the Ballad of Curtis Loew

[bigfoot21075]

I know this one has been around a while, but it is still my go to song when I need the inspiration to pick my Gold Tone up and keep at it - THANKS AGAIN Strat for the great piece.

[TheJibJams]

great sounding with that dobro brother, awesome job

[yuotube19]

Nice pickin. Helps pick me up every time I get to hear your Curtis Lowe.

[shawnaracich]

Dude love the dobro action! Sweet! I also did a version of this song...Please check me out!

[nohatjavy]

what tuning are you using

[YaxisX]

Well you're singing some words, but it is impossible to understand any of them.

I heard the phrase about someone was a "Black Man"; but that was about it. What was your point?

[strat2caster]

@YaxisX

The Ballad of Curtis Loew

(Allen Collins - Ronnie VanZant)

dude the lyrics are posted under the video. if you click "show more" you can read them.

[missingremote]

@strat2caster wow - american language must not be AXIS' first tounge.

[5094359]

Amazing job man

[Funsho97]

Dude that was awesome, glad I found this, really enjoyed your performance.

[xyjudgexy1]

Goodjob! Thanks for the posting. Curtis Lowe was "the finist picker".

[LeCutter]

Keep on rockin' in the free world, Strat!

[DirtyMikeballin]

your really good, you even sound like ronnie vanzant

[sicva67]

good music, there is only a guitar and i but it doesn't sound like anything is missing, perfect!

[slightlyaccepted]

just such a great cover and very moving song

[Rockshey]

It's just so great that you play all my favorite songs, thank you for your great playing!

[AngeluuKiyokoia757]

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[imexru2]

LIKE YOUR VERSION - I KNOW THE SKYNYRD CATS WOULD APPROVE.

[blairdmoyers]

get a hair cut

[Balowin]

best cover...hands down..

[boneboy143]

great singin

[unclecru]

Still a very moving song for me, i play it for any who will listen ,man! It's been a long time now since it was originally posted, years i think, but it's still my favorite tube video! Rock on man! Hopee you're well and still rockin"!!!!!

[strat2caster]

@unclecru

thanks much bro, glad youre still diggin' the vids!

[TheCattzap]

Nice job. I've recently got into slide guitar and hoping to be this good one day.

[rwdesperado]

A real artist of a southern nature that caused me to love this song even more seeing how it inspired him.

[flyinbryan1619]

this one got a tear outa me. went to a funeral today. my 72 year old friend. in a wheel chair since he was 18, and an avid musician, u guessed it, a very old dobro. you jam with a good man and friend for 40years,,,,,,, its tough to see my good friend go. keep playing for him,,,,,,,,and me.

[jimmothy87]

Lovely song. Just wondering, what genre would you classify this as?

[11thPassenger]

@jimmothy87 Blues, I don't know how to make it more specific as blues if fairly broad, but I hope I helped

[flyinbryan1619]

@jimmothy87 this is a blues ballad

[SmokinStubs]

Well done man

[wildbill2166]

dad is that you?????

[Kidkel69]

awesome

[strat2caster]

@Kidkel69

thanks Kelli, how've ya been?

[Kidkel69]

@strat2caster Awesome, just staring my digital distribution company this week ...exciting@kidkel69

[davemustainee2]

IF I DIE SOON IM GLAD TO KNOW YA!

[Sillyfutner]

Hell Ya!!! Nice Job Bro!

[tomvband]

Perfect!

[assassin33tatum]

Man this dude feels every note he picks.The thumbs down people must have been looking 4 a hardware commercial or somthing.... stupid thumbs..

[tipptaz]

HEY GREAT JOB. LOVE THE DOBRO PLAYIN. ALSO UR VOICE IS MADE FOR THAT SONG. THANKS FOR POSTING

[juliet1431]

keep up, brilliant!!!

[strat2caster]

@juliet1431

WoWza you get around ! thanks very much, i appreciate all of your comments

Strat!

[KZ4USA]

Have you ever played a Beard Dobra Mike Auldridge series.

[sharonmom1]

this is my favorite song of all time

[mr1user]

Thanks, that was awesome!

[kscar2010]

Please do 4 walls of raiford.

[Southernborn761]

I have watch this video a lot of times over the past few years. I'm just wondering what state you in? no reason really just wondering. Kepp on making them good video's!!

[strat2caster]

@Southernborn761

thanks for watching!

i live in the Florida Everglades in sw fla.

[Southernborn761]

@strat2caster Well i dont really know why. but for some reason i was thinking we was neighbor's. I over on the east side of the Alley. I was over in Naples 3 weeks ago. going no where in a hurry and not really sure where i was going. I end up in sara and took 70 back to the east. i still cant believe they tore down the old biltmore hotel on the beach.... keep on pickin

[chairjockey1]

Nice cover man!

[bobcountry8]

GREAT COVER!!!! Wish you had an album!

[classicrockNo1]

@bobcountry8 i would buy it, but would he geta backing band or do only dobro covers?

[killercomet306]

Love It Man !!

[trailsB4you]

nice man.........did ol' curt right

love Skynryd always

[hellno50]

One word fuckina

[ThatsHowIphone]

AMAZING.........

