Alvin Lee - Slow Blues In C

[@GBeret83]

The man who played faster than his shadow, Captain Speedfingers, and Fastest Guitar In The West were all nicknames that Alvin sported throughout his career and for a reason. His pure, raw, God-given finger speed on a guitar was at times almost unbelievable, and all of his great axe work over the years was done without the use of a foot pedal or fuzz box or wah-wah bar or any other kind of gimmick. Unheard of by today's picker's. Alvin was truly one of kind and will forever be missed!

[@duncansmith8992]

Alvin didn’t use a fuzz box or wah wah, like that other brilliant guitarist Hendrix,or many others. But if you watch Alvin, before every solo, he turns his guitar up resulting in overdriving his Marshall amplifiers, which creates distortion,or giving the same effect as a fuzz box.

[@JojoplusBo]

Alvins mastery on guitar … did not require a fuzz box.

[@tonyward9780]

Alvin Lee has always been one of my favorite guitarists.....

[@commander7149]

I saw him in Pittsburgh at a showcase presentation only 200 seats. The best damn show I ever attended he played from noon until 8:30pm he covered everything. I left that show completely saturated and a smile on my face that was on me for at least a week. The next chance I got was Wheeling Civic Center at that show he caught the drum sticks thrown by the drummer and continued playing "Good morning Little School Girl" without missing a note. I was on Blue Barrels at the time and thought I was trippin, but I bought a lazer disc movie later and there it was the actual footage of him catching the sticks and continuing to play unimpeded. Thank You TYA and RIP Alvin you were the best!

[@musicman17046]

damn, I was thrilled to have seen him in Germany for 2+ hours. I was 6' away from him all night and even shared my wine skin full of ouzo with him. He also had a top notch band that night in 1984

[@leelabradaauto]

Qd on a vu Alvin Lee en concert, on s'injecte régulièrement une piqure de rappel. C'est pour l'humeur et ça marche ! merci !

[@imrepasztor5981]

Életem egyik legnagyobb koncertélménye volt, amikor Lee először adott koncertet Budapesten. Napokig a hatása alatt voltam.

[@Wayneelvis]

I'm 70 and remember him well,was always one of my favorites. Saw him in Boston in a dumpy cellar with mattress on the floor and no chairs! This was in the real old days.

[@Aberdumbie]

Yes sir you are going home..... Thanks for making the 1970's rock for this old man. RIP Alvin!

[@andrzej95405]

Dla mnie był najznakomitszym gitarzystą jakich sluchałem.Cześć jego pamięci.

[@andrasczehlarik9180]

I AGREE. Cheer. R.I.P. ALVIN.

[@michaelramey4379]

wow, I can remember alvin Lee and ten years after from back in the day and I still think his guitar work is awesome and there are very few that come close. God Bless Alvin Lee

[@nevigo5519]

In 69 on ONE evening,I saw Ten Years After,Jeff Beck Group and a Swedish group called Tages in Club 47 in Copenhagen.Alvin Lee blew me away already back then. Those were the days.

[@alheinzeroth2859]

How blessed an evening! W0W!!!!

[@iamanovercomer3253]

It would be awesome if Jeff Beck and Alvin Lee played together in the later years. 2 of the best 🎸 🎵🎶 there is

[@jscbloom]

Underrated?!?! Who ever under rated him? For decades now he has been very highly regarded. I agree rairai though, please tour the US again!

[@billypreston]

what an amazing player, loved his voice too and broke my heart when he died.

[@niguick]

Vintage Alvin-- the impeccable phrasing, the seamless transitions between melodic runs and jazz chording. So sweet! Funny how he turns a "slow" tune into a runaway freight train. Thanks for posting this gem.

[@Catssandra13]

Alvin, thanks for all the music. You rocked my world. R.I.P.

[@xkellie357]

RIP Alvin Lee. You really entertained me through out my life.

[@pambb5743]

Wow....Takes me back. Always loved Alvin Lee. He was made to play music. Even now at 60, Alvin can get this old girl on the floor moving like a teenager and feeling ...Oh so good! Hell yeah!

[@FENDERCATUSA]

Alvin is my hero! I've been messing with this tune since I was around19. I saw him with a trio once.

[@angrytroll555]

You had to see Alvin live to really appreciate how good he was. He had a real stage presence.

[@CLP-t7c]

Friggin great! Saw him in 86 in San Antonio. Couldn't believe my good fortune to be on the fence 10 yards back from the fence. Just blew me away. There was a time gap between seeing his fingers play the notes and my ears hearing them.

[@brucelowman3787]

Sad day in rock and roll to have Alvin depart the planet. I was blessed to see several of his shows in Germany during the early 70's. RIP Alvin

[@Xardox17]

One of the best guitar and harmonica burnin' blues there is. Now I need a cigarette and I don't smoke.

