Summertime - Billy Strings & Marcus King 

exaclty. those people are lazy listeners

Problem is none of them are famous at all compared to main stream that’s the problem

It's overwhelmed by all the mainstream garbage. Nearly everything on the radio is generic recycled crap. Country, if you can call is that, is the most far gone as far as mainstream goes

I flat out don't listen to the radio

The issue isn't that it doesn't exist. It's that it isn't popular. Artists like this used to have mainstream success. No longer the case. That's what is sad.

Exactly Sir here’s a cheers to the next 20 years ❤

I’m sooo with you! What an advance from the old TV as well!

A few independant stations is all I need

Amen🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉so many gifted people out there in this great big wotld!

The Internet is good ànd bad... Sometimes it shines. Sometimes it shines.

How wonderful!

This is why everybody needs a piano in their living room! Fantastic story!

Billy's phenomenal

So was his dad

Trump lost Bigly 🦧💩🤡🖕

I love this!

@InThisTogether That's a great idea! I hope you have a great time at the concert.

Same scenario for me and my 34 year old son!!

that’s acc so fy

@@Louisiana666 😅

Guitar store guy is sitting behind the counter dusting off the "HELP WANTED " sign.

Those guitars should never be played again...ever!

😂😂

😁

I think he’s more like, “damn, those guitars are worth 4x the money now!”

This whiskey is like how good sounds taste

Smoooooth...

Getting drunk on all the billy strings vids here

Damn straight, or even on the rocks.

This comment deserves ALOT more likes!

great point actually

You right

Can't get enough of this

The acoustic micing and mixing is actually insane in this video- so crisp compared to Marcus and that super reverb

Any guitar shop worth their strings ought to have proper acoustics. It helps to have two living legends playing together:)

I'm IN!

Id buy two copies of that

🙌❤🤘

Add Joe bonnamasa

Add Willie Nelson in the mix too!

Guitars don't think.

ok boomer

@@danieldonato I don't normally follow these links in comments as they are usually by idiots, but you are a great young player fella.

All those guitars still have price tag on..

@@elon13yearsago8 dummy, they are at a guitar store. cant you read the fucking info? these kids prob cant afford to buy them.

Yeah man. I agree. That part was absolutely bad ass! ;)

A fine example of this style of music and guitar playing ala Doc Watson. I'm going to get ALL of those licks under my fingers. His tone will take much more work and is aided by the beautiful Martin Guitars OM Style Acoustic he plays here. Simply put, a Twentieth Century masterpiece made in the early 1930s I believe by the fine Luthiers at Martin Guitars USA. Get one while you can!

@@rockers2rockers616 I own a Taylor personally, and have played many a Martin in my time, and in my opinion the have a much richer, more full timbre than the Taylors. The lower action most Taylors have and the thin, ergonomic necks and deeper cutaways just make them easier to play for me. I absolutely love the Martins’ tones though, I’ve tried changing to a thicker gauge string, swapping to nylon, using finger picks, switching to just fingernails, everything I can think of to get that warm tones that Martins have while sticking with a Taylor, which from a playability standpoint just suits my style better. Sadly, nothing I try compares to a good ole Martin. If only there was something I could do to my Taylor to get that tone.

Yea....that section really got me too....

What did you think of Billy's stuff?

@@erikwatson7293 He's great. So young yet a very tasty player.

Frank Mageean thanks for sharing! music IS the universal language. I love seeing how artist can speak to each other in “music”

Frank Mageean amen

The most beautiful compliment!

Shit are you serious? I conjured up such an image if this after reading your comment

It's jazz but yes, I agree with the sentiment 100%, beautiful music is beautiful for anyone who's willing to listen. (For the youtube "professors" who love to discuss: It's technically a jazz blues but that has less to do with blues than the name might imply. "Straight, No Chaser" is another example that shows you that jazz blues is not blues, it's jazz).

David Phillips agreed

I watch this video all the time--!I love both of their guitar playing and their singing voice!!Incredible!!George Gershwin should have heard this performance!

