Gatemouth Brown - Pressure Cooker

[nomglobal]

Drummer Loyd Herman.

[sirvidia]

crazy style he's got, thumb hooked round behind the capo, hardly uses the first finger at all

[jimihendrixfan2008]

Sounds like some Ren & Stimpy music :D

[Dollarboy1000]

thats my dad Harold Floyd damn proud to be his son

[kingorthy]

One of the genuine legends of electric guitar--also an awesome fiddle player.

[willwelsh816]

this is freakin bebop! This guy could come close to wes montgomery lol.

[boothl232]

His fingers are longer than my hand

[Byung7]

and he is not in the Rock and rol ha;ll of fame what a injustice

[xroadie]

Right, Luther Wamble, Harold Floyd, I was barely hanging in on piano. I believe we rehearsed a couple of times in Slidell Louisiana, and Gate told us to show up at the Maple Leaf Bar in NO. I played a few gigs with him, Luther played awhile, and I know Harold stayed with him until he died. This is from around 1984. I wish I could remember some other musicians' names, that drummer was awesome. The alto player, as I recall, lived over the Maple Leaf.

[colorado50th]

@xroadie Man, how cool that you were THERE! This song is spine-tingling, man...rock on bro!

[eraffel]

Musicians. I am with awe.

[feedkillchain]

This makes me so happy.

[ultravioleta3]

This man is a serious ledgend and it's so easy for him - he could play in his sleep!!!!!!

[CJ10812]

Is it normal to laugh & cry with excitment while watching this?

[tusupremo]

@CJ10812 I know that feel bro...

[rocketail]

@CJ10812 sure. i have. now ask me if i'm normal?

[TEXASFENDERBENDER]

@CJ10812

That's usually my general first response.

I wish to God somebody would upload the album he did with Roy Clark in the 70's called "Making Music"

One of the best Guitar collaborations of two extreme Virtuosos you will ever hear.

[busessuck1]

Skillz!

I found out about him on Guitarist magazine blues edition... don't get it though... it puts someone like robben ford as the 10 best bluesmen ever and puts a picture of Lightnin Hopkins with the caption that reads Howlin Wolf... retards

People like him and Earl Hooker are infinitely better guitarists than Clapton or any idiot with a ponytail

[HotRodHarley93]

@busessuck1 earl hooker or john lee hooker?

[Gilnar13]

I'm wordless... this was so intense... I can't describe my feelings.

[Jazzyteach65]

What a great tune to start a day!

[Rick6315]

some weird ass fingers..

[diamonddust22]

This guy was a big influence on Jimi Hendrix himself.

[Budyguy222222]

Man, what can you say? Brilliant. And so effortless (apparently). I've playing a long time. Never got close to this and don't think I'm likely to do so.

[pitzashit]

He was always smokin on a pipe and he told me one time he always mixed a little weed in with his tobacco.

[Miligoran]

@pitzashit yeah right he told YOU that. Cool story bruv.

[riffmeista69]

Yea he died in 2005, shortly after his home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

RIP Gatemouth!

[trenticle]

You can hear the influence he has had on Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

Clarence Gatemouth Brown... ...Did he died?

[arkp584]

Why is everybody hating on Eric Clapton? You might personally like Gatemouth Brown better than Eric Clapton but you are acting like Eric Clapton is a horrible guitar player. He might not play fast like Gatemouth but he is still an amazing guitar player. To those who disagree with me watch his guitar solo in his live video of I shot the Sheriff . The song might be a cover the guitar solo isn't. You can just watch any live video of him and see how skilled he is.

[TheLydianRocks]

@arkp agreed Why is that anybody who writes some of the best songs if his era is at some point by fools considered bad because somebody who wrote less amazing songs and is less well known suddenly has a video posted on youtube, brown is great but if you want to talk about feel and speed combined look at the dozens of players who are better in every respect than this guy including originality - timmons, carlton, satriani, SRV, etc clapton. Never seen a funnier contradiction than a blues elitist

[MrNyehfarious]

You are right about clapton. The guitar player in the background is my Uncle Luther Wamble from Mobile Alabama.....He played for Gate for a long time....Gate is mind boggling with his understanding of the fretboard and beyond.....

[BakedEatingCheetos]

Eric Clapton is a "Pimple" on this guy's Ass!!! I can't stand the idea of Clapton reaping millions for being a "Poser"... Gatemouth and other originals from this era are amazing to see/hear, thanks for posting...

[PhillyGregA]

OWW!

[Kynatics]

HOOOOLY COW!! This is mind-blowing!!

