Hot Tuna - Water Song - 3/22/1973 - 46th Street Rock Palace (Official)

Hot Tuna - Water Song
Recorded Live: 3/22/1973 - 46th Street Rock Palace - New York, NY
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[@manuelgchapajr2000]

When Rock was Real! I’m so glad that I got my musical education during the 60’s and 70’s

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

I gave your comment a thumbs up. I'm a Boomer, too (1952). The truth is, I'm not really sure how much this song or a lot of music that our generation produced can be called "Rock." At least not in the real sense. This piece of music would do fine without any drums. But what's rock and roll without a beat? The 50s was when rock was real. We muddied it up quite a bit. But that's okay, too. The stuff that came out of that was great.

[@AlisaDashaPowerBlackwoodsBriga]

Your lucky to grow up in that time I 48 yrs old but always felt connected to 60s 70s

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

@@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244As most people already know, “Rock” evolved from Rock and Roll, which was heavily influenced by Blues, as well as some elements of Rockabilly, and Country Swing, but music doesn’t always fit into categories. Acid rock, psychedelic rock, southern rock, country rock…..lots of intermixing. The crap of today hardly compares.

[@pavichapin]

it is still real

[@TramJizzle]

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

[@donnasingleton6320]

My generation had the best music

[@drenklaf]

You kids!

[@moefoh96]

What a time, what a time it was .

[@Suzanna-gk6dk]

❤ My Dad Played The best songs ,Hot Tuna is and AlwYs will be an Awesome band,Just Listen😊❤😢.

[@bullyproofyomama]

A time of innocence, a time of confidences .

[@mikerevello3828]

I was lucky enough to have been at this show. Lived a few blocks away. This performance started a lifelong love of Hot Tuna. Was a great time to be young. Thanks for posting this incredible memory!❤

[@dawnofchristmas]

That’s incredible!!! Wow

[@stadel19]

I was there too and also lived only a few blocks from the theater. The 46th Street Theater hosted some of the greatest musicians of the time during the early 70's. It truly was a great time to be young.

[@mbogucci1]

It always amazes me the number of people who feel the need to claim "I was there".

[@TREASONHUNTER]

Maybe they were 😂​@@mbogucci1

[@mbogucci1]

@@TREASONHUNTER I suppose anything is possible!!

[@argonnelsen1582]

I miss papa john very much. Jorma & Jack are truly underrated! They are regular guys with awesome musical gifts. Rip papa john & god bless bless Jorma & Jack !

[@GailBrum]

The first time I saw Papa John Creach he slowly shuffled out on stage, kinda stooped over a bit. Then he brought that violin to life! Something was born in my heart that day.

[@nicomara069]

💯Grandi musicisti indimenticabili 👏

[@ChefPHD]

Jorma played with Jimi Hendrix.

[@artnouveau7633]

Former members of the Jefferson Airplane

[@tomaswilliamson9685]

I don’t think you need worry about them being uunderrated. Between Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, they have toured the world to sell out shows for decades, up until last year or the year before. Jorma's guitar workshops at his home still draw young and old players every year. They are legends.

[@leafnlore2712]

I've been listening to this song for decades and it never gets old.

[@skinheadyouth66]

1978 to right now 12 years old to 54

[@janebradford3093]

Never..... decades!!’👍💕

[@robertcrain4428]

Never gets old. Though I do

[@joedepalo419]

Ditto. Sublime. Nuff said. ;-)

[@ffggddss]

Me too. Since it was released. Worked out a version on my 12-string. It's in open-G tuning ( or is it open-G tuna? ;-) Damn fine instrumental! Can't get enough of it. Fred

[@hughhbrownejr4319]

Such an underrated band from the 70's. I have been listening to Hot Tuna since 1970, still listen to them to this day.

[@jaytoepfert6776]

Me too, recently listened to Phosphorescent Rat, America's Choice, Double Dose and Bless it's little pointed head, love all of the band lineup's. A fan from way back when music was great.

