Steve Earle, Tom Petty and Roscoe

[@otisgibbs]

There's more to this interview, but my camera shut off unexpectedly. I didn't notice until I was back in Indianapolis and Roscoe was in NYC. I still have the audio and will share it at some point. All apologies for the glitch. This is being published as Roscoe is on a plane heading back from a tour in Europe. It would be nice if y'all left him some kind messages, so he can get some good news when he gets home. Much love to y'all. : )

[@paulkarafillis8166]

Hey Roscoe. Thank you for sharing your story and for all the great music. I've seen you with Steve in Australia and I will never forget it. You guys are amazing. I hope you're well and happy mate. Otis. Thank you for your channel and all the great content. Be well brother.

[@Frostheimer]

Roscoe is a hero of mine for his production work with the Bottle Rockets and for those two Yayhoos records, let alone everything else. Saw him a few weeks ago in London with Sarah Borges. Fantastic.

[@trailerparkretirement]

ANYTHING with Roscoe, Steve Earle, del lord's, petty, John Hiatt, etc I'm in!! Love this guy's stories!

[@mikerussotourmanager]

Hello from Tarrytown, NY, where we I am out on the road with David Bromberg. This was a wonderful interview clip! We had the chance to work with Steve last January, and he was fantastic. And we all happily devour any Tom Petty stories we can, haha. Thank you for these videos!

[@672egalaxie6]

The Lakeside Lounge was a great joint!

[@garywall5769]

Love these stories, Roscoe is a national treasure.

[@Truthmoses]

I saw Steve Earle in Atlanta, right after I Feel Alright came out. He was fresh out of prison, and, in between songs, told the story of how being sent to prison probably saved his life because he beat heroin and crack. . You could have heard a pindrop. You could tell he was clean and full of gratitude. He then said "ive started to sit down and write Judge Thomas a letter thanking him for saving my life, but.......(a long pregnant pause) "I aint that well yet", and immediately launched into Devil's Right Hand. It.....was...epic.

[@judithbradford9130]

I saw him first in Atlanta on the Copperhead Road tour and was blown away-- lucky for me, one of his road guys came into the club where I worked and invited me to come see them the next night. I also saw him solo acoustic at the Bottom Line in NYC right after release-- a high point of sublime musical experience-- i'm sad I had to miss the recent Gruene Hall stop, I moved to TX when he moved to NYC!

[@BryceGlass]

I was at that show, too. Yeah it was memorable.

[@jimmyjambon9206]

As just an average working joe I've been fortunate to meet some great artists just by random circumstances. Some of it related to my jobs at the times. I was driving taxi when I ran into Steve Earle at a hard time in his life, and it saddened me. Big fan, glad he made it through. That night it was real close.

[@greggtrubee9565]

Steve Earle. One of the Best and Underrated singer, songwriter out there today. Seen him at least six times. Met him after shows for signings and just a down to earth approachable dude.I have about 80% of his catalogue. Always a great show. never disappointed. Nails it.

[@okpainter9700]

The hubby and I had coffee at the bar with Kelly Looney waiting for a Steve Earle gig . Very good conversationalist ,really enjoyed meeting him .

[@brycegeiger2337]

Eric Amble's full brilliance as a "Gun For Hire" can be witnessed in its entirety when Steve Earle Performed on Austin City Limits on November 12, 2000 in support of the Transcendental Blues Album. Eric Amble's is and remains one of the Best Guitar Players in Rock N Roll!!!!!!

[@chrisrenaldo643]

met Roscoe at Yahoos show in ATL (Hard Rock) in '95 or '96 and at Variety Playhouse in 2000 or '01 with Steve Earl - got a guitar pick I gave to my daughter. solid dude

[@mannishboy1]

I saw Roscoe with Steve in Bloomington, Indiana. I'm 99% sure that a good bit of the "Just An American Boy" live album was recorded at that show. Roscoe is THE MAN!!!

[@TheHuckster100]

Yup, I was there too, fantastic show. Steve signed my "Guitar Town" LP after the show!

[@brianhawkins3401]

Was that at the Bird? I saw him there right around that time and then at Axis...Jake's...whatever it was at the timw in 2003. Both great shows.

[@dsthorp]

Eric Ambel, Thank you!

