Billy is the most Southern guy from up North that I have ever seen. Love this guy.
@tomdabomb3457
4 жыл бұрын
thanks for the reply Fuzz. My comment was really just to be funny. Im a huge Billy Strings fan. He can play any genre of music. He even has a solo vocal of an old gospel song which is amazing. Very true.. Billy is an all American!
@joshualawson4440
4 жыл бұрын
He’s from Kentucky
@---rv3ys
3 жыл бұрын
@@joshualawson4440 Actually, he's from Michigan (Bluegrass capital of America)!
@drewharrison1840
3 жыл бұрын
He’s from a really rural hillybilly town in Michigan though. One of those towns that if you were dropped into it and didn’t know any better you’d probably guess you were in the south. So I get what you’re saying. He’s a pretty progressive person but he definitely has a good ole’ boy thing going on too.
@danwilson4872
2 жыл бұрын
@@joshualawson4440 Billy Strings was born William Apostol on October 3, 1992, in Lansing, Michigan and raised in Morehead, Kentucky, before his family moved to Muir, Michigan. He then moved to Traverse City, Michigan.
@johnratcliff3900
3 жыл бұрын
This kid...man can do anything and everything possible!! Do it well with a sense of humor! Go see him in person!! Mind blowing
@tanyacamp7475
Жыл бұрын
Give about ANYTHING to do so! Bit older bit poorer an bit more disabled.. but ohh how AMAZING they make me feel in my soul! Absolutley LOVE Billy an his dad. I often cry with joy-or old pains. Thats whut its all about!
@tonyw2136
3 ай бұрын
Thankfully the 70's gave us Ed Gary Allen and Steve to pave the way for Billy, nice job
@wharfrat6446
Жыл бұрын
Holy S#$t !!! Is there 🤔 this kid can't do ? If so I've never heard it. Best, most humble guitarist I've seen since I can't even remember. 😊❤
@XxSirderekxX
3 жыл бұрын
Welp, I found it. It took 23 years but here it is. The best video on KZitem.
@drewharrison1840
2 жыл бұрын
Mission accomplished
@oregonoutback7779
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to see Billy and the Boy's dressing alike, emulating the early bluegrass greats from the past.
@merilevanah968
3 жыл бұрын
ROFL
@mr.grumpy
Жыл бұрын
I'm dead! 😂
@ginaneeley5180
3 жыл бұрын
he's great!I could listen to Billy Strings play anything but this song makes me think about how good it was to be living in the 70s
@timallbritton7329
4 жыл бұрын
He's just amazing - and has a sense of humor. I hope he continues to grow, although I don't know how much better he could be...!
@Freempg
5 жыл бұрын
Every now and again Billy has to break out of his shell.
@tommckinnon1005
4 жыл бұрын
Now that's funny
@papawoffour2562
3 жыл бұрын
yeah but gotta call this a fail
@JayChevako
3 жыл бұрын
That's no yolk. Jay
@oldnatty61
3 жыл бұрын
No Billy is free and this bird can't be changed.
@bswann3469
2 жыл бұрын
Out of tune bird
@Tenskwatawa4U
2 жыл бұрын
This is hysterical! I stand in utter awe!
@4theRun
4 жыл бұрын
I love it when the outfits match the song. Really helps me get into the mood of the music. Way to go Billy and band!
@davedude1969
3 жыл бұрын
What a treat would've loved to have been there for that! Bravo Billy very few can really pull that song off with the skill and showmanship that you possess!
@carlfustin7522
3 жыл бұрын
I'm telling my son this is the national anthem and the eagle costume is a must
@DanielFriendMusic
3 жыл бұрын
So either he wore that outfit for a whole gig just for this one song or he planned a whole show of bird related tunes...
@brucenh9076
2 жыл бұрын
He could do covers of multiple songs by the Byrds, the Yardbirds, and the Eagles. Little Wing, Rockin' Robin, Surfin' Bird (aka Bird is the Word), um, what else ... Wind Beneath My Wings? Broken Wings? I'm running out of bird-themed songs and groups. A Flock of Seagulls. Robin Thicke? Blackbird by the Beatles. The song Dirty Boulevard by Lou Reed for the lyric "fly fly away, from this dirty boulevard". Oh, when my daughter was younger she used to love The Duck Song (it's a children's song, you can find it on KZitem). On Sesame Street Bert had a song about how much he loved pigeons. Okay, now I'm officially out of ideas, but that could make a pretty full concert.
@tntkop
2 жыл бұрын
It was October 31. You know… Halloween.
@tyler5972
2 жыл бұрын
A well the b-b-b-bird is the word 😂
@che4568
2 жыл бұрын
@@brucenh9076 I'll add bird on a wire but you did great!🕊🙏
@kathyhollenbach7413
Жыл бұрын
@@tntkop Halloween, explains it all.
