Mann's Fate - Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady (Hot Tuna) 1969

From the KQED produced NET broadcast "Folk Guitar" hosted by Laura Weber (1925-1995).
One of my favorites that had disappeared alas from youtoob.
Wicked good bass by Mr. Casady!
Jack & Jorma tour real regular like! Catch 'em live!
www.hottuna.com/
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[@retiredguy7273]

Man alive what a performance! Acoustic hot tuna is still touring and will be doing so in 2024. 55 years you guys you make me want to cry for the old days, Carry on you two.

[@michaelbrickley2443]

Shed no tears for time is a bitch that can’t be stopped

[@AbandonedNorthJersey]

Are they coming to NYC ?

[@scottmahoney615]

If you don't know Jorma ....you don't know Jack!

[@garyberg8072]

😅

[@ppmppm7010]

😂✌️

[@Douglas-zd7mz]

GOOD ONE and HILARIOUSLY Jack'ed me normal/Dogma Jorma UP...! HeyooooooooOOOOOO

[@matthewbrown2670]

My BA when I was in the union had a bumper sticker that said "Got Jorma?"

[@KevyNova]

Jack and Jorma are both legends in every way.

[@johnnybradin5112]

These guys are the reason the Airplane was so good.

[@anauticalgate5496]

@@johnnybradin5112 yes ,In comparison to the Great Society ,the Airplane's ready for prime time rhythm section was the deciding factor for Grace joining

[@trevorbarre5616]

Jack Casady, along with Phil Lesh and Jack Bruce, showed me what the electric bass guitar could achieve.

[@anauticalgate5496]

Didn't they ,though ?The instrument , and music would be forever reset

[@jimiplayscobo5877]

Check out Allen Woody from Govt Mule and Jaco Pastorius. Jaco is a Jazz bassist but pretty much reinvented bass playing :-) Peace

[@richsackett3423]

Those are wonderful influences.

[@peterhess2610]

Don’t forget John Entwistle.

[@Axeman428]

Pail McCartney is underrated as he is a fine bassist alongside Entwistle and my favorite Jack Bruce.

[@cleatusbarncoat8642]

Had the privilege of attending a J & J performance last night (4/16/23) in Skokie, Illinois. Wonderful, touching and much loved. They still appear to be best buds and still going strong. Can only say it’s amazing. Thank you!

[@barryrahn5957]

I live in Chicago - guess I better keep my eyes peeled for whenever they come back.

[@metricpoet]

I was there too! So incredible to all be together again and still in top form.

[@foreveryoung5140]

such a perfect day ...

[@bobl310]

True American Treasures. We lost so many so young. We are blessed to have these guys going strong and getting better each year. Thanks for posting!

[@eclecticNhectic]

We caught Jorma at Levon Helm Studio (aka: The Barn) last week. What a joy. And it was Jack 's birthday, so Jorma called him as he show kick off, and we all sang Happy Birthday to him. Love both these guys!❤

[@stevethrapp2660]

Jorma was way underrated as a Guitarist! Coming from the Psychedelic Rock Roots , which I love, he didn't get the exposure, large audiences and radio air time afforded more mainstream Rockers.He makes this look so simple😊

[@reijosalminen7502]

At least i didn't know how good he is.

[@kittenfuud]

We almost named our firstborn Jorma. But it didn't go w our last name. Jorma Foreman lol! But that's how much we admire his talent. Embryonic Journey has got to be the most amazing piece for 1967, SO ahead of what anyone else was doing. WHY don't more ppl recognize him?

[@Methilde]

In France they are pretty well respected, with Jefferson include.

[@francoisebeylie2923]

@@Methilde C'est vrai.

[@metallicjohn]

is it just me or if this honestly one of the greatest things on earth

[@josephperreault997]

It's not just you. This incredibly moving stuff.

[@miyubail]

They are the best....I don't know why people out there don't recognize them.

[@nlinscott1548]

Oh, I do!

