Tallon, The 8 Year Old Blues Phenom

[NOLArapper]

Cant deny its talent. But he needs to develop his own style of music. Its a disgrace to other blues players. What the hell does an 8 year old white male have to be blue about? Blues isnt just about playing the right notes. You have to know why those notes need to be played.

[Mineretta2012]

T-Man is the man and he is the soul man and he is a dude. He is an old soul. He is Stevie Ray Vaghn in hyper drive. Look out world cause the T-Man is comen through and he is goen on the slow train and he is creating his history. He has played with some of the best in the business. He is the new and improved conductor of the new and improved styling of the future of the music industry.

[j3uuif3r]

LUCCIANO PIZZICHINI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[robhardin234]

How can anyone even dispute this kid is talented? Why waste your time worrying about how he going to end up? Don't judge his parents either if anyone's kid was as talented and as enthusiastic to play as this child they would let him grow. His dad is always with him at these shows. So it comes down to this let him be. Give him praise or let him be

[ScageyGuitarist]

Joe Bonamassa had a VERY similar start in music... Like Tallan, Joe was spoiled and given a lot of attention, and yes, he was also a young poser... But what kid would'nt? Make the most of childhood is what I say! And hey, look what Bonamassa has become... I can only imagine the future of this young man... Again, picture Tyler Bryant in 10 years... for now, he's a young, active man (prone to cliche's, but in years to come,, another generation King?)

[TehSeig3]

I'm 10 years older than this kid and he can probably out play me!

Rock on Tman!!!

[artie922]

who are the IDIOTS that put that boy up on stage at a bar none the less..where there is smoking as well? a bunch of red necks from the south obviously....that boy will be a drunk or on drugs in a few years.....yeah hell be another SRV alright,dead by the time hes in his 20s or 30s...SHAME ON HIS FAMILY!!!! I WOULDNT BE SO PROUD TO POST THIS ON YOUTUBE..PARENTS NEED TO TAKE PARENTING 101

[jthaney1980]

@artie922 I agree with most comments, but remember SRV cleaned up only to die a tragic death at 35 involving a helicopter crash. But yes, you will find this a lot in the South.

[cdraper7277]

@artie922 Sounds like another christian bible peddler telling the rest of the world what is best for their own family. Judgement is not yours. It's under the superviaion of his parents and none of your damn business.

[cdraper7277]

@artie922 Sounds like another christian bible peddler telling the rest of the world what is best for their own family. Judgement is not yours. It's under the superviaion of his parents and none of your damn business. Look all over the country, there have been kids playing these venues since the days of Wyatt Earp. Oh by the way. Wisconsin is not red-neck south, learn your geography.

[cef988]

KING !!!

[shrimp1218]

hes as good as t-man and Quinn Sullivan amazing. The only thing i suggest he work on, is the singing. It's pretty good but could be better

[DoubleTrouble412]

aughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[xe989]

this kid is awsome but the only thing i hate about him is that he's 8 & plays guitar like he's ben playing for 100 years it's cool that he can play but i think it's really over the top when kids at that age play like they have ben a band for years they should enjoy their childhood first befor they start to play melodic riffs & balls out solos

[berzherk6]

you shoud listen to him, he IS enjoying his childhood, sounds like envy tbh

[xe989]

he looks happy & he sounds great im just saying when i was 8 i was having fun with friends & not trying to become the next bb king if he was like 13 he would be a blues god

[werty210000]

i love when points his finger out...i bet he totally got laid after that gig :-)

[MeganMoshpit]

blues should be something you enjoy.

its probably the best genre to play on guitar. it has so much feeling, all oof the best guitar players (jimmy page, hendrix, steve vai, david gilmore ect.) probably wouldnt knowthe half of anything if it wasnt for learning blues. I like some metal i really do. but with bands like dragon force and shit, can you really listen to it and lay back and enjoy. thats what i love most about music. I can listen to some hard shit to get pumped but i prefer feeling.

[ohgrx]

dont forget stevie ray vaughn man... cmon.. no one remembers the greatest...