[@zappageektube]

Saw him in Stuttgart Germany 1974. As a guitarist, I must say he was very fast and in the 70's you either had rock and roll or disco. He was meant to be a blues player but fate took him elsewhere with the Woodstock performance. This song "Slow Blues in C" is where he was intended to be. One of my true idles. All I can muster is to mimic what is the master of riff. Bye my friend.

[@zeus-mt7wx]

just cannot get over the sound the acoustics are amazing just wish i could have been there. thank you for this video.

[@scurpenin]

Alvin was super 35 years ago and still is, thanks for sharing

[@mcgaheefamily]

I cant think of anybody that plays the blues better than ALVIN

[@wildridetoo]

Happy Birthday Alvin. We miss you.

[@bloodyseaturtle]

I just found out a few minutes ago... of Mr. Alvin Lee.....his Blues will go on forever ; even with him being a gonner.........he would want his Blues to go on, for ever Rest in Peace. Brother

[@nirv8]

That solo melted me!

[@sergiokodemo6925]

Superb version!!. Hendrix, Clapton and Alvin Lee were my first guitar heroes in my youth...ages ago. Always wondered how many notes he could pull in 1 sec. Don't know why he's so underrated by some media.

[@rentner66]

R.I.P. Alvin! First time seen you 17.Nov.69 (best times of our life!) Now you are on the starway to all our other great dead heroes. The Bluesband is gettin bigger and bigger. You will meet so many great guys and the clouds should explode when the guitar-battle run in heaven. All the best and- see you!

[@LDodie-zu4xu]

R.I.P. Alvin Lee Thank you for sharing the blues!

[@margiemorgan9725]

Your bringing my walls down for sure guys!! Woah..Woah why haven't I heard you before?? Bring more on!! #LoveYou!!

[@cbccraig]

I was fortunate to see Ten Years After in concert 1971 in Germany. Great band and Alvin Lee one heck of a guitar player.

[@gwlhbt58]

Another of the best of the best gone but never will be forgotten RIP Alvin you will be missed !

[@erilmasantoslonde2005]

Uau, que desbunde, que m-a-r-a-v-i-lh-a que espetaculo que som, oh, meu DEUS, obrigada por estar viva e me dar o prazer de ouvir Alvin Lee, e tantas outras musicas lindas sem esqucer meu grande idolo Creedence Clearwater Revival emeus filhos, amo viver. E.S.Londe

[@MrHeliguy1]

Thank you for some of the best pickin we ever got. RIP sir.

[@AshtarSheran1]

Masterpiece in c.

[@Tallsmilingtree]

Alvin Lee was my first guitar hero. Saw him and Ten Years After every time they played the Fillmore East. I may be old now but at least I was there to see the greatest bands play this great music!

[@korimajhor1]

GOD...I wish I was born during the start of the Blues era......All they had was GOD and music....The Best Combination, by far!

[@AgingMushroom]

Im a big fan of the blues. And this is defintitly up there with the greats.Rock on Alvin Lee!!

[@dianewichman1]

i am so happy to have been part of this music era; instruments, real musicians, great grooving tunes.

[@Papajack55]

I been playing for 40 years on the guitar, was at the original Woodstock, saw Alvin in T.Y.A. and met Janis, Jimi, Country Joe, and many more. Nowadays generations are about the money, not the quality.

[@Trucker101]

i could listen to this 24/7!

[@byebyeitguy]

Alvin is the best Blues Guitar guy on this planet!

[@wb4bbc]

RIP Alvin and thanks for all the music you gave, us you will live on through it !

[@sandrasalinas7986]

uno de los mas grandes guitarristas de blues y rock

[@Knards]

Alvin Lee play with people all over the world now, always been an excellent player!

[@DJBuglip]

RIP Alvin, thanks for so many decades of such kickass blues.

[@nomiclas]

His style was top of the line.I saw him once and he blew me away.

[@51Sherpa]

Fantastico duetto con l'armonica !!

[@michaelholderfield4123]

the late great alvin lee at his best.

[@marcolascaraky3915]

Grest tecnic e blues Guitar player with incredibile Speed. I saw him i in Florence in 1981 playing with Mick Taylor, no other to say Great person, honestI miss you so Much....

[@billyclub56]

Always liked Alvin Lee & Johnny Winter

[@oneeyedoldfatman]

is still and always will be the best R.I.P. ALVIN LEE

[@kevinbegin586]

Alvin is simply Amazing!!!!

[@boxingin]

Guitar playing doesn't get any better than this. He's Great!!!

[@josephkeller4275]

What a massive talent...miss him.

[@faustigno1]

If there's a God, he'll hear your guitar... forever. Thank you for all of us that's still here.

[@looksik]

dont know why but in the 60, even the best ones sounds better there, than today or other years, 60s was a magical era, everything yoiu witshed came true

[@ddave4757]

How can you not love this?

[@strambers]

la più bella canzone di alvin!!

[@soulshine58]

You're Home Now ~ RIP ALVIN LEE !!!

