Baby Gramps on Letterman

[USSichiro]

Where's baby gramps openonin for phish in 93 in Seattle

[Rak7Sinamix]

Remind me of Jerry's Uncle Pecos with the guitar



[Rak7Sinamix]

Baby Gramps or hillbilly on Letterman

[mcbug45]

STOP!!! Please explain to an intelligent individual how one can build the cabin they were born in.

Does one have to be a rocket scientist to understand how that can possibly occur?

[ukefrenzy]

@mcbug45 You have no imagination. He also taught himself to play the guitar.

[roccanet]

just saw this guy in big sur - what a blast. If you can see him live dont miss the chance

[wba731]

great ! he sounds like he is doing that tuvan throat singing. I know this guy is intense and I wouldn't put it past him to really beable to pull that off.

[fullbag50]

There is too much talent locked inside that one person.

[cm0220ster]

Billy Gibbons side gig....

[tigahwood]

I was at this show!

[sidDkid87]

Nick Nolte just before he got arrested? Is it just me? BTW, I love this guy and how he does this tune!!!

[LunaticFisherman]

I want to here Long Toe Nail

[lovintonal]

just jammed with our band tonight in longview,thanks for coming in gramps,was rockin on some blues & rollers,Steve

[lovintonal]

just jammed with our band tonight in longview,thanks for coming in gramps,Steve

[MrJohnbolger]

Had the pleasure of sitting directly in front of this man 3 feet away for almost 2 hours it was truly awesome

[9firefly9]

The very definition of "eclectic." Is this Tom Waits' alter-ego or missing twin?

[sunplenty]

Baby Gramps, you the stuff! Don Quixote's in Felton you rocked the house, just you alone. That's all ya need. I'm sure the Akron Family is fine by themselves, but I agree, too distracting. I think Baby Gramps music is best live, my opinion, because his essence is so powerful that way, up close. Mesmerizing is the word, love ya mystery dude.

[aimanbaghiani]

Robert Jegou (JEWISH LADEN) wooooowoooowoowooooooweeeeeewe­eeewoooooweeeeooooweeeeewooooo

[pendrini]

Baby Gramps is mesmerizing. Akron family is distracting.

[mud409]

So this is what Beavis is doing now a days.

[roltthehunter]

Am i the only one who thought of mighty boosh... This is the first time i have heard this guy i don't know if the background singers add anything tho... i would rather not have them there too be honest oh well.

[Misfits792]

this guy scares the fuck out of me

[tanzgabu]

baby gramps!!!!!!!

[NimueSchock]

I love my cousin! This was a big moment for him! The whole family was so excited and happy for him! It's good to see so many of you who also love him and appreciate him as well :)

[flyingwoman13]

Just saw him performing last night at the Nehalem winery in Nehalem Oregon. He was great. Very eclectic, fun to dance to. He's a nice guy as well. Way to go Baby G!

[SuperPunk88]

ahahahahahahahahahahha

[Tofferslight61]

1st Timer Here.....Wow, pretty cool. Love & LIGHT"

[penuchek]

LOVE THIS!~

[molecularash]

baby gramps is fucking incredible...akron family just need to vanish. poof. no traces. if i see even one of them in the reformed SWANS i'm going on a cross country murder spree.

[thecrimsonfloyd]

@pengwenwork I think I would add Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa to that room, then it would be perfect!

[samsmall808]

@thecrimsonfloyd that would smell!

[joshmusicbox]

sweet baby gramps cameo

search sillyville frog

[hellkittenproduction]

guy playing banjo is jason krekel, singer and guitarsist for the mad tea party. great band.

[The3dphotoartist]

Truly an individual iconic talent. For the worlds safety, best not duplicated!

[tigahwood]

Haha I was at this show and I was like , "???"

[microcombi]

he played at my cousins wedding!

[eridgley]

He sounds like Blind Willie Johnson.

[FijneWIET]

sounds like the "cancer kazoo" from uncle Ned meets Popeye the sailorman meets a mongolian throatsinger meets a "jew harp"

[xaquery]

You know your stuff.

[KaylorMade]

Babay Gramps drew tears of understanding in the dust of Oregon country fair... this fool thought all was lost until hearing TRUE thought and innovation of la musica

[catpoison]

Sounds like Ned from South Park... but very very brilliant!

[RevSyd]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. A song to sails the seas to!

