Steve Martin performs on the Grand Ole Opry

[BAMABELLA71]

Well that was a tease!! Got to slappin' my knee and then, BAM, the video just stops.... :(

[gottamatch]

Out of context much! That was epic. More more more!!!

[2zwaantjes]

And yet he is so 'normal' ;D no star allures or at least, so it seems. I really really love this guy.

[talon55130]

How about the whole song.

[bjx101]

holly crap had no idea he could play like that good job

[phobiazzzero]

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyhaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaa now bring a bottle of whiskey honey

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyhaaaaaaaa

[TexasRho83]

Holy sh!t the boy can play

[floryboonda]

what happened to the rest of this clip?!

[kmacdallas]

The Great Mr. Steve Martin born in Waco, Texas....

[reddragonready]

Aaaw! How can you cut Duncan of like that? :(

[Glaudge]

hes a better comedian/banjo player than an actor

[TheGreekMan1981]

Steve Martin is damn good!

[PuddingnShortbuses]

G.O.O. you're such a tease with only putting up part of that video, I want to see the whole thing!

[truck4jack]

multi talented

[assonine666]

Fuckin shred!

[MrAppolo777]

I want to try like that!!!

[gabenovski]

Like a boss.

[Sunburn2007]

I wish the whole thing was put up. Why it cuts off I don't know :(

[akaTheQ97]

kw757 . . . u ignorant Bastard!!! (and all that did thumbs up!!!)

. . . how do you think we get these excellent

VIDEOS For Free???

. . . PLUS, 1 click and the advertisement is gone!!!!

[dcheney555]

cool Steve!!

[Waschbear69]

he just won my respect.

[GoldTurismo]

@Waschbear69 does that mean something?

[Waschbear69]

@GoldTurismo yes it does, it means he won my respect. now go away troll.

[WILD4X4D]

GIVE IT TO 'ER STEVIE, GIVE IT TO 'ER!

[rjr1227]

man, Steve can pick...

[callmethaabs]

WOW

[Myra1959]

I saw Randy Scruggs too.

[HarPlayer]

2 of my all time Fav is Johthan Winters n Steve Martin : )

[FANJG24]

Does anyone know where you can see the entire video? Great performance by Steve by the way!

[littlebit19801]

WOW I went to my first G O O tonight, but I wish I had been there that night!

[dwilmer7]

its ok.. banjo player has some potential though.

[starr522]

Simply LOL Steve you be the man

[magicman2001]

Steve Was Clearly Nervous, But Pulled It Off Like A True Pro.

Great Student Of The Banjo As Well As Musician

[joosman123]

Whooah -- Steve Rocks! Respect.

[oneprizeonegoal]

"I'll try"

*banjo sets on fire*

[PhoenixBird50]

@oneprizeonegoal you said it!

[TaladarkieJJ]

I never knew Steve could play the banjo like that. I just discovered it by watching the Muppets. He's really great. :D

[asianfrenzy666]

22 people play the tuba

[BTBHSOHBOY]

Never knew how good Steve Martin was at the banjo

[themattmullner]

I'll try...I'll try! *Plays amazing*

[samuraistalin]

Steve: "I'll try!"

-blows everyone away-

[BoomDowg]

Oh well, he tried! ;)

[Templarone1]

Steve is great!

[Boulderpits]

I want a fukcing car, right fucking now....

[straightarrow372]

Steve Martin sure plays a mean banjo!

[donnyaldridge]

Whoever posted this should be shot for cutting off stu bob's solo.......

[Alphabex8]

@donnyaldridge why don't you just send the uploader a personal death threat. he's got an inbox

[147darkstar]

@icthruu4evr id like to see you play better

[khenry458]

Oh yeah, go Steve!

[SNight322]

Aren't there any new songs they can play on a banjo? If there are, can radio please PLAY THEM?!?!

[Claudia1969]

wow!!!!

[atllmand]

Imagine that man playing drums for Slipknot

[chasonmasterson]

HOLY HELL!

[tedm2112]

oh man can he tear it up!

[daveasinme09781]

BRAVO... I'll try... yeah right.. he knew what was up

[lilvypr]

lol " i'l try" then he goes all epic

[pedazocerda]

lost the beat at 0:52

[asianfrenzy666]

Steve burned that one out of the gate so fast the rhythm section couldn't keep up. He had to slow it down a few clicks LOL.

[jjj1951]

Steve has instituted an award for up and coming bluegrass musicians.

The Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.

[EarwigEarl]

The Grand Ole Opry ain't so grand anymore.

[tazztheterrible]

he can juggle cats too!!!

[cepinobel]

Steve Martin, one of my favorite actors, can play the banjo like that! I'm impressed.

