Tallan's dream comes true....

[62bluesman]

My next idol!

[ingve1974]

Joe who?

[MrDaryl2]

6 people suck at guitar as well as life.

[treeradioproductions]

Which dream is this video referring to?

[Blues71]

@treeradioproductions Tallan had wanted to get up and pay with Joe for a long time but of course, Joe is travelling the world most of the time. Several days before the show, Tallan told his dad that he was going to get up and play with Joe and his band. His dad tried to reassure him that most likely it would not happen...continued

[Blues71]

@treeradioproductions ...however, Tallan remained undeterred. The day of the show the three of us first attended Joe's guitar seminar put on at noon at a local music store. Tallan and Joe had met before and exchanged some conversation. Nothing however, was said about "getting up" to play. I've known Joe for several years now and his shows are very professionally done, he just doesn't "wing" things. That's why it came as such a shock when he asked me to boost Tallan up on stage. :)

[treeradioproductions]

@Blues71 COOL! I thught it was the biggest guitar player in america dream so I was confused

[hippiedaisys]

I had the honor of spending Tallans 12th Birthday with him. I am a photographer and I took 700 pictures of him and the other two he was playing with. People in the crowd said they had chills. He is a earth grounded typical yet gifted 12 year old. His Parents have done a great job with him. I say he will keep the blues alive for generations to come..Lisa Columbus Ohio Peace Love and Music Tallan

[cheezit493]

this made me cry

[1FenderGuy]

Blues71 that is cool! i wish i had got the moment to play some of GIbson's finest guitarist's guitars lol

[UnnecessarySarcasm]

6 people accidently hit the dislike button as they were blown away by how amazing this kid is(:

[anjilyn2]

this kid has such an amazing ability with that guitar!

[angelyzangelyz]

WOW! Amazing Look how far he has gone.It's So Cool to watch him grow up right before our eyes and I am SURE no doubt he will be around for a VERY very long time.God Bless him.T-Mans talent is getting better and better all the time.

I am so happy to see his light shining with a brightest future ahead of him.

I can not wait until there is his first album out cause I am for sure gonna be in that line. The future of Blues is looking up with this young man and his Enthusiasm and Charismas he brings

[wordreet]

Brilliant!!! Both!

[JustChrisThatsAll]

man i wish i had a les paul!!

[RomanJackass]

@JustChrisThatsAll well, i wish i had the skill!

[originalwerks1]

There is another incredible young guitarist on the move check out BOBBY at SRVZEPP

[stenchface]

Is that a Les Paul? Those things are heavy as hell!

[Blues71]

@stenchface Yes, it is a Les Paul. Actually, it's Joe's signature model Les Paul. During the last song of the night, he asked me to boost Tallan up on stage when he signaled. When he did, Tallan went over by Joe and Joe and Dave Pate, Joe's guitar tech at the time, strapped Joe's guitar on to Tallan. The rest is shown on the video. This was totally unplanned and Joe normally just doesn't wing something during a show. Needless to say, it was a fabulous ending! :)

[stenchface]

@Blues71 That is most excellent! I bet he was uber thrilled :) I have much respect for Tallan, having been brought up with blues (my Dad is massively into his blues) I honestly wish him all the best for his inevitable career playing blues, he's gonna go places :) Just wish I had the dedication to pick my guitar up, haha

[bigjohnnygee123]

I remember seeing this guy a while back and thinking "sheesh, another 'brilliant' child guitarist" but my oh my. He's come along! Well done t man!

[Mineretta2012]

T Man you always had my vote. You would have won the Talent show if I had been a judge, In fact I would have just signed you right from the first show. I wouldn't have made your dad take you to Las Vegas only to have your heart ripped out of you. Dude you have my vote and I am not gonna forget you. I will plug you on my youtube page.

[padobah]

... how

[neos7832]

when i was 9 i just played action men (G.I. joe)

[ImSimpleButCrazy]

reincarnation of Stevie Ray Vaughn..

