So---they don't have Guitar Hero in Wisconsin?

/Would be impressed even if he was twice the age.

Meh

Elzar: Meh

Hella impressive at 9!

Even more impressive is that the stage can hold that many fat blues musicians at once.

I remember when black people played the blues.

Lots of talented kids. This one just released an album (pops), he was 15 when this was shot.

Dancin_In_Anson: (for obvious reasons)

If your obvious reason is the looks of the person you linked.. I have to ask..
"are you into chubby downs patients who look like a sleepy mongoloid"

Dr.Knockboots: "are you into chubby downs patients who look like a sleepy mongoloid"

You betcha, stud.

At first I was gonna yell at subby for daring to invoke the name of Stevie Ray.... but that is some hella good guitar playing for anyone. He seems to have a grasp on a ton of musical concepts plus the talent... wow.

I cannot believe he's only 9! He was born in 1999!!

I'm loving these guys.

Indigenous (new window)

Lead singer even sounds a lot like Stevie.

Good stuff.

What the fark are they feeding these kids?

/At 9 years old I could only use a tuning fork.

dhudd shiats all over this kid.

Very cool.

Kids are like sponges. If you make the arts fun, they'll blow yer mind. My 7 year old wants to practice drums for hours. I let 'em go...

Quick vid of my kid posted here just because I can (new window)

Earguy: I remember when black people played the blues.

Then segregation ended. House Rocker Johnson's backing band (The Shadows) are white guys and their shows still kick ass. Get over it old timer.

The Dynamite Monkey: dhudd shiats all over this kid.

You trolling on me punk? If so, you're pretty lame as a troll. I'd report you to the mods, but I'd rather enjoy this moment: a punk who willingly admits he plays no musical instrument and actually knows pretty much nothing about music is trolling me. Troll on me some more - it will help you through those long, lonely nights when you gaze into the mirror and say, "God, why me".

Goonie_Goo_Goo: Quick vid of my kid posted here just because I can (new window)

Very nice :)

When are you going to let him have at the kit in the background?

dhudd: You trolling on me punk? If so, you're pretty lame as a troll. I'd report you to the mods, but I'd rather enjoy this moment: a punk who willingly admits he plays no musical instrument and actually knows pretty much nothing about music is trolling me. Troll on me some more - it will help you through those long, lonely nights when you gaze into the mirror and say, "God, why me".

;-)

It pretty much sucks when a 9 year old gets more tail than i do.

Goonie_Goo_Goo - Quick vid of my kid posted here just because I can (new window)


Can he play Tusk?
/first thing I thought of

as a man still recovering from the awesomeness witnessed at the clapton/winwood show last night, i must say that 9 year old is impressive as hell and has a bright future. STAY AWAY FROM HELICOPTERS KID!

kid's pretty good on the guitar, but i could probably kick his ass. (if he fights fair).

Notice how it is always the blues. I am not all that impressed.
The chords,changes and solos in that type of what I call "white-boy barroom blues" is already done for you. Totally disposable.

Kid has a good head start on about ten million other cliched mediocre Blues guitarists.

Show me a 9 year old that can improvise Free Jazz or compose Classical and I will get really impressed. Lets see a 9 year old "Fripp" or "Zappa" before we come all over our pants in excitement.

Dancin_In_Anson 2009-06-24 03:30:52 PM
Dr.Knockboots: "are you into chubby downs patients who look like a sleepy mongoloid"

You betcha, stud.

heheheheh.

Plus: for this young man!

Yes, I said it: 'Accolades!

craigdamage: Notice how it is always the blues. I am not all that impressed.
The chords,changes and solos in that type of what I call "white-boy barroom blues" is already done for you. Totally disposable.

Kid has a good head start on about ten million other cliched mediocre Blues guitarists.

Show me a 9 year old that can improvise Free Jazz or compose Classical and I will get really impressed. Lets see a 9 year old "Fripp" or "Zappa" before we come all over our pants in excitement.

cd, there is a friend from the Tommy Emmanuel thread I would like you to meet, I think you would hit it off...

this is a better video of the kid with Les Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxkMWesKiRg

craigdamage: "white-boy barroom blues"

deebee230: Goonie_Goo_Goo: Quick vid of my kid posted here just because I can (new window)

Very nice :)

When are you going to let him have at the kit in the background?

Actually, he disassembled the 'real kit' and built the junk kit after we saw the band Recycled Percussion (think Stomp-meets-Blue Man on the college circuit). Like any inquisitive kid, he's always revamping his kit (and making a mess out of my man cave music room!)

I should find a good Recycled Percussion vid link for submission. They're damn good.

craigdamage 2009-06-24 05:56:39 PM
Notice how it is always the blues. I am not all that impressed.
The chords,changes and solos in that type of what I call "white-boy barroom blues" is already done for you. Totally disposable.

Kid has a good head start on about ten million other cliched mediocre Blues guitarists.

Show me a 9 year old that can improvise Free Jazz or compose Classical and I will get really impressed. Lets see a 9 year old "Fripp" or "Zappa" before we come all over our pants in excitement.


I was kinda thinking the same thing, was expecting the kid to play a bunch of slide guitar which is relativly(sp) easy, no chords or fingering but this kid was picking and bending strings, so I was impressed,then jealous then enraged then spiteful....hate that kid

White guys like the blues the same way little girls like pink.

Dancin_In_Anson: Holy shiat! Someone give that kid a proper amp.