[pegcage]

OMG! You people are calling Earl Scruggs' son, Gary, a jerk! That is him, you know, and he probably brought Steve to the Opry. The Scruggs are great friends of Steve Martin. He was directing something, like telling a musician when to come in or something. You people who call people jerks are jerks yourselves. LOL.

[pegcage]

Hey, that is Gary Scruggs in the background, Earl's son. Know that?

[lennonsdoll]

holy shit.

[TCsoccernumber9]

Yea so now i am a HUGE fan of Steve Martin!!

[kw757]

I'm never buying a fucking Jeep Compass, so fuck off with the advertisement!

[misterb441]

Stupid Potty Mouth.

[msymsed]

@kw757 Me neither but it is what keeps Youtube FREE so live with it.

[Sunburn2007]

@kw757 AdBlocker plus. I never see a single YouTube ad.

[FANJG24]

@Sunburn2007 Exactly, I love it!!

[wilsocn]

@kw757 lol yeah to hell with Jeep!

[whatanightmare1]

Fabulous banjo playing by the talented Mr. Martin...but some of the strangest comments on this ever...lol~!

[Wafaloo]

@whatanightmare1 yeah really...

[BakemonoTuralyon]

Lmao did you see Steve's face at 0:49? "Yeah that's right motherfucker, I'm a beast"

[jehovahuponyou]

VINCE GIRL ACTED LIKE AN IDIOT, SHYING AWAY FROM STEVE WHEN STEVE WANTED TO SAY 'THANKS FOR HAVING ME!' ON MR. THINKS HE'S KING GILLY WHOP'S MICROPHONE - BUT STEVE WAS A GENTLEMAN - YOU GET EM STEVE!

[feathermaye]

@jehovahuponyou If you pay attention, you see that Vince wasn't shying away from Steve, he was getting out of the way of the banjo, which almost took out his eye. Both of them are good guys, all the time.

[jehovahuponyou]

@feathermaye - ACTUALLY I DID PAY ATTENTION, MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY IT YOURSELF, ONLY HURTS TEN SECONDS OR SO FOR KNOW-IT-ALLS! BANJO BODY IN THE MIDDLE OF STEVE'S CHEST, HEADSTOCK OF BANJO THREE FEET TO HIS LEFT - I DID SEE THE BANJO 'DIP SLIGHTLY' AT OLE MR. THINKS HE'S KING GILLY WHOPS SHOULDER - NOT HIS FACE, NOT HIS EYE, MR. EVIDENCE REENACTMENT GUY - VILK GIPP IS AN ARROGANT TOAD - I HEARD YOUR TAKE ON IT, YOU HEARD MINE, NOW GO AWAY AND LISTEN TO 'BLOW HIGH ON DE MOUNTAINOUS HILL'!

[blinkbiker87]

@jehovahuponyou your an idiot. he moved out of the way so he could talk in the mic....

[jehovahuponyou]

@blinkbiker87 - AND YOU ARE A BLIND, LYING IDIOT!

[blinkbiker87]

@jehovahuponyou hahah making a statement based on an observation makes me a lying idiot? haha ok

[jehovahuponyou]

@blinkbiker87 - NO SILLY - READ MY POST - NOTE MY USE OF THE WORD 'BLIND' TO YOU - I KNOW THE VIDEO IS NOT PRESENTED IN BRAILLE, SO ALL I SUGGEST IS A TRIP TO THE EYE DOCTOR AND SOME NEW GLASSES FOR YOU - OK? I THREW IN THE 'LYING IDIOT' FOR THREE REASONS:

1) I AM A CYNICAL OLD BASTARD.

2) JUST TO PISS YOU OFF.

3) YOU CALLED ME AN IDIOT FIRST.

NOW, WATCH THE VIDEO, AGAIN, WITH YOUR NEW GLASSES AND AGREE WITH ME BEFORE I SAY SOMETHING VILE UPON YOU - ROFL!

:^)

[me1195]

that's what 12 kids will do to you....

[ocms400]

tear it down steve

[peerapad12370]

wow! i went to play to how can buy



[Rikk303]

seems like an ok sort of a bloke

[redfordforpresident]

Banjo sounds like "Ban the Jews". Are banjos anti-Semitic? When Eddie Murphy sang Hymietown on SNL, was that anti-Semitic? I think "Hymie" is a very cute word. Jews own The Yellow Pages AND The White Pages and there is no listing for the Nazi Party in the yellow or white pages. Are Hymies anti-Nazi?

[lms97jb]

@redfordforpresident Just stop.

[redfordforpresident]

@PopBubblewrapPop I am not a huge lesbo fan, except for Ellen DeGeneres. But I would turn lesbo to be just like Steve Martin. I would even be a butch lesbo.

[gr33nf00t]

Steve Martin is a modern-day Renaissance Man.