[@skinheadyouth66]

I prefer the electric Hot Tuna but water song is incredible.

[@cydneycheatwood4097]

I kissed Jorma on his cheek in San Rafael!!❤

[@jg6698]

@@cydneycheatwood4097 bet that made his pick stand up.😉

[@oldsalt8011]

Too bad they lost Blind OWL Wilson.

[@chaswinger1534]

I love the way Jack raises his eyebrows

[@punkgrl7991]

I was born in September of 1973. But it doesn't matter. This music speaks to my soul and heart. I grew up in Afghanistan, but this incredible music transcends all languages and cultures. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@workingmansdead44-ug8hl]

I've seen hot tuna half a dozen times since the early seventies.the music from the sixties and seventies will live on with the classics of the ages,no doubt.

[@roberthorn333]

You rarely see Jorma on the lists of great guitarists, but you damn sure should

[@medshow3]

@George Duffy Gotta look at the right list :)

[@dougpotosky4102]

Not many even the great electric guitar players. Can not play acoustic like Jorma! So that should put him near the top! You can also put Joe Walsh on that list!

[@joedepalo419]

that's dog-gone right!

[@RETROSATAN]

He's on the #54 on Rolling Stones list? Should suffice.

[@davebrown6877]

damn right!

[@traildoggy]

Extra thumbs up for Papa John. Double thumbs up for Jack counting time with his eyebrows.

[@brianduffy2361]

Jack Rocks!!!!!!!!

[@vibefrequencyable]

Hevwas still doing it last night when i saw himmm those eye brows!

[@chartwel1990]

I never noticed Jack's eyebrows until I got a front row seat.

[@jebziffel2929]

Did ya ever see Papa John at Diegos in SD, Ca.?

[@jebziffel2929]

The guys who helped us make it through the 70s.

[@left0verture]

Man. I loved that tune when I first heard it 50’ish years ago and I still do. Absolutely beautiful.

[@gregmodelle7343]

Great bottom, well planted.

[@haroldkrishna4116]

Proud to be the 50th upvote to this comment!

[@jeffk1212]

What a time we had. Music such as this. Grateful to have been there.

[@donolinger6904]

You can go back for another listen and watch them do it again, if you know how to leave your body. Ever astral project?

[@soupsandwich8940]

You know you are old when Papa John looks young.

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

He always gave a song what it needed.

[@savage22bolt32]

I remember hearing him play, while standing 5 feet from him at the Rocking Horse Cafe in Hartford, CT around 1973 or so. I felt blessed ❤

[@Rick-jg8vx]

I was thinking the same thing

[@patrickfolliot9250]

This was hope! An other world!!!😘😘😘

[@pleased9]

LOL! Laughed out loud. Loved Papa John. ~

[@rayfrazier8657]

Jorma & Jack are a great force of energy with a beautiful heart,soul & Spirit that have been blessed with a gift & share that gift with others.

[@forfin6703]

This song always brings tears to my eyes. Don't care how high they or audience was, everyone of those amazing artists played w joy of music. Skills galore, fully employed, flat out sharing the experience w everyone. Does anyone see this caliber these days?

[@robertcrain4428]

This tune always makes my day brighter!

[@christopheryasus3666]

@@robertcrain4428 this tune is magical. Depression killer. 🎯

[@james_daniels]

They play really good if they’re high. I couldn’t imagine playing that good highl

[@richardo5951]

I know just what you mean. I saw Tuna play many times in 72-73 in the NY area and it was always a communion of the souls. The audience was right there with them.

[@thomasbedell4770]

Yes, there are those if we allow our judgements and prejudices to not interfere. I think Phish gets there. There are more. I just listened to Bill Kreutzman’s 75th birthday concert in Hawaii as Billy and The Kids. Catch it and listen to Billy Stings shrewd his guitar. Catch Tesdeshi Trucks. I admit that Jorma and Jack can do no wrong and they will always be at the pinnacle of the best in my opinion. But, open up and close hour eyes. They are out there.

