my favourite doug kershaw song of all time was Mama Rita Goes to Hollywood, i had it on vinyl before my divorce. I am pretty sure it was off the record Spanish Moss, but i might be wrong... At any rate i have looked for this song time and again on Youtube and not found it, am i remembering the name wrong or has noone uploaded it?
I have something to share with doug fans(i like him to) anyway there is a video on here where Doug Joins The Rolling Stones on stage in Fort worth, Tx Youtube video(audio and pic only)is on here an you can find it,the guy who posted it his name is "kg441" and the video is "Far away eyes" Doug is playing fiddle along with The Stones. Fort Worth Texas 1978.
I Thought i would let u all know in case u waned to hear him on there:)
The one and only Doug Kershaw - my hero! Nobody on Earth like him! Never has been - never will be!! Agree with tarnsand below and so will repeat.."The world is definitely a better and happier place with this man in it!"
saw lots of bands come through austin in the early 70's that played this, and while doug was the most maniacal performer, nobody touched fred weisz of goose creek symphony for pure fiddle talent....he lost his ability to play at such a high level and i read he was subsisting on playing on the streets for coins tossed in his hat.....
The world is a better and happier place with this man in it! Thanks so much to suttersmith66 for sharing this with us! I'm so pumped I won't be able to sleep for hours!
@tarnsand I was fortunate to see Doug Kershaw live at Jacksonville, Florida County fair..This was in about,say late 70's....He was so animated like a puppet on a string...Much more in those younger years than now. He actually has calmed down a lot; believe it or not! What a great performance he gave us that evening. He ripped & roared through Orange Blossom Special & Louisiana Man, like the high court jester that GOD made him..Really a honor to see him at his best.Thanx LORD..Merlin the Mystic.
@hawkz1960 Why limit it to just Cajun? I really did see this fellow some 30 years on t.v. along with Itzhak Perlman and J.L. Ponty, the three of them fiddling away; don't remember which (though I think it was this) or what show this was, but that Mr. Kershaw blew those other guys away!
Bad news.
richardbough 3 weeks ago
not beautiful.
jgsdf8900 3 weeks ago
God bless ,Mr Doug Kershaw,,keep up the good work
country571 2 months ago
this sucks
truckerman42 2 months ago
is it just me or is he freaking rock and roll/metal!!!
TheOriginalShredneck 5 months ago 3
If you can find a better fiddle player, in any kind of music, I want to hear 'em. I've heard them all and Doug is the best.
DonnyShort1 5 months ago
Why can't he just play the song? where was orange blossom special.? DIid I miss it?
dannyray6 6 months ago
He's great, but this does not sound at all like the Orange Blossom Special.
cherylclair 7 months ago
@cherylclair My favorite OBS is by Doug but in the 70`s when doug was so wild n crazylol
imaStonesFan 7 months ago
You can't get any tighter than this father son combo!
kize66 8 months ago 2
Charlie Daniels might have run the devil out of Georgia but its a good thing that neither one of them came to Louisana
fbodkin1 9 months ago 5
my favourite doug kershaw song of all time was Mama Rita Goes to Hollywood, i had it on vinyl before my divorce. I am pretty sure it was off the record Spanish Moss, but i might be wrong... At any rate i have looked for this song time and again on Youtube and not found it, am i remembering the name wrong or has noone uploaded it?
o77eh 9 months ago
Good stuff..
gettingolder2 9 months ago
wooooo Hoo! great drumming too! :-)
KalahariKAri 11 months ago
If you paid to see Doug Kershaw perform, you DEFINITELY got your money's worth!!
OneBadWiz 11 months ago 4
Very fine!
Hewachee1 11 months ago
I have something to share with doug fans(i like him to) anyway there is a video on here where Doug Joins The Rolling Stones on stage in Fort worth, Tx Youtube video(audio and pic only)is on here an you can find it,the guy who posted it his name is "kg441" and the video is "Far away eyes" Doug is playing fiddle along with The Stones. Fort Worth Texas 1978.
