“It’s a purely selfish gesture. You don’t know how good you play.” Coming from one of the best poets of that generation. Guy and that entire group probably scrapped better songs than most of Nashville takes to the air.
@@absolutelynonameslef Hes probably a humble fella, not to mention hes probably flying off a bunch of coke, anybody who's done coke knows that feeling of the rush of energy surging through you.
Guy Clarke is absolutely blasted and it's priceless. Even rip roaringly sauced, he has more talent and ability than I'd ever dream of having. What an all star line-up.
Sure you did. There's something about the music of the early 70s that you only had to be there. This just takes me back in a way that I don't know if I should cry or just holler.
This is amazing. Great to see these folks making memories from Christmas Eve 1975. I just found this video after doing a Rodney Crowell search. The thread below helped identify the musicians. Here they all are in one place: Far left playing the lead guitar is Billy Callery who later wrote Willie Nelson's "Hands on the Wheel" , a song that was on the legendary Redheaded Stranger album. Next to him is a very young Steve Earle playing and singing most of this song. The guy with the cigarette is the late Richard Dobson. Next to him is Rodney Crowell. Beside him is Susanna Clark and her husband Guy Clark. Both are now gone. The dobro player is Jim McGuire whose main thing was photography. What a lineup.
rmcfar5 i guess I did not remember Guy and Susanna are gone. With their friend Townes, now I suppose. This who Bunch were awesome Steve- Rodney - Roseanne - Jerry Jeff is not there but should have been. These guys lived hard and played music equally as hard.
I thought for sure that the guy with the cigarette was Steve Young. Thank you for identifying him. Many great musicians and song writers don't get the recognition they deserve.
Very nice of you to put in the effort to provide us all with this info... I've done my best to confirm with google images and the like, and you're spot on. Hopefully this will be incorporated in the main description, but I think it's fine and dandy that it's close to the top of the comments section at least!
When I was 15 I hung out with Rodney at his mom's house. When he found out I was an aspiring songwriter he asked me to play him one. After I was done he told me he didn't like my song but he gave me the best advice about the craft I ever got. He told me to write about what I know. Later he said he didn't mean to hurt my feelings. I asked him how many 15 year kids get advice from a songwriter with his credentials. I told him I could not have been more pleased with what he told me. He is still my songwriting hero 21 years later.
Had agreat friend who hung out at times when they would be in Austin Clarksville area he needed a ride one day Several of these Masters were there including Townes van Zandt...didn't play just listening to Master at work...did have a drink are whatever was being passed along...didn't get to stay ling kinda of a private gathering...will live in my soul Forever...ol man way down in TX jd
I met Steve and his son Justin back in the 80s. They came to our record shop in West Nashville. He's been a friend every since. Once Steve saved me a seat on the first row at the Bluebird Cafe. The line up, Steve, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zant. I knew I was experiencing history that night.
Saw him in Memphis in '91, I couldn't recall who opened for him if you had a gun to my head, but I can confirm the energy levels of a young Steve Earle performance are off the charts. Zevon already had cancer in '87 didn't he? I have a right arm and left nut available for trade for that ticket if you have a time machine.
We used to have guitar get-togethers like this when I was in my late teens and early 20's. Sat around a table, strong drinks and fresh weed. The Band was everyone's favourite to play. Some of the best memories of my life. Got a couple kids and a wife now so it doesn't fly but once in a while, things get fired up.
Cantarooots, we did the same. Let yer kids and wife be a part of it. I grew up seeing my parents and their friends get wasted, singing, dancing in the street on our culdesac. We made a fire in a trash can in the street and brought lawn chairs. We called them Gutter Parties. No one every complained because everyone was invited and wanted to come. I’ve seen my parents totally blotto. Live a little!
We used to sit in the formal living room at my Aunt's house in Jamestown, CA. My uncle on the upright piano, my cuz on the organ, my other cuz on guitar along with myself. Then there was their always known him hair to his waist Indian friend Jim playing magic with his violin/fiddle! My uncle had short fingers but he could BURN-UP the keyboards...his hand action a blur! God thanks for those times!
If you dont already know my friend, but I'm sure you do, this comes from the movie heartworn highways about a two-hour documentary of just stuff like this. Absolutely one of my favorite movies.
