Buddy Whittington - I Just got Back From Baby's (2012)

[@danmar007]

Buddy is seriously underrated. I love this guy.

[@magicdave93]

This guy should be up there with the greatest blues guitarists of all time!

[@philyou2]

+1

[@knowmusicman157]

He already is.

[@paulvox3943]

He is

[@churchmouse144]

For playing a cover. Good one

[@raybede]

I think he is but for some strange reason has not had the recognition he deserves. Why is that I wonder?

[@svenzia]

He once e-mailed me after i wrote a comment on his homepage long ago. Wanted to send his debut solo record to me because i was sick. Such an effing heart this man have - besides feeling and chops. We love you, big brother. Legend!

[@MAGAMANPATRIOT]

That is a great story about a man with a big heart as well as being an outstanding player.

[@ZYVZX]

Legend his blues will surround us all forever!

[@direwolf8124]

Great story

[@armandobarbosa2914]

Buddy está galeria dos grandes guitarristas ,assim como Michael Kevin Taylor

[@stevem5139]

I can’t believe I never heard of this guy what a blues guitar genus

[@lancel71]

I feel ashamed that I'm just discovering this guitar genius, I'm fired up!!

[@swaj123]

damn...I've watched this 100 times...his phrasing is amazing

[@TheVatonaught]

and his touch an tone is beautiful

[@RabeloBach]

Yeah!

[@REM1956]

He's got so much talent and taste. His dynamics and tone are top shelf. Strong singer, as well.

[@elizclark1967]

EXACTLY! I am always floored when I hear/see Buddy play. And, a heart as big as Texas❤

[@insignificunt5637]

Came here from John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers - So Many Roads. I've found my place in life❤️

[@andyc5392]

I can’t understand how this guy escaped my notice for so long…great playing!!!

[@grahamrowley1691]

Yeah well REAL guitarists appreciate Buddy AND Billy. Ain't no competition for Christ's sake.

[@luckyisalreadyinuse]

One of the best Guitarplayer of all time

[@ohmbuoy1]

I'm totally amazed by the genius of Whittington! He plays only and solely meshed to his axe with a definition of what he's hearin' more than I'd ever think of! I'm constantly immersed in the insane lane that comes out with Buddy's interpretation!! Fo sho he is one of a kind. With the perfection of unheardof blues interpretation, he exceeds by magnitudes beyond. I'm major happy to have discovered such an artist. BTW, I'm an entrepreneur / tradesman who simply loves the innovative dedication to one's bent. Thanks Buddy, for giving me a sh'tload of magical tunage!! You're always playing on my jobsites!! (I'm the boss, so I got tune privy)

[@ajamandadam8299]

Buddy just kills it again, with tone, vibrato and endless licks and phrasing. Man, I love this guy.

[@jacko717]

The Big Man smashes it. Pure class.

[@rickflippin1]

Jesus Buddy is such a great artist

[@agamhamzah2924]

This man should be the Blues Star

[@woodyburkhalter1]

