Orange Blossom Special - Doug Kershaw (Fiddlers Three)

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  • @gfh110
    @gfh110 4 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    As a fiddle player of 20 years I still to this day can't fathom how this man manages to play articulate notes at 90 miles an hour on a fiddle that's essentially floating in midair with a bow that has at best ten hairs left on it. It's the most amazing thing I've ever seen.

    • @AlleyBoy5
      @AlleyBoy5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You see the sickness....

    • @anitaharris9095
      @anitaharris9095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I saw him in person one time and he had to stop in the middle of a song and put new hair, or whatever it's called on, on his bow. The band kept playing and he just jumped back in right were they were without missing a beat. Ever since that day I've called him a fiddle playing fool.

    • @rickyburton4642
      @rickyburton4642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Good ain’t he!

    • @tomabbott4980
      @tomabbott4980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i saw Doug Kershaw play many times and he cuts the bow strings. he is still GREAT TO WATCH.

    • @danielbarnes4935
      @danielbarnes4935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's that Devil's elbow

  • @caniff
    @caniff 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    the "train beat" for any drummer is a challenge -- easy to lose the timing, or just wear out. this guy rises to the challenge. well done.

    • @angelicadelgado6073
      @angelicadelgado6073 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      All while wearing a puffy shirt. Mad props to this dude!

    • @jamesgullett3557
      @jamesgullett3557 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      P

    • @KevinBenecke
      @KevinBenecke ปีที่แล้ว

      And at that speed.

    • @CannibalWHORE22
      @CannibalWHORE22 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Practice as boring as it may be, always pays off if you have determination.

  • @ronbaker8774
    @ronbaker8774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    First off, Orange Blossom Special has to be one of the best songs ever written. And then this particular performance by Doug Kershaw sets the standard for all others to live up to. You cannot listen and watch without moving and smiling because it is just that good.

  • @barrysmith8920
    @barrysmith8920 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    INSANE intonation, double stops, original phrasing, speed, power, passion and endurance!!
    🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
    I saw him in Tucson 1974..To this day the greatest performer I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen thousands.
    By the time of this filming in 1977, Kershaw had been performing all over for over 30 years!
    He’s 86 now, still doing shows

  • @wizardoffrobozz
    @wizardoffrobozz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    impossible not to wear a hideous smile watching this guy. seriously a one-of-a-kind artist

  • @kvaleda213
    @kvaleda213 9 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I saw him in concert decades ago. He stood on his head supported by 2 musicians and played Orange Blossom Special - OMG and the crowd went wild!!

    • @davidseipp3322
      @davidseipp3322 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      K Valeda

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He makes Jerry Lee Lewis look mild

  • @garyg5122
    @garyg5122 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I got to see Doug Kershaw in 1969 at the Boston Tea Party. He was the opening act for the Byrds. I have loved his music for over 50 years!

  • @judymcvey9005
    @judymcvey9005 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Saw him at a summer park program at one of Kansas Cities lakes.in early 70s. I'd always loved his wild Cajun performances I'd seen on t.v. , but live was just a whole new experience. Not many strings left on that Louisiana man's fiddle at end of . One of my best nights ever!

  • @jimrebr
    @jimrebr 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a rockstar Doug Kershaw is, dang, this is my favorite bluegrass song ever, played by the 1st great fiddler I knew about, in 1970. He toured with the Rolling Stones, so yes, he’s Country , Bluegrass and Rock!❤ I loved how he tore that bow up, was just waiting for him to toss it and grab another one, all that Russian horse tail hair didn’t stand a chance, lol 😂

  • @charlesmerchant5752
    @charlesmerchant5752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Saw the crazy Cajun twice, in the Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas Texas, in 1976. Same place and year, that I saw
    Waylon, and David Allen Coe !

