@@camilianSLC you know what would make me cool?.... big ass holes in my ear lobes.... oh wait.... people are now going to wax the floor w me until I die....
This video is actually set 30 years from now. Green shirt guy learnt how to strum the mandolin. The house was demolished but hes still in the same spot he was...
God's got you and Billy's mom and daddy, and my son, after years finally out of jail and rehab. Praise God keep it up, honey, One day at a time. My son, John plays guitar, and I showed him this cause we never saw pickin like Billy's. I looked in backseat and he had tears in his eyes. He put it down.
dude you need to check out Del Mccoury Band or the Tavelin' Mccourys! Excellent BG along the same vein as this. Very popular in the jam festival scene. Railroad Earth and String Cheese Incident would also suit you.
This has got to be the best recorded blue grass song ever! 3 dudes in a field no special effects at all straight up talent. So hail the king of blue grass billy strings
Not sure why you’d tell us all that you kiss your cousin’ or even more strangely that you play this song when you do it, but best of luck for the two of you.
Not sure why you’d tell us all that you kiss your cousin’ or even more strangely that you play this song when you do it, but best of luck for the two of you.
@@rigo62982 if you’re into kissing cousins, check out Banjo Odyssey by The Dead South. And if you’re not into kissing cousins, check out the song anyway.
Bro...just found him a few days ago myself. Why is my airwaves bombarded with crap and this guy I got to find hidden away in CZcams land? Did you notice he doesn't even look at his fingers when he's fretting the chords? Unbelievable.
Because we are force fed the new garbage that people are actually calling music these days. Rihanna CRAP Gaga CRAP Cardi fucking B!! Omg such garbage. Not a real musician or artist in the bunch. Sad sad state of affairs
Its video's like these that make me realize that America's true glory lies in music. There is no bullshitting in that department. They truely are the greatest and leave a legacy that one can't comprehend.
Of all the versions I've seen, this one by far is my favorite. Pure talent and that ascent by Don Julin on the crescendo just blows me away. Great stuff.
In a world of overproduced music, it's really refreshing to see some pickers out in the country gathered around a microphone. Doesn't get much more authentic than that without being there to kick some rocks down the hillside.
For real though when I first heard him I went this man has true bluegrass soul!! His voice and his ability to absolutely obliterate the frets on an acoustic guitar like he does makes me think in his past life he was a bluegrass god
@@samblack5313 Dude, what? Far more? No way. Have you actually paid attention to the lyrics of Semi-Charmed Life? The meth part is overt af. Dust in a Baggie is not even a *little* more overt, I'd say they're both the same... Just plain overt about it.
@@MashPatayta Yeah, I cover it, and this :) semi charmed doesn’t straight up tell you they’re in jail for meth amphetamines 😂 Either way.. both are some good crack tunes.
My uncle was a very big man, shaking his hand was like grabbing a bundle of bananas. He played mandolin like this also it always amazed me bn a guitar player how he played with fingers 4 times the size of mine!
The best guitar player I've personally known is 6'2" and has enormous hands with thick fingers. I have very fine "piano hands" with long slender fingers, but my guitar chops (what few I have) don't hold a candle to his.
This has been showing up in my recommended for ages now, can't believe I'm just checking it out now. Killer performance, haven't been so hot on a guitar solo in a while
🎉🎉 oh my goodness I just need to go see Billy strings along with these men here they are amazing amazing oh my goodness I would love to see him in concert this man his voice he’s so fucking talented Bobbi here from Illinois thank you so much you’re so talented all of you
@@daviroquay I doubt Cap'n Dan meant that literally. Although, as with the Mandolin player, Jack Black himself does look like he might just occasionally enjoy himself a little smoke.
Been living in Europe for almost a decade, and this is the first thing to make me feel homesick. I do miss Tuesday bluegrass jams in the pine barrens...
Perfect song all the way through. Masterful playing with excellent lyrics to boot. My favorite lyric “In here where they call me by a number not a name”
Well this is real country, done the way it's meant to be done, with a modern and highly relevant subject, that melds perfectly into the traditional style. Bro country is fake country. This is the real deal, raw, honest and completely authentic.
It always amazes me that Irish and Scottish people have a distinct eye shape and width, and people from the south especially Tennessee and the Carolinas and Kentucky do as well including me
Yeah ,"Country" is Nashvilles top 40 , bluegrass is it's own thing all together. Check out Bill Monroe and the older eras, Strings definitely got some influence from him.