[1FenderGuy]

@ImSimpleButCrazy Uh Huh yeah he might be but hes playing a Gibson.

[ImSimpleButCrazy]

@1FenderGuy bonamassa's gibson.

[nextgenvids]

His going to achieve great.

[Tiger2394RS]

Ive felt the weight of the gibson les pauls and they must weight near half his body weight

[ruby60]

This Kid is Simply AMAZING !!!!

[AKeypur]

All I can say is Tallan, you are awesome, looking forward to seeing what your great and awesome talent brings to you. And what a awesome thing to be able to be on stage with one of the greatest guitar players of our time! Keep on a playing those blues!

[StevenJamesHumonen]

That kid is my hero! I hope that I can play HALF as good as him someday!

[4through6strings]

look out JOE !

[brentgeemn]

what this kid was on americas got talent? and he didnt win or get a chance to perform at the sounds of it? wow. our society is so fucked up. makes me wanna write some letters to some people and give them a piece of my mind. i cant handle it. wow. If that little dude takes requests... get him to a youtube video of "Lenny" by SRV.

[Blues71]

@brentgeemn Interesting that you mentioned "Lenny" by SRV. Tallan used to play "Life Without You" a couple of years ago. We were at an outdoor show/event and lots of people had stopped by to see Tallan and his band perform. When he started that song, everyone just froze in their tracks. I've never seen people react quite that way to any song. At the end, people didn't know whether to cry or applaud. It was Fantastic!

[nachopantoja]

Thank GOD this kid never got guitar hero for xmas... Great future I see

[johncartelli]

he's great..looks like he is getting cues(probably from his dad) when to play his licks...hoping he doesnt go down any wrong paths...def off to a great great start

[LedWolf7]

I don't think I would mind him writing some modern music

[bluescentric]

Tallan is amazing!

Whoops! It looks like 6 people's hands slipped and clicked the dislike.

[taylorb92]

I can definitely hear some Vaughan

[5H4V3D89]

love it

[Unseencasualti]

Power of music

[nelia2]

Wow!! Un-friggin-believable!!! This kid is going places... fast!!! AWESOME!!

[TheOtherJarhead]

Thrill of a lifetime for that little guy. Did great. Bonamassa deserves a lot of credit for sharing the stage with him.

[quaxk]

man this kid is good, I wish him a long career

[sxc5rhcp]

how surreal to see a boy play that great! He's 8 and he already has the blues!

[MrBriflip27]

its like the new bb king lols

[fenderstratguy]

I have a lot of respect for these great mentors like Joe Bonamassa, Buddy Guy, BB King, and many others who generously help out young blues players.

[DontWorryItsMusic]

I can see Tallan doing the same thing for music that Jimi Hendrix did before him.

[TheExplodingPumpkin]

Im confused did tallan win american got talent

[Blues71]

@TheExplodingPumpkin No he didn't Actually, he and others were passes on to the next round. They all then were flown out to California and split into three groups. Then without even allowing them to perform, Tallan's group was dismissed from the show. Continued...

[Blues71]

@TheExplodingPumpkin The word was the show got a lot of flack over doing that, because there were several people, including Tallan, who showed great promise. Very odd indeed, but it didn't affect Tallan at all. He just picked up from where he was and just kept going. That's how my "Little Buddy" does it! :)

[cbizzy2009]

@TheExplodingPumpkin no some country singer did

[JTheGuitarPlayer]

Way to go, little man! Very cool

[shortpop44037]

Way better then Justin Beiber huh?

[HajrudinPranjga]

this is great how it reminds me of joe bonamassa, he started warming up for bb.king, great playing by tallan, rock on people :)

[bbeddick]

Who the hell are these guitar players who dont know who Joe Bonamassa is??...fags

[pokemaster325713]

cause your 14 hes 9 i dought u caan do what he did at 9 and hell be way better then u when hes 14

[KingOfShadows1500]

people overrate this kid only because he`s 9... but if he was doing that exact same thing at 12 no one would even care... for example, i`m 14 and i can do way better than him... but no one gives a shit!

