I'm a female singer/songwriter from the UK and I was Eric Clapton's support act on one of his Scandinavian tours. Albert Lee was in his band at that time, along with Gary Brooker, Dave Markee, Chris Stainton and Henry Spinetti. Great musicianship all around me. An amazing, memorable experience to tread the same boards.
NObody can play scales like Albert. I have seen him many times. He played with Rosanne Cash for a while and his work on "My Baby Thinks Hes a Train" is legendary. Between Him, Jeff Beck, Roy Buchanan, Albert Collins and the Paisley Master (James Burton), the Tele has attracted some legendary players. But this is as good as it gets.
Chas and Dave were regarded by some as a novelty act but they were fantastic players , Chas was in head hands and feet with Albert and they were very well thought of by their contemporaries
He played a gig in the Quay bar in Galway on a Tue night years ago it was packed full of musicians from everywhere he amazed everyone with his guitar skills - was a great nite
he's the best,,,he tours like hell,,i don't see how he stands it,,he's been in our little town in northern sweden twice in 3 years,,weird! but i love it,,he's great live!
Ritchie Blackmore has told the story of how when he first moved to London he thought he was pretty hot, but the very first guitarist he saw playing there was Albert, and Ritchie immediately started to worry -- "Oh God, are they all this good here?" But he quickly found out that no, you couldn't find an Albert Lee on every block.
@@davidmellish3295 Clapton and Lee collaborated for five years, starting in 1978. Recalling that time, Lee recalled how much he loved playing concerts with the fellow guitarist: “He used to go and sit behind his amp there and with a glass of Brandy and a cigarette: ‘Go, Albert, go!'” Lee told Premier Guitar. “He was a lot more fun then - different kind of fun. [Laughs] He was very generous, I got to do quite a bit.” Clapton clearly enjoyed his time with Lee too, later naming him “the greatest guitarist in the world. The ultimate virtuoso. His skill is extraordinary, his ear is extraordinary and he’s gifted on just about every level.”
Chaz Jankel, Dave Peacock.... Who Else? FANTASTIC Geetar pickin' blind boy. Albert rocks. Saw him loads of times in the 80's / 90's and he was ALWAYS note perfect. Gone are the days Mikey xx
Well I've been lucky enough to see play live quite few times now, always such a treat, was due to go see him again in May but he has broke his arm in a fall while in Paris, get well soon Albert, simply the best
I Remember watching this the night it was on Tele ...went out the next day a bought the single on the A&M Label .... still love the way this guy plays it amazes me still years later TY For the memory Quinny
I saw Albert Lee and Hogans Heroes a couple of weeks ago, absolutely mind blowing. Judging by his appearance, the video is a good few years ago, but believe me, his technique is as good now as it ever was, even though he recently broke his arm! Can strongly recommend.
Thank you Chris. About a min in thinking did i just see chubby eric, then thinking this is so london, then realising thats fkn chaz n dave. Wonderful stuff. Got to see albert in the early 90's. Stunning musician.
Clapton was definately not bored. This looks to be in the late 70's or possibly early 80's. He was in his Tulsa Time/Lay Down Sally phase then and often wore a cowboy hat to shows. He was more likely embarrassed/envious than bored.
He'd been on the beer and chips for the night and was a little out of practice. However, he played well later that night Chas Hodges said so in his memoirs!
I'm amazed at Albert's musical thinking and stay amazed at the different possibilities in all music's. First time I really checked him out. I find myself listening more "out of the box" and appreciate mainly hard earned individuality: Albert Lee, Roy Buchanan, Benson, Wes, Herb, Pat, Kenny B., Allan Holdsworth, BB, Albert King, Albert Collins,Django,Hendrix, Paco De and many others/instruments. It's all great!
More folks need to know how great Albert Lee is....Steve Morse is my favorite guitar player for a variety of reasons...his versatility is unreal..his country and blue grass style of playing no doubt was influenced by Albert Lee...this is a great performance.
I remember seeing an article in a music mag where Albert, Steve and Eddie Van Halen were doing a showcase for their Ernie Ball signature models.. Would love to have been there to see that
He's friends with Albert but on the night he'd been drinking and was a bit nervous for the live jam later He was fine however....theses rock star, eh? Delicate flowers!
well, no one can bring back the good times, all we can do is working on making this time good times - i try by being very careful with my daughter (8) - i'm very much underway with her and she can read animals' tracks and sings even on the street (which i'm very happy of, because no one sings publicly here in germany) and i work for her being open and nice... i don't know if this makes sense in this conversation but i see so many parents letting their kids watcht tv and play computer all day...
when I first heard Skaggs do this I had no idea that american country was so far reaching that anyone outside of the U.S. could write such a great song (I was a kid back then and didn't know a thing) but since i started listening to Albert Lee i started learning.
Yes it would be. I've Just been listen to Albert Lee And his brother, Albert, sense The 70s first heard On a Double Album Set of Jerry Lee Lewis Got hooked. These Were The Good session playing back then. Even Roy Buchanan was on the same recording. Just A bunch of great pickers.
well, that's one reason not to look to much on stars of today and one reason for me to love youtube - to get the chance to witness young and unknown talents and club music which you will never get on the radio... oh, i found quite a few... i agree, that the stars are not allowed to show or even have too much personality.. still i smile about the thought how the fans of teenage music of today will go on about the "good old days when their stars used to make real music" thanx for answering-cheers
It's the Chas & Dave Xmas Special from the early 80s. The studio was set up like a traditional cockney pub, so some of the more eccentric fashions are actually fancy dress. Eric Clapton is indeed in the audience. He played 2 songs on the show -- "Slow Down Linda" & "Goodnight Irene". I think that EC played his (in)famous purple strat. If my memory is right, then it's possible to date the show precisely to the 2wk period in the early 80s when it was cool to be seen with a purple strat.
