Chet Atkins & Leo Kottke "Sleepwalk"

[cillajeanluvmayn]

@Tryggvi55.....hahaha Icelandic radio is a scream! Just check out the movie "Cold Fever " ;-)

[omeriko1981]

who dislikes this??



[TH3MU51CM4N]

@tony9L9L - CLAPTON IS GOD

[dcbusch1]

Santo and Johnny's big one, played by two of the Masters. Outstanding!

[PoetryHound]

Very very nice. Too bad the sound isn't better.

[tony9L9L]

They cant both be God......but they are.......how can this be because I'm sure Jimi Hendrix is ALSO God? But that would make THREE Gods and theres only supposed to be one (leaving aside Adrian Belew and not mentioning Brian Setzer or Tommy Emanuel who are all ALSO Gods)

[SweetUniverse]

so evocative - makes me think of the American west. Once you've been to Montana, Colorado, Wyoming - you can never forget it, and this song brings it all back. I'm getting tears in my eyes ...

[Tryggvi55]

Beautiful... Why can't I find music like this on the Icelandic radio!!!

[lastdaysguitar]

THIS is what guitar should sound like - two of the all-time best!

[watertonrivers]

I can't believe one single soul thumbed this down....HAVE YOU NO SOUL??

[rampike74]

It lulled me to sleep...

[Karmannah]

Stunning original rendition. Should we be surprised? Excellent post Huntin Boots! Excellent. ~KSKing

[alexclawson24]

Why are ther any dislikes on this video!!!!!

[rockinredneck57]

Fist time I've seen Chet play a resonator guitar. Beautiful sound. Mr. Kottke ain't too shabby either! The magic in Chet's fingers was just beyond imagination.

[synesthesia67]

doesn't get much better than this kids...

[ChasBeauregarde]

goosebumps

[scottcog1]

oh... couple of masters there...

[starr522]

WOW. Talent on loan from GOD. Beautiful.

[SVPB]

thanks for sharing

[garcemac]

This does not happen anymore outside of small clubs a people's houses. Two stunning guitar players. An moment unequaled.

[2vintage68]

IS THIS HEAVEN??

[Dav998]

Reminds me Radiohead's "My iron lung". Weird.

[calliope2121]

@Dav998 Reminds me of No Surprises

[tremelodios]

Chet's first take on the melody @ 1:14 is so beautiful it makes me want to cry

[TheSnareguitar]

This is breath taking.

[nvs617]

0:04 Is that Dwight Schrute?

[barscotch]

@nvs617 LOL no that 's Garrison Keillor, host of "A Prairie Home Companion".

[MsDanaGood]

Music has had soul always - you just had to find it. In 1988 these guys were drowned out by pop, but people found them anyway. Same is true today, just go to a local bluegrass or blues or folk festival. Amazing music happening.

[k2ombs]

@MsDanaGood Music worth hearing has ALWAYS been underground to varying degrees....especially today..Times have never been better to be an archive investigator. There has been tons of amazing music made, and fell through the cracks. Now is the time to revive, and discover, because a music lover could starve to death wading through any of todays pretenders. Virtually ALL good music is buried deep to the public, but nothing a computer can't nullify with some interest to seek music.

[ianjcameron]

@k2ombs So where do I look for people making music like this today? Not from 20 or 30 or 40 years ago, but right now? Doesn't have to be this genre, but I'd like some melody.

[k2ombs]

@ianjcameron

You have a legitimate point surely. Hard to find people making something that flows from the soul, and is an actual composition of music. I would suggest the Band Donna the Buffalo. Dig around and find their many sides. Through many line-ups (none better than their earliest) But Jeb and Tara remain as the driving force to create great stuff all along.

[k2ombs]

@ianjcameron

Try the utube entry of Donna the Buffalo with guest Hank Roberts for starters.

Amazing guitar work in there doing a style I haven't heard Jeb play.

[oldspam]

I like this but was turned off in the past with people over doing the slide but this is perfect .

[vincebertsch]

Thumbs up for the concert at the chatterbox cafe!

[MrKafo22]

pouce vert si tu parle français

[fingerfisty]

wow... and what amazes me most is how both of them are virtuosos on the guitar, but neither of them HAVE to show off.. and, they played that well together having not practiced the song at all prior.... their both amazing

[PurdueRules15]

Nothing better than this...