Its gone from Bluegrass singing about moonshine to crack , how times have changed, good thang my head is still stuck in reruns of the Dukes of Hazzard.
50 years from now this young man will be a legend in the same light as Tony Rice, Lester Flatt, Ricky Skaggs, Bill Monroe, or any of the others. He’s good enough now to be included among the greats.
@@genebryant3333 He doesn't have the "age" the current legends have but when he does he'll be seen in the same light. He went toe to toe with Tommy Emmanuel on a very up-tempo song and really impressed me because Tommy plays very fast.
Rice, Flatt, Scrugs, and Monroe didn’t just fall off the turnip truck and start playing like they do. They paid their dues for many years. Springs is paying his dues and he already impresses a lot of people.
This is awesome. Dude has a... unique ear for music
Alex K deserves many more likes lol
Lol
I came to the comments just to see something like this. Perfect.
gauge carefully my friends
@@camilianSLC you know what would make me cool?.... big ass holes in my ear lobes.... oh wait.... people are now going to wax the floor w me until I die....
Man, that green shirt guy really aged between then and now
Meth, man. Not even once.
😂😂😂
Bruhh 😂😂
😭😭😭
Don't get it
If Billy lives past 27……we’re all in for one helluva ride
This is one helluva underated comment. Couldn't agree more
That number does come up a lot when there is a genius involved.
31
We don't talk about those friends
Damn that's funny
Can we just get a little love for the for the oft overlooked stand up bass guy? Lol
Randy Hawthorne nah
@@Alundrahs 😜
upright bass*
lol i called it a standup bass before, just don't wanna say it around musicians or you'll look foolish
@@RSpracticalshooting ...you are....correct. Lol
Royal Masat is the goat of the upright bass.
That guitar solo is hotter than a Meth pipe on Payday.
lol
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Damn!!😅🤣😂🙃
Damnnnnn ....Just Damnnnnnn
Ha ha !!! Brilliant !!!!
I am 70 years old and Billy Strings plays the best guitar that I have ever heard, he is GREAT! Thank you Billy!
A joint wouldn't last 10 seconds in this 3 man circle.
Or a baggie of crank
Or a 30 rack
I got all three and three of each
@Kay mrs cool
@Kay mrs hahahahaha!!!!
This video is actually set 30 years from now. Green shirt guy learnt how to strum the mandolin. The house was demolished but hes still in the same spot he was...
And Billy, well he's just a god anyway so he didn't age at all.
That's a pretty solid comment ahahha
And he swears it's someone else's fault...
This is funny....what a thought..lmao
You get my vote for the best “Green Shirt Guy” comment.
I feel like my life changed a little bit when I first heard this song.
1:35 when you’re 14 beers in and your friend asks if you want another
😂😂😂
Perfect 👌
Lmao
crack or tweak buddy lol
This comment man lmfao
This song is so hot his ears are literally melting
Oh my damn...even billy would like this.
I just noticed that and I can't not see it now. LOL
@Sloth FromTheGooniez yes
@@nygrl6102 I need to know that story, holy shit lol
@@Vann_Scale_Modeling an early life regret, big holes.
I finally put down the dust in a baggie thanks to you my family finally has me back and sober thank you
God's got you and Billy's mom and daddy, and my son, after years finally out of jail and rehab. Praise God keep it up, honey, One day at a time. My son, John plays guitar, and I showed him this cause we never saw pickin like Billy's. I looked in backseat and he had tears in his eyes. He put it down.
the dust in the baggie. he put it down. after his mama and daddy had probs. Hope is Real. what a gift from God music is.
That guitar solo/mandolin crescendo 1:24-1:58 was awesome. I've never heard bluegrass like this before!
Dude. seriously. I can't stop listening to it!
dude you need to check out Del Mccoury Band or the Tavelin' Mccourys! Excellent BG along the same vein as this. Very popular in the jam festival scene. Railroad Earth and String Cheese Incident would also suit you.
It's been called new grass. It's bad ass!
watch the version of him playing this solo in a basement. he pretty much plays both parts himself. its incredible
Judah and the lion use this style in a lot of their songs
Cop: is this your dust in a baggie?
Billy: 1:35
Ha!
😅😅
LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!
Somebody gif that haha
Brandon...stone cold bro...lolol
The vocal chops is what puts me over the edge with this fellow. This is steam engine soul. And he's on the whistle.
What an interesting way to express that. Sweet!
Agree..damn.
