I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Marcus King & Billy Strings 

And a tour

You aint kiddin!

SHOULD MAKE! SOMEONE FINANCE THESE YOUNG GUYS! COME ON, MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE MONEY TO INVEST IN THESE KIDS!

No wonder. Absolutely Amazing!!

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Billy Strings Cool bro, keep on pickin

This is amazing

Hey Man You and Marcus keep on doing a lot more shit like this!

Dude your awesome. One hell of a guitarist. Keep it brother. Real country music here👍💪💪

Returned in spades!

amen brother

Good comment. Woukd b3 so cool to see them play to gather

That thought literally brings a tear to my eyes

What a trio that would be!

Please can you try to get a thing going these people like Marcus are special we need to get them doing a very big concert Billy strings serria ferrell nick shoulders and the genius charlie starr let's get people talking oh and I like your comment sorry I ment to say that at the start.

I am huge Merle Haggard fan but I think Marcus and Billy Strings reinterpretation is even better, kinda like how Chris Stapleton did with Tennessee Whiskey.

same. the simple is much more pure and deep

Does anyone else get the feeling that 'new' country doesn't have the same feel of 'classic' country? New country is just newly wrapped pop music in my honest opinion. Give me Merle Haggard or Willie Nelson or George Jones or Waylon Jennings or Alabama. Anything from back in that era over anything today. In my opinion, if anyone comes forward as a classic country AUTHENTIC musician he would blow the socks off of the modern era. Authenticity matter most of all.

Melvin Lee I might actually like this version more than the haggs and I NEVER thought I’d say something like that.

I have to say, Merle's voice...and range is an easy reach for many men, and I think while one can imitate his "Drops" and some of his tone. It's not fair to assume people are always trying to imitate the Hag. As a Singer since I was younger I can attest to this. Heck the more you listen to great voices, you find your own.

what's a Merle?

@@Tom_Swiss Merle Haggard

I think he captures the spirit of this song. This is majestic

It is live, you know. Recorded, it would be perfected.

And the party never ends!! Lol

Same

Yes it is such a pleasure to hear country instead of a rock and roll country. Dont get me wrong I love rock music but rock needs to stay rock and country needs to stay country

Its the dust in the baggie run 👌🏻

I'm probably wrong but it feels like a little bit of what you are mentioning as well as a visual hand-off back to the lead to take it up again.

love it..

The young man can play.

@@dennisaston3551 u right

Hell yeah!💪😎🇳🇿

watched a 1000 live videos and never seen him even buzz a fret! Dude is awesome!

@@diylithiumguy I saw him live last month! What a player!!

Marcus is the new 👑 king tho

dont think thats what happend lol

They did it very well, but i like Doc Watson's the best. We know how subjective musical tastes are. Pick this one up at abiout 3 minutes in: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1a8nGdHDXcU.html

lol boomer thing of you to say but ok

@@iRoastChumps Ok, puppy.

@@KJameson8 fat ass lol

Isn’t Billy great . The future of flat picking is in good hands . Tony Rice has inspired a great student of the style

Thanks for your Lovely comment 💞💞

Jim McGuigan I see what you did there 🤓🤓🤓

That's a great name for these two very talented dudes !!!!!!! 👍⚡🎸😎🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

Good one i call Billys style Metalgrass but these two must have been born with guitars so young and talented beyond any so called talent out there

Jim mc... "Kings Of Thr Strings" Priceless words

Or The String Kings

I agree.. I've listened to this a lot lately...

His name is Billy. I don't know why this bothers me but seriously this isn't Billie Eyescratch or whatever that girls name is.

@@andrewboos-hartig6206 ,But seriously....... it must really suck to be you..... To be so miserable that u have to point out and criticize a simple misspelled name... I know why it bothers u, but I have the manners to not post what I think u should do with ur opinion..... Self reflection may help with ur attitude, honestly I hope u make a conscious effort to better ur outlook..... Good day Sir

Hillbilly Dranyam I might actually like this more than the haggs version

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You think Hag "didn't figure out" Fugitive? lol ok

@@Freeontheland2030 Well then, let's all hear your expert take on how King and Strings didn't figure it out and ruined it.

@@machinemagic Don't put words in my mouth big shot.

I'd only heard Roy Buchanan's version and think Marcus's version is better. Kid has real taste.

Merle Haggard wrote the song. I think Merle did it just fine.He definitely put emotion into his music. Sorry..not sorry.

Yes

Right glad to see some real talent step up and get exposure

Yes it is. Along with Tyler Childers, Colter Wall, Jason Boland, Cody Jinks, Sturgill Simpson.........

Yep 100%

Paul Hopkins and you are the generic nay saying gobshite who thinks his opinion is more valid than anyone elses.

Ha never like country but if this is where it is today I'll give a listing once a while

Not the pretty boy they like to see in country these days.

@@grin64 New "country" is just pop music that panders to folks from small towns. And there's lots of small towns so it's a huge industry. But these boys can fucking actually play and are known for throwing down live. True fans of the art that is a live concert know these guys and would recommend them (guys like me) even though they may not be my first choice genre wise. They fucking shred. And Marcus is the embodiment of southern blues/soul.

Its a Merle Haggard song

@@grin64 it's 70s country.

Dude, that tone Marcus cops at 1:54... whoa

Watch Marcus sing wild flowers and wine at World Cafe. Great guitar skills and vocals. He is amazing

Soulful and bluesy.. Basically someone who can sing and play from the heart and uses everything from his head to his toes..

Sir you are not wrong but I also must protest in favour of Chris Stapleton. If Marcus, Billy, and Chris did a collab together I might just die from the massive guitar boner I’m bound to receive.

@@thearabianmage Stapleton could NEVER pull off a cover this well. His covers blow. Amanda was ok, tho.

I'm just glad there's a country artist who doesn't sing in that nauseating faux twang.

@@Garrett1240 check out Charley Crockett

Three incredible icons. Merle wrote the damn thing:)

I believe that Merle Haggard would have loved this.

Wonderful how these young musicians can take a great song and make it their own , great tribute to the the writers, the Anderson's, as well as Merle.

Why is it only country pickers appreciate the old songs? other genres rarely pay tribute to those who came before