RL Burnside 9-2-78

[@tremwmalaka]

i love how youtube randomly decided to recommend this masterpiece to so many of us after 10 years

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

Right!?

[@benallmark9671]

Lol , no shit eh. Like WTF

[@reblsound]

Saw this when it was first uploaded ❤❤, what a treasure!

[@raymondiguanachopkihuffyu8391]

Amen!!! Timeless Roots, Deep Down and out!!!

[@arlenvandersmagt5560]

I know right? Does anyone know how that happens… and if you say the “algorithm “ then tell me how it works!! Ffs

[@Sinistralitee]

This is what the blues is about, just a man, sitting in some field, guitar in hand, crickets and children screaming in the background, this is what the genre is about.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

That’s Ray cist. “I like my bluesmen broke and living in the backwoods”.

[@AntwhaleNearfar]

Put a 4/4 backbeat to this and it’s funk.

[@mimori.com_]

Electricity required

[@AuthenticCelestial]

​@@AntwhaleNearfartrue. beautiful setting all the same.

[@jtjwhite]

🎯

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

You can see in his smiles that he really loved to play, a modest man, but so raw as mentioned.

[@hippydippy]

The way it should be. The blues that's sugar coated ain't the blues!

[@autumnsphere7581]

His smile is one of the most beautiful

[@Sesİnsanı]

Technique has nothing to do with blues and jazz

[@Sesİnsanı]

​@@hippydippyyes agree my way of playing. Technique has nothing to do

[@JacquesDupondTV]

​@@autumnsphere7581somehow reminds me of disneys goofy. Love his relaxed somehow showy in that good way. Leafy.

[@Thomas-h8j]

Way back in the day I was having trouble with the ol lady and the juke joint was a block away down next to the liquor store so I used to grab a bottle and sit.by.myself under a tree across from the bar and on night I hear all these people cheering and I look across the street and it RL Burnsside and Guitar Shorty jamming outside in the parkinglot,,they actually walked out front with long 30 ft guitar chords during the song and jammed outside while the rythem section was inside..I ran across the street to watch and he gave me a nod and headed back inside to finish the song,,,never forget it,,it made my night

[@johnotis6764]

Burnside was the greatest post-modern innovator of electric blues. The music just flows from his fingers. And that voice ..oh that voice. It got that swamp blues built right into it. Some folks are just born for what they do.

[@wizardaka]

I think I need to listen to a lot more of this kind of music

[@johnotis6764]

@@wizardaka Check out Junior Kimbrough and the artists on The Fat Possum label. 90's-early 2000's Fat Possum material is fantastic. Also Lightnin' Hopkins, Buddy Guy & Junior Wells, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and the guy whose name escapes me who recorded Bright Lights, Big City, and Big Boss Man.

[@victorsvideos27]

Check out Roy Rogers, not the cow boy, but the guitarist. You don’t have to be Black, or poor, or a sloppy untrained untalented player, or a criminal to know the blues. Your heart and mind together brings your ability to your hands and mouth for perfection of the sound that moves your feet. That’s the Blues, that perfect beat in perfect time, putting peace in our souls!

[@CurtisClinton77]

The Blues comes out of the experience of Foundational Black Americans under conditions of White Supremacy. Once you separate it from THEM, it is NOT The Blues anymore.

[@CurtisClinton77]

The Blues comes straight out of the experience of Foundational Black Americans under a Racist System. Once you separate it from them, it is not The Blues anymore.

[@richcherwalk6349]

This guys sense of rhythm is like nothing I’ve ever heard. His guitar is syncopated hypnotic and right on the very edge of sounding wrong and then his voice is smoothly flowing over the whole thing. Incredible!

[@brutallyremastered4255]

Bo Diddley?

[@matthewwalden656]

Like Son House 😊

[@nicobashford6513]

Second generation Mississippi Delta bluesman, absolute legend. What a great find!

[@rickjensen2833]

He's got the mojo. He's playing percussion, bass, rythm, lead, at the same time and maximizing the sonic capabilities of that amp. ❤

[@Porsche996driver]

🎯

[@MDNQ-ud1ty]

lol... he's also got two chords... which is two more chords than you.

