Junior Brown - My Wife Thinks You're Dead

[StealthFire61]

This should be Tom Cruises song in the Movie Castaway

[000GuitarMan000]

Wow,this fellow is so tallented,its mindbogling.just great.

[creamyfilling102]

i tried tunning my ukulele to E6 and playing that steel guitar solo with a finger slide, but it ended up with a lot of pouting and slamming my first against the bedroom floor.

[AmosNomore]

@creamyfilling102 Junior hurt me too. He makes it look waaaay too easy.

[larryleeguitar]

If I had a hat like his I would definitly take off for him. Junior you sooooooo great on bothe the slide and regular guitar. Thanks for posting this video.

[BowHunterAz08]

Saw JR live in Arizona he blew away the rest of the modern day country artists

[Mehefinheulog1]

superb

[davidnandavid]

Thanks for posting......Jr rocks.

[redwing46901]

I got a question and I know it will sound crazy but,did he have that steele guitar / guitar made that way or do they make them that way already??

[AmosNomore]

@redwing46901 Junior co-invented the guit-steel in 1985. You can buy one ready-made today.

[50023boy]

i saw him open for the Mavricks years ago, i though he was better!



[50023boy]

jr, rocks!

[bumwagler]

Go Junior! My new hero!

[crayhead]

some people just have IT...

[synesthesia67]

unbelievable...

[kennyd30720]

Some guys are too talented for their own good. Think about it, he'll never be inducted into the Country or Rock-n-Roll hall of shame. How said is that. I'm giving him the Ronnie seal of approval. Good is Good. \m/

[BigJiggety]

What a voice, guitar technique and double-guitar. Also love the line-up! How often do you see a lady in a skirt strum that way?

[RighteousWilly]

All you kids that crowd the front of the stage in the Continental Club, back off a little an I'll show you how this is supposed to be danced to.

[imsuperfreaky]

I found Junior by accident here on youtube. He's awesome! I love the fact he sounds little like Ernest Tubb on this song. I love his style, a throwback to country music from the 50's!!

[bigtoozly]

i assume its been said but at that 1:30 part is crazy

[kennyd30720]

Truly one of the great creative song writers and guitar players of this generation.

[joshanator1]

I love JR.

[78Revolutions]

whose mom snuck on stage?

[Liozeris]

@78Revolutions -- astute! These are real-life people and look the part.

But you do not really have to meet the children.

[johnlaw484c]

One of the best guitarist in country music. Love Junior Brown

[BossxHog]

yea,met this cat,,a while back,he smoked a fatty with me an my bro,blue steve

[XGCScrappy]

Junior Brown is a rockstar.  Thanks bud.

[chub4play]

What many people don't know is that Jr's main music heros were Earnest Tubb and Jimi Hendrix. How wild is that? But you can hear it in this song as in most. And notice the basic equipment on stage. That's the way he travels.

[ColtDeltaElite10mm]

Junior kicks everyone's ass now in country. He's old school. I just bought some of his albums on iTunes! All the other current country singers are "pop.".

[AceOfHeart2012]

Yeah. Junior!

[TheSataraid]

Old time country ya gotta dig it!!

[thornie123]

He's just got that sound you dont hear with "country" music these days. Not just his voice but like the music. I love it

[ThomasBCullen]

holy shit!!!!!!

[seharshams09]

i mean stay away from HIM

[seharshams09]

i'm glad ure his ex now.....i'm in a similar situation and i still havent found the courage to leave him. run away with ure daughter!!!!!!! stay as farther away from her as u can!!!

[SquirrelCutter]

How do you not love this man, he is some good kind of Texas musician.

Git 'er done, Junior.

[MaggotMuncher96]

I'm not really into country all that much, more like death metal and grind-core but I respect a good guitar player and this guy is great!!! I think he is where John 5 gets his country influences

[dmcalp5530]

Reckon how Jr got that shiner? His wife's smilin.

[ShawneeRanger]

@dmcalp5530 I think he just kinda looks that way--that's what my uncle looked like after a steady diet of Camels and Hamm's Beer.

