It’s not just Billy , he has a band of top notch players 👍👍

@corystansbury

Жыл бұрын

He sure does. His band is unbelievable.

@docwill184

Жыл бұрын

They're ok, if you like that sort of thing...

@wesweldon8350

Жыл бұрын

Facts

@gregfishel4559

Жыл бұрын

@@docwill184 and even if you don't like that sort of thing - they still are top notch

@CrispFTW

10 ай бұрын

Yeah, top notch, because he is that good to get a bunch of "extras" that good, because he is the real deal... look into it... Just saying, Billy is the man.

I was the spotlight op for this show and I was mind blown. Still watch it to relive it. Legend

I love that he just keeps progressing as an artist. His playing is cleaner, tighter, and more expressive than ever, and he manages to both honor the roots of bluegrass while also pushing the envelope in new and interesting ways. And I swear his voice is improving as well!

@stephenedgecock

Жыл бұрын

Tony Rice already did all that

@jysmtl

Жыл бұрын

The great Tony has unfortunately left us. We’re fortunate that Billy is carrying on. And, yes, his singing has improved tremendously over the past few years.

@marionhoe1367

Жыл бұрын

Yes. And totally agree on the vocals.. amazing evolution of an artist!

@pweisz1

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Billy is advancing the art of bluegrass by honoring its roots and traditions. His dexterity, his showmanship, his stage presence and most dramatically, his powerful singing voice, continue to reach new heights making him one of the top entertainment acts working today.

@dasonhandjr

Жыл бұрын

This comment is exactly what I wanted to say. And yeah everyone knows tony rice did that. Thanks captain.

This boy has tore up the bluegrass world if you ask me. Gosh dang can that boy pick it.

@samgibson684

Жыл бұрын

Revival!

@cstroud

Жыл бұрын

You ain’t wrong

@dondennis7884

Жыл бұрын

Check out Troy Hensley too,both awesome pickers

@frederickboyce9693

Жыл бұрын

They all can.

@jacobgrubb1034

Жыл бұрын

Ole David Mayfield sure tore up the Freeborn Man as well. Didn’t seem to get the fame that Billy has.

Last few comments I praised Billy and I meant that I should have praised all of them my bad trying to make up for my mistake they are all great musicians

Who needs 12 strings when you can bend 6 like this?

I truly believe we are experiencing a once in a lifetime talent, BMFS Is amazing and so is the entire band.

@19tractor52

Жыл бұрын

I agree with what you said----nothing as good since Earl and Lester. (maybe the Beatles??) lol--- unbelievable---we're lucky to experience them.

@sibusisogumede

Жыл бұрын

I agree there,Billy is on steroids if l may put!.He's one of a kind!!

@jeffdamon1098

Жыл бұрын

I've never seen anything like Billy.

@paulceneybarbershop5146

Жыл бұрын

Hard driving bluegrass at its best,unreal

@scottdetter

7 ай бұрын

Phenomenon is an understatement!

Love the suits! Very respectful in honor of those who created the genre!

@Johnny35130

Жыл бұрын

Some of the people might not know. I'm glad Billy was wearing that. Keeping Opry tradition.

@teresacain4707

Жыл бұрын

And the hats!

@pmangum6879

Жыл бұрын

@@teresacain4707 Yes, the hats are awesome!!!!!

@patriotswin5623

Жыл бұрын

Looks a bit like SRV. And like SRV Billy has his own unique sound

@ShockwaveZero

Жыл бұрын

@@patriotswin5623 I've always thought Billy looks like SRV too it's uncanny. Even his voice sounds like SRV's

Dude is ridiculously talented. His band is too. They are all so good they make each other better musicians. They get better all the time.

So glad to see high levels of musicianship in the younger generation, gives me hope for the future of music.

@janrom4153

2 ай бұрын

Thanks to the internet which offers an almost endless supply of recources, technical proficiency in younger people tend to be much higher than decades ago. Just check out youtube for the amount of 10 year olds and teens that can shred like there's no tomorrow. However, technical proficiency doesn't automatically mean good musicanship.