[@tunnelportterror]

Hot Tuna now owns this corner of musical genre....through talent, endurance, longevity. We can't help but admire them for that. They've already got tour dates set for 2023. These guys deserve to be in Rock Hall of Fame !! In the 1970s every musclecar had a Hot Tuna Double Dose 8 track tape in it, and they're still playing today.

[@jackgera9208]

You know, wouldn't it be kind of cool that they always get close, but never get into the RRHOF? They are phenomenal; nuff said...

[@jason698]

Hot Tuna Burgers is my favorite album

[@darrencolclasure6049]

weird i was around in the 70s, none of us had even heard of hot tuna

[@codybluetarp]

Jorma and Jack have been in the RRHOF since 1996, when they were inducted with a cool intro by Micky Hart and Phil Lesh with Jorma playing "Embryonic Journey" for "Jefferson Airplane" induction.

[@haroldwighard7059]

@@darrencolclasure6049 you dont know jack

[@keithmonroe4683]

I used to listen to Hot Tuna I still do but I used to,too.😂

[@garygray8226]

me too,too, Mitch!

[@brianbullivant1009]

@@garygray8226 I use to do drugs while listening to Hot Tuna, and I...

[@blueoctgal]

Love that sweet look of satisfaction on Jorma’s face. That’s one damn fine tune - 50 years later

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Wow watching HT video from a concert a few days ago. Jorma is 81, Jack right behind him. Sound and look great

[@marcosdb1967]

Beautiful song! Wonderful Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady and Papa John Creach

[@nigel900]

Absolutely Fantastic! 🫡👍🏻 All the Greatest music has Already been done…

[@peglegjim3124]

I started playing guitar when I was in junior high school, but Jack was the reason I reached for the bass. His style just clicked with me like no one I’d heard before. Thanx, Jack. 😎

[@howardswayne2742]

Jack was one of a kind.

[@robertcrain4428]

Same here. Jack was like no one else then . Or now.

[@markhunter8554]

One of my first bass influences.

[@SusanHeaton]

buuuut, have you mastered his Eyebrow technique??? lol always loved the liner notes that said, Jorma Kaukonen- guitar, vocals Jack Casaday- bass, eyebrow

[@oughtssought1198]

@@SusanHeaton YES. absolutely. Only other person to master it I know of is Archie Goodwin in Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe novels ... & the actors who play him can't. thx for a thorough laugh I imagine growing up female with that surname required a ready sense of humor during jrHigh & HS ... when really bad jokes are all the rage

[@PattyAnderson-v8l]

I was 14 standing in a small bar listening to my first live band with the cutest boy he was 18 you were both my first's

[@jeffsoyk6994]

I am going to see these guys on April 18 2023

[@jeffsoyk6994]

Jorma has a place called the Fur ,Peace Ranch.

[@jeffreystark435]

4/16/2023. Got Water Song as an encore last night. Wonderful storytellers.

[@josephgariano7692]

Great song. The most underated guitar bass duo in rock period

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

Without the rest of the band it still works. Jorma really knew how to write.

[@dansilecchia7355]

Jorma & Jack, still going strong in 2021! I've been listening and watching them since the late 70's. Awesome musicians and awesome men.

[@debranadeau5952]

late '60s for me! couldn't agree more! I STILL go and see them when they are in my area

[@dougpotosky4102]

Jorma should be in the top 5! Who on that list can play acoustic guitar like him? None!

[@atlasking6110]

That bass-playing is TIGHT!

[@coyotedelanube8572]

I love how Jack Casady keeps time with his eyebrows.

[@johnnykR9]

Jack has been one of my fav bass players of all time.

[@mississippijohnfahey7175]

Any idea what bass he's playing here? It doesn't look like the starfire

[@Seaker24]

I catch Hot Tuna every chance I get. They are still going strong. Jorma and Jack, an epic friendship.

[@calmandcool8229]

Wish I had friends like that.