  • @randyelliott9152
    @randyelliott9152 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Saw him several times at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas,Great,energetic show.......Kudos to a very consistent and hard working drummer

  • @randymiller3949
    @randymiller3949 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember my dad telling me when I was boy growing up in Gordon Alabama in the early 70s, that Doug Kershaw came to Dothan Alabama to put on a concert & he was the best fiddle player he had ever seen.
    Much love from Mobile Alabama.

  • @JoeHintz
    @JoeHintz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You don't even have to like music, OR the song to be fascinated by true talent, AND showmanship!!!

  • @linda5565
    @linda5565 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This is my first time being acquainted with Doug Kershaw and he is one wild man on a fiddle. WOW no other words for this frenetic, driven fiddle player. One can not help but be happy when you listen and/or watch him play. Simply amazing.

    • @Mike583
      @Mike583 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow! Really, you've never heard of Doug Kershaw b4? U must b a young lady!!!

    • @brianfullerton4953
      @brianfullerton4953 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      73, saw him play in TO fifty years ago. Wild and crazy, lots of fun. Still love to hear him. Irish on HOT sauce.

    • @annahkurtin5345
      @annahkurtin5345 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poor child!

    • @adeleg444
      @adeleg444 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw him in concert in the 70's. He was high energy, all over that stage. It was pure joy. He defines music. How I still love him!

    • @annahkurtin5345
      @annahkurtin5345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adeleg444 Diggy Liggy Lo

  • @tcscushing
    @tcscushing 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    We were a rural venue, Oregon Fair in the 70's, and Doug played his heart out, and also made us feel he cared about US. I have been a great admirer since. Thanks for the beauty you have added to this world, Doug.

  • @nancydean8260
    @nancydean8260 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Watched him on TV years ago, been listening to him play for 50years! He's the best!

  • @ernestcashion4462
    @ernestcashion4462 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    2023 and he still plays a few times a year.

    • @barrysmith8920
      @barrysmith8920 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      87 years old!

    • @mikeveis9188
      @mikeveis9188 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same in 2024

    • @mikeveis9188
      @mikeveis9188 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He's now 88 years old.

    • @derontchi
      @derontchi 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mikeveis9188 where does he play? I'd love to make the drive.

  • @robertorlandoblea6650
    @robertorlandoblea6650 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I love the Ragin' Cajun. Master showman. Highest energy concert I have ever attended.

  • @larrychristian7239
    @larrychristian7239 12 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I don't care what anyone else says, but this is the baddest , most ass kickin' version of the orange blossom special EVER played!

    • @lindseywalker6925
      @lindseywalker6925 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Obviously you've never heard of Michael Cleveland

    • @bayourat15
      @bayourat15 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Michael Cleveland is overrated
      Garbage

  • @songsabai3794
    @songsabai3794 10 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Amazing find!!!!.....my mom told me that when Kershaw hit the scene everyone thought he was a madman - clearly I can see why, he was WAY out there for the day. Cool how he can play with almost no tension on his bow.

    • @valerieehrlich1500
      @valerieehrlich1500 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Doug Kershaw beats Charlie Daniels hands down

    • @royhammond9670
      @royhammond9670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's why he was called the raging Cajun

    • @johnb5057
      @johnb5057 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@valerieehrlich1500 charlie daniels wasnt shit

    • @rocknroll7316
      @rocknroll7316 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@valerieehrlich1500 remember the Sammy Kershaw so g that had the line 《 he was the Charlie Daniel's of the torque wrench 》 it should have been the Doug Kershaw of the torque wrench

  • @stevenfan1218
    @stevenfan1218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    There will never be another as good as him

  • @fripso
    @fripso 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What an entertainer! He's the Pete Way of Cajun music! I saw him in either the late 70s or early 80s and HE WAS AMAZING!

  • @tenabob
    @tenabob 11 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is the best video of the three I could find of him playing the Orange Blossom Special.
    Thanks for posting this version again, it was posted and then taken off months ago.
    Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @dlwatib
    @dlwatib 5 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    Man attacks violin on Orange Blossom Special. Two bows died in the attack, the violin survives in critical condition at local hospital.

