David Lindley - Mercury Blues - The Roxy, Washington DC 1988

[@xtubalnet]

David Lindley RIP, THE best intro ever for this song.

[@gordononkyo2713]

I saw his intro in 1982 in german tv and I was sick before the song even started, unbelievable what this man could do.

[@machnes]

RIP Mr. Dave. Thank you for all of your incredible art and your inimitable spirit.

[@WilliamBomanJr-ng9kx]

Well Said ! ! !

[@brucediamond4703]

The most powerful and tasteful rocket fueled lap steel ever - if you never saw El Rayo X live , you are very lucky you still have this . Rest in peace Mr. Lindley ❤️

[@25wattsprintdesign88]

The fabulous David Lindley - gone this day 2023, never forgotten. X

[@V1VA]

That's the late great Smitty on keyboards. Long live Smitty.

[@machnes]

I wasn’t alive when this happened, but I listen to it daily and get chills every single time. All hail Mr. Dave.

[@tovebeatty2204]

I have been so lucky as to see him solo, with JB, and with El-Rayo-X several times. I love Mr. Dave. So polyester!!!!

[@ulpana]

@@tovebeatty2204 Polly and Esther were the best thing in music since The Raelettes...Lindley took em everywhere he went.... Rest in Play, gone at 78, natch, for a dedicated shellac records collector from around the world. Then he made something out of em for the 21st C. too! Way earthier than PVC grooves. Lindley knew some good things and some not so good things. Always a tough choice. Who's he jammin' with in the Big Green Room or Green Fuse in the sky? Did he ever get any sessions with Curtis Mayfield in the can? Here's to no pain wherever they've gone to. Health and balance Tio Mitchito

[@markkreuzwieser9195]

Met him😊

[@markkreuzwieser9195]

My first car was 67 Mercury Cougar

[@timallbritton7329]

My wife and I saw them in New Orleans on this tour. We sat right in front of Mr. Dave. The whole group were awesome. I couldn't believe their talent and professionalism. Dave broke a string during a solo, gave a look to the keyboardist (Smitty Smith, I think is his name), and he took over with an improvised keyboard solo. Lindley changed the string himself and when it was done, took the solo back over. Nobody missed a beat - it was impressive. He is one of the handful of best guitarists on the planet, in my opinion, and I'm a prog rock fan. We met him briefly after a show in Philly, and he was just a great all-around dude. Long live Mr. Lindley!

[@goodun2974]

Tim, yes, that was Smitty Smith on the keys, sadly deceased now. R.I.P, Smitty! And yes, anyone who hadn't heard ElRayoX live has no clue what they have missed. I got to see them 4 times and consider myself very fortunate!

[@richardgross3794]

And now David Lindley is gone

[@jamescassidy3995]

God Bless Mr Dave. RIP 3.3.23, 78 years. Thank you so much. 😢♥️ 🎸

[@johnnybolton4776]

My groomsmen insisted on plenty of DL’s tunes at my wedding in ‘89. Rest In Peace David Lindley 3/44 - 3/23

[@chrisbundy6104]

David lindley: still the man

[@GMTPoet]

Another great loss to American music. RIP.

[@DevlaMusic]

Around 7:40 there's a little smile on Lindley's face that says: "Guys, we are killing it right now... this will go down in history as the best blues performance EVER"

[@whipsnade13]

Seeing David Lindley play live is one of those things in life that changes you forever. If you ever get the chance to see him play, take advantage of it.

[@danosullivan7239]

Opened for the dead. A handful of people for his show. Not many more for Santana😳🎈

[@johnee77]

@@danosullivan7239 But I was there for every second of it (even the airshow)

[@willidaeppen8121]

David Lindley, one of the most Underrated Guitar Player.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Really? Guitar mag and rolling stone have him toward top guitar players

[@mrb4886]

F U. just can't wait to use that stupid term on KZbin. Hardly underrated idiot. Highly respected. Get off your older brothers lap top.

[@amycrunch3812]

Underrated? LOL.

[@dilbyjones]

I had NO IDEA!!!!!

[@mrb4886]

@@dilbyjones He took a poll that we don't know about...

[@bushidobonce]

Six dislikes are they insane? This has to be one of the finest kick ass rock boogie call it what you like performances known to man, simply heaven, I felt movement in parts that have not moved for a long time, stupendatious.

[@janeotte2097]

Rest in music Mr. Dave. Damn you brought the goods.

[@ralph1269]

God Bless whoever taped and/or posted this. Such an ear-treat!

[@elowishusmirkatroid4898]

RIP Mr El Rayo. So long and thanks for all the Music.

