Billy & the Kids ft. Billy Strings - "Scarlet Begonias" Live From Red Rocks | 7/12/21 | Relix

#LIVENOW! // You're watching a sneak peek of Billy & The Kids ft. Billy Strings - #DeadOnTheRocks, live from Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre! These shows are SOLD OUT; the only way to watch is to couch tour on FANS. Get tickets to continue watching at fans.live/deadrocks

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

Love to you all from Patti Cornell keep the music alive for always and forever

[@tommcgann2432]

I feel sad. James Casey is in a lot of the versions of my favorite tunes. Rest in peace brother

[@ernestbass7254]

I saw Jerry 16 times before he died ..Anyone who celebrates the Dead is alright ..I did security for the Dead back in the day ..80s..old man now of 61

[@jeffriley2218]

I attended the show on 13th, what a damn good group of musicians for these two shows !

[@JimDoran-fx1rr]

This song has the greatest pocket ever, and this band was all in it. The guitars were restrained, tasteful and all but perfect, and Bill K has always been a tasteful "pocket drummer." Change my mind.

[@42papyrus]

Holy smokes...that was freaking SICK!!!! This band needs to tour. Period, paragraph, end of story.

[@jeffriley2218]

TRUTH...2nd show , was one i saw. Massive talent going on here

[@42papyrus]

@@jeffriley2218 yep, that sax solo in Peggy-O gave me the tingly shivers like I havent felt since the days of the Jer-Ber!!!

[@dverygrateful1]

You have .issed out a lot. They have toured. Try the golden gate wingman.

[@brucerescorl1508]

I am absolutely blown away. I could have gone to dead and co. Didn't go. This is the band I want to see. How about Capital Theatre Port Chester NY?

[@Shmacalacapingo]

One can wish!!🔥🔥🔥

[@blheron]

I enjoy watching this ensemble a lot. Better to my ear than either Bobby or Phil's lineup. I was there when the Grateful Dead played Red Rocks the first time and the second time too, when Billy had the broken hand. Something magic about the place. This music is nice and feels pretty fresh.

[@direwolf6234]

was that august '78..??

[@thealaskapicker8628]

Red Rocks is the best outdoor venue I have ever been to

[@davidcann3809]

Got to see the three Dead Red Rocks shows in July 1982. Rained all week, but fun shows and a great experience!

[@Sleepy_Alligator]

@@direwolf6234 Yep 8/31/78. First time Shakedown Street played, if i recall correctly. My first show came a few days later 9/2/78 at Giants Stadium, and Bill K. had one arm in a cast. Regardless, a Scarlet Fire Estimated Eyes for the ages played that afternoon. I was never the same...

[@sladeprendergast1167]

Unreal sort of reminds me of early Phil and friends and early ratdog mixed together

[@dougpotosky4102]

The real magic with " Billy Shakedown" Seems like the perfect name for him. He has lots of orginal songs. And he keeps writing. That will be the true magic over the years with Billy. Plus his voice is so unique and universal. Thanks! For the music tonight!

[@cdub9735]

Love your comment. Love Billy.

[@garryr486]

This may be best post Dead band yet....

[@dverygrateful1]

golden gate wingman and billy and the kids and jrad

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

JRAD is very unique, BKDS has that going also

[@danieleflorean7064]

Grateful Shred is real good as well tho

[@Knight14649]

For sure … no doubt..

[@Knight14649]

@@danieleflorean7064 -not like this.. please

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

Love red rocks one of my favorite places to be.

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

His Grandfather made the guitar in prison, how can you beat that? Billy Strings is the Hendrix of this generation of music.

[@ajdsp]

Billy is going to mushroom into DA MAN in the GD jamband world !!!

[@pumpkinking5174]

Pump the breaks on the Hendrix comparison.

[@jeffriley2218]

@@pumpkinking5174 yeahh boy...he heeh TRUTH. And> i love Billy

[@darthrevan6054]

Billy won’t be hendrix he will be Billy fucking strings!

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

@@darthrevan6054 "Hendrix of a generation" means "break out fascinating guitar player of a time period" which Billy is in 2021.