I Thought i would let u all know in case u waned to hear him on there:)
imaStonesFan 1 year ago 2
He is, has been, and always will be ... my hero! God bless you Doug Kershaw!
karrachea 1 year ago 3
He has destroyed 6 bows doing this one live. The drummer is is son.
bunkerhillbandit 1 year ago
He has destroyed 6 bows doing this one live.
bunkerhillbandit 1 year ago
I've seen live versions of this song wher ehe destroyed 6 bows by the end.
bunkerhillbandit 1 year ago
@bunkerhillbandit thats a lot of cat guts..
poor cats...
MaTchBoOkPoEt 1 year ago
Terrible. But the drummer is great.
maydaygalliard 1 year ago
Awesome sauce!!! Such an amazing guy.
librarianguish 1 year ago
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This is crap . he should listen to it played right.
OldGoat77 1 year ago
@OldGoat77 What???? This rocked my socks off!! I Love his style and he is the best fiddle player i ever heard!
imaRoLLingStonzFan 1 year ago 2
There's not much left of that bow by the end. O.O
zumosmorph 1 year ago
are you s'in me? jeeze please keep a black light away from this fiddle.....
d1sailer 1 year ago
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The one and only Doug Kershaw - my hero! Nobody on Earth like him! Never has been - never will be!! Agree with tarnsand below and so will repeat.."The world is definitely a better and happier place with this man in it!"
karrachea 1 year ago
saw lots of bands come through austin in the early 70's that played this, and while doug was the most maniacal performer, nobody touched fred weisz of goose creek symphony for pure fiddle talent....he lost his ability to play at such a high level and i read he was subsisting on playing on the streets for coins tossed in his hat.....
lerel7 1 year ago
The world is a better and happier place with this man in it! Thanks so much to suttersmith66 for sharing this with us! I'm so pumped I won't be able to sleep for hours!
tarnsand 1 year ago 14
@tarnsand I was fortunate to see Doug Kershaw live at Jacksonville, Florida County fair..This was in about,say late 70's....He was so animated like a puppet on a string...Much more in those younger years than now. He actually has calmed down a lot; believe it or not! What a great performance he gave us that evening. He ripped & roared through Orange Blossom Special & Louisiana Man, like the high court jester that GOD made him..Really a honor to see him at his best.Thanx LORD..Merlin the Mystic.
merlinthemystic 4 months ago
@merlinthemystic Amazing! Thnx for sharing your memories merlin.Cheers
tarnsand 4 months ago
the BEST!!!
eastyeasty 1 year ago
doug kershaw is too
thisisjim1949 1 year ago
Doug Kershaw is the master of this song! That he seems tohave a great time playing it only adds to the performance. This is a really fun video.
Tigerpaws9097826 1 year ago
man, this is fusion! fusing cajun and that funky rhythm section is totally progressive!
marram62 2 years ago
this is so cool! almost fusion!!! funky ass bass-line,ROCKIN' DRUMMER! DOUG SHOULD MAKE A WHOLE ALBUM LIKE THIS!
marram62 2 years ago
doug kicks major ass on OBS. i love seatrain's version too !!!!!!!
rorygg1 2 years ago
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
songwriter77 2 years ago
That is some kick ass fiddle playing! Amazing!
leapfroglilly 2 years ago
I'll bet Itzak Perlman does a great version of this....ya think?
SpeedyNeutrino43 2 years ago
fanbloodytastic...never seen fingers work so fast
MsRedfin 2 years ago
best Cajun Fiddler ever!!!!!
hawkz1960 2 years ago 19
@hawkz1960 Correction: Best fiddler.
Freddieboy44 1 year ago
@hawkz1960 Why limit it to just Cajun? I really did see this fellow some 30 years on t.v. along with Itzhak Perlman and J.L. Ponty, the three of them fiddling away; don't remember which (though I think it was this) or what show this was, but that Mr. Kershaw blew those other guys away!
tizfrreecharm 1 year ago 2
@hawkz1960 ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!
karrachea 1 year ago