  • @johna1764
    @johna1764 8 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    See that bucket in front of the drummer? It contained spare bows for Doug. He always had a bucket of them nearby when he played & could switch to a new 1 in a heartbeat & not miss a beat. I saw him in person 2 times & met him personally the 2nd time.

    • @randallrobinson827
      @randallrobinson827 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I saw him in Austin, Texas in the mid-70’s. He was all over the stage at an incredible energy level.

    • @patsaylor6673
      @patsaylor6673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He lived in Greeley a few years ago had a bar and dance hall and a big home east of Eaton saw him many times 🎶🎶❤️

    • @debbiehuser9056
      @debbiehuser9056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isn’t it because he was high as a kite on drugs?

    • @frankpuryear3844
      @frankpuryear3844 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@debbiehuser9056yea a lot of the time . But so what . So was stevie ray Vaughan and Duane almond , and most of the greatest . It was them not the drugs. If you do the drugs you would still suck ide bet.

  • @mikehannon4097
    @mikehannon4097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Thank you so much. I love Crazy Doug Kershaw. He was in a very obscure movie in the early 70's called Zachariah The Electric Western. The film is where The James Gang got their name when Joe Walsh was asked to play in the movie and the band didn't yet have a name. Also some great drumming from Alvin Jones.

    • @freddielee8500
      @freddielee8500 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow! How interesting this is. I’ve loved Doug since the 70s. Gotta try to find that movie and check it out.

    • @mikehannon4097
      @mikehannon4097 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@freddielee8500 There is a very low quality version on TH-cam I believe.

  • @d18dlf
    @d18dlf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One heyell of a showman and Cajun fiddle player. So underrated and underappreciated. When I was haullin big truck, a Cali turnaround and Doug Kershaw, grab gears , dodge a Koop and go.

  • @jon2bec2
    @jon2bec2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Kershaw is the Jimi Hendrix of cajun fiddle, with way more energy. Off the charts! He must be crazy!

    • @michaelmapes4119
      @michaelmapes4119 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      he went through more bows during a song that Jimi did picks!

    • @doanldraney9073
      @doanldraney9073 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      jon2bec2 I swear I was saying the same thing. Then I seen your remarks.

    • @buddyroeginocchio9105
      @buddyroeginocchio9105 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree with the Jimmie Hendrix comparison least in the case of this performance however it is not to be taken as a compliment. This is just a lot of noise with rhythmic embellishment.

    • @richardmessina9475
      @richardmessina9475 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Buddyroe Ginocchio My thought, also.

    • @treystewart9812
      @treystewart9812 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Buddyroe Ginocchio I agree with the first two! I think it's a complement! if somebody compared me to hendrix on any instrument I'd be tickled to death! that would mean I'm playing the piss out of it! that's what hendrix did with his guitar that's what Doug Kershaw's doin with his fiddle! I thought it was a great thing to compare him too!

  • @rickyburton4642
    @rickyburton4642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Straight out of Heaven!!! 😃👏👏👏👍👍🇺🇸. Thank God for him!

  • @pygarthehun9413
    @pygarthehun9413 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Man is a genius. I collect what I can from him. The positive energy is out of this world!

  • @OzoChe
    @OzoChe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bringing these amazing memories music,love the fiddle and Mr.Doug,play that fiddle,Bailamos,Shall we Dance ,Enjoy ,Cannon music,here,in Louisiana, Red Feather salutes you ,beautiful, People, And this Artist,Simply the Best,Millions of Blessings, Bearhugs,Embraces,Bendisones, Amen

  • @southok
    @southok 9 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    DONT EVER LISTEN TO THIS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE...THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU WILL BE SITN ON 90MPH

    • @babswright2664
      @babswright2664 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +YOKI LEE I could imagine. It does that to you.

    • @gerardperry9873
      @gerardperry9873 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      YOKI LEE ., uhb

    • @jamescook6406
      @jamescook6406 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      YOKI LEE 😂😂😂😂

    • @doughesson
      @doughesson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      With a State Trooper behind you with his blue lights on and a big grin on his face.

