When he did this song on the Grand Ol opry he was 29 about to turn 30 this video he was way younger than that and my educated guess would be 25 maybe 28. He also won his 1st Grammy that year. He does covers like the Grateful Dead. He has a following like the Dead did . His fans go where he goes . One cover he does is a Dylan song "Don't Think Twice Its Alright".th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=dont+think+its+alright+billy+strings
@@deedreamccarthy6666 Not a very educated guess. He won’t turn 30 until this October and this video was when he was still living in Traverse City about 8-9 year’s ago so he was around 20-21
@@jonathanwallace9662 you're absolutely right...I don't follow anything he does or says...never will and ... ...I don't know if he's still on ice... I pray to God he isn't... it's a terrible plague...
@@robertdavis1116 He’s a storyteller. Sometimes songwriters use first person even if it’s not actually about them. He’s done some really awesome things and never actually did 20 long years for dust in a baggy.
Love Billy Strings! Sadly, his early home life was filled with drug use (his dad, uncle and many friends died from it). He truly is a good human! He went back to his elementary school with 200 guitars and gave them to the kids.
I have watched several videos of him doing this. This is his best performance. I like the fact that these guys sitting around in a basement partying and they are not aware that they are listening to a future star singing a Grammy winning song. Blows my mind! 🤯
I was lucky enough to get to see Billy Strings and his band at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville 2 weeks ago on May 7th. They were absolutely incredible. They played for a solid hour or more in their first set. The place was packed. There was SO much love in the air. For his second set he had Bob Weir, singer from the Grateful Dead, join them on stage. It was an awesome night. Billy and the guys sold out the Ryman 3 nights. I will follow Billy and be back to see him again. Such an amazing talent. Peace !!!
I live in Traverse City where Billy kinda found his way before moving to Nashville. I saw him do his first open mic night at the Hayloft and was blown away I took full advantage of him being unknown in a small town and saw him dozens of times. Even had a few beers and shared a little smoke with him! So happy for his well deserved success!!
My grandfather listened to bluegrass. Billy took it and combined it with other elements of genres and took it to another level. It's basically shred metal psychedelic bluegrass
You can tell someone's a good guitarist when just them messing around sounds amazing. At the beginning, when he's just warming up, he plays better than I ever could.
You can watch him do it on the Grand Ole Opry with a band 8 years later.he wrote the song about things he new well friends and his own family had some serious drug problems.and he would be like 19 20 years old here.
This video is about how we are all on the same struggle. Poor is poor. No opportunity is no opportunity. Don't let the media tell you we're different. We're not.
Guys! Rap (Run DMC), Country (Hank Williams, Bocephus, etc… 😉, Blues (John Lee Hooker),….. They all telling the same stories, in a different beat….. They all connected! This is the next generation in telling the same story in a different way……
Listen to Billy strings comes alive. It’s a force of nature don’t get me wrong. I’m not the biggest Billy strings fan in the world hardly but the kid is a super talent I mean I just hope we can stay clean enough so we don’t say he passed ahead of his time I think he’s just incredible. Most geniuses are.
I've been playing guitar for 35 years and my picking isn't even close to his clarity on a acoustic! Ntm bluegrass is something that isn't easy to play to begin with
He wrote this. He was 19 in this video. Since then, he's become a HUGE talent! Grammy winner in 2021. Touring all over. Several albums. One of the best pickers around today. Was taught bluegrass by his dad. Turned to metal as a young teen but came back to bluegrass. He's a once in a lifetime talent.
Jamel, I'm gonna see his in June in Raliegh, NC. Can't wait to see him! You really only get a small example of just how good he really is playing a guitar! Ps... I just went to a Nu Breed and Jesse Howard concert and they filmed their latest song there called ''Middle finger to the man'' and I can spot myself out seven different time in their new video!
Before Billy got really big that video's comment section was just full of hilarious jokes about the guy standing in the background. My favorite one, author unknown, is, "Man in the green shirt looking like he's giving out side quests."
Omg. I love Billy Strings. He is so talented. I just want good things to happen for him. ❤ He's been through a lot and he used his art to find his way through life (and into success). It's a beautiful story.
Addiction didn’t start in the hood. Hank Williams Sr Johnny Cash for the obvious. It’s human condition. We are so much more alike than different. Anyone who tries to push something different has an agenda.