[jlee0373]

That's my son's paw paw and you're right...Clapton wishes.

[soulexperence]

Eric Clapton cant touch this at all

[PlasterPirate]

Dennis Taylor! 

[vedicheritage]

mean old fellows..truely awesom.

[lesscunning]

this is very fucking awesome.

[mobiledrummer]

Mobile's own Harold Floyd (bs) and Luther Wamble (gtr)

[CLeJack]

so does anyone know the purpose of the capo here(besides changing the key)? It looked like it was to let him do fast legato playing with open strings, but im not sure. Awesome song though.

[om42koa]

Don't overthink it, it's a capo (or cheater) as Gatemouth or Albert Collins woulda called it. As in bluegrass it's to allow the played to play in oening string friendly keys - out of a G shape, or C - or E and A as the blues guys did.

What makes Gatemouth unique, on top of his phrasing, tone and breath of styles? Look where his left thumb is planted. He's the only guy I've see do this and I've seen 'em all.

[EJwannabe]

Nice groove. At first when I saw the capo, I didn't quite know what was going to happen. I really like that style with the capo/finger combination. Last I saw that way was Jimmy Vaughan.

[jplent]

Fabulous..,saw him in Reno once. What a musician.

[weathered79]

him and albert collins are proof you don't hve to use every note on the fretboard to have an explosive sound

[lancers46]

This guy just reeked of music. I think it was literally in his blood!!!

[5jonesville]

All together now! Clarence was no laid back player.

[fraterlucifer888]

awesome,love to watch the way he uses his fingers to pick

[Refounders2010]

Drummer was Dave Peters. He rules.

I think Leon Medica is playing bass here.

[nahualito]

Holy ...... amazing

[joethepainter90]

Get It Clarence!!!!

[MelodyLanes]

Holy. Moley.

[BOOGIEBOYdai]

すんげ～動画初めてみた！

[schwenman]

Outstanding!!!

[mtyemti]

Mucho Calor!

[ianbollock]

That's really outta this world!!

[Asymmatrix]

Damn good.

[FrankieBallard]

Gatemouth is one of my favorites!! His style is so homemade...awesome picker!

[bloodmoonblooz]

This drummer is a freaking metronome, who is he?

[slickerpickers]

That drummer is Lloyd Herrman.

[bloodmoonblooz]

Thank you! I'll see if I can find more about him!

[barflythedrummer]

@bloodmoonblooz  I think the drummer is Lloyd Herman.

[awildone55]

Swingin'!

[neomiron]

uffffffffffffff que man tan teso!!!

[boitapower]

Moreover...

ZIO PORCO !!!!!!

[mrhumanamerican]

Bo Diddley meets Duke Ellington, etc. Wow.

[boitapower]

And a notch of Mingus...

[hydrofarmer]

Whoa! Glad I didn't die before I "discovered" Gatemouth for myself!

[Mariekesone]

Has he long fingers or what...

Just Wonderful music..love the whole thing..:-)

This is Steaming Hot....Great!

[s2nbas]

すげー。

[Cambodia69]

I had to check this guy out because Frank Zappa mentioned him in some of his interviews. I understand now what the fuss was all about. Great tone, great band and great feel. This is good medicine for the soul and I hope others will learn to appreciate this music. This is the kind of thing that makes the world a better place to live. Thank you for the music.

[TheAaronmoses]

Und jetzt bistde im Himmel --- mit

Miles und Jimmy, Bach und Beethoven ... Thank You for the music ... Thanks for entertaining us ...

[maba48]

Que arte!

[RobDTom]

Amazing!

[909kong]

I had a chance to see him in Linden Park, Brooklyn back around 2000 & forgot the date; that after walking around listening to his Duke recordings all month. STOOOPID!!!!

[germzneverdie]

hell yeah!!

[gm78cc]

you can definitely see where johnny guitar watson got influenced, amazing

[marlyshaw]

check out those long strong guitar fingers! nothing compares.. THE legend of all time!

[grooveskin]

he was also killer with a violin

[catman1dotcom]

A true blues master and legend

[3shiftgtr]

old school show stopper!!!

[mtyemti]

He was also good friends with Buck Owens and Roy Clark. He was a frequent guest on Hee-Haw.

[sleakitweasel]

:-0

Good Grief. That is astounding!

[melw4]

ficken amazing

[qeuqheeg222]

damn brah!!!!smokin!!!!i saw gate on his birthdays in the nineties at the house of blues in new orleans and it was always a great show!!!!!

[evanfrmheaven]

Gate was the Man!

