Tribute to Lowell George (R.I.P.)

[Sirchud68]

Man, I like this dude. " till she got it in the A" haha

[1blastman]

So really, Lowell George played 11/16 Craftsmen socket guitar, not slide guitar. :o)

[jazzkid66]

@1blastman funny boy...i assume he was playin slide w a sears/roebuck 11.16 but you already knew that right? right........if you have high action and heavy strings the 'heavy metal' (no pun intended) slaps nice on an electric

[1blastman]

@jazzkid66 Sounds good on acoustic also, check out Son House's videos on youtube. Son may have been the first to use "Da Socket Slide". But Lowell always had that "Rocket Socket in his Pocket" and ready to slide . :o)

[jazzkid66]

@1blastman interesting...for some reason i thought Son was later...now i can hear where Taj gots some influence in there...some of my ladies took the ol rocket in the pocket as dual even triple entendre/meanings if you catch my drift ;-) thanx 4 the reference though

[nahughes9000]

wuts the first song he plays ????

[glammer]

@nahughes9000

'China White' on the 'Hoy Hoy' album.

[MrRGanja]

Till she got it in the A lol!

[LodgeLady1]

Loved what Van Dyke Parks called Lowell George - "Vanilla Grits"

[glammer]

@LodgeLady1

Heh, and called his singing style 'white boy got the woo-woos.'

[laetolisteps]

'Iz dat difficult'

[kvellers]

When he died his publicist said it was the all night interview he did. Good one.

[Parkwoodparkenfarker]

"My sister used to Bb, until she got it in the A"

[v2vroth]

Happy Birthday Lowell!

[GrooveDoctor77]

It was a sad loss to music history to have lost Lowell George back in 1979 ,...31 yrs later Little Feat lost drummer Ritchie Hayward .sadly both are all time greats that are gone and both left voids that cant be filled,... only copied ..this is so comical ,Lowell trying to explain slide guitar to this hopeless (I think German) show host ...

[lorilporter]

Thank you for this post - loved hearing "China White" - even if only for a minute or so!!I love Lowell George and Little Feat. Truly one of the most under appreiciated bands of all time

[lottieduff]

Miss you Lowell.

[MRxLOKI]

How the fuck did a bunch of good ol boys from the south become so popular in Europe ?

[prissilou]

@MRxLOKI

Just for the record: Lowell and Paul were both from Hollywood, CA. (Lowell used to call himself "the fat kid from Hollywood") Bill Payne was from Texas. Richie was from Iowa. Not sure, but Kenny and Sam could have been from the New Orleans area, but were working on the west coast when they all got hooked up.

[wh4tevar]

@MRxLOKI

It was the drugs Loki, it was the drugs.

[ejgiv]

Vielen Dank für die besondere Aufnahme!

[pharcyd00]

"My sister used to B flat"

"Yeah...right...until she got it in the A"

Amazing.

[EddieAlexanderRocks]

Yes mate, 'tis a damn shame.

[primrosehill24]

HOLY CRAP! as soon as he touched those strings and started singing my hair stood on end! He may make that look easy but it isnt!

The man is a legend, and my favorite of all time

[guitarist3813]

The greatest white blues singer ever. No comparison needed because there AREN'T any. Feat has never gotten the recognition they richly deserve, but that's ok. If everyone and their brother were "into" Feat, it would sort of cheapen it. The chemistry the band had during the mid to late 70's was unmatched. Specifically on "Feats Don't Fail Me Now" album. There are several moments where all components come together to make sheer magic.

[EddieAlexanderRocks]

@fishordie2 amen to that brother!

[fishordie2]

@EddieAlexanderRocks the only thing that would worry me is getting enough people to watch it. it's so sad how many people no nothing about Little Feat.

[MRBABAR]

"is that difficult?" Sounds like Dr. Evil.

[fishordie2]

@MRBABAR hahahahahahhaha! spot on!

[calcium888]

I watch this several times a week

[DetectiveDeckard]

Von blah blah german speak guten van blag blah guitar blah blah Lowel George is Jesus blah blah von guten.

[mutest50]

yeh, he was a genius. What's more, he was a pleasant, humble, friendly personality. Just look at all the stupid wankers from kid rock to amy, to all the other wannabees. Thinking of his abilities he could have afforded to play the untouchable star; but he he really tries to show those German douchebags how to play slide. He was a giant.