Billy Strings is probably one of the best current bluegrass guitarists and flat pickers There are a number of good young musicians coming through Marcus King - country Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - blues/blues/rock Samantha Fish - blues/blues rock to name a few
Checkout Thunder.. the song Robert Hunter had written lyrics for Jerry to write the music for, but was never finished.. Billy Kreutzmann gave it to Billy S.to finish
I watched a video where Billy said he wrote that song because Meth was a big problem where he grew up and got to a lot of people. So it obviously didn’t get him but some of his friends for sure. I just moved to Arkansas (coming from Denver) and hear a lot of this kinda tale, and I’m sitting here like damn y’all should’ve just smoked a bowl.
He was 21 years old and that video video and it was shot in his apartment in Traverse City Michigan he is my neighbor. He was involved in a bad sin and pulled himself out of it and is now a multiple grammy winner a true success story self made
Actually Billy was tripping on mushrooms in the video and he a said a party was going on upstairs and he just had to get away from all the noise!!! Now knowing that it makes the basement video 100x better
I love you appreciating the musicianship and trying to convey that. Indeed all music represents human emotions and it shouldn't be surprising everyone feels the same ones
Love how talent and art rooted in universal truth connects across music genres. You’re totally right. If this was a rap song where the rapper communicated the same thoughts, it would be a great song just because he’s talking about a reality people from the hood and the hills know. Great reaction.
Love your breakdowns as always. The song is based on one of Billy's friends who couldn't stay clean. He was on probation & got pulled over, and it was an empty drug bag on the car floor with trace amounts of meth, which were enough to give him 20 years
He wrote this about a friend who got caught with dust in a baggie while on probation. He got 20 years and Billy moved to Traverse City, Michigan to get away from all that.
Back around then when this was taken, Billy was in 'that scene', so he was speaking a bit from the heart. He's cleaned up a bit since then, as I understand.
IAM Billy strings Aunt. You are looking at a vintage video filmed in the presence of a few of his friends when he first graduated from high school. And the phrase I just put the lighter to the bulb and watch the burn is a phraseology that deals with math. You wanna really know about this kid, check out his backstory. Thanks for listening.
What makes this performance even more impressive is that, according to Billy, this was taken in a basement during a house party... he and his friends had taken a handful of mushrooms and needed to get away from the drunkards upstairs, so his head was sideways and he could still play and sing like that. lol.
61 year old bluegrass guy here, check out New Grass Revival with John Cowan, ahead of their time! Every good looking hippie chick I know LOVES Billy Strings. I'm more Flatt and Scruggs but whatever lol
Brother I can't add anything that's not already in the comments. Billy is running from and singing about his demons. He's the hottest thing going right now and EVERYONE is playing with him. Play more Strangs Brother.
I bet he learned on a banjo! he a pickar! I thought he was from the Appalachian mtns cause ya hear them all over, and they just play at gas station's or a park etc etc! but his play style reminded me of home!
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When he did this song on the Grand Ol opry he was 29 about to turn 30 this video he was way younger than that and my educated guess would be 25 maybe 28. He also won his 1st Grammy that year. He does covers like the Grateful Dead. He has a following like the Dead did . His fans go where he goes . One cover he does is a Dylan song "Don't Think Twice Its Alright".th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=dont+think+its+alright+billy+strings
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Here's one for ya'll. I promise this is nasty. It's Billy and the Boyz with Les Claypool. Onelove
@@deedreamccarthy6666 Not a very educated guess. He won’t turn 30 until this October and this video was when he was still living in Traverse City about 8-9 year’s ago so he was around 20-21
He played this qnd 2 years later played it at the gran ol opery
That kid on the couch is now a Grammy winning musical genius. Just sayin'...
Just saying he got off the couch.
@@robertdavis1116 um he definitely is not!! Obviously you have no clue and don't follow a damn thing he's said!!
@@jonathanwallace9662 you're absolutely right...I don't follow anything he does or says...never will and ...
...I don't know if he's still on ice... I pray to God he isn't... it's a terrible plague...
@@robertdavis1116 The song isn’t even about him
@@robertdavis1116 He’s a storyteller. Sometimes songwriters use first person even if it’s not actually about them. He’s done some really awesome things and never actually did 20 long years for dust in a baggy.
God bless the dude who was sober enough at this party to record this incredible performance for all of posterity.
