Michael Hedges - Come Together

8/1/87 performance at the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington, MA. Tuning: D2G2D3G3G3D4.

[@MElliottHolcman]

It's so beautiful. Tears...

[@rodghearing]

I mourn his loss with every video I see. Was fortunate enough to see him perform once in a very small club. About twenty people there. It was fantastic.

[@ianedmonds9191]

What a performer? Solo and has the crowd onboard and contributing. He was a legend. Luv and Peace.

[@efergarmx]

I don't know too much about Michael Hedges but around 1997 I bought a cd that liked so much. "Aerial Boundaries". It was an incredible musical experience. I never knew that this musician has gone truely a sad thing. I like so much his style to play the guitar.

[@chrisperiod6007]

Dude's a natural born musician and it's enjoyable just to watch him having fun. I've seen artists forget the words to this song more than once.

[@Confusingish]

I love how he makes the audience included on his performance on a whole new level. It must have been magical to watch him perform live before he died.

[@TheSanityInspector]

I saw him twice, in small venues in Atlanta, and with each passing year I appreciate how lucky I was to do so.

[@JeffKeel]

What! 17 people didn't like this. Craziness! Brilliant from a Brilliant artist. JT

[@madtiger111]

Hedges was a prophet.

[@Tom019]

A God in human form he has now ascended to where he belongs amongst his kind! RIP and god watch over his children

[@DeathCubeK400]

His performance of this song gives me that feeling that you can't put into words.

[@GuitarLife09]

This guy fucking rocks my world. What a great voice, great sense of humor, great guitar playing, great presence. It's really sad that I never got to see him live =(

[@dexthecat]

A true genius taken from us way to early! His music will live on forever! May you rest in peace my friend......

[@weepysum47]

Without Michael we wouldn't have players like Andy McKee, Kaki King, Mike Dawes, or Jon Gomm. He was a true pioneer

[@ianedmonds9191]

@Rob Bigs Superhuman.

[@kerimalpaltuncu97]

Andy McKee, Kaki King, Mike Dawes, or Jon Gomm.... forget about em

[@RobClydesdale]

A friend made a compilation tape up in the late 80's of loads of guitar stuff but never told me who was on it. I've been inspired to play & write songs on my guitar over the years by it & now know 1 of those main influences is Michael Hedges. I'm playing & singing one of my songs inspired by you Michael, Andy Mckee & Eric Mongrain among others. Thanx, Rob

[@gman92069]

Had the good fortune of seeing him play twice (once with Leo Kottke). Such an amazing artist and performer. Sad he's no longer with us, but glad we have his music. RIP MH

[@billheineman472]

Same once in Chicago ... I was also lucky to catch a piece of that short tour with Leo in St. Augustine Fla.

[@pooryorick831]

Michael Hedges and Leo Kotter together? That must have been amazing. I bet it was hilarious too. They are both funny guys.

[@ropy89]

i never saw someone making the audience literally sing a bassline to any song...BRILLIANT !!! and then later also other parts,how cool is that ??? if you can do something like this you'r doin' yo shit right :) what an awesome dude with awesome voice !

[@nicknicksiren]

Wooooooow. That was one of the best performances I've ever been to, and I wasn't even there.

[@Dejoblue]

Man, he made everyone come together wow :*) made me cry man :)

[@arboricola]

this guy deserves a movie!

[@scottbradley8280]

dang i miss this young man thanks John for tellin folks i live 3hours from where he was born he was to young to get gone but thats what lifes is about aint it

[@lynhazel1]

this is such a wonderfully playful version of this song...thank you for all your posts on this supreme and greatly missed musician...what a joy to be able to see him here for those like myself who missed seeing him live...

[@greyboy1528]

Saw him at the Oregon Country Fair. Just walking along the path and bam there was this shredding an acoustic.

[@xoSiNgInGiNtHeRaInox]

i love his music RIP Michael Hedges

[@felixlenox3345]

Thanks for sharing this! Michael went to the same HS in Enid as I & played locally with many friends of mine. He was definitely "gifted" as you can see in this performance of his commanding himself while entertaining & commanding the audience. Tragic to have him leave us at so young year of age.

[@raha50]

Wow, that was the single most impressive solo performance I've ever seen. There's so much more to performing than mastering your instrument.

[@mikedennett8842]

What a riot live! Love it.

[@ingy1965]

Only saw him live once, in London, supporting Suzanne Vega at the Hammersmith Odeon sometime in the late 80’s. It’s rare that a support act brings the house down but Michael Hedges wowed the crowd that night with an amazing performance. It was a superb night all round.

[@TheDilligan]

amazing guitar playing and amazing vocals!!!