[mikec393]

it cracks me up how they're both feeling it so deeply and naturally and yet they keep missing each others eye contact or their glances towards each other. :)

[BlackAngusYoung]

@mikec393 I'm glad they didn't make eye contact. I would have thought of The Partridge Family and laughed through the song.

[mikec393]

@BlackAngusYoung haha for sure! that wasn't my point though.. I was commenting on the fact that they DO glance at each other but their eyes never lock. It was simply an observation about how musicians with such talent and amazing timing can fail so miserably (timing-wise) when trying to lock eyes. ..my ridiculous sense of humor.

[BlackAngusYoung]

@mikec393 Oh yes, I get it. When I read your comment I was reminded of my uncle and his friend who used to burst out laughing when they found themselves locking eyes while playing guitar. They called it a Partridge Family moment. I read comment before seeing the video, so that's what I kept thinking about while watching out for the instances you mentioned.

[cillajeanluvmayn]

Why its mr george bush and mr matt damon I think? ..... pickin and a strumin ......such a pretty song! ;-)

[onepandafilms]

does anyone else hear Radiohead's "No Surprises" in this song?

[EvilSean62]

@onepandafilms omg you are right ... i hear it ... definite influence there ...wow i`ll never hear no surprises the same again ..again sorry for the latereply , lazy smb

[onepandafilms]

@EvilSean62 isn't that cool!? i think the same, it's hard to listen to No Surprises the same way after. no problem!

[jimmy5634]

Very pretty. It's a great song;hard to mess it up.

[madouc1]

21st Century here - Google knows all - why is it so fucking hard for people to find information? Google the name of the song for fuck's sake.

[utuberegistrysucks]

Oh damn! I have heard this... probably on a movie, and cant remember!

[traylorvh]

@utuberegistrysucks The movie "La Bamba"?

[dcsandman1]

@utuberegistrysucks Also Sleepwalkers

[chakesici]

@utuberegistrysucks

CARLITOS WAY



[staphinfection]

This isn't even close to how good the original Sleep Walk, or other covers are.... There's barely any slide guitar, no lap steel guitar, etc...

[Frostylyxxx]

Was it just me or was anyone else thrown for a loop on the timing of the way they played it? I know the song very well and I couldn't keep the count

[joshua9312]

@Frostylyxxx Timing is fine. I could keep it.

[tassieblues]

@Frostylyxxx The original instrumental is in 6/8 time with its inherent shuffle rhythm whereas Kottke and Atkins are playing it in a straight 4/4 time which I think loses a bit of the original feel.

[kenmazurmusic]

If you like this music, you might have a listen to ken mazur's Macros at youtube.com/kenmazurmusic.

Ken was a session musician in NY and recorded with over 50artists--the macros are improvs to macros

slide shows. You can hear the Chet Atkins influence.

[liberatedsage]

Chet is the worlds greatest Guitar teacher.

[watertonrivers]

If you don't believe there is a God/Creator in Heaven after this I feel for you!!!

[brofun]

@watertonrivers God created us with the wonderful ability to make music...nothing to do with evolution..it is a gift that man still does not understand..but aren't we glad we have it?

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

@watertonrivers

do you feel theres a god after sex? lol

[watertonrivers]

@ZOMBIELANDakaUSA Well Lordy, yes I do...LMAO!!

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

@watertonrivers

lol, i was just trying to make a pointless point...

but this is priceless right here, the greatest picker(Atkins), with perhaps the greatest all around acoustic guitarist...have you seen Michael Hedges?(absolutely amazing)

[voodoomanboy]

@watertonrivers what does an invisible sky wizard have to do with two dudes playing a guitar? :) You know what I believe after seeing this? That the human race is capable of producing amazing and beautiful things, just as they are equally capable of producing terrible and horrible things. :(

[watertonrivers]

@voodoomanboy It's all God's creation good or bad my friend. I wish you no harm, and I cannot understand why you would be so closed minded about a creator. But it's your belief just like I have mine, so we must agree to disagree ok...:)

[neezledoo]

I am, para a

[5891jonathan]

The best part is from 0:50 to 3:20

[Dirtydickable]

I'm a newby to YouTube & I just discovered what I've been missing! I've seen both these guys live but I never knew they played together until now & I'm totally freaked! I agree with both Guamkelly & blakedawg. An over-used word but truly Awesome.