    • @tomswinburn1778
      @tomswinburn1778 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been there, done that!

  • @t4texastomjohnnycat978
    @t4texastomjohnnycat978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Rusty & Doug Kershaw... AWESOME in the 1950s AND 1960s. Doug is STILL the World's Champion Cajun fiddler.🎻👍

  • @williamwade6945
    @williamwade6945 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    a classic done a thousand times but NEVER BEFORE like this.....SMOKIN!

  • @BarrySmithviolin
    @BarrySmithviolin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Seen him live three times.
    His double stops and intonation are absolutely incredible..
    This performance is proof!! 🌟

  • @JohnSmith-fj5ee
    @JohnSmith-fj5ee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I saw Doug Kershaw 50 years ago in Gresham Oregon.

  • @billbammerlin4666
    @billbammerlin4666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Met him once at the Lorain County Fair. He rented a truck from me, I was a Jartran dealer, he ga me and my wife passes to his show. All I can say is wow what a showman.

  • @bobsaturday4273
    @bobsaturday4273 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    when you're as good as Doug , I guess you wear any shirt you want !

    • @chillywilly5258
      @chillywilly5258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Doug wears it better.

    • @michellebuja2999
      @michellebuja2999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bob Saturday Hey... I love the poet shirt. Timeless & classic!😍

    • @zachsimmerock3420
      @zachsimmerock3420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen Saturday

    • @tedmulthauf3867
      @tedmulthauf3867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe the soft talker asked him to wear the puffy shirt.

    • @zachsimmerock3420
      @zachsimmerock3420 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tedmulthauf3867 maybe Captain jack sparrow, traveled through time and told him the fashion

  • @susanwallace2258
    @susanwallace2258 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He must REALLY go through the bows!!! I saw him in person years ago, and what a treat! Thanks for posting!

  • @mohammedcohen
    @mohammedcohen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ...first saw him on Midnight Special in or around 1974 just after I came home from Germany...been lovin' his music ever since...

  • @mynameisnobodysometimeseve7653
    @mynameisnobodysometimeseve7653 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He rocked the night for us way back in 78 or 79 lacrosse wisconsin. About gave those old folks heart attacks. I do believe we broke a table (dancing on it) hahaha, great memory thank you Mr Doug Kershaw.

  • @yvonneyhra
    @yvonneyhra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't stop listening, joyful music, happy I found you only yesterday. Thank you so much for your energetic music!!
    Found out you are 84 now, still going strong 🎶

    • @paulparker3803
      @paulparker3803  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Curious to know your source. I am actually 68 years old (born in '52). Longevity is in my genes but I'm not sure I want to see the 80's. Life gets hard at the end of the line.

    • @yvonneyhra
      @yvonneyhra 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulparker3803 the day before, after the first business visit in months, I was on TH-cam and curious about the song Blossom Orange, so many people on the internet playing this song and I liked it and understood, however it was nice but it didn't grab me. The next was Doug Kershaw, never heard of, and Izak Perlman I was very much aware of. Looked for him on TH-cam and came across this video! One of the best to my opinion! Need I say more...
      Travelled a lot in USA, been in Louisiana however never heard of Doug Kershaw. This is the 3rd day playing his music. To me he is really the best, in his own right, I wish not compare it to the classic violin, however....!!
      Thank you for asking 😊

    • @yvonneyhra
      @yvonneyhra 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulparker3803 and see Klezmer music with Perlman. One of the fiddlers is holding his violin the same way as Doug Kershaw.
      Maybe you will like this as well. Also happy music 😊

    • @paulparker3803
      @paulparker3803  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yvonneyhra Ah, okay. I understand your post now. It's Doug Kershaw who is 84 years old and still going strong. Happy listening!