[@leelane9929]

Great interview, got to know Steve right before “The Other Kind” came out, him and Justin came in my record shop together and became friends him and JT and his Sister Stacy and most the family. I became a Big Fan. My 2 favorite writers Steve and Tom Petty. Thanks for the interview.

[@joeurbanowski321]

Hey Otis..!!! Hey Roscoe..!!! Stay cool..!✌🏼😎❤️

[@drumsleuth]

Roscoe seems like a real nice person and a great musician I really enjoy his stories thanks Otis

[@jeffreyday2414]

Rick--we're watching this at almost the same time!

[@drumsleuth]

@@jeffreyday2414 Hey brother I am glad you dig Otis as much as us.

[@rickderwitsch]

Thanks! Great stories.

[@michaelv401]

I loved the Lakeside Lounge! Miss that bar!

[@nationalduo4945]

Enjoyed that..thanks 👍

[@fivecitydirttracker4776]

👍👍

[@willisjefferson5886]

Eric is a Legend in the New York music scene. I can't remember a time he was not a big force in the real music that comes out of NY, Brooklyn, He has his hands in it, A real nice guy

[@Caperhere]

Always interesting to hear from Roscoe😊. Thank you both.

[@earlefan]

Saw The Dukes with Roscoe several times. They were an in your face dirty rock band. One show that stands out for me was in the fall of 2003 in Bend, OR at the Athletic Club. Probably close to 2000 people jammed pack. Temperature was in the low 30s. It was freezing but one of the best shows I've ever seen

[@TheHuckster100]

What a fantastic interview! Saw Rosco with Steve on several tours as they came through Indiana over the years.

[@brianhawkins3401]

The period from Train a Comin to about Washington Square may be one of the greatest artistic moments in music history. Roscoe was a huge part of that. Steve's still good, but man, those albums during that time were 100% pure gold.

[@judithbradford9130]

They were. Steve Earle is one of the few people I admire so much I become inarticulate.... Emmylou Harris is another, and her albums of the same rough time period superlative.

[@Theweeze100]

Otis, your yes, our first class and keepers of the flame concerning oral tradition. Since moving to the south, I have been absolutely overjoyed to hear so many wonderful storytellers, Day in and day out, as I go about my life here. Having been a musician, most of my life, I absolutely relish all of these stories.

[@BluesboyJagCigarBoxGuitar]

What a great interview and great stories!

[@revkelly85]

Another great movie

[@markroberts1301]

Love hearing the interaction betw.een a lot of my favorite bands, Kelly Looney was a member of Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks, and later Donnie Roberts of Webbs band joined Steve as well. Great to see how these greats intermingled. Love Tom's band, The Bottle Rockets and others mentioned here

[@kennethbrown7411]

Great interview. Roscoe "Honky Woman" kicks ass. Kudos

[@jeffdolter3927]

Of I get a vote.. my vote for " the definitive voice of my generation,,, is s Steve Earle

[@sevenmileridgeband]

This is fantastic!!!!! I love the gear talk, and love the rap about being the side man and adjusting to not being in charge and have to fix everything. Good life lesson. Interesting that Justin Earl was the guitar tech. So sad he couldn't stay clean.

[@chrispaulick]

Interesting that a young Justin ( Townes) Earle was his guitar tech. Primanti brothers in the Strip District of Pittsburgh. Was a cool place to get a sandwich after a concert in town. There’s a chain of them now all around the area. It was the atmosphere of the original one that the stoners liked in the 70’s. The two brothers worked behind the counter and would yell out the orders and make jokes and banter . Reminded me of that old (wasn’t old then) SNL skit ,” cheeseburger, cheeseburger, coke ,coke.”

[@Don-md6wn]

"No Coke! Pepsi!"

[@VictorRochaGaming]

Transcendental Blues and The Revolution Starts Now are incredibly strong albums. Roscoe is all over them. One of Steve Earle's many great peaks.

[@choppermorgan9946]

Roscoe and Steve Earle they rock

[@larrywilley1998]

Love listening to these stories!

[@billbonanzinga2635]

This is really great.

[@Kickstart500]

Saw Steve Earle a number of times and got to meet him once at a book signing after a show. Been one of my top picks for many years now

[@erichannum3506]

I saw the Del Lords with Ambel at the Theater Gallery in Dallas, around '86 maybe. I still remember the feeling of the way my shirt clung to me, soaked with sweat. OMG, they rocked that tiny place!