[kenziegunn]

If anybody is trying to think up the chords. Standard tuning, and it's basically playing around with D, G for 'Bound away', and A for 'Australllllliaaaa'. Very simple and very awesome.

[Tommay]

2:59 HAHAHA sounds like an otter

[eatborkpants]

I met him today in Newcastle, England ... he is an awesome performer. Well Done baby gramps!

[Seattlecarnut]

OMG! He's still singing! He still sounds as good as he did, when I first watched him perform 30 yrs ago. And to see him perform live, on national tv is not something you'd expect someone like him to do. Awesome!

[Naturallybald]

oh my god. he was amazing at OUR this past weekend.

[Gnariffic]

Baby Gramps is a Seattle treasure (although I've seen him perform more in Oregon). A few years back he opened for Jello Biafra. It made me very happy knowing so many younger people were being exposed to his brilliance. I was standing next to Jello, watching his reaction. Baby Gramps is loved by punk rock icons!

[bassackward360]

Gramps is one of those found objects to be treasured for all time. My personal discovery occurred one day, early 80's, under the circular stairs on Post Alley, Pike Street Market, Seattle. Memories resonate to this very moment. I'm pleased to have renewed the joy of seeing him on many occasions since. A true original, timeless, and loved by all with minds kept open to wonderment.

[howlinhobbit]

Gramps has been my friend and hero for a long time. There is no other like him. Go see him live!

[marbleflat]

"Baby Gramps built the log cabin that he was born in."

??

[skunkamaug]

this is who Popeye became after givin up spinach and drinking his liver into oblivion

[AMVslowking]

he's like what it would be like if a muppet tried to build a human.

[blessedtoextream]

When i heard this recording

I thought it was a digreydoo

cool

[tha1boodge]

you know this guy would be great if he didnt make so many stupid noises in his music! wow its really horrible too... yuck! i do respect him as an artist, he uses palindromes, thats cool, but i cant believe people would actually listen to this shit (no offense gramps....i geuss...)

[tripthelightfilm]

Failure

[justinknots]

epic...

[grimreaper2u]

I love how he uses his voice to sound like the abarigani music how ever you spell it awesome

[iawen]

You have the internet at your disposal... you suck.

[grimreaper2u]

makes me want moonshine and dirty dance lol

[redKELLYMHRCH]

Wow a hobo that is good at something and pobably lives in a mansion

[tandmark]

I've been delighted by his music for a couple decades now. Ain't nothin' else like him nowhere, nohow. To see him on Letterman, finally being appreciated by folks outside the Pacific Northwest, is something I've waited for a long time.

[hagusmcfeeble]

you bastards have been hiding him

[lizzelou7]

im related 2 him and i get to see him alot,

hes pretty funny and nice =)

[pengwenwork]

no way i dont believe you! how are y'all related? sounds cool.

[Deanbass77]

Is he actually using some throat singing there? That's awesome.

[robbkatherine]

fuckin eccentric! I LOVE it!

[pengwenwork]

i'd like to see this guy locked in a room with tom waits and a bunch of instraments and recording equipment, wait a week and see what happens... baby gramps is awesome and this type of music is highly under-appreciated..

[hagusmcfeeble]

:) seriously itd be a dream project

[hagusmcfeeble]

goddamn i suck at this, i meant to reply to someone

[Joeblow591988]

@pengwenwork Highly under appreciate? Your mastery of the English language is amazing.

[SirCoughsalot]

This guy is awesome.

[jahoulah]

this is really great!

[maddymud]

I wonder if he's Beetlejuice baby gramps

[dead368]

Brilliant!

[jws54]

very real

[RevSyd]

It's a shame he's such a technophobe.. he first hit the scene as a grizzled old man in the early 70s.

He is the real deal.. makes me think of sailing an actual sailing ship.

[nolanpotter1]

What would he sound like if it was all plugged in and stuff. Not so good.

[Buddys4Fun]

If he weren't a technophobe, he wouldn't be investing his time as creatively as he does. Wild guy...love him

[swissdanihaller]

Ha, wicked! :-)

[ksripp]

I saw Baby Gramps at Hickman High School today in Columbia, MO - He kicks ass! I enjoyed his unique sound of music very much. You go Gramps!

[Illogicalibrium]

whoa tyte. So did my friend Sam Terrazas! I heard he killed it...

