Little Charlie & The Nightcats - Hurry Up and Wait

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[bluzmama55]

That magic mouth-harp, a quick witted front man, coupled with a great backing band, and the extraordinary guitar wizardry of Charlie Baty has garnered the Nigthcats many fans, I've been a die-hard fan of theirs for years and own most of their albums.

[GuitarSlinger2112]

One of the all-time great jump bands imo. Lived in Sacramento for fifteen years, saw these guys often. There was also a popular local Zydeco band I saw a couple of times but can't remember their name. Anyone help out on that? This would be late eighties early nineties.

[Fr3derick]

Awesome!!

GRandma Mary

[famar12]

RICK YOU ARE A REALLY SONOFABITCH!!!!! MAN!!!!

[rogerrrubin]

@famar12 pardon my ignorance, but is that thumbs up or down? Are you actually one of the two people who voted this down?

[canyoncitychubs]

rick estrin one great harp player! keep it blues!!

[GREENVK]

Such a great act. Rick Estrin's harp playing in this is amazing! My dad got me into these guys

[mradjstmnt]

this guy and his band are the real deal, playing near the baltimore area any time soon? i'll be there!

[evertontmf]

No hands????? oh my...... very nice!!!!!

[RawaBluesCom]

See them how they played at Rawa Blues Festival in 2004! This year they come back to Poland to play on October 9th! :-)

[bassetbudz]

when I got married in 1990 we had our reception at the bar we met at. These guys were playing that night so I can say Little Charlie and the Nightcats played at my wedding!

[sivansix]

Saw these guys back in 93 when I lived in NJ. They played this cool club-bar named Crilleys in Brigatine and they were incredible! Aside from SRV, Little Charlie is one of the best blues players I ever saw live.

[MrMudclub]

Baby thats where it's at.

[betorabelo1]

Maravilha, obrigado May pelo post !!!

[dougrobinson2024]

LC&TNC were cool... I saw them many, many times back in the 80s at Melarkey's, Lord Beaverbrooks, etc. Partied with them between sets, back in the kitchen. Rick was cool, but Charlie always wanted to know how much the take was at the door. :) Thanks guys for all the great performances.

[gulles50]

Haaha, It's a giant!

Good music by the way.

[jiphilbeck]

haha I love Lil Charlie, remember I can deal with it? Aweeeee what about you? What about you babe.

[sirblues]

Does somebody know the lyrics, please ? I'm having problems with some parts of the lyrics

[hemet92544]

Who remembers these guys doing barn burner shows in downtown Sacramento Ceasar Chavez park in the 1990's!!! once every year, for FREE. thousands of people would show up, the shows were INSANE!

[drscuzzy]

have tape byron bay blues festival australia1995 singing hurry up and wait

byron version is better

[Ziggurathss]

yes guys let the soul sing..

[jpblues69]

Real bluezzzzzzzzz where it should be played in small clubs

[aladaube]

The real stuff. It's good to see people like this are still around.

[elsoultero]

that is one mean harmonica solo. Virtuosity is doin' it simple!

[nestosolo]

one of my favorite blues bands. I love them. I've seen this guy Rick Estrin put that whole harmonica in his mouth and play it. He's amazing.

[slapshot4aero]

if this doesn't get you moving then you have no soul!!

I love me some good time blues.

[Sodomschild]

Kick ass!!I don't listen to that death metal too much these days.Cats like this,The Train and Hank3 take up all my time.....

[murraycat12]

these guys are great performers and great people. My father is a blues reviewer and they are one of the funniest and nicest people he meet and interviewed.

[topwop52]

i ve seen them at the BELLY UP in SAN DIEGO CA> GO TO YOUTUBE CHECK OUT HIS brother type SAL THE DOG 5th market song

[1crow]

These guys are awesome in person.  Rick looks like he stepped out of an R. Crumb comic book...

[planetejupiter]

Que du bonheur !

[kaxitaksi]

Cool cat! Fiver!

[fourty5mag]

Man that was too coool! 5*

[aliased]

BRAD ! !

Seeing this gives me a tear.

He hooked me up with a job when i first stumbled-bummed in to San Fran forever ago, probably saving my life. Richard, you were the most interesting boss I've ever heard of.

R.I.P., Brother Brad, you are missed. Ed.

[DefLepLvr1]

What happened to Brad? I saw them years ago at the Caspar Inn. Always saw them there, and then they got Brad. Awesome musicians.

[boulijee]

Little Charley is an awsome guitar player! Listen to the somg 10 YEARS AGO !!!

[boulijee]

GO RICK GO

[slapshot4aero]

Damn he had that thing in his mouth and was still playing with no hands! that was fucking awesome!!!!

[harmonicabill]

sounds god to me

[HARPOPETE]

In a class off his own,

[chalone2]

catch rick w/ the nightcats at san francisco blues/ sept 28..he is the leader now that charlie has retired...

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

OK so sometimes RICK IS with the NITECATS? I thought he was no longer. I sure would like to check on him in person.. he can take a place apart! Even before midnight! Thanks for posting! D-DANG!

[thehmkboy]

el puto amoooooooooooooooooo!!! :D

[patoska]

grandee!

[topwop52]

the dudes insane YOU GOT TO SEE HIS BROTHER ON YOUTUBE TYPE IN SAL THE DOG. CHECK IT OUT

[missmymissy]

Ahhhh!!!! Missed a good show in SF at Biscuits and Blues......Rick-E is dam good.

[dickstarbucksmut]

smooth!

i always play this song while smokin' a cigar and enjoyin' a nice glass of whiskey on the rocks!