This has got to be the best recorded blue grass song ever! 3 dudes in a field no special effects at all straight up talent. So hail the king of blue grass billy strings
It's good but maybe you don't listen to a lot of live bluegrass.
@@juliebraden6911 give me an example or i dont think ill be able to believe you cuz this is great
Julie Billy is the new king. In a short time he's brought more people to bluegrass than anyone else. And he has far more than one song
@@joeschmoe8320 We won’t forget to mention Del McCoury either…. Well put.
@@jessescavone3364
Who's Julie Billy? Lol
This is the best version of this song. In the woods, with a couple of good old boys. No fancy shit.
This is music for kissing cousins..
Not sure why you’d tell us all that you kiss your cousin’ or even more strangely that you play this song when you do it, but best of luck for the two of you.
Not sure why you’d tell us all that you kiss your cousin’ or even more strangely that you play this song when you do it, but best of luck for the two of you.
@@rigo62982 if you’re into kissing cousins, check out Banjo Odyssey by The Dead South. And if you’re not into kissing cousins, check out the song anyway.
agreed. i ventured here again after listening to the tamed over produced version.
Jerry Garcia on the mandolin……amazing
How did I never hear of Billy until just now? Unbelievable talent.
Yeah i just found out about a month ago i feel i have been robbed 😝
A buddy mentioned him to me.... but I blew it off..... then through watching Marcus King this Billy Strings popped up.....now I can't turn it off!!!!
Bro...just found him a few days ago myself. Why is my airwaves bombarded with crap and this guy I got to find hidden away in CZcams land? Did you notice he doesn't even look at his fingers when he's fretting the chords? Unbelievable.
Randy Hawthorne talk about talented bud. I love this dude, hope I can make it to New Orleans in a few months to see him!
Because we are force fed the new garbage that people are actually calling music these days. Rihanna CRAP Gaga CRAP Cardi fucking B!! Omg such garbage. Not a real musician or artist in the bunch. Sad sad state of affairs
I am not lying when I say this is one of My favourite songs of all time
Its video's like these that make me realize that America's true glory lies in music. There is no bullshitting in that department. They truely are the greatest and leave a legacy that one can't comprehend.
I love how he just wrote this song messing around and accident wrote a hit song. True talent
I like the guy, but it's an extremely common bluegrass chord progression.
Really... music in general.
The lyrics are what separates it.
@@justandardprocedure true but making a hit out of it isn’t that easy.. or I’d be doing it too! Haha
@@justandardprocedure and his song turmoil and tinfoil is pretty experimental
@@justandardprocedure the sad truth is that what he sings about isn't wrong.... twenty long years for some dust in a baggie... :/
@@justandardprocedure Great hits can come out of common chord progression.
I love it when the bluegrass is blazing and it looks and sounds like a workout to even play it or try and keep up. Bass player was on point too!
very fun to sing to as well, as a rap fan, it almost reminds me of the way you have to keep right on beat when rapping
its crazy cause this is the best version and it has less views
Of all the versions I've seen, this one by far is my favorite. Pure talent and that ascent by Don Julin on the crescendo just blows me away. Great stuff.
In a world of overproduced music, it's really refreshing to see some pickers out in the country gathered around a microphone. Doesn't get much more authentic than that without being there to kick some rocks down the hillside.
It really is monster..from all of them.
agree .. that crescendo is hair raising
I agree 100%. This is by far my favorite version as well.
the dancing hobbit version is also great just for the visuals and to show how far he has come!
This dude just made me pick my guitar back up again….
me too :)
Me too but I could try for a hundred years and not reach his level
Okay, I can't blame it on anybody else. I'm a stoner. I love good rock and roll good beer and good whiskey and good home grown rock and roll
Guy has a voice you'd never expect to come out of his face
For real though when I first heard him I went this man has true bluegrass soul!! His voice and his ability to absolutely obliterate the frets on an acoustic guitar like he does makes me think in his past life he was a bluegrass god
This is what you see when you go a lil too far up north in GTA 5
1:36 that "Far away look" gets me every time.. This song brings me pleasure..🙂
Billy Strings is an incredibly talented genius.
When you click something unexpected and..🤯💥💯✊🏿wow
1:35 the face you make when your 15 beers in and you agree on an idea your buddy tells ya
hahaha this Is a true comment. 👍🤣
@@leesaunders1930 Stop stealing commments
@@iamsancho443 what 🤔
Seriously, why hasn't this been released on the top 40 charts. This rocks!
Because it’s about smoking meth 😂🥳
@@samblack5313 So is semi-charmed life and that was a hit
@@VOIP4ME
This is far more overtly about meth..