[vtwinbuilder]

tallan is good ,i thought he was the same little one that was born over in australia ,who also is considered a prodigy,cant wait to see what they can both do in 15 years,long live the blues

[CoolaJokern]

haha laughed so hard at the hand down pants at the end. classic kid <3

[mrsir450]

The lead singer is a dick. He just riped his volume knob down then took the guitar off his neck if anyone would have handled my les paul with me being nine i would have kneed him in the balls when they were bowing..... just sayin

[Blues71]

@mrsir450 I think you're a little mistaken. The fellow that you are calling a "lead singer" is actually Joe Bonamassa and the guitar is actually his which is a Gibson Joe Bonamassa Signature Gold Top Les Paul. Joe is one of the greatest guitarists in the world today and at the spur of the moment, he asked Tallan to join him on stage and then strapped his guitar on Tallan....continued....

[Blues71]

@mrsir450 ...Joe has never done this before with anyone. I know this because (1) I took the video (2) Tallan is a very good friend of mine and I boosted him up on stage, and (3) I'm part of Joe's Street Team and know how big of an event this was for my little buddy Tallan. In the future, I'd suggest you research something before posting a comment.

[peckcrai]

@Blues71 i suggest you shut up insulting him because as far as im conserned they grab the guitar of the kids neck knocked his hat of and left him standing there and besides everyone has there own oppinion so you should respect that

[mustangTNT]

@Blues71 THANK YOU for straightening out Mr Sir! tactfully, I might add {;D) ~Joe is SMOKIN' and one heck of a nice guy...How dare he call him that!

[bnice12]

@Blues71 what song is Joe singing?

[Blues71]

@bnice12 Joe is singing, "Asking Around For You". He used to close every show with that song. Today, he usually is cosing with, "Just Got Paid", a ZZ Top song. Actually, I saw him a couple of weeks ago in both Green Bay and Milwaukee. At the Green Bay show he and his band came out and played "Just Got Paid" wearing Cheeseheads. Needless to say, it brought the house down! ;) I recorded it and you can find it on YouTube.

[acdcrocks1011]

whatever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[willeng84]

@mrsir450 You sir have no Idea about really any part of musicianship, showmanship, or really for that matter even the people your talking about. Seen Joe live several times I'm 26 and have been playing guitar 16 years and have played tons of shows, there is nothing and I mean nothing dickish about giving your EQUIPMENT to someone else at YOUR show to show THEY'RE tallent. The song was over and the tech needed the shit period,

[Stratozenfan]

@mrsir450 dude, you dick, that was indeed joes les paul, and it was starting to feedback, thats why joe rolled the volume down.

[HFTONE]

@mrsir450 "The lead singer" ?????? Really dude, what rock did you crawl out from under? You're one of those metal heads, right?

[adidas331]

@mrsir450 it didn't seem that bad...as a matter of fact that's actually the singer's guitar. gibson is selling that exact model, different knobs and all...it's the joe bonamassa model.

[big1665]

@mrsir450 He turned the volume down because there was a feedback starting. And if he´s taking his own guitar from tallan I think that´s not wrong

[stevegiroux2]

The kid can play I like that.

[TheLeobrown]

this video is offthe hool keep it up man !!

[JoeBonamassaOfficial]

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[cowboy0531]

Kid you rock with the best of them. dont slow down always strive to be better and don't forget that life is a crazy road so so drive it slow and cool.

[TMEwald]

Way cool ! This kid is where Joe was not so many years ago...

[longotown]

Great Job little man - what an honor to play with JB and you nailed it perfectly!!!!

