Natalie Merchant with Jen Turner, Live 1995, Earth Day - FULL SET

[@woodsbla]

Jen Turner is the most talented person to ever appear on C-SPAN

[@outtathyme5679]

Except for Natalie

[@robbieg5538]

I've been playing guitar for a long time and love beautiful phrasing over shred. So today I finally looked up who played Carnival as it's a perfect example of fantastic guitar work. Jen Turner should have been huge, she's the whole package.

[@markjohnson1540]

Agreed; loved her style from the first time I heard Tigerlily.

[@ginamisramusic]

This video makes me think there was a literal conspiracy by the music industry to downplay female instrumentalists. Nothing else makes any sense and I am not usually one for conspiracy theories (or accusing people of gender bias for that matter) but I'll call a spade is a spade. Female instrumentalists exist, so SHOW THEM!

[@martydibergi5228]

I'm here for Jen. To me she is the star🎸

[@jsamc]

There is no band without a decent front person period.

[@OSM-vr3dk]

I'm here for both.

[@Trentberkeley86]

Who?

[@fabrizioalpino9928]

Who's ??

[@brandonthompson8411]

Yep, she is amazing. But Natalie’s voice is pretty good also.

[@668toejam]

Jen Turner rocks this!! Love NM but oh my, JT needs more exposure. Such a talent.

[@piano61485]

What a great capture. I can't get over how young Natalie looks... I was 10 years old and obsessed with her. Now I'm 39 and they all look 15 years old.... singing songs that are now legendary. And today, they'd have to be shaking their bare asses to have the same fame they have here. Everyone would be on their phone. Here, everyone is present, and engaged. Makes me long for this time

[@markredfern221]

I was 35 when Tigerlily was released and I absolutely played it to death. Still one of my very favourite albums. What a collision of talents Natalie and Jen.

[@leebatt7964]

Jen Turner is such a tasty player. Always in the pocket, never over playing. She should be a household name. So good.

[@fallinginthed33p]

Her solos on "I May Know The Word" is understated rocking elegance. It made me sit up and ask, who the heck is that guitarist?

[@eugenewardjr.3506]

Loved seeing Jen Turner's face light up with a huge grin when playing Baby I love you. She's really letting herself go & enjoying doing a playful song. She always keeps a serious, almost stoic appearance when doing a song off Tiger Lily. Plus the funky rhythm/lead sort of style she's laying down is great. 16+ minutes of pure magic from a band doing only their second public performance.

[@davethebeau1365]

1000%!!

[@jeeves251]

This was great to watch. Almost 20 years ago - how time flies! IMO Jennifer Turner's performance on Tigerlily was simply epic. I don't know where Natalie found her but that was a great artistic collaboration. Listen to her parts on I May Know The Word. Just unreal.

[@portcullis5622]

Jennifer Turner's guitar playing on 'I May Know The Word' reminded me of the late Paul Kossoff (best known for his work with Free).I can't really pay her playing a higher compliment than that as Paul Kossoff was the most soulful guitar player that I have ever heard-he played with so much feeling and he made every note sound as if he really meant it.It is a great shame that we haven't heard a lot more from Jennifer Turner over the last couple of decades.

[@eugenewardjr.3506]

Portcullis Here's to you on giving PK of Free his proper respect. Your description of his unique & heartfelt playing is spot on. I hated to see Free disband. A great lineup with their own signature sound & style.

[@portcullis5622]

There are other similarities, as I feel that 'I May Know The Word' is, in many ways, reminiscent of my favourite Free song 'Come Together In The Morning'. Quite different songs, but it is the beauty and feeling of the guitar solos, the wailing Hammond organ sounds, the booming basslines and the soul and emotion in Natalie's voice (as with Free's Paul Rodgers) that make me love those songs so much.

[@leebatt7964]

I remember thinking when i first heard that track, “ wow, natalie got jeff beck to play on her album”. Come to find it was a 22 year old girl nobody had heard of playing some of the tastiest, most restrained and mature guitar parts i have heard. She is so damn good.

[@sartainja]

What would I give to go back in time 25 year and only be 30 years old and attend this concert. Would love to relive the last 25 years and correct all the mistakes that I made.

[@james5460]

Somebody in the biz needs to find Jenn Turner and get her a decent project again. She's just amazing.

[@samgolfyob4266]

1000 Percent!

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

Jen is a musical genius!

