Belton Sutherland: Blues #1 (1978)

[@LaurelRidgeRodsPA]

Alan Lomax you are a superb human being for realizing this needed documented and preserving this for American history. Like this if you agree!

[@liambutler9427]

You need the thank his father John first

[@TheJofrica]

The thing about all these guys, they always have the best shirts

[@TheJofrica]

Pr0x1mo Not cool man

[@Pr0x1mo]

lighten up, if you're gonna be a social justice warrior take that shit to tumblr

[@TheJofrica]

Pr0x1mo Fuck off, your joke is idiotic anyway. Go back to 4chan you 12 year old

[@jong0000]

jeez, relax.... and grow up

[@FighterFlash]

That’s awesome how do they make those creases!?!?

[@mr.theodore6489]

Epic in every way. I just can't believe something could be this good. This should be preserved forever.

[@larryslemp9698]

YES!! You are exactly right!! I still can't believe I am seeing and hearing........every time I play it..!!

[@mavjimbo]

​@@larryslemp9698I am still stunned watching this clip

[@TyranHepburn]

My man

[@куглаземаљска]

How legendary....that foot kick in old shoes, just awesome....

[@bambafall382]

Credit to Alan Lomax for Making our generation to see this

[@ferid-bo]

It only took one man's passion, to preserve treasures, that will inspire millions of people over an, hopefully, endless time...Just remember what Bueller said: Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Thanks Alan

[@MrLemans67]

I have to totally agree !!!!

[@ferid-bo]

Good to know, that path ain't lonesome ;P

[@robsgirl6465]

Ferid Ben Othman : I wonder how many guys are still down in Mississippi, sitting on their porches and playing their blues boxes, unbeknownst to the world? For every one that makes it big there are 10,000 that don't. But on my opinion, it's the ones that live and die in obscure poverty that truly define the blues.

[@Yanagi88]

How can you dislike this? My god, this is truly amazing. This channel is a real treasure

[@mavjimbo]

Sends chills down my spine

[@SPARKLEDAZEY]

Porch Blues for life

[@edisrael5412]

Sings a song that could make Angels weep. Life can be so hard, this is what this voice and guitar say.

[@billwhite1966]

Listen to him make that guitar talk... So much talent... Makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck... And look at all the mileage on that man's face.. this video is a true masterpiece

[@mavjimbo]

Absolutely stunning

[@marccarter1350]

There it is, the very heart, soul, spirit of blues filmed for us resonating through Belton Sutherland!

[@mavjimbo]

Absolutely unbelievable performance

[@mavjimbo]

Been watching for some years now, still fresh and exciting

[@christianr9239]

Tired of sleeping, low-down lonesome cell Tired of sleeping there, low-down lonesome cell And I wouldn't've been here, hadn't've been for Nell Kill that old grey mule, burn down the white man's barn Kill that old grey mule, burn down that white man's barn I didn't mean no trouble, I didn't mean no harm I want you to love me or leave me, girl, anything you wanta do I want you to love me or leave me, anything you wanta do What a strange thing happenin', someday might a-happen to you Well you say you gonna leave me, said you're goin' away Well, you said you're gonna leave me, pretty Maggie, said you was goin' away I said, luck be the fortune, you'll come back home some day I said luck beats a fortune, gonna make you come some home someday

[@geffcassuto]

pretty sure he says "i didn't mean no suffer, i didn't mean no harm" and the name "Pearly May" not pretty Maggie, he repeats it on the last line "Pearly May you come back home some day"

[@jimmiller7438]

That's how I hear it , thx for confirming. I play this every gig in Australia and crew love it.

[@HvnterWade]

Probably one of the best songs I've ever heard

[@jaystretch01]

I can't imagine what this would sound like if someone broke out a tuner and got his guitar pitch-perfect...it would ruin the magic. This is SUPPOSED to be raw as hell and gritty, and it's a sound that you really can't reproduce purposefully. Haha, those strings look older than Belton himself! I wonder if his living relatives know the amount of love there is for this man...

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

I have and am currently studying every detail of this historical treasure.

