Austin City Limits Celebrates 40 Years "Not Fade Away"

An all-star lineup celebrating four decades of Austin City Limits culminates in Buddy Holly's classic "Not Fade Away." Watch the special on Friday, October 3rd on PBS at 9E/8C.

[@bontadirisatina7383]

Verses and solos in order: Joe Ely, Jeff Bridges, Sheryl Crow (harmonica then vocals), David Grissom (blue denim shirt, great guitar solo), Bonnie Raitt (steel guitar, also great), Jimmie Vaughan (white guitar, brother of Stevie Ray), Doyle Bramhall II (worn guitar, white guy with afro), Gary Clark Jr (bearded Black guy), Lloyd Maines on pedal steel (also father of Natalie Maines of The Chicks), Joe Ely again, Robert Earl Keene (white hat), then there’s a moment with backup singers Sheryl Crow & Brittney Howard (of Alabama Shakes), also the plaid shirt guitarist on the far right is Rich Brotherton (used to play guitar for Robert Earl Keen’s band). My further research provides likely possibilities below as all were in attendance at that anniversary show. Guy in far back with glasses (on the right side) playing a white guitar is Glenn Fukunaga. The drummer is Tom Van Schaik who played for the Dixie Chicks and more recently with Robert Earl Keen. There’s also a pianist on the right side I can only catch a couple of glimpses of. That’s Riley Osbourn . Most of the brass quartet are likely from Grupo Fantasma. The marimba player is John Speice IV from Grupo Fantasma. Possibly sax is Doug James. But most likely Joshua Levy of Grupo Fantasma. Possibly the trombonist is Mike Rinta. Or Leo Gauna of the Hubtones and Grupo Fantasma. But most likely Mark ‘Speedy’ Gonzalez of Grupo Fantasma. The heavy trumpet player is Gilbert Elorreaga of Grupo Fantasma. The Black trumpet player on the far left might be Ephraim Owens. That's the only one on stage that's hard to get a clear view of his face.

[@scottcog1]

Glenn Fukunaga played bass on A LOT of cool records (especially Antone's label) in the mid 1980s... incl. many of Angela Strehli's and Lou Ann Barton's

[@Flint3162]

Lloyd was the musical director too

[@martienevers]

Thank you so so much for this information!!!

[@PeterWhite-q1k]

Thank you for sharing this. Best wishes!

[@Dixie.1818]

Been listening to this for a long time, never read ur post, till now.. Thank you ! for performer list..

[@davehollamon1985]

All i have to say is "Thanks Buddy", & "You're memory will Not Fade Away"!!

[@shadowcolt1]

+Dave Hollamon amen

[@deanmary1969]

Amen Amen...Angels are Singing ! What a Show being born in and raised in Austin hearing the Finale BUDDY HOLLY WILL NOT FADE AWAY !!!!!!!! BLOW YOUR SWEET MOMMAS SOCKS DOWN ! ol man way down in TX jd

[@jimparks1102]

This is what I gotta say about this. They should not allow Jeff Bridges on the same stage with all those "real" musicians. Do you think the fact that he is so stinken rich that he can buy his way up there? Yeah, me too.😁 But, besides that, The Dude Abides.

[@cryptobradley2006]

Notice Miss Raitt is just sitting there in the back/ having been there and done that she is just cutting these imposters some slake. ...

[@MrGaberlunzie1]

Bonnie Rait should absolutely be higher on Rolling Stone's list of great guitar players. She rocks!!!

[@Nortonork]

And has vocal talent!

[@1lacowboy790]

Ya, but who on earth would even give a rat's ass about any "greatest" list that that idiotic poser magazine compiled about anything? Their list of "100 best Rock Albums" is so idiotic as to be laughingstock material. The last people who have any right, let alone authority, to concoct these 'lists' are the dumbass "critics" who have made a living off of their 'personal' tastes. I could give a shit what some pretentious twit sitting behind a typewriter who schmoozes up to "Rock Stars" thinks. There. I said it.

[@markfriedman6341]

I know and understand that nobody is gonna believe me but I met Bonnie in Country Club area in the Bronx. Was with Sean Talens aka Brian Goldfarb now departed. Oh what a night. The three of us. Believe it or not. Ready to take Lie Detector on this one. You can all use your finest imagination!

[@billdesinger8604]

@@1lacowboy790 Sooo agree. Their articles are a joke and their writers are morons who have zero credibility as related to best/worst of anything.

[@peterjons3954]

@@1lacowboy790 And said well! Totally agree.