[@evieferbin2130]

miyubail I agree!!!

[@StevieWonderBoy39]

I like my tuna one way and that’s hot

[@77HarleyRider]

Who???

[@deborahbrown6408]

I do!! They're still playing, and still good to listen to🎶🌟🎶💯

[@einanderer2738]

So great. When I was young(18), 1970, I heard them in a German radio show. Recorded-and loved them since then. Thanks for uploading this masterpiece!🤗

[@da1247]

Just watched a video of them playing 55 years later, and sounding just as good!

[@ssnobrakesable]

What an incredible duo these two make. We have to keep their music alive. Pass Hot Tuna music down to your kids, grandkids, neighbors and friends.

[@bluestoneblue7027]

JACK & JORMA! Still fabulous after 45+ years, fantastic. Thank you San Francisco!

[@MrStuVW]

hottuna.com/hot-tuna-tour

[@musicstewart9744]

Still plugging away in 2019. Heard them last night on KZbin

[@stevenkoehler6018]

Maybe 60+ years, eh?

[@williammoody6600]

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT. GOD BLESS THOSE CLUBS,ALL WHO MADE IT ALL POSSIBLE,ALL THOSE MUSICIANS,THOSE TIMES,THOSE DRUGS,ALL THAT MUSIC,THOSE PARKS AND THAT CITY !!! XOXO FOR ALL OF IT FOREVER !!!

[@williammoody6600]

AND THANK YOU L.A. FOR THE LOVE INS AT GRIFFITH PARK. DID ANYBODY EVER SEE "MOONFLEET" THERE AND THE DRUM SESSIONS AFTERWARDS. ..ETC.ETC.

[@bellgab]

I got to see these treasures live last night. They have been friends for 60 years. What a treat!

[@jamesblanshard9468]

I just love the way Jack does his thing, always have. He plays it like a lead guitar

[@markyfim]

Jack started his music career as a lead guitarist.

[@DrMorpheus]

What everyone else said. Casady's powerful, innovative bass artistry complemented by Jorma's impeccable finger picking is a delight for the ears.

[@rhmayer1]

Long time Jorma (and Jack) fan, since the early '70's. As a very young teenager I took folk guitar lessons from a local teacher out of her home and we used Laura Weber's guitar lesson book. I then soon became a huge Jorma fan in the following years, and then dozens of years later when I first came upon this video on YT, I was elated to find that Laura Weber connection to one of my all time guitar heroes! My folk guitar lesson book author was into Jorma and had him on her TV show almost at the same time I was studying from her book! I later met and talked to Jorma (and his wife, Vanessa) a couple times. Super nice people. I've always felt akin to Jorma, growing up with his music and going to so many Hot Tuna and Jorma solo concerts. Jorma & Jack, what a magical duo.

[@ralphwhittemore5041]

With you rh been a huge fan.

[@Bobbbd]

Jack's right hand technique is a little different which gives him a unique tone. One of my favorite Rock bassists.

[@oenobuzzoenobuzz832]

Yes !

[@robertcrain4428]

Oh fer shure !!!

[@thadcashin6962]

Definetly one of, if not, the best bassists

[@Marcus_C51]

Yes, so unique-one of my favorites too!

[@GerryMulligan-q5l]

I was fortunate enough to be at Shepton Mallet Ln Somerset to witness the first ever performance of Hot Tuna in 1969. Awesome.

[@nocarbonfootprint9120]

I screamed out a request for this at the Tampa Theater in '85 (i think), and Jorma and Jack delivered. I remember it being a hot night there, guitar tuning like crazy.

[@miyubail]

Nearly 45 yrs ago. How cool is that ? They are my fav. Jorma is my fav Finnish dude. Jack Casady is so cool. I'm 57 and I love their gig.

[@forearthbelow]

I had the immense privilege of seeing Hot Tuna perform live in the summer of 1970 at the Shepton Mallett [uk] blues and jazz festival and which was effectively the forerunner for the famous Glastonbury Festival. They were one of the absolute standout acts, along with The Byrds who played for 3.5 hours in apparently their only all acoustic concert played over here - all their gear get wet in a rain storm earlier. Awesome memories and thank you to our host for sharing this!!!