[@johnsakowicz6723]

In late 1997, Hedges died at the age of 43 in a car accident along State Route 128 right here in Mendocino County, near Boonville, which is about 100 miles northwest of San Francisco. According to his manager Hilleary Burgess, he was driving home from San Francisco International Airport after a Thanksgiving visit to a girlfriend in Long Island, New York. His car apparently skidded off a rain-slicked S-curve and down a 120-foot. Hedges was thrown from his car and appeared to have died nearly instantly. His body was found a few days afterward. After his death, his record Oracle won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best New Age Album. Hedges' unfinished last recordings were brought to completion in the album Torched, with the help of his former manager Hilleary Burgess and friends David Crosby and Graham Nash

[@guitar4794]

wow! i would have loved to see him live! Thank you so much for posting these michael hedges videos, his music will live on

[@jonamtn]

Fantastic how he deals with the public here! Hedges was great on all sides.

[@utubehound69]

How have I missed his playing I've read of him & I play in modal tunings in a similar style & just heard him today.

[@kinggimped]

Wow... incredible guitarist, and he's hiding away a cracking voice like that! Wish I was 15 years older so I could have maybe seen him play live...

[@bohindramusic]

Uno de los más grandes músicos del final del siglo XX , Virtuoso guitarrista e innovador , divertido en directo , es ya una leyenda , LO AMO ! su estilo con la flauta Alto en Sol , no es muy conocido y también genial su trabajo con ella , después claro de su impresionante legado con la guitarra .

[@dajiaoma77777]

The tuning's DGDGGD but half a step down by the way. Love this performance.

[@carlscott2109]

I got to work a double bill with Michael and Leo Kottke many years ago. Very enjoyable, nice guy to talk to as well.

[@mykelpoole8122]

in addition to type3's explanation which is a good one, it is also helpful to hear a non-standard tuning to help me tune correctly for the composition being played. And also, there is the nostalgia of being back in the garage with friends tuning up, it kinda makes the performance feel more personable.

[@aneaman]

@peacebeuponyou70 This video isn't a parituclarly good example, but my experience of him tuning was that he was so incredibly musical that listening to him tune was a pleasure and a show in itself. HIs banter was often amusing as well. I never once found myself thinking "why do I have to listen to this?" Often you could hear the song he was about to play gradually emerging from the tuning process, something you hear around 1:30ish on this video.

[@60moments]

This really was unbelievable! Like, it was so amazing!

[@betterdays105]

Wonderful! Great cover of a great song.

[@trowdytrav]

Hey Type3, thanks for uploading all these Michael Hedges clips, they're beyond amazing! It's such a shame KZbin pulled the All Along The Watchtower from this performance as it was the best version. Is it available anywhere else?

[@iadmike]

this is just great. makes me laugh. gave this song some humor. i love it.

[@davebase3]

@peacebeuponyou70 They are constantly rechecking the tuning to make sure the song sounds good to you. Little strings are strummed and pulled out of tune during the performance.

[@Mohlandeir]

Unbelievable. I would love to have been there.

[@Rutgerpeer]

@peacebeuponyou70 About the tuning in general: Guitars tend to go out of tune also just by playing them. So it can easily be that your guitar is a bit out of tune after you played a song. Good guitars don't go out of tune much, bad guitars de-tune all the time. But all guitars go out of tune to a certain degree anyway. Also changes in temperature will make your guitar detune most of the time. And for Michael, it's just what type3secretion told you, he uses different tunings everytime. Regards!

[@bassmaster1953]

I 've had the good fortune of hearing him on KZbin hundreds of times. Is that a record?

[@oggendoggen2]

yes, PLEASE! I'm trying to figure this out right now, but I can't get anything but the barred chords.

[@kurt6string]

Outstanding, the mans got soul and that's a fact.

[@chiefnoda]

@communistfriend Michael told (1983?) that he's taking voice lessons from Bobby McFerrin. Bobby appeared as vocal on Michael's "The Streamlined Man". His name some times appeared on CD credits (other times, not - weird). Cheers Chief

[@iaced1]

Entertaining the Troops in Heaven! R I P My brothers.

[@MarisolCorazon]

Ah--- God, that was truly spectacular.

[@kdlaiusa]

Speechless.

[@AlwaysAbiggerFish]

@type3secretion That was an amazing performance, I might post it up myself then, if you don't want to risk getting more videos down

[@guitarretreats]

Thats real passion! You don't see that so much these days.

[@gtrrobster]

@Confusingish Very very true! I was lucky to have seen him 7-8 times late 80s--97.....a few times within 10 feet or so at a small club like The Ark in Ann Arbor.....very electric event. Funny as hell and joyous. Got to meet him for a few just before he dies...back then I only sort of realized his brilliance.

[@LovetorockJG]

what a musician! very entertaining

[@QueElby]

Man, the last part is awesome, just like professional matured singer.

[@VIKULYA32]

Он cамый лучший! The Best! Der Beste!

[@JayCCross]

In respect to tuning, all musicians usually DO tune beforehand... but, the guitars are affected by sitting there under those hot stage lights, and usually need a little tweaking.