i use to meet buddy many friday and saturday nights at central park in hurst texas in 1971, we didnt know each other we both just happened to go there regularly with our guitars and we would play acoustics in the dark all night sittin on the concrete benches and tables, i just moved to hurst from atlanta, then i got to know stevie, jimmy, and anson in 74 doing the monday nights at the original poor davids off mckinney.... freddie king was always hangin at mother blues, gatemouth brown, smoked a doob with dimebag in 77 while cuttin a demo at pantego studios, i saw duane play many times in atlanta, i loved mucic.... i am a lucky guy..... i use to sit in with rusty burns dads band in euless in gene perdy's band, the first night rustys dad, bob, told me to quit bending strings.... rusty played lead for point blank, a great texas band, amazing guitarist, played upside down left handed cuz his dad was a right handed guitar player. point blank was the only other band signed by bill ham who created zztop i also watched eric johnson during his bar days townes van zandt guy clark steve earle bw stevenson peter rowan the list goes on and on i was always a solo acoustic guitar singin my favorite word based songs and tellin stories between songs, , and i thought i would hate texas comin from hotlanta but texas was a blast my first day in ft worth in 71 i snuck in will rogers auditorium to see bo diddly open for creedence clearwater, my grandmother lived a few blocks from there so i snuck in around 5 pm and hid up in the rafter seats till the lights went down, then worked my way to right below the stage.... i swear you could tell fogerty was tripping, and the show was fantastic years and years later, by accident, i got to meet and get drunk with bo diddly and chuck berry when i snuck in the private pre-opening party at the hard rock in dallas i was sitting upstairs in the vip section cuz we snuck in by going up the fire escape stairs around back, we were amongst huge stars so i saw a little dark bar in the corner and sittin at a little 4 stool bar is bo and chuck and we got drunk together and i told them both i snuck in and they said that i was with them now if any problems come. then chuck closed the evening downstairs with paul schaffers band and chuck kept looking at me and my friend and laffing at us he told us several times "i bet you are the only two "mofos" that got in", he liked us. and bo was impressed i saw him in 71 cuz he remembered that show i went to high school with lee pickens from bloodrock, my grandmother taught john denver in arlington heights high school.... i saw hundreds of stevie and jimmys bar gigs and saw stevies last bar gig at blossoms downstairs, in ft worth, his 4th set was the insane hendrix set, there were 7 people in the bar, including the bartender, stevie went off like i never saw before he was leaving that night to go l.a. to record china girl with david bowie stevie was a very kind sweet and gentle person, mostly kinda quiet, stevie was always surrounded by great texas people, downhome and bad ass.... when mike judge (king of the hill) played bass for anson funderburgh during those infamous monday nights at poor davids pub, during the breaks mike judge was funny as hell. way before he did beavis, and king of the hill countless times we all go out the back door during band breaks and i would sit on a curb with stevie under a streetlight and take a few puffs and enjoy the evening stevie use to tell me, "man, you always got the best tasting weed"..... there were great jams all night by all the greats on those monday nights 8-10 years.... at poor davids pub. it was a well kept secret, man i knew how damn good it was. i use to i rarely missed a monday night for 8 years.... rip freddie pharoah, the greatest shuffle drummer on the planet i am gettin old now and if people only knew what a great musical life this old guy has had, from the allman brothers in atlanta to the great texas music scene where country met rock was unbelieveable austin in 70's was the real austin, not the one now

[@CHill-uh1fg]

Just by accident seen your pretty long post but it caught my eye, you talking about hanging out a central park, because I grew up in Euless and hung out there a lot, and often played guitar and got stoned mostly. I new Rusty Burns he stayed down the street from me for a few years it seemed. he was with or married to my buddy sister and he jammed with them before point blank. I'd hang out with them and listen. I was several years younger but I'd take my guitar down wanting to jam. And your right Rusty would snag my SG and play it upside down. Made chords up side down to 😂 he was a really good player even back then.

[@woodyburkhalter1]

@@CHill-uh1fg nice, i went to trinity

[@bluesclub03]

Buddy has played at the Borough Blues Club Pontypool every year for the last 3 He is the best we've had and a nice Man who likes curry.

[@cantemirash]

Buddy is a great guitar player, no doubt, his licks are unique.

[@rickbabcock6397]

Seen him with Blues Breakers 3times. After ,solo 3 times .great guy he is very down to earth and humble. He told us some funny stories about being in Blues Breakers.

[@gaggle57]

Back in '70 saw Allman Bros. warm up B.B.King - after two straight hours of Dwayne (showing up) dueling Dickie, B.B. came out swinging, cranked his volume to 10 and outhendrixed the two upstarts.That night B.B. ruled the planet and forever became my all-time favorite for life. Buddy would have drooled.

[@Schlumbucketreturns]

BB would usually hold back out of modesty, but his left hand was lightening fast, his vibrato was the best I've ever heard, and his phrasing was total perfection.

[@woodyburkhalter1]

i was in atlanta from 68-71 and saw the allmans many times, a few in the atlanta municipal auditorium and a few in piedmont park it was all new to me. in 69 i think, in piedmont park they played and my dad had played in a softball league in the park and we heard the music and and we walked up near gregs organ and greg told my dad to grab himself a pabst blue ribbon beer in the ice in a trashcan near the organ my dad had his softball outfit on and greg thought that was cool and said hi to me. and duane was leaning against the front of gregs organ smilin at me, and they were white guys with a black drummer, my dad liked that, back in those days it was unheard of in georgia .