[@rickjensen2833]

@@MDNQ-ud1ty punk, ha ha.

[@rickjensen2833]

@@MDNQ-ud1ty I've been playing rock, jazz, blues, guitar since 1975, fool.

[@rickjensen2833]

@@MDNQ-ud1typunk, ha ha.

[@JohnSmith-zc9do]

This shit is so outstanding. I could listen to it all day.

[@artrogue4150]

i do.

[@marekryszard]

Likewise, bruh 🙏

[@caseybarnett8708]

To have video of this is almost unbelievable . this man must have been highly regarded.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

@@caseybarnett8708 collected dust for years-

[@lukenovotny5638]

Fnnn hey

[@2hard2knock]

My musical journey brought me here. Anyone else here in 2024? 🎸 Edit: *1.2K+ Likes!!* Thanks to all of you who share in the dream, and the music that binds us all. Peace ☮️

[@os36jjtwdjdjd]

yeah))

[@hipolie]

from Russia with love

[@vicaster8479]

yeahh! peace for all and long live music

[@hipolie]

@@vicaster8479 Forever

[@nickwebber9729]

Yep

[@faunoram]

RL Burnside and JR Kimbrough both reinvented the blues in our time ! i think we are so lucky to have these video and audio documents !! cheers !

[@valerycharles6007]

Heu…it’s mississipi Hill country blues. You have other bluesman creating this genre

[@jorgegrada963]

Me too, I think it. (Sorry for my english, i'm mexican)

[@abelhgarciajr5622]

This is what the world lacks. Enjoyed your playing Sir. Thank you

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

His right hand is possessed. R.L. was truly the last of the great bluesmen. This one performance alone puts him up with the best of the best. Rumour has it his foot went on stamping for days after he died. The kid ended up drumming with him I think?

[@ScottBellar]

His whole body is possessed. A demon is singing through him. Welcome to blues music. Juke joint voodoo in motion. Jim Morrison knew this well growing up in Washington DC and used ancient spirits and the devil to sing through him. Listen to "Been down so long" off the LA Woman album.

[@Therecouldbehope]

A $9 guitar, a $20 amp, sitting in a field - using $100 worth of recording equipment, MAKING THE GREATEST RECORDED MUSIC IN HISTORY. That is what we are witnessing right here, right now. God what a GENIUS R.L. Is.

[@fredsalter1915]

Agreed. Total gold. He's not super talented, not super fancy, not super technical, .... yet his sound scourges the soul!!!

[@jimmypennell8831]

5 dollar bottle of booze😅. What could be better

[@yakdelrio5734]

Y además...en un solo tono

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

But that voice 🤯 wow 👏

[@Slingin_Bait]

There's no chance the video camera was a hundred bucks...

[@marcofernandes5896]

Weird why this guy never went mainstream back in the day !!! his sound was BRILLIANT !!!

[@thelight888]

is.....is

[@Baghdadbatterymusic]

He got some recognition in the 90's up to his death. Not as much as he deserved though

[@gnarzan8943]

Because he was a full blown alcoholic. Son of bitch spent most of his most of his cash on booze

[@JacquesDupondTV]

You said it. Dirt a brilliant show man.

[@chrispfeifer7628]

The music industry ripped off and flat out stole music and rights to many black musicians. Hell look at Elvis. He made millions from music written by black musicians who couldn't get on the radio, or TV shows. Cuz white Americans wouldn't allow it. Now, many want to forget how America treated the black community. Hopefully someday we'll reconcile with our past atrocities and actually move forward

[@Nicktabla]

Hypnotic and enchanting music from the Buddha-like RL Burnside.

[@mercoro]

Man i hate so much how youtube is flooded with modern "blues" stuff, that souless blues made for corporative people to use in their commercials, the stuff i love is like this, a man in the middle of nowhere, with the ambient noises merging with the music and the singing, no professional setup, just his guitar, his amp, and his voice, the rest is pure magic. Thanks for the person that filmed this video, and for the person that posted it, i hope this video reach 1 million views one day. This is music, with actual soul and essence put into it.