[@alanfulcher460]

@ted kaczynski ok Unaboomer

[@MerosFelsenmaus]

I think the various editions of Turner on 'Carnival' constitute the best female electric guitar solo I have ever heard.

[@Texturas75]

@ted kaczynski rather mediocre, sexist comment

[@eugenewardjr.3506]

It always amazes me that in every video that features Jen Turner as the lead guitarist the majority of the comments praise Jen's masterful performance. It's a great tribute to one of the rarest talents I've had the privilege to see & listen to. (over & over). Wish she had exploded into a major force in rock with her solo career & we had an inexhaustible collection of her gifted creative riffs and heartfelt playing. She left us with only a tease of her gifts & the potential for reaching even greater heights.

[@dwc1964]

Your use of the past tense made me panic - did she die and I didn't hear about it? - but no, it looks like she's still alive and working, just not in the spotlight.

[@janiceflory673]

This performance was 25yrs ago. LOVE HER To This Day. Natalie has aged Naturally and Beautifully. Still such a Force of Energy 💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@Duski67]

I love Jen Turner!!!My new fave❤️

[@seansigwalt]

Jen Turner licks and riffs motivate by purity & motivate to experience PRS guitars, Wonder starts with the purest inspirational, playful butterfly-like tapping&bending, 3 notes/beat, 2 notes/beat, 3 notes 1 rest/beat, 3 notes 1 rest/beat, 2 notes/beat, then 2 triads, 1 note 1 bend, 2 notes/beat

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

And just 24 years later, we are watching the demise of sanity in the US! 😮 Thank you so much for uploading!

[@bleacherz7503]

it gotten worse!

[@reason5591]

@@bleacherz7503 true that! Akin to watching a snowball to hell

[@Pimp-Master]

Sanity comes at too high a price, buddy. Hey, you can afford $$75.000 dollar everything, you're welcome to it. Overthrow the whole thing now--all over the world.

[@jefflore9535]

Funny how she threw out a dig to the Republican party. At the time I probably thought the same. Of the 2 sides to the crooked duopoly, Republicans are the only promoting personal choice in 2021. Seems like the script flipped. I voted Jorgensen 2020 so no tie to either establishment, authoritarian party. Just my observation.

[@ginamisramusic]

This video made me both happy and sad at the same time. I miss the 90s. You'd never see 100K people watching a performance like this now. She'd have to have blue hair and be half naked to get anybody's attention now.

[@cquitevis2]

First time listening to and learning about this band and Jennifer Turner... My god, what an absolute talented beauty 😍😍😍 I wish I could travel back in time so that I could meet her back when she was my age!

[@Deming-kd6px]

It took me a half hour to make my way up to the front of the stage, I was mesmerized by Jen turner! 💕🫶🫶

[@paulbtaylorpt]

Figured out Jen’s guitar part in Carnival. Learned more from it than 100 guitar lessons could have taught me. Such taste and talent.

[@DoNortSleepIn2024]

What a gift to the audio senses!

[@DaBackson]

Best live performance of Carnival I've heard, probably because it's closest to the perfect studio version and featuring guitar playing by the incredible Jen Turner.

[@Gazwardable]

Agreed, just wish the camera had gone to Jen for the solo.

[@jfungee136]

is she the same jen turner thats in furslide?

[@jamjax]

yes

[@eugenewardjr.3506]

Check out the Rutherford,NJ video of Carnival. NOT close to the original studio version but Jen REALLY cuts loose and is one of the best solos ever.

[@johnrichards9361]

Jen is emotion in motion and Natalie is raw beauty and talent Got to see her several times the 80 and 90 was filled with so much talent

[@stub2022]

Whoever made the decision at 4:40 to not spotlight the guitar solo needs to be tracked down and sterilized.

[@blueshorecreative3146]

I concur heartily

[@samgolfyob4266]

These film producers have no idea what to film!

[@samgolfyob4266]

worst part is there is a camera Right in front of Jen!

[@spinny418]

I just thought the same thing. I’m just finding this footage now during pandemic days.

[@ginamisramusic]

yeah wtf are there any shots of Jen in this entire performance??

[@cybersleuth58]

Love this woman! And what an awesome voice. Jen Turner is amazing as her guitarist. Does Jen remind anyone else of Santana?

[@BookClubDisaster]

Yeah kind of similar style--plus playing a PRS like him.

