Best Live Act EVER! Pure Funk - Johnny Guitar Watson

[CanadianPoets]

WTF This is pure blues....It's good....But this is the blues.

[admanphoto]

Love Johnny Guitar Watson, but the first 3 minutes is self indulgent shit.

[ukkfayooyay]

This video should have started at 3:11.

[iiStratii]

That truly was a great performance!

[slimabbas]

GREAT SHOWMAN...AND FUNKETIER!!!!!

[KingRam33]

This man is underrated, RIP Guitar Watson.

[chiron8839]

@KingRam33 - Way underrated. Johnny Guitar Watson was a key innovator in the evolution of electric guitar music.

[sleadhead1g]

ThIs guy would do great dubstep dancing

[beddingham]

Approximate location... where are we at men? Bremen, Bremen!

The program is called Musikladen and was produced by Radio Bremen Germany 1977

[tyleryesta1]

This is priceless! "Approximate location... yo where we at man?... (bass player) we in Grimman. Grimman!!

Love it lol

[bonzey1171]

Man, this makes me wanna bust out the crackly warm vinyl and spin those bad bitches one mo' 'gen.

[zcarluz]

BEAUTIFUL SONG AND BAND WONDERFUL METAL BEUATIFUL BEUATIFUL METAL CONGRATULATIONS D+ AND PERCUSAO BEAUTIFUL HARMONIC

[zcarluz]

BEAUTIFUL SONG AND BAND WONDERFUL METAL BEUATIFUL BEUATIFUL METAL CONGRATULATIONS D+

[zcarluz]

BEAUTIFUL SONG AND BAND

[lordoid]

This man sure looks fonkay..but isn't that pure Blues he's playin'? Anyway...what a briliant Entertainer and Musician!

[istimewa1x]

@SenseUality That was wáááy before Prince!

[MrArsg13]

it's not funk, it's Rock & Roll song like bo diddley

[LeKs4]

3:05 is magic, Mister Magic !

[SuperRonville]

its FUUUUUUNK

[veeseee128]

johnny can make that guitar talk.

[veeseee128]

who can make a siren sound with their guitar? now come on! total badass!!!

[luvmifro]

gansta!



[nbnybeats4u]

etta was so right,johnny was a genius,loved so much of his work.dying on stage was tghe only way for him to go.

[NewDuppyConqueror]

I don't know of anybody who has this combination of a great guitar player, a great keyboard player, a great songwriter, a damn great voice and a great entertainer in one person.

does he actually has a son?

[larafaldingue]

I love this guy! so great!

[boldsoulsister]

Stone cold genius! Pure gansta on guitar....

[ramuckel]

HIP

[ultravioleta3]

Just like Etta James said "they say Elvis is the King, but the sho' nuf King is JGW!"

[joshua626]

Gangsta of love....LOOK OUT!!! Sweet

[jahlats]

Awesome performance and guitar skills. Love his playing and singing so smooth and soulful.That sirene effect is ubelievable

[7ceztexh]

03:06 !! JGW, forever !!

[ultravioleta3]

This gifted man was way ahead of his time and at the head of his league........he actually created the league and he is really missed!!!! Play it in heaven JGW!!!!

[yamamonkey]

what an incredible musician and showman

this vid is one of the awesomest things i've ever seen

[willgraham70]

NEVER CAST YOUR PEARLS TO SWINE!!!(teddy rileys' INTRO TO no diggity)

[AlejandroMendoza2010]

Best Live Act EVER! Of course you can write this a million times for a million different tunes......

But this time it sounds Real..!!!

I´´ve been listening to the man for 20 years and never saw this one...

So ... what can I say...Thanks... domo arigatoo... muchas, muchas gracias...

The name of this video is: Best Live Act EVER!!! Period!

[Smoothways]

The great Steve Miller wrote this track and JGW not afraid of touching some "white dude" material, run it through the mixer and out it comes as real JGB funkbluesjazz Lastly he died like a proper Music hero on stage...