[@glengoodwin9111]

Smokin el rayo x. Rip Mr. DAVE

[@ramonazteca252]

if i had money, i'd tell you what i'd do, i'd try to play like david lindley, too.

[@collapsechronicles5708]

One of the great jams in history.

[@iconoclastic12007]

Saw this band in small bar in '88, leaned up against Dave's monitor the whole show. When he played this song, man, the audio here just doesn't do justice to what it sounded like coming from Dave's custom Howard Dumble amplifier. Imagine a the sound of a Harley with a chainsaw blended into it, phenomenal! One of my most special music memories!

[@goodun2974]

I've had my ears blasted by Lindley's lap steel through his Dumble from 8 feet away. It changed my brain!

[@pattycheek4061]

He is a musical genius!

[@christersundin773]

1. Sad to hear he passed away! 2. Damn, I want a Mercury 49!

[@user-eb5mt6zq3r]

Huge Fan since the early 80s. Saw him in MN twice, the last being front row at Sacred Heart music venue in Duluth MN. After the show shared a couple memories, scored an autographed CD and a heartfelt hug. #RIP Mr David

[@richardburkholder220]

Thank you for everything you gave. Never another.

[@MikeMcConnell3]

Proud to say I got to meet him in San Antonio and hear him play all by himself and his baritone weisenborn was truly wonderful

[@pattycheek4061]

Mercury Blues is one of my all time favorites. This version is on of the better live versions I’ve heard! Very greasy indeed

[@ianramage1593]

I had the privilege of seeing him perform live once. He was brilliant. If it had strings, David could play it and play it damn well. Rest in peace, sir!

[@bobbieenke350]

was lucky enough to see dave and el rayo xa few times, unreal what he can do

[@keeponkeepnonbrich8111]

That rocks so hard its just ridiculous. I have watched it like 50 times over the last 3 days since discovy

[@pushada]

this guy is so under rated.

[@johnhamilton5290]

I don't know how I never heard of him. I thought I knew a lot about rock 'n roll, its history, the musicians, but he just escaped my attention. I play guitar, at the other end of the spectrum, but well enough to appreciate greatness. Playing like he does with fingerpicks is pure mastery. I never had the talent or the dedication, the two musts for getting anywhere in music. You have to play all the time, and have the talent. I am in awe. He seems like a pretty cool guy too, another necessity in lasting very long. A testament to a musician's greatness is how many other greats want to play with him. Ry Cooder is enough, but the list is long.

[@tovebeatty2204]

David Lindley is a master at all stringed instruments, the strange and the ordinary, the foreign and domestic. Dude is genius.

[@willguyer]

I believe he played with Jackson Browne for many years. That's where I learned of him.

[@goodun2974]

​@@willguyer, Lindley also played with Warren Zevon, Linda Ronstadt (Dave's 2nd cousin), James Taylor, Crosby/Nash, Ry Cooder, and many more. Still, Lindley shone when doing his own thing with ElRayo-X, or in his solo or duet acoustic gigs. I got to meet him and percussionist Wally Ingraham at a gig; I had some teenagers with me who had a garage jam-band, and David and Wally gave the boys drumsticks, guitar picks, snare brushes, and autographs. Kind and generous people, both of them.

[@gunnarviklund817]

Man - what a performance!! Immaculate!!

[@staceywellness]

RIP, Mr. Dave. Glad I had the opportunity to see you (& even chat with you about "Cat Food Sandwiches" once) a few times. What a great player! I wonder who inherits the polyester? ;-)

[@MyNameRS]

RIP to one of the greats.

[@sherristeinhauer8831]

Rest easy David Lindley🌹

[@jlane987]

Lindley live wailing on the lap steel what could be better! Nice keyboard work too😎👍🏻

[@goodun2974]

William "Smitty" Smith on keys. He passed away a few years back. Phenomenal player!

[@madprinter]

I was there!

[@user-eb5mt6zq3r]

RIP You Legend!

[@freejrs]

The Lindley tone is unrivalled.

[@537map]

One of the best slide players I've ever heard...El Rayo-X rules!

[@namcat53]

Outdoors on top of a beautiful field overlooking Monterey Bay it was Staff Appreciation Day at UCSC. Free for us. The vibe was wonderful. The entertainment on stage that afternoon/early evening was THESE GUYS! As they proceeded to blow all 200 or so of us lucky fans away, the sun close to going down, the wind picked up and blew a towel off an amplifier. It wrapped itself around Mr. Dave's face.. flapping...He did not stop... and played the rest of the song that way. The place went nuts. What a show. What a guy. What a band.

