Taj Mahal with Ry Cooder Statesboro Blues

[@Yuri-iz3cd]

SuperExcelent in 16.02.2023!!! From follower Riga city,Latvia country, '65

[@anjou6497]

Ry Cooder too ! Doesnt get better than that !

[@cooderfool]

You can't beat this with a stick. Two of the finest talents in my lifetime together again. Ry's arrangement stands out a mile. I can't get enough!

[@sharonworsham]

It surely does. He is so talented that mere words do not do justice. A person must hear him.

[@celticgodsoriginal]

The piano player just tore this whole show up. Terrific!

[@aloisemason3972]

Ry Cooder! A music Legend and awesone..got it going on..still going on in 2022..phenomenal

[@dieterweslowski4261]

could play this all day long. Love the song, love Taj, Cooder & company. KUdos and thumbs way up!

[@ritchiecross8972]

BEST DAMN VERSION OF THIS SONG BY ANYONE !! PERIOD !!

[@stevenburrage3286]

Then wait till you hear Blind Willie McTell's Original Best vocals by far!

[@jimbrown1091]

It's a great version but David Bromberg's is slightly better.

[@rdkg2]

Taj Mahal truly one of the greats. Love that syncopated rhythm and looks like ol' Taj's been eaten good too.

[@ikarus342000]

Had a bad morning, but this got me out of bed.

[@gt40mk21]

Lord knows I love these guys. The Rising Sons!

[@hamishurquhart5577]

John Ford Wow, someone knows their music history. Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder did indeed form a band called Rising sons when both were in their late teens early twenties. As far as I know they only released one album which is quite hard to get hold of, before going on to other wonderful things.

[@goodun6081]

Hamish Urquhart, the Taj Mahal/ Ry Cooder electric slide guitar arrangement of Statesboro Blues from the Rising Sons album is said to be the reason that Duane Allman arranged and played Statesboro Blues with The Allman Brothers.

[@fiddlefolk]

Taj is a treasure and his album with Jesse Ed Davis is what first inspired Duane Allman to play slide. Love the feel of this!

[@gabbyhayes4561]

Gimmi da old blues any time. I could dig on this stuff all da day long. Been digging on Taj for a long time.😎🇨🇱

[@murph3001]

Taj proves he is one of the all time greats _____ THE performance here is for all time to

[@aloisemason3972]

Taj Mahal,a music legend and never forgotten..it's 2022..still listening..Listen to his guitar..wow.awesome..got it

[@murph3001]

My day just became better. Taj can do that for us

[@allansteinhauer179]

Awesome reunion of Taj and Ry. Takes me back to the Rising Sons days at the old Ash Grove in West Hollywood.

[@aloisemason3044]

This is sensational..legend on stage and playing guitar and singing..Ry Cooder playing his guitar and other members of the bnd..fantastic musicians..listen to the rhythem and melody..so phenomenal..I'm DANCING

[@blackflute2424]

Love this - two of my heroes! So good

[@anjou6497]

Chemistry, its pure chemistry brother !! 😉😍🤣🤣😎😎🤠🤠💋

[@michaelburns9316]

takes me back fifty years - good as ever.

[@princebonnie1357]

This is colossal. Taj and Ry just burning it up, want me some more of their stuff together.

[@anjou6497]

Yepme too !!! 💥

[@5papa]

Best version ever.

[@ginjazz2836]

Two Living Legends what a treat

[@cuthand]

Two of my favourite musicians playing together. Their styles fit so perfectly.

[@edd2ds]

The king of syncopated rhythm meets the king of smooth slide. Great performance.

[@loilt5091]

Last evening we were treated to Taj's great trio...unbelievable funkiness!!! I was trying to explain his use of the National, metal bodied resonator to a friend, mentioning Taj's Caribbean roots & the guitar's Hawaiian connection. Both their Rising Son bond, was also mentioned...

[@TheAncient11545]

This is some funky gravy.

[@djsurf]

Ry - man that slide - Just beautiful !

[@williamtilton1652]

how I love roots music...God bless you biamaku &you tube

[@ヒロ-s6r]

cooool!I am from japan. 20years old.i feel real blues.

[@midnightrider7648]

佐々木恵一: the blues speak for everyone, no matter what race, creed or nationality. universal.

