Gotta love the internet. A master guitarist like Louie Shelton can deconstruct his brilliant tasteful solos for the rest of us to.learn from. And from one of my favorite albums too. Thanks so much for this. We're honored that you'd take the time to do this.
@aorcloud3199
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree and what a nice man he is and look at all that fantastic vintage gear !
@moosetruck66
2 жыл бұрын
You're Absolutely correct 👍
@GaryFox11000
Жыл бұрын
Top 10 Greatest songs of the 70's. Jeff Porcaro ( groove on the drums is legendary) - David Pach , David Hungate incredible bass ! 💯👏❤
@magnus9165
Жыл бұрын
I agree. Silk Degrees was a hugely great album in my opinion.
@jstnxprsn
Жыл бұрын
@@magnus9165 It's on my short list of greatest albums of all time.
@ianman15
Жыл бұрын
“Silk Degrees” is a classic album and it was Boz Scaggs’ masterpiece.
@sebastianwatson1558
Жыл бұрын
Yes
@laladeville8984
Жыл бұрын
I love "Lowdown," that was a hell of a song. When he said they recorded it 45 years ago, I felt sooooo old. lol
@phishphan5732
Жыл бұрын
Same here...did a "damn" headshake
@williammegow8780
Жыл бұрын
Yes …I had the 8 track
@charlie-obrien
Жыл бұрын
Hah, yes. But when it plays, I feel like I'm back in school again. Every time.
@tbechtx
Жыл бұрын
This record is timeless. I still treasure it to this day. ❤️
@facetime4me
Жыл бұрын
Yacht Rock classic on SiriusXM and for good reason.
@truthboomertruthbomber5125
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been married for 45 yrs last month. Part of winning my wife’s hand was disco !! Danced to this song many Friday nights ! I
@jackvanderwerf1294
Жыл бұрын
It was the 3rd or 4th week of September, 1976, Rich Stadium, Orchard Park (Buffalo) NY. We were there for Elton John. And there was this Boz Scaggs opening for him. I didn't know who that was. When Boz started playing, the stadium quieted right down. We hadn't heard anything like this before. And when they started playing Harbor Lights, the beginning was a whisper of a sound, coming out of the speakers, it was like the entire stadium took a breath, it got so quiet. It was 58 degrees, overcast, no wind, and one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Once Elton (and Kiki Dee) came on stage, drizzle started, turning it into one of the coldest concerts I was ever at. One of my fondest memories. I'm turning 64 this year.
@KBorham
2 жыл бұрын
Since you started producing these videos on KZitem, I’ve discovered that my favorite guitar parts in all these songs, for decades, has been played by YOU! My playing style has been so deeply influenced by you. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us on KZitem.
@markjohnson9485
2 жыл бұрын
Lol, i know just what you mean about Louie's musical contributions to the sound track of my life..
@richmacer2108
2 жыл бұрын
Ditto.
@tomglase5333
Жыл бұрын
Me too. Going back to the Monkees. I am a Boz fan and am ashamed I didn't pick up on Louie.
@lastofthe4horsemen279
Жыл бұрын
Omg me too this guy is my main influence and l didnt know it😂
@leokimvideo
Жыл бұрын
So much nicer seeing a classic deconstructed by the master behind it Vs someone who is just doing it without any connection to the songs recording
@Katherine-15-12
Жыл бұрын
The Silk Degrees album is one of the best of all time. I remember its release very well 👍
@Acein3055
Жыл бұрын
How interesting to see this guitar work for the first time after hearing the song so many times years ago.
@bretkindell6887
2 жыл бұрын
as smooth as smooth can get
@FirstnameLastname-gl1hh
Жыл бұрын
The entire album is brilliant, till this day 2023 by far my most played album while driving long distance through the night
@kellyc2425
Жыл бұрын
His fuzz pedal is what really makes the song snap! Louie is truly a legend, and baker of the soundtrack of my youth!
@blueeyedsoulman
Жыл бұрын
Which fuzz model was it?
@klyvemurray
Жыл бұрын
@@blueeyedsoulman When David Paich did the Boz Scaggs album Silk Degrees, I thought, ‘That’ll be fun.’” For his iconic solo on Scaggs’ “Lowdown,” Shelton wielded a Gibson L-5S solidbody. “I had one pedal,” he says. “It might have been the Distortion+. I had a clean sound for rhythm, and for the solo I clicked on the pedal. I was going through the little Princeton amp on that one.”
@josephsaroce4991
Жыл бұрын
The fuzz pedal...YESSS!!
@scottcampbell1377xanadu
Жыл бұрын
Just terrific !
