Love this. What I love most about the old country guitar/pedal pickers is that their playing speaks for itself and you can't hide sloppy playing with a bunch of effects.
Yep. Heard him once or twice. First time seeing this. Very cool guitar. Odd though. I would think it would be tough to play at that angle , but he's killin' it. Monster chops.
I had never heard of this guy until one of my instructors played the song at the beginning of his lecture in RADAR/LIDAR class....and I’m a country music fan.
Met him at the Ottawa Bluesfest and while I couldn't afford to buy any of his CD's he was gracious enough to give me his autograph.A true country gentleman.One of a kind
Us metal heads have a predisposition to like this kind of music because there's a lot of similarities & it's basically a stripped down variation of Metal (or very prototype of you will). By the way, fuck NHP (Nevada Highway Patrol).
I grew up listening to country, Ernest Tubbs, Chet Atkins, George Jones, Hank, Willy and Waylon, but why did it take me so long to hear about Jr. Brown? I can't believe the way he plays that guitar! A friend who plays told me to look him up on my pc, I couldn't stop smiling and tapping my foot. Where have you been Jr.? I can listen to you doing "Highway Patrol" and my whole day gets better. You are awesome and now you're on my bucket list to see in concert. I can't quit smiling when I hear you play!
NC trooper was the best officer I was on the wrong side of, thank you to that trooper that found the black Z28 in a Kmart parking lot and came in to get me. You could have done me bad but treated me well. Rem saying "I don't know how fast you were doing but you got it down to 110 before I could lock you in"
Junior Brown is so talented. Love this song, and Broke Down South of Dallas. I’m a long time guitarist just now learning lap steel guitar, and it’s not as easy as Junior makes it look, Remarkable man, gotta see him live..,please come out to LA!!
Stay Safe, Brother !!! From A Retired Deputy Sheriff, Down In Texas, Who Worked With A Lot Of Great State Troopers And Highway Patrolmen ( Who Always Had Our Backs ) !!! 👮♀️🚓🚨🇨🇱
Great song and video! My wife and I have seen him in concert several different times over the years. We got to meet him in Nashville, we were able to get an autograph and a picture with him! 👍
It's their national anthem. I heard of a lady who had Junior's CD in her car. She insisted on playing the song (which the patrolman had heard before) while he was talking to her about her speeding. He was so impressed he let her go.
I played this as a police officer while driving in my squad car just for fun. Life or death was right around the corner in big cities! I made it after 35years.....Pray for the new officers!
U know I always say if your gonna shit on someone’s playing… u should of at least have a vid to show u can do better. I didn’t see yours ?? U could just upload one with your phone. Let’s see it bro
Not only did I see this vid on CMT (back in the day), but I was in Bowlin Green KY, fixin' to head into to Nashville with Mrs. Finding this video just took me back 20+ years....thank you!
Fantastic! This is one of the 3 songs we play in the car on our way to racing when we enter the Bonneville Salt Flats or El Mirage! YEEEEEE HHAAAAWWWW!!!!
I'd been a fan for a few years while I was in the Navy, stationed in San Diego, when I moved back to Okla. City I reconnected with my older brother, who it turns out, knows Junior really well from his time in the live music scene in Oklahoma City & Tulsa. Junior comes by his talent genetically, both his parents are/were music teachers at Rogers State University, Claremore, OK. He began playing when he was 3-4 years old, created the Guit-Steel that he plays. Spent time with Gary P. Nunn (London Homesick Blues/Austin City Limits theme song) as one of the Bunkhouse Boys. Been told that he's a funny sob, along with talented as a mofo. I hope to get a chance to meet him one day.
I saw him live in 2005 or so. He had this strange almost trance like mode he goes into when he does the guitar chorus. His eyes appeared to roll back in his head. I did enjoy the show. though. Hope he is doing great.
I first heard this song in the movie 'Me, Myself and Irene'. It always bugs me when music of the movie isn't on the soundtrack so back then I wrote it down from the credits watching the vhs. Now I often come back to it and watch several recordings.