[@joeboatsny]

Caught Jack and Jorma a couple of nights ago. They are still amazing to watch.

[@VSincere]

Just saw them... at 77yo and 83yo, they've still got it.

[@aurora1957A]

Me too! They do!

[@Ruraljohn]

This song and video which I truly appreciate makes me high as hell listening to these guys I have known amost of my music life of 60 years..Thank you

[@morninggloryseed]

Simply one of the best bassists ever.. There may be some technically better, but no one ever makes a bass growl like Casady. The emotion in his playing is amazing and add so much color to whatever he plays on.

[@MrStuVW]

hottuna.com/hot-tuna-tour

[@bunkie2100]

And don't forget his unmatched sense of syncopation.

[@edlawrence5059]

He seems pretty mediocre to my ears. Jack Bruce put him to shame.

[@aurora1957A]

@@edlawrence5059 But Jack Bruce is no longer a working musician. pity!

[@ThomasRogan-gc5pi]

Bless it's pointed head

[@dreamwell2020]

Jorma is still an admirably generous performer.

[@guyot1979]

Yorma, brilliant as always, but this one is all about Jack! Clearly (thankfully) the camera person or director understood that. And Jack playing chords behind Yorma’s solo. Great stuff.

[@phil36135]

I agree, Jacks bass made the song. To me It sounds like the bass is leading at times. It wouldn't sound right without the bass That Jack is doing so skillfully.

[@maryannsilva4160]

It's 2020 and this sounds FANTASTIC!

[@GordiansKnotHere]

I've never seen this. This is absolutely amazing.

[@jonathandorr2234]

Yep I was 13 in ‘67-8, and my mother would take us to see the airplane, and Tuna, later. Their records played in her house , for 25-30!yrs.🙏🏾

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

Hot tuna did certainly take psychidelic rock to the next level. Classic blues, folk, rock, psychedelia, and creativity, the spirit the mind in simply beautiful form that still sounds relevant and even more hard hitting. And they're still cool.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Thankful for youngest~older brother for introducing Hot Tuna to my young~impressionable ears. So dang groovy.

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Love this rendition... love these guys. Two of my favorite musicians of all time.

[@donmcallister3745]

How cool was that…!!! Just calculating back… I was about 12… when this was happening…😛 Their playing was just amazing… thanks 🙏 🌜🌞🌛

[@incredulouskirk]

My older brother turned me on to hot tuna in 1978. Kids today are musically bankrupt. 😂

[@marcuswilkinson3223]

LoL...!!!...

[@marcuswilkinson3223]

Saw my 1st Tuna show at the Palladium in Manhattan (11:30 p.m. show) in '76...outrageously great music then...!!!...

[@wisesatyr72]

I can listen to these guys all day..they have that magic touch..Hot tuna is what I play to death when I was in college

[@kappy4493]

My older brother turned me on to Airplane and Jorma in the 60's and 70;s growing up on long island ....my high school friends gave me shit about it back then...Jack and Jorma are the greatest!!!! Had the pleasure of meeting them a couple of times... both in NH...very down to earth and receptive...I'm 67 and will cherish those memories forever!!!

[@jonbeckleymorrisblues]

Were we really that young once? Oh, man all those years ago--still very cool today.

[@garydion3488]

I remember seeing this and Hesitation Blues on public TV (ch 13 in NY). Mesmerizing! Still is. Always gives me chills. Looking forward to seeing them again in Westbury in a couple weeks.

[@josephreilly6328]

WLIW

[@robinsrealm983]

Ch 13 !

[@robinsrealm983]

Used to get it as a kid, way upstate.. crucial

[@kfrerix9777]

Hot Tuna isn't exactly new to me, but I GET IT NOW! 😮 Thanks for turning me on to this!!!

