Excellent catch on the pickup. Jackie used to play Strats, and when Epiphone came calling she had them install a Strat pickup so she could switch between it and the humbuckers. She calls this particular guitar "Selena." She also has a gold Epiphone named "Goldie" as a backup. Yes, Rodney "Rodzilla" Hyder is a left-handed drummer on a right-handed kit. He played 25 years with Jackie's dad, retired bassist/R&B frontman Andrew Venson, before she "inherited" him. BTW, Rodney is also blind. His feel is nothing less than otherworldly. Great breakdown, Michael. I am totally nuts about Jackie. I think she's the most exciting original indie artist of her generation.
She has enormous stage presence and the talent to back it up. WOW! Think she loves what she's doing? I went looking for her other videos after listening to this reaction. On some of them, she echo sings with her guitar leads. Some of the best stuff I've ever heard. Super difficult. Thanks for the introduction..
It’s a music family thing with the drummer. He played for her father for years then went to her. Rodney Hyder is his name. He is blind perhaps leading to different techniques. He’s greatness. The band is from 1 to 4 pieces depending on the show. Jackie is pretty amazing in person. She hangs with fans on social media which is how I found her during COVID.
I watch your videos to discover new music. This is hands down the best. This isn't music, it's something else. It's like turning air into sheer adventurous joy.
Such a unique group of intensely talented musicians! The drummer is blind which adds an entirely different dimension. He can play ANY beat. The guy is incredible.
Jackie Venson to me means a unique vocal+guitar delivery, so much positive vibes, and endless primo content, from an independent artist. Start with 'Witchcraft' and the ride never stops.
So I’ve been watching your channel for a long time now…and Jackie has been a friend for over a decade…so cool seeing worlds collide and watching you listen to Jackie. She’s a wonderful human
Just found her last night and fell in love with her sound ! I hear Stevie Ray Vaughan in her guitar playing! Her range of voice is just amazing! Been playing her ever since!
I found her streaming on rpan on reddit back around 2020 during the pandemic. She’s absolutely fantastic and has a very fun way of playing over her vocals. Awesome to see this!
Hey I'm glad you got a chance to check her out. I just been a fan of hers for the past year and a half two years since I heard her so long with Laney Wilson at the CMAs. I was in another room and I heard the solo or getting a cup of coffee and I ran back in to see what the heck that was. It took me about 2 hours before somebody on Laney Wilson's page said something about the guitar player being Jackie Vincent but it was Jackie v e n s o n. So I looked up her touring schedule and she was coming here to Florida for one day opening for mojo but for $120 knowing she was the opening act I couldn't do that for just 30 minutes. Not mojo Mofro. Plus I just saw mofro a few months earlier at a blues festival. Veterans Day I drove to Houston to see her. And it was just her and Rodney and it was an excellent show. And yes she did stand around after the show took pictures signed autographs and it was worth the drive. Plus I have relatives and friends in Houston but I didn't care about that. That wasn't even why I drove there. I love how you break everything down. And you get excited about stuff too that's great when you hear anything and you show him respect to the guys let them know you didn't not hear the base in the keyboardist. And I too have tried to do those organ fields on my guitar with my electro-harmonics c9
For most of us, the elderly, the circle of communication expands while we are on earth.Jackie Venson already played four albums of guitar music and songs. You are very productive and know a lot. You live in it. Happy New Year 2024! Good luck, inspiration and the realization of your musical plans!
As a longtime guitarist in Austin, I was sitting in the car queue for the 2020 "Pandemic Version" of Trail of Lights, 1 week away from moving away to another state when NPR ATX first played her on the radio. I was immediately hooked. When I got home, where we were all "sheltering" in 2020, I immediately CZcamsd her and first saw her "Always Free" live at Stubbs show that she once played on SRV's birthday and was blown away by her energy, voice, the loop pedal, and her absolutely killer Strat skills. Funny she even had a set at TRCOA, a studio where I once worked long before she finally appeared on the scene. I'm glad she did. Bc she IS indeed the real, triple-threat deal, and whenever I later found myself missing ATX, I'd always find myself re-looking her up just to support & be reinsipired seeing a fellow Austin guitarist finally "making it". She's the next SRV! And her show on ACL wearing the BLM dress absolutely rocked. Mad respect to you Jackie, and thank you Michael for finally sharing & dissecting her music to your audience!! You're so right about the division of time & space, and the overall feel this whole group has. No good guitarist ever sleeps on what the drums, bass, and keys are doing, and no great guitarist should ever sleep on what Jackie's doing rn, especially given she's only recently come from the keys herself haha GET TO PRACTICING Y'ALL
First found her at the Farmers Market at Lakeline Mall in 2013. She'd only been playing guitar for two years. I was blown away. Have been a fan ever since.
