Amen brother. Junior Brown does not get the recognition he deserves. Funny and an amazing musician. Besides good country (not the swill you hear from the generic truck commercial sound today) he plays some mean surfing riffs.
He is just not a faker. And people want copycat country today. Himble and highly skilled. I am a huge fan. But its not progreesive nough for most country now. Shame
There are not too many truly original musicians out there and JB is for me, the best of the best of them. If you took the DNA of Jimi Hendrix and Ernest Tubb and mixed them, you would have JB. The man is a genius...
I first read about Junior, in the Tower Records store magazine in 1991, and bought "Shades" as a French import that year! I saw and met Junior during his 2017 tour- front row! Semi-crazy for Junior Brown!
What an icon in the world of music. . From that smooth, rich, deep and penetrating baritone voice. To his prolific picking and riffs making that Gitsteel walk and talk. It is pure musical magic to one's ears. He is the consummate musician and singer.
An excellent line up! I saw him with Reverend Horton Heat as his backup band not too long ago…another great show. Does Junior Brown EVER have a bad show though? 😝
I call it "Beer Joint Music". Jr Brown is a legend. Couldn't find him anywhere. Kept my eyes & ears open but got nothin. Never got to hear him live but would have drove 500 miles to see this legend of Country Music.
Nothing about Jr is normal. I think this is why I always liked the dude and his music. I mean, look at his custom guitar, the way he bends his hat brim, his amp is facing the ceiling. How can you not admire someone who does everything his own way ?
I recommend everyone look up Junior Brown with the Beach Boys preforming "409" next!! That video definitely kicks ass, and hearing that the beach boys gave him a standing ovation afterwards was awesome. You can see them smiling during the video, like "holy shit!!" smiling 🙂
A friend came to work one day talking about a guitar picker he saw last night playing a double neck guitar and I said, " Junior Brown." He was flabbergasted that I knew who it was. Love to see him pick.
I got to fill in on upright bass for Junior Brown's bass player in Tulsa back in 2003. It was a great experience, and his wife is really cool and a great rhythm player. Actually, his "lovely wife-Tanya Mae Brown", really kept things in the pocket. The band in this video is great, especially the drummer...he killed it!
You're a lucky man! Junior Brown is a MEGA TALENT! And for all the younger people who aren't aware, his music is REAL COUNTRY! Not that Toby Keith, Garth Brooks "new country" watered down bullshit that started in the 90's and now needs to die a quick death!
That's too cool, were you that familiar with all his songs that you mostly nailed it? Any flubs you remember heh? I'm from San Antonio, and one night in the late 90's when he played at the legendary Floore Country Store in Helotes (just NW of San Antonio), the same drummer from this video (who'd I seen twice previously) with that hilariously minimal drum kit suddenly according to Junior's announcement fell ill that evening. It just so happened to turn out that the person who opened up for Junior that night, the motherfucking Texas legend Johnny Bush, just happened to have played drums in his early days enough that he never lost it, and knew Junior's catalog to pull it off so impressively that the house came down for both Junior and Johnny that night when the show was over, such an epic show to have witnessed.
Many Moons ago, I had tickets for Jeff Beck at the Chicago theater the same evening Junior Brown was playing at Fitzgerald's in Berwyn. I went to see Junior Brown at Fitzgerald''s in Berwyn!!!
What a virtuoso musician Junior with that rich, deep baritone voice of his while making both that Telecaster and steel guitar walk and talk. I absolutely enjoy watching his lovely wife strumming hard on that acoustic guitar. Junior Brown is a national treasure.
I'm from New Zealand, and yes, there are Country fans here. I'm not, in general, but I do think Junior Brown is one of the best guitarists the USA has ever produced. I never knew he played the Opry, awesome!
Simply Awesome, I love the song he did with my late friend Hank Thompson called "Sell them chickens". Never seen anyone could play a guitar as good as this man here!!
Jr. Brown------------toooooo coooooooooolllllll,,,,,,not too many others can pick like he does,,,,and to me I love THAT VOICE!,,,,,,,,Roy Clark can pick as well------But I love to here Brown sing a song,,,,,,
that drummer cat was one of the coolest folks i've ever met... I chatted with him in the lobby of a casino they were playing years ago... I think I was the only 20 something there and probably the only person not wearing a cowboy hat or driving a semi home... great crowd...
+Roger Huff If you're from Columbia, Missouri I hope you get out and enjoy the concert. I wish somebody would book him here, in Toronto. Ken, Toronto Ontario.
@Satchmoeddie Your damned right! Saw J.B in Dallas this week-end 20 mile drive-walk right in and 3rd row in a venue that seats maybe 800 people: all that for $25.00 bucks and didn't have to sleep on the sidewalk and deal with the crush of a huge crowd. Makes me happy sometimes that people don't really know great Music when it kicks them in the ass!! His Live shows are like an Atomic Bomb going off in your face!!
i just want to say I dig junior brown ... he's definitely has skills on them guitars ... but his choice in women is the mark of a real ladies man.. you got the aces buddy.. thanks for posting ..
It's like Chewing Gum and Jumpin Rope at the same time,I guess. He's very talented. Seen him play to a huge crowd in St Louis. He's underestimated. Got a Very Beautiful wife,too,who does a great job playing rhythm.
he met her while giving her guitar lessons....perfect match making beautiful music together. Hopefully their instruments that were recently stolen will be returned!! If you get the chance to hear Junior perform DO IT, he's not only Amazing but he is a friendly guy if you get the chance to talk to him!!
Man, there are some sterling blues licks in there. I love the way he starts singing right on time, on key, in the middle of a guitar lick. Junior is a throwback to when country music had personality and style.
I hate country music but this guy makes it good music. Too many country artists neglect good guitar like it's a relic of the past. I would love to hear more country that plays like his song catfish and collard greens
Man, he was really off in both songs. You could see the look of exasperation on his face leaving the stage after HP. What the hell was going with his rig not being set up ahead of time? The mix is horrid. I think that whole fuck around pissed him off and....well, you know what happens when you play pissed off. He was missing licks right and left. Damn....hate to see that with Junior.
I tend to agree with you. Something was off a bit. Now, granted he's such a talent that his worst night is better than most best! I think it's the venue. I always had this feeling that Nashville or the powers that be in Nashville, dismissed him great talent!!! I have nothing to back my assumptions but I think someone was jealous of Junior!
He starts off nervous on first song, but by end he's just Pwnt the Opry. The reason he hasn't got as "BIG" as many hacks with less talant is he's a musician first, entertainer second.....and concerned about "pop" never. No comprimise. The Honey Badger of Guitarist, cause Country? Swing? Blues? Rock? Metal?, Junior Don't care, he'll shred Polka and you'll like it. Seen him trans from Western Swing to Van Halen, and to twang picking bluesgrassywestern something, and make it sound natural.
I drove 10 hours one way to see Jr. play at a small town called Palisades Colorado which is near where my father grew up. I'd do it again. Some fools pay $2000 to see some pop star center stage front row. $55 and $800 for gas and a rental car, and I still have the better deal! To see young people cheer when a song from 1928 is played is a real kick too.
As great as Junior is on anything he plays and in any style he chooses, his wife, Tanya Rae, is an absolute metronome! She keeps better time than the drummer. What a perfect pairing. Classic guy and classy lady. Easy on the ears and eyes.
I'm sorry I'm a little late to the party but Son can you play. I love this video. Love it big time. If only country music stations today would play this kind of music. At least we have youtube. Thank you RU-vid for letting us all see this and remember what country music use it sound like.