[caralhosvosfodam]

Isn't this song originally in Open G?

[drifter1776]

Awesome!!!

[louquarm]

Very nice.Thanks for spilling yer guts,Brilliant work.

[louquarm]

You look like you got a secret.

Well the fuckin secret is out.

Brilliant work.

[JameoTheLameo1]

Best cover on here, Keep rockin Brother

[dethklok21]

nice sounds man. i like your version more than the original. front row concert!!!

[stangbitten82]

keep up the good work  rock on brother

[mturquie]

Man, you did one hell of a job with this one!!!

Amazing!

[PEACEON444]

you should put out a CD man, i'd buy it

[bridlingtonengland75]

fuckin A. Great job man. I bet ole Curtis is smilin down on that...

[eaccatolica]

uau man, love the soul you put in it, lovely played :)

[dbeall1968]

Great cover! Has anyone ever said your voice sounds like Jimmi Hendrix? I think it does. Great job

[ArkansasGillum]

Really good..Thanks for posting..I can't play or listen to any skynrd without getting a tear in my eye.

[bkpenta]

One of my all time favourites man!! You did it justice buddy, you should be proud of that!!

[LATALLEY]

Excellent! Keep Playing!

[brandon45880]

Sounds really good.

Keep up the backwoods music.

[jeffbanjo]

I'm blown away. That was incredible.

[Caliburnable]

great cover :D

[rollupandshine67]

ha ! used to listen to you all the time man and randomly found ye again . . great stuff . .

[stonefish2600]

felt it my brother

[RockHistoryTube]

Great ballad my friend!!!

5*****

[eastwestexperience]

wonderfull playing and singing, lovely greetings from silva and markus!!!

[theNoQuarter]

From one old Dawg to another your great brother!

[331823]

I think its awesome that he's playing an "old dobro across his knees" just like the song. Amazing man good job

[titiego]

you're damn good dude! your vids are sooo cool^^ keep playin'

[sheeva1118]

Wow. I am so happy there are still people like you (us) in existence and sharing this. Much love and thank you for sharing... from all of us! it's sheeva

[sheeva1118]

yeahmen!!! i'm sheeva1118@yahoo.

[dbocca07]

great job ! best cover i've heard yet

[teddypgray]

That's beter than lynyrd skynyrd version! No BS!

[TheSpawnofSkynyrd]

@teddypgray - NOTHING is better than the Skynyrd version.

[teddypgray]

Lol! :)

[cdouaire]

I like it!

[LawdyMissClaudy]

Its an amazing thing to be doing on a Sunday morning... Great work, man...!!! I'm your Fan now!!! I love the deepness of your voice... It's a honest kind of singing....

[LeCutter]

That's some nice pickin' and slidin', brother. Sweet cover, man. Your other work is nice too. I'd like to see/hear it in better quality though.

Keep on keepin' on, brother!

[southernetrockabilly]

Really nice man good job

[MrTestallica]

good job bro this version is cool because you made this yours by not by playing it just the original.

[lorraine74418]

cool man whats your dobro tuned too

[strat2caster]

@lorraine74418

Its Open D

[packingone]

Loved it man. Always enjoy the sound of a Resonator, nothing else like it.

[JuanchoMH]

awesome

[poolph01]

Cool... enjoyed it

[ppllmmqaazz]

Nice job just get the words right next time

[OmgItsCherryT]

BOTH OF YOU GUYS ARE WRONG... He Is tuned to an open D.......

[hashdfw]

Nice!

[starsandbarsDixie]

People are gonna probably hate me this...but I absolutely loved this, way more than Skynyrd.

[RonBrickey]

YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD. I LOVE IT

[Dvanover17]

open B

[upperdeck4]

First time in all my years I actually saw someone play a dobro. Awesome.

[WarBeer]

to upperdeck4....hehe...apparentl­y you've not discovered bluegrass then? Cause it's got lots of Dobro:)

[teleman1964]

dude we gotta jam sometime yooo way cool

[Israeltekhelet]

You sure do make that Geeeeetar talk. Good video.

[fraggy0117]

stupid question. open E or standard tuning. Very nice job, very smooth vocals, perfect range for most southern rock. And, on the porch, playing like Curtis would. Thanks, Bruce

[dressagegal]

WOW! Awesome job on that tune. Such soul.  You got it goin' on.

[mountie2323]

WV represent

[almostgone33]

awsome!!!!

[rox7899]

Now THATS how this song should be played. F-ing awesome!

[danreid56]

Sweet SOUL music..thanx for the tune bro!

Us Canadians loved Skynyrd too!

[chelpydog]

Bro,I'm humbled to listen to this tune.This song made my night!! You,sir, are AWESOME,GREAT WORK!!!!!

[TheRisingforce2000]

time to call tha dogs in off tha porch an start tha barbecue by the mobile home

[boopyfat]

Thanks for keeping the music alive.

[unclecru]

Still the best on YouTube, this tune has more soul than I've heard in any cover, of any band, from that era. You own it dude!!

[vroarke]

Shit dude, come to Wa. state we got our selves a band! You Rock!!