Great breakdown of how important the band is in this video. Lock. Step. That's what separates great bands from just a bunch of musicians playing simultaneously.
Great video! On another note, I would love to see your breakdown of Gary Clark's "Please come home" from his live album. (The live album with the cover that's black and white photo of Gary on Stage) it's one of the best live solo's I've ever heard and is strangely difficult though its all blues based. I think you would love breaking that one down. 😊
Jackie V is incredible! I own her vinyls and they're amazing. She also delivers an absolute ton of phenomenal live streaming content, regularly. If you're not familiar, I highly recommend you become so otherwise you're missing out!
So glad I discovered your review of my favorite artist...i discovered JV during Covid and have been a big fan ever since. I live in Maine and thought I'd never see her in person, to my surprise 3 yrs after listening for the first time I was able to see her 2x in one week. She returned the state where she went to school Berkeley in Massachusetts and I bought tickets the day they sold. If you ever get the chance to see her please do, in person is totally amazing. CHECK OUT BACK TO EARTH...THE BEST JV SONG EVAH!!! Now its title is the Cadillac Song as they used it in a commercial last year...also that was a custom Les Paul made specifically for her and Rodney used to be her dads drummer
Hello Michael, Thank you. Your love passion and excitement for music are so beautiful to see. I subscribed to your channel a while ago when you did the songs for your friend that passed away, today was a very difficult and dark day for me but you gave me a smile and lifted me up out of the darkness if even only for a moment you gave me hope and strength to keep trying. I did not know you were a blues man! And with 1000+ videos i am wondering if you have done a breakdown of JJ Grey and Mofro doing This River? I guess i need to start looking through your library of vids... I love music and it seems like it is just about all i have left to hold on to, please dont ever stop spreading the joy and knowledge of music, you have a gift (several) and a passion. Keep up the good work. Thank you again... You will never know how much I appreciate you being there right when i needed you with what you brought me today. My deapest and most sincere thanks and appreciation.
Venson is a top notch musician playing All with 'feel'. I haven't seen one of her performances yet that isn't loaded with good feeling 'feel', and endless melodic talent.
Yes real deal is true, here performing a traditional bluesy style tune, but she also writes songs which defy any genre classification and is a looping goddess.
I've been telling people about her for quite a while now. The lady is a legit blues player. She's got the sound and the chops, You betta ask somebody. And I'm glad you mentioned how KILLER her band is. I really, really like her music.
I have been following her for ten years since I saw her at a Farmer's Market. I was the only person talking about her for ages! I am so happy people are discovering her.
Been following Jackie since i saw her playing a farmers market in Austin ten years ago. So happy she is getting more and more attention. She deserves it!
Somebody sent me that video a few hours ago. Lovin his sound & his raw , real lyrics. I live about 45mins from where he lives near Farmville Va. Gonna hafta try & see him if he plays out in Farmville.
She's a classically trained pianist, but it wasn't flashy enough, also a Kemper fan and a one person looper performer too. Rodney Hyder, the dummer is blind by the way.
That isn't an Epiphone, it is a custom guitar from LaPlaya that was made specifically Jackie....she used to use an Epiphone Les Paul but switched to this guitar and her Les Paul is now her back up...
You might wanna fact-check me, but pretty sure the drummer is her Dad.....I'm almost asleep, but if you click around a bit, there's an early vid where she explains that she writes, plays, sings, engineers, and produces everything in her home studio. .....and Thanks, Michael, I'm an old drummer but enjoy watching you love what you do so much, you're contagious!
8:40 forgets the key... It's really not that hard but I have some advice. You should practice naming the notes at every fret on the guitar. You seem to go blind when you move out of the open position.