[MyEnime]

he makes the banjo sexy



[muzaklover78]

That was sick!

[spicbuddha]

Who wouldn't want Steve Martin's career? Success with comedy, movies, books, and music... Just awesome really.

[finalfantasyXXVII]

yeah but dont forget he had a really bad up bringing which makes him even more great to me that he pulled through ..but if you ever red his life story it's pretty sad

[carbonunit57]

@peanutscreams I would use a stronger word than jerk to describe the guy behind Steve. The word jerk is a good word when refering to Steve Martin.

[peanutscreams]

@carbonunit57 Your so right, forgot bout that. Good catch, thank you.

[songwritersingernews]

We just LOVE Steve Martin he's very talented and very commical & such a wonder banjo picker and great actor....

[khadremar]

why is it cut off? :(

[decoycarver17]

@khadremar I know this is a great rendition of Foggy mountian break down.

[WanteDDeaDOrAlivE911]

That man in the background is One of the 17 who doesn't like the Bango..

[headnurse74]

Great pickin Mr. Martin!

[star4evr9]

@PopBubblewrapPop I wholeheartedly agree :) I never knew he could play banjo like this, on top of his other wonderful talents!

[legallyawesome1]

Steve Martin is the best I just wish this video was longer

[blackcat77100]

YEEEE-HAW! Now this' some good music right here, I don't care what race creed color or nationality you are! Play up, Stevie!

[auburn5978]

One minute and thirteen seconds !!!! That's all I get ????? I want about 2 hours more !!!

[dvesaksije]

who the fuck diliked this

[dvesaksije]

who the fuck thisliked this

[XboxLlV3]

He's freakin beast

[DirtRoadWarrior]

Who is the goofbag talking in the background while Steve lays down the fastest Foggy i have ever heard?

[tkend]

Respond to this video..Who would have thought???? Steve Martin from the Bird Cage Theatre at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park California to the Grand Ole' Opry!!!! Hometown boy made good!!!!

[CRISSYSEE]

walk on random guy

[TheMadHattersChatter]

17 non liking morons and counting...

[neon854]

@PopBubblewrapPop Why? Don't you think it would make a rather homogenous and trivial crowd of men inhabiting this planet if everyone, indeed, had done his uttermost in aspiring to be just like Steve Martin?

[waitin4winter]

dislike because they only just started the song and then the video cuts out

[2brostom]

WOW!! When I saw the name "Steve Martin," I thought this was going to be some sort of comedy routine. I was obviously very wrong. You rock, Steve!!

[RattieKarma]

LOLOL!! steve sez - "I'll try" - SERIOUSLY !? oh DAAAAMN BOY!!!

[Fuckingmetalstyle]

15 stupids.....

[blackmii]

Banjo players are so underrated!

[LongmontJeni]

15 dislikes = 15 people that didn't pay attention to the video!

[imalwaysrite666]

only song he ever plays is foggy mtn. breakdown.... what a poser!!!!

[ncm19741]

@imalwaysrite666

Seriously?? Have you ever been to one of his concerts? Obviously not.  Ignorant comment.

[mlovecraftr]

@imalwaysrite666 There are like 5 videos in the sidebar of him playing many different tunes. I guess you are also mad that Mettalica "only" plays Sandman and Master of Puppets, right. Artist have signature works.

[oberlepa]

@imalwaysrite666 That's hardly true. And on his latest album, "The Crow", he wrote or co-wrote all but one of the songs. It was well-reviewed, and Martin has the respect of bluegrass musicians all over.

[w0bbl3r]

@imalwaysrite666 When he has been playing for what must be 40 years or more, do you REALLY think that he could only know one song?

Isnt it more likely that this is perhaps his signature tune and thats why there are more versions of this on youtube than any other song?

There are plenty of other songs on here he plays, but this just seems to be the most popular.

[YayoCummins]

wish there was a full version :(

[Shorty111R]

I love Steve Martin so much more now.

[ford9572]

I'd SO LOVE to take banjo lessons from Steve!!!! That'd totally GIT-R-DONE for me!!!

[ford9572]

Earl Scruggs GET BACK!!!! Steve can play a WICKED BANJO!!

[edro31111]

Amazing how multi-talented he actually is! He's done it all and just keeps emerging as someone different. What a guy!

[tattooal100]

happy birthday grandpa,heres all the best to you.and if your still alive next year,happy birthday then too...(one of his lines)

[tattooal100]

got front row tickets to see this legendary man and i'm giddy as a schoolboy!!!!!by the way ,i'm a schoolboy.....

[ArtFart001]

and he's a patron of the fine arts, what a guy!

[jrdaniels53]

"i'll try". yeah right steve. tell earl to move over, theres a new banjo king.