[Bluezking]

He's a monster musician.He can play almost all the instrument n composer,arranger.Gatemouth is the man who adviced Albert Collins to use cappo & the rest is history.

awesome

[downonthe1]

clarence was also a great violin player! all around great musician!RIP Bro.

[WallowingGrizzly]

damn that was smokin man...felt like i was gonna jump ouuta my seat hehe, love that blistering energy

[Krelle1967]

I hear you...And it shows that ANY Guitar is a Blues Guitar...I all comes down to the payer..Thank you for posting this.

Cheers,

[Krelle1967]

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE PLAYER

[chrook]

Killer.

Try that Eric Clapton.

[djalternegro]

uh oh. UH OH!!!!!! uh oh...now, now.

[Jazzyteach65]

@chrook

If what you said was on Facebook, the "like" button wouldn't be enough. It should be "Like the sh*t" out of

[nanuuq123]

@chrook exactly!

[nanuuq123]

@chrook exactly

[CJ10812]

Gate 3:15-3:45 ...Are you kidding me???!!!...OMG hahahahahaha

[TTmaniax]

Can't no run of the mill blues player pull that off!

Five stars easy.:)

[psychedelichobo]

kicks bb king's ass

[meekrob]

RIP Gate

[bigbadosker]

Such icy tone with those fingers. Anyone know the amps he used?

[watsonica]

Fender Twin I believe.

[porknbeans300z]

Great guy man, i worked at Palmetto's in Slidell years ago and he was a regular there every day and every night. He'd roll up in his long nose lincoln and order fried catfish with pepper jelly for breakfast. When he would play there, it'd be standing room only...like Bourbon St. on Mardi Gras times 100. he fuckin rocked.

[ovehe1950]

I love this guy, i hope he's in the jazz/blues heaven.

[warabe53]

Brilliant, he is so missed

[muneppe]

かっちょいい

[jobe69]

Poor Gate Had to Flee Katrina only To Have His Grave Wash Out From Hurricane Ike...

I Will say That I Got To see Gatemouth and His Band at The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest and Once In Tampa in The Late 90's..Great Energy & Show...He Was The "Sheriff" of "Slidell"

[buckelastard]

I agree. Truly a LEGEND! I cant see his lead licks...I feel like the coyote chasing the roadrunner...dam he's fast!

[BionicBrain2]

A true music legend.

[999manman]

This just floors me! Why this man isn't in every Top 50 greatest guitarists is beyond me!

I could have ten fingers on my right hand and still not keep up with that jive!

[brettinhalifax]

Best.  Guitar Player. Ever.

[acardozo]

look at the size of those fingers! the guy's almost an alien! no doubt he was born to do this!

[GatorTrunk]

I cannot find anything about his song, Monroe, Louisiana(Is a beer drinking town).

[BluesDuke]

Smokin'!!!

Gatemouth was a master of American music.

[Truelove6]

Hey! That's ole Harold Floyd on the P-bass! Harold is still playin' the blues down south. Great video!

[chucky998]

fok!

[bopmanfromspace]

Great performance Gate! Love that Non-Reverse Gibson Firebird. Always a happy fella, always swingin' the blues or whatever, you're sadly missed.

[manitoba17]

AWESOME! AWESOME! HELL YEAH!

[manitoba17]

AWESOME! AWESOME! HELL YEAH!

[manitoba17]

AWESOME! AWESOME! HELL YEAH!

[Fendstratplayr]

I had the chance to play with the great "Gate Mouth" Brown in Bristol Va. He tried to buy my former band's bus. We just started talking and he asked us if we wanted to jam. So he called his band members and asked if they wanted to play. They agreed willingly, wanting to play any chance they got. So we started playing in the basement of our bands drummer. We started playing at 4pm and quit at 6am. This was a true honnor to play with a legend. He was a great guy. God Bless you "Gate Mouth". R.I.P

[16YearsInHell]

Lucky bastard=P bluesmen are nice people, you're all so polite and stuff^^

[Colette1107]

The man Kicks and all the jazz lick that go with it. What great touch on the guitar. True Gatemouth style. Great Performer. Louisiana Born...Texas Raised. The best of blues...one of the first artist to use the capo. Thanks for sharing this video. Gatemouth a class act on and off stage. Port Arthur, TX Loves you man. RIP

[wolfman3902000]

rockin! yeah!

[MarcTwyman]

This is one my favorite Gatemouth songs & the video is rockin.

[RYANistheMUSTARD]

my friends dad is the bassist

his name is Harold Floyd

his son's name is Connor Floyd

[jimzworld1]

What a band! Gate tore it up! Blues forever!

[wolvergoat]

its funny his gibby looks like a ghetto pos but its prolly worth the gdp of some latin/african countries.

[Bobbyeagle]

is this live with the session band 'pressure cooker' or is the song pressure cooker?

[ottlakerambler]

That's the name of the tune.

[jime6688]

Great to see some video of Gate. I was lucky enough to get his autograph once at a show and he was one of the nicest musicians I ever got to meet.

[patguitarman]

finally someone that was on the same boat as Danny Gatton!!! And his CDs are available.

[ottlakerambler]

Finally in the same boat as Danny Gatton? Finally? Gate was doing this long before!

[hideclub]

grande clarence mitico bluesman

[jackmeyers]

Credits to the bassist! Who is it? Sounds verry much like the bassist in Ten Years After from the 70.s!?

[theultimatelink84]

The bassist's name is Harold Floyd. My dad went to high school with him. VERY talented man. i met him once. It was an honor to be in his presence, being a blues fan.

[axis1250]

you sure that's a firebird guitar

[HotRats]

Yep. Gate let me change the strings on it once at a show in Colorado. It was like Jesus letting wear his sandals.

[axis1250]

sorta sounds like the credit's music for Ren and Stimpy show

[kapacon]

Man, this cat can jam! He aint just no silly old blues man--he's a jazz wizard!

[JimiHendrix574]

bloody hell you could stretch from the first to the twelve fret with them fingers.

[reaperpro]

I got to open for Gate in Biloxi Mississippi in the early 90s. He was brilliant.

[patrissimo]

That's some smoking blues! I have only recently discovered Gatemouth. What have I been missing?

[bluesy13]

Gatemouth has inspired me, I saw him at Radio City during the Filming of Lightning in a Bottle,The Best Blues Movie I ever Saw!!!!!!!He is a Legend and His Sound will Live on Forever!!!!!!!Long Live The Blues!!!!!!!!!

[hoag1964]

A good BBQ, corn bread, beans, some cheap wine, some PBR's and a Hellacious Blues and Jazz Festival is what they need over in the Middle East to calm them religious fanatics right down. Gatemouth, RIP, in the words of Tom T. Hall "... could be the good lord likes a little pickin' too".

[axis1250]

what type of guitar is it. I know it's a Gibson but what's the modle

[slimslum]

Firebird

[Bopalena]

Oops! I meant "when I LIVED there". Another typo for your amusement!

[Bopalena]

Saw him many times and I took Johnny Winter to jam with him in San Francisco in December of 1985 when I loved there. Great man, music and memories! And Johnny ain't no slouch either!

[edmind]

great!!!!!

[8thStreetAfterDark]

Spectacular.

[songblam]

I had the great pleasure of jamming with Gatemouth for an all too brief few minutes at McCabe's Music in Santa Monica in the early 70's. I was playing a classical guitar and he came over and sat next to me and 'jammed' along to Scarlatti! He was so kind and genuine. I didn't even know who he was until many years later, but remembered his name when he introduced himself. What a great musician, an American treasure... I'll love that memory forever...

[joedell71]

Get it fucked up if you want but gatemouth is the muthafuckin maaaaaaannn

[kingbog1]

holy intricate horn and guitar parts

[demented20]

That man had more music in one finger than most people have in their whole body. Just a wonderful musician.

[432F01]

This cat could slap groove, baby.

[WildChildAlienFilms]

I am greatful that I got to see gatemouth several times live he was very underrated loved his playing and spirit!

[Stevieboy130664]

Brilliant!

Had records of Gate 20 years ago and this was one of the standout tracks - he could play any style AND he was a mean fiddle player.

Another standout track was his version of 'Take the A-train'.

Thanks Travis

[WorldwidewelcomE]

Cool Bag Of Rhythm - Right On - WorldwidewelcomE - VIKING

[formerrocker]

Great band! I hate to call Clarence Gatemouth Brown a blues player because he could do it all. What other guy could be just as home on TV's Hee Haw as the local dive? I was lucky enough to see him in both, about 20 years apart. Thanks so much for this fantastic video!

[gabrielanderson]

Oh man, this is a treasure!!!!

[doc540]

THANKS for this great video. Gate was my friend and musical father, and I miss him every day. Harold Floyd sure anchored that tune on bass as he did for many, many years with Gate. Gatemouth was truely an American original, one of the greats of ALL TIME.

[TravisWLyon]

No problem, this is one of my favorite videos of him. It showcases he was much more than just blues, he transcended a lot of great genres and was a hell of a player.