Then there’s those of us that grew up with this type of music on the back porch so to speak. The downside I guess is that it makes us way too critical of today’s music.
I've never seen Steve Earle this young. I was late to the party. He reminds me of Gram Parsons here. Totally commited and passionate about Country music. ❤❤❤
I believe Steve is 20 here! Have you watched "Darlin' Commit Me?" One of my favorites from Heartworn Highways. I've worn out two copies of this film, on my third!
Man, this video is like a direct memory jack to my childhood. The clothes, the wall paneling, the people enjoying each others company, feels like i'm watching my own family.
Life was simpler back then. It was all about booze, cigarettes, and music. I love seeing the late great Richard J. Dobson sitting between Steve Earl and Rodney Crowell!
I once did in a similar situation in Tennesse..{on my way to a friend of a friends wedding in Louisville, Kentucky} & just joined in singing "The Weight" with maybe 10 or more other people playing guitar etc..GREAT TIME wish I knew as many people as the friend of an old friends place that was.. Here in Georgia THAT doesn't HAPPEN!
I was able to sit in in Clarksville in Austin not playing with a friend and Brother thrre was Talent all in a circle around that room fly on the wall Townes, Steve Earl Gary P. Nunn and a couple others but they talk that stuff with each other bout their Music and lessons learned from that day a life time of memories ol man way down in TX jd
if i could go back in time, any time any place in history, it would be right in that room for that night, this "Christmas eav 1975 at guy clarks house" video is the coolest thing i have ever seen. must have watch it a hundred times already
killing Hitler would actually be really bad because the war got us out of the depression and actually improved the world with all of the new technological innovations.
I remember times like this. I loved them tons. My parents were country and western musicians and when itr was down time,they'd pick up a guitar and start a Jam Session like this one. But it usuallt lasted clean till dawn. XD
@@PapagenoMF never worried about it then. We were young. As of now seeing friends die w lung disease and cirrhosis. Some people cont to smoke/drink all their life and live to be old. Thats a hard life i would imagine or maybe for them a very happy one
@@jamiehalleran6421 Thanks for the clarification! Sorry, I got that wrong! Deleted my comment as it is silly! Don't forget Richard Dobson who sadly passed away in 2017.
@@masterfroods8571 its all good i can see how the mistake was made. Don't know how I forgot Richard Dobson he was was an amazing singer/guitarist and an even better song writer.
I remember my hands and uncle singing this around the kitchen table. Mom and dad played music. My passenger dimmed 15 years older than me. Take me, out smoking weed snorting code that was one hall of weekend
He played 'Me and Julio Down by the School Yard' at my high school's talent show in 1972. He won the popular vote, but a teacher stepped in and gave it to the Flamenco dancer.
Pretty wild seeing these guys pretty much polluted and having a blast and I'm enjoying this immensly, but a twinge of pain in my heart that TVZ didn't "stay a little longer" like the rest of 'em.
+Lisa Luvzlou Townes was a great loss. Lucinda Williams songs about her brother's suicide (I think) and other loss songs work for Townes. The Van Zandt name is magic in music -even if they are not all related.
These guys use to come through Austin and the question wonder where TVZ was that night is an very good question...And Townes left us way to early Angels are Singing...ol man way down in TX jd
I would have given ANYTHING to be at that table or even in the room. So many of my music heroes. I had the good fortune to meet most of them over the years.
One of my favorite docs .. so real ,the director not only did a good job capturing the music , but also the vibe of that town and its people so well ... its just a great slice of Americana - made me kinda wanna move to clarkesville lol
1stSaintsFan _ easy now, settle down now! Ain't nothing wrong with the Dead and they're acid hippie free flow'n music. As a matter of fact the Dead were doing the same thing only 5 years earlier! Pure acoustic jams. Any hoot good tunes,great memories and even better times
This kind of stuff still happens on a regular basis where I live! Kitchen parties, shed parties, cabin parties! Friends and family getting together and jamming out and singing along to their favorite songs!
Folks that is as down to earth as it gets. We all were so in tune with the hoe down in the home town back in the early years, and this takes me back to the day so much it felt like i was really back in time for a short moment of forever. My heart is giddy right now and if i have to explain that , then you still wouldn't understand. ''THUD'' me droppin the mic . My arm out to the side and my fingers spread out wide.
