William Elliott Whitmore - Hell Or High Water (Live on KEXP)

[suns0ut]

I fucking, FUCKING love William Elliott Whitmore. Fucking.

[TheBKB08]

Hey guys, another Iowan Band here getting started writing our own song! Come over to my channel and take a look if you would like! Thanks

[RyanScheffler]

I spent an hour trying to find this song i found on the radio. Thank god I did, what a good song. Haha no one can understand how happy i am now that i finally found this song

[swalter36]

Tune that puppy!

[AmandaLeePeers]

love your voice! so unique!

[SamuelJamesTravers]

if you like this you HAVE to listen to Jamie N Commons

[TURBOZOMBIE771]

@SamuelJamesTravers good stuff bro

[SamuelJamesTravers]

if you like this you HAVE to listen to Jamie N Commons



[frenchifrancois]

Heard this guy on tom waits pandora channel, This guy is amazing and the real deal. His voice just pours passion and soul.

[BrotherBadSeed]

William Elliott Whitmore, opening for Lucero soon gonna' be the greatest show on earth.

[oSaraho]

I first heard one of his songs on pandora. And absolutely loved it. I could have sworn he was an old black gentleman. Boy was I surprised when I looked him up on YouTube :)

[HoMaddon]

Yeah.

I went seeing him in the Irish place in Leeds! I'm only 16, but he is one of my favourite singers ever! Loved it! Great Birthday Present thanks Dad and Mum! :D.

[TaylorWarhol]

MASTERCLASS

[Code9aa]

Amazing and heartfelt! A co-worker told me to listen to him, I never heard him before. I love it!!!

[RockoSDMF]

Saw William open up for Clutch back in 2005. Would love to see him live again!!

[angelfoodcakeface]

@RockoSDMF ELEPHANT RIDERS!

[TheShne69s]

HOPEFULY!!

[TheShne69s]

I'm seeing him in Little Rock AR in December (:

[MrFrarock]

The Man.

What a voice...

[forrestjake1]

Im drunk.

[MartinTraXAA]

Anyone that can identify the type of guitar he has? So many combinations of guitars I always get confused -.-

[jmclarty100]

absolutley incredible...... no-one, i mean, no-one sings like this anymore!!! and if we bottle this voice it'd age better than the whiskey that caused it.....and be worth much more

[TheOriginalBendejo]

RED DEAD REDEMPTION!

[Kerberos152]

Fucking amazing voice!!! Love this guy!!! Fucking amazing

[nedsammy]

I love the contrast between William's voice and the presenter's.

[McNoogletheSpamLord]

Chuck Norris wears William Elliot Whitmore pajamas

[JordanLikesHondas]

@McNoogletheSpamLord Odly, Elliot Whitmore also wears Elliet Whitmore pajamas

[iriemike420]

Just saw him last nite in Iowa City

[colbyVas]

@ kingofbeans who would have thought? gfyourself x2

[MrRealsimpson]

01:37 - 01: 45 Amazing Voice ;D ;*

[MrRealsimpson]

<3 :* I love it ;D

[dave13hunter]

Just saw him this past weekend in Rock Island, Il. I was impressed by his performance. I hope to see him back here in the Quad Cities again.

[StarLigth]

His voice *-*

[tuckyWHMB]

Best money I can think of spending!

[1briskly1]

Ya I went to the fridge got a carling light put this song on and sang along.

[RENN357]

@1briskly1

a carling light? what kinda pansy are you?

[Ibakebiscuits]

this is some good stuff.

[MegaTravDawg]

This is badass!! Zack wylde type voice. Diggn it

[jigglehimmer]

9 people don't have souls.

[lawowa]

Nice tattoos & nice voice!

[rentner66]

A really great singer and a great song!

Very simple- but the voice and the emotions! Great!

[Tauromania101]

if you like this guy, I have just the decade for you: the '90s. Your welcome in advance.

[SnoeLaCone]

I bought that dude a shot of whiskey..

[sullicait]

@SnoeLaCone Best money I can think of spending!

[sullicait]

@SnoeLaCone Best money I can think of spending!

[sullicait]

@SnoeLaCone Best money I can think of spending!

[Comblit]

Holy shit I can't stop replaying this!

[alee2859]

Hes my uncle :)

[Mudgarden92]

just saw him last night open for chris at the moore in seattle... he was fuckin awesome...