[Smoothways]

@Smoothways I stand corrected: OFCOURSE JGW wrote it...my bad....

[1KillaSkrilla1]

@Smoothways he died on stage?...

[CheckMate657879]

He said the intro is very comfortable to all the gangsters - sirens - too cold!

[seymourbbest]

How freaking cool is this!?

[josedvs64]

uff hacia 30 años que no escuchaba a este tío

[phillier56]

johnny guitar was the man. sooo good to get to see him on stage at last after wearing out my vinyl over the years. if you doubt his talent listen to 'space guitar' recorded in the early 50's. he wrote the script.

[soulful777]

Talent.

[1KillaSkrilla1]

its crazy most people dont even know about guitar watson but everybody knows elvis

[FABCASTLE]

@1KillaSkrilla1 Man, just look all the media that surrounds Elvis!!!! I don't think it's crazy, I think it's logical. Not saying who's better than who.

[1KillaSkrilla1]

@FABCASTLE johnny guitar watson.

[TheK9COMPTON]

best ever

[THEREVALI]

JG, you inspired me, rest in peace.

[doaplu]

He very heavily armed and legged and at the TV studio being cool - LOL!

[doc2earth]

He was a good friend of Frank Zappa and you can hear the influence Watson had on Frank.

[oliverecords]

@doc2earth Yeah you can hear him on "Andy", on the One Size Fits All" album.

[PeteyHop]

Absolutely brilliant entertainer, never mind player and writer.

[TheCOMPUTERJAZZMAN]

KICKS ASS!

[geunter]

Most incredible.

[MrGadboa]

C'est presque du théâtre ne l'amour de la musique

[teklewg]

wow... am mesmorized!!

[lordkoos]

I was lucky enough to see his show sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, he was great, must have been in his late 50s or early 60s but played and sang his ass off.

[dillweed44]

What a performer

[oxumare27]

man how i miss jgw and his music - and he is sooo sexy in his silver suit - though i think he should have quit performing earlier. in his last years he lost more and more of his voice and even played less and less the guitar on stage - anyway i adore him and truly miss him RIP JGW

[happymenske]

just love it 

[teemad]

Classic clip from a classic performer playing a classic tune. One of a kind. Cheers for posting!

[teemad]

LMFAO @ the intro! Hahahahahah that's CLASSIC!

[foggy4180]

What a performance this is, toprated!

He was the coolest cat around in the musicbiz.

His unique combination of showmanship, musicianship, humour, storytelling and interaction with the public was simply unbeaten, everybody loved Johnny because he was completely himself on stage.

The godfather of the spaceguitar.

Hope you have as much peace in heaven as you had here in your live on earth.

[allen6924]

Now that's how the Blues supposed to sound like!!! Whew....Too HOT!

[muzikman183]

lol Johnny is crazy! almost cheesy, BUT damn i love this kat! my old man brought me up on good shyt

[Solus77]

@muzikman183 DAMN RIGHT

[Mischtchratzer]

He's the man... if ya know what I mean... coz he's soooooo mean......

[cyblues]

I miss you jgw.

[rockabeatinboogie]

Johnny died on stage, what a way to go. I love him too, but more the blues

than his funk/disco work.

[saxismyaxe]

I've seen Billy Gibbons steal more than a few tricks from him too.

[philvis1]

Here's another-The True Pimp from Detroit RIP

[alexaheart1]

yeah!

[limetria]

j g w unfortunately , died years ago , i remember when i first heard him in 76 , in ain't that a b***h , he's bad

[cacai29]

What a artist!!!!! One in a 100 years!!!!Is he still alive?

[breakaleg82]

does anyone know if this version was ever released on record?

[MrRwasmit]

hey!

yes.you ask in  The shob.or download.love that man.good feeling music!

[qtip1064]

@breakaleg82 Yes it was. Back in the late 70's after he came back on tour. Look for the late Johny Guitar Watson Live. You'll find it there. That's a hard album to fine,Good luck!