[@colinm4042]

Any guitarist who plays blues, bin your tuner, and use this video to tune to. I tried it, curious because its so far out from "normal" tuning, found that Its tuned way down somewhere between B and C, but I was stunned how much I also now had "that" authentic blues sound by tuning to match this guitar. Most of the old artists playing on Lomax archives are also tuned way down at B, C, C#, but NEVER actually in key, and nowhere near the E thats "normal" tuning today. Even Hendrix, on his very rare acoustic recordings, is around C/C#. Tune an acoustic by ear to match this video, and suddenly even the cheesiest blues cliche sounds like it came from the Delta.

[@treestrax1072]

delta bluesman always match their guitars in the most authentic and 'natural' fashion, both musically and visually

[@smoak2024]

@@colinm4042 his use of that low string as a bass had really inspired me to tune my low E to C. The effect it gives is really really fun to play blues with.

[@alundavies8402]

It’s real music from the heart and it’s got that thing IT and IT is a rare thing

[@sayerma]

NORTH MISSISSIPPI HILL COUNTRY BLUES. This is not Delta blues or chicago blues...this is from North Mississippi. If you like it, check out Fred McDowell, RL Burnide, Junior Kimbrough and early John Lee Hooker.

[@TheRealToneJunkie]

+sayerma the Hill Country is where it's at, man. The drone is hypnotic and the soul just drips from every note. Love me some classic Delta blues or Piedmont/ragtime, but something about this stuff cuts right through me.

[@robsgirl6465]

sayerma : yes sir, the drone of the hills, for sure!

[@geffcassuto]

Rainie Burnette, Robert Belfour, Odell Harris, Jessie Mae Hemphill...

[@djwsam575]

It smell aligators and cinnamon

[@roosterwes]

I live here homies. No alligators this high.. not sure about cinnamon. Lots of cotton, skeeters, and heat tho. God’s Country

[@James-xk8dy]

My favorite song. I'm so grateful this was captured

[@solin.victus]

Thank you Lomax Family, the world owes you.

[@bryanmeekins835]

How could anyone listen to Joe Bonamassa and think they're hearing blues after listening to this?

[@imonlyfloating]

Lmaooo

[@nicolassosolic3760]

But Bonamassa can tune his guitar right? That old man looks like some alcoholic who knows a few chords and going yap yap yap!

[@blacksabfan]

@@nicolassosolic3760 Congratulations, you might have posted the dumbest comment in the history of KZbin. I'd listen to this before I'd listen to Bonamassofass any day.

[@nicolassosolic3760]

Lol Trolling works and you're the first one! And now i would rather Poison any day over Sabbath...

[@blacksabfan]

@@nicolassosolic3760 You'd rather take poison than listen to Sabbath? By all means, don't let me stop you.

[@seandmoore6922]

The voices in the background actually add to the entire sound. Beautiful

[@race4711]

Old Man, God bless your soul! Your talent is light.

[@nunyabidness1964]

I’m new to blues and this guy made me sad because I wanted more. This guy is one of a kind awesome!

[@nickhomer6799]

Real music. Today's music can not stand against this.

[@solin.victus]

it's a pity that all these would get lost if John & Alan Lomax hadn't existed. We wouldn't even have the 50 per cent of the amount of blues we have today.

[@TheKeefed]

Straight from the source. Brilliant!

[@brademerson6370]

This Man is something else. Kickin it back in the day. Too awesome ....Too awesome...

[@mavjimbo]

Yes, beyond description

[@MultiF0x25]

Who in their right mind would ever dislike this cream?

[@alanscott6836]

Authentic Blues music here. Rare and very fine.

[@peterskove3476]

Alan Lomax I cannot ever thank you enough. This is a priceless gift, I cannot even find words to express what this does for me, or even why, but this vid, and many others have a lot to with me not checking out early, matter of fact I’m gonna see if I can scrounge enough money to get some sort of used guitar or other thing to play , such things were forbidden growing up , much as I loved listening,and then it was all work and I never got to it. All work and today I have less than 200 dollars to my name, so I’m thinking it foolish not taking time for ones own promptings...or something.

[@Skywinterfree]

This what launched real good rock and blues. Sing it my man😎🇱🇷👣✌️

[@liamardo007]

So pure.

[@Marco_Venieri]

1:36 that long note is incredibly haunting, pure blues

[@leedavis5088]

love it...