[thedavidrollins]

JR. Is A Hoot!

[xXNuclearWarXx]

Thumbs up if you noticed the police siren sound effect he made with the bar.

[Robi2000sBatteredEx]

@xXNuclearWarXx Are you MissTeenPregnancy, you evil cunt?

[xXNuclearWarXx]

@Robi2000sBatteredEx I own all the MissTeen sock accounts

[mtnhunter1]

In Western Canada we have Corb Lund and Texas has Junior Brown. Hope these redneck guys get a lot more air time, sick of Taylor Swift contemporary stuff.

[lespaulsoundwave]

@mtnhunter1 America is better

[TheCameron311]

I live here in Austin Texas. I just got done watching Junior about 20 minutes ago. and HOLY SHIT. was fantastic.

[MrNickjackson2010]

Has Ernest Tubb been reincarnated? I love this guy. And what a guitar player!!

[ahz123]

15 people are wanted by the po-lice.

[joshuabrooks21]

Junior's best waltz song. I played this a few years ago, and the floor was filled with waltzers.

[flatpick99]

15 people are dead to me.

[PooPooOnMyNewShoe]

Dig the hat too.

[PooPooOnMyNewShoe]

Fantastic. A combination of "tele" and "lap steel" in one guitar. Great

[madmanszalinski]

How can his wife think she's dead....his wife's right behind him playing rhythm!

[ahz123]

15 people are wanted by the po-lice and are thought by our spouses to be dead.

[kcraig51]

Wanted by the Po - lice?! Now that's country even by Tennessee standards! Go Junior!

[larrydh57]

Frickin GREAT.

[losipoop]

ver goog

[flapnoman]

Lady Gaga has 14 you tube accounts. How can you not like this?

[sumerixt]

First time I heard this on the radio, I thought he was Ernest Tubb!! LOL Amazing how he sounds just like him.

[MrCraig1930]

I'm glad to see a young man keep Country in Country Music. I've listened to Country since I was a little boy in the 1930s. I give up until Junior Brown showed up. Keep it going Junior, I love it.

[bminorscales]

Junior Brown -- the Sarah Vaughan of the guitar.

[spencnaz]

Country music these days is nothing more than 'hick hop'.

[speck444]

he said he had a dream about the gitsteel and woke up and put them together and did it for real pretty neat huh

[kjunqueen69]

I saw them in concert in Austin...Was great

[55slice]

There are at least two guit-steels he plays. Seen him many times and never miss the opportunity to hear him, hard to think he's as under-rated as he is....his sister plays a mean acoustic as well. If you can catch a show within a hundred miles do yourself a favor and go, you won't be dissappointed.

[joanofnoahsark]

Great singer and guitarist...

[therealradio2007]

The best guitarists come from Texas! Junior Brown, Stevie Ray and Jimmie Vaughan, Dimebag Darrell... Choke on that California!

[fIRsTRATmAN]

POWLECE! Dont let this cowboy stuff fool you, this guy is a serious guitar player.

[haverstock1888]

Thank youtube for put me on to this guy what a guit-steel player  Thomas Haverstock

[phoenix081000]

i,ve heard Junior Brown play a few times he surely is under rated thats for sure ,i would like him to play up here in Canada at the Havelock Jamboree for 2011 it would be awsome , maybe play on CMT,i haven,t seen him on there yet ...maybe a letter to his fan club or road manager might help., anybody out there with any ideas , thanks The Phoenix ....

[packrat09]

My two year old calls him "the cowdaddy"!

[cmMerlin]

Hey Cool C, the best musical artist in the world! TY!

[little1wing]

Millions been chasin after that tone, here it is.

[Scorpiatrix]

I've loved Junior Brown for years, with his guit-steel guitar and Ernest Tubb voice. I've seen him in concert a few times and he never fails to entertain. His Surf Medley is exquisite.

[cutegirl00179]

Conan needs to invite Junior on his new show.

[hillbillyslone]

I love this! I heard ole Jr Brown on a college radio station some years ago when he was relatively unknown.