    • @yvonneyhra
      @yvonneyhra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maybe it is nice to tell: at this very moment listening to your radio station Wwoz fm, from Europe, The Netherlands 😊, old Cajun music 😊🎶

  • @IantheWoodcraftsman
    @IantheWoodcraftsman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Sensational musicians all! As a would-be drummer, I was rapt in his performance. Never seen two bows with broken strings doing one song - but hey -- they had a heck of a work-out. Thanks for posting!

  • @georgelehew9203
    @georgelehew9203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The first album I ever purchased was one of yours I believe it was around 1969 you were one of my earliest Inspirations to play a fiddle. I wanted to thank you and just say that you are such an inspiration. You have stayed true to yourself and your own style. Thank you kindly sir, a fine musician and a fantastic Entertainer!

  • @jamesdananay3390
    @jamesdananay3390 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic!!!!! I first heard The Ragin' Cajun' near the end of my Junior Year of HS or that summer. Been a huge fan ever since.

  • @rodneydockins3485
    @rodneydockins3485 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Outstanding music and from the looks of it some outstanding drugs to

  • @ed.b4618
    @ed.b4618 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember watching thus guy on TV in the early 70s in the Bronx NY.

  • @Skanzool
    @Skanzool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Doug is the maestro of the fiddle. What a player.

  • @marie-joseebreton947
    @marie-joseebreton947 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    super beau à écouter et à regarder! mercis pour ce spectacle très professionel! ce 01-08-2017 Félicitations à David et à tes musiciens!

  • @garyrosenberg3502
    @garyrosenberg3502 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I met him in 69 or 70 in a recording studio in Hollywood. Looked exactly the same. They said he was from Louisiana. I had some roots in New Orleans said he’d never been there. New Orleans that is. Very quiet man. I didn’t know who he was yet? My group made a recording there. Didn’t go anywhere.

    • @stacynewsom5888
      @stacynewsom5888 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He needs to come back to the longhorn ballroom in Dallas in 2024 they just reopened.

  • @srhcb1
    @srhcb1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Sometimes a single performance can define an entire genre of music:

  • @darylvandyke7399
    @darylvandyke7399 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks and Praises. So - so - so -grateful, for your efforts and the life and works of Master Kershaw.

  • @ianmotasabuanbarriatos
    @ianmotasabuanbarriatos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He was the most Legendary Raging Cajun! Long Live DOUG KERSHAW!!!🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

  • @raymccraine2449
    @raymccraine2449 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ol' Doug is the King of The Fiddlers! I like Jo El Sonnier and Ricky Skaggs Fiddle playing but Damn Doug just makes that thing come to life!!

  • @jkmerriwether9919
    @jkmerriwether9919 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I Love how he shreds his bow, and I Love how the UK and America continually trade culture. Cheers, mates.

  • @Otispuss2
    @Otispuss2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It's funny, because whenever Doug had to borrow a fiddle, about 1/4 of the bow would be gone when he gave it back. Glad you reestablished your account! Thanks for this great upload!

  • @caesarillion
    @caesarillion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heard him at UCLA around 1972. Hot performance for sure. Live 100 yrs Doug. Paul V/Thailand

  • @Tyler380
    @Tyler380 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Doug Kershaw is 84 now.. God bless him..

  • @hciade
    @hciade 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    WOW!! Such energy, craziness, and talent!!

  • @dbergum1
    @dbergum1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Total Madman on the Fiddle....Fuckin Awesome....

  • @johncraig3756
    @johncraig3756 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Super talented Cajun! Met him once, very friendly, we talked music & musical instruments mostly. No better showman.

  • @ClaurenRidgeWinery
    @ClaurenRidgeWinery 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watched this man since I was about 8 years old...a true modern day Mozart

  • @heatherinparis
    @heatherinparis 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He's been a favourite of mine since back in the '60's

  • @mizzmead8077
    @mizzmead8077 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you Paul for bringing Doug Kershaw back to life :)

    • @ChristopherOconner-nf5hb
      @ChristopherOconner-nf5hb ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I thought I seen him in a bar years ago on Vine Street Cincinnati somebody that look like Kim was playing the fiddle standing on the bar

  • @barryyoungtv
    @barryyoungtv 10 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    well, he's gotta (play furiously and burn thru bows to) make a livin'... he's a louisiana man.

