Was just watching ol SRV videos and shed a tear when I clicked on the thumbnail, luv everything about the road these bad dudes paved, nobody comes close to SRV still today
Hi Mark, first timer here, and a new subscriber. Great interview! Chris, I could listen to you all day brother. Thank you sir for sharing your memories with us!
Lucky to have seen SRV and Double Trouble 4 times, went to Stevies public funeral. Also saw Chris and Tommy with Kenny Wayne Shepard opening for BB King.
I'm so jealous of this, because whipper makes up 90% of the music I learned growing up, I would just gush talking, I seem to know everything he's done more than he does now😂, JK but I do have a storyville story with my sister and David grissom, yes back in the day I was a SRV mimicker, and my sister got me on the bus afterwards a storyville show, and David and her had some musician love shared, while I met Tommy and whipper, I felt like they saw me as same as her, but I was a professional musician at the time, and meeting my idols band, a very strange situation actually. One never knows how to act in those situations really, but that was over 20 years now
Telling a drummer about timing, mtv , and he kinda agreed...lol Great interview of one of the best. Mr. Layton makes it look so easy with a signature sound. Thanks !
As a black kid growing up in Ohio coming out of a Friends School leaving for college got me a whole lot of warnings from the community. Beware of who you encounter, never go to texas and watch your back at all times. Life taught me why but in Providence I would head to lupos to listen to Roomfull and was there to hear Jimmy and Duke, mostly Jimmy. I then understood not all folks who dig my grandparents style of music were dangerous later moving to DC area I caught SRV and Double trouble at Merriweather post pavilion while working security they had me in the talent entrance. It was like these guys just drove up in a bus, played got back on the bus and bolted. They all exited the bus all sweaty and wet and Stevie with a pack of kools in his wet pocket and seemed to like to talk. That made me a fan right before they took the stage. I wont ever forget Chris being the quiet one but payed attention to everything around him and that seemed very unlike what I was warned about Texans thank goodness I heard the following show was out in the racist part of MD where they had to stop a show because of things the rowdy bikers were yelling, glad I was not working there. Love this interview
Reminds me of what my grandmother told me about Music: Music is communication, the drum tells the story be it bad or good it is a Warning of sorts telling us to pay attention. Seems like it communitated to Chris very young. That kinda makes him special. Or is it just me?
Hey Chris and Mark! Chris I saw You in Lake Charles for KWS Band. Show was cancelled cause it rained. I said Your name you turned around at the Bar but you were Busy and didn't recognize me. This was Cool to hear from You. Me and my Brother used to Jam to SRV; playing Drums on an Old Rogers set.
Austin was infested by NorCal hippies like Ray Benson late '60s. Made a big difference. You used to be able to find Fred on Everything for details. But don't forget the effects of houston and Dallas.
My thoughts exactly. When you interrupt, you stop the flow of information that you would have gotten if you just had just let the person talk. Chris is telling us music history, and the interviewer won't be quiet! That's frustrating to listen to.
The only thing missing for me as a drummer, is names of Blues Drummers or Jazz Drummers these guys listened to, or who was a real influence! Naming rock Drummers that had played Jazz doesn't commute to me. I can name Drummers specific to me, that actually influenced me, but not a one of them were ever Rock players. There are plenty of Rock Drummers i appreciate, but only a handful that stand out! Pretty good interview though.
AGREED!!! I remember as a kid, the song with a double shuffle that caught my ear, was Martha and The Vandellas song "Heatwave" Found out later that was Motown Drummer Richard "Pistol" Allen.
@@markhummel7656 Well no where near someone such as Charlie Watts! BMG released Charlie Watts’ Anthology!! Watts to me was far ahead of either Baker or Mitchell. There was another Rock guy per say, that was a true Jazz player, and that would be a Dutch drummer named Pierre Van Der Linden! The drummer from 1969 band Brainbox and then the band Focus. He quit that last band to focus on his true calling JAZZ! He was a remarkable drummer! His solo in Brainbox tune called Sea of Delight, was so different from other rock drummers i had heard. Then with Focus the live 1971 and 1973 bootlegs of Eruption, and Anonymous II were crazy good.
How do u know if someone went to Berkley? They're going to tell you about 40x in a single conversation. "Oh, you lived in Lima, Peru? Yea, isn't it like the Berkley of Peru? Yea, i went to Berkley. "
I could listen to Chris tell stories every day…… great stuff…
Was just watching ol SRV videos and shed a tear when I clicked on the thumbnail, luv everything about the road these bad dudes paved, nobody comes close to SRV still today
Thanks so much to Chris for generously sharing his stories and memories of Stevie. Priceless.
I like hearing anything new like this, about Stevie. Great interview!
Thank you from a long- time drummer. Chris really shuffles his tail off, among his many strengths.
Christmas is every day thank you for a great gift. Texas blues really gets me. Ron Thompson was my blues Brother. Again thank you very much.
Check out the RT Memorial Concert footage on our channel.
@MarkHummelsHarmonicaParty I remember that a friend of mine and I were there. It was also a great touch when Mick Fleetwood sent that message for Ron.
This is one of your greatest interviews yet...absolutely priceless!!😊😊😊
epic interview.
Hi Mark, first timer here, and a new subscriber. Great interview! Chris, I could listen to you all day brother. Thank you sir for sharing your memories with us!
Lucky to have seen SRV and Double Trouble 4 times, went to Stevies public funeral. Also saw Chris and Tommy with Kenny Wayne Shepard opening for BB King.
Another music history lesson. Thanks Chris & Mark.
Thanks for listening
Mark just great hearing some of Chris's stories about the bands he's played in..