[@ethanmendick6571]

Sheryl Crow is actually a really good harmonica player. She’s fantastic and a great of other musicians like Bonnie Raitt, Doyle Bramhall The 2nd, Brittney Howard of Alabama Shakes, Jeff Bridges, Gary Clark Jr

[@YTSlide]

Doyle Bramhall II, Lloyd Maines and David Grissom.

[@steveokula847]

How could they not give Bonnie a vocal lead for a verse?

[@eastvandb]

That was my thought, too.

[@tazmankb26]

for sure she would have done it better than Sheryl

[@nicmart]

@@tazmankb26 Crow is so undistinguished.

[@duane356]

bad choice for a harmonica lead, too.

[@Nortonork]

Just like her to remain humble. Great lady...

[@billglueck9705]

I love the pics of Bonnie all chill and sitting back in the pocket driving the rythm waiting for her turn to show the boys how it's really done! She is real and spectacular!

[@rayredburn2982]

Noticed that, too....and how she didn't get a vocal bit seems strange

[@kimbowser2350]

Exactly, Miss Bonny can grind the twine !

[@cryptobradley2006]

Sea hunts son needs to take a seat in the back...can i get a witness?

[@elihenley6982]

Yo nobody touched what Bonnie did up there. What a bad to the bone queen

[@marleyjake]

@@cryptobradley2006 Lloyd have mercy?

[@WiccaDavidson]

They let Jeff Bridges sing, but not Bonnie. Really?

[@58nomad]

She did late in the song but not solo.

[@Flint3162]

It's hard to fit everyone in lol. I guess I can ask the music director, I'll see him next week probably

[@TheAncient11545]

They didn't want the others to feel intimidated by Bonnie. 😁

[@bruceeipperle2770]

She did a nice little riff on slide. That was sweet.

[@secretdaisy6484]

Yeah. What’s up with that? 🙄

[@JeffDesi]

I could listen to Bonnie play that slide all day and night. one of the bst ever.

[@jmoss35976]

Reminds me of Lowell George

[@1212Maps]

NEW RULE: When ensembles like this are posted, the poster HAS to list ALL performers right up front.

[@gus2600]

I agree with you a hundred percent!

[@kiloechocharlie1342]

I second that 100%...

[@salviosantos9471]

Yes, please!

[@KentuckyDogg]

No Shit

[@Skydog71355]

at LEAST a listing of solos... IN ORDER...

[@cryptobradley2006]

Sea Hunts son needs to take a seat in the back ........

[@jaylewis1383]

For those who are asking (l. to r.): Lloyd Maines on steel guitar Brittany Howard Sheryl Crow Doyle Bramhall (behind Sheryl Crow) David Grissom (behind Doyle Bramhall) Jimmie Vaughan Robert Earl Keen (in the hat) Joe Ely Bonnie Raitt Gary Clark Jr. (behind Bonnie Raitt) Jeff Bridges Rich Brotherton (accoustic guitar) Riley Osborn (keyboard) Glenn Fukunaga (bass) Tom Van Schaik (drums) I think that's everybody.

[@kpmurphy62]

Dave Grissom just slays Jimmy V slay by being understaed

[@randallfrank5682]

Thank you Jay!

[@tommyshanks8375]

Awesome, thanks Man!

[@steveread864]

Thanks for the listing, I couldn't id most of them. Never seen so many guitars!

[@TheNextGoogification]

Wow! Thanks Jay, that was just what I was looking for!

[@vincerumbough7445]

Throughout the years, I have seen every person on that stage, some of them actually together, but to see ALL of them together doing a Buddy Holly cover, blows my mind. This is awesome, I love seeing Joe Ely Live, so this is extra sweet with all the other legends!!

[@Darryl6636]

Awesome performance,I clicked on this because of the beautiful Bonnie Raitt but stayed because it was so good

[@cindiereinhold3003]

When it's Bonnie's turn, she's like, "Hold my beer. This is how you do it." A true American music icon.

[@DanDLion-tf9st]

Love Bonnie Rait and her guitar. True Blue.

[@georgecollins9388]

I've watched this 50 times. Don't get no better.

[@Pepperboy555]

Still watching.

[@spankystrat49]

Bonnie can do more in two or three notes than most can do with the entire scale

[@peterjons3954]

Lots of mojo on that stage! Just love Bonnie Raitt. Queen of cool and a very humble and good person.

[@satexguy1]

So great to see Lloyd Maines killing it on the pedal steel, doing this song again with Joe Ely and David Grissom nearly 40 years after I first saw them do it.

[@markbauer827]

All they needed was Ponty Bone up there adding some accordion. Or Jesse 'Guitar' showing them how a solo is really done. Once saw them almost tear the roof off Fitzgerald's when they did a show with The Blasters.