It's very interesting to see a young Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle learning the songwriting craft from the older guys. I love The Houston Kid and a lot of Steve Earle stuff.
My friends mom owned a bar. She was never at home. Her house was party central for us. We'd sit around the kitchen table a pyramid of cans and play guitars and sing. Millington Tennesse. Shake Rag. Good times! We'd play and sing just like this
How many times have you been jamming and push a song like steve earle did here. Just start chopn' until the rest join in. Drinking and jammin' is the best!
It's also cool that Susanna Clark's painting, The Bouncing Apple, is on the wall. The one for which Townes bought her white paint with some of his royalty money 🙂
Music to my ears! Rocking this tonight, Loudly. I'm gonna Stay a little longer and play this song a dozen more times.... Beautiful. The Harvest Angel Adam
I couldn't play enough of Steve and Rodney's music at W.E.G.N 93.3 Evergreen,Al in the summer of 1985. It was my 1st radio gig and I was 18 yrs old and fresh out of high school from Akron, Oh. For the next 23 years their music became part of every on-air shift I did. They influenced more musicians than most people are aware of and they became, in my opinion, the next wave of "Outlaw Country". Today there are those who fit that title among they're piers and fans but most are struggling to fill those big shoes.
Such sad news to think of Guy being gone. I always like to think of him as in this clip (one of my favourite music moments) boogying and enjoying life with his wife and friends. Blessings Guy. God willing he's with Susanna again. Something tells me that Townes would try to step up so... the reunion might've been interesting.
I fell in love with Steve Earle and guy Clarke Dobson as well many others ! How I would give to b in that music icons !!!! Love's all ! 2021 is here y'all
Proud Oklahomans Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood, etc., etc., etc. say hello. :D j/k, I agree, I'd love to hear a little more red dirt on the radio, at least there's still a lot of great music out there, ya just gotta dig for it.
Jack Hatchett Being a Chicago boy, Texas and Nashville always have had a place in my heart. This is the music I listen to and always felt I was supposed to be somewhere else; whether Tennessee or Texas. I agree Nashville scene is so lame besides the cool unknown spots or guys like Will Hoge. I just wish country music wasn't so poppy.. My buddies and me just call it Southern Pop lol. If ya like this stuff- Check out Ryan Bingham. He woulda fit right in with these fellas.
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Does anybody else keep on coming back to this treasure? Probably about 20 times now for me.
Sho nuff
Same for me, but probably 3 times as many repeat viewings for Guy’s Country Morning Music
My sister has the DVD of this. Well worth the price,
Yeah this is probably like my 10th time coming back LOL
This is about ten for me lol
I don’t miss drinking, but I do miss nights like these
Agreed
Ya it's unfortunate that drinking is usually the only way to get good times like this to happen.
Lord, I know what you mean.
@@levimatthew8911 Is it really though?, plenty of great music made in churches without a drop.
@@axeman2638 oh they drank i promise you that... champagne was created in a church
what people did before the internet
OUTLAW712 thank god for the internet then, Damn..
outlaw, exactly! I wondered why times had changed!
OUTLAW712 not my group of friends, hangs out still look like this
DogSi Notpalc, yea, the Internet is soooo much better!
So true a
Crazy. We're listening to a song first recorded in 1945, played here in 1975, in 2020.
Colton Blumhagen 2026 now!!!
Put some instant coffee in the microwave while eating that 'automatic' 10 second bacon and listening to this and ¡BANG!....You're in 2050!
Where I'm from 2075 I actually see pigs flying
Otherwise known as a classic!!
yep
Who's here at the end of 2020 wishing it was still this simple?
Me
Less is more
Whew. It's hitting home
Dang ya know..
It is, if you want it.
Don’t listen to the bullshit !
Go out n be free !!! C it B it
Smoking and drinking at the kitchen table Christmas Day. Reminds me of when my family was still alive. Miss them days.
I hope your well man
I get that man. I sure do miss those days too.
“It’s a purely selfish gesture. You don’t know how good you play.” Coming from one of the best poets of that generation. Guy and that entire group probably scrapped better songs than most of Nashville takes to the air.
