I know some earlier Hank fans didn't like the new country-rock sound, but the fact is, he was sick of doing the stuff that MGM wanted him to record.We all see all these years later, Hank was right.After all he went through, he carved out an incredible career, millions upon millions of records sold, and finally going into the country hall of fame.Long overdue.Well done Bocephus.
Hank loved what was going on in the country rock, southern rock phases in the 70s, and not only him who hated doing what the recording company wanted him to do but Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson did the same, too. Crazy how their sound changed a whole lot in the 70s.
@therandomsoldier710 There's a big blues influence in his playing too. I don't think personally realize how talented he really is. He pulled all these different influences to come up with his own unique sound. Waylon recorded this song too. When country music started getting a bigger, slicker sound with more synthesized music, Waylon kept stripping it back down to the basics. Nothing around today even compares to the outlaw country era.
AverageGamezzz the only thing legendary about him is the ass whooping he took after playing cowboy on the East side of Montana...a poker player he ain't
Yet hank jr could actually do his fathers stuff just as good as hank sr in his younger days and before he slipped off the Ajax mount he seem to stick around his dads style after he recover from the mountain fall hank seemed to do his own stuff which I love both versions of hank his younger days and these late 70s early 80s to late 80s stuff which he looked to be having more fun when he did what he wanted
+Mox_au my friend, I am 61, I grew up on them ole' guys so yeah "Hey Good Lookin" still makes me smile!!!!!...I do however love the Hank Jr., he is strong manly man who I feel there aren't enough of these days....(read Bieber, REM, the Verve), most of the people on the award shows couldn't change a tire on their own car, they couldn't clean and cook a duck nor could they probably fk their own girl more than once a day...so yeah I am proudlyl one of the old ones who is comfortable seeing the old school guys.
+Paul O'Neal Comparing Hank Jr and Hank Sr, is not the best way to approach the subject. Both father and son are true greats but very different styles in terms of song writing and musical sound. I could listen to both all day depending on what kind of mood I am in. Nevertheless both are true geniuses in their own right.
Ol' Hank is a natural born guitar player and does it his way. In the 70's he really learned how to get down on a guitar from Gary Rossington, Dickey Betts,Toy Caldwell and alot of others. He's one of the few great talents that has ever come along. Been going to see Hank when he comes town since the 80's and his guitar playing just got better and better everytime. Nobody plays like good ol Bocephus.
I had no idea he was so fortunate to have so many Southern Rock guitar greats take time to show him a thing or two, but it was and still is Hank Williams Jr.!
I agree with 90% of what you wrote, but I wouldn't give any accolades to Gary Rossington. He was a 2 bit player at very best. Other than a little slide work on Freebird and feedback on That Smell, his contributions to the world of guitar were actually comical.
@@garyholschuh-ft6gz can't say I agree with you on that one. I do however think much more credit to Skynyrd's great guitar sound belongs to Allen Collins . Him and Rossington gave that band their unmistakable sound . Skynyrd at the Old Grey Whistle Test from 75 is a perfect example
@@garyholschuh-ft6gz yeah he was pickin on all his old man's songs since a just a kid . That's alot guitar playin experience but his own songs on just an acoustic are by far the best he does
By the time he could walk he had a guitar in his hand by the time he could talk he had his own band didn't take him long to learn that he was born to boogie and one hell of a songwriter
This song always struck me as more southern rock than country. This is the best "country" cover of this song I've heard though and there have been a lot of good ones. Waylon always covered the song well too.
I would classify southern rock as a sub genre of rock with blues and country elements but not quite as country itself. I wouldn't call Willie Nelson "southern rock" and I wouldn't classify Blackfoot, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, ZZ Top or Molly Hatchet as "country and western." But yes, the Marshall Tucker Band was a bit more country and western than a lot of other southern rock bands.
No shit. One of my dreams was to get a huge pile of money, then hire about ten of my favorite performers to record their own style versions of this song.
brandon fox no shit man. He’s not just singing this song while a band plays it, and half-assembly strumming a guitar for show. He’s making almost all the sounds in this song that matter, and he’s doing it perfectly.