[neobunnycrisp]

I'm beyond happy that Wisconsin is starting to regains it Milwaukee blues. Artists like this relight such a great sound in my home state

[TheHumanCannon]

This guy can play the guitar better than kids his age can play guitar hero

[SONGSTICKS]

WOW.. For Tallan to be beckoned up to play on stage with one of his inspirations must have blown him away !!

and for you Blues71, being a friend. It must have made you so proud of him.

I honestly wish Tallan all the very best with his career.

I just hope that when the music industry gets hold of him, he doesn't get abused by it. Many big stars have gone down with all the pressure and hype.

That's when his friends need to be there for him, to stop that happening.

[miloesskater]

@Mrbucketheadman- You're confusing "Blues" as a musical sense with "Blues" as an Emotional one. You do NOT have to feel sad or have the "BLUES" to play. Unlike popular belief. The fact is it just takes Time and Practice. My opinion, "The little guy needs to slow down. Relax. Start slower. Swing with the bandmates, when the Dynamics raise, come in with the "I'm B.B. King" stuff. - The kid DOES without a doubt have talent.

[Tab50ify]

This little Tallan guy's got talent guys!!! Looking forward to seeing him at the SRV Benefit Concert in October...

[aibaniceman]

Soul-Man !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[josiek96]

are you a personal friend of tallans? you always seem to know what he's been up to haha

[Blues71]

@josiek96 Yes, I know Tallan along with his mom and dad. They are all very nice people.

[1OCBR]

DAMN

[shartne]

Sweet! Yeah!

[BlackDiamond351]

joe bonamassa went into the future and jammed with his older-self live onstage

[younggunna774]

les pauls are just not a blues guitar too me

[MrBucketheadFan]

Hes just 9 yers old or something. He ain't got the blues, hes to young. And hes life hasn't been hard at all!

[jroberson1875]

this guy cant fuckin sing for shit,but yea the isnt ready to play in a band or something organized YET,3:04,lol the guy sounded out of tune

[saidkhorram]

Only if that singer was not out of tune.

[Hext145]

That's probably how Joe felt playing next to Clapton at RAH! Joe is great and this kid has got some serious chops!

[Glen694u]

What a lovely guy to let this young lad go for it like that .Hats off to you Joe not only as a inspiration playing wise but also in a real human way too . Long may you rock !

[siamsunset78]

Sweet man, this kid is already ballin, imagine where he is going to be in 10 years!! Ill be watching this space for sure

[BlueMoonGuitar]

AWESOME! GREAT Job by this young man!

Fantastic for Joe Bonamssa to let him up on stage. I think this young gentleman has a bright future if he decides to choose Music. He certainly takes it seriously... His passion showed when he was playing.

An outstanding learning experience for him to be up there and I'm pretty sure Mr. Bonamassa intended that. It's important to encourage children in the Arts when they are young. Makes a HUGE difference for them.

Thanks for the post!

[popomczowzow]

holy FUCK!

[LTDZach]

That was awesome! Great playing! If that happened to me it would be the highlight of my life. cant wait to hear more from Tallan in the future.

[Blues71]

In actuality, it's a Gibson Les Paul Gold Top Joe Bonamassa Signature guitar of which 300 replicas were made of Joe's original. Actually, that is one of the replicas that Joe owns and he let Tallan use it. :) Tallan and his Dad were sitting with me when Joe bent over and asked me to boost up our little buddy Tallan onto the stage. It was all on the spur of the moment and not discussed before hand. Quite a way to cap off a show!

[krazyandrock]

thats awsome man

[Jule553648]

gibson les paul standard.. mmm!

[Jule553648]

gibson.. mmmmm!

[izzak]

great!

[greggoju]

well he wont have a problem getting chicks when he is older like most of us did in the awkward teen years lol he is good

[pjdambra]

I just seen this kid perform with Buddy Guy last weekend in Lincoln RI (9/12).. JB is just doing what BB King did for him.. Nice when you don't forget where you came from..

