Gary Clark Jr. is famous for adding some hip hop elements to his fusions of blues, rock and soul music.
For anyone who doesnโt know, Clark Jr. is a man who already shared the stage with Eric Clapton, B.B. King and the Rolling Stones. Heโs definitely a professional bluesman in his own right, and he had no difficulties amazing the internet with this enjoyable blues jamming session in Berlin.
Though it was just a casual blues session, he knocked it out of the park!
The video is part of Clark Jr.โs โJamโinโBerlinโ series, and itโs a spontaneous moment where one talented man decides to take the guitar and let his soul wander through the blues.
From the way he plays the guitar to how relaxed he is, we see that heโs a man who enjoys blues from the bottom of his being. Thatโs what makes a musician great, and the results are clear to see here. By the middle of the video, heโs already deep into the groove. He plays slowly, and every note is an expression of his feelings.
Being a blues guitarist, among other things, Clark Jr. has a unique skill of transcending a whole bunch of emotions through his guitar.
In just about three minutes, this talented musician shows us that the beauty of blues lies in its simplicity. His riffs are not fast or complex, but he nailed the feeling of blues perfectly. He plays in a raw, honest, and simple manner, one that anyone can easily relate to when you open up to it. When Clark Jr. played his solo, the world was glued to his music, amazed and speechless.
His powerful guitar playing and beautiful singing voice are enough to instantly make anyoneโs day better.
We could easily understand why Eric Clapton, one of the guitar legends, invited this man to tour with him.
Clark Jr. has shown us the way to play blues with a lot of style.
Probably the most amazing thing is that he plays the Epiphone guitar, which is a less expensive model. Itโs sure to motivate a lot of young musicians to keep up the good work. If thereโs anything this video shows, itโs that itโs not about the instrumentโitโs about the hard work and dedication that go into it. Clark Jr. seems to have his own style and he rocks it magnificently.
Since it was posted, this wicked good jam got over four million views.
Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar when he was 12 years old and soon had small gigs all Austin, where heโs originally from.
His career got a big boost of success after his encounter with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan. Vaughan said, โHe was a kid, and his voice was the same as his guitar,โ describing the way it felt when the two of them met for the first time. Rolling Stone declared Gary Clark Jr as the Best Young Gun in 2011, though heโs also had successful collaborations with numerous colleagues, including Alicia Keys, Childish Gambino, Foo Fighters, ZZ Ward, and Tom Morello.
Though the years, heโs also covered many iconic songs by other famous artists.
One of these famous songs includes โCome Togetherโ by the Beatles. In 2020, he won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for the song โThis Land,โ and is from his latest album of the same name. Needless to say, Clark Jr. is the type of musician who never fails to amaze!
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