[Gibson889]

low ratings? this kid is the shit and i'm picky about my kid talent

[travisrules14]

no other kids can play his age, hes a spoiled kid whos parents let him play guitar that young, let him go to clubs and pubs. when someone like him gets attention only cause he's young, it pisses people off. there are better guitarist way older than him, but you never hear about them

[ScageyGuitarist]

DUDE, do you REALISE how much potential this kid has. Joe Bonamassa started this just older than Tallan is now, and already, T-man has as much feel as Bonamassa did a few years ago. I thank Buddy Guy, Joe B, Les Paul, and the blues legends who found this kid and gave him the kick start he deserves for this extraordinary talent.

[travisrules14]

this is what i mean, and you guys are reinforcing my point. he has potential. not good now. for now, he is just a spoiled kid (hes 9, has like 6 guitars, 3 amps, and got to meet buddy guy; that is spoiled) whos lucky enough to have parents that let him play in clubs and go on tv. Also, i dont think anyone can disagree with this next point; if more people said this kid sucks, then everyone else would too. in other words, people who listen to him only say they like him because everyone else does.

[panheaddan1]

@travisrules14 , jealousy is a green eyed monster that will consume ur soul if u let it

[matt926uk1]

i hope he grows up and realises that blues music is lame. the same chords, the same licks, i spose its a good starting point though

[garydupuis]

I hope you grow up and realize that's the lamest statement ever...

[TheNinetySecond]

You're probably some glam/metal fan right? If not you're just being a prick, but if you are, then you're just another dumbass, who doesn't know shit about music, or the purpose of it.

[matt926uk1]

i know plenty about music, having studied at two music colleges. I'm just expressing my opinion. If u don't like it thats your problem

[TheNinetySecond]

But surely someone as educated as you must see that blues is more than that? And you still did not answer my question: Are you a glam/metal fan?

[matt926uk1]

i don't like 'glam' at all, some david bowie stuff is cool. I listen to a bit of metal but not so much these days. I like post rock, pop and alt rock mostly. fav bands being flyleaf, hammock, this will destroy you, sigur ros, deftones, fall of troy- there i answered your question, happy? blues has never been something i have enjoyed , apart from hendrix. I know where it comes from and how it influenced todays music, and how much of an integral part of modern music it is, but things move on

[TheNinetySecond]

Well, if you just don't like blues, it's okay. I now see that you are neither ignorant, nor hateful, even though you are very straight from the heart. I hope you have a good YouTube life many years from now :)

[demona6662]

i loved him on america's got talent. they need to bring him back asap

[guitarman2839]

i have to say, i doubt he's the worlds best 8 yr old blues play, he was lucky and got a lot of publicity. i sure theres better than that

[caldrop]

go find em then bitch

[zildj1an]

Check out 8-year-old Quinn Sullivan with Buddy Guy.

[River645]

This young boy is incredible.

Simon said ''We've got a problem''. That better mean that he wants Tallon ''T Man'' back on the show.

[Bluestouse86]

he's good... but he still needs to mature, don't get mad at me for saying it, it's just he has to find soul, and breathing...that can only come with time

[Guitarsg62]

This kid is awesome. i hope he keeps playing

[gibsonking56]

im better than him but he is good for his age i was still better at his age but i didnt have gigs because i lived in the country were nobody lived but i had and still have a band

[stokakrishnadas]

he's probably the reincarnated Stevie Ray Vaughan. You don't get this in one lifetime

[caldrop]

true to that.

[Jackk72]

that kid is going to be deaf by the time he's 18.

[cdschu]

Could be - I hope his parents are putting plugs in his ears!

[Nathantjones]

He'll be just fine. I've been going to shows since I was his age, with music even louder, and my hearing is perfect. If you're exposed to loud sounds at a young age like that your ears get used to it fast.

[cgalal2]

wuacala k asco de sonido....  dont like really too much

[sjs4763]

kid is great. hope he sticks with it.

[jcw56710]

really good, he plays blues wonderful, if you listened to it without thinking it was a little kid u couldnt tell the difference, music is music so suck it up cry babies...