[aigredouxelectronics]

zappa & henrdix started playing guitar after seeing Johnny in full effect, He is a true master

[777RIB]

4SHO...AHHH...posted on You-Tube under STAXK GUITAR hear Ben Lacy play JAMES BROWN medley...its mind blowing.

[boogster123321]

best guitarist EVER love him

[leemain88]

best guitarist ever!!........ NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe you haven't heard of a small artist by the name on hendrix!!!!!lmao

[boogster123321]

ok listen to space guitar by johnny guitar watson, that was made about a decade before hendrix and its amazing for a 50's record. for me hendrix is possibly the most overrated guitar player out there. yes he did some azming things for the guitar and was a genius writer but i think guys like jeff beck, frank zappa, etc. are better. hendrix has almost become a myth more then an actual muscian.

[monkeys350]

@leemain88 this guy was an influence on hendrix

[monkeys350]

@leemain88 Sorry I hate how I worded that, I meant this guy was one of Hendrix's influences. Also one of Eric Clapton's main influences.

[jailbreak74andmore]

"he's very heavily armed...and legged!" LOL

[Adamfront]

I'm with you. I saw him three times and he cut everybody, even James Brown. People couldn't believe what he was doing and the band was the tightest ever. And he was Baaad, dressing room full of ladies, ha ha. We miss you Johnny!

[gblueslover2]

I don't know of ANYONE who can entertain like this guy could. He certainly considered every angle when he played for people, God damn he was fantastic !!!

[lamiamano]

robben ford picked up a lot from this !

He's a great performer and knows how to handle the ax! GO MAN GO!

[kingston62206]

He said he robbed a local beauty contest for there first place winner.....lol...lol gotta love that line.......RIP Johnny Guitar Watson

[HVF12]

Simply say: "it's cool"

That intro is one of the most awesome live things I've ever seen. I would have loved to have been there.

[YusefDeeb69]

word, that was tight

[sstrothe]

Make it sing Johnny! I love it!  bring back the real musicians, please!

[dantean]

Deep!

[gorillaallstars10]

What in the Confunshion@#$# is this ,you dug deep man

[thebigra]

tight!

[rpprs]

KILLER..

[mssquirrely]

Johnny Could Play On Me ANYTIME!!

R.I.P. DADDY "G"

[cinedeguerrilla]

The best Watson recordings were in the sixties. He was Black Rock & roll and ye,This is Blues!

[keithbell421]

OLD SCHOOL HARD SHIT

[mandingo11bravo]

7:06 min. is the greatest shit I have ever seen.

[thatkai]

The timing (physically AND musically) is flawless. Bad mo'fo', that man!

[magirecords2004]

Underrated Johnny.

[Stigrunasa1]

omg this is awesome

[mmulnix321cg]

well this man is a genius!

[maturanesa]

is actually a blues in this case, not funky

[Pootjuice]

The silver jumpsuit says it all.

[MehefinHeulog]

watch this!!

haha, yes all very watchable Johnny

armed AND legged

great set, pure funk showbiz!!

[mightyleons]

absolutely! the best live act ever. yes

[crazay1]

it's a great act. Underrated. Damn that the shit.

[freestyleminibus]

Great but lose all that intro shit.We geddit,you can immitate a police car on the guitar,but 3 mins!!

[thatkai]

The intro might be the best (as in, not derivative) part of this rather conventional (as in, we've had this type of riff and boasting lyric since Muddy Waters' days) tune!

[bboohhmmaann]

dude thats a freakin drumstick

[marlowmt]

I'm new to Johnny, but already have him in my favorites! This cat smokes!!

[planetrokka]

He´s a gaaaagstaaaa....oooOOOff..... Looooooove!

[planetrokka]

I love you Johnny. Wherever you are in Heaven, look & see how your funk is still alive! RIP

[stankology]

I love this funky cat.. you know he's schoolin everybody up in heaven right about now, includin the principal..he was THAT funky!

[downonthe1]

work it!