Steely Dan - Kid Charlemagne (live @ Pine Knob Amphitheatre - 8.11.2003)

Steely Dan
Kid Charlemagne
The Royal Scam (1976)
Pine Knob Amphitheatre
Clarkston, MI
August 11, 2003
Everything Must Go Tour
Live Band:
Donald Fagen: vocals, keyboards
Walter Becker: guitars, vocals
Keith Carlock: drums
Tom Barney: bass
Ted Baker: keyboards
Jon Herington: guitars
Cornelius Bumpus: tenor saxophone
Walt Weiskopf: saxophone
Jim Pugh: trombone
Michael Leonhart: trumpet
Carolyn Leonhart-Escoffery,
Cynthia Calhoun,
Cindy Mizelle: backup vocals
#ActionCamLiveMusicExperience
#SteelyDan
#KidCharlemagne
#TheRoyalScam
#DonaldFagen
#WalterBecker
#EverythingMustGo
#PineKnob
#Michigan

[@rs1107]

💎 You Crossed A Diamond With A Pearl 🦪

[@SometimeAngel]

Jon Herrington guitar solo is incredible!

[@user-yi3oe3gk2t]

Love this song. Big Steely Dan Fan. For over 50 years. What happened to 50years ?

[@PoeCasey]

This is probably one of the best guitar solos ever written.

[@ChitFromChinola]

Improvised, so he says . . .

[@cowfunk]

This solo is a love letter to Jerry Garcia. Improvised, I believe... But not without inspiration.

[@michaelwallden7261]

written .....no just improvised....written in another way

[@mrreemann3739]

Mr Larry Carlton I believe

[@speculawyer]

And played poorly here. Larry Carlton was much better.

[@mikem1509]

whatever genre of music you prefer you must understand the greatness of steely dan.

[@user-mv4zc7wi6h]

O M G !!!!! that guitarist is a Monster !! Put his own mark on that classic Carlton solo >> Thanx Ya'll >>>>J D

[@randypiplica5790]

Jon Herington is impressive.

[@alexanderwes5204]

I fully agree, Herington is a genius!

[@dana_brooke_27]

I saw them in 2000 at Jones Beach N.Y. 3rd row. Kansas opened for them. Was perfection. They should be seen outside on a summer night with a nice breeze. I loved every second. They sounded so outrageous! 🎶❤🎶

[@user-lg1dx6fy6f]

Perfection AND grace.

[@brucebickenbach]

All those day glow freaks who used to paint their face. They've joined the human race. Somethings will never change.. If you grew up in the late 70's and 80's YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS SONG MEANT!! Love,love,❤❤ this band!!

[@dannycrockett9878]

Fantastic, just such a iconic and wonderfully put together idea of a band. Fagen and Becker decided early on to put the absolute best studio stuff out possible and make a living on record sales. You could really do that back then. They would go out and find the best studio and session musicians in the world to play the parts. The guitar solo here on Kid Charlemagne was done on the album by a session guitarist named Larry Carlton, and it was widely recognized as one of the best lead guitar solo's ever. That is not to in any way put down the wonderful work done here by Jon Herington. Wow. Good stuff

[@leonguisburg413]

Couldn't have said it better

[@alexanderwes5204]

Amazing take on the iconic Larry Carlton solo by Jon Herington!

[@michaeljohnson5444]

My wife and I were at this concert. We had a half-drunk guy next to us almost the entire concert who, after every song, would chant “Kid Charlemagne! Kid Charlemagne!” He finally got his wish towards the end of the song list. And it was worth waiting for.

[@philphillips3875]

Jon Herington is smooth as silk ! clean.

[@golds04]

RIP two brilliant men of sound and spirit- Walter and Owsley. World is less sonically sumptuous without you both. Ty great upload.

[@rwefree9469]

Curious…who is Ty?

[@golds04]

@@rwefree9469 thank you :)

[@gdwozz]

I saw them at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre in 1994. They were awesome. One of the greatest bands of all times.

[@gregusmc2868]

Saw them in Columbus, Ohio on the same tour. Legendary. 🤘🏼👍🏼❤️

[@drumscovertercermundista8246]

0:45 YES, I DID

[@peeman_official1596]

SO I PACKED IT UP AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE CRIB

[@wf1g]

OMG..this is Skip level awesome.

[@davidfelton2012]

My favorite SD track!

[@clottadams5028]

Royal Scam might be my favorite Steely Dan album.

[@dewimatthews6037]

Is there gas in the caaah ? No it's a Teslaaah !

[@MrDrummerman32]

I knew Keith Carlock is the drummer but I didn't know he'd been the drummer for this long!

