13 year old girl plays SRV at Talent Show

[Moonchalice]

OH! hahahaha....she's doing this at 13? Hasn't even had her heart broken yet. Just wait...it's coming later. This girl has talent.

[Gvk795]

Thats not a sandwhich

[mackdeltafilms]

Tone and Soul kid. You got it.

[wavular]

You've got some nice tone,and feel there darlin! Keep tickling those strings!

[8crush0mode8]

hopefully shes still playing? god thats amazing, puts a smile on my face for sure

[Splungers]

@8crush0mode8 For goodness sake, click on the bluesbaby8 link below the video and see what Alicia has done since she was 13- She just turned 17 and stands tall among the greats.

[brennan2185]

Waiting for your album to come out, it could be all instrumental cover songs, I'd still buy it.

[smc4889]

Fantastic I loved it Not only such clean and fluid skills but does this 48 y/o blues junkies soul good to see another generations appreciation for the genre come of age and alive to usher in the next crop of guitar greats in an era where death metal and hip hop dominate the airwaves.

Keep on keepin on You'll go far with such talent so early on ;)

[Thedeathofhumanity]

@smc4889 I get the point you're trying to make and I agree with you. However, I don't think I've ever heard a death metal song "dominate" the airways. Hip hop is still garbage though haha

[smc4889]

@Thedeathofhumanity perhaps death was too strong but thats part of it. In the isolated area Im in you basically have 4 or 5 main radio choices Mainstream Metal (some of which i do like) pop top 40 kind of shit (which is mainly hip hop here) and thank god a clasic rock station. the remainders are a christian station and couple country stations. So ill back the death off (lmao) but stand by my initial statement Great to see a new generation into the blues genre

[Yonny316]

FUCK YEA!!!!!

[MrBadSeal]

SRV ... on of the best and she does a good job with the song.

[foreverinchrist1]

Now that's music! Stay with young lady, love the soul/jazz you display.

[Kevashidaz]

Well done. Absolutely love the articulation on your bends. My suggestion for improving your playing would be to start throwing some legato stuff in. Some hammers and pulls go a long way to putting even more soul into your playing- and trust me, you've already got that in spades. You can never have enough, though!

[seangoh21]

hello from singapore! this' really nice, you've got soul, keep playing! ;)

[oconderosa]

WOW.

I don't know what else to say other that WOW !

You are very talented, and have great taste in music.

[jd4268]

You Go girl !!!!!!

[misko1961]

great. just keep on playin'

[Digityus]

Excellent. It's hard to find anyone who can really touch those notes, much less flow them together in the same tone as SRV. Very good work.

[Nemesis0300]

@Digityus She sounds and moves along a lot more like Clapton, though. That's not a bad thing either -- even though I like SRV better.

[58riceman]

Excellent job young lady......rock on.

[LedZeppelin420x]

Oh my goodness. How long have you bein playin?

[BullShnit]

It's always awesome to see the younger generation pay respects to my hero Mr. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Thank you so much for posting this vid on your great talent! Keep up the good work, you're awesome!!

[dexxxhunt]

Right on young lady...You've got something special ; )) @ 4:02...."Get em Reese"

[dad1001]

Good stuff kid.

[dad1001]

@dad1001 Nice fedora as well.

[angelo062367]

very nicely done on Texas Flood i think that stevie ray vaughn him self would be proud of how well you did playing one of his song's, i my self have never heard someone like your self play texas flood that so perfectly. very nice job.

[jessejamestnt]

You give me hope in the generations to come. 

[hagran81]

@halllee1000 Stumbled upon these video's. And can't get away from them. I have played drums for almost 30 yrs now as well. And their ain't nothin better than a well played blues song. You Rock young lady! Never stop, and never let anyone make you stop. Singers aren't the only one's with that "X-factor" if you will. Musicians have to have it too. And you got it! :-)

[JR828]

Impressive!!  Nicely done!

[jammymor]

dang, I am a cheezy amateur guitarist for like 30 years, and I get blown away by a 13 y.o girl.. I better go practice for a few days straight.. keep rockin' Alicia.. great job !!

[Naterade23]

If I was wearing socks, you would have just rocked them off.

[angrytek]

Exceptional. Keep it up!!!!!

I seen some of the other videos you put up. If BB King plays in your area, you should try and see if you can sit in for a song. Seriously.

[comeinmykitchen]

Well Done Young Lady!!!... You Keep Playing!!! You Got Real Talent And Soul, I Am Sure You Are Making Stevie Proud. I Believe He Is Smiling Down On You!!! I Saw Him Play Several Times Myself. He Was A Great Musician And A Great Man. And If You Keep Playing Dear You Will Be A Great Musician, I Believe!!! You Are Already Well On Your Way To Becoming A Great Musician!!! I Look Forward To Hopefully Seeing You In Concert One Day. I Hope You Won That School Talent Contest Dear!? May God Bless You!!!!