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Excellent catch on the pickup. Jackie used to play Strats, and when Epiphone came calling she had them install a Strat pickup so she could switch between it and the humbuckers. She calls this particular guitar "Selena." She also has a gold Epiphone named "Goldie" as a backup. Yes, Rodney "Rodzilla" Hyder is a left-handed drummer on a right-handed kit. He played 25 years with Jackie's dad, retired bassist/R&B frontman Andrew Venson, before she "inherited" him. BTW, Rodney is also blind. His feel is nothing less than otherworldly. Great breakdown, Michael. I am totally nuts about Jackie. I think she's the most exciting original indie artist of her generation.
She’s one of the best locals here in Austin! A true legend!
She has enormous stage presence and the talent to back it up. WOW! Think she loves what she's doing? I went looking for her other videos after listening to this reaction. On some of them, she echo sings with her guitar leads. Some of the best stuff I've ever heard. Super difficult. Thanks for the introduction..
It’s a music family thing with the drummer. He played for her father for years then went to her. Rodney Hyder is his name. He is blind perhaps leading to different techniques. He’s greatness. The band is from 1 to 4 pieces depending on the show. Jackie is pretty amazing in person. She hangs with fans on social media which is how I found her during COVID.
I watch your videos to discover new music. This is hands down the best. This isn't music, it's something else. It's like turning air into sheer adventurous joy.
Such a unique group of intensely talented musicians! The drummer is blind which adds an entirely different dimension. He can play ANY beat. The guy is incredible.
Also…her drummer is blind and kills it!!
She's much better than "the real deal" Writing, singing and playing this is an original sound we've been waiting years to hear.
Really enjoy what you do sir , cheers !! (and Jackie is amazing !!)
Thank you so much for showcasing Jackie Venson-she is absolutely the true real deal!!
I just discovered Jackie Venson and she is a Beast
Jackie Venson to me means a unique vocal+guitar delivery, so much positive vibes, and endless primo content, from an independent artist. Start with 'Witchcraft' and the ride never stops.
Saw Jackie last summer up here at 4 corners folk festival in pagosa colorado. She tore it up and hung with the crowd a good time. She is AWESOME!!
That was totally inspiring! Got my guitar out and rocked out with Jackie and her amazing band! Both her guitar and voice, she has a fantastic tone
Brilliant like Sun, she lights the paths of hearts 💖🍀🌏🌞🌈⭐💖
So I’ve been watching your channel for a long time now…and Jackie has been a friend for over a decade…so cool seeing worlds collide and watching you listen to Jackie. She’s a wonderful human
Just found her last night and fell in love with her sound ! I hear Stevie Ray Vaughan in her guitar playing! Her range of voice is just amazing! Been playing her ever since!
Only came across Jackie venson a few months back and she’s incredible
I found her streaming on rpan on reddit back around 2020 during the pandemic. She’s absolutely fantastic and has a very fun way of playing over her vocals. Awesome to see this!
Hey I'm glad you got a chance to check her out. I just been a fan of hers for the past year and a half two years since I heard her so long with Laney Wilson at the CMAs. I was in another room and I heard the solo or getting a cup of coffee and I ran back in to see what the heck that was. It took me about 2 hours before somebody on Laney Wilson's page said something about the guitar player being Jackie Vincent but it was Jackie v e n s o n. So I looked up her touring schedule and she was coming here to Florida for one day opening for mojo but for $120 knowing she was the opening act I couldn't do that for just 30 minutes. Not mojo Mofro. Plus I just saw mofro a few months earlier at a blues festival. Veterans Day I drove to Houston to see her. And it was just her and Rodney and it was an excellent show. And yes she did stand around after the show took pictures signed autographs and it was worth the drive. Plus I have relatives and friends in Houston but I didn't care about that. That wasn't even why I drove there. I love how you break everything down. And you get excited about stuff too that's great when you hear anything and you show him respect to the guys let them know you didn't not hear the base in the keyboardist. And I too have tried to do those organ fields on my guitar with my electro-harmonics c9
For most of us, the elderly, the circle of communication expands while we are on earth.Jackie Venson already played four albums of guitar music and songs. You are very productive and know a lot. You live in it. Happy New Year 2024! Good luck, inspiration and the realization of your musical plans!
