Tedeschi Trucks Band - "Midnight in Harlem" (Live on eTown) 

What a great moment! ❤

Brilliantly done...

27th August 2024 and I’ve just discovered this track. Heard of song but never listened to it before, but this Tedeschi Trucks version is perfect. Arrangement, musicians, sound is just wonderful and Susan Tedeschi’s voice and delivery of the song is beautiful - and then Derek Trucks solo to end the song is brilliant - what a great guitarist! I found the whole performance so moving I had tears in my eyes as I listened for the third time. A revelation!

So glad to hear that, Merilee... thanks for listening

This is the healing we all need now.

Good luck and God bless!

My true realistic prayers are with you.... Godspeed on your recovery. (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠❤

Glad you joined me in this enjoyment

Agreed

So Freekin cool! C’mon

Me neither, lol ! 😅

Agreed. A favorite in my 70+ yrs on earth.

This song just feeds the soul. Incredibly soothing. Heals the Heart. Makes me wish it would just go on and on.

Agreed

yes indeed. it never gets old either .

This x 1000, stunning job!

Yes sir the guy working the soundboard did a phenomenal job! As you commented you hear every little sound no one overpowering each other! Smoother than 100 year old bourbon.

Exactly my take on them, also ❤Derek and Susan are following in the footsteps of the Allman's, B.B . King,And everyone who has tried they're hand at playing blues and World music ❤

Me, Tucson Az 🏜️🙏🎸🎤🧑‍🦳

Midnight in Belgium over here. I'll probably be here April 2025 as well

This is my favorite version of this incredible song. I come often. That solo feeds my soul.

Me,love them

Present Mesa Az

Thank you for your words,I've been trying to say much the same, but floundering to find the right words. Can I just share yours with you ??? Carole... Brisbane, Australia, just loving good blues .....

Yes

Their sound engineer is the coolest dude ever, Bobby Tis. He does a backstage experience before shows where he lets you see all the gear and how he operates. He’s a legend, he’s recorded the Allman Brothers and the likes of Levon Helm as well.

사랑합니다.당신을 응원 합니다. 한국에서

Yep

I'm 59 I love this song😅

Agree 👍

She sounds like Bonnie Rate great rendition

I have had this exact experience today. I found myself in tears at the sheer emotion of that whole solo as it built up with the tension and the excruciatingly beautiful background vocals. I'm never not going to love this song and this band.

Aa

@@whiteybirdwhitey you righty 😢👌✌️

I know the song, the band, the music….as good as it gets.

Has to be one of the most talented group of people assembled to play music!

Yep. The 2010 Crossroads festival is close but not this good.

Agreed….ive searched too. Imagine our favorite live songs that were not recorded. We are blessed this was

Absolutely to all of your comments, THIS version is absolutely Amazing 🎸🎶❤️🎸🎶🎸🎹🎶🎸

Absolutely agree jan

Absolutely agree 🎸🎶🎸

And how are you today?

Would you believe they’re married!!! Crazy right!! God is good

I feel ya. If I hear it once, I gotta hear it a dozen times. These two have magic.

Derek Trucks is the nephew of Butch Trucks, drummer for the Allman Brothers Band. Derek was listed as #16 in the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists in 2015. He was only 36 at the time. Truly a talented young man.

Well-said, Witchsabbath13 !!

Thank God if there is one, or many. Thank them.

Same here❤

Absolutely!!

You're 100% correct

Only from an old Egyptian town. NO WORRIES.

You speak a great truth! We are so very lucky!!

Lindsey, your taste of music is impeccable❤️

Well said

Indeed sir!

So we'll said

Yes. Another band without ego: Gov't Mule

Commander - Same family essentially...

Yes very mere

Brings tears to my eyes. Unbelievable!

I was so sad when Dickie left. Still never quite liked Derek as much, though a great player

Makes me cry....joy

@@MarcIwanicki-x4j There never was a Dickie in the Tedeschi Trucks Band. If you’re referring to Dickie Betts that’s the Allman Bros Band.

