128. Jackson Browne / Running on Empty

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[@jmcrae825]

I loved so many different bass players from the 70s only to find out they were all Leland Sklar😂😂

[@Christopher-jk9bj]

Back in 1978, me, my mom and sister went camping in Maine. As a thirteen-year-old I distinctly remember hearing "Running on Empty "blaring from way off in the distance from our campsite one night, and people talking. Now when I blare the record, it brings back great memories. R.I.P. David Lindley, one of the greats at his craft. And thank you Mr. Sklar, you are one of the greats at your craft👍

[@gregoryjamate5306]

I am so grateful for this video. I've been playing this bass line wrong for years with my cover band. It's good to see the correct way demonstrated first hand. Thank you Leland!

[@stratboy518]

Remembering David Lindley and with tasteful slide work on this classic. RIP. Aloha O’e.

[@jwprimetime9795]

When I graduated high school in 92 my grandma gave me a $20 gift certificate to Specs Music. After I left the party I headed straight there and bought Running on Empty with it. This album means so much to me.

[@slipperynoodle20]

Doesn't get much better than that song. When Denny gets there, remember that you are not the guinea pig, you are the trailblazer.

[@rwhitt1901]

It is a privilege to watch you play. Thank you Leland. Thank you You Tube.

[@dlundo9788]

Those were the greatest times of rock & roll music! Wow!

[@whistlingfish]

Until you played this with the bass in front of the rest of the band, I never realized how much your riff is driving that song. It sounds like a juggernaut locomotive chugging down the track. Thanks for doing this one!

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

☝️❤️🙏 yes

[@brettski2532]

👍Many thanks Leland for laying it down. Gotta recent bass gig. Studied the heck out of this video. This saved my a*s. The band said they never had a bassist that “played it right.”

[@davidcudlip6587]

RIP David Lindley. You will be missed.

[@dmolls]

I cannot move on without acknowledging Rosemary Butler’s iconic backup vocals, without which would make it a different song altogether, in my opinion.

[@thebreathalyzer]

Yeah, man. Her vocals make the song for me. So amazing.

[@mrbassslap8930]

Totally agreed. GREAT singer!

[@lelandsklar6363]

LIZZY VALENTINE Absolutely! Still singing great....

[@kendebeer9269]

My wife and I saw Rosemary sing last year in Ventura Ca. She did mostly Linda Ronstadt songs. Put on a great show...still bringing all the notes. Had tickets to her "birthday" performance but it was canceled due to the virus...

[@wrewlf279]

I went to the concerts 50% for Jackson Brown and band and 50% Rosemary Butler!

[@andyhall9288]

Must comment again on a favorite story I’ve told for 42 years as I’ve followed you. Jan ‘78 i was on the stage crew in Norman, OK. There was an ice storm but a great crowd and turnout. After the show you packed your base, grabbed some gloves and helped us load out the trucks - until the last truck was gone. I asked you what was the deal - and you kindly told me you wouldn’t sleep after a show unless you totally wore yourself out. Seen you many times since and always have that great memory. Carry on.

[@shable1436]

Real man right there

[@lelandsklar6363]

Andy Hall Loved being with the crew!

[@THEATREofPAIN270]

A Class Act ✌

[@russputin6294]

Hope you had it all set up to go before you came for Jackson's piano!! ;0)

[@Whipple1]

Russell Morris Now, that was funny! Well played...!

[@kennet7837]

The bass is low in the mix on the record, so it's great to see how the line is played in detail. Thank you for doing these!

[@GODofAbrahamIsaacandJacob]

Mr. Sklar,. Thank you for all the wonderful music, the stories. I remember hearing those songs in the 70's. Such an amazing time, with all the artist's that wrote so many amazing songs... Most of all Amen to the shout out to All our Front line workers, and especially to All the Nurses & Doctor's that have been getting us all through these difficult times...God Bless their hard work...🙏😎👍🇺🇸

[@michaelstapleton9128]

What a great sounding record. It got hundreds of plays at my house. 🙂

[@deanallen927]

Thanks so much for sharing all this stuff. As a kid I used to stare at the album covers and imagine all the times that took place behind it all, and Running On Empty was great for that. So these stories are a real treasure. BTW I love that modded bass - VERY much a '70s thing.

[@joachimkauschke8715]

Thank you Mr. Sklar for being such a decent human being and a great musician alike - and thank you for the great stories !!

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

isn’t he great . totally awesome.