[@robkeith892]

This song always bows me away. Such a great musician and the best lap steel guitar player ever. Not to mention the other stringed instruments. He was an absolute master musician. RIP to a legend.

[@pattycheek4061]

Seen Mr Dave with and without El Reyo X at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano many times. He is a master musician and plays just about anything with strings amazingly!

[@seanashby65]

David inspired me to start playing slide -him and Cooder - -i played guitar with sarah mclachlan for over 10 years and used lap steel on some of her tunes - thanks David Lindley

[@mdwoods100]

That was awesome.

[@pinkponyofprey1965]

Sad to hear about it. Glad to know his music!

[@acerjuglans383]

RIP to another talent. Everybody's leaving the party these days.

[@T3brn2ski]

I'm 36 & started listening to David Lindley at about age 9 or 10. Pretty cool to have all this at my fingertips. Keep rockin Dave, you're by no doubt one of the string elites.

[@64fairlane305]

A wery underrated guitarplayer, bye David

[@FernandoGarcia-ge6mp]

Mercy! He plays a mean slide..........

[@brianfinley6798]

Oh Mr. Dave...I feel sorry for kids these days, they really have no idea.

[@zhou_sei]

its not like we have, in our pockets, instant access to the world's repository of music or anything...

[@Koenigs-Alex]

Here is one „Child“ with any Plans. Blues Rock is so Important in Future.

[@kellythornton6583]

No concept of the freight train that is Dave on 10 live. Gotta be there....

[@TheVatonaught]

thanks to youtube they can get a taste.

[@SAUCEPANJEFF]

that piano player is just amazing

[@rumeos3133]

Yeahl cool the judge!!

[@rumeos3133]

That's rock for sure!!!

[@TheDrummerman1951]

That keyboard player rocks.

[@danosullivan7239]

Smitty😉🎈

[@Fnurkestein]

He seems frozen

[@peshadowbird7320]

Ohhhh man...it's a Slide Guitar!

[@speedfreak8200]

We've lost David Lindley... Otis Gibbs is talking about his life check him out

[@goodun2974]

Otis did a lovely remembrance of Lindley; as did Dave's close friend Henry Kaiser, who posted previously unreleased footage on KZbin from their recording sessions in Madagascar and a couple of gigs with the indigenous musicians, where Dave tells about meeting up with a "buzz-saw lemur". It's on the Cuneiform Records channel.

[@vwtch]

If you don't give this 5 stars DON'T EVEN TALK TO ME !!!

[@Tseemo]

Brings tears to my eyes. Way beyond compare!

[@joelashadali]

RIP sir Thank you

[@astralmarmoset]

One of my favorite videos on youtube, simply amazing.

[@ventonthorn3455]

I saw him at The Bayou around this time. Amazing show. R.I.P. 😢

[@ralphyization]

Best version I've ever heard of this song, was in, believe it or not, White River, Ont. at the ONLY bar in town, totally rocked out the place!! That was in about 1982-83, So much fun!!! I wanted to buy me a mercury and cruise it up highway 17!!

[@ronfrey5327]

KILLER R.I.P. DAVID LINDLEY CRYING ALL DAY..

[@mikebruns8839]

Damn. Thanks for this. Pure awesomeness. Lindley and El Rayo X were one of the great joys of live music. Got to see them a couple of times. Lindley on lap steep. OMG.

[@deborahgrabien3125]

DAMN, this is brilliant. David is probably playing on two songs on my own band's LP, and listening to this, I just want to crawl off into a corner and babble. We are SO not worthy. And the keyboard player is - wow. If I was listening an not seeing it, I'd swear that was Nicky Hopkins. Just perfect.

[@sammyscotch9945]

Aww nicky hopkins

[@colleenbonniwell4226]

captured it whoohoo🌹

[@dandrury]

Oh yeh!!! What an intro, couldn’t stop smiling!! 👍🏻👍🏻🤘🤘✌️

[@sangbeau]

Eleven stars Mr. Dave.

[@CaevanOShite]

Dig this intro! Mr. Dave is such a badass. And EVERYONE has heard him before, even if they don't know it.

[@danosullivan7239]

Dave's a monster meat man

[@williamcrow582]

Love David Lindley

[@lj291261]

What a great song! El Rayo-X

[@HoneyTone-TheSearchContinues]

Taking nothing at all away from Dave, a big hand for the drummer keeping up that pace throughout. Frankly, the entire band did a solid rhythm job.

