Leo Kottke - Pamela Brown (live)

This was done for an audience in Germany, so I'm pretty sure they did not "get" this song, so the applause is respectful, but not fully cognizant of what the song was about or how good this guitar playing is.

Great version of Tom T. Hall song

Bought the album :Ice Water, in the early 70's just for the, Pamala Brown song. Unusual to see the 12 string played with the slide.

Saw Leo last year here in Grand Rapids . Good stuff , still some shine . Of course the 12 string is a thing of the past . Fun for an old guy like us

Leo is a beast!!!!

She dug him cuz he drove a pickup truck

Clap your hands you dead ass bastards. Man Leo your a treasure sir

I wish Leo n duane could have played together

I knew a pretty gal named Pamela Erickson that almost married my friend Paul Brown and this song would have been perfect if that happened - I dated her before he did

I suppose it's the depth of the guitar sound and the slide was so perfect. And with a Tom T. Hall song. I never even tried to play like him but the influence is in a lot of good music.

What open tuning is he using?

How do you get that much sound out of one instrument?! Leo was (is) a true 12 string playing genius. Kudos to the late Tom T Hall for writing this little gem, but Leo makes it his own. I always wished he’d sung more often on his albums, I find his baritone very pleasant and enjoyable.

Tom T. Hall wrote a great song. I play this on a 12 string with slide!! Thanks Mr. Leo Kottke

en saintongeais : olé ine boune music o zou fait virouner mon thieur

WONDERFUL!

That is the Gibson 12 string that was stolen in Portland, OR when Kottke stopped at a convenience store and left it in an unlocked car for 5 minutes. Good sounding instrument but the Taylors are also just killer and not sure what he is playing now.

Believe it or not, I saw Kottke in 1973 open up for both Frank Zappa and Mahavishnu Orchestra at the Providence Civic Center.
A huge place with lousy acoustics, but Leo played the hell out of his 12-string.
He was extremely energized and even borderline manic at times while he was improvising.
I give him a lot of credit for making do in a challenging setting.
The crowd, as I recall, seemed to like him.

I remember every word of Leo's story about Božo Podunavac and how he would include the cost of his hospital stays from working with abalone. Royce Hall, UCLA, 1979. That led to me learning more about Božo which led to me becoming a guitar builder, myself. Of course, I'm no Bozo.

That slide on the 12 string adds so much. As if two were playing separate guitars.

Leo reminds me a little bit of Johnny Cash.

I have for years thought Leo Kottke wrote this song. Tom T. Hall wrote it. I prefer Kottke's version.

It is ok, but he kept playing it over and over on the Prairie Home Companion instead of playing different songs each time he appeared. Finally he did start varying his repertoire. It is not that great a song. It reminds me of how crummy women treat men, though. For that he deserves praise.

WOW .... AWESOME !!!! ....

An yes Leo before the ‘gray set in’!

Amazing talent! Thanks for sharing!

I love how some of the audience seem a little disinterested - its amazing when someone is literally 'walking on water' and some smuck in a polyester shirt, drinking third rate white wine - is looking at his wife and thinking 'probably be too tired tonight'...

Just saw him last weekend at Chautauqua in Boulder. 78 and still sings this song

Thanks goes to Tom T. Hall for writing this great song. And to Leo Kottke for singing and playing has 12 string beautifully. One of my all time favorite songs.

HA HA HA GREAT old memory HA HA HA HA HA

Looks like a tough crowd - but wonderfully played anyway.

First time I heard him, he opened Loggins and Messina and after I felt he should have been the Headliner.

I have had the pleasure of seeing this talented man twice. First, he opened for Judy Collins at The Schaeffer Beer Concerts at Central Park NYC in 1971. I saw Kottke open for Procol Harum at The Felt Forum, NYC, 1974. Both times the man was incrediable. In fact he was asked by Procol Harum to jam with them. In my opinion, that is an honor. 😇✌️

I love this song for 2 reasons, the obvious is; it’s Leo and he’s so good, I’ve seen him in concert twice in Portsmouth, NH both times, around 1987-88. I got there an hour early to get a good seat, sat about 2 rows back from him so he was about 20 feet away, as a guitar player I wanted to see all his fingers, all the time! He is hilarious between songs, and his dry sarcastic humor is so funny!

The second reason I love this particular song is, I was in love with a girl named Pamela (Taylor, not Brown) and after 3 years of dating I was about to ask her to marry me. I was about to leave New Hampshire for Air Force pilot training in Del Rio, Texas. I would be gone about 18 months. Before I asked her to marry me I asked her what she was going to do while I was away. I thought she would say, “I’ll wait for you to come home.” And then I would ask her to marry me.

But instead she said, “I think we should date other people.”

I was stunned. Speechless really. Completely shocked. I told her she would never find anyone who loved her as much as I did, and I meant it, but she didn’t want to wait for me to get through pilot training so….we broke up, after 3 years, age 20-23.

Well I went off to Del Rio and man I tore it up, women wise! Just like the guy in the song, I thank Pamela for, “…all of my good times, all my roaming’round!”

5 years later at age 28 I finally did meet my (now) wife and settled down, bought a house, raised 4 kids, etc but man, for those 5 years I was having too much fun, and I guess I owe it all to Pamela Taylor.

Tom T. Hall song

He's so good a guitar out of tune sounds good.

Truly miss him Playing at the Woodstock Opera House in Woodstock, IL. Classic old venue in the home of "Groundhog Day"

It helps If your right thumb knuckle bends at 90 degrees

That Serbian is zar!

One of his tunes is called : "The Driving of the Year Nail"

so ... I was very very very unhappy to miss Leo Kottke playing in my neighbour town in germany in the 80's
waving to Leo and Pamela with a smile on my face !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🍀🍀🍀🎼🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

Had the distinct pleasure of seeing Leo at Carnegie Hall in the very early 1970s. He was on a double bill with The Holy Modal Rounders. Now, THAT was a concert!

He backed up John Prine in the mid 80s. Great concert 😊

Oh, Leo

Leo records on every stereo 71-72

Leo is the best of all guitar players. Unbelieveable orchestral sound😊😊😊😊

Saw him in Stockholm in late 70s. He played the first 20 minutes, stops, looks up and says "I guess it's about time I said something." 😂

Sat 15 feet from Leo one evening during a Prairie Home Companion live show a decade or so ago -- wonderful. Glad I found this video to remind me.

Heard him in Oshkosh Wi decades ago. Airline broke the neck off his guitar so he used the axe from the opening act. 32 perfect opening bars; : “this will do “ Flawless and not another comment bout a borrowed tool.

I heard Kottke somewhere else. I guess I owe it all to Pamela Brown cause that's whey I came here to hear it. Thank you Leo Kottke!

1 guitar AMAZING