[@willamsandell1082]

Have the album and love this song ..must have played it 1000 times

[@timothydaniels504]

I think Hot Tuna and the Workingman’s Dead album kind of signalled a new beginning for popular music in those days. They kind of circled back to their folk music roots and created something new and enduring.

[@jg6698]

Nice analysis. Agreed.

[@asmith7876]

Only a few of the Airplane and Hot Tuna left...legends...

[@richeaton7436]

Always loved the liner note's that said, Jorma Kaukonen- Vocals, Guitar Jack Casaday- Bass, Eyebrow RIP Papa John. Thanks

[@painiscupcake5433]

Check out a typical Happy Mondays liner note

[@saltoncityhobo]

"Bass, Eyebrow" ---- Classic comment.

[@timhitt9541]

did it really say eyebrow?

[@saltoncityhobo]

@@timhitt9541 I believe it did. (but who cares)?

[@oughtssought1198]

@@timhitt9541 if not we can add it in to our album or CD covers

[@neebs4964]

We drove from Lafayette LA to Houston to see them play. Got back to the dorm at 6:30 AM in time to freshen up for my math final. I got a C. But it was worth it!

[@larryhinze2557]

Extra points for dead brain cells!! lol

[@timoj24]

Jorma will die with a guitar in his arms... he loves to play

[@DEANNADOG1keeshound]

And drove two lane HYW 90 thru every Po Dunk town to get there...... HOW MANY HOURS DID THAT TAKE.....

[@timf5875]

Fast forward.... what was the best decision?

[@thomasbedell4770]

Always a good deal when you got really high and still pulled a reasonable grade.

[@PattyAnderson-v8l]

My first band live I was 14 love you guys still 50 years later I will never forget just thanks

[@RichardCook-on3gf]

This is the best version of The Water Song. Papa John really helps give it an identity. Hot Tuna is in a class by itself.

[@larrygoerke9081]

IF YOU DON'T KNOW JORMA YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Love Hot Tuna since 1970. First show at Rutgers University 1972. Blessed to have been at their Free Show in Central Park NYC, circa 1974. Many shows at Capitol Theater Passaic New Jersey. Wife and I brought our 8yo grandson to their New Years Eve (into New Years!) show 2014/15 Aladin Theater Portland Oregon.

[@douglasalan5783]

Hot Tuna was my first concert freshman year fall ‘71. Two sets. Very loud. The best 🔥👏🎵🎸

[@michaelproctor9113]

My first concert too. The Palladium in LA. They definitely set the bar for me!

[@empoweredbygod]

Winterland I would see Hot Tuna Several Times.... pap John would sit in with Elvin Bishop as well... Those were the days my friend , I thought they would never end, and the sad truth... nothing stays the same for very long!! The 70's Music I witnessed first hand every friday or saturady at Winterland... Thank you Bill Graham!!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

This is so beautiful, am thankful for my older brother who had their albums, sad I never got to see them perform. Loved the sound of Papa John Creach’s violin, it all comes together…a pure masterpiece!

[@Cynthiatomaski-s4b]

Don't be sad! They are still going strong with a 2024-2025 concert tour. If you never get to hear them live, it won't be their fault.

[@eddie3064]

Brilliant! If you dont know Jorma you don't know Jack!

[@pjoconnor718]

Nice Eddie very nice

[@ice9phil]

I have the t-shirt

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Still have that T-shirt…

[@JohnYork-s5s]

Amen, I didn’t nojack til last year

[@robinknudson3663]

What a gift to mankind.

[@suekelley4466]

Love love love Jorma and Jack. Just tremendous guitarists! Of course Pappa John!

[@antoniodelrey164]

I saw them in Chicago probably close to the time of this concert also with Papa John Creech playing with them. What an absolutely awesome band! They opened for Santana. I was a huge fan of theirs then and still am now. Just look at the happiness on their faces…these guys loved playing and we loved listening to them too!