[@oggendoggen2]

I'm new to this guy, so someone help me out here. What era was he in, when and why did he die, I WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF HIM BEFORE???

[@wolechair]

BRILLIANT!!!

[@zachasaurus]

im only 21. i stumbled upon Hedges' masterful reincarnation of All along the Watchtower over a year ago. i will admit that much of my generation has terrible taste. however, i was only lucky enough to escape it due to my being immersed in 80s and classic rock as a child. if i hadnt been given that initial jumpstart of musical enlightenment im afraid i wouldnt have found Hedge's great gifts to the world. my only wish is that i could be able to experience the synergy that this crowd surely did.

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

Awesome man, just awesome!!!!

[@aschleman]

this is 1987... check out michael kelsey, modern stuff like this.... also, vocally... check out brandon whyde. solid musicians trying to make it today. both from indiana.

[@Sign213]

@type3secretion hi there type3 I loved that performance can you upload it on your megavideo chanel? Greets John Cussack

[@Rikk303]

@peacebeuponyou70 heat can have a lot of effect on strings....that and humidity can alter wood no matter how well it's seasoned and lacquered. Just a quick pull on a string can stretch it to flatless areas......that and the fact true players piss on AutoTune

[@KenFarnham]

Holy shit! this is amazing! This guy is a GOD!!!!!!!! ` Too bad I'm sooo young. When he died I was stuck in a boring school learning basic math and being bullied by fatties :(. Thanks type3 this videos is wonderful (^_^) 5/5

[@foowah7]

That's the best thing ever!

[@walkingbear56]

Go look on his site at Nomad land its all there. Genius..yes

[@gatsbyKLoGGitz]

This guy has a good sense of humour.

[@Angus1966]

Great Style, Great solo artist.

[@saxophonefreak101]

@type3secretion nooooo...i loved all along the watchtower from this performance...good thing i ripped the audio from the video a year or two ago :)

[@andreadeleoabc]

meraviglioso!!!!!Un grande!

[@guitarado]

Tuning is DAEEAA

[@Dejoblue]

Amazing

[@ereccay2k22]

god, this is amazing!!!!

[@AlwaysAbiggerFish]

What does he sing in the end with the high pitch voice, or is it just la la la na

[@enrichetto76]

bravo...interpretazione ottima...

[@HentVanTuut]

this is ..magic

[@captainpaintcan]

That is world class stuff

[@Synith]

@peacebeuponyou70 Because some songs require different tunings. It's easier to tune on stage rather than bring out 10+ guitars.

[@alexbruce9]

Gainesville FL 87 Amazing!!! R I P

[@alexcatalano1754]

So jealous. Didn't expect to see Gainesville.

[@annelien195]

so nice

[@MrJackWrightable]

because one, guitars dont stay in tune all the time, and they need to be re tuned generally every song. and two, he used altered tunings

[@xxbeholderxx]

Fuck man...Micheal Hedges is amazing like always......

[@AlwaysAbiggerFish]

@type3secretion Wheres all along the watchtower from this performance?

[@hakanozelguitarist]

07:00 - he sings a top D falsetto and holds it for 24 seconds..not bad for one of the worlds great guitarists..Shawn Lane was another guitar genius with great vocal ability - check out his Indian style scat singing..

[@danman5864]

@MegaAverageandy just go up to where it says show more.

[@RickyRaffdd]

yo man any way you can send me the audio or video of the All along the watchtower? That was the first video of hedges i saw. its been 2 years since i seen it.....need that stuff.

[@ДмитрийСадоков-щ5г]

fantastic

[@kloptklopt]

@peacebeuponyou70 as a guitar player my self I needed to add the truth to your question. it's all about show, or being a show off as, listen to me, sometimes it is used to feel the Audiance response to may I see if I am in tune to feel the air a little. if the gutar siunds good in tune and you feel the vibs then it is a go but this guy couldn't play guitar even if he tried.

[@toddbeeman5933]

Couldn't play guitar if he tried? He's quite literally one of the best, most talented guitarist of all time. I'd love to hear you play some of his original compositions.. songs that very few guitarists can play to this day..

[@frost0813]

@peacebeuponyou70 May not be the same story for everybody, but this guy is using a capo, and plays in about twenty different tunings a night. Not everyone can afford a differint guitar for every tuning (like Eric Clapton). This guy at least attempts to keep the audience occupied with conversation while he's doing it.

[@iamthebyron]

WOW he held that last note for a long time! It's funny, I always think of Hedges as a guitarist and sort of forget what a great singer he was....

[@YouLikeBosch]

Watch the end of his '95 Live performance of All Along the Watchtower.

[@gongargongar]

Now thats how you play to a crowd

[@elrod1240]

RIP Michael

[@St33leReserve]

Very Good point. Right On

[@marysefonta8371]

And Calum Graham ! Wonderful play of a standard, as good as the original......

[@mbsupermario]

I'd like to see you sing like that and still play flawless guitar