LINDLEY BROWNE RAITT COLVIN HORNSBY Mercury Blues Live

[@davidryan6441]

In The UK We Are Convinced that David Lindley is The Messiah of Steel Guitar.. The man is An Absolute Legend.

[@annpowers7135]

I bow down to the genius of this man, indeed I do!

[@Olympianative]

Lindley is steel guitar.

[@charlestongren2860]

He absolutely is! Seen him several times on his own

[@clymelabox2559]

Here in California USA we feel the same way!

[@christiandavis2916]

Yeah, that's accurate.

[@sdwriter2626]

Rest in Rock, David Lindley! What an amazing talent.

[@timothylewis2450]

So sad. Legendary.

[@bakokat6982]

@@timothylewis2450 My different POV….is we were so lucky this master of all guitars played live and we of different generations were soooo lucky to see him live or even listen to his recordings! I was very lucky to see him with various other performers several times . And even have him sign a couple of my LPs. May David Lindley’s music touch the ears and hearts of those who haven’t heard or seen him yet! Big thanks to those who post his live performances…in those he still lives on..and on!

[@timothylewis2450]

@@bakokat6982 Well said.

[@TheCyndy13]

I am proud to say that I'm in this audience! Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado! 1999

[@Canyon2023]

I was at this concert with a stellar lineup, but David Lindley stole the show in my eyes!! 🌟 RIP David Lindley ~ I miss you so much ❤ No one in the world like you.

[@Flaaaaanders]

El Rayo x is one of my favourite recordings

[@davevanfunk8917]

And very greasy

[@jeffreyday2414]

Those double knit sports coats gave David special powers.

[@mikecreger9702]

Nope. It was the mutton chop sideburns!!!!

[@richardcameron4843]

boy, I don't know how you could go wrong with that lineup. Goosebumps.

[@archstanton_live]

When Bonnie steps in with her slide to answer David's steel. Absolute goosebumps!

[@jipes]

What a fabulous line-up Lindley, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt and Shawn Colvin hard to beat !

[@kevindore6120]

And at Red Rocks yeah

[@tfs8271]

I saw this tour... Still to this day in my top 5 best shows. Bruce Hornsby was also on the bill.

[@michaelberg2585]

And Bruce Hornsby!

[@rpblank6768]

It doesn't get any better than this!

[@gambioli9083]

RIP David, cruise that Mercury into the great beyond

[@ronniecopeland5448]

David Lindley is the best steel player I've ever seen or heard. His vocals are un-matchable...he's really good.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

There will never be another. RIP. We got to meet him. Great dude.

[@charliegessner7479]

RIP David. Your legacy will live on forever. Was lucky to hear this live at Great Woods in Manfield, MA on this same tour.

[@Staylogical]

Billy Gibbons wrote Sharp Dressed man about David Lindley.That's absolutely true ,or it should be,and these days,that's all that counts.

[@Gringa_L]

Rest in peace, you wonderful human being! I feel so fortunate to have seen El Rayo X in a bar on a college campus in the 80's. They blew the roof off the joint, obviously. To this day, hearing Mercury Blues live is one of the concert-going highlights of my life.

[@williamcairns7547]

As good as it gets. What a talent this man was. RIP David Lindley.

[@cindyschneider4728]

"The wonder that is Lindley!" That's right!

[@stargazer6753]

@CindyS. Yes indeed and agreed.

[@jackrambler3262]

Cindy Schneider- Someday I wanna find out how Jackson & David bumped into each other...other than the fact that it was The Master’s plan- then a blessing for those of us listening thru so many years.

[@stargazer6753]

@@jackrambler3262 I have an an answer to your question that is somewhat vague, so I’ll give Cindy Schneider a couple of days to come forward and answer because she probably knows a hell of a lot more than I do.