[Princess917651]

I love me some Junior Brown. My late husband introduced me to him when I was about 26 years old. At first I was like WTF? But then we went to one of his concerts and I was amazed by his fan base. Young, old, tatooed, country folk. Never have I seen such a diverse crowd. It was one of the best times of my life and I have been a fan ever since!! Go Junior.

[pjpurplelover]

Great guitarist! I've seen him once. Close enough to know he smells like pot and bar soap. lol.... but still an awesome guitarist. :)

[dogrunner66]

One of the greatest over looked talent of all time.

[PhillyGregA]

JUNIOR MADE THAT GUITAR, HIMSELF!

[canadianroot]

Very talented, but a bit wild and unfocused solos. Lyrically and vocally weak, but it kinda grows on you. Real country, for sure. I'm sure I'll take heat for that, but what the hell....just my opinion.

[timpipe]

@canadianroot Seems to me "wild" is the point, and the song is obviously meant to be silly. If I had $15 to spend on his live show every Sunday here in Austin, I would likely do it. He does'nt play the same solo over and over again. Vocally weak? Maybe you need to be there in person to hear this amazing baritone. This is exactly what it is supposed to be.

[shakindave]

this guy is a freak of nature (in a good way) ;>)

[cutegirl00179]

This is great! What every happen to great country music? Nowadays, the music is crap.

[TejasBrothers]

Thats my friend Steve Layne playing bass

[jlloydandrews1]

Talk about a true pro with absolute command of his instrument-Jr. is GREAT.

[hebguy07]

One of the best concerts I ever saw here in Austin,Tx. Junior Brown and SRV jamming to Sugar foot at the CC.

[jjaywill]

@hebguy07 Now if anybody has a copy of that show!!

[anthony73720]

ya it was buit special for him it is a blend of electric guitar and a flat top

[bigdave55b2]

Junior Brown is one of the few current country performers I like . Great voice...phenomenal talent.

[zrulz]

Junior is Awesome! My wife thinks you're dead....Thanks for posting.

[michellemichellee]

I believe they call it "rhythm guitar playing"and she is plugged in. Oh yes and she is lovely.

[kuhchicken]

I've seen him live a bunch...some of the stuff he plays at the same time he is singing is nearly impossible...I guess not for him. I've also seen him almost get electrocuted at a venue with some ungrounded wiring, and he was just a tad pissed. A true original.

[spudgun05]

anyone know what he tunes his lap steel to

[saginawpaw]

@spudgun05 C6 Tuning

[CobraMike]

The story goes that Junior had a dream about his Telecaster and steel as you see it (so he put them together). Junior is killer.

[xlch61]

AS GOOD AS IT GETS

[gixxr6FLY]

im not a country fan, but I live in Austin and my dad wants to go see him....told me to youtube him.......I'v never seen a country man play the shit out of a guitar like that

[2handsforchrist]

@gixxr6FLY look up Brent Mason-"don't try this at home" (with Vince Gill). also...look up Albert Lee "Country Boy". You'll see some SERIOUS pickin' . Junior Brown is a great picker, but he's just the tip of the iceberg.

[liljimr]

@gixxr6FLY Check out anything by Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins, both are country and phenomenal guitar players.

[jjaywill]

@liljimr I met Chet Atkins a few yrs back with Tab Benniot. He is a great player, not a very nice person. Or at least he was still tryin to live up to his bad boy image of years gone by. Tab was very decent and a very good player. I told him I was friends with Junior. Tab replied. Junior is so good I dont think he even knows how good he is.

[JWPilg02]

Talent as a person; talent as a singer; talent as a steel player; talent as a guitarist...some people DO have it all!!!

[hardcorepunisher13]

This is Unknown Hinson's dad!!! I know it...

[ahz123]

@hardcorepunisher13 A double-bill with those two would be awesome. Wommernz likes that. Yep.

[videocanone]

Nobody in country picks as good as Jr. Brown in my book ! He's CLASSIC ! a true American Original ! and that voice ! Humor ! what more do ya need !