Guy seemed like a real gent.
that is the damn truth
Jim Mcguire seemed embarrassed by the compliments. I understand that feeling (not that I receive many haha).
That guy is a blowhard.
@@absolutelynonameslef Hes probably a humble fella, not to mention hes probably flying off a bunch of coke, anybody who's done coke knows that feeling of the rush of energy surging through you.
It’s a sheer miracle that Steve Earl survived, and thank goodness he did.
@@andrewbecker9062 I just came from watching a bunch of JTE performances. His dad's good but Justin was on another level.
Agreed
What happened to him? What did he survive?
@@connorwilliamson3 he was a terrible heroin (and booze?) Addict for years if not decades
He obviously rotted his brain based on his opinions, but yeah he survived
Guy Clarke is absolutely blasted and it's priceless. Even rip roaringly sauced, he has more talent and ability than I'd ever dream of having. What an all star line-up.
Play oNE JAMES..ALRIGHT!!!!!
I thought that was Guy Clark! Just needed Jerry Jeff there!
You gotttttta watch heart worn highways my friend !
Sure you did. There's something about the music of the early 70s that you only had to be there. This just takes me back in a way that I don't know if I should cry or just holler.
add to that Townes Van Zandt. (Trying to answer @the yamahog)
Shit let’s all get drunk and make history Right
That would be the worst Christmas morning ever. But the best Christmas Eve ever.
nickbagelboy lol
Nah, just stay drunk.
Well shit maybe,,,
not a maybe, thethorax1, it works (chuckles in his best Guy Clarke impersonation).
It? (((
The 70’s were so awesome.
Hello So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song
I always thought i was born in the wrong era. Now i am convinced!
Simpler times my friend.
This is amazing. Great to see these folks making memories from Christmas Eve 1975. I just found this video after doing a Rodney Crowell search. The thread below helped identify the musicians. Here they all are in one place: Far left playing the lead guitar is Billy Callery who later wrote Willie Nelson's "Hands on the Wheel" , a song that was on the legendary Redheaded Stranger album. Next to him is a very young Steve Earle playing and singing most of this song. The guy with the cigarette is the late Richard Dobson. Next to him is Rodney Crowell. Beside him is Susanna Clark and her husband Guy Clark. Both are now gone. The dobro player is Jim McGuire whose main thing was photography. What a lineup.
rmcfar5 i guess I did not remember Guy and Susanna are gone. With their friend Townes, now I suppose. This who Bunch were awesome Steve- Rodney - Roseanne - Jerry Jeff is not there but should have been. These guys lived hard and played music equally as hard.
I thought for sure that the guy with the cigarette was Steve Young. Thank you for identifying him. Many great musicians and song writers don't get the recognition they deserve.
Very nice of you to put in the effort to provide us all with this info... I've done my best to confirm with google images and the like, and you're spot on. Hopefully this will be incorporated in the main description, but I think it's fine and dandy that it's close to the top of the comments section at least!
Oh wow, thanks man, incredible bunch ! I appreciate your time to name the line up for me!
Richard Dobson is gone too
When I was 15 I hung out with Rodney at his mom's house. When he found out I was an aspiring songwriter he asked me to play him one. After I was done he told me he didn't like my song but he gave me the best advice about the craft I ever got. He told me to write about what I know. Later he said he didn't mean to hurt my feelings. I asked him how many 15 year kids get advice from a songwriter with his credentials. I told him I could not have been more pleased with what he told me. He is still my songwriting hero 21 years later.
Lucky dog.
Great Story
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Cool story!
Had agreat friend who hung out at times when they would be in Austin Clarksville area he needed a ride one day Several of these Masters were there including Townes van Zandt...didn't play just listening to Master at work...did have a drink are whatever was being passed along...didn't get to stay ling kinda of a private gathering...will live in my soul Forever...ol man way down in TX jd
I met Steve and his son Justin back in the 80s. They came to our record shop in West Nashville. He's been a friend every since. Once Steve saved me a seat on the first row at the Bluebird Cafe. The line up, Steve, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zant. I knew I was experiencing history that night.
Justin must have been real little, huh? That show must have been awesome!
I saw Steve Earle live. He opened for Warren Zevon in NYC in the winter of 1987 at Roseland. He was an energetic ball.of fire..
That must have been wild!!