[@stevewalter1090]

Wow, what a find through my blues feed

[@mickycockerill9922]

Look at his facial movements whilst playing, he really is something to spread around the internet instead of most things in music these days!

[@fastjen]

This whole collection is amazing🥰 what a great job to have..ridin around recording live authentic blues. ❤️

[@mavjimbo]

Doesn't get any more authentic than this

[@josedelgado2406]

Thrilling... beautiful as a sharp knife...WOW !

[@michaelryan1808]

Wow Belton Once in a generation Blues Player Awesome

[@seanbresnahan4882]

Absolutely brilliant!!

[@jimmystubbs9406]

so glad this exists

[@ИлюхаЯрый]

Good chanel!! Blues is life and live. No speak English, im Russian🤘

[@martinellicock6577]

Wow, ,, that hit hard. So much good blues to find off the back of hearing this track

[@buelroberts3759]

This video is tied with lightnin hopkins' crazy hair blues performance for best blues performance ever.

[@Hagchtogow]

On en connait mais dans le genre ce type m'a scotché ! Pur, profond, ça vient d'ailleurs..

[@jonathanlechman]

Thank y ou Charles...

[@stephaniedegange2737]

a very talented man...

[@chrisnorris2688]

This is heaven to me. Thank You Allen.

[@MegaAedu]

ULTIMATE BLUES!

[@brucifer0]

Belton blows me away every listen! Thank you so much for this

[@freddrog4689]

wish there were more Alan Lomax's, imagine all the music that was played but not captured on video or sound

[@NathanielSmith-c5e]

I have thoughtaboutthe same thing over an o er

[@ajrockinshockin2893]

I'm feeling this. Real, real really. 👍😎

[@ABQduck]

Incredible

[@donjohnstone3707]

This channel is wonderful. Full of great old acoustic blues from many artists I had't heard of before. Fantastic!

[@Cryinwonthelpyounone]

1:05 & 1:25 are chilling vocals. Hill Country porch blues is amazing.

[@mavjimbo]

Best part of the song. Couldn't believe my ears when he started singing about the Whitemans barn burning down

[@19bluesguitar72]

Priceless..

[@emmitwalker7022]

I had a cool book awhile back that Alan Lomax helped put together called Folk Songs of North America. Found it in a book store in Asheville, NC and had to leave it behind in my broken down van in the middle of New York City! If you ever see a copy of it grab it and check it out

[@guitzanin]

Thanks!

[@relaxkg]

Great Suffering music🙏

[@rogermorits5415]

Moonshine infused,, great stuff !!!

[@tummy_fritters]

For anyone who has been trying to learn this but having trouble, I think I have the tuning figured out. From bottom to top: C# G# B C# G# C#

[@robbyadams306]

C# F# A# D# G# C# I believe

[@rico700hd]

Thanks a million for this clips!!!!!! Awesome!

[@jamesebola1250]

This man oozes coolness...

[@sonjadietz5297]

So NICE !

[@cheekybob1971]

Thank you Lomax & You Tube & god bless the blues!

[@illminded89]

these are my favorite, thanks so much.

[@larryslemp9698]

I think I go into an altered state of consciousness.....any time/every time I hear this miracle man!!

[@normc8169]

Even a 5 grant today's guitar wouldn't sound soulfull like this ol' archtop and this pioneer bluesman.

[@QuintinPenola]

love his phases

[@douglashammann1987]

How can you dislike this?

[@fongie]

ooh that groove..

[@gregghatfield9946]

Elvis 🕺 would have been Elvis w/o this in his vanes... thanks for your soul picking..... tear to my eyes😢love it wow

[@jesmardepaula1141]

Show✌✌✌✌

[@billydekidd73]

isso é que é blues !!! , "de raiz" ...

[@lukecashin]

Thanks very much! Been wondering this for ages!

[@HillBillybluz]

I want to be Belton when I grow up

[@jackkfinnn4025]

go for it!

[@adrianmartin5780]

I wish I knew Belton,see what he thought of it all.Amazing performance,Belton is unpretentious about it all but in all actuality he is one of the best bluesman I ever heard,the other being Alan Wilson.

[@BlueSnakeTLouis]

Grande!!!