[theseventhprotocol]

Amazing guitarist ! Jr. rules !

[crazycuntryboy2]

I like the country music, with his Blues Rock riffs its so damned cool!

[stevabus]

awesome!

[ral316]

long live junior

[hoz49]

Junior played a festival in my hometown and all the local "hot" pickers were crowded around the stage trying to steal his licks.

[upthecreek34]

This guy is great! And he's channeling Ernest Tubb Big Time, Big Time! He can fly on that guit-steel! Dayum!

[burneycarbo]

DAVES FAVES :: "if you think that I want trouble, then you're crazy in yer head"...

My buddy Dennis Wipper tells me Junior's gonna be at Cat's Craddle April 29.

[KingHopeMusic]

Junior.... so underrated.... the guy is a total one of a kind!!! And he's holdin' back big time... The guy can fly on that guitar!! Killer note bends... killer everything!! Great post. ~Kennedi KIng

[everhard1000]

great guy !!!!!!

[jamesrichardson63]

i miss this guy...I neeed to listem to jr MORE!!!! classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! super stuff. i'd like to bounce with JR!

[surfmcgoogler]

To think I stumbled on this by accident not 5 minutes ago and I've never heard of Junior Brown. I thought I knew a lot about music. I thought I could play the guitar. Oh the shame. I'm going to have to wear a bag over my head.

[TheHelgeland]

awesome music mr brown, cool !

[Zarkoon]

The guitar mags have been writing for many years about Junior Brown's greatness. He's an amazing guitarist, a great vocalist, and a witty lyricist. We can't ask for more!

[backwoodsandwater]

This dude is awesome!! To play the electric then switch to the steel guitar and sing it too!!! Mucho talent!!

[hoot124]

Saw Junior at the Station INN in Nashville last year. I was drunk and went his dressing room. He gave me an autograph and didnt even through me out! Nice Fella! LOL

[logjammers]

Norm Macdonald with a stellar job on the skins!

[monte1204]

And to think they think Taylor Swift Is country Now that's what county is giving the awards to the wrong people!!!!!!!!!

[tconst1]

@monte1204 Great comment. Country is dying and rock is ruined by brittney. Good music is dying and we all need to stand up! GO JUNIOR GO!!!!!!

[PooPooOnMyNewShoe]

@monte1204 Amen. Country music has been "pussified" since the 80s in large part from the likes of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Taylor Swift etc etc etc.

[MissTeenPregnancy]

Swift isn't country(thank god) she's just good

[lespaulsoundwave]

@MissTeenPregnancy she's not good, she's fucking shit.

[zetaphobica]

@Robi2000sBatteredEx Howa bout you stop being the victim and inform the law of these unlawful events? If his behavior is what you say it is...get your video camera...film what he does to you...then go to ONLY A FEMALE attorney or police officer...DO NOT go to a male authority. HE will do what he wants until YOU ONLY put a stop to it.

[Robi2000sBatteredEx]

I had my daughter and I thought it would help us but it didn't. It just meant that I was stuck with him. The black eyes and busted lips and bruised body was all I knew and he was taking my heart too. I was no longer living near my parents and I was forbidden to have friends or should I say a life?

[Robi2000sBatteredEx]

Two years later I became pregnant and I was not at all happy with that. But of course I had to stay pregnant. It cooled him down a little and he always said he was sorry. I hated my life and I wanted it to end but I had children whom I loved and I couldn't leave them. That is what keeps me alive. I tried to get help from my dad but he said THAT I MADE MY BED NOW - lay in it!! That hurt so much because I thought daddies were there to help when you needed them most.

[Robi2000sBatteredEx]

He started hitting me some more and I didn't back down. He finally walked away. The days went by and I would get hit because I didn't vacuum first then dust. The house was not clean enough or there was a fork in the sink I would get slapped again. He made excuses to hit me. So I bided my time till I could leave.

[Robi2000sBatteredEx]

Thank you all for listening and sympathising with my plight :-)

The world needs to know about Robi. He's a dangerous man. And I use the term "man" very loosely. Don't say I didn't warn you.