[Minoraptor]

that applause wasnt loud enough...that was absolutely beautiful :')

[Kakhaufan]

@Minoraptor I think the audience was just paralyzed by awe : )

[GuitarverySimple]

Two men- two star's- great!

[kball69]

HAHAHA, nice one tomthefunky. chet and leo are so cool ^^

[13scott71]

Steven King WTF?

[GuamKelly]

If you can listen to this and not be moved, you should forget music and get into something truly soulless. Perhaps politics.

[diemutha666]

@GuamKelly Or today's music :-)

[blakedawg76]

Chet is not afraid of playing with anyone. Neither is Leo. Wow. Total masters of their craft, great players themselves and they play so well with other great players. Terrific.

[kevinriley91]

This was when it took talent to be a musician, not costumes and backing tracks.

[1234gnrslash]

@kevinriley91 Back then there was a time and a place for those kind of musicians (constumes/backing tracks/etc.)

It was called the circus.

[1234gnrslash]

@1234gnrslash Nowadays freak shows somehow get a positive critical backing -.-

People are SO easy to bribe these days! Lol!

[wetlipse3]

@kevinriley91 it still takes talent to be a musician, youre mistaking it with an entertainer/pop "singer"

[QofLife69]

@kevinriley91 i wish i was born in those days. when music had soul.

[painxtreme]

@kevinriley91 It still takes talent to be a musician, if you wish to be a good musician, and not just product...These gentlemen were never product.

[kfwahine]

In some parts it even has a hint of Hawai'ian beautiful slides.

K>F>

And Garrison Kielor.

I have perfect pitch, and it is in the key of D# or E flat. Beautiful.

[kfwahine]

In some parts it even has a hint of Hawai'ian beautiful slides.

K>F>

[Jkfilms7]

I wish this went on for at least 10 minutes. Beautiful music.

[painxtreme]

@Jkfilms7 Sleepwalk was the song played on radio stations across the US after the news that Buddy Holly's plane crashed, out of Clearlake, Iowa. I've even been to the Surf Ballroom, where he, Ritchie and JP played that final show. High Schools from all around the area have their proms there. To me it felt full of ghosts, nothing visual, just that creeping feeling that starts in your spine, then it spiders throughout your body to the tips of your digits. I imagined echos of "Rave On" in the hall.

[Medicinecloud]

wow couldnt even tell if it was "Sleepwalk"..

[johnhorneguitar]

Wow. I like these two - and I like the song - but boy is this arrangement subdued and almost too pretty. I miss the yearning high notes!

[noisepuppet]

Christ, your levels are SLAMMED

[kbfenderstrat]

Anybody know what key this is in?

[JGMagoo]

This is GREAT....But be SURE to check out the ORIGINAL "Sleepwalk - Santo & Johnny" and realize that it was done over 50-years ago!!!!!

[Satchmoeddie]

GW has a tab version of Jeff Beck's version of this. I like Jeff Beck OK, but his version of this is pretty lame compared to this, but Jeff is not the guitarist either of these two men are/were. It is not that he is not great, but lately a lot of his stuff leaves me kinda flat. Besides there are only one Chet and one Leo. The GW tab relied heavily on a tremolo, and I thought a strat was a poor sound for this song, and was using a LP std, and it has no trem bar to the amazement a student of mine

[Cinnamombunz]

I do wish the sound quality was better, and that it had gone right into the music without all the prologue. Great song, not so great presentation. What a pair, though. Would have loved to have been in that audience . . .

*¬◊

[katziebob]

Audio can be found on CD: A Prairie Home Companion - Final Performance. Can probably find it on itunes.

[lintouchable]

who said that perfection couldn't be reached?

[drjamyma]

wow, what a sound.

[pieceomeat]

Looks like Stephen King as the MC

[tuxguys]

What a gem... in a performance of a truly human masterpiece..

Even though they're separated by a generation, they really are twin brothers from different mothers, aren't they?