[eyepatchinc]

amazing.. i hope you won

[jedblack]

Stevie would be really proud and think this was so cool be covered at a junior high school. I'm sure this would have given him a ear to ear grin...

[tjjordan2012]

wow...im jealous that girl has talen!! i wish the best for you! good luck! beleive me music will take you all over the world!

[MrBoognish007]

I'm not sure if I should throw all my gear out the window in spite, or strive to play like this in inspiration... fate is a cruel mistress - not to you clearly, that was freakin awesome.

[bugsfrickingbunny]

As a bass player who loves music and appreciates the talent and passion that goes into every performance i gotta say...... you can sit in on guitar with us anytime

[CadillacL]

Young lady, you have the soul & natural talent. Keep playin!

[brettt777]

Tell me you won the contest....?

[amedina999]

sooo you won 1st place rite?! :D

[SimonMC321]

OMG why aren't you at my school, I need rocker girls XD

[windfall19]

without a doubt, somewhere, Stevie is smiling!



[GDguitarplayer]

WOW! You rock! Keep it up kiddo you sound wonderful beyond your years!! Congrats to you.

[massashredda11]

flawless! every note melts like butter!



[rrlcruz]

WOW!!!! AMAZING!!!

[crzycdn70]

Being a huge SRV fan, I must say that you are awesome. listened to you vid twice, once with my eyes closed, and i must say you do sound alot like SRV. Keep up the good work. that was awesome. I can see you getting a recording deal sometime. :)

[woofwoofwoofie]

It sorta sickens me that someone this young has more skill and talent than I'll ever have.....

But seriously though... I love seeing real raw talent like this!!!!!!!

Keep playing them blues kiddo!!!!!!!!

:~)

[lornews1]

What's wonderful about this is that you didn't try to play the songs note for note. You made these songs your own, exactly like Stevie always did. Beautiful playing.

[Knobracon]

AMAZING!

[MultiKevincampbell]

Stevie ray is and always will be my favorite and let me tell ya girl you got the gift of such great talent and keep on Playin , I know I will here great things about you in the future.........

[TheFunkycrisp]

My goodness your have a talent that a lot of people would love to have .this kind of music is good for the soul not like most of todays music,Keep up the Awesome rocking out your great

[csgee47]

Young lady, you have a rare talent. As a huge SRV fan, I think he would approve.

[startoer]

Sweetheart,,,you are awesome. Please keep playing the blue's!!!

[gilbreaths]

wow kid your pretty good i liked your own personal touch was cool

[MrYoureAdouche]

I think it's safe to say she probably won that talent show. 

[kevykev38]

If you think this is good now? You should hear her play now. She has blossomed.

[tweston1]

Awesome. Keep up the good work.

Btw, what amp is that?

[MsPatriots2001]

your the next stevie ray vaughan

[desavaj7]

You are on your way girl! just one peice of advice if i may. You've got blues scaling down and the attitude all the way. but let you left hand do more work than your right, pick less and hammer on and pull of more to smooth out the lead with blues. PICK CONSTANTLY with metal and classical, but pick less with blues again. let your left hand play the notes by iteself try picking once per string at first when you practice your scale runs... trust me ;)

[suzarb39]

Nice work

[slydog00a1]

good stuff, keep at it and remember haters are driven by jealousy.....................

[Dernge1]

How is it possible to have any dislikes for this video? First, the fact that a 13 year-old likes SRV is deserving of a like in and of itself. Second, she's good, and not just because she's only 13.

[lowew79]

It makes me smile watching your vids in order, Here you are at a young age, and your playing is awesome, but you look tight, like you aren't really enjoying yourself up there. Compare that to your lastest vid where you are laid back and grooving, looking like you were born on stage. It is amazing to watch your STYLE develop, not to mention your actual technical proficiency.

[Lehmann108]

Great job!!!!

[stevos999]

Awesome performance. Rare to hear such crisp and clean guitar playing and with feeling and emotion. Very well done.

[jammers5]

Great job!

J5

[andrewcikatricis]

just great! keep goin with it plz someday ill be readin in gw bout you!

[unexplainedgentleman]

uhhhhhhhhhhh this is amazing

[kerebrus]

This was amazing. Keep up the awesome vids.

[AegisNova]

Somewhere, I think Stevie Ray has to be smiling.

[IS350Rocks]

Beautiful. Please keep playing and never let anyone tell you that you'll never get your chance!!! It will come. Stevie would be so proud of you. Try Rivera Paradise.

Yes it's hard but that song more than any other will help you master his technique's. God bless and sleep with that strat if you like it should be your 1st love.

[DerekNebel]

that some really great playing there, i'm hooked. keep that shit up! lol

[tcugillett]

Guitar players are a dime a dozen, great guitar players are products of disappointment and abuse.