[@aurora1957A]

luckily I had saved it when I favorited Manns Fate, so when the fellow who originally posted it has his channel disappear I could put it back up for all to see. :)

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Thank you!! Classic Hot Tuna...

[@brianht1434]

Classic Tuna,I always loved this tune! BTW - 1957 my year too.

[@themistermax]

@@brianht1434 Mine, too. I think I wore this album out by the end of 1974.

[@hirampriggott1689]

Jack casady was so ahead of his time. Amazing how he could sound like he was playing a fretless or upright bass on that thing.

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

He can actually feel the music. Same for Jorma.

[@jacoblara4820]

Jorma is such a underrated guitar play

[@stevenkoehler6018]

NOBODY better at what he does

[@stevenkoehler6018]

@J P Yep-one of the greats

[@trevorbarre5616]

Hardly. (As these comments demonstrate.)

[@domtom8501]

Rated highly in Rolling Stone top 20 I believe

[@ppmppm7010]

By who

[@steepertree]

Love Jack's hippie style - and his kick-ass bass playing.

[@timoflea8417]

and his incredible eyebrow action, lordy lordy but I do love these guys. Got to see them in 72, up close and Jack was working that bass and his eyebrows kind of had a language all their own...! 8D~

[@davewray8488]

Did he rival the great eyebrows of Tom Synder from the Tomorrow tv show.

[@emmettdodge2613]

This is a true diamond in the rough how lucky and blessed I am to be graced by the presence of such genius

[@mnbv990]

Two blokes perfectly in tune with each other, great!

[@SnowyCamel]

DUDE!! the bass player is strumming the guitar!! sweet...

[@samtgodfrey]

Beautiful! I'm glad to have heard the music of Jack & Jorma, and am all the better for it!

[@lightlyone]

Three concerts later over 50 yrs, still love ‘em.

[@aurora1957A]

@BiPopular I called out for "Manns Fate" as an encore at an acoustic show Dec 09 in ME, and when Jorma did that little riff three times at the end of the tune; first time was really sloppy, and I thought "aw he's lost it", second time was better but still a poor imitation and I thought "well, nice try anyway", then the third time he nailed it absolutely perfectly note for note and my jaw dropped. Of course he was able to play it. He was just screwin ' with our heads the first two times! lol :)

[@jhandle4196]

Jorma called that "the unplayable riff'. He wasn't messing with you. He just had to wake up his muscle memory. Be thankful he was willing to perform a request. that needed a bit of rust kicked off of it. I'm gonna guess afterward he said, "Yikes!."

[@aurora1957A]

@@jhandle4196 Yeah I heard that too tonight lol. 11 years ago I knew that was gonna be the encore from the setlists on tunabase tho. They'd done it several times already.

[@thomasbeardslee2418]

Spectacular story....ur lucky

[@NealA-bu4pm]

A classic. I remember this was recorded live at a place called the New Orleans House in Berkeley. A great track on a great album. It sounded great then and it remains just as wonderful today.

[@edwardspencer3906]

No hippie crap here just 2 of The Best Musicians living! Was an Airplane fan till these guys beat feet..got to see them with Papa John Creech!

[@stewartgavin1302]

Talk about a combination of the two. Just retired this past August and remember the school days listening to Airplane & Tuna. Have the LP's & CD's . Lots of great memories. 👍☀️

[@rockola48juke]

Two wonderful musicians from the free state, Maryland!

[@mascara838]

An all-time monster by two of the greatest exponents of the art.

[@sloburnjo]

finally attended My first [now only] electric HOT TUNA show 16th September 2023 - 2 sets of intuitive playing, they on another level - with longtime drummer. Living legends & Good shit indeed. Blessed.

[@rejeanbeauchamp6126]

Pure merveille de contempler ces deux virtuoses en parfaite symbiose 😊

[@deheckler]

The reason why Jimi used Jack on VooDoo Chile. Luv em both

[@cincocharms1233]

I think he was the only bass player still awake after sunrise that day.