[@rs1107]

🕯You Worked By CandleLight 🕯

[@joelsantora7434]

There should be a mandatory minimum for daring to change one note of the original Larry Carlton solo. Cool solo. See you in 5 years.

[@hoz49]

I read an interview with Jon where he said Becker and Fagen told him he doesn't have to recreate the solos note for note but just match the feeling. Guess it works since he's always on the scene.

[@donsherry9800]

Certain things are only lessened when artistic freedom is allowed. You don’t interpret perfection with your own style, and anything that includes a Larry Carlton solo is perfection. And you don’t alter perfection!

[@paulespeseth72]

What an outstanding performance by one of the best groups ever. Is Jon Herington not an amazing guitar virtuoso? I only wish that someone would have advised the backup singers which key the song is in.

[@MikeSTUDIO-fg8wj]

Don’t forget he’s playing down a path that was cleared and cut by Larry. He’s literally just following the exact modal outline. It is likely the best guitar tone of all time however, if there is any virtuosity herein it lies.

[@DocRockTheDj]

The video looks like it was shot on a flip phone with analog audio which is probably the reason the backup singers don't sound right. They are the same ones who have been performing with SD for years and can probably sing this song in their sleep. No matter though, I love this song no matter how it was recorded!!!

[@rwefree9469]

@@DocRockTheDj Maybe you were being facetious about the flip phone but this was a recording of the in-house feed to the video boards which was SD at the time. Bands usually send mono audio to the room. There were 4 cams, 2 with 55x lenses in “Crow’s Nests” on pillars out front and 2 handheld cams, one at the end of an aisle(that’s why you see audience blocking the shot at times), and one on stage right. Curious about who posted this. There would have been only one copy made and given to a rep of the band. I’m not objecting, just curious.

[@hd4100]

Amen about the background singers. Sounds so bad.

[@dewimatthews]

Thank you...I thought the backing singers were off.

[@mrreemann3739]

I think the people down the hall know who you are!

[@andyskinner6450]

As always, Keith Carlock is a badass.

[@ozzyozcorn]

Beautiful

[@judyhyland682]

Wow………

[@maxpower6765]

❤

[@lopedeaguirre1]

Is there gas in the car ?

[@charlesberlanga4452]

Yes there’s. Gas in the car

[@ozzyozcorn]

@@charlesberlanga4452 YES

[@brucebickenbach]

Yes, there's gas in the car

[@danlunham4478]

One of the best epitaphs. "You're still an outlaw in their eyes."

[@samsdad110]

Isn’t that always the question?

[@lobo3915]

YES THERE IS GAS IN THE CAR. ALLWAYS.

[@ricardocarey2346]

Wow...this is the first time EVER that I saw Steely Dan butcher one of their songs,but I'm still a huge fan of theirs and allways will be.

[@samsdad110]

One thing you can say about Donald Fagen is he’s not just another pretty face, but then the same goes for his partner, Walter Becker as well. They weren’t your typical front men in a band, but fortunately got over their stage fright and made a lot of money touring. Wish I could see Fagan live now with Michael McDonald and Boz Skaggs who were touring as the “Dukes of September” a while back after Becker died.

[@brianweldon4243]

When I was a kid and got my first SD album (Aja), my older brother told me they didn't tour much because they were too ugly. Lmao!

[@gregusmc2868]

Great solo but not quite Larry Carlton good! Saw SD live in 94 and Carlton clear back in 81. The Cuervo Gold, the fine (actual) Columbian made those nights a wonderful thing. 🤘🏼✌🏽👍🏼❤️

[@mrreemann3739]

I saw Larry at the Catamaran in San Diego and the next day took a guitar lesson from him. I still remember every note!

[@jameslee5520]

“ is there gas in the car “ the single line that fully captures that whole period of uppers , downers , laughers , screamers , acid , coke , mescaline, shrooms , MDMA and I forget what else because the drugs listed above

[@brianweldon4243]

Being that Augustus Owsley Stanley III aka Bear was the Grateful Dead's benefactor, and financed them when living in Watts, among other ways, i always hear the lyric, "Your low-rent friends are dead", is kind of a shot at them.

[@louiscornale5667]

Great job but how about wooly bully watch it now 😮

[@joemusic2882]

No gas in the car. It’s a Tesla

[@Brewnoe]

chomping on the thighs ... get along stevie nicks

[@mcparlandt]

Larry will outlast Walter, alas.

[@anxiousappliance]

FFS

[@NeverTalkToCops1]

Not a good look, with that silly keyboard thingy around your neck, Mr. Fagen. You've been bamboozled.

[@brianweldon4243]

Always hated the keytar

[@Kearflex1]

Great song but this sounded terrible