Billy Strings is a HUGE force in music these days. Quite a talent.
he just got down with post malone on some johnny cash piece this year too :)
Love Billy Strings! Sadly, his early home life was filled with drug use (his dad, uncle and many friends died from it). He truly is a good human! He went back to his elementary school with 200 guitars and gave them to the kids.
I believe he had a wonderful stepdad, who truly stepped up and was a real dad to him, sharing his love of guitar and making him who he is today.
@@redstateforever Ya his step dad was the one that stepped up. Hell of a musician too.
What a cool thing to do.
Internet can be a good thing: I'm an old white dude, watching a younger black dude, watching a still younger white dude. COOL.
His sound has improved so much since this video ☮️💜. He was around 19 yrs old here. 2012
21 And living in Traverse City Michigan work working the coffee shops
@Matej Juhás Proper Rocket??? Dude that's the best descriptive term ever coined and would make a dope band name!!!
@Matej Juhás figured so!!! Entirely perfect and fitting for young William Apostle
I have watched several videos of him doing this. This is his best performance. I like the fact that these guys sitting around in a basement partying and they are not aware that they are listening to a future star singing a Grammy winning song. Blows my mind! 🤯
I was lucky enough to get to see Billy Strings and his band at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville 2 weeks ago on May 7th. They were absolutely incredible. They played for a solid hour or more in their first set. The place was packed. There was SO much love in the air. For his second set he had Bob Weir, singer from the Grateful Dead, join them on stage. It was an awesome night. Billy and the guys sold out the Ryman 3 nights. I will follow Billy and be back to see him again. Such an amazing talent. Peace !!!
Billy and Bobby for that second set.... that was freaking historical!
Wanted to make the trip for my 30th birthday but the ticket prices were SERIOUS!
Glad you had a good show!
@@thomasbailey7803 we're going to see him in New Orleans on New Years eve
I live in Traverse City where Billy kinda found his way before moving to Nashville. I saw him do his first open mic night at the Hayloft and was blown away I took full advantage of him being unknown in a small town and saw him dozens of times. Even had a few beers and shared a little smoke with him! So happy for his well deserved success!!
The guy that yelled Yahoo I read is his dad. Legend has it that Boz, the green shirt guy has yet to light that cigarette.
That’s barefoot Ben!
My grandfather listened to bluegrass. Billy took it and combined it with other elements of genres and took it to another level. It's basically shred metal psychedelic bluegrass
That is the best description I have ever heard!
One of the greatest guitarist of our generation, anybody any word besides genius I don’t know what to say
At the time it was raw and was a newly written. But for a new song with new cords, he killed it!
You can tell someone's a good guitarist when just them messing around sounds amazing. At the beginning, when he's just warming up, he plays better than I ever could.
You can watch him do it on the Grand Ole Opry with a band 8 years later.he wrote the song about things he new well friends and his own family had some serious drug problems.and he would be like 19 20 years old here.
Finally hitting up Billy Strings!! He's a maestro!!
This is Jamel's 4th reaction, tho he already did a regular solo reaction to Dust a coupla months ago...
See him live.
@@rob6362 He's gotta come to the Ft Lauderdale area and I will
I really love how much love you give all these artists. We should all be as open minded about music as you are.
This video is about how we are all on the same struggle. Poor is poor. No opportunity is no opportunity. Don't let the media tell you we're different. We're not.
Guys! Rap (Run DMC), Country (Hank Williams, Bocephus, etc… 😉, Blues (John Lee Hooker),….. They all telling the same stories, in a different beat….. They all connected! This is the next generation in telling the same story in a different way……
Listen to Billy strings comes alive. It’s a force of nature don’t get me wrong. I’m not the biggest Billy strings fan in the world hardly but the kid is a super talent I mean I just hope we can stay clean enough so we don’t say he passed ahead of his time I think he’s just incredible. Most geniuses are.
That man is amazing! He masters that instrument!
These flatpickers are a different breed. It’s hard as hell to do it this clean. Even metal guys are impressed
I've been playing guitar for 35 years and my picking isn't even close to his clarity on a acoustic! Ntm bluegrass is something that isn't easy to play to begin with
He wrote this. He was 19 in this video. Since then, he's become a HUGE talent! Grammy winner in 2021. Touring all over. Several albums. One of the best pickers around today. Was taught bluegrass by his dad. Turned to metal as a young teen but came back to bluegrass. He's a once in a lifetime talent.