[@cindyschneider4728]

@@jackrambler3262 I knew I had read that story somewhere before! www.fretboardjournal.com/features/jackson-browne-meeting-david-lindley-first-time/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20%5Bfirst%5D%20saw%20David,the%20Nitty%20Gritty%20Dirt%20band.

[@stargazer6753]

@Jack Rambler and Cindy S. Jackson explains how he first met David Lindley and what he first felt when he heard him play alone in his dressing room. As I said , it is vague , without any details . It is contained in the video "Farther On” from the documentary “Going Home”, in Jackson’s words. Jackson explains that a friend (of his) brought Lindley to his dressing room and asked if he could play for him. At that point, Jackson explains what he felt for the first time upon hearing him. Sorry, Cindy S. , but I put Jack R. first because he was the one who first asked the question about how did they just bumped into each other. I originally had you first and I apologize for reconsidering . “Reconsider Me”. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoXFgnt8aL5spdE

[@petebansen965]

...and that's why we love rock 'n roll!!

[@elliehjemmet]

Can't say enough about how much I love this! Just WOW! Gonna miss this great guy...

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

You are decidedly in good company. Sometimes, I still can't believe he's no longer among us poor deprived Earthers...

[@ZZZZAS]

Love this performance...it's just got so much energy...the drum beat is killer and Shawn Colvin with Bonnie Raiit!!! Yowza!

[@dandrury]

Another great version of Mercury Blues!! Stomper!! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️🤘

[@davedavid7061]

I went to this tour as a huge Shawn Colvin fan. But David Lindley man

[@g.stephens263]

Holy crap! Lindley is a god, and Bonnie Raitt is among the best slide players...ever!

[@SuzeBlues]

I got to see this! I saw them back-to-back night up at Red Rocks. This was the second night. Awesome!👏🏼

[@barclaysauers255]

Dave, our MAGICAL MUSICAL MUNCHKIN, has gone on ahead damn it. Driving that Mercury '49 up an down the streets of gold and and tuning-up some heavenly harp with those amazing God given fingers. Thanks for the visit Mr. David. We are blessed and.....

[@triciajohnson444]

Very well said!

[@fuzzyallan]

A whole bunch of my favorite players, and a song by the great American rural blues singer and guitar player K. C. Douglas. Love it. Fuzzy

[@xfire301]

Saw the Running on Empty tour. Lindley stole the show.

[@guentherfranz2864]

The Maestro with his talented backing Band

[@Kcstrayer]

Fly high, David 🎼♥️

[@davidwolfberg9856]

RIP David Lindley. 😢

[@richardm3683]

Browne and Lindley saved me from those who tried to robot me! Early on...

[@rhllnm]

Never seen this before, I like Bonnie Raitt doing a Dave impression.

[@joanlindley8236]

Our David. We miss you so much. I cannot place this if Rosanne in room . She will break down. .

[@zounds13]

I am so sorry for your loss. ❤

[@Raiderblack]

RIP David Lindley !!

[@ronniecopeland5448]

Damn it..."David Lindley is a bad man lol...he's a fucking awesome steel guitar man!*****

[@bobthedrummer]

Not seen this before? Brilliant. Big shout for monster drumming.

[@mcmrv14]

How in the @#$& did I miss this show? That song would have been worth the price of admission alone.

[@zounds13]

It was.

[@lauragrzymkowski6234]

Add Waddy Watchel to the line up. Saw this tour in 1999 in Concord, CA. It was, of course, fantastic!

[@mikeshaffer4912]

I saw them on this tour in 99 in Nampa, ID at The Idaho Center Amphitheater. It was hands-down, one of the best live shows I've ever seen! This was one of their encores. Talk about leaving a concert on a high note...