[@douglove2412]

Once again, learning new stuff about the good old stuff! Hearing from Roscoe brings to life in new ways the music loved by so many for so long. He’s another unsung hero in my world, and I will now dig a little deeper in the well of his music. Thank you!

[@toshmiller5571]

Thanks

[@frederickacerra7766]

Love this man as a Guitar player. I got to meet Steve and the "Dukes" when I saw him at the Count Basie in Red Bank New Jersey . My wife and I went to a diner to grab a burger before the show . The whole band were in there eating great guys great show

[@tunnelintoamerica9272]

he's always such a great interview. thanks!

[@JulieSmith-bh3sh]

Thank you Otis. I always love hearing about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers.

[@jreedc]

These interviews are so awesome, thank you so much for sharing.

[@Emergefit]

Eric is always such a great interview. Thanks again, Otis…!

[@floydstowe]

Sounds like a awesome time

[@judithbradford9130]

Thanks so much for this! It's nice to see Roscoe, I usedta make cowboy shirts 'round the Village when I was in grad school up thataway :) Hope they're holding up! The hand-beaded white-turquoise-silver for Andy York was one of my best, wonder where it is now.... Sadly, I heard somebody swiped the gorgeous cowboy jacket I made to match Bill Davis' pink-paisley Telecaster. If anybody spots a custom hot pink cowboy jacket with gold, white, and lavender beadwork and white satin piping, it belongs to Dash Rip Rock!

[@turmelmark]

Thanks, Otis. I enjoy all your interviews. Welcome home Roscoe !

[@aaronlamere9179]

My fav of the Roscoe clips so far! I LOVE this point about 'fantasy football' type band ideas.. So damn true.

[@dennisflock3958]

Hey, from Kankakee!

[@TheThaggs]

Best version of the Dukes with those guys! One of my favorite shows was seeing them Jan. 05. The Revolution Starts Now tour, at a theater in West Palm beach Fla. Really tight band great songs.

[@gretaadams9003]

I would like to hear more, he is quite interesting. Enjoyed the interview.

[@We_are_the_light]

Amazing content as usual Otis. Thank you so much for these amazing interviews. You're a treasure to me brother. Much love from the east coast Canada

[@johnrosier1686]

Interesting stories. I didn’t know much about Roscoe until I heard about him on this channel. I was aware of his connection with the Bottle Rockets but I didn’t know he toured with Steve Earle.

[@Bigdaddylobo1]

Ok, that was fun.

[@rwayne3243]

Great interview, I could listen to Roscoe all day. Looking forward to the second part of the interview......

[@jameswarner6899]

I love them boys Especially Copperhead road

[@mortonred]

Otis, you are on a serious roll lately with riveting interviews and guests. 12 minutes goes by and it feels like 2. Roscoe's stories are all like that. plus, he mentioned the bottle rockets and backsliders, et al. Heck yeah!

[@MemphisMikeOFFICIAL]

Primanti Bros.!!!!!!!!!! Hell Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

[@waynewoodger3820]

Great stories & memories thanks!!!!

[@jon1997pool]

Eric is cool. Thanks Otis. You’re cool too.

[@customerbloom181]

LOVE it!!!!

[@johnglenn30csardas]

R is a great story teller. There’s a quaver of the truest sincerity in his voice. It is touching. Maybe it just comes from owning a bar in the east village, but I prefer to think of it as coming from a softer place.

[@judithbradford9130]

He never takes himself too seriously, or throws his weight around. Crucial but usually under-rated virtues of character!

[@J.R.Psych74]

Andy Babiuk , of the Chesterfield Kings, had those fab gear books. Those last couple of Chesterfield Kings albums that Little Steven produced, are really cool. I love them. Please check them out. Man I wish they would reform. ✌

[@oldnrone]

I saw Eric with Steve in 2005 in Sweden. I've listened to Steve since guitar town and I think the Dukes were the best at that period. Very good show. I also saw Steve here in Finland when he did the Townes tour. High level stuff always. I think Eric is very good. Cheers!