[@devaultd]

Merriweather Post Pavilion, August 27, 1977, Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" tour. I was only 21 years old then, went to many concerts before and after, and that, by far, was the best I've ever been to. To hear those songs on that classic LP later without knowing of the recordings was awesome. I swear I could hear myself whistling on a track - well, not really, but I know I left there without a voice. I wish I could've stayed - just a little bit longer. Thanks for the memories!

[@winterlongone]

I was there with 3 HS girlfriends that night! When the album came out we were floored!!! We tried to figure out if we could hear ourselves...

[@nickfletcher4132]

I remember going to the record store, buying this album all those years ago, bringing it back home and going through the ritualised first play. Handling the album cover like a precious stone of some kind. The photography was brilliant. And the magic of imagining what it must have been like on that tour. Of course there was no social world media then and there was a mystery to be had about who the people were, their characters, the adventure of it all, the dream come true. Magical times man truly.

[@vishwanathrajarao565]

Absolutely relate to this. LP covers were so great everything was big and it was so nice to study the Album Artwork in detail and even read all the fine print.

[@bobmcgrew7219]

Very well said. Today's generation is really missing that whole experience.

[@rrboyd10]

I SOO get this... loved getting a new LP. when my daughter now got turned onto vinyl, i wrote up a bit of a 'vinyl-geek' history talking about how i read all the liner notes playing the new records, the local record store in my old home town (Boulder) would commission an artist to do a large 4'x4' canvas of the album covers in oil and hang the new cover art up around the store. Some how things are different now .. oh snap.. yeah i was 16.. maybe that was it....

[@vishwanathrajarao565]

Was catching up on the previous posts and found that Mr Sklar has talked about Albums and artwork in his post titled JT on May 27. Here is the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZTWY4Vsp5d-nNE

[@russputin6294]

Among my many regrets selling my original vinyl pressing (with the booklet insert and everything) when I replaced it with a "superior" C.D. copy. Oh well, the follies of youth.......... "Late for the Sky" was one of the reasons I bought a C.D. player at all as I was sick to the back teeth of lousy Warner Brothers paper-thin, snap crackle and pop pressings.

[@rikconverse8726]

So much history, stories and fun memories!

[@cgullcharlie]

Only Leland can make an octave one of the most tasteful and memorable lines of all time. The secret is the beard. It picks up signals from the cosmos and transmits them directly to his brain.

[@MemphisMike901]

Great video sir. Keeping that Brain working will keep you alive & Running!

[@Sean_Farmer]

That is one of the best live albums ever made. It captures the energy and feeling of what it's like to be a band on the road back in the '70s. Thanks for sharing your memories!

[@gregtrimble7113]

Two of the best guitar solos ever. They take the song to a higher place

[@hublocker849]

I played bass on that song in a cover band in the late 70s into the early 80s. Loved playing that song. It has great energy. I didn't know about the octave lick until I saw this video. I don't have great ears for copying records, did not have the album. I lived in a one-room cabin with no electricity or running water anyway so I learned it off the guitar player after hearing it once or twice a this place. I pedaled on the One for the most part and it worked.

[@TheFireflyband]

I've been playing this song in bands for years and I too was surprised to see the Octaves !

[@ChrisStevenson-fe2dl]

Thank you for doing this Brother what a treat, first time I saw you was at Pine Knob (70's) with James Taylor and you were all there, Waddy, Russ, You and Kuchmar James came out barefoot everyone was amazing but Waddy holy cow and you all looked so cool I thought it was gonna be a peter paul and mary gig but you rocked that place just brilliant Terrence(70's)

[@ppratsnordelo]

Hey Lee my name is Pedro Prats; Bass Player, Sound Engineer and Bassfreak from Puerto Rico. Love what your doing with your channel, truly inspiring. Since you started your vlog I wake up everyday and the first thing I do is watch your video along with my morning coffee. I want to thank you for making this kind of vlog. Musicians also need to hear the kind of perspective on music and the music industry you bring. I also want to thank you for just being the the kind of person you are; I can really feel your humbleness through your videos and being one of the most badass bass players and studio musicians that you are (without ever even hinting at bragging which you very well could!) makes it even more evident of how cool of a guy you are. Love the stories and i really think you shouldn’t listen to those comments that say that you should just play. The stories give each video that spark, an extra mental image of how it all went down on the studio or on tour and then you get the great playing of the parts which I wouldn’t get hung up about the sound of the tracks cause the vlog’s about bass not mixing or tracking and what you play sounds great!Love your tone on all the basses you play!✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼. I have one question: what bass were you playing with Phil at the Knebworth 1990 and i guess throughout that tour? Its a dark green 4 string.....i think u also had an orange one? Anyway, much love and keep up the great work! PS. Love the immediate family and really enjoyed the Cruel Twist video. Great Upright sound! ✌🏽

[@jamesbuonassisi9741]

The nostalgia is making me cry. Thanks Mr. Sklar. You're the best.