Saw him in Memphis in '91, I couldn't recall who opened for him if you had a gun to my head, but I can confirm the energy levels of a young Steve Earle performance are off the charts. Zevon already had cancer in '87 didn't he? I have a right arm and left nut available for trade for that ticket if you have a time machine.
Cocaine will do that.
It worked for Robin Williams.....
Played it at my wedding, probably one of my favorites.
We used to have guitar get-togethers like this when I was in my late teens and early 20's. Sat around a table, strong drinks and fresh weed. The Band was everyone's favourite to play. Some of the best memories of my life. Got a couple kids and a wife now so it doesn't fly but once in a while, things get fired up.
Cantarooots, we did the same. Let yer kids and wife be a part of it. I grew up seeing my parents and their friends get wasted, singing, dancing in the street on our culdesac. We made a fire in a trash can in the street and brought lawn chairs. We called them Gutter Parties. No one every complained because everyone was invited and wanted to come. I’ve seen my parents totally blotto. Live a little!
We used to sit in the formal living room at my Aunt's house in Jamestown, CA. My uncle on the upright piano, my cuz on the organ, my other cuz on guitar along with myself. Then there was their always known him hair to his waist Indian friend Jim playing magic with his violin/fiddle!
My uncle had short fingers but he could BURN-UP the keyboards...his hand action a blur!
God thanks for those times!
@@sarahloffler1872 If you decide to start up the gutter parties again ..".let me know, I’ll bring a couple of cases of beer
There like a bear dude
Yes they were...and yeah it does...👍
It never gets old, but we sure do.
I could watch hours of content like this. This might be my favorite video on TH-cam.
If you dont already know my friend, but I'm sure you do, this comes from the movie heartworn highways about a two-hour documentary of just stuff like this. Absolutely one of my favorite movies.
i'll look it up, thanks!
Jake Freeman, I agree!
Thats all we did after work for years ! PARTY PARTY LOL :)
Agreed
They couldn't pass a field sobriety test but could play and sing perfect
Coke
@@bldsprt518 yes whiskey and coke would be my guess as well!😊😊😊
@@bldsprt518 Coke a a a cola
The more they drink the better they sing
Yeah nobody needs to pass a field fucking sobriety test! You see anyone in a field? Didn't think so. 😂😂😂
Man, hearing Guy Clark totally fangirling over Steve is the best part of the whole video lol
Guy Clark is sooooooo young! Couldn't figure out who he was. Who is playing dobro?
For those of us who have only a vague sense of where music comes from, it's good to see some in its natural habitat.
Then there’s those of us that grew up with this type of music on the back porch so to speak. The downside I guess is that it makes us way too critical of today’s music.
You have to love the old days when it comes to music, cigarettes, bottles of beer,and just a great time, three cheers, thank you for the memory 👍😄
I've never seen Steve Earle this young. I was late to the party. He reminds me of Gram Parsons here. Totally commited and passionate about Country music. ❤❤❤
I believe Steve is 20 here! Have you watched "Darlin' Commit Me?" One of my favorites from Heartworn Highways. I've worn out two copies of this film, on my third!
Man, this video is like a direct memory jack to my childhood. The clothes, the wall paneling, the people enjoying each others company, feels like i'm watching my own family.
"jack to my childhood", sounds like a Freudian Slip about the bottle of Jack Daniels haha
Real talk. My dad played guitar and I remember the music, the beer cans, the love. Fucking better times
Man, this looks like a little slice of heaven!
I love watching Rodney Crowell's face.....could there be a happier guy anywhere on earth at that moment? lol
Yes, Rodney Crowell when they play ‘country morning music’ from the same movie... lol he loves that one too, as do I.
Just now realizing that Justin Townes Earle was the spitting image of Steve.
Yes, I have noticed that. Have you also noticed that JT Van Zandt is the spitting image of his father Townes?
Guy Clark's face when he says 'it was a purely selfish gesture' and the thigh smack by the other musician. Love it
Greatest thing on the TH-cam. And I've watched it all
This is a treasure that should never, ever be destroyed or overlooked.
It can be this simple still. Nobody is stopping you from doing this.