[etlovejj]

that guys voice at the end sounds real creepy haha

[14quanah]

my mom is his friend

[redman9pablo]

@14quanah ask your mom too tell him to come on tour to liverpool uk please haha

[2ftonion]

I saw him open the other night for Chris Cornell and was blown away by his music.

[ajemma78]

@2ftonion Me TOO!!! in Boston. Simply amazing!

[2ftonion]

I saw him open the other night for Chris Cornell and was blown away by his music.

[BigAsianDude]

He sounds so.... honest.

[meanstreak1977]

I just saw WEW three nights in a row opening for Chris Cornell and I was really impressed! I want to buy all of his stuff now!

[kamelashes]

@meanstreak1977 Did you go see Chris at the Orange Peel?

[meanstreak1977]

@kamelashes nah, I went to the three Texas shows in Austin at the Paramount and Houston & Dallas at the House of Blues. Check out my vids, I got one of WEW.

[pmay222]

he sounds like zakk wylde......

[spoonhombre]

I guess KEXP 90.3 didn't leave much in the budget for decor. Is that a leopard print futon in the back? Oh, and nice job hanging the Christmas lights. The radio station must be broadcasting from a dorm room... LMAO!

[pennyadren]

@spoonhombre Congrats on the most retarded post I've ever seen on youtube, and that's saying something

[spoonhombre]

@pennyadren Dear youtube comment critic, I humbly accept the endowment you have so graciously bestowed upon me and my retarded comment. I'd like to thank the judge, for without her, no one would have known that my comment was the most retarded in youtube history. Even though no one probably cares, It's nice to know there are people like you out there making the youtube world a better place through constructive criticism. Now please bend over so I can shove my award up your ass.

[EddKonnekshun]

Where can i buy his album?

[Siren0689]

Saw this guy open for the Tossers and was blown away by his awesome voice. I seriously hope he gets more publicity. :)

[moparmaniac21]

when I first heard him I though he was an old man...it was on red dead, "dont bury me on that lone prairy" listen to that song and tell me he doesnt sound like hes 70 years old.

[theemmettkeegan]

He expresses the undieing nature of blues

[greenman4u2c]

man i got goose bumps,keep it flowing 

[theghostonyourblock]

he could say almost anything and it would sound great

[kamikazeking21]

His voice kicks so much ass I can't even begin to describe it

[123DTRAY123]

I excpected him to be older because of how his voice was in one piece hmm.

[bineshi]

Absolutely LOVE this man's voice! The guitar and words are great too! miigwech to my friend for turning me on to this! :)

[lunchboxxx61]

anyone who dose not like this just cant respect music at all

[wmotorcade]

8 people have never worked a hard day in there life, therefore this song has no meaning to them.

[insanitysreason]

im still amazed he can keep goin strong after he hits the "smoke em if you got em, drink your glasses to the bottom" part at 1:35 a great songwriter and singer

[AfroPuffs64]

You sound fantastic Will! I'll never 4get us singing "Single Ladies'' together in front of the Deadwood one night while in Iowa City!

[Whospodcast01]

you know whats worse than a white guy who does a gospel voice well? Nothing. Fuck you william whitmore, and your shitty guitar playing.

[HueyPJewton]

@Whospodcast01  hahahahahaha he's a good guy...... lol still funny to read this

[HometownRevenge]

@Whospodcast01 Wow, you can come down from your fucking pedestal anytime.

[xseayx]

@Whospodcast01 you know whats worse than a bigot hiding behind text on youtube? Nothing. fuck you Whospodcast01, and your shitty fucking attitude

[Whospodcast01]

@xseayx blahblahblah all of you can cry me a river and drink it and die of dehydration from the salt.

[xseayx]

@Whospodcast01 is that really the best emo shit talk you could come up with? really? sad.

[missmanoo1]

how cool is this guy? what a voice.

[NickMedobich]

I love this song! This song just got me into him!

[SLOGProductions]

hot damn!

[AllieBaBAM]

Yeah, I totally didn't expect this.

But.

I dig it.(:

[AcrustE]

fucking amazing.

[PurpleHazeHippie]

dude his voice. *__*

[ThePriestLightning]

the Basterds By Dawn.....Great !



[mankowskiiii]

Unreal.

[ibo2330]

Smoke em if you got em,

Drink your glasses to the bottom.

[kingobeans]

white man got soul

[beowulven]

@kingobeans

We do.

[krazykel87]

I went to a show in SF over a year ago with some friends. I had no idea who he was. So glad i went to that show. He is an amazing artist I only regret not buying him a shot of jameson and trying to talk to him after the show. I hope I get another opportunity!