[bryanswagerty]

"till she got it in the a..."

Haha. So subtle.  What a genius.

[MultiKbar]

He was such a great player. He always would slide at the exact right time to accentuate something. He was never gratuitous about it. And I can't think of many singers that have such great range in both clean singing and gritty blues type singing.

[GRobb62]

the cleanest slide gutair player ever, bar none. he died too soo as most genuis do. he liked to party, foresure.... rip....

[dkjayjay]

Just this: W O W !!

[EddieAlexanderRocks]

Jesus Christ! Jack Black even sounds like Lowell! He needs to make a movie!

[SHAKEDOWN72]

@EddieAlexanderRocks Hey Eddie, I've been thinking that for years now....the likeness is so uncanny!! You get the wheels movin' on it...I'll just watchit when it's made!! ;-)

[fishordie2]

@EddieAlexanderRocks wow i could actually see Jack Black playing Lowell George in a movie. as long as he keeps his goofy mannerisms at a very low level haha.

[wittdave]

Fantastic!! Rare stuff indeed. Thanks for putting this up!

[viewpointe3]

thank you lowell. we miss you much!

[JByrd029]

Lowell George was so Badass. Lost a lot of great ones young damnit!

[GBZ10TROY]

Goggle 'F Troop Lowell George'  early Lowell George as a member the the "Bedbgs"

[elswano1]

Lost one of the greats when we lost him at age 34 in 1979 This is a good one!

[lowell012013]

haha, am i glad to be named after this man

[Featster74]

@lowell012013 Named after Lowell? Kudos to your parents, man! I love listening to Lowell and The Feat! Got to see them live a couple weeks ago. It was a SWEET show! Also introduced a friend to their music who'd never heard them before. Even got a signature from and got to chat with Ken Gradney. Very nice guy!

[TEW80]

what's the ry cooder song he is playing? or is it only a demonstration of cooders style?

thanks!

[Featster74]

@TEW80 I think it's just a demonstration of Cooder's guitar style. However, they're both witty songwriters and excellent guitarists!

[ThomasThurnheer]

Lowell George, what a great man! He could be bored with the German interviewers, but he is really giving his best.

[wittdave]

@ThomasThurnheer I whole heartedly agree with you. He is giving his best and genuinely trying, and succeeding, to entertain. What a loss.

[bellsonrich]

i bet he was a tight dude to hang out with. Great guitar player. Great guy.

[ledboots2009]

Drippin soul while slithering around that neck. Sweet

[TheProMusician]

God blessed our ears with the fantastic sounds of the electric slide guitar styles from Lowell George, Duane Allman and Alan Wilson during the 60's & 70's. All of them died too young.

[seacow313]

@TheProMusician amen! 

[MrArtfreako]

what song does he sing on here

[lioli100]

@MrArtfreako China White

[seelanne]

@MrArtfreako : This ist "China White", you can a find a version on Little feats "HoyHoy"; by the way: an absolut great album.

[zombyzapper]

Lowell was never a "wannabe" like so many musicians of his day and now. He was the 24K real deal with one foot in the Louisiana swamp-boogies riffs of old. No way that any poser will ever get a clue about combining rock and blues, it's gotta be from the heart and George "had" it. Too bad he and we lost it. He coulda/woulda/shoulda been here to keep it all alive and rockin today! Damned drugs took all of our heros!!

[t43700]

11/16ths deepwell socket never sounded so good!

[WebbKline]

He could say so much with so little

[CinCity1911Grips]

Great clip. Thnx for a little glimpse back in Feat's history....

[walterbrob]

really makes the lack of talent today even more vivid

[drumwraith]

@walterbrob You said, brother. Folks like Lowell George or Joni Mitchell could just walk up to a mic with a guitar and put out some serious music worth listening to....not only worth listening to, but you couldn't help becoming mesmerized by it. Who can even dream of doing that today? I wish I knew.

[azharkamal]

Hey. I just put a Tribute to Lowell on my site. Check it out, children, if ya wanna.

[anzoh53]

Some beautiful singing and playing here. Hate the german interviewer, what a dork.

[elleneyegreen]

Oooooh yeah, taildragger51, same here. So loved, so missed.

[taildragger51]

Lowell's voice just brings me to my knees. Nobody can create a groove like he could...pure. pure soulfulness. The guy had alot of warmth & patience too. Talent like his comes only once in a lifetime. There'll never be another.

