I lived in Lee County Iowa from 1998 to 2022. I met and have a signed single from Will. I actually seen him play garages and bonfires for several years right their in the heart of Montrose, Iowa. PBR was the mans beer, he is a patriot and a gentleman. My favorte song is Redbuds by William Elliot Whitmore.
@arianamichelle34472 жыл бұрын
I’ve had the amazingly good fortune of knowing this man since around 2002, when I met him while touring with Iowa legends Ten Grand (the stories are all true- he was indeed their roadie)… and we in murder by death had just begun to tour, those guys let us tag along on their tour they’d booked, and Will would get up on stage between our sets and, without any microphones, would play two songs or so, and every person who saw it fell dead silent, jaws typically hanging open, in awe of the force of nature he already was at 23 years old or so… he’s the real deal, no other way around it, and one of the kindest souls I’ve ever met to boot…
@mefirstyoulater2 жыл бұрын
My first exposure to WEW was the second act supporting Murder By Death in maybe '09 or '10. Something like that. The opener was J. Roddy Walston &the Business. So, yeah... Both of the other acts were "Big Sound" acts. The openers are done, breaking down their gear and getting off the stage and up walks this scruffy guy who puts up a chair, a few guitar stands and a little wooden box. I've never heard of him at that point and honestly thought he was a roadie or stage hand or something helping get things set up for the next act. And then, with practically nothing on stage, no introduction, he just sits down and starts playing this just stripped down, lean, gravelly blues. Just dead, dumbstruck silence from the crowd. He had the whole audience in the palm of his hand for the entire set. It was beautiful.
@sexmagician2229 жыл бұрын
What a great voice, sounds like he eats glass and rocks and drinks ashtrays, I love it.
@meganjohnston29699 жыл бұрын
could not of said it better. 👌
@joecoote418 жыл бұрын
Real talk my friend
@kcwithak7 жыл бұрын
Don McCoy thanks for that
@danraburn28067 жыл бұрын
just my speed..awesome
@PsychoBillyNiki6 жыл бұрын
He's not Tom Waits lol
@trevorblackbirdguitar99523 жыл бұрын
Dude, so I'm a huge metalhead who is a country boy at heart. As you know with metal, there's many different subgenres. Country music is the same way. Hellbilly, gothic country/bluegrass are some of my favorite genres of country music. So soulful
@engineerinhickorystripehat2 жыл бұрын
Bluegrass is proto- thrash
@bitemyshiny76304 ай бұрын
If it sounds rite, then is
@legocontrollerjr10 жыл бұрын
Red Dead Redemption introduced me to this man... I have no regrets.
@koffinkat66610 жыл бұрын
No shit? I played the game through.....When was this played?
@samdouglas975110 жыл бұрын
koffinkat666 The song featured in Red Dead Redemption was "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie".
@juliamacdonald93710 жыл бұрын
koffinkat666 It's played while you're looking at John's grave at the end of the game.
@colemccowan80326 жыл бұрын
lcjr I typed in gothic bluegrass and this showed up lol.
@namekman015 жыл бұрын
i just searched "dark country" and found this
@joelabernethy536728 күн бұрын
Daaaaaamn, that's one of the best songs I've ever ever happened upon, excellent performance....
@Nevatis_9 жыл бұрын
NO WAY IN HELL THAT'S WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE. I ALWAYS PICTURED SOME OLD MAN WITH WRINKLES FOR DAYS SINGING THIS THROUGH HIS FORTY-YEAR-LONG BEARD.
@iowamade63388 жыл бұрын
+Monky The first time I ever met him my jaw dropped when he got on stage and Midnight came belting out. Never, ever imagined that voice belonging to him.
@mons30208 жыл бұрын
+Monky I couldn't agree with you more, hahaha! Nice pic by the way.
@hnssnh32598 жыл бұрын
hahah same
@MariaChomentowski8 жыл бұрын
I know his voice doesn't match his appearance at all.
@johnroberts43337 жыл бұрын
try john fullbright. satan and st paul song...same thing..voice does not match person..lol
@SIMGHERULA7 жыл бұрын
William Elliot Whitmore - Diggin' My Grave I'm diggin' my grave I'm diggin' my grave My road to hell is surely paved With all the love that I never gave I'm diggin' my grave Oh lord I'm diggin' my grave And the hole is made With a pick and a spade And all the debts never repaid Oh how I wish that I could have stayed But the hole is made Oh lord the hole is made And the hole is shallow where I must lay The hole is shallow But that's okay Cause I'll have peace on my final day Down in this shallow hole where I must lay Well this July ground is mighty hard This July ground is mighty hard My back is broken My hands are scared This July ground is mighty hard Well lord I wish that I hadn't sinned Oh oh I wish I hadn't sinned That I could be with you again Oh oh I wish Oh I wish I hadn't sinned And the hole is shallow where I must lay And the hole is shallow but that's okay Cause I'll have peace on my final day Down in this shallow hole where I must lay This Iowa dirt is mighty cold This Iowa dirt is mighty cold And god will never rest my soul Down in this Iowa dirt so cold I'm diggin' my grave Well, I'm diggin' my grave My road to hell is surely paved With all the love that I never gave I'm diggin' my grave Oh lord I'm diggin' my grave
@milvn25057 жыл бұрын
David Abuashvili thanks
@SIMGHERULA4 жыл бұрын
btw this is the song that made me learn guitar in these three years
@nicksatori-selk67554 жыл бұрын
But what are the chords!?! I can't find it online anywhere and I can't find a live video...
