

Live At Carnegie Hall - An Acoustic Evening
Episode 6 | 57m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Join Joe and his all-star band for a rare acoustic night at the hallowed concert hall.
Join guitar legend Joe Bonamassa and an ensemble of world-class musicians at a 2016 performance in the hallowed concert hall. Featuring acclaimed Chinese cellist and erhuist Tina Guo and Egyptian percussionist and composer Hossam Ramzy in an all- acoustic show that allows a glimpse into the soul of the blues-rock singer-songwriter who has been practicing all his life to get to Carnegie Hall.

Live At Carnegie Hall - An Acoustic Evening
Episode 6 | 57m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Join guitar legend Joe Bonamassa and an ensemble of world-class musicians at a 2016 performance in the hallowed concert hall. Featuring acclaimed Chinese cellist and erhuist Tina Guo and Egyptian percussionist and composer Hossam Ramzy in an all- acoustic show that allows a glimpse into the soul of the blues-rock singer-songwriter who has been practicing all his life to get to Carnegie Hall.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(Music and applause) (Music and applause) (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ This train don't stop for no one.
This train got a mind of its own ♪ ♪ This train don't wait for no one.
This train, I'm gonna leave this town ♪ ♪ This train don't show no mercy.
This train doesn't have a name ♪ ♪ This train coming down from Memphis.
This train like a hurricane ♪ ♪ My baby don't cry for no one.
My baby she is tough as nails ♪ ♪ My baby likes to walk alone now.
My baby she likes to ride the rail ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh) My baby she got her own ways ♪ ♪ My baby she can make me sad.
My baby comes down like a hammer ♪ ♪ My baby she gone and hurt me bad ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ This train forty miles from nowhere.
This train stays on the track ♪ ♪ This train, got me comin' and goin', but this train ain't never comin' back ♪ (Applause) (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ Babe, you've been feeling poorly, I've been dealing with stress ♪ ♪ Why don't we go out tonight, put on your favorite dress ♪ ♪ And let's drive... into the night, into the light, let's ride ♪ ♪ Put on an old blues song, let all our troubles be gone, let's drive ♪ ♪ (Let's drive, drive, drive) ♪ ♪ Feel like I've been a prisoner of my own design ♪ ♪ I've been such a bad listener, but I hear you tonight, let's drive ♪ ♪ Into the night, into the light, let's ride ♪ ♪ Put on some old blues songs, let all our troubles be gone, let's drive (drive, drive) ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ 30 miles from Santa Fe bound for San Anton' ♪ ♪ Even though it's dark out here, I don't feel alone, let's drive (drive, drive) ♪ ♪ Into the night, into the light, let's ride (ride, ride) ♪ ♪ Put on an old blues song, let all our troubles be gone, let's drive (drive, drive) ♪ ♪ (Let's drive, drive, drive) ♪ ♪ Put on an old blues song, let all our troubles be gone, let's drive (drive, drive) ♪ ♪ (Let's drive, drive, drive) ♪ (Musical outro) (Musical outro) (Applause) “Thank you!
” (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ Well I have to say I've gotten in my own way ♪ ♪ Crossed the borderlines, saw the demons one too many times ♪ ♪ I'm gonna wait, till I hear her calling I'm gonna wait ♪ ♪ Till I'm out of time, I know I'm late and I am falling ♪ ♪ Where the valley runs low and the river runs high ♪ ♪ Another perfect day, paid the price that I had to pay ♪ ♪ And it's a long road, trying to get to where I have to go ♪ ♪ I'm gonna wait till I hear her calling, I'm gonna wait till I'm out of time ♪ ♪ I know I'm late and I am falling, where the valley runs low and the river runs high ♪ ♪ Where the valley runs low and the river runs high ♪ ♪ The days are hot the nights are cold ♪ ♪ It's the chance to get it right before I get old ♪ ♪ (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ Found a letter, she said she'd kill me if I left her ♪ ♪ If she's lying, she'll be laughin' and I'll be crying ♪ ♪ I'm gonna wait till I hear her calling, I'm gonna wait till I'm out of time ♪ ♪ I know I'm late and I am falling, where the valley runs low and the river runs high ♪ ♪ Where the valley runs low and the river runs high ♪ ♪ Where the valley runs low and the river runs high ♪ (Applause) (Applause and music playing) (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ She won't drive a Cadillac unless it's new ♪ ♪ She says gold is just a place to put my jewel ♪ ♪ I work double shifts for another pair of shoes ♪ ♪ This livin' easy's getting hard to do ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ My daddy said never spend more than you make ♪ ♪ And that advice I've always tried to take ♪ ♪ 'Til the day you walked into the room ♪ ♪ Now livin' easy's getting hard to do ♪ ♪ Keep it simple, man I'm trying start out lovin' end up cryin' ♪ ♪ Loan me a dollar some common sense ♪ ♪ Can't pay these credit cards on good looks and regrets ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh's...) (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh's...) (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ Put a million in the bank but you need two ♪ ♪ Cause a man's gotta do what he's gotta do (he's gotta do, yeah...) ♪ ♪ I'm going back to bustin' ass and singing blues ♪ ♪ This livin easy's getting hard to do (you know it's getting harder...) ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ Keep it simple, man I'm tryin', ♪ ♪ Start out lovin' end up cryin' ♪ ♪ Loan me a dollar, some common sense ♪ ♪ Can't pay these credit cards on good looks and regrets ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh's...) (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh's...) (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ Put a tombstone in the back yard one day ♪ ♪ Hand carved under my name it will say ♪ ♪ Here lies a man who found out far too soon ♪ ♪ That livin' easy's gotten way too hard to do ♪ ♪ 'Til the day that you walked into the room ♪ ♪ Now livin easy's getting hard to do ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh's...) (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh's...) (Instrumental break) ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh...) (Oh, oh, oh...) ♪ ♪ (Oh, oh, oh...) (Oh, oh, oh...) ♪ ♪ (Applause) "thank you" ♪ (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ What goes around, comes back around ♪ ♪ Your hollow words, they echo now ♪ ♪ For you to keep, when you're alone ♪ ♪ So you can talk to yourself when I'm gone ♪ ♪ Baby take all the time you need but you aint taking no more from me ♪ ♪ Yeahhhh... ♪ ♪ It's a bitter pill to swallow... can you taste the pain and sorrow?
♪ ♪ Go on and beg and steal and borrow ♪ ♪ But that won't get back my tomorrow ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ What hurts to learn will make you wise ♪ ♪ But it was worth the burn to get to say goodbye ♪ ♪ I'd rather stall again on this dirt floor ♪ ♪ Crawl my way back to the man I was before ♪ ♪ Baby take all the time you need, but you aint taking no more from me ♪ ♪ Yeahhhh... ♪ ♪ It's a bitter pill to swallow... can you taste the pain and sorrow?
♪ ♪ Go on and beg and steal and borrow ♪ ♪ But that won't get back my tomorrow ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ Baby, take all the time you need, but you ain't taking no more from me!
♪ ♪ Yeahhhh... ♪ ♪ It's a bitter pill to swallow can you taste the pain and sorrow?
♪ ♪ Go on and beg and steal and borrow ♪ ♪ But that won't get back my tomorrow ♪ ♪ It's a bitter pill to swallow... can you taste the pain and sorrow?
♪ ♪ Go on and beg and steal and borrow ♪ ♪ But that won't get back my tomorrow ♪ (Applause) (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ Oh, once a time when everything was cheap ♪ ♪ But now prices has nearly put a man to sleep ♪ ♪ When we pay our grocery bill, oh I feel like making my will ♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Oh, I remember when dry goods were cheap as dirt ♪ ♪ We could take two bits and buy a dandy shirt ♪ ♪ Now we pay ten bucks or more, maybe get a shirt that another man wore ♪ ♪ So tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live ♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ Well I used to trade with a man by the name of Gray ♪ ♪ Well, flour was fifty cents for a twenty-four pounds a day ♪ ♪ Now it's a dollar and a half beside... like a skinning a flea for its hide ♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ "Come on Mahalia..." ♪ Most preachers preach for gold and not for souls, ♪ ♪ I tell ya, that's what keeps a poor man always in a hole.
♪ ♪ Well we can hardly, hardly get our breath ♪ ♪ We're taxed and schooled and preached to death -- ♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Can ya tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ Oh, Prohibition's good if conducted right ♪ ♪ There's no sense in shooting a man 'til he shows a fight ♪ ♪ Now officers kill without a cause, they complain about funny laws ♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ "Come on Juanita!"
♪ ♪ Oh the schools today they ain't got a cent ♪ ♪ But they see to it that every child is sent, yeah ♪ ♪ If we don't send everyday we have a heavy fine to pay ♪ ♪ Of tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ Oh it's time for every man to be awake ♪ ♪ We pay fifty cents a pound when we ask for steak ♪ ♪ When we get our package home, a little wad of paper with gristle and a bone ♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Well the doctor comes around, his face all bright ♪ ♪ And he says in a little while, you'll be all right ♪ ♪ All he gives is a humbug pill, a dose of dope and a great big bill ♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ ♪ Tell me how can a poor man stand such times and live?