Memory is the 6th sense! Chris is one of my favorite Drummers.
Kool Interview 😮😊❤
I'm so jealous of this, because whipper makes up 90% of the music I learned growing up, I would just gush talking, I seem to know everything he's done more than he does now😂, JK but I do have a storyville story with my sister and David grissom, yes back in the day I was a SRV mimicker, and my sister got me on the bus afterwards a storyville show, and David and her had some musician love shared, while I met Tommy and whipper, I felt like they saw me as same as her, but I was a professional musician at the time, and meeting my idols band, a very strange situation actually. One never knows how to act in those situations really, but that was over 20 years now
Priceless history.
Telling a drummer about timing, mtv , and he kinda agreed...lol Great interview of one of the best. Mr. Layton makes it look so easy with a signature sound.
Thanks !
We don’t get to hear too much from him….Stevie would be so proud of him!!!
I met Chris when he worked with Dan Del Santo's Band ,1977 in Austin . Thanx ya'll >>> J D
Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon the hardest working rythum section ever. RIP Stevie
Thanks Mark for this conversation with “The Whipper”
Gimme a T for Texas…. Kewl stories from Chris. Thanks Mark. 🥁🥁🥁😎
If you could talk to Tommy sometime…that would be SUPER!!!
As a black kid growing up in Ohio coming out of a Friends School leaving for college got me a whole lot of warnings from the community. Beware of who you encounter, never go to texas and watch your back at all times. Life taught me why but in Providence I would head to lupos to listen to Roomfull and was there to hear Jimmy and Duke, mostly Jimmy. I then understood not all folks who dig my grandparents style of music were dangerous later moving to DC area I caught SRV and Double trouble at Merriweather post pavilion while working security they had me in the talent entrance. It was like these guys just drove up in a bus, played got back on the bus and bolted. They all exited the bus all sweaty and wet and Stevie with a pack of kools in his wet pocket and seemed to like to talk. That made me a fan right before they took the stage. I wont ever forget Chris being the quiet one but payed attention to everything around him and that seemed very unlike what I was warned about Texans thank goodness I heard the following show was out in the racist part of MD where they had to stop a show because of things the rowdy bikers were yelling, glad I was not working there. Love this interview
Reminds me of what my grandmother told me about Music: Music is communication, the drum tells the story be it bad or good it is a Warning of sorts telling us to pay attention. Seems like it communitated to Chris very young. That kinda makes him special. Or is it just me?
Great stories...
Hey Chris and Mark! Chris I saw You in Lake Charles for KWS Band. Show was cancelled cause it rained. I said Your name you turned around at the Bar but you were Busy and didn't recognize me. This was Cool to hear from You. Me and my Brother used to Jam to SRV; playing Drums on an Old Rogers set.
Austin was infested by NorCal hippies like Ray Benson late '60s. Made a big difference. You used to be able to find Fred on Everything for details. But don't forget the effects of houston and Dallas.
You forgot about Reese, to me SRV’s sound didn’t really become complete until he got Reese… and got sober!
The interviewer needs to lay back and let the speaker's stories flow. Too many interjections and interruptions.
It’s not a traditional interview-more of a conversation like backstage
My thoughts exactly. When you interrupt, you stop the flow of information that you would have gotten if you just had just let the person talk. Chris is telling us music history, and the interviewer won't be quiet! That's frustrating to listen to.
Too many interjections…”Yea”, “Right, right, right” , “Really”, etc, etc. Very irritating
@ I’ll edit those out & drink less coffee next time
@@JeffreyOConnell-g4x noted
The only thing missing for me as a drummer, is names of Blues Drummers or Jazz Drummers these guys listened to, or who was a real influence! Naming rock Drummers that had played Jazz doesn't commute to me. I can name Drummers specific to me, that actually influenced me, but not a one of them were ever Rock players. There are plenty of Rock Drummers i appreciate, but only a handful that stand out! Pretty good interview though.
AGREED!!! I remember as a kid, the song with a double shuffle that caught my ear, was Martha and The Vandellas song "Heatwave" Found out later that was Motown Drummer Richard "Pistol" Allen.
Hi, thanks for watching. Check out previous interviews we've done with drummers June Core and Wes Starr.
Mitch Mitchell & Ginger Baker were definitely jazz cats
@@markhummel7656 Well no where near someone such as Charlie Watts! BMG released Charlie Watts’ Anthology!! Watts to me was far ahead of either Baker or Mitchell. There was another Rock guy per say, that was a true Jazz player, and that would be a Dutch drummer named Pierre Van Der Linden! The drummer from 1969 band Brainbox and then the band Focus. He quit that last band to focus on his true calling JAZZ! He was a remarkable drummer! His solo in Brainbox tune called Sea of Delight, was so different from other rock drummers i had heard. Then with Focus the live 1971 and 1973 bootlegs of Eruption, and Anonymous II were crazy good.
Didnt 13th Floor Elevators come out of Austin?.
Yes blues drumming came from Jazz.
There was nothing else to take it from when it was being created.
How do u know if someone went to Berkley? They're going to tell you about 40x in a single conversation. "Oh, you lived in Lima, Peru? Yea, isn't it like the Berkley of Peru? Yea, i went to Berkley. "
Scratching my head over the choice of camera angles...Odd. Nice to hear from Chris tho'.
It’s makes his hair green
It’s an iPad on a cruise ship with no tripod-huge disadvantage
@@markhummel7656 O.K. that makes sense...nice interview tho', Thanks Mark.
This dude constantly interrupting Whipper, smh,
Nothing about Resse Wynans, the man that completed Double Trouble.