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

Loved all of the adventures threw the years

[@OspreyVision]

Thanks for putting this show on KZbin >> Super Grateful 🙏

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

Have a great day and wonderful weekend on the rocks

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

Always a wonderful adventure with the band

[@mikeofee1733]

Dead Head since 78. This just blew me away. Holy....please come to NYC

[@tommcgann2432]

The music just goes on and on to the next generation. The new kids do pretty good in keeping the historical journey out there for us…

[@OspreyVision]

2nd set on 🔥 >> that was a stoney 🛸jam >> Billy Strings 🎸 holding it down⚡ The whole band is really good 🍻 >> kinda taking everything to the next level 💯

[@deadbeats4894]

Wish all these guys had the time to do a tour.

[@Knight14649]

Billy”the old one” , once again proves that the Grateful Dead only really needed him as the real drummer in the beginning and when Micky quit the band in the 70’s… he can handle the whole thing and it sounds great..

[@docdeens4030]

I agree. This is light years better than Dead and Co., too

[@thevillageshaman]

It's a team event

[@thevillageshaman]

@@docdeens4030 it's not a competition

[@briandamore8063]

@@thevillageshaman .... True but Billy is the man. Always has been.

[@docdeens4030]

@@thevillageshaman it kind of is when you are talking about who you would spend money to see. These guys are earning it to me. Just an opinion.

[@jameshauer8554]

7/24/21 - Sitting here on a rainy Taipei morning experiencing clip after clip from this show and Scarlet just sent me over the edge...tears fo joy

[@OscarRuiz-gj3mp]

Rainy Taipei and I bet not a nug of Herb to smoke.....I feel you!

[@matthewmead2374]

A really cool and unique take on the best (imho) dead segue jam. And then blessing us with the Jimmy Cliff song was an amazing and unexpected gift

[@tommeyers966]

Well done. That Sax players got mojo for sure.

[@lindsayblue5602]

That sax is fucking 🔥

[@seank1579]

Yes pure gold!

[@42papyrus]

PeggO solo was just freakin HUGE!

[@averyprice9422]

Is that the guy that played with Trey at the Beacon? He is in the T.A.B. horn section..

[@Knight14649]

@@averyprice9422 -yup

[@matthewcollins5344]

So much love 💕

[@alexcorll90]

Haha, Linus and Lucy tease at 15:36 by Vince Guaraldi :)

[@trevorkinzie4267]

I nearly lost my marbles when I heard that

[@lazyguy9486]

Nice catch! Seamless, these dudes get it done.

[@davenunyabusiness4893]

I felt like they wanted to go into Victim or the Crime there for a min...Scarlet->Victim->Fire only happened once. Grateful Dead - "Scarlet Begonias/Victim or the Crime/Fire on the Mountain" (8/16/91)

[@cas3151]

I love this!

[@dismic3556]

I haven't been able to stop listening to this since that night

[@billpolits7594]

LOVE the harmonies!

[@dandewar4874]

This has just restored my soundtrack, Wow🤯 Thanks 💙

[@andrewmantle7627]

Just great fun to listen to.

[@dustinhedin]

Lovely fellas 💖

[@christopherorman5769]

Billy Strings electric playing has grown big time since the Mahalo gig. Huge strides. Still has that sort of Toy Caldwell sound that fits well in this group.

[@deadspread7717]

Dude has always shredded Electric. Was in a metal band back in the day. Also, check out his psychedelic circus shows

[@christopherorman5769]

@@deadspread7717 Not doubting that he used to play metal. But playing this music -- which is why Hamilton's playing bugs me at times -- isn't about shredding but literally holding a conversation. Strings' phrasing during the Hawaii shows wasn't there. He had some cool Caldwell moments, but he was missing it a bit. I noticed he lacked a bit when he played with Marcus King a while back on electric too. This is much more relaxed and quite a bit better as far as his phrasings.

[@deadspread7717]

Agreed. I also think Carlos was throwing him off at Bill's birthday... Love Santana and he did a lot for Jerry before/after the coma, but I never thought he should ever play dead music...throws off the groove at times. Not a Hamilton fan, but he definitely has his moments.

[@AndrewCapobianco2014]

for bluegrass -guy he sure uses distortion in a positive way, I noticed he uses some fuzz w/ th bluegrass often also, love the way he gets sustain in the GD notes & melodies

[@aseeker6507]

Reed Rocks at Red Rocks!! His smile makes me heart happy! And the music makes me dance! James Casey blows me away! What an incredible group of musicians playing as one... Creating Harmony.!

