Alex Chilton - Hook Me Up

Great version of this Johnny "Guitar" Watson song performed at Memphis' Cooper-Young Festival in 1999. Alex Chilton - guitar & vocals, Ron Easley - bass, Richard Dworkin - drums. D.J. Leonard - camera.

[@fishtrap1550]

what an absolutely effortless, intuitive, natural musician Alex Chilton was - one of the greatest of all time and yet so little known during his lifetime.

[@richalderson6069]

Alex really knew how to rock it on guitar, very underrated player.

[@Fred.pSonic]

Great camerawork especially zooming in on Alex's fretwork on that gorgeous ES-255. Fantastic performer, gone too soon.

[@JasonHaley38107]

I was there, great pre Covid times when Chilton was alive. RIP

[@pauletcheverry5572]

This is fantastic - Alex, the human jukebox, rocking the house yet again.

[@grahamclews1571]

Just great... Ray Davies turned me on to Alex, and I'm glad he did ;)

[@johnlawless1396]

I never heard this song until next week. I'm a fan of Alex and Big Star, but this performance is pure magic. He's an amazing guitarist and soulful singer. thanks for posting !

[@JMacque]

Love his pure, confident execution. Cheers!

[@markbrooks4471]

God's singer. This is just magnificent all round.

[@jburger66]

This was, apparently, posted 10 years after his passing. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I had the good fortune to see him at a small place (starry plough, berkeley) around ‘96. It was a revelation (and i’d seen him once already: ibeam, sf, 80s) ❤

[@michaelfinn3548]

This is a #1 song

[@567dirt8910]

Oh my...I' going to be watching this many more times.

[@daisyglaze1817]

I know, right?! Such a turn on!

[@567dirt8910]

@@daisyglaze1817 lol...not exactly my take on it, but he is an impressive man, no doubt.

[@daisyglaze1817]

@@567dirt8910 😂 whoops. Well, it's my take on it 😏

[@elisecliftonklitz]

Same here!

[@ronaldhughes6916]

Nice. From his best solo album. As with all of his music it will maybe take 20 years or more for people to notice, good job he was relaxed about it.

[@matthewryan9391]

Thank you very much for posting this.

[@elisecliftonklitz]

Nice! Such a great voice!❤️❤️❤️

[@javiercervera117]

Brillante

[@christiandestefanisrealtor9839]

I was there! He played a great cover of Michael Jackson's Rock With You that day. Does anyone know what the exact date of this show was in 1999? I know it was in September at the Cooper Young Fest, but would love to know the specific date of that show. Thx

[@baliscotsurf]

The tone comin off that Gibson...NO ONE sounds like that. What Alex does is use space as an embellishment.

[@javiercervera117]

Maravilloso

[@cptntwang]

Thanks for posting

[@kevinfulmer106]

These videos are shot so well, are there anymore from this show that will be uploaded later?

[@LEEFORDJAGG]

Thank you for sharing Alex’s talent with us. Is this filmed at the Cooper Young District of Memphis? Thanks for being there.

[@stanleycadkinsgrammynomine9573]

Thanks David.

[@thecatabroslesfrerescata4259]

Incredible song & version. If anybody can figure out the exact chords, or put up a tutorial, I'd love to know. As far as I can figiture out it's in Db with and works with a lot of Major 7ths, but I can't figure out the whole thing out. Thnx

[@daisyglaze1817]

😲 😏 I need a cigarette 😏

[@angelaalbury9985]

His fingers picking and strumming on the guitar - can imagine him strumming and stroking something else....

[@stanleycadkinsgrammynomine9573]

Thanks David.