[@hippydippy]

That band would have been amazing with Stevie Winwood. Sad they never got a chance to explore their boundaries. It would have mind shattering.

[@thomasbeardslee2418]

@@cincocharms1233 hilarious

[@headwall07]

excellent rendition of one of HT's most excellent hits. I fondly remember having a pair of knee high moccasins like that, they went great with beads....unfortunately, with a thin leather sole, they wore out.

[@discobassgroove]

Jack Casady is my biggest influence in bass, hands down. his style and approach are incredible. seeing him and Jorma at a folk festivial last year blew my socks off man

[@ernestfoss]

I saw a documentary on Jefferson Airplane. They were Jamming What a great bassist, Jorma Kaukonen Was great in the documentary, I had no Idea.

[@billwalker4836]

First introduced to Hot Tuna, the New Orleans House album, at a quiet little gathering at a beach house in St Joepsh Mi circa 1973. I went back the next afternoon to ask "what was that Bluesy Roadhouse music we were listening to last night?" (To high to remember I knew it was good and I had to hear it again though) Went straight out and picked up my first Hot Tuna album that afternoon.

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

What helped make Hot Tuna great was that they remained underground instead selling out for commercialism. They played what they wanted instead of being told what to play.

[@Cap683]

Some of the Alembic founders modified a Guild Starfire bass with onboard electronics. The Guild Starfire bass at that time had single coil pickups made for them by Hagstrom which produced a highly sought after sound and helped produce the growl that part of Casady's sound. Alembic did make a custom bass for Jack Casady in 1972 that was their first complete production effort.

[@CptJakeSpearow]

i got to have dinner with Jorma at the fur peace ranch last night, and he played for us for over an hour

[@LVVMCMLV]

I saw Hot Tuna with Jack,Jorma and Papa John on 6/22/73 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL,...Grreat show!

[@joelford5159]

Phenomenal bass. Jack is ridiculously great.

[@caesarsmith4711]

Good but no comparison to John Entwhistle

[@joelford5159]

Another one of my favorites.

[@sunkintree]

@@caesarsmith4711 Entwhistle is good but I wouldn't put him in Casady's league. Casady has a nuance and restraint that Enwistle lacks. But, if you disagree with that, another big thing is that Casady's fellow musicians like Kuakonen who can meet his level of playing. I think Entwistle stands alone in The Who. Except for the drummer, no one is as good at their instrument as Entwistle is on his bass and so he doesn't shine like he really could

[@annmarieburns2]

Amazing performances! I’ve never heard that song before. Awesome.

[@ppmppm7010]

It's on burgers

[@jimajello1028]

Jack always had such a percussive sound to his bass playing. They always sounded great together.

[@MrTimdriver]

Excellent.

[@nomorebushz]

Why I was a sexy hippie in 1972, as an oboist, not to start guitar until '75... SF Bay Area musicians inspired musicians around the world. Sucking In The Seventies was simply a tongue in cheek play on words by the Stones. '60's and '70's ... we're lucky for all the recordings like this!

[@anthonystratton4941]

No broken glass! Love this version.

[@drchemy1]

That was Uncle Sam Blues where they broke the glass

[@timoflea8417]

Daniel Sheehy Yep. Uncle Sam ain't a woman..In A New Orleans House. Funny thing is, I've been listening to that record so long and so often that when I hear any other version of the song I hear that bottle bounce n break.

[@cravinbob]

Recorded live at the New Orleans House in Berkeley September 1969.

[@frontbum420]

not sure I understand. Please explain

[@MikeKeller]

In the first Hot Tuna album, recorded live at a coffee house, they played this and several others. During "Uncle Sam Blues," you can hear a glass being broken. Like so many songs, you can't hear a "clean" version of the song without hearing that broken glass.