[irisholedancer]

you haters need to shut the fuck up. hes 8 years old and ur pickin on him do u have nothing better to do? really. hes amazing at guitar and hes an 8 year old if u could play this well when you were 8 then we would have heard about you and this kid loves the guitar and its great and u have to fucking put him down and say that hes "not that good" when chances are youre not even that good.

so shut the fuck up.

[Kwondum22]

word

[Nickovitch2370]

Quinn Sullivan is better

[Dru195]

does any1 no how jimmi hendrix got drugs into his blood? well he took a razor and cut his forhead open and put psp in his bandna and then put it on

[gogetta95427]

ur not funny

go such a dik

[HeadNtheClouds]

That is true, but I didn't know he cut his head, are you sure about that? & what does that have to do with this 8yr old kid?

[Killwill23]

He bragged about how many guitars he had on the news... Keep in mind, it IS easier to learn things at a younger age. Its not that big of a deal. Lots of better guitarists out there...

[dranaldeath]

"northernfucktard2008" Eat a dick you ungratfull bastard. your fucking rubbish.. you could never understand the feeling going through that kids body while he plays the blues. His voice isnt even close to developed that is the best he can do at this time and anyhow where did you get the right to judge what people sound like and how much have you done for the music scene.

[ganderson881]

ive done loads for the music scene, im in a pretty big band with 4 other guys and we play in clubs all the time. were much better than this guy here.

[DazzlingKillman]

He is amazing for sure but he started to play at 3yo...he has an incredible talent but only the time will tell us if he will be a real jenious...for the moment he is amazing but he has no style...beh he is 8...lol!

[takmungdiluk]

The bottom line is that Tallon is a guitar prodigy.  He easily adlibs complex lead riffs on the fly. He can wander up and down the guitar neck sliding in and out of the penatonic scale and can change from minor to major progressions at will. The mere fact that he can sing the lyrics to redhouse while tearing up his own lead during a 12 bar chord shift with a full band, in front of a crowd should put all posers on notice. Tallon has gone toe to toe with Walter Trout onstage!

[WickedSickMetal]

Not a prodigy. Good, but not that good.

[KoolKelsey4U]

As a lead guitarist with 30 years experience , I know the difference. Please post videos of yourself shredding like Tallan @ age 9 and I will bow to your

fantasticness!

[krj85]

oh come on,he's 8 here,give him a break,it was faultless,in time and with feel,what else do you want from a young lad?

[cheezyjoey]

haha lad

[wdfaw]

one day this kid is goingto be beter than dimebag stevie hindrix zakk and randy combined

[backroadjunkie]

Now your getting ridiculous

[Peachfuzz64]

Worst Crappy singing but nice guitar oh! god crappy singing

[adaptivecadd]

Give this kids about 2 more years.....SRV will be back!

Amazing! His hands are incredibly strong! the sign of any great blues player. I would have liked to have heard SRV at 8. I think this kids future is going to be stardom. I admire his parents for this.....yea....Dad.....we know it was you....right on...SRV? simply the best teacher a student could have. Hats off to all who have been involved with this kid.

[billgutski]

You hit the nail right on the head. It's good to see there are other people out there that can reconize true raw talent!!!

[backroadjunkie]

The T-man is great. But SRV in 2 years(I don't think so). I think your selling Stevie short.

[ZeppelinBowd]

this kid isnt a fuckin prodigy..he will never feel the blues because hes so spoiled now...hes cocky and really bad at singing

[billgutski]

ZeppelinBowd, you are a dumbshit. Keep you spiteful comments to yourself. It must make you feel real good to talk shit about a 3rd. grader. How 'bout you go get raped and learn how to use punctuation. This kid must be pretty good if he keeps getting invited to play with greats like Johnny Lang, Buddy Guy, and Les Paul. I think the three guys I have mentioned have a better judge of talent than you, asshole!!