@fensterirl
Жыл бұрын
One the greatest pieces of White Boy Funk ever created, a masterpiece, Bravo to all involved
@ralex3697
Жыл бұрын
Whatever, White boy funk really ?
@jeffbeckfreak54
10 ай бұрын
Man what great tasteful player and so humble.
@7litrerob
Жыл бұрын
Louie Shelton; National Treasure!
@funklover24
Жыл бұрын
What a dreamteam: Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, David Paich, Loui Shelton. Absolutely love this! 🥰
@charlie-obrien
Жыл бұрын
Louie, I was a high School Junior in 1976 and I lived for the "Silk Degrees" album. As a player I worked especially hard to get down the chords and strum patterns of "Lido Shuffle" and the groove of "Lowdown". I have always loved the pureness of the music and the leads on "Lowdown" being played with such restraint, that it gives it even more impact than some thunderous amp blasting track, which were the norm in those days. In the history of Rock and Roll, I bet there are only about 50 "perfect" albums and you, my friend have contributed to at least one here, if not many more. Stay healthy and continue to teach us and guide us.
@dave_gillan
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Louie
@eddiehouser5174
Жыл бұрын
How humble you are, you played on the song track of my life. All of your work is woven in the entire lives of the baby boomer generation . To say thank you fall unbelievable short of the target ,but you are the absolute GREATEST SIR !
@Angelhorselady
Жыл бұрын
Yes, Sir, I totally agree❣️
@richardshultis9626
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Louie for your contribution to an amazing song and album. Yep, 45 years ago already. Time flies and class never goes out of style.
@gavinspencer399
10 ай бұрын
How fabulous is it to listen to Mr. Shelton talk about this stuff? Priceless.
@jimmyrants4342
2 жыл бұрын
Just GREAT!!! You're unreal Louie!!! WOW!
@massimos6863
10 ай бұрын
Louie Shelton You are the best ❤🎸
@fredzietal7042
Жыл бұрын
This album puts a smile on my face every time I hear it. Thanks Louie.
@2puffs770
Жыл бұрын
That makes me a Scaggs fan for 49 years now. Wow! How time flies. I've had impeccable taste, musically, for all my life!!
@notwaiting
Жыл бұрын
That tone was great! One of the best tunes ever!
@shable1436
Жыл бұрын
Louie, seriously your the first guitar player in my life besides George that I heard as a born 1973 little boy can remember, and I love your style, and now as a adult you will be my All time favorite
@rigormortis414
2 жыл бұрын
Quite possibly my favourite track from my favourite studio album of all time. Thanks for your tuneful and highly polished contribution to it, Mr. Shelton.
@steveswell1
Жыл бұрын
I will go that extra inch and say it "IS" my favorite track. :)
@robster7316
2 жыл бұрын
Timeless tune, incredibly well put together from Jeff's opening drum piece and your tasteful guitarwork throughout. Love ya, Louie!
@i-tiyahman6519
9 ай бұрын
A nice Tele Road Worn first batch I own one is a real work horse
@mitchellwhite7914
Жыл бұрын
Louie was to the 70's what HR, Glen Campbell, TommyTedesco were to the 60's. I love his solos.
@garychambers5850
Жыл бұрын
Yes! "Silk Degree's" one of my favorite albums from 1976! Everyone owned a copy in my neighborhood! All the locals bands were playing songs from this album... Now I know whos playing those sweet and soulful Guitar parts! The great "Louie Shelton" Thankyou Sir! For of your musical Contributions on other songs from the 60's & 70's.🎸
@weeverob
Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites from the 70’s. Such a great album.
@greatercolumbiabahaichannel
Жыл бұрын
Sir, you're right about the outro! The last 45 seconds or so, when you're playing and David is bringing in his Moog...still gives me goosebumps!
@josephprolizo701
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I always hated , back in the day , when a lot of the radio stations would cut that part short.
@quailshootr6389
Жыл бұрын
Lowdown and Lido shuffle were constantly on the radio back then. Great music and a great time to be alive.
@caroliamurri3872
Жыл бұрын
Never ever tire of Silk Degrees. Brilliant classic!!! Thank you for this! 💖
@grahamsenini8024
2 жыл бұрын
Australia's greatest musical import! Hello from Cairns, Louie.
@JohnnyWilson-WhiteBoy
2 жыл бұрын
Little Rock, Arkansas' greatest musician! Thank you for all the years of great music Louie👍🏼
@pooleywooley
Жыл бұрын
I got this album when I was 17 years old, way back in 1977 and still love it!
@videoconcierge
Жыл бұрын
The guitar outdo is one of the nastiest bit of guitar playing, ever. Absolutely incredible. One of my favorites !!
@BarefootBill
11 ай бұрын
How casual and laid back can you be when you are an Actual Living Legend?! Well, Louie shows us!!! Thank you so much for your videos!!