[bluesbaby8]

@halllee1000 Hi Lee, I'm very grateful for all your kind words! I appreciate all your inspiration. Thanks!

[thismrx]

@bluesbaby8 Awesome very good keep on rockin

[touchtoomuch1000]

Very impressive, I'm going to check out the rest of your stuff now. Three years later, you must be even better now. Rock on.

[bluesbaby8]

@touchtoomuch1000 Thanks for the nice comment and compliments!

[MrFluffysteel]

definite talent

[bluesbaby8]

@MrFluffysteel Thank you so very much!

[chi3knees]

great job. you stay on this road and you're going to be a force to be reckoned with. keep up the great work.

[bluesbaby8]

@chi3knees Thank you. I really appreciate your kind words!

[jpo2084028]

@bluesbaby8 I'll bet Stevie is honored that you play his music and play it so well.

[whyisthissoconfusing]

very nice way to go uhmmm two things

1) you can tell that nobody in the audience has ever heard anything by srv and double trouble

2) so when do you turn 18

[anonchef]

SRV is my hero, you young lady are very special. dont stop ever! this world and the music need you! god bless you!

[bluesbaby8]

@anonchef Thank you! I appreciate your great comment!

[afroturfburn69]

very nice. well done

[bluesbaby8]

@afroturfburn69 Thank you!

[chorse70]

I'm with you guys all the distortion isn't music it's noise and this young lady uses none of it to prove she has skills. Great Job!

[MetalStormUnit]

@chorse70 Hey, dude, WTF are you talking about?

[bluesbaby8]

@chorse70 Thank you for noticing, and for the great compliments.

[oviraptorid]

i agree nice and clean playing BUT it sounds like sheet music looks ,it lacks the Blues soul no feeling in the playing.

[Lestat3721]

I must say, if you keep it up, I don't think too many en would have the balls to tell you to make them a sandwich lol

[josechampthinks]

Dam :O thats some really good playing finally someone that can play blues! I played Led Zeppelin's Since ive been loving you last year got 1st place.  WIsh there were more people like that to work with

[RedWolf3487]

Thank god it's not some 16 year old metal head finger tapping with a shit guitar. She's amazing, way smoother playing than most I've heard.

[bluesbaby8]

@RedWolf3487 Thank you for the great comment!

[RedWolf3487]

@bluesbaby8 Are you the girl in the vid?

[bluesbaby8]

@RedWolf3487 Yes, I am.

[RedWolf3487]

@bluesbaby8 Your pretty ;)

[bluesbaby8]

@RedWolf3487 Gee, thanks. :)

[scullface456]

I wish I could "like" it 50 times over. Amazing performance.

[holyswordsmanoffaith]

Brilliant playing! Keep it up =).

[skotty8191]

Great Job! I've performed with adults who can't pull off SRV like you. Keep up the good work.

[Almightydusk]

This was awesome.

[SuperK9111]

WOW... very nice young lady,,,, sooooo clean.. keep your head in the game.. your gonna make it

[bluesbaby8]

@SuperK9111 Thank you for the inspirational words.

[pillarfan22]

yeah. smooth.

[bluesbaby8]

@pillarfan22 Thanks!

[DPEXP]

I got tears in me eyes. so nice.

[bluesbaby8]

@DPEXP Gosh, wow. Thank you!

[Sarmatae1]

Wow.

[bluesbaby8]

@Sarmatae1 Thank you!

[Sarmatae1]

@bluesbaby8 You got it. I play too, and this was amazing and clean and everything it should be. I'm envious.

[timcorbo]

Can't go wrong listening to SRV. That guy was an encyclopedia of blues riffs. I also wanted to comment on the "clean" guitar sound. That's also how I like to play. I don't need to cover up sloppy playing LOL I just tell people I'm actually a singer.

[bluesbaby8]

@timcorbo Thank you for this great comment. I'm glad you liked the fact that I played clean. It's mean a lot when someone notices it. Thanks again.

[blackpowderpat]

good stuff kid

[bluesbaby8]

@blackpowderpat Thank you.

[eminemhasvdyahoo]

Nice

[wiley2068]

Somebody better call Clapton and tell him "Look out , there is a new kid in town and she is gonna kick his butt"

[bluesbaby8]

@wiley2068 Woah, woah! That is quite the comment. Thank you kindly!

[allenwood100]

SRV would have been flattered

[bluesbaby8]

@allenwood100 Wow! I can't even wrap my head around that. Thanks!

[cheezyridr]

now that's just cool. good for you

[bluesbaby8]

@cheezyridr Thank you.

[gkeithlee]

great.just great!!!

[bluesbaby8]

@gkeithlee Thanks

[ebra11]

Damn your good ;)

[bluesbaby8]

@ebra11 Thank you!

[Berqy123]

Wow..... You blew me away... Wow....