[sodazman]

This kid is absolutely incredible. Can't imagine what he's going to be like in 10 years time.

[TwoEyeCyclops]

I hope he still gets to be a kid.

[Milkshakeguy]

oh he does, watch his news interview.

[warwickshovel]

WOW so young so great he is going to be huge

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

That was awesome.

[Bluesbabesrv]

Fantastic! Tallan is much improved from one year ago at the SRV Ride & Concert. Keep it up!!

[rc1237279]

ncie...brother...give few more years will be ready for that cd or whatever it maybe..... im sold...

[onPurpose4u]

Hello Roy,

thanks for responding my message.

I´m NOT in any kinda forum,

just a common german blues aficionado

from Lower Saxony.

The Grolsch Blues Festival was held this time pretty early in the Year and streched over 2 days,

unfortunately overlapping 1 day with a major dutch blues festival. We missed Eric Sardinas but we could still catch the fabulous T-Birds on the Ribs & Blues Festival on monday Check both Festivals for YT footages.

Check both Festivals for footages.

Regards

Martin

[VHDT10]

The dude is 8 or 9 years old, Hes not good, he's completely fucking amazing! Imagine him in a few more years when hes only 10?! This guy is sick

[onPurpose4u]

HI,

i´ve just sen T-Man jamming with Walter Trout on another

YT Video. Great stuff.

We attended a Blues Festival in Schoeppingen/ Germany

2 weeks ago where Joe joined Dana Fuchs on a couple of songs.

Best wishes

Martin

[Blues71]

Hi Martin. Yes, Tallan has played with Walter Trout a couple of times. Actually, Walter has told Tallan's father Carl, anytime he is in town that Tallan should have his guitar along so he can play too. By the way, are you the Martin (mbcl) from Joe Bonamassa's forum?.....Roy

[ourmathew]

Wow that was great.

[thame2010]

Awesome.. playing with Joe Bonamassa, his band and his guitar!. That's actually a dream come true !

I'll keep an eye on Tallan for sure ;)

[Blues71]

I forgot to point something out that is not totally evident on the video. This little performance by Tallan was unrehearsed and unplanned. I had hoped that Tallan might get a chance to play with Joe and his Band however, it appeared it wouldn't happen. During this last song, Joe leaned over and asked me to boost Tallan up at his signal. Then when the time came I did and then grabbed my video camera. I am so happy to have preserved this moment for a great young man whom I call my friend!....Roy

[gitarrguy]

so damn joulus!

[00roastedlampost00]

Bless 'im ;)

3:07!!!!!!!!!

[Diamondose]

T-man is pretty awesome.

[guiterry]

What a great moment! I would have been nervous as HELL, and I've been playing for 30 years!!

[TMaxxUK]

"T-Man" eh?

[gitarrguy]

You can´t imagen how jalus I am that basterd stealing my dreams!

But his good XD!

[Belexes]

I think I have watched this over ten times now. Amazing capture Ron and thanks for sharing.

[Blues71]

Thanks Tripsy and Michelle! Yes, it was a great finish to a fantastic and exhausting weekend. I guess I should call it "24 hours of Joe". ;)

And gijszaalberg, Tallan "T-Man" Latz is now 9 years old. He has also played with people like Walter Trout, Albert Cummings and Jackson Browne just to name of few. He's one special little boy and my buddy!.........Roy

[BIBBBO]

Joe is paying back cool

[gijszaalberg]

great man!!how old is the kid??

[KrummyBear]

9!!!!!

[Tripsybon]

Thanks for that Roy, I just grinned the whole way through :) What a guy Joe is to share the stage with Tallan for that special song. Excellent

[shellbblue]

After being scolded 2 times to put my camera away I didn't want to risk being told to leave. WOW! I'm so glad you captured this moment Roy!! He's right at home up there. Super cool JB for sharing the stage with T-Man!!!! =)