Lovin it!! Thanks for turning me onto her! Just added her to my new music playlist! 👏🏼
As a longtime guitarist in Austin, I was sitting in the car queue for the 2020 "Pandemic Version" of Trail of Lights, 1 week away from moving away to another state when NPR ATX first played her on the radio. I was immediately hooked. When I got home, where we were all "sheltering" in 2020, I immediately CZcamsd her and first saw her "Always Free" live at Stubbs show that she once played on SRV's birthday and was blown away by her energy, voice, the loop pedal, and her absolutely killer Strat skills. Funny she even had a set at TRCOA, a studio where I once worked long before she finally appeared on the scene. I'm glad she did. Bc she IS indeed the real, triple-threat deal, and whenever I later found myself missing ATX, I'd always find myself re-looking her up just to support & be reinsipired seeing a fellow Austin guitarist finally "making it". She's the next SRV! And her show on ACL wearing the BLM dress absolutely rocked. Mad respect to you Jackie, and thank you Michael for finally sharing & dissecting her music to your audience!! You're so right about the division of time & space, and the overall feel this whole group has. No good guitarist ever sleeps on what the drums, bass, and keys are doing, and no great guitarist should ever sleep on what Jackie's doing rn, especially given she's only recently come from the keys herself haha GET TO PRACTICING Y'ALL
First found her at the Farmers Market at Lakeline Mall in 2013. She'd only been playing guitar for two years. I was blown away. Have been a fan ever since.
Great breakdown of how important the band is in this video. Lock. Step. That's what separates great bands from just a bunch of musicians playing simultaneously.
Yessir!! Great, great band.
Great video! On another note, I would love to see your breakdown of Gary Clark's "Please come home" from his live album. (The live album with the cover that's black and white photo of Gary on Stage) it's one of the best live solo's I've ever heard and is strangely difficult though its all blues based. I think you would love breaking that one down. 😊
Love Jackie been following for a few yrs now
That was a fun rowdy romp!
Jackie V is incredible! I own her vinyls and they're amazing. She also delivers an absolute ton of phenomenal live streaming content, regularly. If you're not familiar, I highly recommend you become so otherwise you're missing out!
Finally! Love this woman! Jackie! Doin her way! Austin Texas REPRESENT!
Jackie Venson Deserves so much recognition, I've been a fan for years. I Encourage everyone to do a deep dive into her talent
Been watchin' Jackie for 2 yrs now. Great guitarist. Witchcraft my fav. Not to mention Rodney on the drums in the song. SPECTACULAR!
Cool, went and listened to it alone. Even better, however I shared it from here, thanks again great vibe.
Ok I've watched this probably 10 times, her voice and tone have me coming back. Thanks Micheal
So glad I discovered your review of my favorite artist...i discovered JV during Covid and have been a big fan ever since. I live in Maine and thought I'd never see her in person, to my surprise 3 yrs after listening for the first time I was able to see her 2x in one week. She returned the state where she went to school Berkeley in Massachusetts and I bought tickets the day they sold. If you ever get the chance to see her please do, in person is totally amazing. CHECK OUT BACK TO EARTH...THE BEST JV SONG EVAH!!! Now its title is the Cadillac Song as they used it in a commercial last year...also that was a custom Les Paul made specifically for her and Rodney used to be her dads drummer
That's John Dees on Keys Marcus Clark on Bass and Rodney "Rodzilla"Hyder (who is blind BTW)
That was awesome! Her vocal inflection kind of reminds me of Tracey Chapman
Goodness, this is amazing 😮😮😮
Hello Michael,
Thank you. Your love passion and excitement for music are so beautiful to see. I subscribed to your channel a while ago when you did the songs for your friend that passed away, today was a very difficult and dark day for me but you gave me a smile and lifted me up out of the darkness if even only for a moment you gave me hope and strength to keep trying. I did not know you were a blues man! And with 1000+ videos i am wondering if you have done a breakdown of JJ Grey and Mofro doing This River? I guess i need to start looking through your library of vids... I love music and it seems like it is just about all i have left to hold on to, please dont ever stop spreading the joy and knowledge of music, you have a gift (several) and a passion. Keep up the good work. Thank you again... You will never know how much I appreciate you being there right when i needed you with what you brought me today. My deapest and most sincere thanks and appreciation.