Life was simpler back then. It was all about booze, cigarettes, and music. I love seeing the late great Richard J. Dobson sitting between Steve Earl and Rodney Crowell!
this is how I grew up. my parents and family played music, drank and smoked. it was FANTASTIC! 💜
My wife's family is from Nova Scotia and they're the exact same way. Sitting in the kitchen pickin and grinning. Good times had by all.
Somebody roll a joint already....!
Phil Z probably what they were smoking😄
If the vibes not like this, don’t invite me.
I want to knock on that door and go inside
You wanna barrow my rock n roll time machine?
I expect you might not even have to knock. Just walk in.
I wanna keep the fucking thing! Lots of times to go to....;)
Best goddamn comment!
I once did in a similar situation in Tennesse..{on my way to a friend of a friends wedding in Louisville, Kentucky} & just joined in singing "The Weight" with maybe 10 or more other people playing guitar etc..GREAT TIME wish I knew as many people as the friend of an old friends place that was.. Here in Georgia THAT doesn't HAPPEN!
Steve that was the best song you could have brought up at that time in need. Your my fav.
This is my first time seeing this.
What I would do to sit down with a Marlboro ,shot of Jack and a miller lite with this group?
Hellava time!
This was a very personal moment amongst friends.
Yea, when you were allowed to smoke indoors
I was able to sit in in Clarksville in Austin not playing with a friend and Brother thrre was Talent all in a circle around that room fly on the wall Townes, Steve Earl Gary P. Nunn and a couple others but they talk that stuff with each other bout their Music and lessons learned from that day a life time of memories ol man way down in TX jd
I used to smoke like them and drink, don't know where there life has gone
Shit.. Id bring a little green to this party
if i could go back in time, any time any place in history, it would be right in that room for that night, this "Christmas eav 1975 at guy clarks house" video is the coolest thing i have ever seen. must have watch it a hundred times already
I'd be right there with you. Fuck killing hitler or preventing the titaic from crashing. There are bigger and better things to attend.
killing Hitler would actually be really bad because the war got us out of the depression and actually improved the world with all of the new technological innovations.
I would stop Adam from eating the apple and all would be good? Gotta see the bigger picture .
GYAGYAYGAAYAAAUHAHAUHUHAUHAUHAUHAUHAUHAUH
seizure?
I remember times like this. I loved them tons. My parents were country and western musicians and when itr was down time,they'd pick up a guitar and start a Jam Session like this one. But it usuallt lasted clean till dawn. XD
Oh I miss the days of cigerettes, booze , booze and music. No body worrying about anything, but having a good time. Life was normal then.
That's normal? Lol. Until you prematurely die of lung cancer or liver disease.
all those things still exist??
@@daniellong7085 what? Liver and Lungs?
@@PapagenoMF never worried about it then. We were young. As of now seeing friends die w lung disease and cirrhosis. Some people cont to smoke/drink all their life and live to be old. Thats a hard life i would imagine or maybe for them a very happy one
Hell yeah
Steve Earle has always rocked my world.
He's the $#%& 🎸✌
He was a very pretty young man, lol!
The song copperhead road is right up yonder here in Tennessee,,,I love the south I'm back from my cunt/country nap!!!!!!
Ole' Steve Earle was like man this Heroin is kicking in!
PBR, Miller Lite, a bottle of Jack, a couple jugs of Carlo Rossi and some Winstons. Oh... and some fine knee slapping music. Perfection.
Good wine, women, guitars and song. This is what it is to be alive and free and how to do it. Wonderful!!
Love seeing the mirror with coke on it & a line next to Steve
Insane to see so much talent in one room and a shame most will only know Steve Earle.
@@masterfroods8571 no disrespect intended I only meant to say its a shame more people don't know the music of artists like Guy Clark or Rodney Crowell
@@jamiehalleran6421 Thanks for the clarification! Sorry, I got that wrong! Deleted my comment as it is silly!
Don't forget Richard Dobson who sadly passed away in 2017.
@@masterfroods8571 its all good i can see how the mistake was made. Don't know how I forgot Richard Dobson he was was an amazing singer/guitarist and an even better song writer.
I remember my hands and uncle singing this around the kitchen table. Mom and dad played music. My passenger dimmed 15 years older than me. Take me, out smoking weed snorting code that was one hall of weekend
Damn, Steve Earle must have been born singing and writing great songs. I don't think he knows how to play a bad one.