[nsra1933]

Amen and very well said. Dear God we need Lowell back..

[taildragger51]

nsra1933: I'm sure you're the same as me and wish we could turn the clock back.

.

[Featfetish]

: )

[vickydonnelly]

somebody please put china white on so I can watch it pleaseplease I would love to listen to the whole track.

[texascarl]

"Ist das difficult?"

No, it's just awesome and chockful of win, dude.

[sweegster]

Open A being played here E A E A C# E

[mcleanartists]

Miss hm so much!

[deweypug]

If there was any doubt of the greatness and abundant talent that was Little Feat, this video should quiet any doubts. Absolutely amazing!

[vinylpoodle]

Wha? Wha? What a great video - thank you whomever shared this . Love Lowell so much . That song they all sang chills time . MISS YOU LOWELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ozbocfan]

I have been a fanatical youtube watcher for years now. And guess what? This is my new favourite clip of all time. Not only were Little Feat my all time fave band but Lowell was a magnigficent singer, songwriter and guitarist. And comedian too judging by his comment about the sister. Oh how I miss Lowell.

That period from '72 to '77 was as perfect a set of discs as any in the history of rock music. And then what do the boys do? Just go and produce the best LIVE album of all time. Irreplaceable

[spacebroom]

When this was new I was a young soldier in Nuernberg. Saw it on TV.

[parablearable]

As I recall he ate twinkeez all night and enjoyed all the best till the end.great genius of electric slide 4 all time .closer to monk than duanne.

[tisgoner]

I get so sad watching this -Lowell George has always been my hero - irreplaceable musician that had so much more to give before he was cruelly taken for us. Lowell -rest in peace.

[huntox44]

Great clip - how good are these guys! Lowell - fucking awesome!

[john54302]

"Your sister was B-flat, until she got it in the A" !!! Great line, Lowell!!!

[truthero]

this is ridiculously great. and he was as fantastic a singer as he was a player

[teoanicic]

that's what i thought for the first time i got a little bit more into the feat. everybody always says great things about lowell's slide playing, but he's one of the best voices ever. up there with stevie wonder. similar styles

[deweypug]

These guys were just SO talented, scary good harmonies...

[hellsec]

Bathos! That amazing sound, then "Is that difficult?"

[parablearable]

tanks to who ever this got to me,algorithm or person.this touches me

[SkyDogJr]

WTF?

Open G is D,G,D,G,B,D.... H? High G? the high E would break if you tuned it that high!

[patrickmusichatesyou]

"B" in the German Alphabet is the heisse:

ß

(I think that it's spelled heisse.)

Just a different typeset. Don't panic and tighten that string up too much!

[marhope]

Fantastic Lowell George

I had the fortune for meeting him in Auckland in the 70s

RIP I love the music

[pipilotta12345]

cheek to cheek is my favoutite

[natacha45]

This is fantastic!

[ELDestinova]

How did I miss this gem?

Guess I thought it would be a cover from the title.

Anyway, God Bless you for putting up this absolutely priceless slice of a too short life and may the Almighty King of the Universe hold LG forever in his band, errr . . . hand. Amen.

Let's eat!!

[vatonaught]

loved his slide and his sly ways

[rmaltbie1]

He [they] was the man. The LF sound still gives me chills--change my whole life.

[wisesatyr72]

George is one cool motherf#$%@!

[maspam]

Great Lowell singing with a cigarette in his mouth! Hard to find a better frontman for a band.

[wisesatyr72]

awesome looking yellow strat, George is the man forget jimmy buffet

[prissilou]

Amen. What a talent! What a waste! Why did we have to lose Lowell???

Anyway, I love the way he loses his train of thought after he makes a little dirty joke! What a rascal...

[casemholdem]

God rest his beautiful soul

[Laloe2009]

Very,very classy reference to Ry Cooder.

These guys are so cool, they can rock on forever on our recordings. Share them with all.

[thesoftparade713]

I HAVE to know the name of the first song he sings.

[afrisbeetom]

china white is on hoy-hoy

[Featster74]

The song is called "China White". I found a live version on Limewire, but I think the studio version is on "Hoy Hoy" I think.

[bombaysaphire77]

I believe his wife Elizabeth found the HoyHoy version of China White in their garage after his death and allowed it to be included on the album.