@peterbrown2112
2 жыл бұрын
His grandfather sure did build an awesome guitar!! That ax looks very cool, and sounds amazing!
@johngladitsch3456
Жыл бұрын
This version sure is cerebral hits the high spot!
@tanyacamp7475
3 жыл бұрын
In all these years after that plane went down, THIS does them justice! None since the original members made it so climactic! Well done! And the anthem continues
@jibicusmaximus4827
Жыл бұрын
agreed, perfect interpretation!
@u.s.enzymes
Жыл бұрын
Wow! Great job capturing this!
@JayChevako
2 жыл бұрын
I can imagine some drunk old guy with a lighter held high yelling Free Bird! Jay
@imdabeast100
Жыл бұрын
Can say this is the first time I’ve heard free bird thru a stand up bass. It holds well
@KCBarr1
4 жыл бұрын
Somewhere, Allen Collins is smiling and tapping his foot.
@jaygatsby1
4 жыл бұрын
ken barr no question AC is in heaven enjoying this with Ronnie, but BS is mostly playing Gary’s iconic slide part here. AC’s scorching lead runs came in the outro.
@andrekline5522
4 жыл бұрын
This made my day
@rolfr6662
3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for the rooster strut. 1st and only time you’ll hear freebird on and upright bass, mandolin and no drums. All GOOD… REAL GOOD!
@dt90891
2 жыл бұрын
Epic as always he can play anything.
@SeaDawgOST
3 жыл бұрын
7:48 is without a doubt the sickest move i have ever seen. At that moment he was a bird
@MetalMustacheGarage
Жыл бұрын
This solo is healing. Rock on
@amygray438
2 жыл бұрын
The feathers are flyin!!! Lol 🦄🐍🦄🐍
@madisondameron142
2 жыл бұрын
This is the best idea
@urphked
3 жыл бұрын
Jesus Christ from acoustic to electric damn son your talent is God sent please keep up the great work
@The3Ts87
Ай бұрын
Okay, musically, I sorta feel like Wayne Campbell “we’re not worthy” kinda deal going on… but once the video and music stopped, I was left wondering how much dust in baggie it takes for someone to get up on stage dressed as a giant bird to play the hell outta Freebird like that? I hope this guy lives a long, fruitful, happy life, filled with love and music!
@barbarawilliams57
2 жыл бұрын
I love this kid!
@haliaeetus8221
2 жыл бұрын
Haha, the laidback birdgrass accompaniment and the rippin and shredding southern rock solo. Max contrast.
@pickititllneverheal9016
3 ай бұрын
How the hell have I not seen this before!!!!!???
@jhchand
3 жыл бұрын
Hunter: I'm ready for bed. Also Hunter: Let's watch this video of Billy Strings dressed like an Eagle playing Free Bird first!
@rustyshackleford444
2 жыл бұрын
I'm reading this comment and watching Billy Strings videos as i lay in bed at 2:30 in the morning. I feel you.
@tomhoefling
2 жыл бұрын
Billy and friends costume up once in awhile. If they weren't the best musicians in the world, maybe it wouldn't work. But, with these guys it just comes across as humility being willing to make fun of themselves in the midst of their absolute mastery.
@clifftanner8266
5 жыл бұрын
No birds were harmed in the making of this video.
@LittleBear88111
4 жыл бұрын
👍😂
@bradr1913
4 жыл бұрын
Good one 👍
@eddiederosia731
4 жыл бұрын
thats to bad
@wilesdukedubose4431
3 жыл бұрын
But how many were shot!? Some hardcore Lynyrd Skynyrd fans might not find the humor. They'd be sayin, "Gimme back my bullets"! (They are from my hometown) I find it hilarious and coming from Billy Strings, appropriate! Did he finish out the show with a mixed melody of "Dust in a Baggie/Needle & Spoon"?
@DaBoot72
Жыл бұрын
This is a treasure.... So fucking good
@rvaugh230
4 жыл бұрын
Yes we have feathers , but the muscles of men.
@scottcurtis4849
3 жыл бұрын
Love the outfits boys
@hamiltoncharlesw
2 жыл бұрын
Good Lord!
@jadenbraaten7562
4 жыл бұрын
This is epic
@AZVIDS
Жыл бұрын
National treaseure👍👍👍👍
@kevinrollman3101
4 жыл бұрын
Billy got that one lick down! I will give him that! Billy strings and the muppets!!
@mosin9105
4 жыл бұрын
Help me! My face is melting!
@DavidRouse-iz9hj
Жыл бұрын
Burnin' it down, Son !!