He’s possessed right now. The force of energy surrounding Billy is powerful as Hell. He’s a genius prodigy just finding his way right in time!

@wesweldon8350

Жыл бұрын

He’s been doing this for years

@bigtimeadventures3115

3 ай бұрын

@@wesweldon8350Yea but he keeps getting noticeably better every year. It’s crazy.

Thanks Billy for keeping Bluegrass alive phenomenal job

What can you say but’ WOW watching this young man. WOW!

Just simply tight as he'll Billy and the band...no comparison!!

THAT FIDDLER PLAY CAN PLAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY !!!!!!

great old song covered in the 70s by the Outlaws ! Billy brings it back in a classic BG way .... Keep on stringing Billy!!!!!

@Siltz1962

24 күн бұрын

BlackBerry Smoke does a great cover too. If you're into Southern Rock you should check it out.

We watched as Billy began and now he’s proving his steadily growing greatness and deserved star quality which for many years will expand and evolve because he strives for excellance

I get in a trance watching him play the guitar. I have to stop myself. He is frickin awsome.

Glad to see it in my life time once again fjb sorry about that couldn’t help myself

This guy's chops are second to none.....

This has got to be the BEST version of this song I've EVER heard. Billy Strings keeps getting better, and his love and passion of this music is FELT.

@MrWilsonbw

7 ай бұрын

I prefer Jimmy Martin's version. But this one is good too!

@adamm5011

6 ай бұрын

Laughs in Josh Williams...

@NoName-qv8ko

3 ай бұрын

Nah, sorry I have to disagree no one will ever do it better than Jimmy Martin with Vernon Derick on fiddle.

@keithhopkins219

Ай бұрын

Tony Rice

@sallypope7871

Ай бұрын

Mark Lindsay did a pretty decent version as well. 😊

That’s a performance for the ages! 100% guaranteed Jimmy Martin was looking down and grinning from ear to ear.

I'm privileged to be alive to witness such talented instrumentalists at the beginning of their career. Here's to 50 years of shredding them strings. 🍻

I remember when the dust in a baggie video went viral years ago. Dude is a certified legend. Got himself a crew of talented boys right there

Everyone on that stage are confoundingly amazing. Tons of respect to a group that seems to have tons of respect to each other.

Thank you Billy and the band for not letting bluegrass die , your awesome

Dayum...he keeps getting even better. How is that possible?

@NMskinnyguy

11 ай бұрын

Practice!

I love these guys. Dressed to the nines, too. RESPECT

Yes boys and girls, this IS what music looks like.

Billy knows history. Nailed those suits!

Nothing like the Ryman. Billy and his band know how to light it up

Bluegrass is back…in force. I haven’t been this excited about bluegrass since I saw Doc and Merle Watson in the ‘70s.

billy strings is now on my concert wishlist

@kimberlydeeney5652

Жыл бұрын

Same here Joe.

@TXRangersfanCardCeollector

Жыл бұрын

I've been to hundreds of shows, and his show in OKC last year was a Top 3 show for me

@matthewbuxton4476

Жыл бұрын

Mine buck list SPECIAL THANKS 😊 TO NICK AND TONY (CLEVELAND, OHIO) FOR TURNING ME ON TO HIM AND HIS BAND 🎸!

Billy Strings and the Boys absolutely burning the Rymans Auditorium down with the finest bluegrass anywhere. All Stars All. God Bless Billy Strings and the Boys. Love the Ryman suits.

Them boys ain’t no joke

Yea blue grass needed some one like him too revive it go boy you on fire don’t stop please don’t stop

Billy Strings is already a Legend!!

@MoeWhiskey

Жыл бұрын

hahahah

They play this superhard stuff so effortless. Incredible

We all need more of THIS Billy Strings! What a band! And those duds....perfect!