[ksripp]

I saw Baby Gramps at Hickman High School today in Columbia, MO - He kicks ass! I enjoyed his unique sound of music very much. You go Gramps!

[guitardreamer76]

hes coming to my school on 2/26

[danalogue]

OK, so the dude's got the didgeridoo sound down but I think he sux. His "voice" is shot. Good for him tho, making money with that, even getting on Letterman.

[leroyskagnetti]

No it's not. It's a certain style called throat singing that uses vibrations in the bones of the face to change pitch. there's videos and wiki on it

[danalogue]

Fine, but it sounds like a didgeridoo and he still sux.

[WTFlyn]

he's coming to my school.

you are jealous.

i get to miss 7th hour!!!

[gjazz22]

Too bad gramps wont ever see the nice things people are saying here...He wont touch or look at any computer.

when I ve talked over the phone to him I have to relay messages through his girl friend..I met him as a rare record collector.That lived in my neighborhood .

One winter his pipes all broke and moved in to

my art commune,seattle 1977-79?

bill from seattle

[sphirulite]

i think baby gramps must at least use the computer once in a while. when i saw him in portland a few days ago he mentioned his website a few times. i didnt bring enough money to buy his cds at the show so i told him i'll order them from his site, and he seemed very pleased about that.

[544564362]

Great mix of blues and throat singing most awsome

[megsmind]

Saw him in at a party in Seattle back in 04, first time I had heard of him. Played for about 25 of us from 10pm to 1amish. His hmmmmmmmm hits you like a pair of 14inch woofers, the Bass in his voice live is amazing... Been a fan ever since

[swordfishtrombone5]

Baby Gramps rules. I've been dreaming of seeing him live. His gigs must be unforgettable!..

[mackler]

he's really got those two chords nailed.

[CaptainBeetheart]

Considering that sea chanteys are traditionally only accompanied by hard labor, two chords are pretty ornate.

[samonberry]

If you see him live, it won't be just two chords. It'll be a finger pickin madness that will explode you head. Now please go to the corner for an hour.

[BlueCollarTweeker]

This guy is badass. His voice is so unique.

[josiahscurlock]

Magnificent. My copy of this song is worn out from me playing it so much.

[dosei]

Thanks a ton for posting this. I couldn't believe it when I heard he was on Letterman a few months back. It's awesome that he finally got a bigger audience than usual (nation-wide thanks to tv here) and net some new fans.

[3dphotoartist]

Vintage Gramps for sure. Too bad he didn't do his audience partispation song, 'Palidromes'. It really is great and there is bobody out there like "Grampypoo", as he ocasionally calls himself during kids song sets. Gramps appeared at an obscure music event in Port Townsend Washington, Called "The Nines Festival" and he had all the kids truly transfixed with his slightly sanitized songs made into childrens songs. He is a prized character here in the pacific northwet (not a spelling error), Unique.

[LewiLawnmower]

Great to see something on national TV that doesn't fit in to the same 'ol mass marketed "next big thing" box. Gramps is a true original, unique and unconcerned with the trends of the time. Congrats to him and to Letterman's folks for exposing America to something special.

[gracinxangel]

the guy in the back playin the banjo is my bffs brother jason krekel!! they did such a great job!!

[Dragonhobbit101]

MAD TEA PARTY RULES! XD

[raventrain]

Baby Gramps is a most splendid entertainer, if you ever get a chance to see him perform, DO NOT miss it! And bring your kids, Gramps is totally kid friendly.

[pixelsfalldown]

Hmmmmm, not sure he is QUITE that kid friendly. Ever hear his song that goes, "Scrotum, Scrotum... that hairy, scary voodoo bag." ? Amazing nonetheless.

[steamboatwillie]

Nuts, Hot nuts, you can get 'em from the peanut man!"

He was at Folklife in seathe this weekend, missed him sunday, then found him busking monday night! So much more personal, intamate. It was great.

[XxWaveWarlockxX]

omg Baby Gramps finally hit the big time! I can remember him playing at a fair once just for tips. At one point for a few minutes I was the only one there sitting on the grass, and he played his heart out just for me. Now he's on tv... fuckin a. lol

[RobMlk]

I can only applaud such a good thing happening to such a good person.

We fuckin' rule. This is genius.

[bamabud]

Fuckin' excellent.