[nycbassist]

Amazing how Chet makes the guitar sounds like he's using a slide.. what an amazing sound.

[DictionRedaction]

Great guitarists, terrible sound quality

[sturushforth]

anyone else hearing radiohead throughout this?

[auramac]

Shirley, you must be joking!

[Meleasdaddy]

Chet is a legendary Titan (1/2 god 1/2 human) and leo is future deity in the next life.. He has achieved guitar sainthood already in this life. Pray for us Leo and Chet

[ardiandhani]

i already feel the sea wind and sit down at the beach in hawaii...

[angchess]

nice version!

[Dubaiman123]

to absolute giants...Mr Atkins doing melody second line with barre chords...

[getarslim]

two greats of guitar and in this one tune you can hear the basis for Ritchie Valens work

[betao1970]

12 filhos da putas que nao gostaram fodam-se

[ShimmyDigg]

k, so chet atkins, leo kottke... but whos the geek?

[Bojazzki]

@ShimmyDigg Garrison Keillor...author, radio host. Pretty funny guy if you read or listen to him.

[0ldfinger]

Yaay! Well done boy.

[colourwars]

sneetch, crazy tuning

[conor30000]

Open E do you reckon?

[togue777]

Two guys I would not want to face in a card game. Just a beautiful number.

[DrifterToo]

Beautiful music played beautifully, and turned to crap by the recording or dubbing process distorting the hell out of it.

[mrTOPGEAR2010]

I never realized George W bush was such a good guitarist!

[gfmgma]

@mrTOPGEAR2010 You idiot. That's Prince Charles. and this is one of the best versions of this song i've ever heard, it rests my ears

[3074861]

@mrTOPGEAR2010

The resemblance is astonishing... good call.

[XLIVwhodat]

I forgot where I am here, what am I doin?

[tomthefunky]

I remember this show. Leo and Chet then went into a ninety minute Alice Cooper medley and finally closed by lighting their guitars on fire and Chet started yelling something about Kennedy's assasination being a CIA conspiracy. Great show.

[wesmatron]

@tomthefunky The Aristocrats?

[Pyromanen01]

@tomthefunky Where can you find this show? :)

[5quarewatermelons]

@tomthefunky best comment i've ever seen.

[Countrychiddler]

@tomthefunky Then they started yelling how the World Bank and the Illuminati were responsible for 9-11.

[tomthefunky]

@Countrychiddler: If I remember correctly didn't Garrison Keillor begin the show by reading from an affidavit regarding "some bullshit palimony suit filed against me by some little tramp in Spokane". I just remember him pointing angrily at the audience " I'M GONNA BEAT THIS THING, I'M GONNA BEAT IT !!!"

[BadboybillyC]

@tomthefunky Keep em comin dude

[OrangeBuddxBE]

@tomthefunky Do you have a link for that :p  Anctious to see it :)

[Isaac2c]

@tomthefunky are you serious?

[greenwich1754]

@tomthefunky And then Bob Dole came out and sacrificed a chicken in the name of KFC.

[Funkyryno]

@tomthefunky I thought I remembered them dual farting Mr. Sandman into the same microphone.

[mrwilson41]

@tomthefunky LOL killer review!

[turtlelucy]

@tomthefunky Oh my goodness! Are you serious? That's one of the best stories I've ever heard!!! Is it possible to hear that show in the PHC archives? Had Garrison lost control of the show, or was he in on it? I just can't imagine Chet or Leo, two of the most laid back guitar players I've ever heard, doing something so wonderfully out of character. Your anecdote has made my day!!

[AdamGuitar87]

And this is what a real music is about! So simple, so beautiful! I'm proud that this bad world had so great musician like Chet Atkins. Rest in Peace dude :)

[MattPezone]

@musicmart That's Garrison Keillor. I'm guessing this was from Prairie Home Companion.

[Satchmoeddie]

@MattPezone Thanks!! NPR is the only decent station left in Phoenix Az. Maybe that is partly to blame for why this state is such a joke. I got to play a custom limited edition Gretsch Chet Atkins 1956 reissue stereo waffle braced copied from only 1 Gretsch built for Mr. Atkins, What a genius in both playing and innovation in designing something so unique. Hes is sadly missed. RIP Chet, and thanks for telling me what venue this likely was. I appreciate that very much.