[amoebazebra420]

iowa

[NicoleIsStoked]

1:37 wtf happened? 

[slippyswanson]

@NicoleIsStoked Seems to me whiskey and cigs

[LNYRORO91]

this is fucking AMAZING. i want to go to a show of his immediately. let's bottle that voice and watch it last through centuries.

[brianrpfaff]

@LNYRORO91

I agree. Can't wait till he comes back to Cali. But I suppose I will go to Iowa if I have to.

[chinlee77]

I saw WEW in Tempe, AZ for the first time on tour with Clutch. .Absolutely amazing performance. .I flew to Chicago last Nov. to see him before he left for the European tour. . . sadly the Chicago show was canceled due to illness and I never again got that opportunity. I am hoping he will return to AZ some time soon. .I know he is in CO in Nov. .please consider the stop in AZ. . we'll be waiting come "heat", hell or high water. ~one love

[offtheavenue]

Hey we are a new studio in Florida, and we have been getting some of the best bands in orlando to do a new web-series called Off The Avenue. Check it out.

[greenfairy1111]

"I will see you soon."

Pretty powerful words, those. That kind of hope can keep a heart beating.

[tabber87]

He should lose the hat. It makes him look like an affected douche.

[slippyswanson]

@tabber87 You should lose you attitude it makes you sound like a untalented douche.

[CzarThePlezer]

Oh wow,

This guy has left me inthralled,

True soul and passion, One love my friends.

Good music exists indeed.

[Cthac]

I think Brian Fallon(Gaslight Anthem) put it best "ladies and gentlemen that man must be thirty but he has a voice like hes 900 years old, i'm gonna bottle it up and open a shop on the board walk selling it"

[04hemigtx1990]

Bro please keep it up. Your music is simply amazing.

Thanks & God Bless.

[lemondrop07]

I'm from Keokuk, IA... pissed I can't watch Will this weekend at the watermelon festival....

[BrotherBadSeed]

The most aggravating thing for me is going to a bar finding the jukebox and typing in William, first one to come up William Hung, that little Asian bastard from American Idol. They have William Hung, doing She Bangs, but no Whitmore. Somebody needs to get murdered.

[KaylaLeaLea6127]

hes from montrose, ia. which is where i live and have lived my whole life. and actually i saw him a couple weeks ago outside mt. idy (a tattoo shop)

[versesxxiii]

@KaylaLeaLea6127

I live in montrose too! Sucks the double dipper jacked their prices over the years :(

[groulxma]

its amazing that the first time I heard this guy it was in the marshalltown, ia moose lodge blew me away then. blows me away now.

[RevolverOcelot2008]

Is this the same guy who did the song "Bury me not on the lone prairie for the game Red Dead Redemption?(if so his voice is very different in that song)

[rlrdrb]

@RevolverOcelot2008 Yep

[lostmychances]

that voice.. wow

[627bri]

I had a few drinks with William at last nights show in Hartford.. Mad chill guy! Great music too

[stokedonitjd]

Massive guy love for this guy

[JCS1Cor517]

I simply cannot get enough this. Nothing speaks like real music, and this gentleman has figured out how to make just that. Real. Music. God bless you William.

[AMRhonemusic]

there aren't many musicians out there like this anymore

[grastogi1]

Smooch & sex video

[voicedriven]

Awesome voice. Great tune!

[pleaseRoger]

looks like he had 'em....and he smoked 'em.....a lot.....

haha i love this guy tho! he was a great opener for city and colour a few years back

[masterdra329333]

such a big beautiful voice....

[nataliecrowe01]

i had to stop myself act like a lady but 1:39-1:44 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhh

[nataliecrowe01]

wat a sexy sexy man mmmmh 1:39-1:44 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[redwhitch17]

I love this guys voice..Cracking song::))Thanks BestEH.

[DentFace13]

HOLY SHIT! i was NOT expecting that voice from this guy...

[hellomynameislilche]

I WOuld Love For him To Come Out To Northern California Honestly You Would Love it Here Fine Wine And Herbs Dont Know What Your Choice Is But Come To Chico And See Some Intresting People Unlike Anywere Else

[redman9pablo]

this guys the best singer i have herd of my generation,seriously this guy is seriously good !

[TRlPZ]

there are 2 voices i wish i could have. isaac hayes. and william elliott whitmore.