[@portcullis5622]

Reminds me more of the late, great Paul Kossoff from Free, especially on Natalie's 'I May Know The Word'. I can't really pay Jennifer Turner's playing a higher compliment than that. Kossoff played with so much soul and feeling.

[@dwc1964]

I've also seen David Gilmour mentioned in comparison, which I can kind of hear in some of her phrasings. Basically, she's awesome, and invites reference to every other awesome guitarist. The world's been sleeping on Jen Turner. MOAR JEN TURNER!

[@nukedukem1]

@@dwc1964 LOLOLOLOLOL shes no Gilmour. Not even close.

[@rockabilly95]

1995, WOW that's the year I was born. Natalie Merchant still looks great even now. She is aging gracefully, and will always look good!

[@leebattick5874]

Jen Turner is a guitar goddess!

[@douglaschankalian4057]

Jenn turner is an amazing guitar 🎸 player. This message is for her. Hello Jennifer, I don't expect you 2 remember me. I'm an old friend of a former school friend of yours from New Jersey. Her name was Debbie Grey,class 1989. I hope you are doing well and are continuing your music career. Your a special talent 😊 . 🎸 🎶 ✌ ☮

[@CBCycles]

Came here to watch Jen Turner play lead on Wonder...and all I get is a quick shot of the bass player

[@dwc1964]

I came to watch her play "Carnival" and ... yeah. The camera's right there, someone made a decision in the editing room not to use that footage.

[@mtadams2009]

And the drummer.

[@davethebeau1365]

Just maddening!

[@9UaYXxB]

Citizen Natalie. Articulate, poised, bold, full of beauty.

[@sartainja]

Exactly the way we expect her to be. The reason why many of us think the world of her............

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

Natalie remains articulate, poised, bold & always full of beauty!

[@geronimopallacio7637]

Love Natalie and Jen

[@dwc1964]

The world's been sleeping on Jen Turner MOAR JEN TURNER!

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

dwc1964 Amen! Jen’s a goddess!

[@bags5150]

The Music Is genius takes you on a journey dynamics touch of jazz blues reggae drum grove Natalie story telling Jen jazz and blues guitar 🎸 with her master touch and tone ! The sun the moon the stars and the sea all converge on this track !

[@tashabakar]

I had the additional CD came with Tigerlily album. Had this I Love You (live) mixed into Son Of A Preacher Man.. now I know who the guitarist to Carnival is..salute

[@bestdjintown]

In a conversation between Jennifer and Natalie, Natalie says she loved it when they would go on stage and people would stare at Jennifer thinking no way she could play the guitar :) On another instance Natalie mentioned how hard Jennifer tried to convince Natalie to buy 2 giant Marshalls, and after that during each practice session Natalie would go "Jenniferrrr!!" and Jennifer would reply, "Ok I am turning it down", and at every soundcheck on stage Natalie would ask the sound guy how everything sounds from the stage, and the answer was the same each time: " You are all good except Jennifer is too high :)

[@erhodes2369]

I would just like to thank whoever recorded this

[@tkalbfeld1]

Guitar playing is amazing 11

[@GarlicJalapeno]

Guitarist was great.

[@amerocker]

She is Jennifer Turner.

[@GarlicJalapeno]

👍

[@Texturas75]

She IS great!

[@willard2729]

Skinny Jersey girl. Listen to her Furslide album. Still waters run deep

[@michaelclark7307]

Tour again Natalie, PLEASE!

[@markcook3570]

When this vid popped the first name that came to mind, YUP....Jen Turner...

[@Lovejazz01]

Wow, I never knew Natalie did Son Of A Preacher Man! Yes indeed , love it! Aretha!

[@bassistwei]

Jen is such a talented guitarist.

[@lonniekerr5464]

My god time gos by to quickly such an amazing artist so young and beautiful still till this day but go back to 10000 mainaics days and see even younger and and as talented and when I found her and had a full on crush lol still would marry her today just to be able to be around and talk to her on the start of the day because she just amazing and has integrity.

[@outtathyme5679]

I remember this. I’m old

[@rexrunner]

I’m just here for the feels and I got it. Amazing

[@bobbydorsey8578]

Such a Beautiful women with a Beautiful voice. Your just as Beautiful today as you were 20 years ago

[@CreachterZ]

David Letterman. If you are seeing this, I will still fight you to just be in the presence of this wonderful lady.