[@josephhaas7636]

Found an lp of papa John Creech at a yard sale ,still enclosed in its cellophane wrapper. Mint condition for 2.00 . Love his contributions for all he played with. 👍👍👍.

[@glennsvoboda6602]

OMG!! YES!! A MASTERPIECE!! A GUITAR PLAYERS IDOL FOR US IN THE 70!!

[@brianht1434]

I absolutely love Jorma and Jack! Back in 1973 and much more now in 2020! Living legends to me!!

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Hey Brian

[@markbolei3065]

Hot tuna and Quicksilver played the most free concerts in Golden gate Park around 73 4 and 5 Sammy Piazza was the drummer

[@philipsanders9192]

This kind of music is stll around ,as long as people are. Peace still.

[@albertsugarman6827]

I have been listening to JA and Hot Tuna since 1967. They have made my journey though life much more loving. I'm so glad I found them. I just hope that more generations do period!!!

[@gracepethel9824]

Absolutely

[@danapeck5382]

Geez, have I really been loving Hot Tuna for 51 years?

[@tonybarnes3858]

my brother

[@anthonym.pacelli1960]

First heard them back in 1973 when I was in college on a show called "In Concert" simulcast on WBCN out of Boston, was completely taken by this song immediately went out and bought the album "Burgers". Still my favorite.

[@disco07]

Here we go. Still rolling and rocking. From my hometown.

[@KaptainKopter]

Nobody could jam better than Hot Tuna in their heyday! Turned my whole high school onto this band in the early seventies!

[@dougcummings6000]

The soul, the rhythm, the flow... Makes one wonder where this song came from...

[@victorwong9622]

INCREDIBLE bass tone by Mr. Casady!! On a solid body Alembic to boot!

[@edwinhurwitz6792]

A lot of it is the Versatone amplifier that gives that growly distortion sound. A secret weapon, for sure!

[@pleased9]

Such a great tune! This brings back some very sweet & fond memories. ~

[@shadowsdad903]

This is on the playlist for my funeral. I’m 74 now.

[@chrisanthony7552]

Mine too. But I'm a youngster, only 70 lol.

[@savage22bolt32]

I'm 69, but haven't done that in a while...

[@robertwilcox4482]

I’m 67 right behind you 😂

[@chrisanthony7552]

@@savage22bolt32 Time to do it then.....

[@usmessenger3199]

THIS IS TRUE ,HOT TUNA,WHAT A GREAT BONDING OF MUSICIANS .FANTASTIC.🐟😎🎸🔊🎶☮️🎼 BOB

[@1o5o2]

classic in any form, any venue, any rendition, song of life, water

[@tonysimmons5729]

Beautiful crystal clear cool water.. put to music. ✌️

[@nov20five]

This song has been resident in my memory. Probably from before it was written. That's the kind of magic this music has.

[@EllenAppelbaum]

Yes, it is waaaaay off the charts of magical.

[@65Superhawk]

I just saw the boys tonight in Franklin Tennessee on February 18th 2022. They closed with this after an amazing show. It's amazing that it sounded just as good almost 50 years later

[@Cap683]

Alembic 1, their first fully built bass. The pickups were on rails as Jack wasn’t sure what he wanted so it was actually a prototype of sorts.

[@cpamacjd]

One of the best songs of all time

[@kidrengo]

A tuneful instrumental piece. True to it's title, like a stream it flows, springing out of a high mountain lake well above the treeline, then dropping and winding down through steep glacial carved canyons into grassy meadows and joining other waterways teaming with trout, that eventually run into the sea. Not what I would label as a song, An adventure in music.

[@cpamacjd]

@@kidrengo great description

[@sghutner]

@@kidrengo i picture it with small eddys and twigs caught for a moment and flowing down stream again

[@terminallyinquisitive1731]

Doesn't get much better than this - could listen to this for hours. Thanks for the upload 👍

[@usmessenger3199]

JORMA IS ONE OF THE BEST GUITARIST EVER.JACK IS AMAZING ON THE BASS ,PAPA JOHN , JACK DRUMS.🐟😎🎸🔊🎶☮️🎼

[@JohnNepovietz]

Just jammin' and making music. And here we are, over 50 years later, just listening and enjoying. Yeah.