[@rickhennig5984]

Buddy Wittington is a very good blues guitar player that does not get enough recognition!!

[@gerhardbohrenkamper2057]

Thank you Buddy for this Great Texas Blues !

[@GMan269]

One of the most underrated guitarists on the planet. He’s got the soul!

[@moish_lash]

What can I say. Hot damn that was great.

[@TheGuitarver]

Liquid chops. Makes my Back sore watching him. :-) A great great player.

[@markeyhendrix]

Seen this guy a few times, incredible player hugely underated!!!

[@LuckyKoman7]

Just discoverd this man...on a video live with Mayall and Mick Taylor...I Just thought who is that man on the strat...off course a Texas bluesman. I Love this man from now on!

[@peterswart3865]

My new favorite bluesman !!!

[@brig8013]

Agreed

[@nchcroy3877]

May this wonderful man live forever!

[@Ledprostate]

Thank God, an actual video and not slides

[@MeTeddyCa]

Makes me want toopen my Guitar Case to awake my guitar 🎸 from a 4 year sleep ❤🔥🎸😎love that ode to my ZZ

[@southernstingray2743]

Smooth flowin like the mighty Mississippi,really good happenin BLUES !!!.......Thanking yall kindly!!

[@bobchristopher5842]

Long gone. Texas strong. Raw low down dirty. Best Top song ever recorded and you kick it out equally as well. Great playing and great band.

[@deaunj8592]

this is the texas blues master gettin down on sum 1970 zz top blues. i jus wanna thank u senor buddy. rico of reno here again to testyfy!

[@montyderhak]

Killin it.....love Buddy

[@rogeremond99]

Way to take a great song and improve on it. Really great job, from a big ZZ and Reverend Willie G fan. Cheers!

[@paullevine1813]

Better on his own than behind Mr. Mayall. Buddy is a true masterclass player.

[@macaius]

This man is a living legend. Magic finger's what I call it

[@raybede]

Thank you for videoing this amazing capture of the wonderful and talented Buddy. He has so many riffs and runs and such a variety of tones Brilliant. I love him.

[@RJ4960]

At last, the Strat middle PU gets to show what it can do...

[@Ledprostate]

Can always listen to Trower for middle pickup magic

[@alexanderwes5204]

It's a real pleasure to see a craftsman at work ! Such tasteful playing. Thanks for the upload.

[@nuravrian3938]

Bow to buddy! A masterclass!

[@GMan269]

This guy is the bomb. I heard him with mayall. He hasn’t gotten nearly the success he deserves. He’s one of the best.

[@lancel71]

This dude can get down, I love it man!

[@StephenMontoya]

Yes Buddy, you remain the baddest in the landest!

[@jimmyrecce8787]

Buddy is like all the greats....his phrasing is impeccable.....J.L.T.

[@michaelheaton6901]

The drummer is bloody excellent as well : tight, restrained, under-stated.

[@Schlumbucketreturns]

Dats how ya play da blues, kids!

[@georgemoore8832]

reminds me of Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, Neal Schon, Robert Cray.

[@toddsimmons6120]

Very good Buddy and boy's. thankyou.

[@bobareeniobobareenio2935]

Buddy is a super nice guy , besides a GUITAR GREAT. I met him at the Bottom Line, ( long time go). He was so kind and gracious.. I was star struck , but he was just a regular down to earth and kind guy. . Hope the best for him . . Enjoy listening. . . .

[@raybede]

This is Buddy doing his thing. So much tone and variation. I notice he seems to have worn out and replaced yet another neck on this particular Strat!

[@arthurblackhistoric]

I love that song!! Been playing it for over 20 years. How fantastic to hear a true legend give it a working over.

[@cacornett58]

I love how you blend in some of Billy G's solo with your own. Brilliant, great playing. I'm feeling it! Who says ya gotta have long fingers to play guitar, just need a passion to play.

[@francispetaluma]

This is the best "amateur" footage I've ever seen!

