Lowell demonstrating bottleneck techniques (Rockpalast 1977)

23 thoughts on “Tribute to Lowell George (RIP)”

  1. goatstaog
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    2 notes..but it’s how you play thos suckers. Cooder..haha nice reference – his contemporary – was Steve Miller influenced by Lowell or just coincidenc their voices sound similar? Lowell sounds more southern though

  3. Jordan Levin
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    Lowell George is the definition of soul.

    My face just got melted clean off my head.

  5. guitarist3813
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    All you "Guitar Heroes" pay close attention to 2:12-2:54. You might learn something.

  6. keithybee48
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    We lost Lowell because of his addiction to coke!!!….end of!!

  7. Al Green
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    I love the way he can transport you to a different place while also talking to a table full of German ‘anoracks’

  9. kenny johns
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    interesting…for some reason i thought Son was later…now i can hear where Taj gots some influence in there…some of my ladies took the ol rocket in the pocket as dual even triple entendre/meanings if you catch my drift 😉 thanx 4 the reference though

  10. 1blastman
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    Sounds good on acoustic also, check out Son House’s videos on youtube. Son may have been the first to use "Da Socket Slide". But Lowell always had that "Rocket Socket in his Pocket" and ready to slide . :o)

  12. 1blastman
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    So really, Lowell George played 11/16 Craftsmen socket guitar, not slide guitar. :o)

  14. glammer
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    Heh, and called his singing style ‘white boy got the woo-woos.’

  17. LodgeLady1
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    Loved what Van Dyke Parks called Lowell George – "Vanilla Grits"

  19. kvellers
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    When he died his publicist said it was the all night interview he did. Good one.

  20. Parkwoodparkenfarker
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    "My sister used to Bb, until she got it in the A"

  23. GrooveDoctor77
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    It was a sad loss to music history to have lost Lowell George back in 1979 ,…31 yrs later Little Feat lost drummer Ritchie Hayward .sadly both are all time greats that are gone and both left voids that cant be filled,… only copied ..this is so comical ,Lowell trying to explain slide guitar to this hopeless (I think German) show host …

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