I moved to Austin in 1986, my brother, who already lived there, told me that we had to go to Antone's and listen to the blues. I already loved the blues, and I had been to Austin a few times before, but I had not yet been to Antone's. One of the first shows I saw there was Albert Collins. I was blown away. We saw him every time he came to town, which was frequently. One night during a break, I was standing outside enjoying some fresh air and having a smoke. There was an almost invisible door right beside me--it had no outer doorknobs. The door opened, and a large bouncer set a chair right outside the door. The door closed. About a minute later, the door opens again, and AC sat down in that chair. It was just the two of us. He looked up at me, and said, "Hey, buddy, got a light?" I lit his cigarette, and for the next 10 minutes we shot the shit. It was very cool. When he was finished, he knocked on the door, and the large man opened the door, and the chair and AC disappeared. He said, "See you next set, buddy." Yes you will. The man is a legend.
Legend has it, Albert Collins played' till he was outside the bar, across the street found another bar, jammed with the band there, then came back to Buddy while still playin' the same cold cold blues solo. 🤣
Who the hell can match Albert Collins? I saw him take the roof off a show in Los Angeles at Musicians Institute and also at a small club in Lake Tahoe. He takes no prisoners.
True masters of their craft for sure!!! And all they care about is their love for the blues, their guitars, and each other. Those reasons alone are why it's my favorite genre, and my own love for the guitar. All the blues masters and current musicians have my eternal gratitude! Thank you all for sharing such great music and your love for it ❤️
For those that think Mr. Collins is limited to a few riffs only....should just type in " if trouble was money" or "Blues for Stevie" by Mr. Collins. A pleasant surprise awaits......what do I know, I'm just an old harp player from the N.Y.C.
Saw Albert and Buddy together at Antone's in Austin, late 87'. By 3 am Albert was out the front door with his telecaster, jammin on the sidewalk to the traffic on Guadalupe St. Best show I have seen!
Collins was all power and tone. That’s what blows em away. Such a wildly unconventional player, one of a kind. I had an issue of Guitar Player mag with him on the cover in the ‘80’s-got me using a capo!
Love it buddy guy is such a humble blues guitarist idk if you guys notice whenever he plays with some other guitarist he doesn’t overpower his volume and actually does the opposite sometimes i can barely hear him! Raw talent from these gentlemen!
Albert Collins is just on another level. I can't believe I have only heard about him recently. He's certainly one of the best guitarists of all time and he's been way underrated.
+samme79 How can you say he's underrated when you had no clue until recently? Those of us who have been listening to him for many years certainly rate him highly!
Deb Lubin He's underrated because I don't hear people talking about him when it comes to the blues. You usually hear about Stevie, BB, and in some sense Jimi but you almost never hear of Albert Collins. He is a legend of the blues but to many, he isn't known that well. Hell even me stumbling into him was because of randomly scrolling on the suggested videos
You're listening to the wrong people if they're not talking about Albert Collins, Albert King, Freddie King, Otis Rush, and more. Check THEM out! That's the Blues!
Deb Lubin I already know about Albert King, Freddie King and Otis Rush. I guess Albert Collins isn't just as popular as people like BB King or SRV. He's definitely up there in skill though if not better
@@samme79 Well you heard about him now so everything is good! Two really great vids on youtube are "If Trouble Was Money" (live) and hopefully you have found "Snowed in." If not, enjoy!
Now i see why SRV had Albert Collins play with him everytime he was in town. Tommy Shannon said that SRV would describe the players he drew insperation from as 'real'..and Albert was the real deal. When you use your fingers and pluck the string you get such a strong attack. Combine that with a telecaster and a capo to tighten the string and you've got some blues power.
Sounds I've got to see them both a couple of times and even though I like buddy Guy better I agree Collins definitely win this battle but this was in the days when you Buddy Guy was drinking and during all this crazy stuff I singing about this time at a show in Atlanta and showed up an hour and a half late and forgot where he was that while he was playing who is still badass but not like before or ask her when I had seen him with BB King but definitely two Legends together keep going while you can buddy and rest in peace Collins
Don't misunderstand, I like Buddy Guy - it's just a case of not good on the night due to drinking as Joe G mentioned. However Collins cuts through and, as I said, is as icy as ever.
Sounds ...still can! buddy is playing in my city very soon, & i can think of at least two other performances he's had here in the last few years, easily. hope you get that chance! 😊
In the late 80s I got to do a Blues Cruise circling the island of Manhattan underneath the Brooklyn Bridge up to the Statue of Liberty with Buddy Guy for 3 hours. And a short time later that summer I got to do the same thing with Albert Collins. Talk about what happened must be like there it is. Got to drink some beers with Buddy Guy on the boat after the show it was so small and intimate only like a hundred people are less the most amazing private concerts imaginable. Years go by and I get caught up in life and forget but when I see these videos it brings me right back. Plus these guys at all musicians
OH MY, MY, MY.. some kinda guitar!!! Mmmmmm, MMMM, oh yeah!!!! Two absolutely legendary MASTERS of that thang! Those LUCKY people who got to see this - HISTORY, and one of the best lessons in the Blues you could get!!!
Two great showmen. I love Buddy, and his right hand is smokin’ but Albert has that distinctive style and sound. Really no winners, but that audience won by seeing those legends cuttin’ that night.
22 years old I just barely started playing guitar sometimes I wanna quit because I think about my age & I might be too old to learn but then I find videos like these and they give me huge BOOST ! these guys are fucken awesome I had a huge smile the whole video . thank you for uploading this .
Where is Legends btw? I saw Buddy with Junior Wells back in the 80's and he did the thing with the long guitar cord where he walked through the audience...even going outside and playing on the sidewalk at one point...that was at the Lone Star Cafe in NYC...
And Debbie Davies looking starstruck. I saw the great Albert Collins in San Diego in the late 80’s. After breaking a string and handing his guitar to a roadie, he headed to the bar and Debbie took over the show. She was phenomenal. I saw her many years later at a club on the other side of the country and was able to tell her the story of when I first saw her play.
WOW What an awesome jam, cleary they are both having fun, that's what it's about isn't it? Music isn't and never will be a competition....thanks for the upload ;)
the fans got their money worth and a memory that would be forever in their minds Mr . Albert Collins is no longer here it would have been great to see this performance Wow!