[@matsjonsson9492]

Maestro, there's nothing wrong with your mental faculties. Hell, I don't even remember what I had for dinner a week ago, and I'm only 65. Also, 'Running on Empty' is, in my opinion, the best live album ever recorded, and Jackson Brown is a musical diamond. All You Need Is Live.

[@jonathanschatz2627]

Thank you! This was the first song I learned on bass (much easier arrangement) in 1980 when I decided playing bass would be much cooler than playing cello. I have followed and admired your playing ever since.

[@bluespig1]

In Australia, people either LOVE or LOATH Jackson Browne. I have never understood why he gets negative feedback, he is a class act regardless.

[@loutielli]

David Lindley's tone on this tune is one of the best ever IMO. Great choice Lee. Thanks!

[@davidgargiulo1012]

How original with the bass jumping up into the octave instead of crashing down on the 4th. I love that song. It means much to me.

[@peti802]

Mr. Sklar, thank you for demystifying such a glorious song. Just to watch your technique is a treat.

[@cherrypickerguitars]

1978 Running on Empty! Your bass sound “defined” 70’s bass sound on that record! And.... you recorded so much in makeshift conditions! I was at the beginning of my music biz trip, then. I was the gofer at Thunder Sounds and Morgan Earle, too, mainly just hanging out cause they let me. I was sitting on all the lectures a friend was taking at Morgan Earle during his attendance at a paid Music Engineering course they offered. We were actually working. We were recording Ian Thomas’s record “Still Here” as part of the course, that Ian was a willing participant of. It reduced his rate, and he loved working with us young guys - very patient, funny man - God bless him! Anyway, we used that record of yours “Running on Empty” as the standard we hoped to achieve at that time. So many AWSOME memories! Peace

[@dmolls]

Agreed. Lee’ bass style defined the 70s as did James Jammerson and Carole Kay did for the 60s. Growing up I never imagined the all of this greatness was coming from such a small click who wound up being imitated the world over.

[@dougcampbell3593]

Loved this tune and the album when it released and still love it today! It was also the inspiration for the personalized license plate for my '69 Camaro SS ... RUN N ON ... great memories and this song always takes me there and puts a big smile on my face so ... hearing and watching your video has been a real treat and being a bass player myself, I know what you're saying ... amazing bonds can grow from playing and performing with other human beings ... and cherished memories from wonderful times spent together out there doing what you all love! Thanks for sharing this story ... felt real good taking the trip down memory lane with you! Please take good care, keep safe and stay healthy ... Cheers!

[@alisakerwoodakarainbowangel]

I love Jackson Brown. My husband turned me on to you when the pandemic started. Thank you because you are a wealth of information of the artist that I loved as a child. Stay safe and take care.

[@nightingaleofsorrow9349]

Alisa Jackson has a couple of mellow songs Birds of St Mark's and Shadow dream song you might not have heard. 💕

[@RolandJones559]

Running on Empty is one of my all-time favorite albums. I was very inspired by everything I heard. I appreciate the sharing of your memories Leland. You are an American treasure!

[@stevemyers4218]

The Running on Empty concert at Blossom Music Center in Ohio was the best concert experience of my life. Thank you, Leland!

[@Gherson069]

I just discovered Lee played the Hill Street Blues theme. As a kid I used to flick my fingers on a seam on our tv couch to the bass line every time the intro was played. Great tune & series.

[@donaldmeehan1631]

My dearest Mr. Sklar you make my day just to hear you talk about life and music. Running on empty is one of my favorite albums I love every song. I wish you could a Q&A with your fans. I have been a bass player for over 40 years and the last few months watching your videos has taught me so much . Next time I am in a session I will be thinking of all the gifts you have shared I now truly love the whole note. My chops are not as good as when I was a kid; but your direction made me a better musician . I have also decided to let my beard grow it is the key to playing bass(LOL). I hope you know what an inspiration you are.

[@douglasg.9271]

Absolutely awesome to be able to sit, and listen to you. It’s like you’re here in my living room. I can’t thank you enough for educating me on some of your musical history.

