Albert Collins @ David Letterman, 1986, Cold Snap, "A Good Fool Is Hard To Find

Albert Collins @ David Letterman, 1986, Cold Snap, "A Good Fool Is Hard To Find

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[kramerblues]

Very cool! I had actually met Albert Collins after the taping of this show at the Lone Star Cafe NYC (dressed exactly the same!).

He had some time to kill and wanted to see it he could sit in with any of the groups who who were doing an early showcase... Incredibly, none of the bands who were performing would let him!

They all wanted to do their little set of originals, corn-fed rock. There were only a dozen or so folks in the room. I had a great conversation with Mr. Collins, though.

[PSOOPE]

Wow, that's the way it is, I bet now a bunch of those cats are sittin' there wondering what might have happened had they let The Ice Man sit in. Wow, saw him once in San Diego, played the same note for 5 min while he went through crowd, out the front door and through the back, same fuckin note, the crowd went ape shit when he hit the stage (take note all you fast playin fools), that's the Ice Man for your ass...in case one missed him!! RIP AC!!!

[rhcpdave]

GOD DAMN THAT'S ONE BADASS MOFO

[jazzyjazzyjazzy]

Sorry but Pianist sucks!

[56BUICKRiviera]

I saw him at the Caberet in San Jose there was maybe 50 people there we were sitting on these chairs that had wheels. Rolling around the dance floor so Albert grabbed a chair and rolled around too.

[LockcityI]

Saw Albert in Buffalo, during his ' guitar walk ' through the crowd, he headed out the door, crossed a busy Main street and walked into a jazz club directly across the street with his horn section, still playing his ass off. On the way back he stopped right in the middle of the street and just wailed away. Traffic backed up for blocks with people dancing in the streets. I've never seen so many happy people.

[Exiles800]

I saw Albert Collins in Middletown, New York around this year but also at the Turning Point Bar in Piermont, NY a few years later. At the Turning Point he got his blues groove going and walked through the crowd and out the front door and was playing in the street! The crowd and myself followed him out onto the sidewalk where he was giving a show for 5 minutes! Ha!

[cyoteblues]

Shaffer the key guy is digging it to hell. And who would'nt?  God bless Albert.

[sosmooth7]

I've seen Albert Collins many years ago in Philly at what was then know as The River Blues Fest,he always had what appeared to be a 100ft cable and would walk out into the crowd. I love the blues,because no matter whomever is playing they seem to put there own touch on it. P.S. Paul Schafer seems to really be enjoying the song.

[bluesdjben]

Wow, somebody really screwed up at NBC! I thought musicians, especially bluesmen, weren't allowed to be this COOL on network TV! Somebody should have had the lack of foresight to dumb him down for a top 40-loving audience (even though with Albert that would have required a straightjacket)!

Actually, this is awesome. Albert rocks as always, Paul and the band do a good job backing him, and thousands of viewers who didn't know jack about the blues got a chance to see the real Iceman. Thanks!

[DTGninja]

@youpippo81 That's Paul Shaffer. He's David Lettermans's band leader. He looks even funnier now, since he's bald. He is a great keyboardist though, no matter how silly his head bobbing is. :P

[srvnumber1fan]

@kramerblues Over the past 30 years or so, I have met quite a few other guitarists. Being from Texas, I have been lucky that I have had the chance to be close to some really GREAT names and talk with them and see them play at club levels all the way to arenas. It is funny how the blues guitarists are not snobby and the several rock musicians that have never had a deal will try to snub you any chance they get. It's too bad most of the greats are gone now.