Greatest Living Street Performers: a blog around the world, with information about famous street performers.
The 12 Greatest Living Street Performers are, in our opinion, the most amazing musicians you have never heard of. These are the best street performers in the world and here is why we think so.
1. Keith Richards
2. John Lennon
3. Eric Clapton
4. Paul McCartney
5. Jimmy Page
6. David Gilmour
7. Pete Townshend
8. B.B. King
9. Chuck Berry
10. Bo Diddley
11. Muddy Waters
12. Stevie Ray Vaughan
A “busker” is a street performer who relies on the generosity of passersby. They have to draw a crowd and then keep that crowd entertained, in the hopes that people will reward them with money. It’s not an easy way to make a living, but when it works well, it can be amazing.
In this post we’ll look at 12 of the greatest living street performers. We’ve selected them based on their skill level and unique talents, and how they are able to entertain people from all walks of life.
12) Lord of the Strings
If you want to see some impressive guitar skills, check out this video of Borislav Mitic playing two guitars at once. He combines his classical guitar training with his own unique style, resulting in a performance that is truly mesmerizing.
Street performances are fun to watch, but even more fun when you’re the performer. I did some street performing in my younger years, bringing along a guitar and singing for money. It’s a great way to make money if you’re just passing through a city and need to make some quick cash.
Street Performance is also a good way to see how people react to your music, because they walk by and either stop and listen or keep walking. You get immediate feedback from your audience, which can be great practice for any musician who is trying to build an audience.
Here are 12 of the greatest living street performers that should give you hope that there is life after busking.
The street is a place that can be dangerous, magical, and full of surprises. You never know when you will bump into a busker who will make your day (or night) with their talent. Below is a list of the greatest living street performers you should go see for yourself.
1. Dan the Man
Daniel Coulter Reynolds was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 14, 1987. He was raised as an LDS (Mormon) youth and served a two year mission in Nebraska. In 2010 he started his music career with the band Imagine Dragons and has been making amazing music ever since. His lyrics are sometimes inspired by his life experiences and the happy feelings he gets from being around his family.
2. Matty B Raps
Matthew David Morris, better known as MattyBRaps, is an American rapper who rose to fame through YouTube where he covers popular songs such as “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa feat Charlie Puth or “Love Yourself” by Justin Bieber just to name a few…
He started out at only 6 years old when he realized how much fun it was creating videos for other people to enjoy! His parents have always been supportive of him doing what makes him happy so they encouraged him every step of the way!
A street performer or busker is a person who performs in public places for gratuities. In many countries the rewards are generally in the form of money but other gratuities such as food, drink or gifts may be given. Street performance is practiced all over the world and dates back to antiquity. People engaging in this practice are called street musicians or street performers.
Performances are anything that people find entertaining. The term busking was first noted in the English language around the middle 1860s in Great Britain. The verb to busk, from the word busker, comes from the Spanish root word buscar, with the meaning “to seek”. The Spanish word buscar in turn evolved from the Indo-European word *bhudh-skō (“I seek”). It was used for many street acts, including snake charming, fire eating and juggling.
Buskers sometimes have a wide range of talent: juggling, music, comedy and puppetry (see Puppeteer
A street performer or busker is a person who provides a public entertainment, usually in an urban public place, for gratuities. They may do acrobatics, animal tricks, balloon twisting, caricature drawing, clowning, comedy, contortions, escapology, dance, singing or music.
In many countries such as the United States and Canada street performers must obtain a permit from the local police department. Performing without the required permits may result in arrest and confiscation of musical instruments. Busking is illegal in some places but tolerated (for example) in much of London and New York City.
Buskers vary their location by moving around the various tourist areas; they typically stay no longer than one hour at each spot. In some cases this requires them to have several permits to cover different municipalities. Busking is also done in other places such as subways and trains throughout the world including cities like Berlin and New York City.
Some street performers are able to make a decent living. In 2012, Wyoming musician Andy Nelson earned $1 million playing guitar on Jackson Hole’s Town Square for over 40 years.
The term busking was first noted in the English language around the middle 1860s in Great Britain. The verb to busk, from the
Sandy is a street performer from New Orleans who plays the saxophone like you’ve never heard before. He’s also blind and will astound you with his musical genius.
The audio quality isn’t the best, but the video gives you a good idea of what he can do.
You can find more of Sandy on his website.