I Know He Knows What He’s Doing and Cousin Markus King has been doing it all his life ❤

These guys are the best thing since Lester and Earl-----all of them virtuosos!! WHAT A COOL LOOK! You boys LOOK SHARP!! love it Did he go back to a D-28 to honor the forefathers???sounds great.

@jysmtl

Жыл бұрын

Hah! Good get! I bet he did choose a D-28 his Thompson specially to honor the occasion. Could be the one he got from Bryan Sutton?

The talent on this stage is beyond unbelievable 👏 😍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

Suited,,, Hatted ,,,, & Tied Up well done Ohio 'Grown"

What a great band, they just keep bringing their "A" game, and we love it!!!

I have heard the Outlaws’ version and the one by Junior Brown. Both are great. And so is the rendition by Billy Strings (in white suit and cowboy hat) and his incredible musicians (in blue suits and cowboy hats). Billy’s microphone stand bears his name. While watching the video, I truly believe that Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, Mac Wiseman, Jimmy Martin, and Roy Acuff are smiling down from heaven.

@danielking2944

5 ай бұрын

He seems to be giving a salute to Jr Brown with his introduction. Just needs a little Hendrix

Already a classic jam ;) and the tone he gets out of that box… my god…

Well this is my first time hearing this group and I'm speechless . His guitar said it all!

They are so tight! Love this band.

Tune takes off like a gasoline fire.

So much respect! Hearing this beautifully haunting old Monroe instrumental performed to such tasteful perfection by these amazing young guys who can go as far out on a limb as they want, but keep everything so true to tradition when it's called for, is a revelation. Big Mon would be proud to know his music is in such capable young hands 27 years after his death.

@coycalloway9557

5 ай бұрын

Not Monroe but Martin !

Hasn't been a talent like Billy in a long long time.

Although I love Billy,,the banjo guy kicks ass right along with Billy,,I love to watch him pick, and I played bass with JD Crowe for four years and Keith Whitley for eight years!

@docstevens5605

Жыл бұрын

Agree with you - You have the qualification and experience to make informed comment - Thank you I checked your site and your grand daughter sure has a fine voice. Cheers

@superjay42

Жыл бұрын

Whole band is all stars! Billy surrounded himself with bona fide talent.

@haze61151

Жыл бұрын

@@docstevens5605 Thank you sir :-)

Hotdamn you guys look sharp! So happy to be alive right now to witness this sh*T go down.

This boy and his band......that's all I have to say......they can play!!!!!!!!

Wow ! I've heard Billy do this before, on this song and others, but I'm certain this is, possibly, there best yet, on this song ! Wow ! Listen to all this band play them strings ! Love it ! Well Done Billy Strings ! And, All dressed up too, For the Ryman ! Love The Ryman ! I'm A Fan ! Well Done All !

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW

Billy was born for this stage

I love the way Royal plays that doghouse.!

He’ll never be as cool as Tony Rice, but he’s getting one hell of a lot closer than me.

Hardcore talented players giving new life to an old classical tune!. I love it!

His playing just gets better and better!!

So happy they dressed up for the Ryman!! About got a cowboy riding that bass like a horse! Great show!!

First time I remember seeing Billy and the guys dressed in suits and cowboy hats. What was going on at this event. Looks great

Billy says ya'll are gonna LOVE our music--- We say we are gonna LOVE YOU AND YOUR MUSIC❤

i recommend if billy and band comes around....go see them. it is an experience!!! just saw them in asheville. nothing like em....and i've gone to concerts since the 70s.

Making Doc, Chet, et al proud! Thank you kindly for sharing

@stephenedgecock

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Tony Rice

This band is en fuego and just getting better and better because they're playing all the time. Continually on tour. Total dedication. Just like Duke Ellington and Bob Dylan and all the greats. Working hard every day. Bless 'em!

Billy slayin' it on that 1947 Martin guitar!!!

@christyethridge3821

Жыл бұрын

Always !!! I think he sleeps with it 😍😍

@DabsDad

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was a 1944 Martin D-28?