[wdfaw]

fuck you you jelouse bitch why dont you show us all a vid of you at 8 playin a blues concert so UP URS AND FUKK YOU

[wdfaw]

i have a new one and its much better its justnot on this account its called Push pull-Dr.rock 1. 2 atleast i dont go around talking shit about people who are better than me at something because im jealose

[wdfaw]

dilousuonull this is youtube not jepordy dumbass who the fukk are you let me ask again who the fukk are you. you go to a vid of a fuckin 8 year old who played his ass off to get to wear he is then you come and you just cant help but put your stupid nasty shitty ass comments that are fueled from jelousy you know what blok my account like im about to do to yours because we obviosly wont agree so just stop commenting allong with that because they will not be payed attenyion to

[wdfaw]

(by me)

[wdfaw]

so bite me

[backroadjunkie]

You need to learn to let people have their opinion. I have been playing for 25 years and think the T-man is the real deal but still has allot of work ahead of him to be a legend like Buddy and Les Paul and some critisism will only do him good and give hime more reason to practice,practice,practice.

[northernireland2008]

the t man is rubbish. hes standing there screaming like a retard. this sounds disgraceful to my ears.

[tj7037]

Fuck You the kid is 8 years old I bet you cant play or sing he's doing both and doing it pretty damn good. Why dont you go suck a dick.

[northernireland2008]

are u into sucking dicks? if thats your thing then thats ok with me. ill hae none of it. i just know this music sounds like crap.

[backroadjunkie]

I cant believ you have th balls to call him a retard, you Jealous piece of shit. This is a very talented young man and his voice is not even close to being developed. I am a realist and I call it like I see it and even if he is not SRV in 2 years he will continue to get better and better and will be a top blues player some day. So go fuck yourself.

[northernireland2008]

hes posing because hes 8. maybe in 20 years he might be good. that voice is pretty shocking i think. yes its not developed but that screaming is really bad. hes one of these child prodigys who is pressured into being famous because theyre half good at something when theyre young.

[backroadjunkie]

I met his dad severla times and no one is presuring this kid, he loves to play, I agree he has alot of work ahead of him but he has a great start, why dont all you jelous people just leave it lay already,. Pick on someone your own age.

[XAlphaZEROX]

@northernireland2008 I think yes, of course he'll be great in 20 years. He has a long ways to go. Not being a hater, but many people are upset he didn't get past the second round on America's Got Talent. I wouldn't have either. He's young and still his music is developing, he's still bent on using the same riff and his notes need to be more defined.

Also I think it's his dad who is pressuring him. He's a 10 year old playing in as many gigs as an adult. Fame and fortune got to him in my opinion.

[ClubSweetness]

Oh so you can feel the blues? Do you know what it feels like? And how do you know if he cant? If he doesnt that is ok. He is still an amzing guitarist! We know he is not a good singer. that is obvious, but give him time. He also doesnt have to be a singer and guitarist. And I also want to see or hear you playing the guitar close to 8 years old.

[ClubSweetness]

to Zeppelin and triangleround

[fuhrer0808]

@ZeppelinBowd , you're ridiculous

[ZR21528]

@ZeppelinBowd your just mad that hes so young and can all ready play better then you will ever be able to.

[watchoutworld123]

i still don't see wats so great about this kid. my friend's only 14, and he can play really hard songs. righty AND lefty.

[namesrainbowtrout]

exactly ur friends 14 not 8 VERY big difference

[watchoutworld123]

watever. i think he's good, but i think they're making too big a deal out of it

[QuanYin71]

Of course the kid has no blues feeling yet .. but his playing is nice ... the singing should develop later on though ...

now i hear ... Red House is the song :)

cheers

[wdfaw]

everyone shut the hell up about his singing hes 8

[specialed642000]

Makes me wonder if SRV was this good at 8.

So cool to see kids use SRV as a role model for there guitar talents

[Bradil7760]

man, if i were this kids dad. i would be proud

[roygbiv8clubs]

I think he's wonderful, but I'm really worried about future hearing loss from exposure to high levels of amplified sounds. Also he shouldn't be around cigarette smoke.

He should be allowed to follow his dream full on. It's much better than any other education he can get from the joke of a school system.

I'm not a fan of his off-key singing, just the guitar playing. You rock Tallon!

[techdeckgeek]

dude u got to see his interview this is what this kidrather do than anything in the world

[ropstafer]

this is like dewey cox! haha sweet