[@ClarenceHW]

Maines killed it didn't he? So rhythmically solid, every note placed right where he aimed it.

[@Flint3162]

@@ClarenceHW Lloyd is a great player and was also the music director. And he's a super nice guy

[@drewshoemaker8378]

exactly what i was thinking,, killin it

[@olingillis4630]

Never heard somebody play pedal steel and it sounds like a straight slide guitarist.

[@DrGargani]

right away, people have to turn it into a pissing contest, who is better than who....hey: they are all super talented musicians...enjoy the moment

[@johnnyl321]

and the Big Lebowski himself singing and playing with some legends....this truly is The Dude!!!

[@roadie3124]

I don't really know why, but I've got a thing for Sheryl Crow. She sings beautifully, plays the guitar with passion, and can play the squeeze box. She's beautiful too. The reason doesn't really matter. She's great.

[@countrypeaboy]

I've always told my wife that we're forever EXCEPT if Sheryl Crow calls!

[@roadie3124]

@@countrypeaboy You're a brave man. I told my wife that if Emmylou Harris came calling, she might have to share. That was 38 years ago and we're still married. 😅

[@ShaneKennedy1969]

I almost feel bad... Sheryl Crow is just so...vanilla...mediocre...and irrelevant with Bonnie Raitt on stage.

[@peteremmett8332]

YEAH.....you and everybody else, roadie..!!

[@lindahuff8976]

@@ShaneKennedy1969 Exactly. Bonnie Raitt live (saw her many times) was amazing (with John Prine) and solo.

[@jackmchugh9893]

Love it. Phew! Brings back memories as I was junior in high school when Buddy, Richie Vallens, and The Big Bopper died in that Iowa cornfield. As an old man, I still love Buddy's music.

[@davenorcross4307]

The Big Bopper was sick. So some guy named Waylon Jennings gave him his seat.

[@Allen-xu2wv]

@@davenorcross4307 just was going to ask that Thanks was a shame then we ended up with Willie Waylon and the the boys 😊

[@debrasteinmann]

I may have added 1000 views... Front line I can name Brittany Howard, Lloyd Maines, Sheryl Crowe, ? Jimmy Vaughan, Robert Earl Keene, Joe Ely, Gary Clark, Jr., Ms. Bonnie Raitt and Jeff Bridges, ? Superb Tune here

[@andrewpride5230]

Doyle bramhall also

[@codymyth7809]

Good eye ! Every time I watch this I'm half stoned

[@codymyth7809]

And the girl from Alabama shakes

[@dougyelmen]

Thanks for naming the different musicians. I got some right. I wasn't positive about Jimmy Vaughan. Some of the others I don't recognize. What a great jam.

[@rosarioclassics3501]

Im speechless

[@ronkennington3157]

BUDDY HOLY HOLLY, DID NOT FADE AWAY.

[@jimcragg862]

HE WILL NEVER FADE AWAY AS LONG AS MUSIC IS PLAID,I HERE HIM NOW EVERY DAY EVERY SONG HAS A BIT OF BUDDY IN THERE

[@TREYOLDHIPPIE]

Never Fading Buddy Holly

[@bobsmyth7590]

Yea but the whole 3 cord song IS Bo Didle !!!

[@green323turbo]

The STones version is best

[@allanbriggs9007]

@@green323turbo That's correct - however the Grateful Dead's extended versions are by far the most interesting.

[@joeflood9730]

That is one of the most powerful pedal steel breaks I have heard at 4:04. They are all looking around grinning. Sheryl is pretty damn good on harp too.

[@adventuresfam8536]

i believe that's a harmonica

[@dconsiglio]

That's the great Lloyd Maines on pedal steel. The best that I've ever heard. He also happens to be the father of Natalie Maines from The Chicks.

[@jmoss35976]

Also good record producer@@dconsiglio

[@Macariotron]

Bonnie Raitt's face when Sheryl Crow has her moment is why Bonnie Raitt is awesome.

[@honestj820]

Hey how are you doing today:..?

[@lenpey]

She's too thin to be awesome.

[@jimcragg862]

PEOPLE,,,,, REMEBER IT'S NOT THE STONES OR THE FAB 4's SONG THIS WAS MADE WAY BACK WHEN, A YOUNG TEXAS BOD HAD A DREAM AND WITH THAT HELP OF HIS TO BROTHERS LARRY AND TRAVIS, 1956 THERE STARTTED A LITTLE RUMMBLE DOWN IN LUBBOCK AND THEN WITH J.I AND JOE. B / BUDDY HOLLY AND THE CRICKETS WAS BORN IN 2 SHRT YEARS THEY HAD OVER 200 RECORDINGS UNDER THERE BELT'STHEN POOR OLD BUDDY AT 22 DIE IN THE FAMOUS PLANES CRASH, 22 AND HE HAD ALREADY WROTE WORDS AND MUSIC TO OVER 200 SONGS[ YOU TELL ME OUT OF THE BIG STARS TODAY WHO COULD DO THAT, NONE, AS WE SAY THERE'S ONLY ONE BUDDY HOLLY.