Venson is a top notch musician playing All with 'feel'. I haven't seen one of her performances yet that isn't loaded with good feeling 'feel', and endless melodic talent.
Michael, thanks for your great analysis and introducing me to an awesome talent
Yes real deal is true, here performing a traditional bluesy style tune, but she also writes songs which defy any genre classification and is a looping goddess.
I've been telling people about her for quite a while now. The lady is a legit blues player. She's got the sound and the chops, You betta ask somebody. And I'm glad you mentioned how KILLER her band is. I really, really like her music.
I have been following her for ten years since I saw her at a Farmer's Market. I was the only person talking about her for ages! I am so happy people are discovering her.
❤ Jackie Venson!!
They're killing it.
Been following Jackie since i saw her playing a farmers market in Austin ten years ago. So happy she is getting more and more attention. She deserves it!
Something people may not realize is Jackie writes all the music, all the songs and often plays all the instruments on her recordings..
She sings everything she plays
Thank you for breaking down these band I can hear a whole new layer when you break it down!
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Just watched this kid. He's got that special something about him. Spittin truths.
Somebody sent me that video a few hours ago. Lovin his sound & his raw , real lyrics. I live about 45mins from where he lives near Farmville Va. Gonna hafta try & see him if he plays out in Farmville.
I came here to request the same exact thing lol what an awesome song/voice
I was just about to post that too! Amazing stuff
Was right behind y’all!
Killer Band they are very important to her and the whole package.
YES SHE IS! Thank you
Killer tone. Super entertaining band!
that guitar is a beauty!
I’ve seen her live and she is fantastic.
She's a classically trained pianist, but it wasn't flashy enough, also a Kemper fan and a one person looper performer too. Rodney Hyder, the dummer is blind by the way.
I've been watching her videos for a few months now. She's got it.
Rockin the epiphone
That isn't an Epiphone, it is a custom guitar from LaPlaya that was made specifically Jackie....she used to use an Epiphone Les Paul but switched to this guitar and her Les Paul is now her back up...
Jackie is THE REAL DEAL for sure 100!!!!!
You finally did a video about Jackie the QUEEN!
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Yeah, great stuff. What a woman!
I can't express how helpful these videos have been. I started playing a few years ago, and thanks to Mike, I am about to order my first ES335!
SHE IS A LIVING GUITAR MEDIUM
John Deas is the keyboardist!
Oliver Anthony, Rich Men North of Richmond, will blow your mind.
Part of the funkiness of the drummer may be that he's left-handed.
Glad she's starting to get noticed.
Yep!!
Go Dr. Ayyadurai! Thanks for your work!
Nice how do you like the NF53?
You might wanna fact-check me, but pretty sure the drummer is her Dad.....I'm almost asleep, but if you click around a bit, there's an early vid where she explains that she writes, plays, sings, engineers, and produces everything in her home studio. .....and Thanks, Michael, I'm an old drummer but enjoy watching you love what you do so much, you're contagious!
I wouldn’t be surprised the way there locked in. Thx!
No, the drummer is not her dad. The drummer is Rodney Hyder. Her dad is Andrew Venson, who also is a musician.
His name is Rodney "Rodzilla" Hyder is Blind and used to be her dads Drummer till he started playing with Jackie
Nah the drummer is using the right hand on the bell so he can hit the snare on the downbeat without moving back.
He is blind and left-handed.
Hey! I’m related to her!! My last name is Venson also, and that’s not a very popular last name!!
Left-handed drummer plays a right-handed kit. And I believe the dude is blind (unverified)
Yes, he is blind... He is fabulous, isn't he?
She has better ones to dissect very complex young lady
Are we still doing "reaction videos?" Apparently, because this guys got 500 thousand subscribers, so He must be doing something right.
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8:40 forgets the key...
It's really not that hard but I have some advice. You should practice naming the notes at every fret on the guitar. You seem to go blind when you move out of the open position.
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Jesus loves you!✝
agh so mnay songs. if anyine requested these on guitargate +1 ti them
superstition live at rock hall Jeff Beck
Something live at concert for george Eric and Paul
Neon accoustic live LA
I dont need no doctor live LA
RICH MEN NORTH OF RICHMOND.