[myl3s91]

His voice sounds similar to Zakk Wylde

[6Mr6Crowley6]

@myl3s91 I was thinking the exact same thing. That being said, I'm lovin it. Not as much as BLS but still real good.

SDMF

[alive2suffer]

this cat never ceases to blow my fuckin mind.

[wemustexploit01]

those 6 people that disliked this have no heart!

[stuka7692]

I LOVE YOU

[PsYcHo14]

HNpedersen: your right i stand corrected haha

[pgwyn11]

Sometimes you come across a song that speaks volumes to you. I'm in awe of his voice, humility and depth.

[mipake]

@pgwyn11 Agreed.  WEW is amazing - all of his songs are so unbelievably deep.

[PsYcHo14]

Willy Whitmore only plays Martin Co. Im pretty sure. But that one is for sure a martin. Fender doesnt make a consistant worn brown finish like that.

[Hopskinz]

@PsYcHo14

You can blame him tho!

[PsYcHo14]

I just looked into it and its almost definately a Martin 00-15 Grand Concert. Im almost positive. But yeah there ya go haha.

[HNpedersenTube]

it is a Martin D15

[manthepost]

he just had to cancel his uk tour cause of a respiratory infection

[jagman4040]

i saw im notthat long ago and we got to go up and talk to him hes really cool

[HtoneFG]

Anyone knows the name of the guittar???

Thaks!

[alpeperker]

@HtoneFG looks lika a Martin guitar to me

[HtoneFG]

Thanks! It looks an expensive Martin...

[scotswain]

look sliek a martin and co

[skoneintex]

I think its a fender Duno model name tho

But im guessing something like CD140

[maikie18]

What an amazing voice!!

I love it!!

[billyf26]

im pretty sure i saw him in nyc a couple years ago. im not sure if it was him. he opened up for the pogues. i had a bit to drink that night but i remember thinking "wow this guy has soul!"

[dylanxsv]

yeah that was him

[slimpickin07]

I love W.E.W.

[tankwart24]

wow this song is so fucking amazing i could listen to it all day ling

[scheizy]

A mate was just playing his album at work. I couldn't have pictured him more incorrectly if I tried. I visualised an old black man like Mississippi John Hurt. Absolutely awesome musician!

[jagman4040]

Groulxma. What part of iowa are you from im from iowa also and saw him live a couple of days ago.

[rikmomentary]

I guess he toured with Converge. So random, but so amazing.

[groulxma]

bands like modern life is war, and guys like will whitmore make me proud to be from/live in iowa.

[davidwaters69]

you are a smart one

[redwhitch17]

what an amazing voice ..

nice song..Thanks K..

[Frankenfukstein]

true.music.*****

[dorkrockcorkrod]

...You mean he's not a black man?

[BRudy87]

Im in love, Im in trouble. hearin things, seein double

[dorkrockcorkrod]

And I know that I promised myself I wouldn`t act this way, but you know me!

[twinjonie2]

love him!!!

[itsallhappening21]

voice I didn't expect to come out of this man for 200...

[XCallXMeXmatt]

I saw him open for City and Colour in Philadelphia and he blew city and colour off the stage. He had great presence, was a great performer, and was hilarious. I laughed just as much as I applauded during his performance. I highly recommend you go see him if you can. And DEFINITELY pick up his albums!

[savannaduhh]

He's really good but there is NO WAY he blew Dallas Green off the stage.

[XCallXMeXmatt]

Of course that's my opinion but it seemed that Dallas wasn't totally there. He seemed kind of distracted and didn't do much in-between-song talking. William Elliott Whitmore was funny, engaged the audience, told stories, and led into his stories really well. Must have been an off day for Dallas.

[butlering]

he is most likely the best live performer ive ever seen... he is so humble to his fans and such a genuine person. the world needs more people like mr whitmore. 10 stars!

[shawndimery]

Yeah i met him a few years ago supporting a hardcore metal band, he blew EVERYBODY away. awesome

[taylorhippie]

Indeed, my brother and sister are huge fans of him, even my Mom, actually sat at the bar with him for a bit haha.... my drunken Mom... He also was very kind to my niece, I guess he pointed her out at a show, and my niece of course kinda frooze I guess. But yeah sounds to me like there are indeed people out there who feel the same as you.

[smokincigs]

smoke em if you got em, drink your glasses to the bottom....hell yea

[RedeGude]

drinkers by day

bastards by dawn

too right

[smokincigs]

So glad I came across this