[@Wollenschrank]

Remeber: DO NOT WRITE IN CAPITAL LETTERS!

[@patricias5122]

That is an old rule from 1995, totally discredited now, bud. Writing in all caps is not considered yelling online any more. Some people have vision problems and have to write that way. S'fine.

[@DaveMcKay0960]

Typing in all caps is not a good look. It doesn't add emphasis. It makes you look like you have a tin foil hat.

[@lec1212]

At 70 now, vision is ok but less than perfect, IMHO, all caps may not be considered yelling, but it's distracting to me. JMO.

[@rayrheault2406]

That's why "Not Fade Away" is the finale on the Austin (TX) City Limits 40 year celebration. If the Stones wrote it, wouldn't have been on the show,

[@shaunmcdonough9016]

It's only right that someone from Lubbock start off a Buddy Holly song.

[@suesjoy]

Absolutely! RIP Buddy Holly. Your music will never die...

[@MrJoeyBoombotz]

Bonnie's solos get better, tastier as she gets sexier the older she gets. In all my 66 years, she is the hottest, badass chic EVER. I can't take my eyes off her. She looks calmly, confidently at the camera as if to say " eat your heart out, you stupid SOB". Amazing. I just love her. Who said women don't have stage presence. She rules.

[@killianassemat5115]

I agree but she's is not hot my man like at all.

[@suesjoy]

She has a massive ego, but I can’t blame her! I adore her. 👍🏻💕👍🏻

[@lectraglyde]

i would marry her.....:)

[@hankbrown2871]

You said it. Could not agree more.

[@allysonogston522]

Someone said women don't have stage presence??? LOL - she's wayyyyy hot on every level.

[@samchandlerllc5104]

Bonnie Rait is UNtouchable

[@VoxGothica]

Bonnie Raitt is a stone cold bad-ass. So charismatic too.

[@thirdbase6870]

That Bo Diddley beat gets ya every time

[@charlesbireland1780]

thirdbase6870. It used to be said that "if you want a hit, write a song to s Bo Diddley beat".

[@BackyardRambo]

They're playing it wrong. The song does NOT have the Bo Diddley beat. It has an off beat.

[@erikmaki8642]

@@BackyardRambo True.

[@Pudentame]

@@BackyardRambo It's not wrong, just different ... seems to me it's basically the Grateful Dead arrangement they used coming back from "Drums-Space" whenever "Not Fade Away" was in the set list.

[@chiptmcc8656]

Uh.... That would be the Johnny Otis beat :-)

[@shadowyuiop]

Bonnie Raitt is the best

[@susant8809]

Karen Jones RIP her former master luthier Peter Jones of Atlanta,Ga RIP 2/26/13 🎸❤️

[@green323turbo]

She was ok, but not the best.

[@papabare1977]

His body may have died in 1959 but Buddy's spirit and music will Not Fade Away.

[@ehcatsfaneric2211]

The GREAT Buddy would have been proud...WOW

[@jimiamfirshur4778]

Buddy is smilin’

[@johndelucchi8402]

This is everyone from A to Z collectively whose done it all in American music for the past 30 years. These are the people blessed my life by making every minute of it worth living.

[@SuperCapsfan101]

Bonnie hit the slide, smiling faces all around!

[@aaronjohnson6530]

Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt on the same stage is freaking awesome..

[@ShaneKennedy1969]

With Bonnie on stage, Sheryl is irrelevant.

[@Methilde]

@@ShaneKennedy1969 I look at it only for Bonnie and though that she could be usefull actually with the Stones, could be great.

[@JeffersonMartinSynfluent]

Both their agents beg people to let them do cameos with any and all artists. And, here we are!

[@janetownley]

@@ShaneKennedy1969 oh shush

[@janetownley]

@@JeffersonMartinSynfluentyou too

[@maryglo1]

Remembering the time I went to see these guys in Santa Cruz, CA at Moe's Alley. It was a stormy, rainy night. Just when everything was getting steamed up the power went out. Mobile band members jumped down on the dance floor and played there without amplifiers. It was fun, intimate and we kept dancing and they got us singing! It was no less than a fabulous show! Having worked on a radio crew for years at High Sierra Music, the Subdudes was an absolute favorite headliner! I grew to respect these guys and their musicianship. They're tight! They know how to put on a great show! I love these gentlemen. Crazy about this band, The Subdudes are on my favorite bands list!