[@richardapsassin8554]

The greatest guitar 🎸🎸🎸 riffs and the most deadly guitar hero up here in NBC Canada country

[@oughtssought1198]

Red Rocks has to rate as one of the nation's best dance halls ~ awesome place for music

[@8205gwp]

when i came home from nam my buddy had a primer ed 49 merc we did some cruising 1967 and its been going down hill ever since

[@katherinesheldon6772]

I saw them all together in concert at the Jones Beach Theater, Long Island NY. I don't remember what year it was, but it was the best concert I've ever seen. All my favorite artists. What a night!

[@jamesh4357]

Saw this show at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Epic! Highlight: Bonnie and Shawn dancing on Bruce's grand piano. Lindley wasn't bad either!

[@zounds13]

Hey, me too!

[@RickarooCarew]

lovin señor Lindley... the rest of em are pretty good too... Lindley makes em shine ❤️🌟♥️

[@RickarooCarew]

rock on y'all sounds absolutely great over here at my house... muchas gracias ❤️🙏❤️ ✌️❤️✌️

[@corlahnstein8534]

Saw this never before ! Thanks !

[@robertzeleznik8124]

Here's to David.

[@markoboh4461]

This crew kicks assess !!!

[@mrb4886]

Now that is a band..............

[@joelakewood1852]

the best steelguitar ever!.....

[@hoggeboris]

R.I.P David❤

[@johnday8677]

No words can be enough!!

[@DustySoul257]

This event at Red Rocks took place on September 12 of 1999. I saw these same musicians at the Gorge in eastern Washington a few weeks earlier on August 25th, 1999. It was quite a show!

[@cityzen2717]

When I was a child, my parents had a '53 Mercury Deluxe with V-8 with manual overdrive. My Dad ran the Hell out of that car; He also ran a little SHINE in that capacious trunk.

[@TheVatonaught]

my folks had a similar one and I got my license and got to drive it around town...twin glasspacks.

[@stargazer6753]

Since no one else has made a comment within a year , I’m guessin’ I’m the only one out there who knows what “ SHINE’ means. I’m from Kentucky . At one time everyone was in fear of the revenuer , a government agent , during Prohibition. They were searching for stills to destroy them. Stills were all copper pots used to distill corn into 100 proof alcohol . When I was about 10 , on a trip to western KY , my father pointed out smoke or steam that was coming off of a mountain side and telling me about moonshiners.At that time you didn’t have to do it by the light of the moon. When the heat was on about making illegal whisky , I just think it was done under the light of the moon . Moonshine was still being made in the 1960’s because of the many “dry” counties in Kentucky which still exist today. When I was a teenager , I was shown a very small house in West Virginia devoid of any vegetation , but to which hundreds of pounds of sugar (instead of corn) were delivered weekly to make moonshine . To this day , August 27 , 2019 , you can still buy 100 proof moonshine in a liquor store , in Lexington Kentucky . Now it is considered part of our heritage . I’m not sure , but I think it may have a cult following . It’s everywhere , but you have to know that it is just grain alcohol , which is also readily availably in any liguor store , at least in Lexington KY.

[@jackrambler3262]

city zen- lol, dodging the revenuers in a Merc 👍

[@danwest3825]

Holy Cats, what a Lineup!

[@robertward7640]

David Lindley was so awesome what a talent

[@MightyFineGuitarsLafayette]

Augh. So good. So damn good.

[@evelynclarke5493]

Forget Clapton, Lindley is god!

[@mikebarat1950]

Clapton who?

[@tiddlesa.6125]

@@mikebarat1950 😀

[@zounds13]

I saw this show in Santa Barbara. I'd have to say it was one of my top ten ever.

[@SamLopezI]

I met Jackson Browne in Gaviota, CA. Also had a crush on Bonnie Raitt!

[@zounds13]

@@SamLopezI we all had a crush on Bonnie Raitt.

[@robdavidson993]

The Prince of Polyester!

[@browne17098]

I saw this tour at the infamous Merriweather Post Pavilion in '99

[@davidmatthews3131]

In the Great Tradition of Comments, someone please tell me which of these brilliant players is "underrated".