[libearian]

@MattPezone You're right. It was from the farewell show of "A Prairie Home Companion" back in 1987. I remember hearing this at the time and thinking how beautiful and sad it was.

[mespasticpunk]

If only the front end wasn't overloaded this would of sounded much better....

[58icarus]

The master.

[musicmart]

usually this is played on lap or pedal steel who's the weird announcer?

[donepearce]

Chet is brilliant, Leo - well, he is doing his best, I'm sure. Garrison is just wierd as ever.

[bigmudge]

the chords at 2:00 puts shivers down my spine

[filmchild78]

This is seriously some of the best music I've ever heard. I used think I wasn't into country or folk music. I was right. I'm into good music.

[swittzman]

@filmchild78 what we call folk or country music is when they try and do THIS badly

[joytoy322]

R.I.P. Chet Atkins =(

[acousticguitarfinger]

If Chet Atkins wasn't a freemason, my name isn't Konkiodumla Kozlionoskowicz. There WILL be punishment for obeyin the master of the lodge, and for keepin the secrets of the freemasons.

[mary0mca0gypsy0eyes]

no one. NO O-N-E is better than these two. listen and weep you modern day punks with your "so-called" music

[kenmackie]

@mary0mca0gypsy0eyes You are so right >Good to here there are some sane people out there

[skrason]

Wow. Just beautiful. I love Satriani's version too, by the way, and my favorite cover may be by Brian Setzer, but this is just so wonderful. I love shredding. I love speed. I love sweep picking and tapping. But when it comes down to it, music is about melody. And I'm not sure you can learn that. You may have to be born with it or, at the very least, it's got to be injected into your blood at a very young age.

[wisesatyr72]

No words can describe this performance..too beautiful

[TheCottonTop]

I'm sure their great, but their no Joe Satriani.

[MisfitsGuy]

@TheCottonTop So you think Satriani made a good version of this song? No way, this is good but The Ventures made ut even better!

[superlou1s]

@MisfitsGuy-  This isn't a ventures song fool.

[MisfitsGuy]

@superlou1s Never said so fool! I just think The Ventures made it better than satriani thats all!

[NothingSacred27]

@TheCottonTop

Why are you comparing this to Satriani? Their styles are not comparable in any way. Why do people always feel the need to compare guitarists of completely different styles?

This, by the way, is as perfect as music gets.

[superlou1s]

@TheCottonTop- This is not even comparable to Joe Satriani. Go back under your rock. They are not even similar, and Joe pales in comparison to Chet when it comes to influence. Yeah he can pick faster. Yeah, he can do a bunch of dumb little tricks with his tremolo. You think I care?

[Atkinsfan]

That is guitar playing!!!!!!!!! Awesome in every way. Thanks for sharing such a great moment in time, Seems Chet was always near by when these great musical moments were about to be made.

[Drewster58]

Sweet duet on such a great old instrumental. Classic. Love the harmony on the melody line.

[ereaguila]

damn george bush plays awesome!

[TheCottonTop]

@ereaguila All white people look the same to you?

[yelherf]

BRILLIANT.. The most haunting cover version since the original.. to my ears anyhow... just awesome..

[pseudonic]

My parents were married to this song. Well, the original version. Hearing this still brings a tear to my eye.

Damn, I feel like an old man now.

[kylethompson4]

this song always reminds me of the end of summer...last dance before the winter swell.

[MrCarlHaynes]

Simply BEAUTIFUL ! You show me how music can possibly get any better than this !

Aint happening.

[bilbomarks]

@MrCarlHaynes Subjective of course. 

[MrCarlHaynes]

@bilbomarks Say, The only thing that is really better now is a VERY YOUNG

lady [ I just discovered on youtube], by the name of Lindsey Short !

Trust me she is a FABULOUS GUITAR PLAYER, young,beautiful, and very talented.

You will enjoy listening to her. I can't get enough. I really appreciate her talent.

[buzzedbunny123]

So much better then the original!

Thumbs up if you agree!

[Grockle1345]

What an absolute gem!

First time that I've seen Chet playing a Dobro...

and what fine slide from Leo.

To HuntinBoots thank you, thank you, for putting this up.

Chet we miss you.