The Lowrider Band: The World Is A Ghetto

The magnificent Lowrider Band consists of surviving members of War.
Howard Scott on guitar/vocals, Harold Brown on drums, BB Dickerson on bass/vocals, and Lee Oskar on Harmonica.
Lonnie Jordan, original keyboard player, currently tours using the War name, and hopefully we may be able to see them all play together again someday.
War is one of the greatest bands of all time. Hands down.
We did get some interviews together and shot this powerful performance here at Yoshi's in San Francisco.

[Pengo]

Alot of people do not know the lowrider band is all OG’s from the actual WAR group. We all need to support them

[bluejazz]

RIP B.B. Dickerson
August 3, 1949,   April 2, 2021

[larrykagler]

RIP B.B. WE GONE MISS YOU FOLK...WAR 4 EVER!

[kevinkollmann]

WAR and The Lowrider Band, doing all they could to show the world how to love, longer than I have walked the earth, for me, since 1977 :)

[davidchavers]

R.I.P. WAR bassist B.B. Dickerson, who is singing lead on this classic!

[proplayer]

BB Dickerson singing and playing bass then put in that saxophone and drums. Dam every time i listen to this, it gets better. Every last one of these musicians are out of this world! What a great sound! Music can't get any better than

[raymondleyva]

Rest In Peace B B DICKERSON
COMPTON PAYING RESPECT

[jesterstudiokj]

Probably one of the greatest songs ever composed. It's eternally relevant. The world is truly a ghetto. His voice brings me to tears. Amazing.

[fostermac]

Im listening to this and am reminded of all the great music from the 60's and 70's. What's ridiculous about this is that this was a big hit in 1972/73, but we had a TON of hits like this! Hell, WAR had a TON of hits like this! The whole idea is mind-boggling. No wonder it's difficult to warm up to rap and today's music. We've ALREADY heard the best there ever was!

[ernperez]

Awesome Performance!
RIP Morris “B.B.” Dickerson, Singing lead vocals & original Bassist was surviving founding members of the original legendary 70s funk rock band WAR passed April 2021 With great respect brother B.B. The Lowrider Band Lives on for the original WAR band Memories.

[johnmejia]

Lee Oskar is Bad Ass !!! always was one kool ass white boy !! Mixin with the brothers Harps n Fro hair with tie dyed shirts and a belt full of harmonicas !! Can't touch this !!!

[muxux]

I have watched this video 5 times in the last 3 days. I could have watched more if I had the time. It's unbelievable, each one of these guys are playing their souls out. This is a musicians' show. Sorry young guys, no lights, dancers or explosions; just great music.

[g.g.]

Unbelievable version... Pure class musicianship.

[johnmejia]

Lee Oskar making that harp Scream and Cry !!!! Un fu**ing Real !!!!

[michaelross]

My god...what a version!! Always loved this song and the band since the 70's and saw them at Jazz Cafe where they performed this song. This performance however is one of the very best soul/funk/jazz performances I have been priveledged to see and Lee Oskar...WOW!

[awenindoe]

That is the best damn harmonica playing I've ever seen. Lee Oskar is mindblowing!

[roquey]

Growing up in the late 60's to early 70's in a small texas town, it was this kind of music that got us through life and that's no joke. Poor as hell we knew that we could turn on "WAR" and . . .baby, it was alright. No one has duplicated this sound since the early 70's. When you hear "WAR" you know what it is. Timeless.

[gittahfiend]

If Lonnie Jordan could get a clue, he would realize that he needs to be back with these cats.

[MrJahmark]

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE COLDEST VERSION OF THIS SONG I HAVE EVER KNEW LEE OSKAR IS ONE OF THE BEST HARMONICA PLAYERS ON EARTH BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HE COULD GET DOWN LIKE THIS...THIS IS REALLY WAR WITHOUT THE FOOL WHO SOLD OUT THE NAME... REST IN PEACE PAPPA DEE AND CHARLES...WE HEAR YOU THOUGH

[littlemisstoes]

my soul left my body for 13 and half minutes. This is out of this world.