[@TedBishop1]

" If I can get you to smile before I leave " Mission accomplished ! Thank you Leland !

[@mrbassslap8930]

YESSAH! One of my All-Time-Favourit-Albums. It has just so much atmosphere in every single song!!! In the background you can hear the bus shifting its gears, while the musicians are playing and recording live really "on the ROAD". Amazing Record, i will love it my whole life. Great work!!! .... no, that really is BIG ART!

[@jonathanpeterson84]

Thank you for helping us all keep our sanity during this time!! I feel like I'm getting a free 2 credit course from my alma mater, Berklee College of Music watching your series. THANK YOU!!!

[@jamesspradling1094]

Such an awesome player and person... You were one of the many fantastic players on the soundtrack of my youth growing up in the 70's. Hands down the BEST decade in music history to me!

[@J-DUB-F1]

40 some odd years later, you still get much enjoyment from playing that song, and the pocket is still there! :-) Big ups for those old Yamaha basses from the 70s. A family member and some friends played them. They always sounded great and had some of that P-bass grit and bark! ;:-)

[@robchristopher5996]

We've seen Jackson play in Calgary twice and to this day both were the best shows we have ever seen. The first time he entertained us for 2 hours completely solo doing nothing but requests all night including songs he hadn't performed publicly for years. Second time was with David Lindley so the set list was a bit more structured. Best tip he revealed that on piano he can only play in the key of C and uses the electric piano transpose control to play in different keys. It gives me hope that I could fake it on piano one day.

[@dmolls]

Lee, I catch myself always coming back to watch you play on this clip for inspiration. From one bassist to another, your touch and pocket can bring tears to my eyes. Thank you.

[@freetickeys]

Jackson Brownes music was a major part of the soundtrack of my youth. "Saturate Before Using" was one of the first albums I bought with my own money.

[@Hobodeluxe960]

Thanks for that. "looking into their eyes I see they're running too" such truth in those lyrics. I hope we get to hear the story about "Load Out /Stay" soon. Such a great tribute to the crew and the audience. Love that song.

[@MegaDusso]

Lee, each and every one of these sit-down segments that you do is like bringing a critical piece of the music of our generation back to life, only from a very unique perspective that ONLY you can offer. It is greatly appreciated from someone who was very much a part of that era, and as to your having to re-learn some of the “oldies”, aY !!! It keeps your chops up !!! You da man Lee !!!

[@artemisXsidecross]

Thank you for this continuing oral history of the music that for many of us is our immediate family. :) Add to that a bass playing lesson done by among the best. Life can be good.

[@robinengland5799]

Sounds great, always admired your playing!!! Love Jackson Brown!! Great music

[@rikconverse8726]

Yes! Be safe! "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around!"

[@TimD.Morand]

"This ain't no disco. It ain't no country club, either... This is L.A."

[@budbays4588]

Pure joy watching you play this! Thanks for sharing your awesome talent with us!

[@perseus123]

I damn near pissed my pants laughing at that story about the 24 inch drivers! That made my day!

[@mikecullerton]

Just thinking about Running On Empty puts a smile on my face. One of my favorite live albums of all time. Right up there with Waiting For Columbus. I still have my vinyl copy.

[@jeffreymars8062]

Good Monday morning! Loving this!

[@luvbasses5487]

This is a hugely revealing vid for ANY electric rock bassist who cares to pay attention. I always knew & could hear the natural A 440 structure of this tune here but never knew the octave was hit every time. See what I mean? I love learning new things…from the MASTER himself. Thanks for this!

[@YaelBedarshi]

Those videos are something to look forward to, it's the best part of the day :)

[@bluehousemusic844]

Now we know why this song was a hit: it is the running and driving bass line that gets it going - fantastic.

[@giftedplanksify]

I like when I get senior moments because I don't have to deciefer what I'm trying to think out loud 🎉🎉 nice chops I can remember later on. Becoming a big fan of your bass playing. 78 I was 12 and we hitched to Cal jam 2. I remember this song on the radio when it was new. I play this song on my student Les Paul Man... thanks 👍

[@elgalloazul]

👍 One of my favourite songs of all time.

[@steveseim]

Great stories. Love this song, love this album, you're so fortunate to have been a part of it.

[@TheJtobs9]

Since 1978 when I first heard this amazing album, I have always been jealous of the lucky people in the audience when this was recorded. Now I’m one of them & jealous no more. Thank you Leland. Rock on.