[@tudore_jams]

The modern blues is there cause everything else in blues has been done. You want some guy in 2024 in a field with a guitar? It's been done.

[@coleallen2989]

@@tudore_jamsdon’t have to fix what ain’t broke. Blues has departed from what it once was… is that an evolution of the blues? Whatever people think it’s just opinion… classical music exists and people still play it exactly like it was yet it’s all been done before.

[@debomb721]

@@tudore_jamsdoesn’t mean they have to replace it with something soulless

[@marcopfotenhauer3993]

The old school stuff , is the real stuff !

[@TharpaD]

This is the roots music of roots music. I can watch R L over and over. Check out 'Poor Black Mattie" as well for the way he inflects the lines and waits for the forth line in every verse. I've never seen a blues player do that, and it's brilliant!

[@toddbrooks2464]

Shake 'em on down good 'un too

[@starshineraiser6729]

Whoa, that’s crazy. He’s incredible. Those pawn shop guitars have so much soul, and in the hands of RL, end of.

[@danm1151]

Seriously. Every dentist with a $5000 Gibson and 20 pedals should have to watch this.

[@kevinmillerelizondo439]

I still pawn shop. Even the amps kick ass.

[@albertarseneau848]

Awesome, love the smile. Just happy to play and be heard

[@TM-cy2zl]

Awesome footage of the Mississippi Master at work, beautiful, thank the Lord for Alan Lomax, R.L blows me away

[@NelsonSwampWorldTour]

Let's give the cameraman some, too. This is shot masterfully.

[@paliki]

The roots of almost all the music of the past century and nowadays. Just music, no posers, no bullshit.

[@CodyTheGuitarist]

I've genuinely never heard of this man until yesterday, but I've watched this 5 times already. Jumper on the Line is SO groovy. I'm definitely gonna be coming back a lot, his sense of rhythm and groove is astounding.

[@SpringHolder]

Thanks!! From Russia - with LOVE!

[@nicobashford6513]

Legendary second generation Mississippi bluesman tearing it up. Also what an intimate window into late 1970's Delta blues family culture. Great upload!

[@wormcloud9603]

fantastic. one of the most important blues recordings from the 70s

[@jeff7764]

No it isn’t

[@montebradshaw128]

Man that kid has some funk! Love it great piece of history, thank you for sharing . dig Mr RL.... ❤

[@steveopc81]

A pure expression of country blues. Heavenly.

[@ThomasSmith-if5bp]

The KZbin has introduced me to so many artists I’ve never heard of and I am LOVING it. This is great music right here.

[@foxxygearreviews7754]

He always reminds me of when Jimi Hendrix would play blues music. I had one of his albums on constant rotation after my dad introduced me to him in the 90’s.

[@carlitalunita417]

Este video es genial gracias Amo el blues y este hermano es increíble un abrazo dónde quieras que estés ❤❤ Gracias!!!

[@carlitalunita417]

Capo

[@carlitalunita417]

🎉

[@mightyturkeyneck1349]

Johnny Cash once said that the rhythm of his music was heavily influenced by the rumble and the chug of railroad trains passing by in the night. You can really hear that influence in R.L.'s rhythm guitar style as well, don't you think?

[@mikew3959]

that's awesome!

[@slanigrad]

R. L. Didnt grew up with trains around. As kid, while working in the field, rhythm sections use to roam the roads. With that big bass drum, smaller ones and some wind instruments. As kid he felt he would love to do that. I learned this from that documentary about hill countr Mississippi blues. Peace

[@Chris-is1rd]

Southern Blues artists have been saying that for decades before Cash said it

[@vancarter3736]

I’m from the hills of Mississippi I play guitar and I’m influenced by the rails also

[@kennethwashington3919]

Yes

[@joace8575]

This is the best thing KZbin has sent me in a very long time!

[@TRicKyDicKy93]

There's something I get from watching this video that I can't put into words...

[@Thespoonpeddler]

Right Violence I know what you mean!

[@CleeTaurus]

A glimpse into a different time..

[@satanicpanic1313]

Nothing fancy but I could listen to this man all day and night long! Anyone can play the blues but you need the heart and soul to make it genuine! This gets me bouncin around the house and my kids think im crazy eventually they are bouncin right beside me🎶

[@wechsler151]

Met him in Birmingham Alabama circa 1999-2000 after watching his show at The Nick. He did his level best to take my girlfriend at the time home- Couldn't fault him for it. Awesome show and a great showman. RIP RL..

[@earlwright9715]

Ahhh the nick.

[@earlwright9715]

Kind of back beh8nd saint Vincent hospital or was saint Vincent's

[@seanspruck]

Aha ha haha. Doing his level best, huh? Yuh don't say! Just imagine an old country blues master like him, openly showin' hissself to be inna-rested in takin' home a piece-a strange, and one belongin' to another fella, besides... lol. Anyways, I'm glad to hear she went home w/ you that night, Sir- and jealous you saw this genius play live & in person.

[@wechsler151]

@@earlwright9715 That's the spot!

[@wechsler151]

@@seanspruck It was one of the best shows I've seen live. He was an awesome performer and entertainer

[@useaiwar]

Я люблю мои рекомендации и видеть одухотворение людей, с которыми я постоянно встречаюсь в таких сотрясающих видео ❤

[@kileyroofing2490]

I love his guitar n the way he approaches it That kid on the drums is awesome He can tell when RL is gonna change too Great stuff Recorded on my 11th birthday 🍀💚

[@Imhalfamazing2U]

Thank you for uploading this video. True greatness.

[@JamesThompson-us1mk]

Beautiful awesome Very cool, voice sounds very Hendrix like. Could listen to this guy all day. Great

[@alanslade2319]

Yeah I'm another one who's found this amazing player. And god heve can play, GOD BLESS YOU MAN AND YOURS. ALAN FROM ENGLAND 💯🇺🇲🇬🇧👍

[@theuniverseinstereo3453]

This is the real American experience.

[@roamakes]

Legit

[@xaviervabre4714]

💯

[@GoneNForgotten]

As real as it gets

[@scdl-o2i]

정말 놀랍다...최고중최고다. 열악한 환경에서 뮤지션이 나오기란 로또보다 어렵다....

[@TA-gs3io]

진짜 알고리즘 떠서 보게 됐는데 개지리네요 ㄹㅇ

[@dodgedandle8311]

Where did he plug in ?, he’s in a field, ? … Makes me Laugh, all these Cats today got all these expensive guitars, Amp, Effects Units ext ext, and they still can’t sound like the real thing and this Cat just IS the real thing, just goes to show you either got it or you ain’t and R.L. got it and some more, Man had a great inbuilt metronome, all them old blues cats did, at times in this footage his guitar sometimes even sounds like an old upright piano INCREDIBLE they had to be able to DO IT..PROPER MOJO ., Thanks for the footage magical Stuff 👊😉🌞⭐️

[@gepmrk]

I saw him in Sydney in 1998. Kenny and Cedrick were with him. They were unbelievable.

[@mikekaatman3194]

Lucky dog you!

[@erics.9175]

Died in ‘85?

[@FYMASMD]

@@erics.9175ever heard of google? 2005 Beevis. 🙄

[@SnapperDog]

2005 rip ​@@erics.9175

[@apancher]

My god, the amount of soul you can hear in this man's voice is amazing

[@AmirovFerro]

Gracias por la música que nunca se detenga. Te veo del otro lado maestros, El algoritmo te llevará a mi música ❤

[@lga9046]

No costume, no over done production, no branding, no auto tune, no sponsors, no masters

[@Dogsbestfriend001]

And only one 🎤

[@holykarl]

But a Nice shirt

[@AccentShmaccent]

Yep… true talent does need the extra BS

[@madgepins1967]

Ugh, be quiet, hipster.

