please ask why he keeps tuning it? nice vid by the way love it:)
that was kick ass banjer pickin, yeeee...haw!
@dec5551 ... it has irish roots too
YEEEEEEEEEEEE HAaaaaaaaaaa
Son Crowe is giving it hell
Muito bom
Is that Ron Speers on mandolin(of special concensus)?