[@starman2420]

I've never heard a guitar be in more perfect tune!

[@edwardinedgewood]

Running On Empty is the only live album I can think of that was all new songs. Most live albums were greatest hits performed live. Still one of my favorite records.

[@pswilliams76]

Now that’s a driving bass line!!

[@maccxoph]

Mr S.. you kill this! I've been working on this song for 2 hours now and think am almost there... until i slow down and really listen. Your groove is infallible. Thanks for the challenge. Your a great teacher and don't even know it...

[@peterlaflamme1382]

I SO MUCH enjoy you sharing these stories. You are an awesome player but more than that you seem like a really nice and genuine person. THANK YOU!!

[@hermanklump8983]

Bedtime story and bass- it doesn’t get much better than that.

[@rickhorvath]

I can only give 1 thumbs up , 👍🏻 but would certainly give more - till it hurts! Great story and as always great playing!

[@CHayden07]

It's really fantastic to hear you revisit this record. This one really means a lot to me. A lot of people probably have their story with this record but here goes mine: About 6 years ago now, I was in a long-term relationship with a wonderful girl, who had worked her ass off and saved up to go to college in Fort Collins, Colorado, which is about a 6 hour drive from here give or take.. The day she got accepted was bittersweet because my own circumstances guaranteed that I couldn't go with her. Leaving that campus after helping her move in was the hardest thing in the world, but I made a promise to go up and see her as often as I could. A few weeks later, I was packing up to go and visit for the first time; I stopped at her parents house to grab some things to take to her. As I was there, I was perusing their CD collection and noticed Jackson Browne: Running on Empty. I'd had a big Eagles phase and was generally familiar with the 70s SoCo scene, so I was aware of Jackson and the esteem he held but I hadn't really made my way to his work yet, so with a long drive ahead of me, it seemed like a great opportunity to check it out. They were happy to let me borrow it, so I popped it in and started driving. The CD didn't leave the player for a loong time. I played it on repeat the whole drive up, totally enamored with what I was hearing. Being a multi-instrumentalist and music nerd myself, there was more than enough to dissect, but also the lyrics were so incredibly in line with where I was in life. Jackson was only a little bit older than I was when you guys made that. Over a dozen or so trips, that CD blared in the car up there and back. It was my meditation, and it helped me deal with a lot of painful goodbyes, each one a little more empty, until I unknowingly made the last. Things didn't work out between us, but that record is still dear to me and I still put it on every now and then and think about her, but more importantly the things I learned about myself during that time. "I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on". ✌️

[@CHayden07]

P.S. I'd love to see you do "You Love the Thunder," you had some really tasty licks in that song 😄

[@JoaquinArguelles]

Then I saw you in concert with Jackson, opening up for Springsteen in 1982 or so in Madison Square Garden. Thank you for the excellent music, man.

[@tomsoberlin]

I recall seeing Jackson Browne touring with his very young son. I worked security at concerts at the University of Cincinnati Field house. Loved the show.

[@jackharriet4814]

Lee - that bassline is SUCH a key part of that track. It's a great driving/road song - one of the best - and the thing that propels it is that bassline. The song just thumps down the road thanks to you. Greetings from England.

[@Prof_Jeff]

Timely and amazing! Just yesterday I watched Russ Kunkel's drum video for Running on Empty.👍

[@SulCoCrazy]

Lee my intro to you was as a kid watching endlessly the concert with you and James at blossom in 1979. What a band!!

[@ericdesmeules8117]

So glad that you never got into the drug scene of the 60' 70' so that can all enjoy the great stories of your life.

[@artemisXsidecross]

The real compliment to drug addiction is for anyone who has escaped its rampage and destruction; those people too need our praise. :)

[@jwprimetime9795]

artemis sidecross Joe Walsh was my inspiration for playing guitar and then years later my inspiration for getting sober. Can’t say enough about how much guys like that have changed lives by example.

[@artemisXsidecross]

@@jwprimetime9795 It is easy to fall, the strength to get up and walk on is the mark of a hero or heroine. Good work!

[@carlandersonlll6861]

Peter Green the Founer/member of Fleetwood Mac from 1967-1970 is my inspiration because he was hooked heavily on lsd back then. Long story short he got clean and sober and made a comeback to music. His mind may be mostly gone (Very bad memory) and his voice sounds bad and cannot understand much of what hes saying like very deep and raspy, but he is a great example of a blues musician who somehow survived "The Munic Incident" in 1970.