[@misswatanabe]

Buddy Holly, rip.. died so young, he had so many more songs in him, so sad!

[@djkallyson1739]

yes one of a kind :)

[@nancyferranti7690]

Oh my Lord …is all I have to say !!!! Since when and WHY are ALL performers /artist /credits not given ???????

[@bontadirisatina7383]

Verses and solos in order: Joe Ely, Jeff Bridges, Sheryl Crow (harmonica then vocals), David Grissom (blue denim shirt, great guitar solo), Bonnie Raitt (steel guitar, also great), Jimmie Vaughan (white guitar, brother of Stevie Ray), Doyle Bramhall II (worn guitar, white guy with afro), Gary Clark Jr (bearded Black guy), Lloyd Maines on pedal steel (also father of Natalie Maines of The Chicks), Joe Ely again, Robert Earl Keene (white hat), then there’s a moment with backup singers Sheryl Crow & Brittney Howard (of Alabama Shakes), also the plaid shirt guitarist on the far right is Rich Brotherton (used to play guitar for Robert Earl Keen’s band). My further research provides likely possibilities below as all were in attendance at that anniversary show. Guy in far back with glasses (on the right side) playing a white guitar is Glenn Fukunaga. The drummer is Tom Van Schaik who played for the Dixie Chicks and more recently with Robert Earl Keen. There’s also a pianist on the right side I can only catch a couple of glimpses of. That’s Riley Osbourn . Most of the brass quartet are likely from Grupo Fantasma. The marimba player is John Speice IV from Grupo Fantasma. Possibly sax is Doug James. But most likely Joshua Levy of Grupo Fantasma. Possibly the trombonist is Mike Rinta. Or Leo Gauna of the Hubtones and Grupo Fantasma. But most likely Mark ‘Speedy’ Gonzalez of Grupo Fantasma. The heavy trumpet player is Gilbert Elorreaga of Grupo Fantasma. The Black trumpet player on the far left might be Ephraim Owens.

[@homeyginomolly]

I've been watching this thing everyday, can't get enough of it!

[@patricias5122]

I love to see Bonnie Raitt owning it there at about 3:02~

[@benjo71472]

She said the most with the fewest notes. Gives me chills!

[@boomerdell]

@@benjo71472 great way to describe her style!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

@@benjo71472 She knew the most notes, she just knew the ones to not play. Class with a capitol K.

[@ebay9302]

shut up ass.

[@bikersoncall]

Patricia S , They gave here garbage to solo over, and she wasn't really ready, they gave the good chords to a couple other players.

[@dlock5794]

Freaking Bonnie Raitt is awesome

[@wildsmiley]

God damn right. I saw Bonnie, I clicked the video.

[@jeremiah123z]

Watch her look before her solo. She's not impressed. Though she's impressive , when her time comes.

[@lsesternester3231]

d lock5 I’d exchange bodily fluids with her, but this a straight up Stones tune.

[@AZCobraman]

Ha-ha...Stones....

[@jimbishop8667]

Bonnie Raitt is the real real! Guy on the steel guitar was pretty damn good too!

[@PresidentWayne]

Joe Ely kicks it off. Jeff Bridges, Bonnie Rait, Sheryl Crow - Harmonica, Robert Earl stumbling around in the background. Just a few.

[@michaellangevin3943]

Ms. Raitt is the consummate performer. She just sits there and enjoys others in the band then steps up and delivers a guitar virtuoso fades back and lets these lessers do their thing. Listen to her and only her do this song.

[@stephenaltman5054]

Bonnie is click bait for me... and worth it every time

[@eugenewagner5153]

WOW. Just WOW. RIP, Buddy Holly.

[@jimwallace972]

Let me tell you something about Sheryl Crow. I underestimated her all along. She can rock with anybody. I saw her last year at Shoalsfest and she can go some.

[@tomknight8986]

Loved her since The Globe Sessions Album

[@roygodbee5545]

I finally went to the Buddy Holly crash site in Clear Lake, Iowa while traveling cross country a couple of weeks ago, if you are a fan you owe it to yourself to go there, it's a beautiful solemn memorial made by fans that has been maintained by the farmer that owns the land.

[@tom.hoffmann6585]

It's very beautiful 😀

[@amycrunch3812]

There are only two things that kill rock stars - drugs and plane crashes - P Garrett

[@michaelrobert8476]

So cool

[@MrPoodleguy]

February, 1959. I was having b’fast w/my boss when we heard the news.

[@SuperCapsfan101]

Bonnie is still the bomb!