@golfingfool777

Жыл бұрын

@@DabsDad It's definitely a Martin D-28. Not positive about the date, except that it was in the 1940s sometime, I believe.

@RicBergstrom

Жыл бұрын

Carries in that Carlton Case......No more old tote sack. Brilliant.

@19tractor52

Жыл бұрын

I like his newish Thompson (?) but, I think his sound is better with this Martin.....astounding talent.

On Fire 🔥. War ‘n that flat top OUT ! Jimmy Martin would be proud!! Just let it go!! 😅

It is amazing to watch culture not only stay alive but also grow.

Does it get any better?!!! JUST WOW!! 🎉

I don't see how the rest of the band keeps up with him! Absolutely amazing!

@paulaspeier3493

Жыл бұрын

They keep a close eye on him for sure. Lol

@wshow11

5 ай бұрын

@@paulaspeier3493They can play as well as Billy. That sure helps!

@paulaspeier3493

5 ай бұрын

@@wshow11 a front man is a front man, is a real thing.

@wshow11

5 ай бұрын

@@paulaspeier3493 true that!

@paulaspeier3493

5 ай бұрын

@@wshow11 Merry Christmas , I had great tickets for his concert here in koln back in November...I had previously enjoyed Aaron Neville, Jeff Healy and a few others; wee place bad accostictical possibilities I wasn't about to suffer anxiety I knew would come from hearing him there...my loss. I told him right before he went on the road first time to enjoy himself that feeling will never come again. His skill is astonishing. I'm enjoying some old Leon at the moment. No space or time enough for all of the greats I hope those stringers stay together .

Can’t help but tap your foot or clap your hands. 👍👍👍

Nice that the guys dressed. Real respect for that epic stage.

That Billy Strings has himself quite the band

Billy always makes it look easy.

He is just amazing!!! And his band is just as amazing!

I can't even think that fast. Just incredible.

He's a great guitarist and he has one helluva band. I like the suits it's like paying homage to Hank Williams and others.

Seine Musik ist sehr außergewöhnlich, er ist das Enfant terrible des Bluegrass, sehr authentisch, kein romantischer Kitsch, ich liebe ihn❤

100% Awesomeness

Is this how guitar legends are made?

My favorite you guys are awesome 👍😎🤠

What a beauty so talented áwe group of musicians I will never get enough love always your Sunshine 🔆🔥✨ thanks for sharing

I like the hat and boots look reall business looking and great sounds love good hearted music 😅😅😅

Awesome 👌 🆒️ turn it loose let her go !!!!!!!!+++++++++++

Band is great.

You gotta love Nashville and the Ryman - Billy is amazing as are the whole band

Billy Strings is in a league of his own.

One of the best things today is Billy

I love the way he goes from full-on bluegrass (including the clothes) to acid rock and wherever. Strings gives me hope for young people in music. And what a freaking great guitarist.

Watch their faces strictly business they are there for one reason. To play the best they ever played. I would pay to go see them. When are they coming to Michigan.

Five Star Stuff Blazin ' Blue Grass , it don't get no hotter'n that

hey look at these guys all dressed up!!! BIG time! Billy knows how to build up the energy base! Whoa!!!!

The King of bluegrass would be proud of this little number!

Y'all had a great night from what i heard. Can't wait for Cincy in a few weeks!!!

Ever since seeing him and the band come onstage dressed as the whole cast of LOTR, I’ve been mesmerized by his live appearances. What an amazing performer.

This is so good, it made me stop my ADHD channel flipping and watch the whole thing. Thanks!!!!!!

I was lucky enough to be at this show, and what a scorcher it was! The whole show is a bluegrass special on PBS now, too. I follow these boys all over the country, have seen them over 50 times and this is my FAVORITE Freeborn Man to date! Thanks for posting❤ I was too busy dancing in the pews to video anything lol

Love this Guy and his music ; Billy and his band play everything Fantastic Rock, Country . Blue grass , yeh they are great