@dasteelerfan1
Жыл бұрын
Louie you are a gem great player
@jml-rj5re
Жыл бұрын
Legendary. One of my favorite singles of the rock era. Deep groove, and Louie respected and set off the rocket.
@groovefondue5060
23 күн бұрын
Great great song, one of THE best grooves ever. Awesome playing by a master of the guitar.
@jeffjones229
Жыл бұрын
Man I saw Boz about 10 years ago touring with Michael McDonald. Boz gave one of the BEST shows I've seen.
@andyfletcher5412
7 ай бұрын
This guys is so humble and underrated. Cheers to him
@blossom1643
18 күн бұрын
Ever notice the true Masters usually are! ✌️
@donindri
2 жыл бұрын
Music that speaks to the heart and soul. Thanks for posting
@theduppykillah
Жыл бұрын
Humble and self deprecating while he lays down some of the best guitar work from that era. Timeless. Tasteful. Tone for days.🎸
@tonyenglish5153
Жыл бұрын
Some of the best music in history! Thanks for sharing!
@murrayslee911
Жыл бұрын
Saw Boz in Adelaide Australia many decades ago. Great concert. Thanks Boz.
@frankenzerillo8723
2 жыл бұрын
What a great guitarist and appears to be an equally humble human being, always good to see. Thanks for the post.
@bethvirginiaphillips4583
Жыл бұрын
I saw Boz tonight in Albany, NY in concert. He was great....hasn't lost his luster.
@SpankySpankitos
21 күн бұрын
I learn from you every time I listen to you lil J... "With hugest respect".
@WestShoreMan
Жыл бұрын
I remember as a kid this was always on the radio in LA. Great memories for sure!
@lauracardinal5990
Жыл бұрын
That is a rock and roll masterpiece. It still rocks. They'll listen to it on Mars.
@jimhoffmann
Жыл бұрын
Without a doubt, one of the best songs in my lifetime.
@RocketRod63
Жыл бұрын
Ahhh “Silk Degrees” the first album I ever bought…..great songs…..great memories Thanks Boz….thanks Louie
@d.l.glover2448
Жыл бұрын
I sure miss those days when we would turn on the FM and hear this stuff as fresh releases. Silk Degrees was an LP we "dynagrooved" because it was played so often. Nice to hear from the lead guitarist Louie Shelton.
@drumsnbass
Жыл бұрын
45 years ago. Wow. 😮 I remember it like yesterday. This was great!
@vudhichaiswintara2874
Жыл бұрын
Louie Shelton always be the one of my great studio guitarists
@deeglencairn2598
2 жыл бұрын
Love seeing how masterpieces are created and Lowdown is definitely a masterpiece. Thanks for sharing your insights Louie 👌
@Jr-qo4ls
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! This is one of my favorite all time albums. So many memories were made with this playing. Thank you for sharing this incredible music with us.
@johnnytheg
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic to watch the master in action. Louie makes it looks so effortless. A testament to his true talent. Louie used to record back in the 60s with my buddy Bill Chadwick during the Monkees sessions.
@patrickcrotty9162
Жыл бұрын
I just love this song, loved it back in the day and love it now!!
@robertjackson3819
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, sir. This is a most precious gift.
@dennislarson4499
7 ай бұрын
So much love 😂for this cat,respect, soundtrack of my life,hall of famer 🎉
@rodneychristian9834
Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite guitar solos. One of the solos that I just had to learn when first learning how to solo. You ARE a master guitarist. Love your tones, phrasing and note selection.
@RjBenjamin353
Жыл бұрын
45 years ago??!!!! Good lord where’d the time go?
@brettstrachan9800
2 ай бұрын
Bring's back so many memories
@jayzrat
Жыл бұрын
Of all the music of the 70’s, silk degrees was my go to album. A real classic!
@tmelitta51
Жыл бұрын
Amazing how many iconic guitar players and solos were done using a telecaster. It is by far, my favorite. Terry Kath knew!
@deehouse7400
Жыл бұрын
CLASSIC.... I remember learning this on my cassette player.
@rogerarmstrong8893
2 жыл бұрын
These guys were the cream of the crop. Louie thanks for the memories they just don't make em like you any more. I just cant get over how everything worked so well with the session musicians . You guys just came in and layed it down . Boz had a groove soulful and some of his master pieces were soundtracks for movies as well. To me nothing comes close anymore. It's a dam shame people like David Geffen ruined the music business there were so many aspiring musicians . Greed stepped in and took it all away. Motown the whole works just gone record labels took advantage of these multi talented sensations and treated them like slaves.
@sboy1955
Жыл бұрын
Have danced to this song more times than I can count since the 70s, gets the body moving on beat one! Very cool song.