[@baird5776mullet]

If SRV had been alive i'm sure he would have been here since his 2 show's @ Austin City Limits were the most watched EVER.

[@patrickcosgrove5660]

That sounds right but i'd like to get ACL to verify this. I'd heard for years it was Leonard Cohen or a bizarre taping of Tom Waits from waaaaaay back in the day. But no surprise if its SRV.

[@anniepattersonpeterblood8097]

I wish someone would list all the artists featured on this video in the notes under the song. Please? Great recording!!!

[@Stanley7746]

Artists performing on the special are: Alabama Shakes, Doyle Bramhall II, Jeff Bridges, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Double Trouble, Joe Ely, Mike Farris, Foo Fighters, Grupo Fantasma, Buddy Guy, Emmylou Harris, Robert Earl Keen, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Randolph, Kenny Wayne ... google the tittle and you go to the article

[@bontadirisatina7383]

But in this video, Verses and solos in order: Joe Ely, Jeff Bridges, Sheryl Crow (harmonica then vocals), David Grissom (blue denim shirt, great guitar solo), Bonnie Raitt (steel guitar, also great), Jimmie Vaughan (white guitar, brother of Stevie Ray), Doyle Bramhall II (worn guitar, white guy with afro), Gary Clark Jr (bearded Black guy), Lloyd Maines on pedal steel (also father of Natalie Maines of The Chicks), Joe Ely again, Robert Earl Keene (white hat), then there’s a moment with backup singers Sheryl Crow & Brittney Howard (of Alabama Shakes), also the plaid shirt guitarist on the far right is Rich Brotherton (used to play guitar for Robert Earl Keen’s band). My further research provides likely possibilities below as all were in attendance at that anniversary show. Guy in far back with glasses (on the right side) playing a white guitar is Glenn Fukunaga. The drummer is Tom Van Schaik who played for the Dixie Chicks and more recently with Robert Earl Keen. There’s also a pianist on the right side I can only catch a couple of glimpses of. That’s Riley Osbourn . Most of the brass quartet are likely from Grupo Fantasma. The marimba player is John Speice IV from Grupo Fantasma. Possibly sax is Doug James. But most likely Joshua Levy of Grupo Fantasma. Possibly the trombonist is Mike Rinta. Or Leo Gauna of the Hubtones and Grupo Fantasma. But most likely Mark ‘Speedy’ Gonzalez of Grupo Fantasma. The heavy trumpet player is Gilbert Elorreaga of Grupo Fantasma. The Black trumpet player on the far left might be Ephraim Owens.

[@roberttemple2521]

When the harp starts, Bonnie's looks speak volumes.

[@jjryan1352]

That's also the look I made watching that part

[@ehcatsfaneric2211]

all this is possible because of the GREAT BUDDY HOLLY...one of a kind genius....

[@sheilalayden185]

Totally agree. Bonnie has been through it and back. Out played and out lived (man I hope I don't jinx her) quite a few of the "greats". Nothing but the greatest admiration and respect for this Queen of...well what is she NOT queen of? Slide guitar, soloist, harmony, blues, rock and roll, pop (?), love songs, screw "you" songs, ballads, self portrait songs,,I could go on but doubt I need to. Do y'all think in this day and age being a white woman has a play in this 'list'. I hate to think so. Thanks Bonnie. You've been my hero since EVER!

[@honestj820]

Hey how are you doing today…?

[@dinahmenard7289]

OH MY GAW-DA!!!!! That's some HEAVT Hitters!!!!!! JOE ties it all together. My love is bigger than a Cadillac! FOR ALL OF THEM! *SWOONS*

[@wichitablack]

Also Lloyd Maines on steel and David Grissom (standing behind Bramall) on guitar.

[@dwightb3405]

Love Bonnie saw her in kettering a few years back. Great guitarist great band great vocalist and great looks thanks Bonnie

[@briannash4226]

What a tribute from great artists to honour the legendary Buddy Holly.......fantastic!

[@josephwhelan192]

How bout Bonnie Raitt beating on that guitar! Awesome!

[@tomformanek3312]

That is Brownie, her beat up old strat. Tone to die for! She is so great in concert. Has an old Guild for her acoustic numbers.

[@alomaalber6514]

she is very respected as a player, plus she can sing, has great hair and is a kind person. yeah!

[@farshimelt]

@@alomaalber6514 She sat in with my band in Venice and lifted everyone up. She's inspirational.

[@guitarzan34]

I love me some Bonnie Raitt on slide guitar! You GO, girl!!

[@chriscorman734]

Just adore Bonnie such a gift just like Buddy

[@Timknight1946]

Sod me, where has this lot been hiding in my 75 years!!!! Greatest version been of Not Fade Away I have ever heard. By a long way. Amazing.