I wonder if they have performed together with St Van Morrisson….her voice and his …gives me shivers just thinking about it

Matthew, I know what you're saying. Have you seen them live? I've watched their videos hundreds (or maybe thousands) of times and am always blown away by this awesome band. But then I got to see them live for the first time last month (July, 2019). I couldn't believe what I experienced! Their energy and musicianship live is so far beyond anything I have experienced watching these videos and listening to their CDs!! I've been to a lot of great concerts in my lifetime of legendary bands, but this was by far my favorite!

Roger Whitacre no.. I wish I had. I think they are going to be in my hometown for Crossroads Festival next month. Hopefully I can afford to get myself a ticket!! .

Matthew: This song has done the same to me. Amazing artistry and depth of feeling.

I got what ya are saying I listen to this song everyday for sure and most the time 2,3,4 times a day God Bless✌❤

Matthew, I agree!! This song is Heavy!!

Well stated.

Agreed. Apparently they play as a family. I heard they did their best to carry the band through the shutdown. The particular lineup in this song just blows me away. In addition to T&T, Mike Mattison (backup singer with the acoustic guitar) writes a huge percentage of the band's original material, not to mention one of the most musical set of brothers to come down the line since the Marsalis family, Oteil and Kofi (R.I.P.) Burbridge. Oteil and Derek played together for years in the ABB, and Kofi's contribution is huge - I often listen to this piece just for Kofi's parts. Ephraim Owens on the horn! This group loves what they are doing and each other, evidenced in the fact that they are constantly aware of their complete sound - they friggin' listen to each other, a rare treat. Yet this recording has more going on that needs to be considered. Let me say I'm an award winning sound mixer, and I've also been live as a programmer/DJ on radio. Performing live in front of an audience allows that immediate psychic feedback, and when that's working everything is even better. That night the band wasn't just playing to the people in the venue, they were live on the air, seriously increasing the quantity of positive psychic feedback! Wish I'd been there! But we do have this recording, and it is superb. Having been mixed for radio, with a limited dynamic range, it fits well in the 'godforsakenyoutubestream' and is so finely crafted that one can listen to this recording at serious volume on a decent stereo or pro headphones, without wincing. My last comment is totally DT. I've followed him for years, and have non published recordings of him jamming with everyone. He just gets better. He took the time to study raga with Ali Akbar Kahn, a classical Indian music master and stringed instrument virtuoso. Kahn, through his friendship with world beat percussion master Mickey Hart, moved to Santa Rosa and set up a school. Indian music has studied the way tonal relationships affect the human being, regardless of race, language or upbringing, for over a thousand years. Few musicians in the blues/rock world have gone that far in their education... All of these factors are at play in the eTown recording. Need this at least four times a week for the past year and a half.....

Yes

Best Band Ever!!!

When a person as supremely talented as Mattison is content to be in the backround for the sake of the band you know it's something special.

I wholeheartedly agree friend.

How about davild gilmour - then i closed my eyes ft. Robert wyatt

Not the usual chords, that means much.

Agreed!!

Yes. I come back again and again.

Badly needed here!

❤❤❤❤

A hard-won victory is still a victory amigo

Keep listing, keep savoring the music and let it help heal you. You've got this.

Here’s something to think about. You spent 42 years paying for your mistakes. There’s no point in paying for them for one more second. Your mistakes brought you to recovery and a brighter future. Now you’re free to do as you please, and you can’t live your present life if you’re still living in your past. Forgiveness and losing self judgement is the freedom to live in peace. Believe in yourself. These words are what I tell myself when I feel judgemental or hurt by my past. It’s okay to move on. You’ve paid your dues. You don’t belong in soul prison.

I’m right here with you. 46 years

Forgive yourself ✨the hardest part but the most crucial ☀️

It is okay

Its actually Mikes song

Yes he is legend

He came of age surrounded by people with amazing talent to play and tell their stories , some by family relatives, others by routine exposure to genius...it does rub off... this is why it’s so heartbreaking to see young kids get exposed only to whatever gets played on the radio. nothing else. Never doubt the power or importance of good music to young kids, you make be looking at the next Tedeshi Trucks band

Truly a gift, he is.

Absolutely.

Wiping tears with ya bro. Then Susan’s voice added in... brilliant

May peace be with you John P Noble Jr. I don't know you, but I feel as if I do:)

John P. Noble Jr. Love you John

I love them so much.