@SIMGHERULA4 жыл бұрын
@@nicksatori-selk6755 if you want a guitar ones I could provide.
@nicksatori-selk67554 жыл бұрын
@@SIMGHERULA That would be great! Thank you
@74artgrrl7 жыл бұрын
Jesus, I read all these people who drank with this man and I wish I have the opportunity to buy him whatever drinks he wants. All night!! But I live in Rhode Island. Man... man oh man, I keep looking to see him touring here! Love his music!!!
@calebpechumer20309 жыл бұрын
He signed my Banjo!! :-)
@zeke319038 жыл бұрын
I love this mans music and I find it inspiring but no man or woman will ever put their name on my banjo. That's absurd sir.
@calebpechumer20308 жыл бұрын
Ezekiel Sawthawheel i totally respect your opinion but i disagree lol
@jahwobble52147 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't mind him signing my banjo :) :) :) ( I don't have one btw :)
@ryanparkin44545 жыл бұрын
Sounds sexual
@forestmullins7613 жыл бұрын
I want him to sign my guitar I’ve never played banjo but I’m a big fan of Hank Williams and I play a bunch of his songs and I love this guys music too btw
@The_Lone_Outlaw7 жыл бұрын
What the fuck?! I thought this guy was an old and worn man, but he looks to be in his late 20s - early 30s. That guys got a voice!
@coffandhack9 жыл бұрын
I think the world might crumble under the greatness of a song preformed by William Elliot Whitmore and Tom Waits. Honestly, even if the world didn't survive, I believe it would be worth it. I do believe so.
@keaneLMT8 жыл бұрын
OMG-Youcouldnt be more right! I was thinking the same thing as i listened to the song about 50 times before reading your comment- lol...
@ronnieharris71118 жыл бұрын
I sit in front of a fire on the first few cool nights of the fall... with a dram or two...or three....ok 4...no more than 5...of Four Roses, listening to this.. I find it therapeutic and prophetic at the same. I drove many a trek from Omaha to KC and back on I 29 and it goes a ways through Western Iowa...I wish I would have had this to listen to then. Of course it was 1977 so I had no shortage of anything to listen to.
@chalked38 жыл бұрын
Your comments are pleasantly great.
@vincentvega66309 жыл бұрын
I'm eternally grateful to the one who buries me under a mighty oak tree. None of that chemical and box crap for me thank you very much!
@krissiefrausto70515 жыл бұрын
8k.o
@mrlord22764 жыл бұрын
I wish to be cremated from the neck down, and have my head placed on a stick. When people want to say something about me at the funeral they have to hold my head stick. I'm a bad person...
@UFOUAPMagnet3 ай бұрын
A mutual friend introduced us back when I played music, we have similar voices and I got to sing this with him at a Roots festival years ago. Unbelievably good person, and unmatchable talent.
@danielmartine115711 жыл бұрын
This guy was off my radar until recently. Man, he is so raw and primal. Hope he comes to Memphis sometime soon. Would love to see him live.
@tindog9998 жыл бұрын
Awesome....Banjo is haunting with the Voice............thanks for The upload!
@andrewp82843 жыл бұрын
Along with Country Blues, this is one of the first songs I've heard from him and I love it. Both his voice and the form of the song remind me a little bit of Hellbound Glory's cover of Hank Jr's "Whiskey Bent and Hellbound," which I love.
@riccardoalfrilli8 жыл бұрын
lovely song! it will be perfect as wedding march :-P
@Rivers188 жыл бұрын
nice one
@deslimburgerdennis46568 жыл бұрын
Thanx Riccardo, it will be our wedding song on the 16th of June 2016 while we are signing the contract...
@ysteinmartintvedt63118 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahaha deep shit right there bro ahahahhaha!
@angelbrokenwingmedicineflo67988 жыл бұрын
Lol !
@fatimaz.mifdale12177 жыл бұрын
hhhhhh... u made me laugh!
@michellenierling90899 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him sing all day every day!
@Yv32310 жыл бұрын
That Voice!! oh my Jesus!!