[@palacerevolution2000]

It's not just what Bonnie plays but the bad-assness with how she delivers it. It's like "Move over fellas, coming through, I;m taking the first one".

[@johnboybarker]

Buddy said 'Thank you children"

[@mariocuellar9060]

When u have a group like this, together in one place,it's always best to take full advantage&listen the best you can!!!

[@drwisdom1]

Lots of times the result of collections of great musicians is less than the sum of the parts. Not this one. It rips. The audio is top notch. It is the cream of youtube.

[@owlmatt]

How do you have Brittany Howard on stage and not let her sing?

[@chuckturner6984]

Matt the Owl Agreed!

[@roneyley8250]

Matt the Owl iii

[@paulkubic786]

Let her sing,and play guitar!!

[@IdealDanl]

Didn't notice this first time through. Yes, I ask the same question. Though I reckon she had her solos if we could see the whole show.

[@Nortonork]

Or Bonnie! The epidemy of humbleness which makes me love those two all the more. Great Ladies...

[@johnkimbley116]

Seeing Joe Ely and Lloyd Maines on the stage together takes me back to the 70's at FAT DAWGS in LUBBOCK. What a time!!

[@ericsinger7393]

@johnkimbley I've never been to Lubbock, but love Don Henley's lyrics "I was flying back from Lubbock, I saw Elvis on the plane, or maybe it was Jesus, they both kind of look the same".

[@andyassad2626]

I love how Robert Earl Keene seems to be having the time of his life!!! Loving every second.

[@fellowtraveler4358]

Andy A., Agreed! REK playing rhythm for all it was worth, while watching hot guitar leads in every direction he turned.

[@chrisgorman7242]

Doyle Bramall (the lefty), Jimmy Vaughan, Robert Earl Keen, Joe Ely, Bonnie Riatt, Gary Clark jr, Jeff Bridges, on the slide ?, And of course Sheryl Crowe.

[@granny8897]

thank you.

[@chuckturner6984]

chris Gorman I looked down the comments to see how far I'd have to go before I saw REK's name. Good on you to recognize a great. Not many outside of TX and OK would. This GA boy did though.

[@susandeason1356]

chris Gorman could have lived without Cheryl

[@susandeason1356]

chris Gorman Lloyd Maines on pedal steel. Natalie Maines’ dad

[@tazmankb26]

the great Bonnie Raitt on slide

[@johnnierainey01]

Inspirational and uplifting in equal measure, thank you from the UK where we are a little lacking in this brand of nectar. Perhaps the best up and coming UK band of this genre would be Winnebago with their Cheating on your Heart and Bikini State singles...worth a listen on You Tube.

[@mikegrinder7539]

What a lineup! Seeing Jeff Bridges playing the hollow-body Gretsch makes one green with envy.

[@raystewart6524]

Bonnie Raitt kicking it with some mean sliiide..

[@brucemcwilliams3559]

Oh Ya

[@snarflatful]

Always does. 👍

[@shadowcolt1]

thank you all for keeping this song alive it was a great when buddy song it and it is still a great song now

[@johnconn982]

Listened again(7 times) , and just gets better….awesome.

[@kimhorton6109]

Bonnie Rait is a gift from the heavens. Cheryl Crow if the Mother Superior of good music.

[@awwj22]

Buddy is looking down and thinking - finally you people get it.

[@jimbosweeney]

Happy Birthday Bonnie! I remember, as a young man, I'd watch you performing from the sidewalk outside of Jack's... Loved you then, love you now!!!

[@howdytoyer]

Wow. Buddy would have LOVED that. Esp. the steel guitar bit. He loved innovation and I've never heard a steel guitar used quite that perfectly on a rock n roll song. Hail! hail!

[@OsitoTejano]

That's Lloyd Maines on the steel guitar and he's on Joe Ely's early albums and they are great. Worth checking out. The album "Live Shots" has some blistering rock pedal steel on it.

[@howdytoyer]

@@OsitoTejano Hey thanks for the info! Definitely will check it out!

[@Professor-IC]

Buddy Holly forever ! The true and real "King of Rock n Roll" !

[@jonjones6749]

Sheryl Crow forever! She's looking fine!

[@constancelena]

wow, every second is sublime, Buddy Holly's genius lives on~!

[@bobbynoe1]

Every second - really? Did you skip when Jimmy Vaughan started his solo at 3:05?

[@pattidale7968]

I saw Jimmy Vaughn many times in the 70’s, would drive to Austin after work in Burnet with my boss, but got so old now I don’t know if it was Jimmy or Joe Ely that did most of the singing at this shindig.