[@aceofspades9785]

James is always on point…but he was extra-special on this jam!!!

[@tommcgann2432]

Sky was yellow. Sun was blue.

[@anthonydasilva7498]

Great love it

[@johntrinkle9244]

Would love to see bill leave dead and co to mickey and tour these guys. Billy strings is the truth

[@lindaburrows9863]

Thank you wish I could had been there nice

[@keysgirltye1]

Heard them play a pop up show in Charlottesville, Capital theater before Lockn a few years ago. It was great!!

[@keysgirltye1]

Of course, minus Billy Strings.

[@trappedindc8678]

That’s the one where they broke out Spidegawd/Eep Hour I think. Billy is really the Keeper of the Flame

[@OspreyVision]

Only $20 for the tickets 🎟 That's soooo cool! U guys rock! Just wish you were playing more shows Please play some more gigs this summer in the Bay Area 🙏

[@ericwoodard8236]

Billy K on drums alone. It has been a while (other than earlier B and the Kids). He lacks Mickey's power, but more than makes up for it in GROOVE!

[@megadawg342]

Wow!

[@wayne8276]

Yup !!!

[@user-gw1sw4zc9k]

This band could pull off its own festival.

[@jeffriley2218]

Truth

[@Knight14649]

Billy strings Band warming up for the Kids to play.. thats a nice 6 hour show

[@sethie_shots]

@@Knight14649 Billy’s so young too- he could handle that right 😂😳👍🏼

[@soswald123]

Top! Notch! Kidz!

[@malcolmbruce9753]

Man this band is HOT

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

First visit to see oaky Stanley

[@michaelhill8269]

That other guitarist is pretty damn good too!

[@nathanielvargas3863]

Tom Hamilton from Joe Russo’s almost Dead. He’s fantastic

[@joshlettrick7212]

This was so good. I really hope they will mix this with Dead and Co. and they take us a little bit Further.

[@kellyclark7517]

Furthur

[@deadspread7717]

That Linus and Lucy was fantastic

[@dahbay5801]

Totally nailed the Linus and Lucy tease!

[@bailawoloff686]

Thats what that was. So familiar yet couldn’t pin it Thanks

[@johngroom9243]

Tour, please!

[@mikemetague7973]

Yes! Same Billys & Same Kids on East Coast, anyplace from DC to Boston, anytime!

[@TIMSTRUMENT]

Yes

[@GerardWaysHun20]

The Fractal Art at 10:25 ... welll done

[@ericwoodard1103]

This is PHENOMENAL! This feels like the Grateful Dead--notice I did not say "sounds" like the Grateful Dead. I thought Billy was pretty much done listening to DeadCo. BOY, was I wrong!

[@finaldelay18]

lovely. come to argentina

[@nigelsaylor2471]

The music plays the band

[@naturescures7822]

We have some amazing stuff right now...DSO, JRAD, now these guys I mean how spoiled we are its all good guys...hell I look for something on Jerry day and there is a amazing stream from Terrapin Crossing Stu Nelson and Mars Hotel holy shit they rock too...organ is HOT...Then Dead and Company coming up. All kinds of Grateful Dead cover bands probably hundreds maybe weekly around US...after watching Jerry day I went out here in Louisville, Ky.....The Pransters had a jerry day of their own spoiled with all these dead riches....

[@matthewmead2374]

Wow not sure if id ever heard billy strings on electric guitar but im really really digging it. Edit- made that comment before hearing the Jimmy cliff (I think..right?) Amazing

[@jeffriley2218]

That TONE at around 8:26 !!

[@jeffriley2218]

Didnt see this one ( bummer) ..but saw next night. . best post Jerry show, Bar none

[@bradcrabtree9276]

You need to see JRAD

[@jeffriley2218]

@@bradcrabtree9276 , not a huge fan of Toms voice , thats why i liked this one better. Love that bands energy

[@keithfarrington8179]

the baritone sax, perfect addition or maybe alto

[@user-jg3nn9in8l]

Billy and Phil are the ones keeping the dead music alive and evolving. Dead and Co. don't do it for this old deadhead.

[@kevinrother200]

And it only got better after the set opener

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very well................................................................................................................................

[@caileemueller7320]

More por favor...

[@jeffriley2218]

At around 9:35 it starts getting fucking loose on an Egypt / Middle eastern / Texas hybrid MONSTER JAM

[@averyprice9422]

That's the sax player T.A.B.?