[@adrianmartin5780]

Amazing blues.. I just watched a show about "art",it said its not how you look at it it but rather how it makes you feel,well we have arrived today at "art blvd."one way traffic.

[@NickOLarse999]

Pure, no bullshit.

[@ekeko_]

Some nice licks!

[@MrGrxxx123]

belton is way better than the "top artists" of today.. he doesnt need computers and electronic eqyipment to make music!

[@9FloodGate]

Wow, just wow.

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

El blues no es un simple listado de músicos más o menos famosos, abarca una auténtica constelación de seres anónimos que lo tuvieron como anclaje, de cuya intensidad y magnitud dan cuenta las grabaciones en vivo que emprendiera John Lomax y desarrollaría su hijo Alan durante algo más de medio siglo (1933-1985). El fruto de tan ingente trabajo se encuentra en la Biblioteca del Congreso. The Alan Lomax Collection es un depósito de tomas en vivo, único en su género, tanto por su calidad sonora como por la elección de piezas e intérpretes, que recoge el trabajo de campo del folklorista americano más eminente del siglo veinte. Como botón de muestra esta sencilla melopea. A modo del aliento que nace de los adentros, Belton Sutherland interpreta un blues improvisado en el porche de Clyde Maxwell . «En el blues, canta un individuo que es sujeto de su canto. Monólogo de la subjetividad que, al mismo tiempo, es portavoz de la condición en la que sus compañeros estaban sometidos tanto en los campos agrícolas como en el presidio» (Freddy Russo ) .

[@pasteywhiteboy8137]

Pretty much has more talent than most pop artists today

[@MrGrxxx123]

this is the real deal! viva mr. Belton!

[@King_V2]

3:19 that mini solo is Epic.

[@BlueSnakeTLouis]

Escuchando esto paso yo feliz la vida entera 😊

[@dinhobluesvulgoze4322]

máximo respeito

[@MrHowmer]

Saint Belton's blues.

[@MrHowmer]

listen to the crickets in the background, heavenly symphony. light up a spliff, and it sounds like crickets, mercy.

[@michaelmilsom9518]

very, very special

[@kentrob90]

awesome

[@doksucks]

you can see it in his eyes..those flames must have looked so good!

[@jonathanlechman]

I love you Adrian, from the Quadi among Granua, these...Gentiles Weel though art wounded, but you have had worse to bear, The Lord Rebuke you Satan in Jesus Mighty Name, Thank you Randy Conder and woodhaven management...

[@donnamylife1981]

The top deep blue

[@LaurelRidgeRodsPA]

Although 2 of Beltons strings are out of tune, here is the tuning for this song for those who want to play it. Do this man justice and keep his music alive....spread this video. C#2 , F#2, B2, E3, A Flat 3, C# 4

[@CBeyerPhotography]

Hi Laurel. Hope you're still around. Would you say the tuning for Blues #2 is the same as this?

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

Bless you and I will. More of this ?

[@karlkellar8614]

Why is everyone saying the strings are out of tune? I'm a guitarist and pretty sensitive to off notes, and it sounds fine to me. It's not tuned to concert pitch, but the relative tuning is fine.

[@bradkelley8732]

YOu know, here's the thing. If I work hard for a long time, I might, someday, somehow, be able to catch this groove in something approaching maybe even an authentic way, on the guitar. Maybe. But I would never, could never approach what he sounds like vocally. I could growl and try to sound not quite so inauthentic. I could moan and howl. But he does none of that. He just does that thing he does. By just waking up and singing it. he's great, but all the great bluesmen (and women) are like this. Incredible. Existed nowhere else on the face of the earth than the American South (spreading out later to St Louis, Detroit, Chicago, etc. of course).

[@huddie71]

Sooo wish I was called Belton Sutherland. Damn!

[@carayaportus80]

Los Negros tienen una vos previligiada.Ellos son blues Y Música parte importante en la historia

[@roundthebases6]

Wow powerful

[@portbankok]

amazing!

[@doggoneyou5401]

Dang good

[@grazianogambesi1987]

Uaoooooo... The lost blues.. The blues is my soul... Jimi 56 Verona Italy 🌈🌈🌈🇮🇹🇺🇸