@@samblack5313 Dude, what? Far more? No way. Have you actually paid attention to the lyrics of Semi-Charmed Life? The meth part is overt af. Dust in a Baggie is not even a *little* more overt, I'd say they're both the same... Just plain overt about it.
@@MashPatayta
Yeah, I cover it, and this :) semi charmed doesn’t straight up tell you they’re in jail for meth amphetamines 😂
Either way.. both are some good crack tunes.
I lobe this song.
For all those big guys who think your fingers are too big to pick this 200+ guy picked a mandolin pretty dam good
My uncle was a very big man, shaking his hand was like grabbing a bundle of bananas. He played mandolin like this also it always amazed me bn a guitar player how he played with fingers 4 times the size of mine!
Yeah, I'm just barely over 200 and I can handle the mando just fine. Not nearly as good as this bloke, though!
It also depends on how your body handles the fat, This guy probably has skinnier finger tips, but some unlucky lads have dick fingers completely.
It’s about the fingertips, not how fat your ass is....
The best guitar player I've personally known is 6'2" and has enormous hands with thick fingers. I have very fine "piano hands" with long slender fingers, but my guitar chops (what few I have) don't hold a candle to his.
Well, I've got about 5000 more listens to go before I get sick of this song, wish me luck.
Billy is unique can't wait till he comes to Charlotte
This guy is an EARily good picker & singer.
My tweaker friend Mark introduced me to this amazing kid. Meth took his life shortly after. RIP
What?
@@potatosalad69420 What don't you understand about what i said?
What?
RIP man
What
That was some mighty fine pickin and a singin
This has been showing up in my recommended for ages now, can't believe I'm just checking it out now. Killer performance, haven't been so hot on a guitar solo in a while
I like how he's got the two older dudes that are down to jam cuz they know it's what hell of song.
🎉🎉 oh my goodness I just need to go see Billy strings along with these men here they are amazing amazing oh my goodness I would love to see him in concert this man his voice he’s so fucking talented Bobbi here from Illinois thank you so much you’re so talented all of you
Not just going through the motions. Working up a sweat. Gritting teeth and driving into a phenomenal performance.
Who gave Jack Black a Mandolin and drugs?
Oh damn Cap'n Dan... That was my exact thought too!
JB doesn t take drug. .. does he?
@@daviroquay I doubt Cap'n Dan meant that literally. Although, as with the Mandolin player, Jack Black himself does look like he might just occasionally enjoy himself a little smoke.
You mean Peter Jackson?
You appear to be assuming jack black didn’t previously own a mandolin or a collection of drugs, and I think you may be incorrect
Been living in Europe for almost a decade, and this is the first thing to make me feel homesick.
I do miss Tuesday bluegrass jams in the pine barrens...
Not only is it good....he pours himself into it making it great....
Rainier beer in the background. "Something's in the water". Everything is right!
Proud Washingtonian here, that shit caught my eye as well 🤣👌🏼
Gotta love that vitamin R
Perfect song all the way through. Masterful playing with excellent lyrics to boot. My favorite lyric “In here where they call me by a number not a name”
His "shred faces" Are so nuts 😂
So much skill in one human
So pumped this came across my feed. Unreal song and guitar skills.
Dude deserves more than a Grammy!
Well this is real country, done the way it's meant to be done, with a modern and highly relevant subject, that melds perfectly into the traditional style.
Bro country is fake country. This is the real deal, raw, honest and completely authentic.
The quiver in his voice at "number not a name", is BRILLIANT vocals
I would like to donate my ears to this talented musician
You could start by giving Billy half an ear
This is when Billy was at his best.
The fact that this song is seamlessly following paper logs in one performance! All of these musicians have some serious chops
Damn this dude is good I just discovered him and found out he is touring next week in my hometown music festival I might have to go now for sure.
You are so lucky! Billy is never going to come to my small Indian town afterall
Edit: Indian as in the 'Turban Twisters'
Now this how Bluegrass should be played - with passion and fire. Billy Strings is astonishing - so much talent - and gifted for one so young.
Yes yes yes🦅💚🦅💚🦅💚🦅
When you use to have gauges in your ear.
Killer song.
Ya, they look good compared to others that stopped wearing them. They usually end up looking like cat buttholes. Either way... killer song.
If the song has even a grain of truth, is inspiring to see someone reach the other side
A voice that sounds about 30 years older than he is. Glorious!
Anyone whose ever made a serious attempt at flatpicking can appreciate just how talented Billy is.
