Sonny Boy Nelson: Matchbox Blues (1978)

[@spoonful1018]

I saw him at the Chicago Blues Festival in 1995 - he was in a jam with Big Jack Johnson - when they did a version of Sitting on Top of the World, I do declare my brain left my head and started rising to the sky -

[@buckananda]

How strange, it must have been a good experience.

[@artisansportsman8950]

I'm just looking at learning to play guitar & when I see these guys it really inspires me, this is good music to me.

[@fuxgood]

God bless Alan Lomax for preserving masterpieces such as this.

[@epicoutdoorracin2010]

3:26, that sound towards the end of the song when your standing in a small town in the Delta, listening to the realist of all country music, and the sound of the deep Southland Blues. The talent here is off the charts, deep Blues at it’s finest! Lots of smiles and good feein’ of the men chillin’ and listening to Sonny Boy Nelson playing on that archtop. 🎸

[@nickb3250]

"blues that I had so bad when my good girl quit me" "so, I could feel at home once more again" Man, the dialogue after got me right in the heart. Real stuff right there.

[@catdaddy3302]

We were blessed enough to get him to play at several festivals in the Clarksdale area in the late 80s early 90s. I took Willie Nicks to his home in Greenville once. I just sat back and listened to them bullshit a couple hours. Willie Nicks knew everybody and had a sharp memory in his late years. You only had to discern the truth with him.

[@darrellpetersen133]

it's like watching a whole encyclopedia of cool riffs. Love this style of playing. Those bass lines with his thumb!

[@scottsoucy6186]

It don't get much better than this!

[@barbaravanwhy4564]

I Love These Old Blues thank you for posting them

[@vladimirputin854]

Man, hes all over that fret board. Image him in his prime, must of cooooked!

[@nop33470]

nice blues song , amazing guitar sound thank you

[@victrolaman]

I am fortunate to have one of his 1936 recordings on Bluebird, "Long Tall Woman", after that session he did not record again until the 60's Blues revival when he was rediscovered. Absolutely amazing video of him some 42 years after his early recording session. he passed on in 1998 . RIP.

[@iicjguitar0416]

He lived 62 years after his 1936 session. That is amazing.

[@Tomsru]

A delight to watch him playing.

[@guyberger4169]

Truly Authentic and Beautiful 🤩 ❤

[@MarnixCoelmont]

Damn that's one piece of delicious Blues!!! How Blue can you get? Not much more than this! I was exactly 2 years old when this was shot! :-D

[@TheBluesmanBlue]

This is Real & raw American Roots music at its best🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇸🇺🇲🇺🇸

[@cedricpeabody265]

Beautiful!

[@noreywoodman9154]

Wow sir ur relly cool musician loved it💯❤️👌👍

[@TenWilder0]

He plays with a ragtime lilt like an old time bar room piano player. Most people's guitar playing can be easily played on a piano with one hand. This would absolutely require two hands. He's playing bass, harmony, and melody simultaneously. It's an incredibly hard style to play or master.

[@olifantgamer]

there are tons of em, think of dixieland, ragtime, funk, soul, action painting, rock n roll , rockabilly, chainsaw sculpting and indeed westerns and jazz, but I think I like blues the best of em all.

[@ML-of6sz]

sums up how I feel, thank you

[@youtubebasics6273]

Action painting and chainsaw sculpting? Must or visual art?

[@olifantgamer]

this man sure can play, I hope I'll ever get this good

[@travisthree11]

Truly wonderful.

[@Rubydoobiedee]

fantastic! thanks!!!

[@marccarter7844]

Love it!

[@dangerousideas5356]

so blues it makes ya wanna cry

[@bluesharp59]

Very cool and a thumbs up for you.

[@MercerSkate]

a legend

[@marccarter7844]

Delightfull :-)

[@theresadmytriw4138]

Lawd have Mercy👏🏻👏🏻‼️🔥

[@JakeLee101]

great performance!

[@neogeoriffic]

Phenomenal!

[@LeBungus]

Incredible, even with Sonic on the TV in the background.

[@rontalley2]

Fantastic!!! Ron

[@alomarius]

pedazo de video !

[@edwardbenes5015]

Good Stuff Thanks

[@travisthree11]

This is the blues.

[@kankuroandshino]

Damn makes it look so easy

[@aaronm.3581]

It really isn't that hard

[@dantastacio5081]

@@aaronm.3581any chance have the sheet music for this ? 🤣

[@destinjohnny007]

eugene was the greatest player of all time > RIP proud man

[@RandyStrubleBackingTracks]

Sweet!!!

[@donemilyanobulgaresse7479]

Super sonyboy nelson

[@robsgirl6465]

I wonder where THAT guitar is right now August 13th, 2017 @ 8:36PM?

[@davidklein5007]

And if the crack in the top got fixed.

[@dannon2010]

@tomboneable good point, but I'd put jazz in this category, and perhaps Westerns.

[@davidklein5007]

Wonder if he got that crack in the top fixed.

[@k.m.slattery6263]

What does he say about “seebar’s” after the song?

[@masterpieceicesculptures7029]

@k.m.slattery6263 Expand the description. It explains what he's talkin' 'bout.

[@goldtonerecords3984]

The people that dislike this video, I don’t think they can pick up a guitar. Ignorant!

[@tomgreenwood1030]

Anyone know what tuning this is?

[@metart93]

Tom Greenwood standard

[@natenapalmx3]

Tom Greenwood not trying to be funny most blues is played in E standard or E flat

[@buckananda]

Standard Tuning. Playing in an A progression.

[@TheHenryMorganShow]

ha! E. C. can go take a hike!

[@samuelharden9446]

Imitator of the blues Ferrari gold watch

[@dmos62]

Who is E. C.?

[@elianu7027]

Clapton I guess

[@tomboneable]

a true american art form, maybe the only one.

[@TheTroubledSounds]

Blind Lemon!

[@TheHenryMorganShow]

Eric Clapton

[@djwsam575]

XD LOL