Twelve-Year-Old, Conrad Oberg, Playing Resonator Guitar!!

Visually impaired, Self-taught guitar and piano player, Conrad Oberg performing "As the Crow Flies" written by Tony Joe White and made popular by Irish blues legend Rory Gallagher (one of Conrad's guitar heroes.) Conrad's playing a National Duolian guitar that he bought with money that he made performing!
copyright 2007 Conrad Oberg

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Conrad Oberg was born three and a half months prematurely in the Summer of 1994. Weighing only one and a half pounds at birth, Conrad was left with no eyesight in his left eye and only 15% of the vision in his right. At age two, Conrad taught himself to play the piano, and again taught himself the guitar at age ten. Conrad has been performing solo live performances since he was four years-old, and has been fortunate enough to meet and/or perform with some of the greats of the entertainment industry. Conrad has been performing with his own band "The One Elevens" for the past two years, playing his own brand of blues,roots, and rock music. For more information, photos and booking contacts please check out his website....and please remember to SUBSCRIBE!!

www.conradoberg.com


Conrad's musical influences are varied and include: Ray Charles, Pinetop Perkins, Charles Brown, Dr. John, Edgar Winter, Reese Wymans, Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Ray Vaughan, T-Bone Walker, Robert Johnson, Son House, Muddy Waters,John Hammond Jr., Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix, Billy Gibbons, Rory Gallagher, Eric Johnson, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Steve Morse,Elton John, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell, Jeff Healy, Joe Walsh, Allan Collins, Gary Rossington, Albert King, Albert Collins, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Skip James, Buddy Guy, Freddie King, George Thorogood, John Fogerty, Pete Townsend, Keith Richards, Peter Frampton, EVH, Ted Nugent, Cat Stevens, Brian May, J.B. Lenoir, Hound Tog Taylor, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and Bukka White . He will continue to post videos in the coming months, many in the style of his musical heroes that he's listed!

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[halopino]

what song is this?

[conradoberg]

"As the Crow Flies" by Tony Joe White. Popularized by Rory Gallagher.

[ddaarrdd]

You know how most EIGHT YEAR OLD PLAYS GUITAR! videos are lame?

This kid is the real deal this is awesome

[rlc309]

WOW. Btw nice shirt bro

[jdesmo4]

A young man has stepped up and is perhaps becoming the reincarnation of our man Rory. I salute you, tour talent and guitar heros Conrad. Well done. Love the plaid shirt.

[chh5555]

Beautiful!!!! I just "discovered" this so now you must be 16 or so... I hope all is well and your playing is coming along.

[Babanghans]

@conradoberg yeah I loved tattoed lady

Rory Gallangher awesome man

[hookuspookus529]

blind melon oberg

[12stringguy]

Rory would have dug this! Great stuff, man.

[imajez]

great stuff Conrad........keep it up. If this was 2006, just what arwe you doing now, July 2010?

David

Liverpool, UK

[SotR59]

@PatToscano

that's the first thing I thought too. He even has those same long boney fingers like Johnny.

[MrGuimbard]

great!