Guitar Teacher REACTS: TAJ MAHAL "Cakewalk Into Town" LIVE 1973

[@colorblindfred]

I saw Taj open for CSNY in Sacramento in 1970. His band was five tubas, that’s all. Fantastic!

[@Zerkclash]

The Natch'l Blues, Thats my favorite Taj record as well, The Cuckoo is so good, and no one covers it or teaches it!

[@DDubyah17]

Taj Mahal has an unnatural amount of charisma for just one dude

[@papichulo5552]

There really needs to be grants for Taj Mahal to teach and share all the historical musical knowledge he has. Truly an icon and an American treasure.

[@khumphrey86]

Taj just makes me happy. That simple. Every time I hear Taj, I smile.

[@Guitargate]

Yup. Exactly.

[@prometheus6835]

@@Guitargate hey i saw that you reacted to john butler a few months ago. That vid is alright, but this is better. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZjTmZx8i7uni6s its a street performance. I think its in Spain. The guy is pretty fast on his strings. He even has some incense. He's got the whole package. oh yeah the vid has over 81 million views. idk if you have seen it off camera or whatever.

[@larrymartin9606]

I love this song!!!!❤

[@randallcrane1132]

Seen Taj many times... a major badass ... as my friend said after a show at NYC's The Bottom Line, "He celebrates the blues!"

[@cohoa1]

Taj's Bloody Sunday session, recorded live in a horse carriage in New Orleans is spectacular, masterful, joyous. He's been inspiring people for generations by now;)

[@benwear]

Love Taj and loved Flip Wilson back in the day. Awesome, Michael!

[@PanhandlePrepping]

Absolutely! Shout out to Jesse Ed Davis and Ry Cooder 🎸🔥

[@canadagood]

My all-time favourite concert was at the old Gardens Auditorium in Vancouver BC. Probably about 1973. The place held an audience of just a thousand or two. The stage was only waist-high and I was somewhere near the front. First act was Joy of Cooking, a female-led band out of California. Second act was Taj Mahal and - what I remember as - three amplified tubas. When they hit the audience all took a big step back. Third act? BB King. Live stadium shows can be great but we were spoiled by seeing our musical idols in places that were old, wooden, hot and tight.

[@bobollie]

The original Bill and Ted’s was dedicated to Taj Mahal. That’s how I discovered him. Much like this channel, we discover such amazing talent through sharing. Thanks as always Michael.

[@benebluesman]

Love that talk/sing/shout storytelling vocals too. It's what I strive for.. Great appreciating music with you.

[@domenicgalata1470]

His live album The Real Thing is so damn good. He added a horn section and percussion that made the performances pure fire. That band is so tight.

[@stephenrich8808]

on the old Flip Wilson show!! I got the Best of Taj Mahal ... amazing stuff!

[@MajahDancer]

Love Taj Mahal. That gravely rough voice is butter... and it makes me melt. Another blues guy you should react to is Tab Benoit. Thanks for the vid- enjoyed it!

[@mathewbaldwin5277]

This was absolute gold! But my favorite video of a bluesman was skip james video of devil got my woman

[@rk41gator]

LOVE Taj Mahal. the album version has Pointer Sisters doing backup. (you can hear their bracelets tingle in the background, perfect)

[@plgplgplg]

I love Taj. His cover of Satisfied and Tickled too is just the latest of his tunes I can't get over. The man is a treasure equal to BB King but there's no one like him.

[@thomaslutro5560]

Absolutely killer! Love this guy!

[@scoberg]

Check out how Taj Mahal uses his thumb just ahead of the beat. ba-DUM dum, ba-DUM dum... And despite everything that is happening with the guitar, it never steals the spotlight from the vocals--or from the whistle solo!

[@bkmeahan]

And, it was on the Flip Wilson show. Can't get any better than that.

[@dsm811]

I remember watching that when it first aired!

[@stephengaydos4346]

saw Taj twice Fillmore East. Once with Jesse Ed Davis and once with the big band.

[@DANWRIGHTITIS]

Great . I saw Taj play a small venue - VICAR STREET, Dublin in about 2003.. We ended up in the hotel for a beer with Bill & Kester.. My date had got us on the guest list. So naturally I returned the favour & introduced them to MIDLETON & RED BREAST whiskey @ 12euro a shot =) =) There were some great stories ...

[@johnminick7385]

Go Man Go! Taj is the shits!

[@73bourbon]

The ol'school Blues is also like a history lesson 🩵💙

[@BOOMNERD51]

LOVE Taj Mahal: Corinna, Corrina, this one, She Can't the Katy!

[@brandonj7091]

GREAT stuff Michael!!

[@greerkalleres604]

I grew up on this!

[@guitarmark40]

Beautiful view you got there.

[@joeldecotis8986]

I have never heard a bad Taj song...

[@jasonbarrett8655]

Taj is a prophet. One Love

[@jetobey5656]

Thank you !!

[@urile9912]

Love you man!!!!!

[@kdavis63]

The Allman Brother used his version of Strasburo Blues...I saw him here live at a movie release, he was amazing...

[@hazegreen1896]

yea his band with ry cooder is where duane got that arrangement. Taj is the real deal. I saw him a bunch of times but hopefully more. His album and tour with Keb Mo a few years ago was really good. Also he is an underrated songwriter. A lot of his songs while deep in the blues book arent old blues songs but originals. like this one and Katy for example.

[@39thala]

Would love to hear you break down some of Gary Rossington's (Lynyrd Skynyrd) guitar playing at some point. He is my favorite guitarist out of all the Skynyrd Guitarists (Collins, King, Gaines etc). Gary doesn't show off the fastest or the fanciest playing but he always seems to come up with the most melodic, memorable, creative and tastiest licks. And the tone and effects he uses is pretty much always right on for the type of song he is playing on. Gary Rossington is pretty much is the signature sound for the classic Skynyrd southern rock sound!