[DawnieKimball]

Saw Rick and the guys in Lincoln City, OR May 16, '08. Sweetest harp on the planet!!! Rick was a sweetheart and did the fan photo op. Made my weekend. Three hour drive from Eugene each way-- definitely worth it! Go see them if you can. ;-)

[BLACKFLAGS20]

yoo this guys lyrics are crazy.. if you listen.. the words are quite intelligent when compared to the name of the song

[rizdraver]

Borat plays harp!?

Niiiice. I like!

[donkraf]

buenisimo

[kroez026]

This is how to play the bluesharp. Seen them alive in Tiel (of all places). Fabulous!!

[lasseblues]

Its wonderful to hear Rick Estrin play harmonica , listen to Marions Mood ...I have never heard anyone play more like Little Walter (both tone and ampsound) and to see him play this Sonny Boy tune is awesome

[franleproso1]

aaaah como me vuela la cabeza esto...

[gaudubon]

I,ve seen Lil Charlie & the N.C. @ the King Biscuit Blues fest. a few years ago. " No one put on a show like them" I'd love to see them again as soon as they come to Louisiana

[NickeB68]

Great harmonica! But I think Lars Lundberg in the Swedish jumpblues band Steamin' Jesaja is better! :-)

[Redawuk]

Several weeks ago, the Gene Taylor Blues Band (most of The Blasters) came to Winters, CA to play. Rick Estrin was low profile in the audience. At intermission, a local music lover alerted the band to his presence so they called Rick up to join them. After a song or two, all the musicians were in perfect synch and the show just jumped to a whole other place. The band kept him up there for the whole second half and then brought him back for the entire encore.

[McShamus001]

crazy harp!!!

[roadhawg3]

I seen theses guys in Gainesville FL

I gotta tell ya, they just blew the roof off the place!

The Harp player is just unbeleivable, I mean how the hell does he get all those sounds, and putting harp inside mouth? I am a Harp player too, but never have I seen or heard anything like this!

[brydell95610]

I saw these guys open for elvin bishop about five years ago I wished they were the main band so i could have seen them play longer. they were at harrahs in tahoe and after the show they were on the casino floor sighning autographs and talking to people i had the oppertunity to talk to rick estrin and charlie baty they were so down to earth that was such a great day for me!

[gigglesownsu6]

wow!

[ellie34]

OMG,, I saw this wicked awesome jump blues band in Perth Western Australia with my dad and uncles and boyfriend....in 1995.... I still have the flyer, This would have to be the best display of harmonica work in the world.... I have now watched this about 9651986415084175 times (well kinda!!) keep on posting more!!

[strandwolf]

I know the feeling!

[DEDOGUE]

Holy Shit. That is so smoooooth.

[NKPman]

Superb guitar playing - a latter day Robert "Junior" Lockwood and a worthy successor to him

[jwdandy2000]

Oh Yeah!!,Little Charlie & the Night Cats on the money man & the blues just waiting to be heard. Kool breeeze!!! This is a great sounding song. Have to move thy feet..to this video.. They sound some what like, "James Day & The Fish Fry band"..

Smooth!!

Jim Dandy

[jwjones1]

Hey if ya like Little Charlie, check this out... youtube *dot* com/watch?v=jYSsu2Vw9gU#GU5U2s­pHI_4

(sorry I can't put a proper link on here!)

jw-jones dot com

[cactushunters]

wow, great to see Brad Lee...

[al43860]

Best live act in the world!

[JFlash541]

This song is done with Estrin playing in the style of SB II......but you can definitely hear Estrin's style in there as well. I'd say if you can't tell the differences in here......then you haven't been paying attention.

[ryanjvale]

Good job guys,

Keeping the blues alive and  well'

[muscadinewine]

blues is a tradtion of storytelling, why don't they say this same BS about jazz? It's all improvised standards! C'mon! ferchrissakes!

[Kingleyharp]

It's supposed to sound like a Sonny Boy tune!

Listen to some of their CDs and they tell me that Rick Estrin can't play with any originality!

[hero2d0s]

Hurry up and stop down talking these cats,They got the mileage to prove that they aint about hyppe.They is what they is and they're loved around the world.

[gittafiddle]

Maybe, but as a whole I think these guys have had their own voice since their debut album. But they can indeed get the classic stuff right.

Many times it seems that some blues band's self-claimed "originality" means blues progressions mixed with weary rock and fusion cliches, played through zillion effects and with zero dynamics..

But not these guys, one of my favourite groups. Thanks for posting.

[RobeeMan]

Excuse me for being a jerk, I really like these guys but this song simply sounds like any Sonny Boy Williamson II tune.Estrin plays in his style throughout the whole song.

I would prefer some originality...

[AbuChowdah]

Nothing wrong with paying tribute to SBWII - especially as 99.999% of harp players are either trying to ape Walter or Butterfield. You must be one of those "glass is half empty" guys. Or a jerk, as you say.

[RobeeMan]

Nothing wrong with paying a tribute but this song is credited as 'Hurry Up and Wait' by Little Charlie & The Nightcats - it's supposed to be an original composition.I simply don't like to hear exactly the same thing that has been recorded 50 years ago.Yeah, I'm a "glass is half empty" type of guy and - thank God - also someone with a strict opinion about music.Hope you don't mind!

[JFlash541]

Is it in the style of SB II? Yeah, but if you can't hear Estrin's spin on it......then you don't listen to the nuances very well.

[shaneboylan]

Yea, well I agree with AbuChowdah - any blues crowd worth its salt would recognise this as a SBW number in a matter of seconds. Plus - check out some of the Nightcats' albums and you'll soon hear that they're an innovative band.

[estrin4prez]

Great vintage footage of the best band around today!

Thanks for posting...Got anymore of LCNC?