[macarn76]

@monte1204 I cant agree more w/u.. Country its being misleaded

[DAVEFNLEWIS]

Nice.. says DFL

[dudejoares]

Junior Brown is great !!!!!

[Locustwing]

this guy should be in a Q.T. movie!

[Zen06SCA]

Incredible tone! he's a crazy picker! Classic American Country/Western with that sweet all Fender tube & Tele/Slide twang with a touch of chorus & spring reverb, Nice! Junior Rocks, he played with Mitch Mitchell(Jimi Hendrix's band of gypsies original drummer!) A true classic American artist that deserves to be in the country music hall of fame with Cash, Willie, Waylon, Hank Williams, Jr. & IIIrd, & my new favs., Unknown Hinson & Reverend Horton Heat!

[Zen06SCA]

Lol, look @ how young Conan was, that was in the early 90's when his show was still new & cool with Andy!

[gameroomer]

i agree.....

[bocephus3006]

@Zen06SCA well i was going to say somthing good...... but youve said it all.my most fav is lllrd

[khaanpaa]

I love junior brown. An original!

[BuffaloBob49]

Junior invented the particular double neck guitar he is playing.......very few exist. I've listened to Junior and Tanya for "many a year".......quite the character he is!.

[SykoDaveMC]

His wife, playing geetar, is SEXY HOT!

[gameroomer]

you got that right....

[SykoDaveMC]

@gameroomer

Talk about a Yummy Mummy, Cougar or whatever they call a woman nowadays...She has it going on and Junior rocks out some great toonage to boot!

[alvon911]

The music video for this song is hilarious!

[backwoodsandwater]

I want one of them there guitar/ steel guitars!!!!

[MyCanadianeh]

well me i want one of them guitar players

[12510429]

awesome guitar player and a wicked song

[gunsrme1]

The best Guittar/vocal talent in America.

[sfdog1369]

Fantastic 50 Stars

[dboyzee1]

Wow! Can anyone tell me about that wild geetar he's playin'? Who made it etc.?

[AmosNomore]

Google "guit-steel".

[jermicky]

@AmosNomore Wikipedia

[12510429]

im pretty sure he made it

[harveydents]

@dboyzee1 Actually he made it..he sautereed a lap steel to his tele....amazing huh?

[REDMEAT1969]

He made it himself,,,,,,seriously..look it up...

[Ralphc420]

@dboyzee1 i saw an interview with him.. he either had it made special or he mad it himself..i forgot exactly how, but its one of a kind

[Tuesdaybit]

@dboyzee1

[BowHunterAz08]

@dboyzee1 Its custom made by him but im not sure who the maker is, if you are going to buy one im sure it will be a custom order

[HotRodHarley93]

@dboyzee1 It's a half-Strat married to Fender-style lap steel.

[therealradio2007]

@dboyzee1 it's called a guit-steel. He built it himself.

[82cmb]

@therealradio2007 fender built it for him

[PhillyGregA]

@dboyzee1 HE MADE THAT GUITAR

[hoosierarcher]

@dboyzee1 Junior Designed it himself and a world reknowned guitar maker builds them for him.

[Satchmoeddie]

@dboyzee1 Want one? I have enough wood to do the whole 8 string and then add a body and tele neck. The steel I'll have to canibalize a Fender, or Carvin straight 8. Fun project for sure. I have a palm paddle hard tail strat, and would love to add a single 8. The ashtray is that hard part to find.

[hoghater01]

@dboyzee1 junior actually invented it himself, and had it custom made

[clayd531]

Saw him about 10 -12 years ago at The jewish Mother in Virginia Beach... UNBELIEVABLE SHOW!, and I don't listen to this kinda music...

getting ready to see him at The Rialto Theatre in Tucson on the 14th of Jan... Can't wait!

[beer1for2break3fast4]

Wow, very cool.

[MrWeb49]

how cool.... very good//

[lordyfordy]

Saw him live in Vermont, unreal

[kwiat77]

soooooooooooooooo good.