@christertonnberg84115 жыл бұрын
just agree
@JohnnyJaga7 жыл бұрын
went to see Chris Cornell in 2011 in Austin and he was the opener. Everyone was amazed by this one man band.
@angelopalmieri4347 жыл бұрын
Johnny C hell yeah!
@hollyraeraeful Жыл бұрын
Tis song was my introduction to this man's music, I've been hooked ever since. Thank you so much for sharing it! LOVE his SONGS !
@johnb4015 жыл бұрын
Awesome deep soul music with your favorite liquor and cigar or pipe!
@jamesvetter399611 жыл бұрын
He is the only artist I will see every time he comes to town
@heisenbooger8 жыл бұрын
I'm getting a banjo so I can learn how to play this kind of music. the banjo is just so badass imo😂
@JohnDoe-fv3vs7 жыл бұрын
You sound like me now. I already been looking at banjo's I've known how to play guitar for years. I would like to find electric banjo I can plug into my amp and get some mild distortion. lol
@suzanneroys19577 жыл бұрын
Heisenbooger your user name just made my day haha
@gymrat22able7 жыл бұрын
The banjo,like the fiddle...has it's roots in African music. :)
@axelkusanagi41397 жыл бұрын
You should also experiment with the Sitar and the Mandolin. Don't think anyone's played country on them yet, you could be the first. Maybe alongside a Dulcimer or a harp...
@alvelundin4027 жыл бұрын
get one of them contact mics, the small disc shaped ones and just put one on the body of your banjo! i have that setup at hope, sounds insane with distortion.
@greasychoppers25107 жыл бұрын
this man is awesome. Met him at Neceda and he was down to earth and humble. A lot of hurt in his voice and soul in his music that the shit on radio has none of. Keep the music comin man
@mattheweverett95576 жыл бұрын
Soulful, the pain is real and bleeds into the lyrics and sound in the most bittersweet of swirlings, then you chatch what he's singing...
@hplovehandle9 жыл бұрын
Been lucky enough to see Bill a few times and when I saw him last he passed two fucking huge bottles of Jack around. Top man. Sings from the soul and belly.
@J0hnnieP12 жыл бұрын
Incredible! That's the wonderful thing about KZbin, you can find music that on your own you might never have run across.
@peggypenguin28186 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite's of his. His A Great Guy! IA Pride
@davidoftheforest4 жыл бұрын
fuckin love this song. When dude was writing this you KNOW the thought had crossed his mind to write: 'I'm diggin my grave and I'm gonna complain' lol
@thebarlowdownload30333 жыл бұрын
I love everything about this. Cheers to this man.
@Gebnut9 жыл бұрын
What an incredible voice.
@jilljohnson75145 жыл бұрын
A m a z i n g !!! This is beyond raw emotion and talent - Perfection!! I have goosebumps!! The Best.
@THE1X21X10 жыл бұрын
This needs to be on sons of anarchy brother! This song would perfectly fit the season finale!
@Coopster979 жыл бұрын
Eric X It's funny you say that because another one of his songs, "Old Devils" is played Season 5 episode 3
@weedandreggae4life6 жыл бұрын
Gay fuckin show and gay comment. No disrespect
@WillRapForFood110 жыл бұрын
Hot damn what an amazing vioce
@fenwickyoung2808 жыл бұрын
STIs bloke has an awesome voice Love it
@royburr58158 жыл бұрын
you just gotta love the banjo .
@qte55307 жыл бұрын
Thank you brother for keeping my love alive!
@whitebird54683 жыл бұрын
Saw this in your Playlist @Joshua Olander, greetings from Douglas UCC!
@DrKebaby11 жыл бұрын
me too dude/dudette :D he has a truly amazing voice, can't stop listening to his songs...
@viniciusvieiracostadatti9417 Жыл бұрын
What a masterpiece, greetings from Brazil
@bettinalehmann10805 жыл бұрын
II I love this Music and the Voice !
@davidwwarren56394 жыл бұрын
My old pal Will, great stuff buddy!
@andymilner87865 жыл бұрын
This is great! It's got a " soggy bottom boys" vibe to it.
@TheSaltydog078 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, I can relate to this song. Great singing and picking.
@chalked38 жыл бұрын
I find this, fortunately, beautiful. I don't wanna go to my grave hating.
@shaneeisel61534 жыл бұрын
Great voice, great song. This young man needs more playing time.
@ally4luck19 жыл бұрын
My favorite WEW song. Powerful.
@wotanman887 жыл бұрын
This song will be played at my funeral, for sure...
@hellomynameislilche11 жыл бұрын
Discovered This Guy About 2 yrs Ago Absolutely Amazing
@vykoden94626 жыл бұрын
Makes me proud to be from and in Iowa.
@adammanx2311 жыл бұрын
I want to go down in a blaze of glory to this song
@Gonzo69batz3 жыл бұрын
Back from 2012. Still the same respect
@zakstone72448 жыл бұрын
great love this song good voice too.