[crgoguen]

1:00

[deweypug]

Lowell and the Boys continually impress me... They all had talent dripping out of their souls. Long Live Little Feat!

[Kryptakravitz]

Man do we need a band like the lowell george era little feat now'a daze. Much like lightning in a bottle... Anyrate, love the tongue in cheek lyrics and the soulful melodies. Its no wonder the Stones & Zeppelin (and many other heavy weights) claimed them as their favorites... Miss you LG.

[PETEEAT]

lowell sure had the funk in both his vocals and guitar one of a kind

[EMemRefugee]

meandyou40,

THANK YOU.

A gem

[awol2602]

Holy mother that is righteous

[rileyronco]

i love how he sings china white with a cig in his mouth and STILL manages to sound amazing hahaha

[shakey64]

great video! thks for sharing!

[Myladypeace7]

how the fuck do i learn how to sing like lowell!?

[pekoe67]

You mean how do you sing really well ? Get an outdoor job operating loud machinery and sing your lungs out every day for years. Or just sing alot. Most people have beautiful voices if they'd just use them.

[birddoggarton]

HE was a sangin SOB.

[threetonesb]

Simply the best! RIP

[Katalysator53]

Lowell George = pure genius!

[rambler68]

notice t5he two lines on the table

[sweetloaf6000]

Those are reflections from the light

[azharkamal]

mindbogglingly phantastic playing and singing.

[shiftywayner]

Awesome! Lowell and Feat rule. Nice compressor on the guitar too. I saw that guitar on display at the R&R Hall Of Fame...Lowell's actually Strat. I cried. He was my favorite slide player. So melodic

[shiftywayner]

And when the guys start harmonizing! Wow. Of to be a fly on the wall in that room.

[sexstring]

most of my guitarists friends...they all know Duane Allman and i say if you like that then you gotta check out Lowell George, the other guy who pioneered rock and roll bottleneck style...very very underrated for his impact on modern playing

[kevinherbert]

They should have been called 'The Hedonists'...check out the shared experience when they sing 'cocaine'.....

[itchyundies]

hol fuk thats totally awesome that little jam was tops

[loscochinosdelmar]

Wow that was some wicked shit!

[Spottyo]

Lowell we miss your ass!

[killa4hyre]

wats the song called at the start

[DClynch]

China white and in my opinion, just him and the other Featsers just wailing with only his guitar sounds better than the one on the CD.

ps. i watch this video about 8 times a week.

[killa4hyre]

can you give me the album name please thanks.

[DClynch]

Hoy-Hoy.

Its a good one.

[afrisbeetom]

china white is on hoy-hoy

[Mel0dymaker]

Agreed, 8 times a week mayb more. just wow...

[recordguy4321]

the sweetest slide guitarist of em all . It was always Magic when Lowell took the stage.

Thanks for this post.

[msneverquit]

Nuthin like teaching Germans how to squeeze! Jeezus, nothin like dancin with stiffs alive and breathin that Teutonic tonic!! Lowell had so much patience for that. Like explaining open tuning to engineers and bratwurst-schnauzer-lips!.....­whoa daaaady! RIP Lowell we loved you and miss you

[patfitz55]

Lowell should have a song, I got a socket in my pocket, 11/16 to be exact. Luv this old LF stuff.  Never got to see them with Lowell too bad for me.

[suzebrewer]

What did he die of ? Damn...and when?

[privettricker]

June of 1979.

Died from a heart attack, but his...lifestyle...was a big contributing factor.

After a show at GWU on his solo tour, he went back to the Marriott in Rosslyn (the old Marriott that's no longer there) and had trouble breathing. Died in the ambulance.

[PETEEAT]

what a sublime player so fluid and confident fantastic

[mitchtoolfan1]

i think lowell makes fun of ry's sister. ry said she had it tuned in b flat and lowell says, yeh till she got in the a..... lol

but then ry tried a mom joke and it got silent.

priceless

[Mel0dymaker]

And the fact they all join in.... this is the blues. christ would be proud of the philoshophy.... Im fuct but turly awesome words cant descibe ...

[Mel0dymaker]

What a song ... God bless ya lowell and co, never again will a performance be so true.

[piethaag]

Lowell was the greatest. Still enjoy the Rockpalast dvd and his appearances on Jackson Browne's Bright baby blues and John Starling's Long time gone. Great slide playing!