[@sentry8535]

Jack Cassidy did the same jammin' when he played punk with SVT .

[@petestegler2227]

I was lucky enough to see them a lot in NY between '73 and '76. Just an awesome time for Tuna!!

[@jackwindrom253]

Agreed Pete. They played all 4 years at Stony Brook (70-74) when I was there with the first and last years being acoustic. Then seeing them at the Academy of Music around Thanksgiving most years, along with summer shows at the Sunshine Inn (Asbury Park), Gaelic Park, etc.

[@WarGrrl3]

@@jackwindrom253 I think we were at a lot of the same shows, I loved the Academy. Stoney brook was a pain to drive to, but so worth it.

[@RichardSanislo-g8y]

Jorma Kaukonen is my favorite electric guitarist. Had the great fortune of seeing Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy in both acoustic and electric HOT TUNA at least three times!!! EXTRAORDINARY MUSIC!!

[@annasmith8040]

Don't know bout you guys out for me, this is still my love. Sitting there, watching these guys play so beautifully, and so happily just rocks my socks off to this day!!

[@TramJizzle]

I was in college in Mass. And saw this on a show called In Concert, it was simulcast out of a station in Boston, so you found a friend with a good stereo, I bought the album and have listened to it ever since. One of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard.

[@jamessprake9910]

Saw Hot Tuna in Santa Cruz, summer of '77...loved them!

[@jamessprake9910]

Spent the summer of '77 mostly in Santa Clara, sleeping on my brother's couch. He had a good stereo & I bought 4 album's. Yellow Sunshine, Look into the Future, American Stars and Bars, & Terrapin Station...also saw Journey & ELP in Oakland...😎

[@bradleymorehouse7462]

First concert I ever went to see: Hot Tuna at the Holiwood Paladium in the mid-70s. Joe Walsh and ELO were the two warm-up acts.

[@thehypnoticdog6682]

I remember being at this show. It was overcrowded due to the fact that it became a free show. The drugs flowed freely and the concert was spectacular, as the venue was just a local movie theater in Borough Park on New Utrecht Ave.

[@GaryJkenny]

Oh the shows ,

[@EllenAppelbaum]

I love that they played in Boro Park!

[@klu2456]

Here's to you Wayne my old friend RIP. These guys looked old to me as a teen, 30 yrs or something back then...

[@kdatbat8037]

My man and the dynamic trio never gets old

[@Migouelin]

Water song from Buggers, an "no other like that" album. The best from "Hot Tuna".

[@kennybarrackman5024]

My favorite song with no words of all time

[@ramblerdave1339]

Instrumental. 😊 My grandmother was a Barrickman, of German ancestry (not the German spelling, probably), we may be cousins, way back. Our Barrickmans settled in West Virginia, when it was still western Virginia, in 1773.

[@davidgibbs381]

Really appreciate these 'Tuna videos. I saw them a couple of months after these shows in Chicago at The Auditorium Theater. I was super lucky to score a couple of front row tickets, not scalped. Sat right in front of Jorma & looked Papa John right in the eye when he prowled the stage & stopped right in front of me. Best place in Chicago for sound!!

[@dougmisantoni4384]

Getting seated on an empty flight I recognised Jack..He asked me to join him in an empty seat....Two hours of absolute pleasure.. and I'm a bass player...Too cool

[@sammyscotch9945]

O you lucky duck

[@robertcrain4428]

One of a kind, he is. A fantastic take on the possibilities of bass lines. Always loved his bent.

[@dougpotosky4102]

Jack! Amazing person! He invited me to the studio when Burgers was being remixed. That was a amazing experience. That was right before I got very involved with music. I just saw another list. Best bass players. Jack was not on the list. Folks have lost their sense of music! Or even understand what good music is.