  • @larrymarsh6072
    @larrymarsh6072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He's simply the greatest 'Fiddler" ever

  • @skudaarkaat1
    @skudaarkaat1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Doug Kershaw and Buckwheat Zydeco ( R I P ) turned me on to Cajun Zydeco 34 years (1982) ago and I've loved it ever since!!!!!!!

    • @chrisfischer6195
      @chrisfischer6195 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cajun Zydeco? Wait. What? What's Zydeco?

    • @dawnklug6986
      @dawnklug6986 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Zydeco is a mixture of Black French/jazz /R&B blended with Cajun and it became a sort of "Swamp Pop". EXCELLANT music combo. Listen to Geno Delafose and French Fockin' Boogie. He is a fantasti/Cajun/Zydeco musician/band that I see in person several x's a year out in Louisiana.

    • @lenormand4967
      @lenormand4967 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Chris Fischer ZYDECO IS A MISSPELLING OF HARICOT. HARICOT IS A SNAP BEAN. THE RHYTHM IS NOT SMOOTH BUT JERKY AND LOOKS LIKE A SNAP, SO SNAP BEAN.

  • @blackjakko
    @blackjakko 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brought here from watching beautiful film Days of Heaven by Terrence Malick. Doug Kershaw plays fiddle by fire light... brilliant. Amazing his fiddle doesn't break. Never seen anyone so outrageous playing a fiddle before. Makes me wanna pick up my dad's fiddle and get wild!

  • @asmfmjb
    @asmfmjb 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yup, the 'ragin cajun'..friend and I wend to a concert in Lincoln Ne, (Arrow Airport) and had the time of our life!!! Still remember him throwing chairs at the speakers hollerin..."turn de music up"!!!

  • @billwillman7687
    @billwillman7687 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He’s the man. Coming from a great fan in Metairie, Louisiana.

  • @jerrycreamer1864
    @jerrycreamer1864 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know how he manages to make it thru a song with a bow. he just shreds them!!!

  • @jefhunwpb
    @jefhunwpb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    was remembering my days in evergreen Colorado. he lived there and would play at the little bear, photographed him for the local paper, great but distant fond memories...

  • @michellebuja2999
    @michellebuja2999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This guy blew my mind the first time I saw him. The Dean Martin Variety Show, he played Mama's Got the Know How while riding the Staten Island ferry in the snow! Louisiana boy was looking chilly! Amazing musician. Would like to find that song when he played Tampa Bay in 2008... It disappeared off of TH-cam.😩Any clues? Thanx

  • @jrr6256
    @jrr6256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I grew up in East Texas and I could sit mesmerized what Doug play. Too bad they didn’t have iPhones in the 70’s. I could OD on his playing. Truly one of a kind.

  • @johntatum1951
    @johntatum1951 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My, My, My and all this was done while sober??? Marson....mister Bo diddley

  • @iilish
    @iilish 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to see him play at the Palomino in North Hollywood when i was a kid, he is also a lovely man.

  • @carltondonaghe
    @carltondonaghe 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The girl playing the tambourine is crazy beautiful!

    • @rowlffffff
      @rowlffffff 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Anyone know her name?

    • @chodeshadar18
      @chodeshadar18 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rowlffffff I don't know her name but I have a feeling she and Doug had an...understanding ;>p

    • @powerlinekid4296
      @powerlinekid4296 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Annie Rose DeArmas

    • @Machster10
      @Machster10 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes she is so beautiful!

  • @deedaniels4186
    @deedaniels4186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw him in concert many years ago. He was amazing and funny as well.

  • @hsrere
    @hsrere 12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi Paul - I have been looking for this for a long time - thank you so much - would love to see the entire show uploaded - it was such an amazing concert.

