He was one of my instructors at AIM(Atlanta Institute of Music) back in the late 80s. Such a MONSTER player, great teacher and truly one of the humblest people I've ever met, not a shred of ego.
i concur. met him along with rob barraco when Phil was putting together "There and Back Again" release. band was living up in the hills above san raphael, ca. great memories.
@@6StringPsychedelic The earliest recordings of him that I have heard indicate he has always been a monster player lol. I can't say I'm the most educated fan of his, though, so don't take my word for it. I really only started listening to more of him over the past few months. But yeah, I've just got a hunch that he has been an offensively good player basically forever lol
He does remind me of Jeff Beck. Singing with his guitar with great sense of melody. Also very good fellow musicians, great drums and bassplayer. Beautiful.
I've read a couple of comments that make comparison to Jeff Beck, or use the term, "reminds me of", and I mean no disrespect but I don't see it at all. Jeff Beck's skill set is extremely unique, particularly what he does with his right hand, and truly one of the greats of all time in the rock blues fusion genre. but Jimmy Herring chosen elegance and an interpretation of education into practice that far beyond what Jeff Beck does. I look at Jeff Beck in a similar way that I look at Jimi Hendrix. two of the best guitar players of all time without a doubt, Hendrix being in my top two or three, but there is a difference between guitar players and musicians that have learned the formal language of music and the rest of us. I'm not saying that Al di meola or Jimmy Herring is any better than Hendrix or Jeff Beck, but I put them in two very distinct and different baskets. overall though for my taste or something about Jimi Hendrix that separates him from the other three.
@@scottgiuffre5024 silliness. There's obviously a strong relationship between Beck and Herring; that doesn't mean they're identical. They're doing different things. And some similar, unique things.
Yeah there's definitely some Beck influence in the use of the vibrato arm to bend up and down to melody notes and in the flutter tremolo which was a Beck creation to begin with. @@kilimanjarno
@@scottgiuffre5024let’s put it this way, there are precious few guitarists I’d be interested in hearing attempt any of the later Beck stuff, but this cat is one of them.
I love anything Mr. Sipe plays. I will never forget the most beautiful afternoon spent listening to him play. Such an incredible and creative jewel of a musician and the kindest and sweetest soul. His music makes my life better at any given moment. Making dinner, driving, working, living… he is one of my very favorite soundtrack to go with my life!!! Thank you!!!! 💕🙏💫
I just now crawled out from under a rock obviously, in that only tonight I have heard of this unbelievably good guitarist. His whole band is top drawer.
Jimmy brings to mind an old buddy of mine Danny Galloway , who I plumbed with and jammed music together thru the years.. He and I both hailed from Plano Texas.. He was a union musician and when a group who came through Dallas and needed a guitarist Danny was called on a lot..He played with some of the greats and was asked many times to go on tour but he hated the road and was satisfied to gig in Big D.. He loved Jimmy's style and I became a fan as well.. Sadly passed a few years ago but he loved music and went out doing what he wanted to do.. Rip Danny My wife and I miss you buddy hope you are settin' in with the great ones..
without a doubt. as close to flawless as conceivable, particularly for a live performance. I've listened to this over and over again, dozens and dozens of times. his tone, his phrasing, the way he blends the diminished and mixolydian scales is so elegant and frustrating. and his haunting string Bends! for my taste it is one of the single best examples of live lead guitar playing in existence.
He’s been on so many peoples studio and especially live albums/ performances it’s ridiculous. He has the best gig in the industry and can adapt to any style and situation he finds himself in.
Wow,this my first time noticing him or his music,but between his skills and the fantastic,tight,focused band that's one of the finest performances I've seen and I've seen some legends live in concert!
Such a refreshing and beautiful thing to find musicians so obviously purely devoted to making emotive and esoteric musical expression without any consideration of financial or broad levels of fame which seem to inevitably corrupt so many musicians who shake hands with the devil and ride the gravy train...
Sometimes, a song is just so perfect it begs to be heard over and over again. This isn’t necessarily about age Beatles song itself, but the arrangement Mr. Herring and company perform here. It is so well crafted and flawlessly played.
I've literally never liked a video before the end until..now. An absolute delight to find such an interesting and great player like Jimmy - his playing is intricate and yet so..in the moment.
I see Jimmy live every chance I get, no matter who he's playing with. He's been one of my top musical people for almost 20 years now. It's not just his technical abilities which are of course astonishing, but his style and taste. He can do anything he want with those guitars. Roll over Jimmy H (saw him too), and let Jimmy H take over!
We have stood in front of him and Warren playing with Phil Lesh at the Warfield and looked at each other with the same words coming out of our mouths at the same moment, saying "I can't believe how fast they're playing and how good they sound!" Thank you God.
Every dam musician in this 4 pc is beyond amazing! I'm finding so many of these jems like Mr Herring and his ilk the deeper youtube takes me down the guitar rabbit hole.
Jimmy did yeoman's work with Phil & Friends for a few years and is a huge reason why Dead & Company are around today. He and Warren Haynes carried the torch so many of us Deadheads needed and they bridged the gap to what is today Dead & Co.
@@thick_air there is absolutely nobody like Alan holdsworth! he didn't just break to the mold, he built his own mold. there was no one that played like him before he came on the scene that I've ever heard. created his own scale work and and a completely unique and never before heard phrasing style. I describe his playing style as sounding like"liquid". sort of crazy over the top horn lines, but more than that of course, with this synthetic violin tone. particularly with his work on
hauntingly beautiful and incredible skill- I have a Strat the same color and it would be so happy if I could play it 1% as well (so would my wife, i'm sure)
I remember the first time I saw Jimmy was with Aquarium Rescue Unit in 1992 at a H.O.R.D.E fest and was hooked on him then. I went on to see him years later with Jazz is Dead and then with the Allman Brothers Band for a lot of shows and is now playing most of his time now with Widespread Panic and he is still shredding it by far one of the best out there right now.
Pure delight !... I could listen to him for hours on end ... a keen player knowing how to achieve a great sounding interpretation... This one is the very best of them all so far...
Thanks for sharing. I had the pleasure is seeing Jimmy at the Keswick on the McLaughlin tour. Quite a show, they joined bands at the end. Looking forward to the Ardmore concert at the end of this month in Philly!
Saw Jimmy decades ago with Aquarium Rescue Unit, heard him on Jazz is Dead, later saw him on the John McLaughlin US farewell tour; all incredible feeling and technique on many genres of music. He keeps the original feeling of this song while adding his own textures, sounds and sitar like solos. Saw this live and the audience was.....lifted.
What an utter GEM! Never even knew of Jimmy Herring until now [25/02/21]. And I couldn't agree more with the comment by Jeff's Big Guitars. Gonna have to conduct more searches of Jimmy Herring here on RU-vid for sure. Jimmy Herring I score you 11/10 for this cover of one of my favorite songs from The Beatles. Thank you so much to uploader Mario Enrique Llado Vega. Best wishes from New Zealand.
Wow, did I get lucky to find this, incredible playing, I was going to listen to the Beatles original version and saw this and decided to check it out, what a treat! After listening to Jimmy I'll listen to the Beatles original version and try not to get side tracked again. Thanks Jimmy
Incredible, sublime control over his instrument. He is a one-man orchestra. His dynamics and blistering technique combined with a high level of musicality matched with a band that is up for the task is just gob-smacking. BRAVO!