[@GerardoRodriguez-dt1lg]

i am from argentina 76 year loving blues

[@sjf9994]

What a brilliant performance from a couple of legends and fabulous support band... thanks for the post - hit favourite list and will get a hammering

[@paulafugate3210]

I love watching these two play together. They are legendary.

[@bluesharp59]

Nice video and you got my thumbs up.

[@djsurf]

Taj - You give me them Statesboro Blues too - Beautiful !

[@ccryder6605]

Just....wow

[@SuperOlds88]

Two of my favs, Buddy and Ry.

[@murph3001]

Just a great rendition of a great blues classic ____ the arrangement is outstanding --------- if I can't take you I will take 3 or 4 more ...... so great

[@jonphillips302]

was fourtuanate 2 get 2 c taj mahal doin big thihed woman comin back n style @ the french fest down on buffaloe bayou years ago! greatness never goes out of style!

[@sgchev]

love my blues heroes still gitin er done...live on ..live on

[@craigmccauley5807]

Love this show!

[@deirdrea100]

THANK YOU, the real deal

[@jeanlucnardini7325]

Statesboro blues ...! A réécouter, apprécier, déguster !.. Comme "Diving duck blues ou "Corinna" avec Keb Mo ...

[@christophersmith-jq1ow]

another great version of a standard

[@macb8588]

Love this ! Lord how we miss Jesse Ed Davis

[@divingduck1970]

Amen.

[@gbhilton56]

So good!!!!!!

[@sugoidessho]

American legend.

[@francescocompostella3247]

Ciao,bravissima specie gli assoli fatti con la chitarra al posto del violino,fantastici

[@johnmc1421]

Duane Allman had the Allmans do it after he heard Taj Mahal's version! Love the Allmans version too!

[@GigaAndy-db7bw]

Blind Willie Mctell , love that song ! And I don`t how and why . I`m white and from Germany .

[@glenneverett8673]

Brilliant

[@lilrolterBigBluesMama]

Excellent!!!

[@kenmcnamara7143]

awesome!

[@quirtdrozario856]

FANTASTIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@roslynwrenthwaite1149]

So fine!

[@murph3001]

Taj puts major STANK on this version __simply great

[@reveddro319]

dat right baby, I had dem Stateboro blues, ya'll

[@djsurf]

Ry - You too !

[@ritchiecross8972]

EVERYBODY'S GOT THEM !!

[@lawanna3557]

Damn, what a beautiful world we have! It was created using sound. I can see why!

[@stevebratsch4480]

outstanding.

[@cavewerk]

It would have nice to be able to hear Ry, but still great

[@bobledoc]

thank you genial intro

[@borjewahlen6917]

Fantastic blues, the same as others but totally different. Such a swing,rythm and feel 👍

[@antibee1]

whoa! stompin music..great

[@tomturner733]

I have a copy of Blind Willie McTell on the original, recorded in 1929. Great song. My favorite Taj song is his cover of Willie Dixon's "Built for Comfort".

[@Bdimb]

Damn you Sound guy, damn you.

[@MrJerryWallace]

True, true, true. Damn him. What's up with the union in Nashville?

[@v337413]

Bob McElroy n

[@BostonRocker51]

That guitar is worth about $5000! Roll those blues, TaJ

[@williamcarson6468]

The slide part in the Allmans version is nearly a verbatim lift from the Jesse Ed Davis part in the Rising Sons

[@RickCosmo]

suf'knperb .. love Taj and Ry 2

[@andrewdoolittle5336]

This guy really is the Real Deal...I mean PRACTICED.

[@sharonworsham]

You said that right. Ry Cooder is magnificent.

[@MichaelMonterey]

Thanks to Lloyd Kahn for posting the link. This is one of my favorite tunes by Taj & friends!

[@doctorclarkable]

The drummer rocks

[@henrikdam8]

Moore of this Wonderfull Guys

[@davidcarlson1208]

awesome!! Love it!!! K

[@rogerleemeyzindi2979]

A BLUES GIANT MISTER TAJ MAHAL

[@blahdeblah1975]

Taj is the mahan.

[@midnightrider7648]

pretty damn cool. always loved allman bros version too. it's a shame some of cooder's lead slide wasn't mixed in too well.

[@janetnewsom5460]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Mamaofthehooligan]

I read somewhere that Ry Cooder influenced Gary Rossington & Allen Collins of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd how he would just plug in and play that's were I learned of Ry Cooder .