You feel like your walking with her down that street

feels like the whole world is like this

He is the best slide player out there 👍👍👍

So is Susan

And he looks totally relaxed while he slays that axe!

@@hillsmith she does not get the respect she deserves standing next to him. There’s a clip out there of him and bb and her all on stage, and bb was drooling all over Derek and completely ignored her. I lost a measure of respect for bb that day. I got to attend a guitar workshop with Derek when he was 21, he was a humble kid (that would shred your face off with that guitar) who has grown into one of the humble greats that is mellowing into a statesman of the craft. The two of them are amazing to watch. I’ve seen her live also, so I’ve gotten to experience them both first hand, I would love to see them together!

Derick’s guitar an Susan’s voice! Damn!!!!❤

Yes

True for me. 🙏🧑‍🦳

Beautiful. So well put

I like that.

Perfectly put. Thank you.

You made me cry with that comment. Agree.

I agree exactly what I was thinking. 🎤🎧🎄

The backup singer is also the guy who wrote the song, cool !

Word Brother

I fell in love with it the first time I heard it

If they (NOT me!) don’t get chills and say ‘wow’ after listening to this, maybe it’s also bc they have NO appreciation for GREAT MUSIC❗️

SOMEONE RECIEVED SOME INSPIRATION WHEN WRITING THIS ......AND THEY ARE SO YOUNG !

Wow.... You said it perfectly... Chills.... ❤😊❤

Agreed. Music should touch our souls.

I was playing it the other night on my guitar and could not stop the tears; had to stop playing.

Everytime! His phrases are like a vocalist’s

YESSSSSS

Absolutely My Dear 💕💕💕

Sometimes Tears

Yep and tears as well

Just discovered this group toddy, fell hard. My soul drank it in, like water in the desert. Beautiful, healing music!

Real Talent Is Obvious Not Fake...

This fills my tank

Nicely put brother...be well & be blessed

David Horton's sure got that right. What a voice what a great band. Take care David be safe.

👍 Me too! I’m 67 and was a classical pianist and organist since I was 5, but I really ❤️ ALL genres of music. While I haven’t ever played in a band like you, I too have seen many of the ‘greats’ perform live. But there’s something about THIS one that gets to me every single time I watch the video or listen to them playing it, which BTW is more than once a day❗️I must have been in a music ‘coma’ bc I only just discovered them within the past several months, and now I’m going to their concert in a couple months!

This one got me hooked on TTB. Between this and Don't Drift Away (the live from the Fox version) they became my favorite band.

Nice compliment to this band ....just recently discovered them. Kick ass band!

Same here regarding my life history and this tune. This is most likely the best band in the business today. I can't get enough.

Yes!just *Awesome* Flint Michigan

They are amazing, stellar musicians, all around.

I heard this for the first time about 2a.m. this morning. Her voice and the sound- in the moonlight blew me away. I hope you all still hear it at least once a week. I live in the skids in Denver. Perfect.

I hope you still listen to this..i do- at least 2x a week. 🎶📀🎶

Well said.

I thought that's the one he plays all the time. He probably has a backup but that guitar is the only one I've seen him play.

i have a guitar face listening to him (and probably anyone)

Saah-Wheat!!! Most Clever Comment! Sooo, here ya go! 👉🏆 ✌️😉🚬

He is the Chuck Norris of slide

@Satanic Majesty i named my guitar in honor of her.

@Satanic Majesty Thanks brother, make that "thanks sister "

@Satanic Majesty I appreciate the polite correction. 26 wow, my guitar and I were both adults when you were born. Sue is a '61 J45

Beautiful words of a beautiful soul.

Go Cubs Go, Go Cubs Go , hey hey what'ya say? This Cubs are going to win today!!!

Look harder there is some people crushing it right now. Some great young musicians coming up. Country, bluegrass, blues, rock there is some great players in all these. They just arent in the mainstream media as much, heck strings and marcus king are selling out shows

amen

I've been aware of Derek Trucks for years but not his guitar playing style. This is the first Tedeschi Trucks song that I stumbled upon here on you tube. What a gem! I can't seem to get enough of it. Fabulous! A new fan...

@@timjones7547 ditto ditto ditto. & i'm crying again.

Many times.