Earguy: Lots of talented kids

Johnny Lang. Is another...And my personal favorite (for obvious reasons)



Even though some more recent snaps show that she's really let her shiat go.

om nom nom nom

10:45 of blues on youtube is nothing short of boring.

The kid is talented nevertheless.

bungle_jr: as a man still recovering from the awesomeness witnessed at the clapton/winwood show last night, i must say that 9 year old is impressive as hell and has a bright future. STAY AWAY FROM HELICOPTERS KID!

Dude is that some good advice man . Stay away from helicopters kid. I like this video.

Nice to see a kid with that talent. Heck my little brother can play anything on the Sax he's heard on record and he's only 15. What matters is what they do with that talent.

Take Tony Royster Jr. for example. Tremendous drumming talent who has played with the best of the best. What's he doing now? Playing in Jay Z's backup band.

/Fail

cabritosaurio:
om nom nom nom\

Hey, She has my guitar!
/'92 PRS Cu24, same color

Echidnaguy: I'm loving these guys.

Indigenous (new window)

Lead singer even sounds a lot like Stevie.

Good stuff.

Came here to namedrop Mato Nanji as closest thing to SRV reincarnated. Got beat to it.

He'll be awesome as long as he stays away from planes and helicopters.

DRIVE EVERYWHERE!!

Always remember this, kid.

craigdamage: Notice how it is always the blues. I am not all that impressed.
The chords,changes and solos in that type of what I call "white-boy barroom blues" is already done for you. Totally disposable.

Kid has a good head start on about ten million other cliched mediocre Blues guitarists.

Show me a 9 year old that can improvise Free Jazz or compose Classical and I will get really impressed. Lets see a 9 year old "Fripp" or "Zappa" before we come all over our pants in excitement.

Zappa usually plays over two chord vamps. I love Zappa, but he's not your guy if you're saying that if you're not playing over lots of chords, your solo is valueless. I don't know much about free jazz, but would hazard a guess that you can find a kid this age who can do it, but then you'd have to listen to it. The kid is good. Get a life.

dhudd: The Dynamite Monkey: dhudd shiats all over this kid.

You trolling on me punk? If so, you're pretty lame as a troll. I'd report you to the mods, but I'd rather enjoy this moment: a punk who willingly admits he plays no musical instrument and actually knows pretty much nothing about music is trolling me. Troll on me some more - it will help you through those long, lonely nights when you gaze into the mirror and say, "God, why me".

Jesus christ you are annoying. Are you going to mention the fact that you play an instrument, or multiple instruments in every post?

pshhh I'm better than him!

I'm kidding.
Or am I?.

jhva3 ........Get a life.

I thought only teenage girls say "get a life"



Magnetar White guys like the blues the same way little girls like pink.

HA!
TOO FUNNY
TOO TRUE


My feelings about dumb white guys who are way into the blues can pretty much be summed up by the hilarious "Blues Hammer" scene from the film GHOST WORLD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaM6lTmhnak

Sorry. kinda long but funny.

Point of order -- I didn't see a line of coke anywhere near that kid.

If he's still ripping up some blues chords at 18, we'll talk.

the_undertow:
Take Tony Royster Jr. for example. Tremendous drumming talent who has played with the best of the best. What's he doing now? Playing in Jay Z's backup band.

/Fail

You obviously aren't trying to make a living playing music. Tony Royster Jr may be on a short leash in Jay Z's band, but it IS a very good gig and a few weeks on tour with Jay Z each year beats a year full of club dates with (often) mediocre musicians making 1/10th the money.

craigdamage: Notice how it is always the blues. I am not all that impressed.
The chords,changes and solos in that type of what I call "white-boy barroom blues" is already done for you. Totally disposable.

Kid has a good head start on about ten million other cliched mediocre Blues guitarists.

Show me a 9 year old that can improvise Free Jazz or compose Classical and I will get really impressed. Lets see a 9 year old "Fripp" or "Zappa" before we come all over our pants in excitement.

Blah blah blah... Most kids his age are at home on their playstation or x-box. What were you doing at 9? Cut him some slack. He isn't the best, but he is only 9. A little encouragement, and keep him away from folks like you and he might be something some day.

immrlizard: Blah blah blah... Most kids his age are at home on their playstation or x-box. What were you doing at 9? Cut him some slack. He isn't the best, but he is only 9. A little encouragement, and keep him away from folks like you and he might be something some day.

You said it.

Tell me 'bout hard times boy.

It's true what they say about knowing the notes but not knowing the blues.

He's technically good, but there's something missing...

It's really neat when people can something so-so that's been done much better and heard a million times before. 5/10

"finds 11 on the amp"

ummm... possibly no...
maybe it was just me, but i thought that his guitar was the quietest instrument in the video... the drums and other guitar were all louder than his guitar...

good reference tho...

I've posted about this kid a couple of times - My girlfriend's son:

Eddie Blue (new window)

yesanded: It's true what they say about knowing the notes but not knowing the blues.

He's technically good, but there's something missing...

Yeah, but he's not like the robotic Japanese kids. He actually looked like he enjoyed it and, at the very least, felt it to some point.

Goonie_Goo_Goo: Very cool.

Kids are like sponges. If you make the arts fun, they'll blow yer mind. My 7 year old wants to practice drums for hours. I let 'em go...

Quick vid of my kid posted here just because I can (new window)

Why do you make him wear a helmet when he has sticks in his hands?