They're gettin' younger every day

[David Doggett]

Here's 8-year-old Tallan Latz playing the blues: Red Rooster.

And here's an article about him: Blues Kid.

No matter how good he is for an 8-year-old, at this point, he seems more like a trained monkey. Many child prodigies burn out early. But if he keeps it up, who knows? I predict he will eventually discover other genres.

[Ron Whitfield]

Let's hope he discovers steel guitar, soon!

[Mike Neer]

This all went down at my Rodeo Bar gig on Friday night, in between sets. I stayed onstage to back this 8 year old kid, Yuto, playing Crossroads and Ozzy Osborne stuff. Man, when I was 8 years of age, I played for hours every day, but I'm not sure I ever made any kind of music.

[Earnest Bovine]

Did you see Yuto Miyazawa, also aged 8 years, on Conan O'Brien's show a couple of weeks ago? He sang Clossloads, and it was especially cool for those of us who learned every note of Eric Clapton's solo 40 years ago. He's on YouTube.

[Mike Neer]

That's him (Yuto) and me in the above photo.

[Olli Haavisto]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNYx4GpHVog

with Barry Sless on steel

[John Steele (deceased)]

Last night on a regular monthly jazz gig, we had a sit-in. A 13 year old jazz violinist from New York.
He was very good.... shocking, actually.
-John

[Ron Whitfield]

He plays guitar better, ah Hell, he even speaks English better than I do!

Don'tcha just hate it when their guitar is bigger than they are?!

Cool to see GE and Barry with mile wide grins.

But keep a look over your shoulder's Yuto and Tallan!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgrrQwLdME8&feature=related