You gotta do Billy Strings "Away From The Mire" from Austin City Limits!
YES it’s amazing. i just saw him in houston last month 🧡🧡
the red rocks away from the mire from last thursday is really good as well
I've watched that video probably more times than any other TH-cam video. Blows my mind every time.
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It's transcendental
Got tickets for Billy in Cary, super excited. Kid is so talented it’s incredible to see it all happen for him
You gotta watch him with his whole band though. This was the first song he wrote; at age 16.
J- you’re gonna love Billy’s buddy and idol- the GREATEST acoustic guitarist on earth- Tommy Emmanuel!!!!
I play Billy Strings loud and proud on the reg. This man’s story is incredible. Paycheck to paycheck to Super Star.
for those of us who grew up in the life, this song can bring you to tears when it hits right. your reaction here is glorious
Gotta check out “Watch it Fall” by Billy Strings next
Lyrics totally meaningful and relatable in todays world
Jamel, I'm gonna see his in June in Raliegh, NC. Can't wait to see him! You really only get a small example of just how good he really is playing a guitar! Ps... I just went to a Nu Breed and Jesse Howard concert and they filmed their latest song there called ''Middle finger to the man'' and I can spot myself out seven different time in their new video!
We seen him in Nashville at the Ryman on the 7th. Amazing man !!
Before Billy got really big that video's comment section was just full of hilarious jokes about the guy standing in the background. My favorite one, author unknown, is,
"Man in the green shirt looking like he's giving out side quests."
DUDE! I totally remember that comment from years ago.
Omg. I love Billy Strings. He is so talented. I just want good things to happen for him. ❤ He's been through a lot and he used his art to find his way through life (and into success). It's a beautiful story.
Addiction didn’t start in the hood. Hank Williams Sr Johnny Cash for the obvious. It’s human condition. We are so much more alike than different. Anyone who tries to push something different has an agenda.
Great reaction - yet again. Keep sending the great vibes. Be Blessed and act humble.
Billy is the best guitar player going now! Molly Tuttle is good too! Check out her Cold, Rain and Snow.
Billy was 20yo in this video. Born 1992 and this was 2012. Check out his concert video at Red Rock Amphitheater too, he’s come a long ways
Billy Strings is probably one of the best current bluegrass guitarists and flat pickers
There are a number of good young musicians coming through
Marcus King - country
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - blues/blues/rock
Samantha Fish - blues/blues rock
to name a few
*flat pickers. 😁
@@bukealicious9146 You're right. I used the wrong term. 😊 Fixed it
Billy is a good human! Another boy from Michigan, made good! He's a superstar now, won a Grammy with that bag of dust!
Checkout Thunder.. the song Robert Hunter had written lyrics for Jerry to write the music for, but was never finished.. Billy Kreutzmann gave it to Billy S.to finish
This is one of Billy’s biggest hits he is now very famous but has not changed. His guitar playing is the real deal
I watched a video where Billy said he wrote that song because Meth was a big problem where he grew up and got to a lot of people. So it obviously didn’t get him but some of his friends for sure.
I just moved to Arkansas (coming from Denver) and hear a lot of this kinda tale, and I’m sitting here like damn y’all should’ve just smoked a bowl.
I can’t stop laughing at his friend standing there high as a bats ass.
He was 21 years old and that video video and it was shot in his apartment in Traverse City Michigan he is my neighbor. He was involved in a bad sin and pulled himself out of it and is now a multiple grammy winner a true success story self made
Legend has it dude in the green shirt is still standing there smoking an unlit cigarette
Real music= real music! Feelings are ALL there. Jamal, you make my day!
Emotion. Pure feeling. He's amazing and his music is sincere.
This is why i love guitar just the talent and skill is such a pleasure to see and hear.
Heeeellls yeah 😂 Billy is a phenomenal talent! 🔥
Forget the genre I know it’s Bluegrass but I’m talking about technical guitar, playing and pain behind lyrics. This kid is unreal.
Actually Billy was tripping on mushrooms in the video and he a said a party was going on upstairs and he just had to get away from all the noise!!! Now knowing that it makes the basement video 100x better
I love you appreciating the musicianship and trying to convey that. Indeed all music represents human emotions and it shouldn't be surprising everyone feels the same ones
Love how talent and art rooted in universal truth connects across music genres. You’re totally right. If this was a rap song where the rapper communicated the same thoughts, it would be a great song just because he’s talking about a reality people from the hood and the hills know. Great reaction.