  • @mariemesvoixcelestesthomas7764
    @mariemesvoixcelestesthomas7764 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Un très grand et immense talent :) C'est époustouflant !

  • @Dandelionfleur
    @Dandelionfleur 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm in Canada and so proud to be related through our shared Thibodeau ancestors, whoot!

  • @gutbucket260
    @gutbucket260 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love the 70's hairstyle. Could be on a bayou somewhere or on stage with The Who.

  • @kathleenmckeithen118
    @kathleenmckeithen118 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a treat!!!!!! Thank you! I will always love Steve Martin!

  • @ronniewestcott6697
    @ronniewestcott6697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    listening from nova scotia, Canada 2021 right on .

  • @johanberger3279
    @johanberger3279 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bucket list with complaint! Years ago I paid to see him perform at Indianapolis. He didn’t show up! Instead I had to listen to Charlie Pride sing Louisiana Man etc. He owes me! I’m 77 and would like just once to see his performance.

  • @daniellittle3117
    @daniellittle3117 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Ragin Cajun -- used to watch him on Midnight Special?

  • @randystein7374
    @randystein7374 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw him on Carson years ago and still look up old videos of him. Always amazed at his talent and energy. RIP Doug

    • @eeck2006
      @eeck2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He is still alive!

    • @zone4garlicfarm
      @zone4garlicfarm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eeck2006 He's still performing. He has a concert at the Grand Ol Opry next week.

  • @frednavrotski8936
    @frednavrotski8936 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now that is what I call putting your heart into it.

  • @davidbrown4868
    @davidbrown4868 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you! This is the best rendition of the Orange Blossom Special ever!!!!

  • @buddylowe2929
    @buddylowe2929 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I first saw him in the 70s doing "Jamestown Ferry" liked his music then and like it now. He's wild though. Dixie Creole needs watching.

    • @moragmacgregor6792
      @moragmacgregor6792 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If they aren't crazy...they aren't really Cajun. Trust and believe.

  • @rickb.284
    @rickb.284 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He is fun to watch. One of a kind.

  • @michaelwertzy9808
    @michaelwertzy9808 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw the original show, I had to the head so bad, but I could not stop diggin' it! Before we had beta or vhs. WTTW in Chi-town replayed it a couple of times in the following months!

  • @501625abc
    @501625abc 10 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    The man is the Jimi Hendrix of fiddle players!!!

  • @bropous4265
    @bropous4265 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Ho-LEE SHIYUT!
    The BEST Louisiana has to offer.

  • @sauquoit13456
    @sauquoit13456 12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On this day in 1965 {January 13th} Johnny Cash performed "Orange Blossom Special" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'
    One month later on February 13th it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually it peaked at #80 and also spent 6 weeks on the Top 100
    It reached #3 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart
    Five years later in 1970 Doug Kershaw covered it; his version peaked at #9 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart
    R.I.P. Mr. Cash {1932 - 2003} & Doug Kershaw turns 77 on Jan. 24th

  • @cooterbrown1
    @cooterbrown1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw a movie called Zachariah,in early 70's...I remember 2 things about it..it was a western,and they had kershaw,walking around here and there dancing and playing fiddle by himself..finally after kershaw walks past them in desert,one goes who the hell is that guy

    • @evanwolf6618
      @evanwolf6618 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      🎶🎵🎻 I remember the trailer for that movie ' Zacharia (gun shot) . . . An Electric Western' .

  • @sdovas
    @sdovas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ol'Doug could turn any fiddle into a lethal weapon, and murder the crowd with pure joy, not violence. And wearin' that bar mitzvah shirt, too.

  • @dixiebunting7811
    @dixiebunting7811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Heart and soul in Doug's music

  • @davidmills1844
    @davidmills1844 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh man, he had to throw the first bow down.
    Ge tore it to shreds playing 32/nd notes non-stop for 3 minutes!!

  • @mohammedcohen
    @mohammedcohen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First saw him on The Midnight Special after I came home from 2 1/2 years with the Army in Germany...