[@KC-ro7zp]

best way to start ANY.day! This is high quality !!!. Love it! Great Post

[@Jonathan-L]

Great vocal phrasing & tone. Just the best!

[@beverleecambronne6599]

Wonderful touch on those strings. Just keeps the next desire to hear more

[@peterburi2727]

This is why Fender put a middle pickup in the Strat. Buddy kills it!

[@deaunj8592]

damn sonny boy,like the ultimate zz top tribute! aint never and i means nevah heard no blues likes this! have mercy buddy!

[@SPQR069]

No words needed, Big daddy Blues Bro, thanks

[@johanstaelens5194]

So pure Buddy ! Five stars so genuine, brilliant, wonderful ! LOVE IT !!!

[@PierreBruynooghe]

Excellent Buddy

[@blues62751]

Buddy rocks !

[@coltford470]

One of my favorite ZZ Top songs. Nice job. Cool looking guitar.

[@Gray40]

Buddy does a great job on this song. Excellent sound quality, thanks for posting.

[@qgjq3c]

What a musician!!!!!!!!!!

[@stephencroft6481]

Great guitarist and singer too

[@vansullivan236]

Love Buddy!

[@kennyp54]

Effortless and tasty. This is some great guitar playing right here.

[@kathmandoo]

+kennyp54 YES - he is brilliant. He would actually shit on most so called worlds best players.

[@MontyCantsin5]

Amazing playing.

[@jeanpat8946]

Buddy you r a great guitar player and a fine singer full of feeling !!!

[@IslandmusicBcn]

Very good Buddy!

[@withlove.5689]

ya ya, we all know buddy is a fantastic guitarist, but daaamn this audio quality is amazing for live in 2012

[@salyer28]

Beautiful playing. Great voice. Awesome.

[@timothyarnold9350]

May be my favorite ZZ Top cover on KZbin. Really captures some of the feel and dynamics.

[@petrucarp2512]

Beautiful music!

[@mr.vinegaroon3132]

One of the best guitarists of the 21st Century.

[@mikeshrader8651]

Man that was awesome! I love the blues and you do it right.

[@taildragger53]

Love the way Buddy doesn't fall for too many of the old cliched licks, throws in jazzy and country phrases very much like Mick Taylor....VERY imaginative , phrase wise, and patient. Very few have a great voice and can play guitar.

[@davidfriesen7748]

Very Good Player, such a Great song!

[@kriminellanyhetersverige7177]

This was really good, he's awesome on the guitar!!!

[@bluesman7475]

Very nice cover.

[@lacuna198928]

Killer tone!! just guitar and Dr.Z amp?! so tasty licks and sound!

[@EclecticDiscus]

GREAT job Dude! Love it.

[@lovick57]

Buddy is a Beautiful Guitarist.

[@aitorbea7662]

De los guitarristas más elegantes que hay hoy en día. Un crack!!!

[@bradking1067]

I'm diggin yo version bro, Rock on, peace hope you are well God loves you deeply Shalom 🎸 🔊🏞️🏔️⛰️🎇🎊🎉🎆✨🐕🎈🎵🎶♿

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

This guys amazingly good!

[@petewoodroffemusic]

One of thee great players! (Love his voice too...) Pete Woodroffe Music Pete Woodroffe Music Pete

[@typist73]

It's good to see a strat that has clearly earned its keep

[@charlieabramson1867]

AWESOME !!!!! THX so much for sharing this my friend

[@Andygee302]

Damn, sounds like that strat right into a Ghia or a Maz......wonderful.

[@Dang...]

+betterthandead ohyea his creative musicality transcends equipment. it's the musician, not the gear that matters most. but, i liked the tone very much too. sorry it didnt grab you the same way. whatever the gear was, Buddy made it sound like velvet as far as i'm concerned. but, how did u like his improvisations?

[@fistchips]

Love Buddy's music..wish he would play in Ohio!!

[@rogerferguson7998]

Awsome song and a great gutair player !

[@rvic11]

Great guitar player.

[@germgibson]

Tolle Gitarre super gespielt

[@alexandrekhazal5966]

Fantastic

[@donvservice]

Гениально! Браво!

[@Stonkin]

Nice Video.

[@williambourke6620]

This is great. Never heard of him.