[@WorldTurtleGaming]

You should do 'Right on Time' by Dawes or just anything by them they are right up your alley.

[@fitimlutfiu]

You've got to react and listen to any of Faouzia stripped versions of her songs... she is awesome!

[@realryandugger]

Queen Bee is another great one by taj

[@mflee6590]

Just about to make this comment! Such a great tune

[@Shocker173]

His content online is usually rather short and might not suit the format but Ichika Nito is insanely talented and I would recommend looking at some of his tuning videos or his 10 levels of I Miss You. Love the content, been a big help in teaching myself guitar!

[@MichaelLittle47]

Agree..

[@nancynewman2659]

This is great! One small correction - there is no "old school blues" - there's only the blues!

[@stephenrich8808]

actually "The Essential Taj Mahal" - 36 songs, all classics

[@jessespencer7333]

You should do “The Guitar” by Guy Clark.

[@connorfischer3283]

This background is sick man

[@nanakveermehta4010]

CAN YOU LOOK AT ( TAJ FARRANT'S -- FAREWELL BALLARD )

[@realryandugger]

You should really check out blind connie williams "take my hand". You'll love it. Old black and white live performance.

[@evanfowler8738]

Hey Michael you want a song to geek out over look up dust in a baggie by billy strings

[@evanfowler8738]

Nvm already did it

[@alexhudson6451]

Have you ever reacted to “the guitar” by Guy Clark?

[@wilmaneely4334]

My dad played music with Taj. My dad Bill Neely picked guitar with him and Mance Lipscome.

[@petebialk5335]

That's so cool!! 😎🎸🤙

[@andrewroberts9716]

How many prs guitars do you have?!

[@eblank2100]

Hey you should listen to Stone Cold Heated by Bloodline, and real interesting and lesser known band. All member of the band are really talented

[@danieladams5946]

PLease do ""what kinda woman" - Buddy Guy ft John Mayer

[@mattwarrener1164]

they censored out "leg" in "throw your big leg over me mama, i might not sleep this good again"

[@danielavila4191]

React to de master in flamenco guitar, Paco de Lucia!! 100% recomended

[@danielavila4191]

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[@danielavila4191]

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[@QualityAB]

You should really consider doing a reaction video to the song Elephant by Jason Isbell. A mind blowing song filled with tons of detail that you really have to hear multiple times before you get the full image. Fits in the same genre of music a lot of your reviews are on.

[@denttech2515]

Where was this video recorded?

[@chriswatts9227]

Still hopeful for a reacts to Martin Harley. Maybe Feet Don't Fail me now with Daniel Kibro

[@felipekneip5413]

If you like those speaking/poetry-reading/singing like songs, and a little lay back aproach, you could give a chance to Brazilian music. It's in portuguese (of course), what may be outside of what you're looking for, but it's definitely cool.

[@SkySeven_]

would you react to "Libra" - Intervals

[@natedogz7830]

Idk if you will respond to this but do you give private lessons?

[@aamruso]

Check out Nick Shoulders if you haven’t! I know you’ll be surprised and I can’t wait to see your reaction!

[@zamplify]

Flip Wilson!

[@trevoradams9770]

REQUEST ALERT! PLEASE watch/react to Darkest Dreams by Dhalif Ali. I just listened to it for the first time about a week ago and now I'm hooked. One more thing -- the video is under the title "The Worst Guitar Player of 2016" and has 3.6M views. You must do this one! You'll love it, Michael!

[@chriswatts9227]

The singing talking reading thing seems to have really influenced G. Love

[@nlumby]

...new location?

[@scottpeterson9609]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@BayouMaccabee]

Michael, where are you? Looks like you've either taken over some company's big board room or highjacked some fancy country club private dinner room.

[@anthonylarson7919]

check out Taj....ain't gwine to whistlin Dixie......John Hall guitar work is tasty.....guy is like a senator or something

[@adityadadhich2756]

Paul Butterfield please!!

[@casey31652]

Since you're going back in time, how about Geoff Muldaur's Wild Ox Moan? And don't your kitchen look lonesome with your biscuit roller's gone...

[@stevejohnson8703]

Dude you gotta check out the SoapGirls

[@efebrahim]

How about fishing blues? There are folks like you, reactor peeps, who thinks that song is about catching fish. Also. That insane live video of queen bee. The one where he goes round town on a cart. The problem with reacttube is that you guys don't do enough reactions. Thank god for fish outta water for the validating bulk, the steady gaze and the unbending ear. Thank Buddha for you and other reacting musicians and overlapping other music dudes like that old producer who hates on the Spotify top ten, with so much venom that it somehow sounds like he is being mostly positive, every couple months. Rick beato? Also that memetic jazz piano dude. Charles Cornell. And that dude who used to be nulberry and is now the she gulls. His math rock / midwest emo takes on overplayed classics are High Art. Check out his takes on wonderwall, lizzos juice, heyayayyaya and girls just wanna have fun.

[@suvaboy]

Got that Captain Beefheart feel too.

[@mikeminnick7336]

What do you get if you combine Blonie's "Heart of Glass" and combine it with a mullet from Arkansas and a hell of a whistler? Perfection kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmjSXoWVjqx3idU

[@mat0920]

I think denzel Washington sung this in the mighty Quinn

[@David-ph3ce]

If it's a whistle solo you're after, check out Nick Shoulders: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJ6kqHmGpq2Hm5I

[@kylehall2865]

Please please please watch Bring Me The Horizon- Parasite Eve!!??

[@beznerindustries3057]

Can you do reckless kelly ? Specifically this song kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZCbpZKfgKemlbM