Canned Heat Blues - Valerie and Ben Turner at Augusta Blues and Swing Week 2016

[@DavidHaile_profile]

Valerie Turner. I love her style. Simple, articulate, driving, wonderful. I try to play acoustic blues which means I find a lot of players to watch. Valerie is my new favorite. I rented a steel resonator guitar for a few days and found it really tough to play!

[@MrSleepyBoss]

So pure, So beautiful ! Tommy Johnson’s spirit is haunting this number

[@khc161]

Saw them at Folk College in PA last weekend. Blew me away. Give a careful listen to this to appreciate all the amazing nuances.

[@harmonicalessonsnyc6386]

Valerie is an amazing talent

[@widdyhabb]

Blues doesn't get much better than this! BEAUTIFUL!

[@Hitmaker64]

Sa-WEET Blues!! Thank you, Valerie and Ben.

[@humblepie8638]

Now this is understated beauty. Gotta pipe it out the porch window to keep cool while I weed the garden. So darned good.

[@robinwitting2023]

Real class, authentic as they come, understated and wonderful. Robin Witting, England

[@chinto50]

Mike from Canada again… still waiting as to when you can send your book.. :). …. LOve this song. best blues Ive seen since I saw Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee…. simple, direct and honest.. wow.. Hope your all staying safe and healthy.. one day when this covid is all over.. If I make it .. Ill sign up and show up at one of your workshops. be safe you two.

[@mike-ue4wy]

As an old guitar player, I recognize that Valerie is special. She plays advanced stuff with such a light, graceful touch, while singing beautifully. They go out to peaceful country locales, away from the noisy rat race, and it's ear-insulting music, and we all travel back in time for a few moments. A living art experience.

[@rolandscales9380]

Cracking. Absolutely wonderful performance.

[@madelinelaporta9290]

Such amazing and nice musicians. Love their sound.

[@sunjamrblues]

I count that as one of the most beautiful blues songs I've ever heard.

[@tommyau2006]

love you guys. Listening to you puts me in a nice place

[@larrywisch242]

Love all of your music!!

[@peters.2058]

i really felt in love with your bluz style. And this is absolutely the best version of this song I ever heared. Thanks for inspiring my playing!

[@chrishartz2397]

Excellent…pure…genuine….

[@Frank00064]

Great musicians.

[@smartti1970]

Valerie and Ben Turner , love you

[@eytonshalom]

Understated beauty, like the piano of Beatrice Berrut in classical music...

[@metta8917]

Very nicely done. That said, the guitar & harmonica are out of balance. Guitar softer than harp. You could bring the guitar's presence up in the mix and control the volume if you used finger picks. Best regards.

[@blacknationalism_neo_garveísmo]

Muito bom. Ainda existe blues dos bom.

[@thomasjohnson7871]

Superb!

[@tonnaboy]

Wonderful

[@peterschulze5973]

please come to Germany! !!!!

[@frank7611]

Fabulous....🤗🤔

[@kimsherlock8969]

So gfSoft and Sweet ,Blue. THANKYOU. X kiss

[@kenmorley2339]

Smashing . 😊😊😊

[@peterschulze1716]

Great Feeling. Kommt bitte nach Deutschland !

[@1rdgrnnr]

great finger picking the dobro !!!!

[@gerrybrindel3704]

Very, very nice.

[@terrypeden6792]

Love it!

[@ballygassoon]

Wow !

[@genghiskhando5507]

Greatness 👏🏼

[@tombell6066]

I would have loved to have heard her do this alone without the harmonica. Beautiful singing and playing.

[@CurbsideJimmy]

Hi, we are Curbside Jimmy & Washboard Jean. You two are our role models. We are down in Texas. I am guessing you are two college professors with double life as musicians.

[@royrasmussen9738]

❤️❤️🇺🇸❤️❤️

[@harmen-zu3sy]

What is "canned heat " in reference to ??

[@garrybraithwaite5807]

"Sterno Canned Heat", fuel made from denatured and jellied alcohol, designed to be burned directly from its can. "Canned Heat Blues", a 1928 song by Tommy Johnson on the drinking of alcohol from Sterno Canned Heat

[@trailb4u]

The Sterno and similar brands of alcohol used for cooking food weren’t always “denatured” it was at least for a time made with plain ethyl alcohol and was essentially moonshine and safe to drink. It was eventually made with methyl alcohol added to discourage people from drinking it, and if you did might make you blind or kill you.

[@a.abeyta6237]

Yikes!...the hangover from canned heat must have been hell.

[@Sysiphistication]

Wish'd I had her fingers, instead of the stubby nubs I have.

[@anniefarr4373]

oh same

[@humblepie8638]

Too funny. Finger jealousy. I get it, but keep on strumming. :-)

[@grahamlawson4553]

The harmonica has killed this song by Tommy Robinson …. Dead