[bluesbaby8]

@Berqy123 Thank you so much. :)

[pegasusflight]

Damn youngster if SRV was alive today he'd be bowin down to you, great job

[bluesbaby8]

@pegasusflight Wow! Thank you for this wonderful comment. I really appreciate it.

[Antimonkey125]

We could use a Texas Flood...

[DRCsyntax]

Unfortunately the other kids her age probably didn't like it too much I bet. Great playing, keep it up.

[volksman2332]

Its good to see Stevie hasn't been forgotten. GREAT JOB keep it up and I'll be buying you CDs one day.

[bluesbaby8]

@volksman2332 Thank you for the inspirational words. It means a lot!!

[Chumbbo]

I dropped my guitar off yesterday and have no other guitar to play so I come to youtube and type guitar jam all i find is shredding crap so i type girl guitar and u come up wow awesome just what i was looking for

[x85DogsOfWar85x]

you play very good.but,it sounds like ur just hitting the notes that ur supposed to b bending up to.you gotta bend the crap outta those strings.if u aint breaking strings,u aint bendin enuf.and hammerons too.gotta bus alotta them out.i can tell u know scales,thats a really big thing ...PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!!!!!

[BulldogsRule12]

You got the soul baby! Keep it up!

[bluesbaby8]

@BulldogsRule12 Thank you very much!

[bugalump13131313]

very nice, i would hamer on alot more but very good playing

[gredesandman]

very nice girl! haha look at you play that shizzy! Ol Vaughan would be tappin his feet in heaven listening to you play

[bluesbaby8]

@gredesandman Oh man, wow! Thank you so much for the kind comment!

[NANDO218]

i really wish i wouldve started earlier. i started when i was 18.

[MrSzechuansteve]

that's a big kitchen.

[Chumbbo]

@MrSzechuansteve not funny.

[drinkspecials]

very nice sound here. I like it. Listened to the whole thing. Dont stop playing girl!

[bluesbaby8]

@drinkspecials Thank you. I'm so very happy you liked it!

[cannibal566]

Play that guitar baby!!

[lowew79]

I'd hate to be the poor kid that had to go after her!

[draccanon]

i love how she doesnt use distortion and you can hear how clean she plays! most people cant do that

[bluesbaby8]

@draccanon Thank you very much for the great comment!! It was very nice of you to notice. I am also glad you appreciate it., too.

[cast390]

@draccanon Nothing against her,but if you believe that you're an idiot

[BiffaBacon]

Good stuff !!!

[BuddyTheWhiteKnight]

Better than all the tapping and heavy metal going around. It all sounds like a bunch of random sounds and all based on speed. This has true rhythm and soul to it, Love blues/jazz. Good job.

[DemonSniper1998]

Its an amazing solo im a girl guitarist but i really suck im thirteen too

[Willinthehall]

@DemonSniper1998 Just call yourself a guitarist.. not even.. too much division by putting ourselves into words. Just play what you feel; that's all you need to do.

[Clobberbob55]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DerickLazell]

Very plain, lacks feeling too. Not bad though... ill still give it a thumbs up :/

[fullwood13]

Girl, you got tone! Nice playing.

[CapnTac]

I wish my HIGH SCHOOL had acts like that at our talent show.

[Daveallthetime]

i couldnt imagine what must have been going threw the next performing kids mind after that

[amaze122]

Absolutely great! Bends and everything, keep it up, two thumbs up!

[ajfuscg]

Wow, that's really good!! Blues, Jazz, and Country music are sooo much better to listen to than all the Rap, Hip Flop Hop, and other crap out there today. Keep up the good work, the great music, and keep being yourself!!

[JBodine67]

Brought tears to my eyes,I love it!

[upscaledabooch]

amazing poise... keep playing.. SRV lives on through your fingers and your (blues) soul...

[hutchfromba]

60,000 plus hits ; WoW ! ! !

[tomyman]

(= loved it

[menottidios]

hate the pickings =/

[BigTimeBluesFan989]

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kebzicum]

Hells yeah, keeping the blues alive.

[savage3960]

Man she needs to make an album and this was almost 3 years ago! Imagine how good shes gonna be in the future .

[Buckhead1959]

WTG Alicia....keep the chops up and play the blues daily...well done !

[Frontierblues]

pretty cool!!!!

[522drwagon]

first place in my book~great job.. Your gonna get far, keep up the great playin.

[Gammelsokdk]

thats some amazing talent you got :) Thumbs up and I hope to hear ALOT more from you :)

[troutslayer52101]

HOLY COW!!! I just came back to watch this again and it's TOTALLY COOL! I Hope some band invites her onstage to play along! That would put her on her way!...If not happening already--By her sound--IT WILL SOON! KEEP ROCKIN' GURL!!!

[nonvlog]

That was pretty good... For a girl