[@Staylogical]

He influenced the Rolling Stones.They got him to play slide on Sister Morphine off Sticky Fingers,and mandolin on Country Honk,off Let it Bleed in the late 60's,when he was just out of high school.

[@bigbrotherisasob]

The Juke Joint is jumpin'

[@ottokriete1153]

This is a reunion of sorts.......... Taj Mahal played together in the Rising Sons, along with Ed Cassidy who later founded Spirit .........

[@MD-rd7bn]

The real deal

[@howlinwolf73]

WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE IF THEY HAD TURNED UP RY COODER'S SLIDE SOLO. Nice job Sound Man? WTF?

[@SmeeUncleJoe]

Ya, it sounds as though the mike was turned off.

[@lcolletti9901]

I'm going to the country papa don't you wanna go??

[@timpani1950]

Except for the dumb ass sound man who didn't record Ry Cooder's guitar properly, this is pretty epic.

[@Mjollnir50]

Tim McCarthy for a better mix, look for the full concert clip. This segment is about 22:25 into it.

[@hobiehanson]

+Tim McCarthy Good point Tim. Please come and join a new Taj Mahal Facebook fan group. We would love to have you.

[@Mooseman327]

+Tim McCarthy Yeah, this is the PA mix, not the recording mix. Ry's amp is all that's need for the hall so his guitar is not going through the PA board or speakers.

[@antares727]

Well the video is called "Ry Cooder in Nashville" and the overall video and sound quality is much better -- so maybe this will help and maybe the sound man will redeem some of his value... Ry Cooder's guitar is unlike any other and the tone/sound is unique so some of his playing gets lost in the background (sorry for that)

[@stevemccart9109]

amen...ray coder is one of the finest guitar players and to not hear him sucks. saw him in 69 and was gobsmacked

[@mjfolcon8164]

The riff that Cooder is playing - does it have a name? I recognize it from Dick Dale's "Let's Go Trippin".

[@doctorclarkable]

They certainly don't make them like Mr. Mahal no more

[@sharonworsham]

They don't make them like any of these guys are. Best music in my life. My only regret is I am just now finding out about Ry Cooder. He is the best musician I have eve heard. He has that "something special". Whooooh Ry Cooder is brilliant, champion, paramount, incomparable!!!!!!! None like him.

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

That sound man on Cooder--MUST DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lcolletti9901]

and then after we go to the country we going fishin

[@SaphirSouenEstherG]

WOW! J'adore mais problème de son!

[@ottokriete1153]

That should have read......Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder played together in the Rising Sons.......

[@51tomtomtom]

seen those ol'farts rocking the house off give's me hope for myself (nor far away in age)

[@Pottergoggles]

Didn't anybody think to mic Cooder?

[@sharonworsham]

Ry Cooder is magnificent no matter what he does or with whom he plays. His music is epic and I wish I could go to a live concert of his. He is Great.

[@Joe_J-MT_Boy]

Dang! Ry Cooder must not have been playing through the mixing board. If his part was as clean as Taj's this would be one killer cut... Pretty dang good anyway.

[@russelldavis8395]

Actually sounded better on TV than here. Ry Cooder's guitar was heavier in the mix.

[@KenLongTortoise]

duane allman approves

[@susankimball9148]

we miss duane too.

[@jackscott4083]

He should approve it. Taj recorded it in 1968, and the ABB recorded it in 1971. Love both versions though!

[@willarity6927]

Blind Willie McTell recorded it in 1928, of course. I like the David Bromberg version.

[@chriscaveny9593]

and Jerry

[@beachidiot]

Jesse Ed Davis's slide work on THE first Taj album ( a gift from Greg to Duane ) is what inspired Duane to start playinh slide guitar to begin with.....Hence no Taj then prolly NO Duane as we now know him.

[@JoeGancher]

Bummer about the sound quality. Couldn't hear Ry at all. Nice to see them playing together again though.

[@willarity6927]

Well, the drummer must be happy.

[@stephenlindsay9321]

Is that Buddy Miller playing rhythm guitar?

[@hishammusaiqer6862]

عجب

[@Grovesgeo]

that's Buddy Miller with louder ,distorted guitar

[@mircovannucchi6600]

Blind Willie Mc Tell will be happy ! MV

[@y0u7u83r]

the bass only appears a minute in too i hope the gig wasn't actually mixed like this