@The_Life_of_KingT4 жыл бұрын
He say this July ground is mighty hard.. then came back and said this Iowa dirt is mighty cold. Man this song hits me deep.
@beckie118511 жыл бұрын
One of the best live performers I've seen
@Keelan33010 жыл бұрын
This is the song I will play when I am on my last ammo clip when the zombies come for me!
@Drefsab10 жыл бұрын
magazine*
@frankgirard67407 жыл бұрын
KeelanMorgan or the ignorant masses. Which ever comes first.
@mrlord22764 жыл бұрын
Looks like it's about time to fulfill your plan, bud.
@lynette5993 жыл бұрын
@@mrlord2276 Hahaha
@girlhed877 жыл бұрын
his voice is delicious to my ears...
@kevinbladada17917 жыл бұрын
This song keeps dragging me back.
@chalked38 жыл бұрын
love and adore this tune and song
@AutumnFantasy0112 жыл бұрын
His voice made my jaw drop and quiver all over. Amazing!!!
@WillJM812805 жыл бұрын
This guy sounds like the love child of the ghost of a West Virginia coal miner who got buried in a cave-in and a moonshine bootlegger who drank too much of his own product. Just an awesome and unique style.
@sacredsolfire3 жыл бұрын
If Tom Hardy picked up a Banjo.....bravo, this is gold....thanku
@Blackbeard_El_Torino7 жыл бұрын
His voice sounds so much older.
@robzamites34417 жыл бұрын
Tearing it up; makes me not be afraid of dyin'.
@Aq5CiQRkiq5 жыл бұрын
I want this song played at my wedding!
@mrlord22764 жыл бұрын
Cause you want your significant other to be angry with your choice of music for the special day?
@Aq5CiQRkiq3 жыл бұрын
@@mrlord2276 More so that my partner would have a similar sense of humour and would see the funny side of it instead of making an issue of it like you are trying to do!
@Totenkreiger112 жыл бұрын
where did finding someone just on youtube out of pure love from music go? i found this man by looking for new music on youtube just cus i needed some new great music, that needs to come back
@nicksatori-selk67554 жыл бұрын
Well it did for you and me didn't it?
@marieclaudemorel64013 жыл бұрын
J adore superbe voix encore coco
@RickStaffordcartunes11 жыл бұрын
Awesome singer/songwriter.
@Recycledhooligan2 жыл бұрын
Been listening on repeat a lot lately only changed one lyric from the love I never gave to the love you never gave
@xSpikesChannelx12 жыл бұрын
I love youtube and the music it brings to the table.
@marieclaudemorel64013 жыл бұрын
Ca file direct dans mon coeur
@ajohnson15312 жыл бұрын
I couldn't dislike this if I tried. It's just too good.
@arealsourapple12 жыл бұрын
I heard this guy on Pandora radio for the first time. I like it, so I looked up his stuff on youtube. I did not at ALL expect him to look like he does. I pictured more of a Charlie Daniels looking guy. It doesn't matter at all, though...the music is spectacular, no matter what he looks like.
@whiterabbit29149 жыл бұрын
Que lindo es! me encanta su voz !
@kevinbladada17917 жыл бұрын
I want this played when i pass.
@kevinbladada17917 жыл бұрын
I have become connected to this song.
@marexvr10 жыл бұрын
Amen to this song
@brianvandenhoek22012 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir!
@scouts94473 жыл бұрын
This is great. Got a bit of Tom Waits like a B-Side off Mule Variations that I hadn't heard.
@Redled_Original9 жыл бұрын
awesome voice ;)
@robboss85866 жыл бұрын
This is awesome.
@FilthyWhiteTrash4 жыл бұрын
William, thank you for your great music! I feel the same pain that you're singing about. It helps a lot listening to you!! Thanks!
@zenbuddah4207 жыл бұрын
This song is how i feel....oh lord! I wish i hadn't sinned.....
@kevinbladada17917 жыл бұрын
again this song has dragged me back.
@shawnpink88575 жыл бұрын
Simply put A Dimond in the rough.... Iowa dirt is gold
@WOTHAN666663 жыл бұрын
omg love that voice now.
@davidriddle731411 жыл бұрын
Montrose, eh? Cool area. Traveled a few times to see him play "Rollin' on the River" in Keokuk. Found some great geodes there, too.
@m0sredrum13 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! Just discovered today thanks to Pandora.
@taylorcrain47403 жыл бұрын
"My road to hell is surly paved" Some people think they are righteous yet when I die I know they will be in line as well as me!
@aaronvanauken97063 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Ralph Stanley! Good for him! Love that old timing sound!
@Jimirowl4 жыл бұрын
It gets into your soul
@TehMartyr7 жыл бұрын
This guy is amazing! Love this song, jam it on the daily with my alice in chains :)