First comment: Compliments guitar playing Second comment: Implies comment is obvious and unnecessary, compliments playing too Third comment: Provocative well buddy comment for literally no reason Fourth comment: Outright and plain insults why does it have to be this way? why cant yall just relax?
Just think how much great music we could have lost had Hank not survived that fall. There’s a lot of tragic stories in rock music about what might have been (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jim Croce, and even Hank Williams Sr. come to mind), but this is one guy we can thank our lucky stars made it through
HANK JR. TOLD ME ONCE: "YA KNOW, JEHO, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE QUIZZLES AND TRUPADS.". I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT A MOMENT AND SAID, "YOU DRUNK AIN'T YA?". HE SAID, "YES.".
From a guitar players perspective I never would have thought hank had that Jimi Hendrix thumb over the neck style down so good. I didn’t know it before but dude has serious chops on the guitar
Hey my name is James Luther cantrell and I am a big fan of Hank Williams Jr and I really did want to see him in stage rest in peace Hank Williams and aka boçephus
The one thing he almost never gets credit for is keeping the southern rock flag waving when it fell out of favor in the eighties. He name checked them in songs, talked them up interviews, and covered their music. I grew up in Georgia during the eighties and nobody knew who Skynyrd was. It was like they never existed. This very Marshall Tucker cover was what sent me out to chase down the original. Hank's cover of Made in the Shade was what started a 37 year fascination with Skynyrd and Southern Rock in general. Thanks Hank.
Jr is the best artist of my generation! Great song writer and an accomplished musician! He can play anything! I watched him live slap wear out a bow and fiddle!!!! Literally had to get another bow
I've carried the "Bocephus handle for over 40 years as a truck driver and been proud of it every day!! Keep on Keepin' on !! Mighty Mighty Bocephus!!! from Jimbo Cephus.
Love this video! Found it when I was about 16. Hank and Waylon turned me onto fender telecasters! Love the look and sound of them. Long love Hank Williams Jr!
I heard him jam this song at ROT Rally in Austin many many years ago. He said he wasnt playing it for us, he was playing it for himself. God Bless Toy Caldwell and Hank Jr.
I find it hard to believe that everyone thinks Hank jr was born and raised in Alabama. He was born 1949 in Shreveport La. raised up in Nashville after his daddy died, then he moved to Alabama when was 23.... Love to listen to Hank's music...
as a kid growing up it was "a country boy can survive" and "family tradition" but as I got older this is now by far my favorite Bocephus performance! Just look at the way he plays his guitar and that happy smile on his face... that was pure joy standing on that stage... hank Jr has always been my favorite country artist... and until someone else comes along with a better story and more heart and soul to outshine a true legend, he always will be... although I can't imagine that happening in my lifetime or for several generations in the future. this video really shows the pure heart and strength that he had to overcome such a horrible accident and look at the way he shined! for all you haters out there why don't you just try to go back and think of another man who has overcome the shadow of a legendary performer, (hank sr) the tragedy of near death experience, then drug and alcohol addiction. Hank Jr has overcome so much in his lifetime and beaten it all back with a big stick and is still on top of his craft! If you happen to read this Hank, you are loved by millions worldwide and id consider myself your biggest fan! And before I forget, anybody that likes Obama can kiss our ass!
By the way anyone that wants to know this was in March of '77...Hank Fell on 75 was out of sorts for about 7 months and wasnt back at it till mid to late '76
great version of the song ever one' s recorded it even posion of all things haven' t heard this one before Waylon does one too this happened right after he fell off a mountain & nearly died
This is by far the best cover of "Can't You See" that I have ever seen or heard. It took a very beat up, hungry and determined Hank Williams Jr to pull it off and did he not do a magnificent job?!?!?!
BOCEPHUS IS STILL THE KING FROM OLD SCHOOL WHEN COUNTRY MUSIC WAS REAL 'CAUSE REAL COUNTRY MUSIC IS A *FAMILY TRADITION* 😎 HANK: *bigger hillbilly star* that's how they do it in Dixie ☆ Bocephus: southland king 💝
@@anonanonymity3620 wrong! Men stopped growing up and women became men and found no use in impressing men on ANY level. ANON you are too young to have any idea what it WAS like, and that's not your fault, it WAS different.