After this song I can't go to sleep to not miss anything more in my life.

My guess is you'll like this, too. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-paeNnR33i5Q.html

Search my brothers search

@@bjornyesterday2562 Susan's soulful voice smokes Grace's, imo. Grace kind of yells like Adele, sort of. People love Adele though, so what do I know. Never saw a trumpeter blow out of the side of his mouth. He was good. Prefer Trucks to Satriani too. Satriani may be technically Superior, but Trucks has more emotion/soul.

@@jamesgeers309 I think I agree with everything you say but I didn't know we were comparing. Just trying to share some good music. For me No One Compares to Susan or Derrick but there sure is a lot of good music out there

@@bjornyesterday2562 Sure. No offense meant, just chiming in.

take care, i lost my wife to kidney failure four years ago. music eases the pain but brings so much more to healing.

🙏🏼

So very sorry for your loss. Glad she found some comfort in music. And hopefully, in Jesus Christ.

😢

Great description. Engineer brains are amazing.

Magical Brian.. just magical words…

incredible.

Agree!!!

Really beautiful description Brian!

Agreed. Apparently they play as a family. I heard they did their best to carry the band through the shutdown. The particular lineup in this song just blows me away. In addition to T&T, Mike Mattison (backup singer with the acoustic guitar) writes a huge percentage of the band's original material, not to mention one of the most musical set of brothers to come down the line since the Marsalis family, Oteil and Kofi (R.I.P.) Burbridge. Oteil and Derek played together for years in the ABB, and Kofi's contribution is huge - I often listen to this piece just for Kofi's parts. This group loves what they are doing and each other, evidenced in the fact that they are constantly aware of their complete sound - they friggin' listen to each other, a rare treat. Yet this recording has more going on that needs to be considered. Let me say I'm an award winning sound mixer, and I've also been live as a programmer/DJ on radio. Performing live in front of an audience allows that immediate psychic feedback, and when that's working everything is even better. That night the band wasn't just playing to the people in the venue, they were live on the air, seriously increasing the quantity of positive psychic feedback! Wish I'd been there! But we do have this recording, and it is superb. Having been mixed for radio, with a limited dynamic range, it fits well in the 'godforsakenyoutubestream' and is so finely crafted that one can listen to this recording at serious volume on a decent stereo or pro headphones, without wincing. My last comment is totally DT. I've followed him for years, and have non published recordings of him jamming with everyone. He just gets better. He took the time to study raga with Ali Akbar Kahn, a classical Indian music master and stringed instrument virtuoso. Kahn, through his friendship with world beat percussion master Mickey Hart, moved to Santa Rosa and set up a school. Indian music has studied the way tonal relationships affect the human being, regardless of race, language or upbringing, for over a thousand years. Few musicians in the blues/rock world have gone that far in their education... All of these factors are at play in the eTown recording. Need this at least four times a week for the past year and a half.....

And you should feel proud my friend. Much respect to you for appreciating the all of the good stuff haha :)

@@bluejayway5321 Hope you are still listening hehe, I've only recently learnt what I was missing

@@bluejayway5321 Firstly, I had forgotten that I had left a comment on this video. Maybe it's because I was high when I wrote it. I just read your reply (no I'm not high now lol). Wow, I never knew about Mike Mattison's contribution to the band's original material or the fact that it was mixed with a limited dynamic range. Although I may not have as much expertise as you considering you're an award-winning mixer, I fully agree!! The band's impressive showcase of skill and musical artistry is exceptional, especially in how they create room for each other; it is truly remarkable. And like you said DT's knowledge is way to deep. Every time a solo comes up, he's "In The Zone", There's so much soul in his playing it sometimes reminds me of SRV. Blues is a feeling you can't pretend... I'm 26 and 90% of my age group are in the train which is "trending" so it feels great to be able to resonate with someone on the same frequency. Thanks once again for sharing all that! Cheers.

@@andrewkeen3129 Thanks man! I'm blessed to have experienced the cassette age right before it faded away 🙌

Hard to believe he's really gone.

WHAT?! WHAT?! WHAT?! NOOOOOO

So sad 😥

A truly tragic loss, Kofi was a freakishly good key/flute master in a band of stunning virtuosity.