He played 'Me and Julio Down by the School Yard' at my high school's talent show in 1972. He won the popular vote, but a teacher stepped in and gave it to the Flamenco dancer.
Have been wondering about that performance!! Would you know about any footage being made at the time?
Looking at Steve here and knowing his story...that man's earned everything he's got. Such talent even at a young age.
TOTALLY AGREE!!!!
Pretty wild seeing these guys pretty much polluted and having a blast and I'm enjoying this immensly, but a twinge of pain in my heart that TVZ didn't "stay a little longer" like the rest of 'em.
+Lisa Luvzlou Townes was a great loss. Lucinda Williams songs about her brother's suicide (I think) and other loss songs work for Townes. The Van Zandt name is magic in music -even if they are not all related.
Wonder where townes was that night? Would have made it complete
These guys use to come through Austin and the question wonder where TVZ was that night is an very good question...And Townes left us way to early Angels are Singing...ol man way down in TX jd
@@sammyscotch9945 He's featured in the same movie a lot
@@williamporter558 to bad that blaze foley didnt live long enough to be in this
R.I.P., Guy. With Susanna again.
Bottle of booze pack of Winston's jamming with friends 👏👏 good to see Steve and Rod still jamming 👏👏
I'd never have recognized Steve Earle if they hadn't identified him. Rodney Crowell never changes much.
I would have given ANYTHING to be at that table or even in the room. So many of my music heroes. I had the good fortune to meet most of them over the years.
Lucky man. ;) Nice one lad.
Yes indeed, you are lucky; I'm a God fearin' man, but that would be a spiritual experience!!
I was in the room like that when I was young. My dad had jams and barn dances with great musicians.
how did you meet them, did you play with them?
This was my living room on friday night as a kid. Man i miss that. My dad and mom and uncles all played and sang.
Same here! I’d like just one more day of that!
I almost forgot how fine Live used to be before this damn pandemic. Bring those Nights back.
I play this song with my brother.I play and sing and my sings.My favorite person is Steve Earle!!
atleast 3 grammy winners at that table, crazy
Back when the Grammy meant something
@@bkfishing5650 absolutely
That oil lamp though... that's old School and we will never die!! 😆 🤣 😂
Love all the packs of smokes on the table, looks like a 75' Christmas
Love this . I miss to many things and people's
One of my favorite docs .. so real ,the director not only did a good job capturing the music , but also the vibe of that town and its people so well ... its just a great slice of Americana - made me kinda wanna move to clarkesville lol
+Bianca Britt Austin was the best town I ever lived. Such a friendly, positive place. (still is)
+Dan Marino It is still halfway decent except for all of the damn Yankees moving down there, illegals aliens, increased traffic and expensive housing.
+1stSaintsFan damn yankees and illegal immigrants huh? geez you dont sound ignorant at all
1stSaintsFan _ easy now, settle down now! Ain't nothing wrong with the Dead and they're acid hippie free flow'n music. As a matter of fact the Dead were doing the same thing only 5 years earlier! Pure acoustic jams. Any hoot good tunes,great memories and even better times
1stSaintsFan I’d rather drop acid and listen to the Grateful Dead than hangout with someone like you lol
My dad hung out with these guys around Lubbock whenever they'd play through. Great music.
This night was magical all over the world.
Man that was some killer footage of these guys doing what they love doing ain’t it? Awesome 👏
If you have not already done so, check out Heartworn Highways.
I had to quit drinking. But chilling, burning heaters, oil lamp, music? Sign me up. Grab my 🎸
This kind of stuff still happens on a regular basis where I live! Kitchen parties, shed parties, cabin parties! Friends and family getting together and jamming out and singing along to their favorite songs!
Lord to go back just for a little bit.. good friends good eats heal the soul ... I do miss it..
Folks that is as down to earth as it gets. We all were so in tune with the hoe down in the home town back in the early years, and this takes me back to the day so much it felt like i was really back in time for a short moment of forever. My heart is giddy right now and if i have to explain that , then you still wouldn't understand. ''THUD'' me droppin the mic . My arm out to the side and my fingers spread out wide.
It's very interesting to see a young Rodney Crowell and Steve Earle learning the songwriting craft from the older guys. I love The Houston Kid and a lot of Steve Earle stuff.