@davidmonteforte485
Жыл бұрын
Louie you are the Man!!!🎸
@wizrom3046
Жыл бұрын
How wonderful! To watch history explaining itself. What an amazing time we live in. Thsnk you for sharing! 👍🙂
@3340steve
11 ай бұрын
Definitely grooving music, I am so glad people know who you are , Mr. SHELTON.
@scottyahney8565
Жыл бұрын
thank you SIR for all the great musical memories you've given the world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@aaroncampbell8303
Жыл бұрын
In my top 3 albums of all time! Some of the best guitar playing on that album. Louie your parts are a giant, love them all on this and your entire catalog of playing. Thank you!
@cleroyster2610
Жыл бұрын
Louis Shelton.... ahhhh You are so good, my man.
@richardwhite5991
Жыл бұрын
WOW...Oh ..WOW...many many THANKS...Richard White Australia
@slaphead8835
Жыл бұрын
I've watched every video I could find on him and I'm pretty sure Louie Shelton is the coolest human being on the planet.
@faithbassed49
Жыл бұрын
This is too cool! I could listen to this guy all day!
@ralex3697
Жыл бұрын
Louie Shelton - a true legend
@markwheeler9072
Жыл бұрын
Humility is a wonderful human trait, and none more personified by Louie Shelton . . a grand master of all he does musically, he has enriched my life and my wife's life since Diamond Girl . . thank you sir for gifts to music lovers like us . . knowing that you chose to reside just down the highway from where we live, is a most fortunate coincidence. May the fish bite for you , and may you continue to produce. m. and r.
@mitchgawlik1175
Жыл бұрын
This is a favorite song and I love hearing Louie's guitar work. It's classic. Louie's playing here had me smiling.
@PeterStrachanMusic
4 ай бұрын
This album, along with Down Two and Turn Left, are two of the great albums of the 70s.
@tonymusolino2369
Жыл бұрын
It’s the simple yet tasty riffs like these that play over and over again in ones head for decades…NOT the shredding. NNA…Noodling Not Allowed! 😎👍🏼
@johnlane9743
Жыл бұрын
Luv ya Louie - You've made quite a contribution and we (the broad audience) are Most Grateful !!!
@chrispython6140
2 жыл бұрын
Love that Em9, A7 vamp. Your solo is so inventive and expressive, thanks Louie. I always learn so much from your vids and such great stories.
@kimedge7493
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your music...this album is my favorite and it's brought me such pleasure for over 40 years now. I hear Lowdown almost every night...my Pandora station is "Boz Scaggs" and I turn it on when I go to bed! If I could hear "Lowdown" on my death bed I'd be happy,
@80dale
Жыл бұрын
Silk degrees . I still light up when I hear any tune on that album
@TheFRiNgEguitars
4 ай бұрын
At the end of this, I caught myself here, grinning ear to ear! This is musicianship, connection to the song, its soul and emotion!
@ramishrambarran3998
Жыл бұрын
This song will never get old. I am 67 now. Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
@hilbert551
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Louie Shelton for all your guitar work on many great albums.
@jeffcook3277
Жыл бұрын
Met him in 72, hanging out with Lorrie Paich, ya THE LORRIE PAICH! Got to chase her lil brother David around the various recording sessions he was involved in for a couple of years and that's how I met Louie, taggin along with the Paich kids, I think at the Glen Campbell show. Didn't have a clue the kind of greatness I was witnessing until I went up to the Paich Quarter Horse Ranch in San Inez, the one with all of those Remington museum bronze western sculptures. Then the staggering realization of the immense wealth and power of the Paich family finally sunk in. In about a dozen years they took Grammy for best album in 84 with Toto IV.
@peterrezba995
Жыл бұрын
The album has really good feel vibes eternal catch to it timeless Thanks Louie
@LS-xn1zu
Жыл бұрын
Tjis is music and creativity in action just wonderful
@StudioGREGORIO
Жыл бұрын
A piece of music history. Thank you Louie Shelton. This endures and resonates to this day.
@georgemobley4841
Жыл бұрын
Louie you are the best . So cool to watch this. Got the Silk Degrees album and played Lowdown over and over again. My mom even asked if I was okay in there. When you look up the definition of the word smooth it will say see Louie Shelton. Thank you sir for all of your great works. And sir you are just a cool cat. Thank you sir. Look out for them feral kangaroos.
@jackwezesa1081
Жыл бұрын
I can relate . I saw Boz on the Silk Degrees tour in 76 on my birthday. They opened up for Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles. Unforgettable hot summer day / night!
@luisvillar8320
Жыл бұрын
This is a jewel of a video, short in length but packed with brilliance and magic.
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