I can relate to you. My dad introduced me to this. This will forever remind me of him. This and the Teskey brothers. Something special we get to share with our parents.

what a lovely sentiment.!!!

hello try sinnerman Nina Simone

Scott Russell please listen to Bonnie Bishop "Angel from Montgomery" and other. kind regards from berlin 👋

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Bonnie/Susan...always torn between these two warblers.

Your comment is lovely.

this is my all time favorite song. structure speaks to my brain

Amazing how the play runs the gamut of screaming passion yet maintains that smooth rolling cadence all simultaneously.

@@gypzs9 Thanks; as you can tell this one means so much to me!

Beautifully put

Gary Torok you nailed it ! That young man has Allman Brothers in his DNA!

Yep - you nailed it. and that's not to distract from their performance - it's to their credit.

Gary Torok he has the the band bloodline. They are the last of the best. Sad but I'm enjoying every moment im able.

The great thing is he is so respectful and humble for his up bringing. He plays with such passion.

@@jasonhines5524 hes not related to allmans tho his uncle butch trucks was their drummer til he commited suicide

Yes indeed.

Washes the soul...thanks for that...

I only wish.

❤

Thank you

@@geraldbradley1141 prayers to you 🙏🏽

same happened to me .Such talent , and her way with music is soothing to my soul

Funny, this band wold never have happened without the Allman Bros. Guess who was opening for the Bros and met their young guitar player...and the rest is history...

Amazing,Agree!

You should get out more.

@@JamesAllmond Listen to Clapton' stuff with Derek on one side and Little Doyle Brahmhall on the other.Even Clapton was impressed.What funny is how Derek gets SkyDogs slide tone.Duane was long gone before Derek was born.

You did.

Welcome.

You’ll enjoy yourself‼️🎶

welcome, look around, good stuff out there you never heard of ...and they live right down the road here in Fla, look how racist they are...lol, ENjoy, keep on !

@Jason Raibourn i like it ALL IF IT HAS A BEAT

It’s Derrick all day hoss.

And you know this.

One of the best posts I’ve ever read on RU-vid. I was born in ‘48 and from the time I was three years old, when my parents let me play their 78’s of the Ink Spots, Johnny Ray, Frankie Lane, et al., music has always captivated my mind and soul, let me envision myself bringing joy to everyone by pretending I had a fraction of their talent. I gave up on music when Disco became the rage but five years ago, through RU-vid, discovered the wealth of talent around the world by singers and musicians I and a lot of the world has never heard of. Thank you.

72 and love it 🎸🎶🎸🎶❤️🎶🎸🎶🎸

Ben Taylor I wish I would have said that.

They played this in their 2nd set at Chicago Theater in Jan ... blue-black lighting, stars and a giant full moon cast on the curtain behind, stars on the floor ... her amazing voice and every piece of this amazing band in sync. A thing of beauty indeed.

Beautiful song. Beautiful couple (Derek & Susan)

Amen my fellow music lover!

Brings me to tears!

❤

one of those "i think i can die now" experiences, yeah>?

Stepped right into Duanes shoes...

Amen brother!

BB Kingggggg

Oceans808 true

Van Morrison!! Be serious ,he,s not on the same planet as these guys.

Omg genius point!❤

@@paulbissitt4754 your entitled to your opinion to me he is .

Special song indeed.

@Kelly Daye Pussy is where you came from...

Love your honesty, bro. Does the same to me.

WIMP

@Kelly Daye hahahhahaha this made me laugh a lot. the song is beautiful, though. I can understand how it makes somebody cry

Marcus King Band is terrific as well.

It is the gold standard

Your comment made me laugh cause you are right

Thank you. Your right. We get real love by knowing Jesus. Thank you

👍

I so get you doug

It helps being Butch Truck's nephew.He had great teachers.

Great comment Doug.

Absolutely agree joel

You are not a sissy, you have a heart and feelings ❤🎸🎶🎸🎶🎹🎶🎸🎶🎸

Good on him.

@@josandlin6609 Yeah, well I think credit is due. I wonder how many titles they tried before they got it right. Midnight in Manhattan? Midnight in Brooklyn? Midnight in Hunt's Point? Midnight in Yonkers? Midnight in Hoboken? Midnight in Fort Lee?