[@Wagiblues]

what a good crowd is playing and singing in heaven. Good luck Alvin

[@johnkelly5436]

saw the guys in Birmingham UK late sixties I think .Absolutely brilliant!!!

[@stratdave1]

RIP! Thank you for all your music. You wll be missed. Alvin, we love you.

[@darkdave25]

That's so cool! I just randomly searched for slow blues in C, so I could jam along with something on my new harp in Low F and here's this amazing track featuring the same harp!! Brilliant!!

[@ohdarling73]

Oooh my God!!! Alvin is Pure Passion!!!

[@FunnyBoi26]

Best guitar player EVER!!!!!!!

[@carlosfigueroa790]

Ten or tenth tausand years, your blues will live forever.......

[@yulonda49]

ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!!!!!!!

[@mpsmith5001]

This...is what its all about, cant beat it.....

[@56conn6h]

Anyone who thumbs down this is in the wrong place. They don't know the blues. and they just need to GTFO

[@bckm54]

maybe they just prefer their blues in E-flat minor... ;)

[@blogtwot]

Or A Flat Miner if they are Chinese

[@Trekki61]

r so f. right man can understand thumb down idiots as well

[@francoylehthhh2479]

I have the Blues missing you!

[@TomHollandGuitar]

Incredible-RIP ALVIN

what a performance, what a genius - Alvin , a realy great job

[@robinlessley769]

Thank you for Thursday.

[@thepietvanderploeg]

Alvin and Rice Lee....Bluesbrothers ? This sound is fantastic !

[@LadyattheWell7]

saw them after my return from Nam at the Forum in L.A.; he was awesome!

[@skinnhiss67]

En av mina stora idoler har somnat in,,, Sov gott snubben! Förhoppningsvis kommer det någon annan som kommer att betyda lika mycket för gitarrspelandet som du gjorde. Lyckligtvis hann jag med att se dig på HardRock Cafe Stockholm

[@antoniomexiagalveston2177]

TYA AND ALVIN FAN. Fromn Lima Pewru

[@Riverdeepnwide]

" ... better be a guitar when I get there - or I will refuse to go." Love you Alvin

[@bluesriot2]

Hey Dave I waited to hear if he mentioned the guy at the end, and he did, but I couldn't quite catch the name. But I will be listening to this over and over for days, perhaps weeks or longer, so I will eventually get it. This is a dream gig for a harp player, jamming with blues master/virtuoso/legend/God Mr. Alvin Lee. I saw him live so many times, with such opening acts as ZZ Top and Peter Frampton, even with Lynyrd Skynrd , he just totally dominated the evening no matter who he was with.

[@joeegbert9808]

that is Guitar ! one of the Best !

[@michaeldorofeuk4946]

Saw Mr.Lee and Ten Years After in Cambridge, Harvard Stadium '72-'73; Wierd pairing up of Melanie( brand new skates fame ) and Alvins "going home ' Holy shit who put this show together. Only time I ever saw T.Y.A, Mr. Lee, you held me spellbound

[@RedDirtRules]

wow! Amazing playing. on a Kalamazoo Heritage guitar!

[@ildiscorpions]

OMG! What a fantastic music!

[@MrPow19]

The 6 dislikes I cant believe that they are human! Are donkeys allowed to post comments here I didnt think they were that smart. I have been listening to Alvin Lee since Woodstock and it dosent get any better. The man is just pure musical genius.

[@Gustomusic2012]

If you like blues you must dig this so cool!

[@pigletized]

Thanks! I'm going to check it out! I always knew this guy was out there but did not realize he still performed and is so great. Hey who put that red - on my comment?!

[@charlesfitze2217]

one of the best R.I.P. Alvin Lee you will be missed

[@Ibanezman426]

AWESOME. These guys got SOUL.

[@HoseBagThis]

321BRay and mizzou79tiger.......................you both said it, one of the greatest.

[@michelmillerioux50]

love so much

[@gerardgraux8655]

Wonderfull guitarist ...Never understood why , being Top of the Best or Best of the TOP , he was never classified in the top ten off the best guitarits in the world... Peace to him ... Friendly yours...

[@ZrKappa]

I have no words to describe this solo. Superb maybe? :D

[@lilien231]

och my God . absolutely the best . GREAT ! R . I . P . Alvim Lee

[@Fr3derick]

Brilliant!!! Grandma Mary

[@antoniomexiagalveston2177]

ALWAYS LL LOVE ALVIN ART, ALVIN MUSIC & IMAGINE HIM SINGING AN PLAYING "II¡ M GOING HOME " IN HIS TRIP TO PARADISE..AND HOPE HEAR THERE JIMI HENDRIX ,GEORGE HARRISON AND OBVIOUSLY, ALVIN... !!!

[@curlyarrow1]

Wauwi He is sooo good, Alvin and th eharmonicaplayer fitting just like hell togehter! ;-))

[@arthurwashburn7624]

That's how it's done.

[@claudioverhead]

I'll miss you Alvin. RIP mate