Steve Earle & The V-Roys - Johnny Too Bad (Live) 

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I’ve seen Steve a gazillion times. The V-Roys too. Never would have predicted a reggae classic, but they do it justice, y’all.

Them chops are the real deal

Have to watch this every so often. So many sides to Steve Earle.... I love them all!

Cheers Steve and guys.👍😊👍

Steve Earle is an absolute legend. But, I miss the V-Roys…

yep, this is it, Steve Earle never disappoints....thin or not, he never fails to give 500.00 worth of music for a 35.00 ticket....love him!!!

This is great... Blast from the past. Love the V-Roys. Great times.

What a score for V-Roys fans as well! Thanks for posting this. I hope you don't mind, I took the liberty of sharing these with V-Roys fans on the V-Roys myspace page! We really appreciate it! J.

I love his/this version of this song!! I wish it was on sale on iTunes.

Just heard this song on the 1st series on The Mis Fits and had to check this out again as a reminder of the good old days of Steve Earle. This was an amazing year and an amazing tour! Best and tightest line up of the Dukes by far.

god this is about the best performance i've seen. the audience must have been like 'who the hell is this?'

great vid! i love steve & i love the v-roys!!!

Steve's just never quits amazing me. There's an interview you would most likely enjoy. It's not the UK one listed here.

Steve + V-Roys = AMAZING.

whoa this is crossing all the right genres for me right now...

A forgotten gem

I love this cover, hey it's Steve Earl, he is Good!

A young Scott Miller here! Love this.

Lol, those dudes in suits didn't miss a beat,...that dude in jeans and a t-shirt upstaged them all 😎

@Tracey1963 tracey, Steve did an incredible "Dead Flowers," that is one of my favorites, but then Steve has never really done much that i did not love.

Holy. Crap. Unreal

The V-Roys were one of the great secrets of the 90's. Scott Miller & The Commonwealth carry on ...

Sort of reminds me of Buck Owens and the Buckaroos brief black metal phase.

Muito bom

Taj is cool. This isn't a Jimmy Cliff song though. It's by the Slickers, who were a mysterious one-hit wonder that nobody knows anything about.

Thanks for posting this Rich! I had no idea it existed. Do you have any other Steve/V-Roys clips? I think they did this same song on Late Night With Conan O'Brien in April of '97. Hope you're doing well.

@Tracey1963 I think that you will find that a brilliant Jamaican band the Slickers were first. I stand to be corrected nonetheless check it out. Pax Tracey XX

@Tracey1963 Hullo Tracey, have you ad an oppurtunity to check the Slikers out yet? Do have a song to recommend? pax

@Tracey1963 you are right, my friend, Steve Earle does "Dead Flowers" better than anyone i think...he's incredible..

Taj Mahal doing a cover version of this Jimmy Cliff classic is definitely better than Jimmy's original!!!! if you haven't, do check it out. Cheers!!!

what the hell are they doing.....

Am I hear again watchin' this thang again??? yup...This is...baaad!

Great cover....but I still like the John Martyn version the best...

i think the Sidetracks version is better.

This is pretty fuckin' cool. It ain't as good as the original record....but seriously. What is?