John Hiatt - Master of Disaster

Live at Jazz San Javier. July 11, 2012.

[@JimCim]

One of the greatest lyricists I have ever heard.

[@transleytan]

I saw him live twice, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and in the Chicago area. A unique artist, grossly underrated for sure

[@bdallas6972]

One of the best songs I’ve heard. Haunting. At least for me.

[@joannehack7588]

John Hiatt is such a sparkling star in the infinite sky. Thank you for making the world a better place

[@petermoore7744]

Hiatt is like a good drink betta with age.

[@joannehack7588]

Amen

[@joannehack7588]

A master when he plays the blues

[@joannehack7588]

Hey- he ain’t no mean ole’ old bastard. 😎

[@joannehack7588]

But he sure plays a purty guitar

[@davegrier523]

When John's bands aren't on an astral plane with him they are laughing their heads off with each other at how absolutely rockin it sounds! I want to be in a John Hiatt band.

[@profagreenhalgh4655]

Just heard this for the first time. Fantastic!!!!!

[@joannehack7588]

Thank you for making the world a better place with your music

[@joannehack7588]

🙏✌🏽🇺🇦💥☮️

[@richardbarrett9111]

That's some killer lead guitar work right there.

[@dad23kids1]

I've seen Hiatt twice, only recently at the Moore Theatre in Seattle 2021, and in Edmonds WA in 2022 with Lyle Lovett. Two songwriters on stage talking and playing their songs, while discussing where the root of the songs came from. Hiatt has grown on me, one of the great songwriters of his time. Hiatt lyrics are from the heart, they hit you.

[@i82much2day]

J Hiatt is a rock star for sure. My all time favorite .

[@shawnuel]

Same tours, but Pantages Theater in Tacoma with Lyle and The Washington Center in Olympia.

[@maxkol4380]

A great American treasure.

[@johndermont2231]

Doug Lancio on the Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins. Absolutely magical guitar soloing ...all the way home.. just perfect!

[@bobito8997]

A really great singer/songwriter who blends elements of different styles together seamlessly. No surprise that a series of great musicians have chosen to work with him over the years. A genius.

[@robldo1]

Blast from the past!!

[@zeemba123]

I love this guitar players tone and phrasing.

[@joelubshina815]

He is Doug Lancio, and he's excellent on stage on many instruments.

[@JamesEPowell]

Sadly, not a telecaster

[@ashgreben]

@@JamesEPowell: Can't beat the warm tone on that Gretsch...

[@marcjohnson7882]

Yes, totally. And that big orange Gretsch...

[@knopflerfan9069]

@@marcjohnson7882 yep, looks like it's modeled after that of the great Chet Atkins

[@danieljulian4676]

Even years ago, Hiatt was finally starting to look like that heart carved out of granite, but he's always been a great songwriter. His work will endure.

[@NYBrandywineTree]

He is awesome live…. I’ve been to at least 5 live performances. Every time he’s playin close I attend!

[@petewoodroffemusic]

Great guitarist. Great feel. Great sound. Great taste.

[@thescrivener8516]

Great singer/songwriter who has never really gotten the credit he deserves!

[@darylsavoie7472]

"That great Gretsch sound"....can't beat it.

[@NateMayer-tl4lk]

I feel bad that more of the world doesn’t know hiatts’ music. I’m 25 and this kind of music doesn’t exist anymore. Probably my favorite artist of all time. 🎶

[@MrRoundwound]

You are wise. I think you probably have a good dad

[@carlbowden4712]

I saw John at the Troubador in 2010 0r 11, great show in a small venue like that. Love his voice and writing

[@thomasmatthews3704]

This song feels just right since I spend several 1980s evenings at Madam Wongs watching Hiatt play the blues.

[@sskoog]

This is the only good thing I ever got out of listening to Imus in the morning.

[@petewoodroffemusic]

"now he's just a mean old bastard when he plays the blues" GENIUS!

[@kaywat40]

"...there's a debt I owe, I'll never pay before I go; so I sing the blues..."

[@justpaulette]

"Ship to Shore - I can't see the shoreline anymore. Shouldn't be here - I thought I made that clear." Oh yes John. Yes.

[@seansullivan420]

he had me at "can't see the shoreline....."

[@joannehack7588]

@@seansullivan420 🪐⚡️

[@Gudi0510]

Thank you very much for this beautiful Video !!!

[@greenl2472]

Freaking Great Artist, Always A No# 1

[@Clamman4U]

Saw him some time ago but his band is still so tight, lead man is pumping it out.

[@leotai7434]

great singer!!

[@whiskymacable]

Fantastic!

[@susanpritchard1690]

great song

[@Petercetera-1]

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[@annemiekrongen552]

We want you in Holland !!

[@lennoxkiel]

2018 paradiso 😍😍😍👍

[@artwilmeth6944]

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[@dougdavis8986]

ART WILMETH : get a real dog.

[@artwilmeth6944]

@@dougdavis8986 say that to my boy Tee.

[@semidav1]

Brilliant!

[@alistairewen9558]

I was amazed that friends of mine who all play, had not heard of this man, great that you're getting him out there.