[@loilt5091]

Incredible video & nice camera work…this guy must be player, mostly focused upon the fretboards. Both of em sure had it together from the beginning of their careers. Love how Jack goes from fingers to strumming chords & back. His old Hagstrom loaded Guild is mighty cool. Got some great photos of this duo playing at a folk festival, about 15 years ago. Love Hot Tuna‼️ 🇨🇦

[@JAP42]

Jeff Beck -- who we lost just this month -- wa much like Jorma & Jack, vastly less well-known than many far lesser guitarists, and for much the same reason: he was all about the music & not concerned about fame. He was also, like Jorma, incredibly versatile, a pioneer of hard rock with The Yardbirds, jazz & fusion, rockabilly, classical & opera, & other genres. He was also humble & generous, taking young musicians under his wing & helping them spread their own wings.

[@simonagree4070]

This is the heart and soul of what I love about music.

[@donwershba2319]

My very first (useful) guitar lessons were from the late great Laura Weber. She was the one who got me started in 1965 - Thank You, Ms Weber!

[@jeffj9322]

Happy Birthday Jorma Kaukonen born on December 23, 1940. He is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Tuna_(album)

[@incongra]

I remember reading once ( in the 70's) that they wanted to call themselves "hot shit" but the record company wouldn't have it. You lot don't know how lucky you are to see historic footage like this, we would have killed to see footage like this in the 70's, just to see the chord shapes, etc.

[@vincentbuccieri9305]

Absolutely Incredible! I had Never Heard or Seen this Piece Before! They Were Both at the Peek of there Virtuosity! Thank You for Sharing This!

[@MrBrody1961]

I have been listening to this forever off the Berkeley album ......this is great to see. Thanks for posting!

[@markfriedmann1670]

Just incredible

[@renalopes44]

this give me chills everytime i listen to,goosebumps,frozen my spine

[@MichaelWiberg-nh5cd]

These guys truly been there ,for real! Spirts of the age men of renound talent. Rock on!

[@Seaker24]

Jorma is why I picked up an acoustic all those years ago. I have seen them for decades, even through the punk years. Saw them last year and they were masterful. Jack’s playing is something to behold. When a band reinvents itself for each and every album you know they are true artists. Compare Burgers and America’s Choice and you’ll know what I mean. I love all music but Hot Tuna holds a special place in my heart.

[@frankperricone2065]

These guys have been together for years. Jack Cassidy and Jorma are both underrated especially Jorma. Almost 60 years later and there both still playing together as Hot Tuna. Love me some Jelly Roll Blues.

[@francoisebeylie2923]

Jack Casady.

[@ronniebrown2517]

just watched a video of them doing the same setup....amazing way back then and amazing in the present......saw jeff plane in 1968 during my army days when they first hooked me....

[@geobikegolf]

Ah yes!!The lost art of actually playing music!!These guys could really lay it down,acoustic or electric!(Jack really kicks ass!!)He set the standard for the modern rock bassist.

[@smkh2890]

I remember seeing Hot Tuna at the Bath festival Uk in 1970. Everyone was there!

[@deshinador]

wow, I´m listening this song for 3 hours... but I´m feeling now that I can listen forever... Fuckin Awesome!!!

[@WNTW13]

These two are amazing. :) love them

[@stonepaintertim]

simply awsome; one of my favorite arrangements--on the legendary J-50

[@exfalso4871]

Today i found a gem Great guitar lesson

[@psychedeliccarrie5921]

Man that is some nice ass tone. I need to make the trip to fur peace someday

[@TheWejoyce]

You won't be disappointed.

[@dwdeclare1965]

i love what jack casady's wearing...he's got such a cool look!

[@dthebassman7999]

It doesn't get any better than this!!

[@C0NTR4B455]

Reminds me why 'Spare Chaynge' was such a killer track..Both guys can take lead and supporting roles..A match made in heaven.

[@vacuumtube1954]

Thanks for posting this great music and the musicians behind it. Wonderful !!!

[@kevinmiller812]

Jack is the best bassist ever. So glad to hear soulful heart attack sound. Great time together back in time