Is ‘flatpicking’ a term exclusive to this genre? I’ve not heard the term in my 39 years on this planet and I’m quite a decent guitarist 😂
Damn right. I can flatpick up to about 120bpm but after that forget it 😆 Not easy for me
@@samblack5313 pretty much !
It always amazes me that Irish and Scottish people have a distinct eye shape and width, and people from the south especially Tennessee and the Carolinas and Kentucky do as well including me
Best CONCERT EVER Halloween 2021 ashville nc /wizard of oz show !! MR BILLY STRINGS!!
I just discovered this song today, and I can't hear it enough! Absolutely amazing!! 🤠👍
Sooooo GooooD!!!
10000 more views I might be getting bored of just how good this is. But probably not.
@ Tomo you are!!!
So Damn good!
Holy shit, how have I not heard this until now
Every time I hear this song I instinctively grab my guitar and start practicing.
Erik Magnuson its a symptom of being great guitarist
1:35 when you're high af and the mcdonalds worker asks if you want extra fries
For us it was Jack in the box tacos
😆😆😆😆
Joe Smith tacos, those shitty mozz. Sticks, burgers with ranch. Their stoner menu they came out with sucked
I laughed too hard at this
I just can't stop coming back here.
Never thought i would enjoy bluegrass but billy strings is by far one of my favorite artist. He is amazing
Drewski Smith I’m a city boy from the west coast. I’ve never listened to country music but this is different. I can’t get enough of this.
Yeah ,"Country" is Nashvilles top 40 , bluegrass is it's own thing all together. Check out Bill Monroe and the older eras, Strings definitely got some influence from him.
Lease
I first heard this song yesterday and it’s been on repeat ever since, fucking lyrics crack me up 😂
😂🤣
awesome, plays in my head for a several days! thank you, best regards from the last dictatorship in the Europe
This should be the missouri anthem.
This guy was really good in Shameless.
Its gone from Bluegrass singing about moonshine to crack , how times have changed, good thang my head is still stuck in reruns of the Dukes of Hazzard.
He is incredibly talented! Love the Rainer beer in the background 👌
heck yeah! Rainier beer!
This man is the real deal.
Billy is the best!!
50 years from now this young man will be a legend in the same light as Tony Rice, Lester Flatt, Ricky Skaggs, Bill Monroe, or any of the others. He’s good enough now to be included among the greats.
come on man? that's horseshit
Searching around and find him playing with some of those greats and others. He did a whole hour covering Doc Watson. Amazing talent.
@@genebryant3333 He doesn't have the "age" the current legends have but when he does he'll be seen in the same light. He went toe to toe with Tommy Emmanuel on a very up-tempo song and really impressed me because Tommy plays very fast.
Rice, Flatt, Scrugs, and Monroe didn’t just fall off the turnip truck and start playing like they do. They paid their dues for many years. Springs is paying his dues and he already impresses a lot of people.
The best rendition of dust in a baggie on youtube, the og is close but everything about this is great
Back when music had soul . Great job.
Such a great tune. I love the can of rainier beer sitting on the stump. Perfection.
Rainier beer? they don't sound like pnw guys lol
Vitamin R!
Mountain fresh beer
My brother just recently showed me his performance of dust in a baggie at the Opry and I haven’t stopped listening to him since
I hated that performance with a fiery passion. 🙂
Green shirt man knew he was watching history in that quiet room at a loud party and here we are in 2021 and Billy Strings is known the world over.
I love the seriousness of everything going on, the older gentleman put everything where it needs to be if that makes sense! Bravo 😂
This kid is a legend already. His vocals are classic. Best thing to happen to this genre of music since doc Watson or Merle Haggard
He speaks with his guitar, his voice is just a plus
INCREDIBLY SKILLED MUSICIANS!! Great song!! WOW
YES YES YES YES!!!
Best song ever written! I miss playing bluegrass...thank you for keeping it alive my man!
@Billy Strings Nice one, Billy!
I need a jug of that good ol Kentucky white lightin. Left the light bulb be years ago. Awesome pickin boys
This is musically genius! The lyrics only make it even better 🤘🤘
Every now and then... i listen to this gem and it gives me chills...thank you for your music...greetings all the way from germany
Need more of this to highlight American music(Appalachian/Southern or otherwise). And I say that as a yankee. Great track!
Love this singer songwriter. And the guitar skills... Phenomenal
This is better than anything on the radio today. Incredinle
Dudes rock ❤