@charlescluck4054
4 жыл бұрын
The most bizarre part of that stunningly wacky performance was seeing Billy Faiing whamming away at a dreadnought guitar -
@TeddyLovesBacon
3 жыл бұрын
This guy 🙏💙🌅
@antlerking69
2 жыл бұрын
Love the Jazz Master Strat SG
@GrammaSharon
Жыл бұрын
Til I heard a riff like this............😔sad
@Profitocracy-
4 жыл бұрын
The best
@gr8deadfan75
2 жыл бұрын
This kid is the truth.
@scramblesthedeathdealer
3 жыл бұрын
I love this dude, and I'm a huge Skynyrd fan (I have lyrics from Simple Man tattooed on me).
@Reno-th9op
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent now after 20 years I might get another Tattoo I just never thought about that before
@scramblesthedeathdealer
2 жыл бұрын
@@Reno-th9op I have "Troubles will come, and they will pass" above my elbow. It's a good reminder. 👍
@wgbearden7776
3 жыл бұрын
The intense serious concentration as he starts the the intro on slide is golden comedy in contrast to that silly ass outfit lol
@bobfoote4606
2 жыл бұрын
Smile Smile Smile. Billy Strings and Derek Trucks, and people say there’s no good music these days. C’mon man. 🤠
@CorneiliusLibowitz
2 жыл бұрын
Those people are idiots...........
@onetakeadventureswithjoeld4679
Жыл бұрын
Stand up and salute! Joel
@petegarrido5406
2 жыл бұрын
Wow...and with blue grass beats .
@JeffFairchild-uc6bz
11 күн бұрын
dude has some ronnie van zant resemblance
@jimmymcgill2772
4 жыл бұрын
I feel like this entire performance was almost playtime for ol' Billy Strings. How could it not be? ***He's playing Free Bird wearing a fucking Bald Eagle costume.*** You can't be playing SERIOUS guitar like that on stage. BUT... I'm convinced. Billy can fucking SHRED when he's inspired. You cant give even a passable start-to-finish rendition of Free Bird on electric guitar with all those people watching without knowing your way around a guitar. This boy can fucking BOOGIE. I just wish he played electric more often.
@Lunar4
3 жыл бұрын
once in a life time type playing
@jimiward7474
2 жыл бұрын
Ya all should check out his guitar work on Voodoo Chile w/Umphrey's McGee and definitely watch "king and strings" from rooster walk 10 which features him AND Marcus King
@derrickboatman1560
2 жыл бұрын
The lure got me
@sharkbite5744
4 жыл бұрын
Let’s do a show on acid he said 😂
@leolvr5076
4 жыл бұрын
Love acid👍🤗
@jeremymoorer7033
4 жыл бұрын
I wish I was Cool enough to do acid. Maybe then people would like me.
@jeffsnider7842
4 жыл бұрын
I hope he stays off of heavy drugs. He offers us so much.
@bradsparks6008
4 жыл бұрын
Stays off the drugs Also comes on stage in a eagle outfit 😂 Love Billy's music
@coryCuc
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think you have to worry about that with BS.
@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer
4 жыл бұрын
You're too late by the looks of this video
@seanbannon325
4 жыл бұрын
@@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer lol nice
@mattlawson7808
3 жыл бұрын
I heard methamphetamine has got a damn good hold of him
@johnkamola9563
4 жыл бұрын
Super sic
@robertjohnson4301
2 жыл бұрын
Like most rock and rollers, hes just in it for the chicks.
@pelotasdad
2 жыл бұрын
this was brilliant.
@musiclover9361
4 жыл бұрын
This kid makes me absolutely so sick I want to punch him. He's just flawless! Absolutely brilliant!
@Space_Toasty
4 жыл бұрын
Lol a hug or a high five will do
@adamgarrett4758
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome Rawsome. Guess who has tickets for halloween show in ashville.👉THIS GUYYYYYYa👈
@dwinkleman
2 жыл бұрын
Somebody finally answered the challenge.
@okalright8980
2 жыл бұрын
Hell yea, I never seen a bird play free 🐦 🐦
@kingrobert1st
4 жыл бұрын
Killed it shooting in vertical mode.
@mattw4065
2 жыл бұрын
Billy forgetting the words at 3:10 had me cracking up lmao. I've read Billy talking about how he plays other genres and incorporates those into his bluegrass picking, really cool to see another genre in action!
@bluejeansq
4 жыл бұрын
I always wondered what happened to Emu?
@zbigniewchrysler3019
3 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the more difficult pieces played by Rossington and Collins...Billy makes it look EASY.
@koleyturner8491
Жыл бұрын
No it's not
@kevinkeller7232
4 жыл бұрын
That's some funny shit!!
@pauleasterbrook2036
4 жыл бұрын
Good job Budgy Australia cheers
@billyskiles9410
3 жыл бұрын
You guys have the brilliant Taj Farrant. I love watching him play. I want to see he and Billy get together and jam. Would be perfect.