[@arthurshepherd8757]

#1 most badass drum performance I've ever seen/heard. Sounds like a Cosmic locomotive comin' down the tracks straight out of Heaven to take us all home. All aboard!!! Kisses. Arthur. Peace

[@zounds13]

Wally Ingram, if I remember correctly. He and Lindley did a couple of albums together and toured as a duo. Fantastic.

[@arthurshepherd8757]

Most badass drum beat EVER!!!!!

[@kitano0]

Colvin surprised the hell out of me...I've never seen her rock like that...always saw her as a folk artist.

[@goodun6081]

kitano0 if you look on KZbin you can find Shawn Colvin as a member of Richard Thompson's band, that would surprise you too I bet. In a real good way!

[@densely]

@@goodun6081 We saw her open for Thompson in the mid-'90s. I'm glad to see that they're touring together now.

[@Larkpine]

Red Rocks!!! The Very best Ledgends (musicians)! Love

[@wroeclark8651]

Damn, this is Red Rocks just outside town!! I missed it!!

[@jeffdissinger6324]

Talk about a superstar lineup!!!

[@petercricket]

thought he was going to take that thing even higher.. so great

[@larryrobinson08]

I don’t know if it ever was recorded but…John Trudell , added a verse to Mercury Blues, can’t remember it verbatim but it was all J. T.

[@mzdomm]

Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mikeflynn1629]

When the drummer laying down such a solid beat with the hit of his TomTom

[@mdh814]

And Bonnie is pretty good too!

[@jackrambler3262]

Mike Haines- Yeah, Bonnie’s Always Great...

[@acdebiase]

Damn that was good

[@tetedur377]

Listening (again, still) in 2023. Still needs some Papa John Creach rock violin.

[@goodun6081]

"The wonder that is Lindley!". Yes, yes he most certainly is! One dolt actually downvoted this. WTF ?

[@goodun2974]

@@christianresearchproject , *I* am a Democrat. There's always one guy who has to separate music enthusiasts by their politics, or religion, or the lack of it. You're it, that's you. You're *that* guy. PS, I am a godless atheist as well. Now, kindly go back to your life of ignorance and judgmental behavior.

[@arthurshepherd8757]

btw: How cute is Shawn Colvin? It's like asking how big the multiverse is. Kisses

[@johnmitchelljr]

Thank you for making my day.

[@RobHollanderMusic]

Rockin' at The Rocks.

[@sunbeagle9769]

Goose bumps

[@ConcertFANatic]

I am 99% sure I was at this show! unless this lineup played Red Rocks more than once....

[@zachariatekawaare4761]

I hope I NEVER have to meet any of the 9 people who DON'T LIKE this (08/24/21

[@Featster74]

I saw these guys on this tour, which was in 1999 which you probably know but thank you SO much for posting this! The show I saw at The Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho was amazing! Good memories..

[@bendummitt888]

Those were the days...

[@jasonrobertson8487]

Bonnie has that slow slide style like Lowell. Absolutely fucking rips.

[@JasonAkrami1]

Flawless

[@markdavis8815]

No wonder Warren Zevon like David Lindley so much!

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

Now they're reunited in the Band of the Great Beyond.

[@dennismcghee3162]

Ummmm..........I'm speechless.

[@pasqualedelisa7189]

immenso

[@zachariatekawaare4761]

There is no-BODY like David Linley! I know, I looked.

[@dennisjohndreher7258]

Lindley is a badass. Greatest slide guitar player alive. Bonnie ain't so bad herself.

[@goodun2974]

Dennis, Lindley is more than a slide player. He plays banjo, fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, saz, chumbush, and more. Check out his "official bootleg" live recordings with Wally Ingram or Hani Naser on percussion. I saw him play at one of these solo/duet shows; I had brought along a couple of young teenagers, and Dave and Wally gave the boys guitar picks and drumsticks, autographed their T shirts, answered their questions, and conversed with the boys as equals. It was a fine thing to see!