[@lauriedavies172]

it's one of life's mysterys, he has so many awesome songs that if you are a player they are just manna.

[@peterdhondt9115]

Awesome. Please play again in Belgium John....

[@marcjohnson7882]

Just exquisite.

[@TheHungaryJack]

Hiatt has succeeded against the odds of his cartoonish voice thanks to great writing and a natural feel for storytelling in song.

[@timbryant2259]

He does have a weird voice, but you oughtta hear Robert "Junior" Lockwood. He had a really weird voice, but he did mighty well on his tunes: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWHMln6LpL52ftE

[@goodun2974]

"Cartoonish" voice? Gravelly, yes, but chock full of soul. There's a live recording on KZbin of him doing "I Stood Up" (with Sonny Landreth and the Goners) that has a vocal performance which will knock your socks off. Granted, his voice has lost much of it's former range and power in recent years ---- it happens to virtually every singer eventually ---- but "cartoonish" is best reserved to describe modern, heavily auto-tuned pop-music vocals.

[@goodun2974]

Here is a younger Hiatt singing "I Stood Up". kzbin.info/www/bejne/an64go2AqqZoiKc . If you don't feel this right down to your toes, I feel sorry for you!

[@joannehack7588]

🙏

[@joannehack7588]

❤️

[@joannehack7588]

Tell it brother

[@danrode104]

Cool JH

[@jixxxxer17]

anyone know the model of the Gretsch ? sounds so amazing omg , what an amazing band John has here, Peace !

[@DanFrechette]

6120-1959 Ltv Jones nitro Chet Atkins

[@jdblc1]

He is the master

[@i82much2day]

WOW John Hiatt at his prime!

[@shotgunbluesband5251]

Number ONE

[@daveswita5483]

Groovy Baby 10-4 Northern USA Got The Old Wood Stove Crank Up And John Hitta Take Care

[@artwilmeth6944]

Who is the guy left of stage that doesn't play ? I saw John Hiatt and The Combo last year at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Va. and they opened with this song. Great show.

[@robbyreeves113]

He sings backup and tunes guitars. Pretty cool set up. They don't waste much time between songs tuning

[@kigonjiro]

I´ve uploaded the DVD of the complete broadcast to DIME and will be available soon at my blog: my nick dot com (or press the link in my youtube channel info).

[@joannehack7588]

🎆

[@joannehack7588]

Oh my, this is🪐🇺🇦✨💫☮️🌟⚡️💥🌠

[@joannehack7588]

I can’t stop listen in’ to this masterpiece

[@joannehack7588]

🔥

[@joannehack7588]

Master- no need to play any faster on that Telecaster

[@joannehack7588]

Ain’t no bastard

[@goodun2974]

That looks like a Gretsch the lead guitarist is playing; Pete Townshend said in an interview that Joe Walsh gave him a big orange Gretsch as a present; Pete opened the case and thought to himself, "It's ugly, I hate it" ---- until he plugged it in! He ended up using that guitar for most of the Who's Next record.

[@joannehack7588]

✨🪐💫💥🇺🇦

[@youthactionpact]

No telecasters??

[@timbryant2259]

Please does anyone know the other musicians? MS All-Stars?

[@goodun2974]

Guitarist is Doug Lancio; I don't know who the others are off-hand. Definitely NOT the North Mississippi Allstars. I saw JH play with them once; I've seen him many times with various backup, and solo, but it was the only time I've seen him where the backing musicians didn't seem to be up to the job.

[@timbryant2259]

@@goodun2974 Thanks, Dude or Dudette. :)

[@goodun2974]

@@timbryant2259 , it's "Dude" 🙂😁, and you're welcome! The dudette of the household is also a huge John Hiatt fan; I took her to see him play on our 4th or 5th date (it was the Perfectly Good Guitar tour) and she was just blown away. We've seen him many times since. My personal favorites are when he's playing with either Sonny and the Goners or with the Guilty Dogs (Mike Ward and the rest from the Perfectly Good Guitar tour), but his backing bands are almost always top notch. Another highlight was seeing him in a songwriter's circle tour with Lyle Lovett, Joe Ely and Guy Clark. We also saw him play *in a disco* one time ---- on the elevated dance floor! ---- doing duets with bassist Davy Farragher, who you can see playing bass with Hiatt and the Nashville Queens on the KZbin video of them doing the song "Graduated". We were standing right in front of them, about 4' away. I will give you another tip from my wife: of all the shows we've seen together, the other one that is her favorite is blues-rock guitarist Tab Benoit from Louisiana. He is a powerhouse singer and player, and you can find lots of video of him on KZbin including some where he jams with Sonny Landreth.

[@timbryant2259]

@@goodun2974 Oh yeah, I dig Tab Benoit. Thanks much for cluing me in on the various sidemen. Happy time change - not!

[@timbryant2259]

@@goodun2974 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3mWoGqjerpgh8k

[@robertmyers8499]

JOHN-THE TRUE MASTER OF DISASTER. "YOU BOUGHT THE TICKET.....ENJOY THE RIDE" WILLOUGHBY WILL WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE READY FOR THE LAST STOP. BO

[@user-kb9sj5pl9l]

Так вот кто с брейном летсплеи делал .