[615694]

Saw Little Feat in Connecticut in '76 while stationed in New London. Amazing man, amazing quitar, amazing slide.

He is missed.

[spazman303]

dang thats a cool vid, i've never seen any footage of lowell george before.

and yeah, it's too bad he did so many speedballs

[ArkRed1]

Is there a title to this song? Where can I find the complete song? Love this version. What a shame Lowell had to live in the fast lane, but I guess that's part of the game. RIP

[adamdesforges]

that is the first part of China White, but if you want my opinion, this is the best version of it. There is a great radio recording around, but i don't think it is on general release :-(

[v2vroth]

What a complete musician old Lowell was!

[Mel0dymaker]

wordless....

[Kohntarkosz]

This is a pretty cool video! I've only really heard a little bit of Little Feat, but Lowell was amazing.

[SDFPBYRD]

Has everyone missed Lowells cheeky / rude / pissed off comment at 3:52 that was not understood by the German Guys???

Audience - "My sister used to be B flat"

Lowell - "Until she got it in the A"

[90flhtcu]

AHHH... Has one person noticed that the person Lowell was speaking to at 3:52 was an American that spoke perfect english. And the two were joking back & forth! The last statement by the unseen American was "That would be funny if I had a sister"

Touchy, PC & Wrong! Listen to it!!!

[anotheruser02]

There was Lowell - and then, everyone else. He's where the bar got set. Miss you, Pal - more than even you would've guessed....

[snusan420]

I miss Lowell's growl

peace

[whiteboygottawoowoos]

Please more of this!

[FeatHead044]

China White is beautiful, Lowells voice so pure with that open G.

He NAILS Ry Cooder's sound to a T.

[lathoto]

I saw Little Feat open for Pablo Cruise and they blew them off the stage. We left the concert early and went out and bought Hoy Hoy!

Feats don't fail me now...

[boonokian]

my dad has the same exact strat

[Spottyo]

He's not forgotten: he is gone, however and that one hurts.

[tunter]

thanks so much for posting this.

[Bimkovitz]

He's the great forgotten legend. If he got half the amount of respect he deserved, he would be remembered as fondly as the Beatles.

[cttxlv]

This should be in the Smithsonian. No humor intended. Bach was considered rock and pop in his day, then revered decades later.

Surely Lowell is on that level. Imagine this superband...Lowell George, Tom Waits, Duane Allman, Anthony Thomas, Bruce Thomas, Benmont Tench. The alchemey would never work, but what a strange brew. Miles Davis would give a voodoo nod.

[Fastboy007]

Each time I see this, Lowell just seems to be an easy going guy to talk to. (with a lot of music in him, amazing talent.) I still can't believe it's coming on 30 years since he's been gone.

[oeddie99]

yes great vid, shows lowell's very dry humor and his very strong charisma. i was fortunate to see the band and lowell a dozen or so times before his untimely passing. in fact saw him solo w/his band at the paradise in boston at the end of june 79, very very few performers could ever match lowell's onstage presence. almost 30 years later and i still truly miss him.

[mclellanc2006]

So that's where the audio clip on the Hoy Hoy album is from...wonderful footage. Love the interviewer's question 'Is that hard?' -- despite LG's reply, it is most definitely hard to sound anything like the great (and much missed) man. Love the band singing along with China White...

[dfogarty76]

Awesome footage. More!!!!!!!!!!!

[jimrosenthal]

I started listening to LF and Lowell George when he was still alive. I miss him yet. His slide playing was monumental; so were his writing and singing skills. And what a record producer. He was a genius. This is a wonderful video.

[doohdoohhead]

simply 5 stars.

[timechannel]

Awesome .. did he ever meet and play with Rory Gallagher ??

[Jellybeantiger]

What a player oh and that voice.

..and the blokes production skills.

R.I.P. mate.

Never forgotten.

Aussie -Little Feat freak :-)

[MELanza]

Lowell Bio-Pic with Jack Black needs to happen soon.

[fhrussell]

That's hysterical! I said the same thing to a good friend of Lowell's once, and he thought Jack Black could be the only choice!

[cheshirecat42]

Unvergessen - "Is that diffcult, frag ich ma ganz dumm" - wat ham wir jelacht...

[tjmacjee]

I'm buying a socket wrench to-morrow, but it will never sound like his.

[ronny2hats]

lowell george!! mann he sings and plays with so much soul! sadly gone, but never forgotten.