[@lacika67]

Saw him in 82 I think, great concert

[@JephyrX]

Saw Lindley solo at McCabes Guitar shop in Santa Monica in the early 90's...just him and guitars and a bunch of "strange" instruments. He was amazing. The album this is on is pretty cool too...quirky...but good quirky. : )

[@Pepperboy555]

RIp Mr Dave. I miss my BITD times at the Cellar Door and The Roxy in Georgetown.

[@Fnurkestein]

Lindley has played on more rock records you can imagine...

[@AlStoneofficial]

David Lindsey the master, born storming Steel

[@JamesParsonsDunckervon]

Impossible to forget those outfits....I was definitely there. :-)

[@kentborges5114]

LINDLEY THEE LEGEND.

[@brucekirkpatrick3653]

Saw this live a few times!!!! UhHuh

[@4orsaorsa]

I just love it! That' exactly the kind of music i need for building me up and warming my heart! Wonderful video!

[@GeneVRocks]

Wow, this is wonderful...oh my god!

[@eeek77]

I've had the pleasure of seeing David live in a small venue. It's definitely something I will try to repeat.

[@warris1972]

This just plain kicks ASS !!!!! Awesome! Thanks

[@Eadhmonn]

Gawhhd Dammmm !!!!!!!! That was one helluva piece of music, now thats whatcha call rockin , yayh

[@williamgreenfield9991]

I got to see Mr. Lindley live numerous times when he played with Jackson Browne. He could play with such emotion it would bring tears to my eyes. And don't miss Redneck Friend from Browne's 2nd album with Lindley and band playing some of the ass-kickingest rock and roll ever put to wax, with a very young Elton John adding the blistering Little Richard style piano part.

[@juventinoromero1483]

This is exactly what I was looking in a fast blues slide guitar,that feeling.i heard it with Gerry joe weise and erja lyytinen but David take it to the next level.also Eric sardinas and David hole and rory Gallagher do a pretty good job, check them out.

[@goodun2974]

Dave Hole, yes yes; and don't forget Sonny Landreth!

[@goodun6081]

I remember seeing El Rayo X playing Mercury Blues on two tv shows years ago, not just lip-synced or finger-synced as was so common back then but actually playing live: on the Improv comedy club (with an introduction by club owner Bud Freidman and with the famous brick wall as backdrop), and also on Solid Gold: Mercury Blues was their "pick of the week", I kid you not ! Yes, screaming lap steel slide guitar being played on stage on Solid Gold, live, with the Solid Gold dancers gyrating on stage around the band !!!! It was indeed quite a sight. Somebody out there must have video of these shows; I would love to see them again!!

[@OutsidrArtst]

I loved this song when it came out in 1980 or thereabouts. I played it LOUD over and over again. god, it made me happy!!! and now to see him playing the slide guitar....well, it makes me happy all over again!!! Thanks, David and thanks stealy for uploading this special video.

[@bigguy4570]

The keyboard player rocks that dude is great

[@Unclemoparman]

Man he was incredible🎉

[@jabuendia1]

The samurai of slide!!! Always has been; always will be.

[@isuruse]

Uncomparable..!!!!!!!!!!! Im out of words..never heard of him till now. what other popular songs does he have...?

[@spike2166]

Unbelievable!

[@sandshark032]

Attended this show! :)

[@rumeos3133]

and how was it?

[@danosullivan7239]

What a tour. Rochester NY😁🎈

[@bitofananorak]

Drums rock it along. Piano solo great, David fantastic......

[@MitchellMaichak-ze7mr]

The instrument . . . The clothes . . . THE TONE !!!

[@mikeaustin4138]

Derek who? Seriously, David is one of the most under-appreciated guitarists of all time. I've seen him 5+ times, always mind-blowing.

[@gatekeeper65]

1 - He isn't underappreciated at all. 2 - Music isn't a competition. 3 - Not sure who the drummer is, but really drives that Mercury.

[@iconoclastic12007]

Dude! Seriously? Every classic rock guitarist is going to be dead for decades and Derek will still be around. Give him another listen!

[@mikeaustin4138]

​@@iconoclastic12007 Seen Derek several times and have most of his recordings. Don't need a lecture from you, thanks. Couldn't tell my first sentence was in jest?

[@iconoclastic12007]

@@mikeaustin4138 negative, no sarcasm detected.

[@ryanreeves8931]

He is under rated from those who claim to know but don’t know shit. You will never see people like David Lindley, Danny Gatton, and Cornell Dupree on the greatest lists of all time. It’s filled with shitty over recognized players like Jack Black. Under recognized is a pendandic argument.

[@tekla1959]

absolut det bästa i musikens värld,det svänger

[@phukfone8428]

Ladies and gentlemen, Rock and roll

[@tomcruisefan73]

damn he's amazing!!!!!!!