[@stevenmoomey2115]

I was there, but two blocks away working on a Airflow AC unit on the front of a television semi trailer. It was running so hot, I didn't dare shut it down. Brushed the condensers, and emptied two bottles of nitrogen, to blow the coils out. I asked them to bring it by our shop, for a more through cleaning Monday morning. They never showed. They gave me a huge wad of cash to pay for the Sat. Service call. My work was surprised when I turned it in Monday. It was too much money, so I got a nice tip, plus my OT. Not sure who was playing on stage at that time of day.

[@UnUniqueName]

Cover of Aretha Franklin, Baby I Love You. Great choice for Natalie and Jen.

[@reason5591]

Uhuh possibly before Natalie transformed to her mystery accent? lol. Shes an odd one but I adore her and wild about her voice and lyrics. One of the greatest performers to grace the industry 😊 And then...theres Ms Turner with her pure magic guitar skills 😍

[@desmondcrosland7884]

Finally found a live version wit Jen on lead and they don’t even show the solo. Agh

[@MrKheya]

historic video...thanks for posting.

[@pbm863]

Wow, what a trip!

[@markjohnson1540]

Love Natalie's voice and singing style. Especially love her writing on Tigerlily. Needed a real producer to recognize the amazing talent of Jennifer Turner though. So painful to listen to the soulless, aimless plinking of that pianist when we could be hearing Turner guiding and carrying us along. Her drumming skills are evident as she adds percussive strums and pics within her bluesy, slow hand, sassy leadwork.

[@madamemeng884]

You're right. More of Jen's guitar and less of that damned piano would have been perfect.

[@vampiresquid]

You're an idiot.

[@tkalbfeld1]

Hail to the Singer - Guitar Player Team!!

[@Weshopwizard]

Jen Turner is a bad ass! 🔥🔥

[@neaippehtuuppin]

I always wondered who the guitarist for that first solo album was. She is great.

[@Lovejazz01]

Martha Quinn, where is she now?

[@ThePretzelHead]

Nat, that was 20 years ago!

[@cquitevis2]

Why they didn't have the camera fixed on Jennifer Turner during her riffs/solos is beyond me.

[@cmihale]

Camera operator thought this was just Natalie and a backup band. We know now how brilliant Jen was here....

[@roninseattle]

So Jennifer Turner plays a solo and the producer decides to show the drummer and audience???

[@scottdaunhauer2453]

Ron Greer Idiots with cameras!! What will they do next?

[@samgolfyob4266]

these people do this all the time! disrespectful

[@dwc1964]

I noticed they almost never focus on the musician doing a solo - same goes for the piano bits. I notice it more when it's during one of Jen Turner's solos because I *really* want to see Jen Turner playing her solos!

[@Pimp-Master]

Her mic is off for the recording--hopefully not for the PA.

[@losteroni]

If you want to see her do an extended solo check out Carnival live E Rutherford New Jersey .

[@woodysdrums8083]

Jen!!!

[@davidricardoblas751]

and the song with Michael Stipe 🙃?

[@davethebeau1365]

Please put the camera on Jen and her guitar, and leave it there!

[@runreilly]

5:45 Great playing

[@frankorvat2027]

Bellissime Natalie e Jenn... Bravissime...

[@domingomota3946]

Gold!

[@gmr7494]

Theres an epic guitar solo, and the camera is on Natalie. Smh cspan

[@markault2438]

Natalie is such a cutie in this video .

[@everly-shadystudios9900]

10:42 the incredible Jen Turner on guitar

[@patnaughtin4563]

Definitely a more hopeful time back then!!

[@pokethekat1]

Nice!

[@soulsurferos8186]

Dammit! Why not show Jennifer's killer guitar solo? As opposed to some girl sitting on here boyfriends shoulders? Clueless camera work

[@dwc1964]

There's a camera right in front of her, you can see it on the long shots - someone in the editing room decided to use that other footage instead. I think there's only a couple of shots in this whole video that focus on the musician during a solo, even though the footage had to have been available to them. I noticed the same thing during the piano solos, which I also would have liked to see being played; but I *really* wanted to see Jen at work.

[@BookClubDisaster]

Carlos Santana had a huge hit album a few years after this where he plays licks beside the vocal instead of just chords. Almost wonder if he got the idea from this album.

[@72dodge340]

I realize they probably wanted to get away from 1KM songs (and maybe had to legally?), but this would have been a perfect venue for Poison In The Well. Jen Turner and Natalie combo was shockingly amazing.