[19RC64]

gotta say that seeing him play like this gives me a new respect for his various talents... and his humility (stepping back from the microphone after his solo, giving it up for the fiddle player)

[noclouds111]

Steve performed some comedy skits on the Tonight Show while he accompanied himself on the banjo. I had no idea that he could play...never mind play like a champ!

[MrRayge82]

"Where's your hand?"

"Between two pillows!"

"THOSE ARENT PILLOWS!"

[MaxinetheQueen]

ROCK ON STEVE MARTIN!!!!!

[loekoemang]

never knew this about him,but man does he pick a mean banjo!!!!!!!!!!!

[john9944]

It is always good to Steve and John McEuen play together. John taught Steve how to play banjo and the first time I saw Steve many years ago he opened for the Dirt Band.

[Juicefani11]

He has that little smile on his face all the time. xD

[CaptainJazz92]

WHAT?



[TACYELLA11]

Awesome and another reason to love yt :-)

[rsophiav]

Is there a longer version of this? Why so short?

[wannebee92]

what the hell?

[pinkeyegasms]

OMG!!!!!!!! What a trip!

[chessleach]

0:46, his face is like: "Bet you can't do that"

[BriBurns19]

are you kidding me,.. wow!!

[dsallen3]

why so little put more on there i want the who le video

[roknrobin2]

Absolutely LOVE everything that Steve Martin does. He is one great guy! The world is better for having him here with us. God bless you, Steve!

[loriliz1]

He is awesome!!

[CSavageSr]

Sorry to inject politics (not really) but is Steve a conservative or does he just fucking love banjo? Any answer is okay. Just wondering.

[blpadge2]

Steve Marting is second only to the master himself Earl Scruggs when it comes to scruffing off "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"

[nuno7911]

umm best selling author, playwright, has the top billboard bluegrass cd,most sold sheet music for dueling banjos(yes he WROTE THAT) does some COMEDY on the side.. some have the right to be arrogant.

[blpadge2]

@nuno7911 Everyting is right except, Dueling Banjoes was composed by Arthur Smith.

[HalalKafir]

@nuno7911 Actually, 'Dueling Banjos' was written by Don Remo & Arthur Smith. Don Remo has 2 sons who have their own ripping bluegrass band, Hayseed Dixie, whose specialty is covering heavy metal and hard rock bands such Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Queen and Kiss bluegrass style.

[desertphilip]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAA!!!!!!!

[241Groundhog]

He’s an arrogant bastard though.

“I’ll try,” and then he plays like that, knowing full well that he can… false modesty is not amusing.

[elsterhey5]

@241Groundhog you know he is a comedian right?? like thats a joke

[hjb103055]

@elsterhey5 He probably never even heard of Steve Martin.

[tmpeet1]

@241Groundhog It is in England :P

[MsPokeyman]

I want to learn how to play the BANJO from STEVE MARTIN

[johnbarbershopper]

he's just a multi-talented, wild and crazy kind of guy. above all he is

[johnbarbershopper]

he's just a multitalented, wild and crazy kind of guy. above all he is

[htc6600]

He's damn good!

[evanset6]

Who are the 11 butt pirates that disliked this?

[Sunburn2007]

@evanset6 I was one. Only because the video cuts off half the performance.

[Sunburn2007]

Did you forget the whole video?

[TheQ97]

He CAN Play!!! . . . little known fact . . . when He appeared On SNL . . .

doing the number "King Tut" . . . it was a Number to promote His Latest

Music Album . . . this song being the Main one!!! TRUE!!!

[amphotog]

I was wrong about this being the only song he knows, but his hair looks the same. That I'm sure of. When you say Steve Martin it sounds fine but when you say Steve 3 times without the Martin it sound like a strange name. In fact the name Bungie would be a strange name. Bungie Bungie Bungie. Yes this is stupid.

No You Shut up. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? Yes What a waste of your time. But you can't stop reading untill the end. I still got 20 characters remaining.

[amphotog]

Yeah, he's good, but I think this is the only song Steve Martin knows. Check out his other banjo vids on Youtube.

[redbeakman]

@amphotog Huh? He's a world class banjo player. The guy is right up there with the very best to ever pick one up. If he had decided to give up comedy he could have become a full time musician or a session artist a long time ago and made a really nice living winning a few grammys along the way.

[SuperNikki1]

I just love the banjo too bad it wasn't a bit longer.

[YoungBeastly]

"I'll try"... hahahahahahahahaa

[Maples01]

That instrument is really difficult to play, you pick it, and you don't see it used much in this stuff labeled as country music today

[doni107107]

[meekly] "i'll try" HANDS LIGHT ON FIRE!!!

[sammisutra1978]

Steve Martin is Hot on soo many levels

[MacJARedd]

@carrbags It's more likely that he is picking up his banjo picks.