[qwerter92]

Great ol evergreen state, i love it here

[ashbyboulware]

brilliant!

[simpleman84400]

Man, you got the blues!

[scrapiom]

Lord,he knows he has got it...RVZ forever

[kyhillbilly1969]

i enjoyed your playn keep on keepn on,peace

[All1Song]

Hey Bro! Sometimes we need reminders!  Thanks for posting your version as a video response at the same place it reminded me to come back again and have a listen and I'm glad I did! This is awesome! Moved my video response to you most excellent rendition!!

[captainspooneye]

sweet.

[buckshot728]

cool version...very mellow and impressive to see you playing it lap guitar style, that's tough shit to play unless you've had specific lessons. believe me i've tried :) front porch swamp music is a good description hahah.....shout out from fort worth, tx!

[ashbyboulware]

terrific

[TomGunnyHighway]

just awesome!

[Ddubya77]

NICE!!!!

[mschoonmaker13]

RIGHT ON MAN !!!!!!!!!! Please send me directions so I can do this too !!!! LOL

[bhaschets]

Brilliant! Truely Loved your version

[sirfleabert]

I think that's how Curtis Loew would have played it.

[amerikanerMarinen]

Yessir..I think he would have too.

[mason9882]

Awesome man... Truly Good! Love it

[goerinbragh]

Wow!!!

[heitogsaftig]

perfect!

[sirfleabert]

Dude, that was great.

[CorvetteDave]

Great Stuff...makes me want to pull up a chair beside you there and have a beer.

[metalfish25]

Yes Sir

CHEERS Man

[Rhino196669]

I love this song. One of my favorite Skynyrd Songs.

[shigella63]

Very well done...from a fellow musician, who appreciates this kind of thing.

[FlamyFrog]

Great version dude !!!! :D

[habsfan101010]

VERY NICE !

[eduaurrai]

Dude, we say in Brazil:

PUTA QUE PARIU!

You've got it all man

[jgrabham92]

Class!!

I really want to get a ressonator....

[tshack88]

wow...just wow

[PreacherStoneBand]

Wow Man - really nice version of this timeless song!

[thequesnelkid]

What kind of tuning are you using? That was awesome!

[strat2caster]

thanks man, its open "D"

[sonhouse63]

I used to play in open on lap steel.Great job dude!!

[arxidamas]

damn u are so good...keep it up man:D

[HighonFire420]

Easily one of the best covers of this songs ever. I read in an older comment that this is the way Curtis Loew would play the song, and I'd have to believe that's true.

[stratman54241]

Great rendition!brought a tear to my eye.

the original Skynyrd will live on forever because of people like you! never stop!

[shyeagle777]

hey bro! we luv ya down under ,good job u do lynyrd skynyrd justice fly on free bird!

[not4obamanation]

Damn fine job.

[beeflywwe]

My fellow "Hippy Brother". Just found you today, 03-07-09. One listen to you and I immediately subscribed. Unbelievably awesome rendition of this classic. Much Love.

[saddamdontsurf]

you kept me in it for 5 minutes and 5 seconds. good job

[shorts1294]

Okay seriously you're awesome.

[sixstrings1966]

Absolutely The best cover of this song i have every seen! Thanks my brother long hair.

[arai59]

Outstanding !

[waffen2]

nice job, you in open d or g?

[strat2caster]

thanks, its D

[bomac500]

first cover ive seen of this song and absolutely love it man.....keep on rocking it

[tnleggs59]

I play guitar, keyboard and harmonica, but i cant sing, but enjoy making videos, this is one song i made they did not disable because they gave me permission, i grew up listening to southern rock, check out the one i made of this song on my page, you done a great job on this one too!

peace, love & light

[kcshikles]

I liked it, it was good.

[truckinfool250]

dude you kick so much ass

[scatlizard]

I've been playing for a while now and when I heard you play it like this it gives me just a great feeling. Good job. Keep on picking.

[laughingchili]

Very awesome picking! I'm in GA and wanna jam and party with ya!

[klk2ko]

he is good but i don't like his "remix" i like the orignal better.... but good job dude

[trikes4life8256]

hot damb man u made my shitty day so mutch better u have no idea

[unclecru]

I've said it before, and I'll say it again; This takes me home, thirty years gone now, the spring time of my life. I watch this everyday man, it still makes me feel the past....

[FootballRB2713]

i wanna learn how to do this! oh and i'm digging the flag in the background. America! Fuck yeah!

[toothmaker22000]

killer!

[AstonnMartin2003]

Keep it yup brother, great job with a great song.

[meandmypinkguitar]

skynard rules!!!

[buttcheeks541]

if you think they rule at least learn how to spell it right please!!!

[meandmypinkguitar]

poor baby got a little problem with typos?????fuckin grow up

[BOBWICKEDCLOWN]

Grow up buttcheeks

[KosmycTheMusicMan]

You've done Skynyrd proud my man. Well done.

[christofersk8s]

i herd this song moths after geting my do bro.i love it.and i keep comeing acrocc you vid grate stuff man.and now i can quit dowting my self for not useing finger picks

[OneLove159]

you do covers of the best songs.

amazing.

great job

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