[@bigtopsteve]

Which one is John Mayer?

[@matthewmead2374]

The guy wearing the John Mayer mask playing the instrument. I just wish he was black playing that sexyphone. Knock knock. It's sexy on the phone. Never learned the hard way, the hardest way back home

[@jumbobuddy6664]

What in the wide wide world of sports was that the Charlie Brown theme song

[@nattyj37774life]

REED!!!

[@leecharzenski9965]

Fuck yeah!!!!!! Reed kicks ass. Saw him in the Steve Kimok Band in Fayetteville Ak. With Rodney Holmes on drums. 3 day show at Chester's. Blew my mind.

[@ianmurawski8165]

Aloha Bill

[@aaronclifton9905]

Anyone know if this is on Nugs.net or able to listen to billy and the kids not on KZbin?

[@kylecoughlin8040]

Took us from Colorado to Egypt to Jamaica to Charlie Brown land and back to Colorado

[@davidhale9672]

Hard to beat a "Linus and Lucy" tease...

[@austint1987]

Please. Fucking. Tour. Goddamnit.

[@djpause]

What? It was just getting good

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

Peace be the joe everyone wants in this life from Patti Cornell

[@crosmo1]

jerry was there!

[@deadmetal8692]

I got some phishy vibes during that instrumental jam.

[@ess1333-m7o]

15:20...PEANUTS!

[@steveg6035]

anyone else gonna admit this is WAY better than Dead and Co?

[@scottbegonias313]

No one's better than anyone, they're all just different flavors! IMO D&C's musicianship and experience are way tighter!

[@dziadzi9]

Agree 100%

[@trappedindc8678]

Just different

[@trevorkinzie4267]

maybe not "better" but certainly more enjoyable. I was here last night and walked away thinking I haven't had this much fun at a dead and co show and I love that band and have enjoyed every one of their shows. The energy last night was otherworldly in comparison

[@trappedindc8678]

@@trevorkinzie4267 good for YOU, glad you had a good time. I’m happy with all of it and thankful the music is going to live on. Comparisons of whose “better” is just not in the spirit of the Dead and everything they brought to the world to this old Head. My first show as at age 13 in 1969 at Fillmore East. It seems like all the new “heads” from around the early 90’s on are in to rating the various iterations of the Dead. Waste of time, waste of energy.

[@jamestakacs]

Billy Strings can go. HE can go, right.

[@Knight14649]

Go where??

[@amjrpain919]

Even if you didn't know the roots of this song...

[@charleshultquist9233]

I'd give a wee bit of advice on this one....a ballad should be sung solo. The instrumental interplay is magnificent here.

[@pango-y8j]

Good Shiite 🍄🌜⚡🌛💦🪘🌊🌁🌹🌍🔥🍄

[@user-zf6fv2sg1e]

From Patti Cornell

[@ericleonard2835]

One of them sounds like Donna

[@patrowan7206]

Love this but wish the mix wrapped itself in more of the rich foundation laid down by Reed Mathis.

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

tom hamilton shined on this one, billy strings or no billy strings :)

[@thealaskapicker8628]

kind of a medicore vocal mix at first on Scarlet in my opinion, but got better as the song went on.

[@aceofspades9785]

Funny…I used to say that about The Dead back in the day…then they just seemed to magically come together…and you know the rest!!!🤪

[@kentjw88]

Instrumentals fantastic! But, do the vocals sound a little flat to anyone but me.

[@jevfkon5787]

Sounds like Zappa playing the Dead

[@keithfarrington8179]

Robert Nesta

[@headphish1]

yo

[@elmoblatch9787]

1:53 I guess they just have the lyrics to every song? Because come on...you must know the lyrics to Begonias.

[@Knight14649]

Way better than D and C.

[@bland1900]

Putting an ad in the middle of a song is BULLSHIT! WTF is wrong with You Tube? ...Greedy, I suppose.

[@davidaldridge5716]

This vid got cut off at a semi awful time…they transitioned into a diff song entirely

[@tylerclaird]

that first solo was wack right?

[@trevorkinzie4267]

nah

[@jeffw2354]

bleepin-a ........

[@johnnycmajor]

Billy Boy be rocking the mason 33 on his guitar and tatto on his arm... Did they buy you Billy.... I hope not.. it is what it is so they say.