My friends mom owned a bar. She was never at home. Her house was party central for us. We'd sit around the kitchen table a pyramid of cans and play guitars and sing. Millington Tennesse. Shake Rag. Good times! We'd play and sing just like this
Chinaberry Sidewalks by Rodney Crowell. Excellent book, a must read and pass along. Thank you Rodney.
Fricken awesome. Ah the good old days🤓👍
AWESOME for sure.
Wish I had friends...DAM it man
DITTO !! 🎸✌
signal44, just laugh a lot and they come.
How many times have you been jamming and push a song like steve earle did here. Just start chopn' until the rest join in. Drinking and jammin' is the best!
The person makes the times not the other way around.
Dont ever let a spirit like this leave you.
Wow, what a piece of history.
This is a piece of history and an awesome clip, I wish I was there. As Tony The Tiger said, "This is grrrrrreat!" And he was right
It's also cool that Susanna Clark's painting, The Bouncing Apple, is on the wall. The one for which Townes bought her white paint with some of his royalty money 🙂
What a wonderful piece of history, thank you for sharing this!
My God--look how YOUNG they are! What a treat!
This vid takes me back 25 years, last time I had friends like this
I've been coming back to this one for several years now.
I didn't know about Rodney until we were grown ups, but I lived in Houston until 1967.
This video gives me nostalgia for a time I never existed and a place I’ve never visited. That’s some good stuff.
Watching Christmas Eve 2020. 🇬🇧❤️
Im sitting in a smoke filled room in my diaper watching the folks n friends drink n smoke..Hell yea
man Suzanne was some beaut.
Oh my we were gonna live forever & change the world
where are all those folks who were gonna "keep the faith"?
Music to my ears!
Rocking this tonight,
Loudly.
I'm gonna
Stay a little longer
and play this song a dozen more times....
Beautiful.
The Harvest Angel
Adam
Christmas Eve at Guy's Nashville TN. 1975 and the Christmas Truce of 1914 at Ploegsteert Belgium. Magic !
Look how young they are? Steve is so skinny. So nostalgic.
which one is he? I can't tell
well, here I am again. Cheers and good luck to everyone watching this video more times than they can count
I couldn't play enough of Steve and Rodney's music at W.E.G.N 93.3 Evergreen,Al in the summer of 1985. It was my 1st radio gig and I was 18 yrs old and fresh out of high school from Akron, Oh.
For the next 23 years their music became part of every on-air shift I did. They influenced more musicians than most people are aware of and they became, in my opinion, the next wave of "Outlaw Country".
Today there are those who fit that title among they're piers and fans but most are struggling to fill those big shoes.
Kerosene lamps, guitars, sweet vocals, Booze & hearing the birds wake up. ❤
Such sad news to think of Guy being gone. I always like to think of him as in this clip (one of my favourite music moments) boogying and enjoying life with his wife and friends. Blessings Guy. God willing he's with Susanna again. Something tells me that Townes would try to step up so... the reunion might've been interesting.
Guy's bio Without Getting Killed Or Caught is really good. Check it out
Miss Guy Clark-
I fell in love with Steve Earle and guy Clarke Dobson as well many others ! How I would give to b in that music icons !!!! Love's all ! 2021 is here y'all
The ultimate guitar pull. Nashville today couldn't match this with every singer/songwriter they have.Texas still rules country music.
Proud Oklahomans Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood, etc., etc., etc. say hello. :D
j/k, I agree, I'd love to hear a little more red dirt on the radio, at least there's still a lot of great music out there, ya just gotta dig for it.
Ain't no asshole like an asshole from Texas. Or so the song goes.
Jack Hatchett
Being a Chicago boy, Texas and Nashville always have had a place in my heart. This is the music I listen to and always felt I was supposed to be somewhere else; whether Tennessee or Texas.
I agree Nashville scene is so lame besides the cool unknown spots or guys like Will Hoge. I just wish country music wasn't so poppy.. My buddies and me just call it Southern Pop lol.
If ya like this stuff- Check out Ryan Bingham. He woulda fit right in with these fellas.
+OGSpaceCadet I'd like to hear Merle and Vince with Reba. That could be good.
Merle Haggard is from California