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

Welp, I agree with every word in your post--except the word "alive". 💔Dang, that heavenly band is getting bigger all the time. :(

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

Hello again, good 'un. I just want to add that your experience is typical of the late, great Mr. Dave. Kind, gracious, and also funny as heck. No one will ever replace him.

[@sierrasix2003]

Does anyone know who all the backing musicians were that night?

[@thomasmartin8202]

Looks like Tommy Shannon on bass (from Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble).

[@bobsteingraber]

Nope! It's Kevin McCormick. He's played bass with everybody: Nils Lofgren, Jackson Browne, CSN, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Mayall, Melissa Etheridge, Robben Ford, David Lindley, and many others.

[@christopherbowman7799]

I had da record & posted wayaway for the tshirt too

[@JustPeachyification]

Jackson on the Teisco 😜

[@kevincoker4178]

I mean, fuckin WOW!!!!

[@peterjlindley]

Classic

[@austrich83]

In Red Rocks....twist twist

[@arthurshepherd8757]

One Hundred Dollars Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2008 by blackshepherd Well, I can say that I got a check for $100. But not sure how I did. I ended up playing from 7-9pm then the River gods started warming up. They didn’t get started till almost 10pm with sound issues. They were good but the vocal mix could have been much better. They make a good presentation and seem to have a good following. There were about 30 people in the immediate stage area and about 50-75 more throughout the bar. I did alot of The Band covers; Dylan…etc and got no comments whatsoever from anyone. The only I got was from a couple of guys at the end of the bar who applauded occasionally and asked me to “do Jimmy”….I was very nervous in the beginning but got going and I think I did ok for the first hour and should have taken a break after a good song but I plodded right on through the whole 100 minute slot. At the end I was really fucking up on “Oh! Darling”…for some reason I got off key twice and it really sounded bad…it’s the first time that’s ever happened to me….so it sucks to do worst at the end cause I think that’s what people remember…plus there’s more people there toward the end…but whatareyagonnado? I have to give myself credit for doing it and facing down the anxiety/fear again. I certainly didn’t bomb and I didn’t dissociate per se but definitely too much mental energy was involved with attending to fear. I got the best response from “Can’t Find My Way Home”. But this is to be expected. Everybody that ever plays in front of an audience has experienced this is some form so I’ll chaulk it up as an accomplishment. It was a paid professional performance and if I can do it there I can do it elsewhere and I think it will be easier for me in places where I’m a complete stranger…I’ll enjoy that element of it I think. But the immediate challenge will be to get to Austin and start writing original songs. Hopefully the live-in studio thing will pan out…that would make all the difference so I’m hopeful. One thing to comment on is the feeling of slinking out of the place with my equipment with my head down like I’d done something wrong…it’s weird…I’ll have to get over that somehow…the expectation that people are going to say something negative…it blocks me from accepting positive feedback…something to work on. So I did some songs really well, some fairly well and one or two not so well…so time to let go of it and move on…I got a check for $100…let’s shoot for $200 and an original song. I noticed that most of Rivergod’s songs were very simple. The lead singer/songwriter played mostly in C major and maybe G…very simple arrangements but with drums; peddle steel guitar; lead guitar and bass…it filled out very well. Plus he was a pretty good showman/performer…appropriate…not over the top. But boy…if ever it was pressed home…simple songs…they can always be fleshed out later.

[@inmemoriamWTCNY]

@David Ryan Und jeder in „Good old Germany“, der ebenfalls diesen Sound, seine Interpreten & ganz besonders David Lindley kennt, wird sich, so wie ich, bestimmt Deiner Meinung anschließen! And everyone in “Good old Germany”, who also knows this sound, its interpreters & especially David Lindley, will, like me, certainly agree with your opinion! Translated by Google, but Ok!

[@erichaskell]

And at Red Rock.

[@jimh.8528]

❤no lies mates