@pauleasterbrook2036
3 жыл бұрын
I agree it would be a foot stomper Australia cheers
@moonmunster
4 жыл бұрын
Where was this at? It looks like a Halloween show.
@scottbruns7537
4 жыл бұрын
I was there! Tractor Tavern; Seattle, WA. Specifically, the Ballard neighborhood. Capacity of about 400.
@danielmurphy841
4 жыл бұрын
The eagles for real
@jeremyboone7494
2 жыл бұрын
What kind of guitar is that
@debbiepaschen5369
Жыл бұрын
Tell the kids it's Lynard Skynyrd
@kyleraymond3049
2 жыл бұрын
Billy wingssssss
@mma1st105
2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what guitar he's playing here?
@Hanzyscure
Жыл бұрын
The one his grandfather built in prison.
@bmphil3400
4 жыл бұрын
Someone tell me what the hell kinda guitar that is.....it has fretboard markers like a Les Paul custom......is it an old Epiphone?
@bartdwmusic1212
4 жыл бұрын
I dont know for sure but if I guess is some kind of custom build
@muske
3 жыл бұрын
@bm phil It is custom built by his grandfather when he was serving time in prison. He talks about it in this video: kzitem.info/news/bejne/xImirXl8kmafh5w
@bmphil3400
3 жыл бұрын
Throw me a curve why don't you? The old prison shop guitar.....last thing I would have ever guessed.
@mofamba
2 жыл бұрын
Way harder than it looks as usual. Fast 💨 tempo
@danieltaylor3042
4 жыл бұрын
Fuck yes
@maxgallego5288
3 жыл бұрын
Oh shit it’s the Birds of War!
@fueledbylove
Жыл бұрын
Whata Cluck!
@pottingshedgene
3 жыл бұрын
Needs more pedals
@freedomisntfree2089
3 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Van Zant is in the beyond thinking " beautiful cover but why's them boys dressed like eagles". Great cover. And r.i.p Skynyrd band...
@onefastneonrt
2 жыл бұрын
Ronnie would be proud
@gr8tfulded
3 жыл бұрын
The New Byrds?
@feellucky271
4 жыл бұрын
FREEBIRD
@mccurryburg
4 жыл бұрын
keep practicing. I want to see , and hear Billy, play the electric guittar on the level with what he does with the acustic. Then we really will hear something!
@dhoops616
4 жыл бұрын
He is. His acoustic playing isn’t all that mind blowing either. He is really solid. His technique is spot on. But he is not a guitar God. Dude is just a really solid musician. I think of him like a Gary Rossington. And Gary is one of my favorite players. Not as smokin as Collins, but solid. Or maybe like Malcolm Young. Not the face melting frontman his brother was, but one of the most tight solid players to rock. That’s what Billy is IMO. better than I’ll ever be mind you haha EDIT - Aight people, I overlooked that he rarely uses common techniques most people use for “shredding” and playing quickly, and mainly flatpicks everything, which is worlds more difficult. I don’t think anyone else can flatpick as proficient as Billy.
@blackz06
4 жыл бұрын
@@dhoops616 turns out, I just want to be a solid guitar player haha
@dhoops616
4 жыл бұрын
blackz06 maybe my glass is half full and I need a new outlook. Maybe there are just a lot of great musicians at different levels. Honestly at what point are you “great”? Its all relative. I have NO desire to learn sweep picking. I have no desire to speed play, like dragonforce style. I enjoy good blues and some solid rock. Blues is my favorite to play. I love that it really lets me release my emotions in music form. So for me, being great is not having to think about what im playing, because I know the intervals so well. Just be able to emote naturally and let my emotions come out effortlessly through my fingers. To me, that is when I will be great.
@miketilbury9860
4 жыл бұрын
The same level as Malcolm Young? Me thinks Talisman needs some guitar theory updates.....
@dhoops616
4 жыл бұрын
Mike Tilbury the hell does music theory have to do with this? You clearly have no idea what music theory is.
@rosemaryhill8804
2 жыл бұрын
Halloween 2018!
@56davidwright
Жыл бұрын
The other guys don't look too sure either 😉
@illlogic1993
3 жыл бұрын
Fight milk!
@joymcnally6781
3 жыл бұрын
whats not to love?
@kevingruenofficial
3 жыл бұрын
Billy Strings? More like BILLY WINGS!
@kylesager760
10 ай бұрын
Bummer this set isn’t on nugs
@emilydeleo3278
3 жыл бұрын
billy strings is NO BS (bullshit). GOD Bless billy.
@downeybill
3 жыл бұрын
you actually would need Molly to join this particular number to pull off the ending properly
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