Smooth move in sound!!!! m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2589544244423089&id=100001026151518

He sounds like Doc

kinda a Doc Watson softness and earthy.

txtbook

It's honestly super duper incredible

Billy and that fingering

Billy strings is one badass dude and all the band members that play with them no joke one of my favorite I'd really like to see him in person at a concert

Well put! In the pocket 👌

Man, simply perfection. These two nailed it

Kinda like the Grateful Dead

They definitely know how to play with other musicians. No ego, just a pure love for the music.

Couldn’t live with myself if I hit like and ruined the 420 like count. 👍

an entire album of these two playing would be timeless. like "kind of blue" timeless.

Ooohhh shit! I was thinking exactly the same!!!

@@trevorw3233 lol

I want saw Roy Clark in Kansas City, and he was about to play “under the double eagle. “ He made the statement, “if there are any young guitar pickers in the audience, once I do this, it will likely scar them up for life. “ I wanted to never pick up a guitar again after he played it. And I feel the same about this young man here!

😂

I just thought I played this piece well until I ran across this. Hahaha Makes we want to quit.

Or just has different tastes in what they enjoy

104 here in Texas today, got a dog-walker going by that digs it the most

It’s fantastic, but .... c’mon man. Put your seatbelt back on.

Gershwin wrote so many magnificent and brilliant pieces, to whit.

gershwin still is amazing in 2024. timeless melodies

The octaves are a nice touch 1

Go listen to the doc and David Grisham version of this Billy sounds exactly like doc it’s crazy

I JUST discovered him and I'm absolutely obsessed! Bummed I didn't know sooner (he came to several venues near me 4 years ago)... but oh so happy that I have! Can't wait for this weekend!🥰🎫🎶🌴🌅🌴🎶💓

I'm surprised to hear so many people raving about how great Billy Strings is (he is) but not commenting on how amazing Marcus King is. Maybe t his video doesnt highlight him enough but his voice and guitar skills are at least as good

Billy reminds me of a young Glen Campbell, so fluid and smooth and Marcus is a guitar monster as well... thanks for the post 👏 👏👍🤠 Thank you again !

Amen

Listening to these guys is an inspiration. Sierra Ferrell and co. still top my charts.

Billy and Marcus, kingfish, are the future!

Oh man its only getting better

billy, marcus, and colter wall are a refreshing breath of fresh air and they are young guys that are showing true grit across the country/american folk genres. they have musical knowledge, soul, and style. true musicians in a world of manufactured pop music

@@JKoooozie Kingfish fits that description perfectly too, good call

Tyler Childers too

amen!

that's the first thing I thought! Glad somebody noticed.

Docs his biggest influence besides family

Thought so too

Thought exactly that same thing

nice to see you over here Matthew. Love your channel and killer tones. I dig it.

@johnnyD D .

Bon

totally juicy

this is not the juice. sir, this is the sauce

guitarsword1 when you say “pull off the mic” are you talking about him backing away from it depending on if he’s playing rhythm or taking a ride?

"Live mixing" 😊 A pro indeed.

Yes! Absolutely! They are the muaical usherance of the New Earth!

Sturgill does it in Brewery sessions also

Agreed

SRV wasn't the only good white guy on a guitar.

@@jocosaway3676 one really has to make it crystal clear for nimrods like you don't they? I am talking about the likeness of his voice and looks not his race.

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I totally agree Sharon

I think Nina Simone might have something to say about that....

Was it good for you because it was fabulous for me.

Yes, and it was composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin for the opera Porgy and Bess!

Country Jazz.

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They’re both individually great

@@ryanmiller5786 fakks and troofs

They're not smart enough to not listen to pop.

Theres some good pop. Theres some bad country & blues.

They aren't prodigies. They are masters.

I’m a huge fan of both these guys. Billy’s flat picking is always phenomenal. Love this version but take a listen to Ray Charles and Cleo Laine take on Porgy and Bess’ ‘Summertime’. It is truly the quintessential version of this masterful song.

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His name is Billy actually.

@@Sphere723 and Marcus is in the right, he's also a great musician

These two are awesome!

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Cody Newsom 😂😂 best comment.

Hope you aren’t related to Gavin Newsom

Was tired of reading the circle jerk comments. This was good

LMAO

Severely underrated comment right here. 👌

No diggity