♪ (Applause) "Juanita Tippins... Mahalia Barnes" (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ I hold, true passions ♪ ♪ For many years, I would listen ♪ ♪ The heavy weight upon my chest ♪ ♪ Like a wailing wall ♪ (Oooohhh's and music...) (Oooohhh's and music...) ♪ Code of silence of a dying heart ♪ ♪ Don't know where the end begins and the truth starts ♪ ♪ When the hammer falls, it falls on you ♪ ♪ I sit here waiting, waiting to... ♪ ♪ I pull back the veil, ♪ ♪ And I just can't breathe ♪ ♪ And I fly away ♪ ♪ And I fly away ♪ ♪ Gonna fly us away ♪ ♪ But I'm reaching out ♪ ♪ Like a song of yesterday ♪ ♪ Freezing nights, oil lamp burns ♪ ♪ The sun's fire, soon will return ♪ ♪ Broken castles, flags still flown ♪ ♪ Like a living ghost ♪ (Instrumental break) (Instrumental break) ♪ Code of silence of a dying heart ♪ ♪ Don't know where the end begins and the truth starts ♪ ♪ When the hammer falls, it falls on you ♪ ♪ I sit here waiting, waiting to... ♪ ♪ I pull back the veil, ♪ ♪ And I just can't breathe ♪ ♪ And I fly away ♪ ♪ And I fly away ♪ ♪ Break it down, so low that you don't know when to fail ♪ ♪ Try a little harder, now you're the drunk mad man in jail ♪ (Musical break) (Musical break) ♪ (Musical break and ooohhh's...) ♪ ♪ (Musical break and ooohhh's...) ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ (Musical break) (Musical break) ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ ♪ Hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm hmmmm, hmmmm hmm, hmmmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, ♪ (Applause) That was a lot of strumming ladies and gentlemen.
So I think its best we take this opportunity to bring it down just a little bit if you don't mind.
♪ (Joe playing, joined by Tina...) ♪ ♪ (Joe playing, joined by Tina...) ♪ ♪ Woke up dreaming I was gonna die ♪ ♪ Woke up dreaming I was gonna die ♪ ♪ 'Cause my baby said her said her last goodbyes ♪ ♪ Reached out for her and she was not there ♪ ♪ Reached out for her and she was not there ♪ ♪ Lord, I miss her body and her long brown hair ♪ ♪ Hard rain falling, river flood ♪ ♪ Black cat bawling, moon dripping blood ♪ ♪ Woke up dreaming I was gonna die ♪ ♪ All my sins have found me, it's my turn to cry ♪ ♪ Yeah... ♪ ♪ (Instrumental break, Joe and Tina swapping leads) ♪ ♪ (Instrumental break, Joe and Tina swapping leads) ♪ ♪ Devil's rising, you don't have a chance ♪ ♪ Devil's rising, you don't have a chance ♪ ♪ Well there's fiddles playing shake your bones and dance ♪ ♪ I just want to live another day ♪ ♪ I just want to live another day ♪ ♪ To see that brown-haired woman coming back this way ♪ ♪ Yeah... ♪ (Musical break) (Musical break) (Applause) (Musical intro) (Musical intro) ♪ Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed ♪ ♪ Some say love, is just a razor, that leaves your soul, soul to bleed ♪ ♪ Some say love, is just a hunger, an endless aching need ♪ ♪ I say love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed ♪ ♪ Its the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance ♪ ♪ Its the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance ♪ ♪ Its the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance ♪ ♪ Its the one that won't be taking, that cannot seem to give ♪ ♪ It's the one afraid of dying, that never learns to live ♪ (Musical break) (Musical break) ♪ When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long ♪ ♪ And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong ♪ ♪ Just remember in the winter, far beneath the bitter snow ♪ ♪ Lies the seed, that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose.
♪ ♪ Lies the seed, that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose.
♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah ,ah ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah ,ah ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah ,ah ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah ,ah ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah ,ah ♪ Erick Bazilian, Hossam Ramzy, Anton Fig, Mahalia Barnes, Gary Pinto, Juanita Tippins Reese Wynans, Tina Guo.
Thank you very much, Carnegie Hall!
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Live At Carnegie Hall - An Acoustic Evening Preview
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