Brilliant stuff. This was "Chas n Dave's Christmas Knees Up". And it was Christmas Day 1982. (And Eric Clapton was there because he was another of the guests on the show).
I first bought the album hiding on vinyl. Albert played a session with a fantastic birkenhead guitarist Alan Greer they were mesmerising playing the Beatles convention.august bank holiday. They played dueling banjo for about 2o minutes. Luckily I was there to see it. Absolutely class xxx
Zakk Wylde said that it was a chance viewing of Albert's tuition tape in a music shop that gave him inspiration to avoid the neo-classsicalisms and tapped arpeggios of his contemporaries and add some chicken picking' to his heavy metal arsenal
Suzie...then you are blessed to know the guitar player's guitar player. this song is one of my favorites. My dad played bass on the Skaggs version of this so everytime i hear either this version or the skaggs version i think "one of the two greatest country guitar players i've ever listened to..came from England" The other one being Ray Flacke
i agree concerning the "entertainers sellable traits"... one reason for me to keep on searching here on youtube - every once in a while i stumble across some young talent who isn't all squeezed out by the industry... on the other hand i must admit that i'm listening to music in a different way and my ears are much more critical than they used to be... btw. my latest kick here on youtube was the "beatbox world championship 2012" wow - these guys are at it - and still peaceful - respect due...
Comparisons between Albert & Eric are ridiculous, they are each masters of their chosen genres and as it happens they are, and always have been, the best of friends, each admiring the others playing. In Alberts case he is unique and I can think of no other player who has given me such pleasure over the years. He is amazing live and now, at the age of 70 is playing as well as, if not better than ever
+allmancolin Spot on mate! The RU-vid psyche (usually testosterone fueled) loves to set up one against another. Guitarists, cars, special forces,... you name it. Fortunately it has always been possible to have more than one and equal star in a constellation.
I have seen Clapton live 4 times and although the concerts were in themselves entertaining, I always had the impression that he’s bored and going through the motions. Hardly ever introduced his band. Albert Lee on the other hand….. purely entertaining and humble with it. Albert even packed away his own equipment and had a chat with fans and signed autographs after his gigs. For me they are like day and night.
heres one for you all Chas Hodges was the one who came up with the run down to e for the solo part of country boy,Albert signed my Blade THS last year at a Hogans Heroes gig we sat on the second row in a small function room in a pub
@jubbaronny Gatton, Don Rich, Burton, Buck Owens, before any of them, started the Bakersfield twang sound in the 50s. Today, we have Johnny Hiland, Redd Volkaert (who replaced Roy Nichols in Merle Haggard's band), Bill Kirchen, Brent Mason, Steve Wariner CGP, Kenny Vaughn, John Jorgenson all among the current greats.
The show this is from, Chas n Dave's Christmas Knees Up, is enjoying a repeat on Channel 5 in the UK, on Christmas Day night. Well worth a watch if you've never seen it in full! :)
Thanks for postin' this. It's gotta be said Clapton couldn't tie Bert's shoe laces! Nice to see him reunited with his ol' mate from Head Hands And Feet on the piano. Albert's a great personality too in contrast to Clapton's 'duller than dishwater' deminer.
Spot on,..It just makes you want to weep doesn't it? thanks for posting this,. I think I saw it at the time, but so much has happened since, you lose track,...bring back the good times!,.nice one!.
Albert Lee's techniques are musically tempting an' make a big surprise! Which one among such guitarists who wanna be called virtuosos knows to play like him, tell me please? Well, howe'er I may not need to bring Chris Broderick in this topic :D
There is a statue of James Burton outside of the Louisiana hayride along with Elvis. Those two are the only Bronze Statues at the entrance of that landmark of musical infamy. Albert Lee deserves his own bronze statue, but instead of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, or the hayride in Louisiana, or the Ryman in Nashville, or whatever else anywhere else, Albert Lea the legend deserves his bronze statue at top the St Louis Archway gateway to the West. Albert Lee is a giant amongst men and should be a top anyone's Gateway to the West of rock and roll, from the east go west young man go west. I think Eric Clapton would agree. Yes Albert Lee and Eric Clapton were two epic Giants. As much so as James Burton and Albert Lee playing alongside each other. Albert has crossed every genre of music possible.
26years on and he still is a string strangler.Did the guy get dropped here from some alien craft 40 years ago or something?C&W and Bluegrass pickers are as different to metal as Formula 1 is to rallying if you get my drift.Love you all xxxx
well, i just happened to stumble in here, and i don't know anything about albert lee - i only remember having recorded "heads, hands & feet" from the radio in the 70s and couldn't stop listening to "country boy" over & over again - everytime being amazed by that guitar (well not only) - so i like this little story very much, haha - cool... btw. my other guitar special from the radio was "halifax" from "hampton grease band" - sounded like "talking guitars" to me... cheers mate
I just found some tabs for it...but I just realized that you can't write this kind of music down....it's come from the heart, and how you want to sound like.....Lee could solo any way he wants....
Albert never plays the same way twice - he kinda has a blanket scale/chord shape in his mind to navigate over various changes, and a few key spots he wants to hit...then just goes for it. I've seen his Tuition DVD and he said something similar I've also seen him come in a fret above or below where he should have been, and in a split second knows and STILL manages to make it sound deliberate!
Those white folk are having a good time. Reminds me of Dave Chapelle s skit about how different ethnic groups respond to different instruments. White folks love guitars, a little spirits make it even better.
