Billy Strings performing John Hartford’s ‘’Long Hot Summer Day’’ on 6/12/21 from Wintrust Field in Schaumburg, IL Note: 2nd time played ever. Last time was 8/31/18 Peoria, IL Summer Solstice Tour 2021
if you look up the John Hartford ‘ramblin’ version of this song, he does the exact same thing with the crowd at the end. Really cool Billy paid tribute to him to that degree. John Hartford is the most underrated country musician there ever was
He's spinning in his grave you can bet your ass on that. Billy strings would have made him proud but this Bailly Springs character would have him fightin mad playing one of his songs in drag.
Funny little tidbit, the lyric he sings at 2:02 about having a gal in Schaumburg. The original Hartford lyric is a small town named Pekin. I was born and raised there and the first time I heard this song, it blew my mind. Pekin is a small town of 40K south of Peoria, literally a town almost no one has heard of. So I always feel a lil pride knowing my home town is mentioned in a tune by the great John Hartford.
I like to imagine John Hartford, Doc, Bill, Ralph, Tony, and all the other bluegrass greats that have left us, flying around on that steam powered aeroplane high in the sky. I’d say they are looking down on Billy saying “Damn that kid has talent! Our music is in good hands.”
I used to hang out with a girl in Lubbock Texas named Angela and man she loved this song!! First time this ol Georgia boy ever bought beer on a Sunday! Summer of 2011!! Damn it man!!
I bet ole Angela from Lubbock wouldn't have pissed on you if you were on fire though if you had pink hair and were wearing a dress though am I right? lmao
Hi kevin ,His new album is incredible Home, must be 7, i relate to what he sings, whats that hes wearing a dress, was it a gag or something, he went from hippy to long hair to i dont know what, he didnt look like the same Billy from just a couple of months go.I was shocked to see the pink hair , i love the guys music ,no one can come close to Billy hes a master on that guitar when it comes to picking, song writing, like its part of him.I just hope hes ok if you know what i mean.
@@littlesilver2205 He's not OK. He's gotta know he's pissing away what was the most exciting breakout onto the music scene I've seen in years. There's no way he believes people who love Doc will stand for his woke bullshit. Wow what a mammoth disappointment.
@@K131399 It doesn’t matter what you were just as you are there.My oh my you must be fun on a Saturday night have you ever asked yourself the question am I kind?
@@farsideofthehill6771 I play blues on Saturday nights and for $10,000,000 I wouldn't play an Albert King tune with pink fucking hair and wearing a dress. Call me crazy but that would be like taking a dump on Albert King, who not that it matters but if I did and Albert witnessed it he'd rightfully kick my or anyone's ass on the spot on principle.
@@K131399 he’s also the most popular and mainstream ‘bluegrass’ artist there is today. Let him be different if he wants to, it’s working for him. Most bluegrass bands these days play local festivals for 1200 people
@@K131399 Billy is secure enough in his talent and his loyal fans, to get crazy sometimes. HE IS HERE TO STAY!!! And his career will continue to skyrocket 🤗🤗🤗
I've been joking calling him Bailly Springs because of the smurf hair but OMG the poor bastard's wearing a dress with pink hair. I feel so bad for his band, they probably thought they hit the jackpot and now this lol
Google David "Stringbean" Akeman and then it just might start making more sense for the outfit choice, as for the hair color choices he either has a hair colorist as a girlfriend or just bored tourbus KoolAid hair dying shenanigans!