[@ish474]

Otis if your in Pittsburgh your first Primantis Sandwich is on me

[@julesotis13]

hey cool i think i met this cat when I worked at Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center and got to meet all sorts of awesome artists including Steve and his band in thee green room several times..side note thats also why given the timing im pretty sure i was at the bar in rev todd sndes famus ale about being at a bar in downtown sana fe till 3 am with jerry jff and then walking back to th hotel they saw who we called gutar guy laying mr boojangls anyway i d think i met Roscoe way back when ...he did seem familiar when i first saw ur posts of him thanks brther otis - SJOCR

[@rockinpelmet]

Love Roscoe. Gunna go listen to some hound on wfmu❤

[@gregmock6808]

Huge Steve Earl fan...last time I saw him was his Never Get Out of This World Alive tour....got to see Kelly Looney while he was still with us.

[@judithbradford9130]

when i made the looney baby a quilt, it turned out there were twins so I had to make another one!

[@billbest9483]

The Strip District next to Downtown Pittsburgh is the location of the original Primanti's truck stop. The sandwiches vary with different meats. They all have slaw and fries. ❤ smart, some would say 😅

[@thomasamenta6521]

Primantis ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertkuhn1258]

What a great guy! I was not familiar with Roscoe. Just the kind of guy you would not mind being stuck in a van with driving 11 hours to play a show for 43 people in Belgium.

[@rc6981]

Thanks Man wish you were huge & on TV lol and had a huge budget for this show & I know people are gonna slam me & say then it wouldn't be the same hahaha.u know man. Any ways we love u in the ATL & my brother and I are looking for your next show here so keep it up the music is great & the show rocks.oh & watched 30 shows b4 I listened to the music was scared it would suck I truly dig the show🤣

[@BST501]

❤

[@jammininthepast]

After gig food?? I thought that is Dennys $1.99 grease bomb. Thanks good stuff.

[@LindaMcRae42]

Does anyone know what happened to Cheri Knight? I love those records.

[@ish474]

more of this

[@josmotherman591]

👍👍👍🥰🥰🥰

[@royanderson7163]

"The bottom of the big time."

[@otisgibbs]

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[@galenbrewer4229]

Steve Earle and Mary C. Carpenter on the same show? I can’t imagine such a thing.

[@mrjasondylan]

I've seen Steve on same show as many different artists with Dylan 89, Jackson Browne, Springsteen in NJ,

[@richardsypniewski9279]

@@mrjasondylan Jason,I was at the Steve show at Tradewinds in Sea Bright when Bruce came out for the encores too.I'm the guy Steve gave his wrist wrap to.Wish I got to see him open for Dylan at Waterloo Village in Stanhope in '89.👍

[@Jamie-1985]

I like them both

[@brianhawkins3401]

If Roscoe happens to be looking at these comments... imncurious if you replaced David Steele in the band or dos you overlapnwith him at all? I know he was only with Steve for a short time. He's from my hometown and a super nice guy.

[@roscoenyc]

I came in after David Steele had left and stayed through 2005. There was no overlap.

[@brianhawkins3401]

@@roscoenyc cool. Thanks for the reply. He's older than I am but we have some mutual friends. I met him at a Merle Haggard concert when he was still with Earle. He was a few rows in front of me and a friend pointed him out. He talked to me for maybe an hour after the show, much to the chagrin of his friends I think! I'll always have a soft spot for that guy. Again, thanks for the reply and all the years if great music.

[@roscoenyc]

@@brianhawkins3401 David was very good friends with Kelly Looney. He also played at my bar The Lakeside Lounge with The David Rawlings Machine. He was on drums and Gillian Welch was on bass. They came down and played the Lakeside after Gillian had played Carnegie Hall. It was a terrific night.

[@Hurricanehamo]

Hellooooo Roscoe. Otis mentioned your a mile high, heading to Europe. Will you be playing anywhere in Ireland?

[@roscoenyc]

Just back from the UK. Hope to hit Ireland next year with Sarah Borges.

[@Hurricanehamo]

@@roscoenyc Thanks for letting me know. I look forward to seeing you guys here.

[@jimiap9032]

I saw Rosco play with Steve during The Revolution Starts Now tour in Minneapolis. He was out on the sidewalk by the tour bus after the show. He was nice and answered any questions fans asked him. Very talented guy.

[@Bill-cv1xu]

✌✋

[@nils-johanmarts1182]

del-lords