[@jwprimetime9795]

carl anderson wasn’t too familiar with the Peter green era of Mac until last year and I went to see the Rumours ATL and they did a bunch of his songs! Made me dive into his stuff on my own. Awesome!!

[@tonys1210]

That was a treat Jackson Browne and also some music history. Thanks Lee enjoy your day.👍👍🎶👍👍

[@mauricerandell8119]

Glad to hear your over the Trolls & Gremlins - you can't let people with dried up shrunken hearts and souls influence you, or no-one would ever do anything. I'd really love to hear a little something about Billy Thorpe's adventures please. He's one of the original founding Pillars Of Australian Rock, a generation before me, A Pathfinder who led the way for us and so dear to our hearts.

[@vewilli]

Lee is playing the bass with such an ease. Great.

[@richardburchett]

Thanks for posting. I got to play bass and sing lead on this song at a recent tribute event where we put together a bigger band. This has always been a bucket list song that I never got to do b/c it requires so much instrumentation with the slide guitar, second guitar, piano and different voices. Our slide guitar player was so happy to be finally playing it too. It was just three minutes of bliss for all of us. I’ve always admired the bass playing on that live recording. So great to see it being played. Thanks again.

[@chrisgately4358]

At the time, I worked for Mom's Wholesome Audio / 2005 AD, Inc, the company that made the mixer used to record the songs on the "Running On Empty" LP that were played on the bus and in the Holiday Inn. There is a photo of it in the booklet that came with the album (the photo is backwards). A few years later, I obtained that very same mixer from my friend David Hewitt.

[@bgrigg07]

I love love love this album! I'm not really a fan of live albums, with some notable exceptions, but this one is perhaps the greatest example of how a live album should be!

[@DavidGSmith-ft7vg]

Another amazing bass line on another one of my favourite songs!

[@marjocardon3051]

Nice ...I remember Rosemary Butler when she played bass....I still do...and remember being at the Baked Potato listening to the Section...I was blown away by the band and Lee on that bass....great musical memories...

[@cherifshawky4846]

Love hearing the stories .What a great era the seventies were for live albums, so many classic live albums.thanks for sharing.

[@dianenave554]

Fascinating to watch you play the baseline! Again, thanks for sharing!

[@whodder06]

'Tough Shit' is RIGHT!! Keep the shout-outs coming Lee.

[@ChrisKrolak]

I find that "senior moments" are a nice break in the day. Anyway, I've been a huge Jackson Browne fan since his first album. I still find myself just replaying his 70s music over and over again when I get into a Jackson Browne mood. His "Pretender" album was the first album I played on my first, really good, stereo system when "The Fuse" was lit.

[@wynnssecret8584]

Ckrolak......Totally agree, sometimes you just get in a mood . Right now I've been in a Jackson Browne mood ( for about a month now )

[@ChrisKrolak]

@@wynnssecret8584 I'm moving into a Warren Zevon mood now. I think it will last a month, as well.

[@CaptainBorax]

You're the coolest Leland, everybody loves these intimate viogs from you.

[@markholm7501]

Leland, loved your Section work and everything you’ve ever recorded. Thank you for these great videos. I was a college freshman when Running On Empty was released. Could never get enough of it. Great video!

[@narmoortiz1831]

Memories of college running through my mind, back in the 80's, sometimes on empty but always enjoying the ride! Thank you Lee, always bringing the music of our lives!!

[@fusion2000]

Thank you for the wonderful stories AND the incredible music.....

[@jportugaise]

Oh man you are great ! Such a pleasure to hear you talk and play. I'm a guitar player but watch and send your video to a close friend who is a bass player

[@rudiblankenburg5746]

Danke Lee, für mich bist du der Größte.

[@rickunderwood8925]

Lee, can't wait for the up coming documentary about the" Immediate Family". I just started watching you on U-Tube about a month ago. Every morning I can't wait to see what you have in store for us. Thus far I haven't been disappointed at all. I enjoy even your rants about fb and ignorant people who are careless with all this crazy "shit" going on in the world. So, please keep it up. I'll watch as long as you keep posting. Take care.

[@Curlysblues]

Thanks so much, Lee. I saw this tour at Santa Barbara Bowl! Yes, it was another highlight of the times. As an aside, the audience went crazy when David Lindley did "Stay", the old Maurice Williams hit. Let me add that I thought your playing on "Doctor My Eyes" was unsurpassed, along with Jesse Ed Davis' guitar playing. There was just such incredible DRIVE on that cut!