[@cravinbob]

I got to sit with Jimmy Carl Black in an empty (almost) bar down in Austin for about 4 hours in 1989. And he was not drinking at all. What a great night. I saw Hot Tuna about 2 weeks after the show in this video and was first in the door so I was front center (no seats ). John Hammond Jr was the opener.

[@johnosborne2989]

Amazing, just brilliant musicians. Pappa John ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BaconTomatoCheese]

Fantastic. A classic for the ages. Burgers is one of my all time favorite albums by anybody, ever

[@ThadCashin]

I personally believe, two Rock and Roll "Geniuses" together in their youth. We are lucky to find

[@wilfredgon64]

This is a true story. In 1979 I was a freshman in Thomas A. Edison H.S. in Jamaica Queens N.Y. and I on all the desks I encountered "hot fuckin tuna" written or carved into them. I had no idea who they were until now. All I can say is fuckin wow, wow, wow. Hot fuckin tuna is still the shit!!!!

[@savage22bolt32]

That's a cool story!❤

[@johnnynephrite6147]

I got into Hot Tuna in high school. It wasnt til college that I discovered the band.

[@allikatt777]

One of my favorite effing songs. My husband turned me onto it way back then. Nothing like this one ever since.

[@cleatusbarncoat8642]

Jorma and Jack on 4/16/23 at the Skokie (Illinois) Arts Center. Looking forward to it. Do miss Pappa John tho. Met him once after a show at venue: Vegetable Buddies, South Bend, Indiana late 1970’s. A gentleman. Can’t quite recall who he was performing with at that time, Heartsfield maybe. His was a sweet and unique sound that I’ve not encountered since.

[@petercollin5670]

Everyone involved with this performance deserves a Nobel Prize. Including their parents.

[@josephperreault997]

amen!

[@JohnPerrotta-c6j]

One of my favorite albums by tĥem.

[@timoj24]

Papa john... this a GREAT composition !!! Thanks for the post!

[@LanceHouston-x7x]

It’s nice to see a live version of ,”Water Song”! I’ve listened to the studio version dozens of times. I never noticed the violin in the studio song? However when I saw and heard it I thought of the band ,”A Beautiful Day”. Their song ,”White Bird

[@jnlpicc]

one of my favorite live bands back in the day. Seemed every time I saw them they were just killing it!!!

[@marylong7823]

I'm so glad I saw this! Papa John played with Starship @ CU field house! So memorable

[@timnoble1385]

Jack's bass tone. Damn right.

[@jamestonguet1737]

One of the first Alembics

[@kaekalivas9119]

@@jamestonguet1737 I never knew that

[@rhmayer1]

Possibly my favorite Alembic bass. But Phil Lesh also has some choice ones. A friend of mine ended up with Dave Torbert's (from the NRPS). But this one here, what a sound - even on my puny laptop speakers. This was prime Hot Tuna as I remember them. Saw them 12 days earlier at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.

[@robertcrain4428]

Perfection

[@georgestevens1502]

The tone too. Big, fat, round and on the edge of fuzz. Always recognizable. Never too much. Always serves the song and adds a distinctive touch.

[@AliJacobson-u6r]

Absolutely - great band, beautiful song, wonderful time in music 🎶

[@jameshaner8084]

Always enjoy Jack's bass lines

[@alistairfinlay2772]

This song is awesome such harmony love it 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👌 magical

[@eugenewardjr.3506]

Musicians,musicians. That's HT. They play for the sheer joy of playing. Which is why they are among the preeminent bands of ALL time.

[@MarkMasters...]

Always Play....🙏

[@kewlbreez77]

The exact same is true of The Grateful Dead, played for sheer love of music. As Wavy Gravy said after Jerry Garcia passed away, the Dead created a ball of joy they sent out to audiences, who fed off it and sent it right back to the band.

[@johnherrmann5261]

We still have leftover salmon! Every year at Floydfest. The acoustical set they did other year was beyond words!!