HE'S SO AMAZING
Hell yeah. Billy is awesome
The guy in the back brought the baggies!
He always has a clean video to his stuff. He is all about the sound.
Love "JUST BE A GOOD HUMAN " !!!
Watch Billy and Tommy Emmanuel play together. 2 of the best guitar players in the world.
You should really check out bill jumping on stage with Tommy Emmanuel. One of the best live jams you will ever see.
Love your breakdowns as always. The song is based on one of Billy's friends who couldn't stay clean. He was on probation & got pulled over, and it was an empty drug bag on the car floor with trace amounts of meth, which were enough to give him 20 years
He wrote this about a friend who got caught with dust in a baggie while on probation. He got 20 years and Billy moved to Traverse City, Michigan to get away from all that.
Great reaction...Billy is known as the greatest blue grass flat picker in the world...his song While I'm Waiting Here is off the chain...God bless
"Turmoil and Tinfoil".
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Lovin all the GD stuff on his wall..I see watching the Dead videos got him on the bus..now he’s gonna get on the Billy bus too❤️
For all our struggles I still miss my mountain home
Back around then when this was taken, Billy was in 'that scene', so he was speaking a bit from the heart. He's cleaned up a bit since then, as I understand.
Looks like some one can't get enough of the Billy Strings.
Dude in the green shirt? Watch how many times he tries to hit that unlit cigarette. 🤣
IAM Billy strings Aunt. You are looking at a vintage video filmed in the presence of a few of his friends when he first graduated from high school. And the phrase I just put the lighter to the bulb and watch the burn is a phraseology that deals with math. You wanna really know about this kid, check out his backstory. Thanks for listening.
Billy Strings cover of Wharf Rat is amazing
Billy plays Bluegrass music and is a picking' fool !!! So talented thanks for reviewing this video 👍
He played this song at the Grand Ole Opry
Dont think u can learn that, its a gift from GOD,, wow!!!
According to the guy who posted the original, this was recorded in September of 2012. Billy was 19.
Love those Hats! We should all consider others as ourselves, ;)
Billy is my FAVORITE!!!!
Check out Billy doing Grateful Dead songs.
It was a house party. These lads were tripping, so they retreated into the basement, away from the rest. Barefoot Bob is the hairy chap.
Good afternoon gentlemen. Sounds like the soggy bottom boys. O BROTHER WERE ART THOU. Give it a listen 🎶✌
Definitely need to check out "Gin and Juice" by the Gourds - bluegrass cover! It's awesome.
What makes this performance even more impressive is that, according to Billy, this was taken in a basement during a house party... he and his friends had taken a handful of mushrooms and needed to get away from the drunkards upstairs, so his head was sideways and he could still play and sing like that. lol.
Dealing Despair is my favorite Billy Strings song. Don't agree with the lyrics, but I 💕 the music
BMFS🔥 A legend in the making!
Love Bluegrass and love Billy Strings!!!
61 year old bluegrass guy here, check out New Grass Revival with John Cowan, ahead of their time! Every good looking hippie chick I know LOVES Billy Strings. I'm more Flatt and Scruggs but whatever lol
Jamal you need to watch his Colorado Run that just ended. The Red Rock shows were amazing.
If you pass on Billy Strings, you are missing an amazing once in a lifetime talent.
you gotta check Billy and Marcus King playing summertime
That song was about a friend of his, written from the first person POV
Gotta check out more bluegrass music!
Brother I can't add anything that's not already in the comments. Billy is running from and singing about his demons. He's the hottest thing going right now and EVERYONE is playing with him. Play more Strangs Brother.
Billy is great check dont think twice
Billy is the bomb. Check him out with Billy and the Kids. I'd love to see you do some Widespread Panic reactions.
29 , been playing guitar for 50 years
He looks like he is possibly possessed when he plays
Let’s see a Hide n Seek or Turmoil & Tinfoil. Away from the Mire?
I bet he learned on a banjo! he a pickar! I thought he was from the Appalachian mtns cause ya hear them all over, and they just play at gas station's or a park etc etc! but his play style reminded me of home!
Billy is the fucking man.