[@cunagua]

ja, que linda Natalie

[@jamespriest9658]

If ur all here for Jen, ck the 95 Rutherford show.. I love Jen but Natalie, that's a galaxy

[@arobertcrivello8443]

The 2 people who disliked this video have no taste in music.

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

They have no soul! Maybe they are downvoting for missing Jen Turner’s amazing guitar solo. 🤷‍♀️

[@Deming-kd6px]

The 60 year old is still mesmerized by her 😉

[@BaahBen]

Love "Wonder" but this was 20 years ago and today she no longer has Jen Turner. Her voice is still good, but it's just not the same. Then again what is...20 years later?

[@roundsm18]

Jen Turner still plays wonderfully. She’s kicking it around New York these days last I read.

[@cirenosnor5768]

Enough can never be said about the shit camera work showing everyone but Jen during her solo on Carnival

[@Jojo-ow1ml]

I was looking to see if anyone else noticed that the damn camera seemed to spotlight other musicians and even the audience when Jen was playing solos! Seems she was ignored! Makes you wonder! I just discovered this week who the amazing guitar player was Natalie's Tigerlily album and have looking up any videos I can find of her performing.

[@OSM-vr3dk]

@@Jojo-ow1ml same! I couldn't look this stuff up back then and I guess I finally got around to it.

[@bobbynoe1]

Jen and Tal Wilkenfield - that would be a great couple!

[@erhodes2369]

Yeah C span The 90s was awesome.

[@raquijada74]

14:20 the mic os off

[@dazza70smith]

👏💜👍🙏🤗♿️ #ForeverPromotingPositiveDisabilityAwareness

[@Wizardofgosz]

Hey production people, when someone has a SOLO, it is normal etiquette to SHOW them. Not just the lead singer walking back and forth.

[@ellavaderknows]

Jen is playing a very early PRS guitar

[@TacTechMic]

Amazing, back when Democrats were only about the environment and helping the poor. Today, Ukraine matters more than Americans, like Hurricane Helene 3 weeks ago, and no money left for Americans who lost their homes and their livelihoods as well as entire communities - $750 LOANS offered, and must pay back within 1 year, or their property belongs to the government. Sad, how much has changed.

[@mysticsmb]

hetjaar Are you a complete dunce? Virtually all her lyrics are "political." Maybe you never bothered to actually listen to them? You may as well tell Bob Dylan or Joan Baez not to talk politics. And as others have pointed out this is a political event! Sheesh.

[@tachikaze222]

Gen X was all in their teens and 20s in 1995. The 90s started not-so-great but got better as they got rolling.

[@Nightmaregamer-y7n]

I always found those MTV v-jays annoying.

[@sartainja]

Amen...

[@eugenewardjr.3506]

felpin agree 100 percent. They always act like they're the ”show”. No real talent of their own. Anybody can do th at job in their sleep yet they act like they're too cool.

[@BookClubDisaster]

How dare you insult Martha Quinn.

[@cdvitunac]

Least they were playing music. Now Kurt loader with the news!!!

[@cultureclick]

+ Baby I love you, right? a B-Side, am I right?

[@auntieJJs]

I think it is an old Aretha Franklin song.

[@frankcovacevich9578]

Before positive thought was demonized

[@amerocker]

Gazwardable, song #3 is "Baby I Love You", an Aretha Franklin cover song.

[@endezeichengrimm]

She dances like Elaine Benes

[@P2.L1]

i'm a Jen Turner groupie , non?

[@BookClubDisaster]

Who isn't?

[@markjohnson1540]

Si!

[@martydibergi5228]

Generally the supporting musicians are the band stars singer has limited range on vocals

[@BookClubDisaster]

Great singing is not all about range. Many singers with five octave range actually suck.

[@yellowbeaver65]

her vocals need to be turned up louder here. They seem overpowered by the volume of the music

[@phatbackbeat6553]

The Republicans are not the polluters. China and India are. China opens 2 new coal plants every 6 months…

[@timothywolfe3891]

This version suffers from the lack of the incredible backing vocals from the studio version.

[@rockyravine1155]

Jen starts her solo, 'camera, get an ass shot of the drummer'

[@joeblow5037]

Earth Day 'Activists' who had the latest iPhone. 🤡

[@kuei12]

A shame we are being abused by the cspan logo.