[@trapper108642]

I stood 10ft away from Bonnie Raitt in the front row about 20 years ago on a New Orleans Riverboat during the Jazz Festival while she played with The Thunderbirds from Austin... Made eye contact and got a smile... I wonder if she thinks about me as often as I think about her...? 😁

[@honestj820]

Hello how are you doing today?😊

[@cowdudeable]

Is it just me or does Cheryl Crow get hotter every year?

[@Terrapin2871]

David Lehrer She does!

[@fartknocker8363]

Do you "S"heryl ?

[@nickademia]

Yea, but "sucky" harp solo :)

[@chuckturner6984]

Is it just me or does Bonnie Raitt get hotter every year?

[@TurtleRocker12]

Bonnie is still looking good

[@ebay9302]

Real talent there! Bonnie is THE BEST!

[@honestj820]

Hey how are you doing…?😊

[@chriscase1392]

Whole lotta Strat goin' on here. (and a Gibson, too.) One of the Strats is a real left-handed model, unlike the Jimi Hendricks trick of restringing a regular Strat upside down. This is quite the pickup band. Awesome.

[@bh8365]

Chris Case. Good observation. The worn lefty Strat caught my eye. Hope it was aged by playing and not relic-ed. The player was cool, so he prob wore it out himself.

[@stevemason5173]

That's what I like to see Chris. I have owned many Fender models and quite a few Gibson models. Every Gibson wound up being sold off or traded. I have compared them in sooooo many ways and the Fenders prevail every time. The sound, the feel, the weight, and the quality of a Strat is unbeatable in my book buddy. I still have two of my Strats, the white one being a 1990 model and the sunburst one being a 1984 model. Both are fantastic guitars and have endured many miles on the road and both still look clean and play well. Long live the Strats!!!

[@stevemason5173]

Here's another thing Chris, I no longer play in a band or travel long distances for gigs due to that ole' bastard "Father Time", but still once in awhile get together with old friends and band mates to do a local gig. I found a Strat copy in a trash can and brought it home and provided some TLC. It didn't require any major repair and surprisingly looked pretty good. All black with a single humbucker in the tremelo position, one volume and one tone pod. The input jack is also in the pick guard where a lower 2nd tone pod would be on a Strat. Baja was the brand name on the head stock, and more than likely a "CHEEZE MASTER". It also weighs about 1/3rd of a real Strat and is very comfortable to have strapped on during a whole set. This guitar plays and sounds absolutely fantastic with just an overdrive pedal through two Fender Twin Twelve amps. Any style music, metal, rock, country, folk, pop, but I refuse to play any rap or "Hip~Hop" bull shit crap and never tried it in any of those sounds...LOL

[@kenrockas195]

@@1911wood I think it is Bramlett. I saw Delaney and Bonnie with Eric Clapton at the old Fillmore West and had their LP also and I'm pretty sure their last name was Bramlett.

[@1911wood]

@@kenrockas195 thank you I am corrected. He is the son of Doyle Bramhall Sr. A drummer I was familiar with. Not related to the Bramletts. I confused my Brams

[@keithmeldahl3902]

Too many players. This song is a LEAN rock song, you put too many out there and it all turns to mud.

[@stevemason5173]

Here I am back again in November of 2020. I never have come to a conclusion about this video of this performance. Some of these performers have a boredom look on their faces at times while others look pissed off. Bonnie at 2:07). And why did not Brittney Howard have a guitar solo or sing a verse? ... I don't know but maybe my old ass will figure it out...LOL Still a good performance!!!

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

I love Joe Ely, and the Flatlanders, Bonnie Cheryl , et al. Austin City limits still is one of the best American T V programs EVER!! Just my opinion.

[@jedlewis8232]

Joe Ely unfortunately kicked the song off to a slightly off rhythm, but like true pro's they adjusted to it. Bonnie Rait is killer on slide guitar.

[@mitchgawlik1175]

Could have done without Sheryl Crow and Gary Clark. We needed more vocals and less guitar jam. I wanted to hear more of Joe Ely and Jeff Bridges, but that's the way all-star jams go.

[@Flint3162]

How the heck does anyone say that Sheryl was a waste of time? That's crazy!

[@Xiphoses]

Love you Bonnie

[@andyassad2626]

Robert Earl just looks thrilled to be there!!

[@tomknight8986]

Wouldn't you be, Andy?

[@crreddick1]

Thanks Lloyd Maines. Just awesome player

[@christiangrozel2261]

il y a que les artistes Américains pour faire ce genre de show-musical . géant.🎶🎹🎵🎹🎶🎹🎸🎸🎸🎸☀️🇲🇨