[@montebradshaw128]

Well said...thumbs-up

[@Raiderfn31]

Best blues I've ever heard. The concert with Winters was Epic also.

[@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248]

2:46 the baby in the background cries in key, the kid feels it too...

[@luccasacheli7132]

my god. that is profound

[@JacquesDupondTV]

PRO ear

[@PortsmouthCherokee]

Dang yeah that baby was singing it's heart out

[@jacktoddy9783]

What a wonderful voice.

[@Hvmzv01]

Watching this at 4:50 morning , is a good way to start your day , thanks KZbin for this recommendation

[@grandiose_3392]

A segment from Deep Blues. A most excellent documentary 👌🏼

[@johnnymcdingus465]

That is one funked up axe. Looks like he's got something on the first fret to give it a sitar buzz, or in his hands, a southern twang.. He's getting the slide sound without a slide.. And that right hand technique is somethin else.. Like clockwork, and the tone is killer.. And all on cheap ass sears catalog gear, as if to tell all the tone junkies out there "hey, while you were fiddling with knobs all day, chasing the tone dragon with 10 different guitars, into 10 different overdrive pedals, into 10 different amps, through 10 different pairs of speakers.. i was getting good at guitar".. Don't get me wrong, I love crazy psychedelic sounds and Kevin Shields as much as the next guy.. but no amount of pedals or jazzmasters will get you any closer to the sound this guy could get out of a cigar box guitar and a portable radio if necessary.. then again, you couldn't do something like Loveless with this guy's gear.. But there's a certain beauty/charm in simplicity, and this is a textbook example.. 1 guitar, 1 chord, 2 hands.. All ya really need.. If ya can't make do with those, best unplug that cable and get yer ass back in the woodshed.. or alternatively, on a bucket in the rural backwoods.

[@danm1151]

Yeah I love his sound. He’s playing standard tuning but like it’s an open chord. I’m an amateur musician, I’m not even going to mess with pedals and shit, just leave the switch in the middle and learn to get a good sound with my fingers as much as possible, which is gonna take a lot of time! I think the two keys to what he’s doing are the rhythm, and the muting and control of the sound. The riffs are deceptively simple, it’s the groove he puts in them that’s phenomenal.

[@JeanLeite-d1e]

WOW, thank you so much for this!!! A piece of history!

[@gobigrey9352]

6 years before I was born. Makes me feel old but also makes me want to time travel back to better times and better music.

[@LoneWolf-McWeed]

@@gobigrey9352 missed the Generation X train then

[@SlitchBatty]

Every now and then I get reminded just how awesome that blues progression really is!!!

[@DasStig]

This is one of my all time favorite videos on KZbin

[@jeffreyRfike]

You really can't beat this, no matter the year, no matter the gear. Can't believe I've not seen this, it seems instantly familiar. Love RLB

[@jacobseraphin685]

I clicked because of the thumbnail, I was hoping it was a video rather than just a cover art, I am very pleased.

[@LightningNyembe]

Raw blues pure and natural from the maestro himself !

[@jackramey3456]

Priceless footage. And those kids at the end. Wow.

[@TedFreeny]

Got a signed copy of his CD " Ass Pocket Of Whiskey " somewhere- Honor to meet him and Gary-

[@CastlesMadeOf...]

I'm back again....can't get enough of this!

[@gonzalolopez7849]

Con lo q trasmite cantando y tocando tendria q llenar un estadio, increible! 2024 y sigue volandome la cabeza

[@rooseveltpeoples357]

It will never get any better than this. True pioneers of the sound we are. Black Kings.

[@jameshnagere4673]

Merci pour la vidéo ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ très beau voyage musical blues ❤

[@dallassurfersclub8872]

Awwww yeah man, this is a good jam. Rhythm on point. I like it.

[@kurtrightmyer]

I saw RL and Pinetop Perkins at the Long Beach Blues Festival in 93. That was a great annual event.

[@standardengineco.7428]

13:47 proud father, his kid is rockin' it

[@GeoffreySmith-j5y]

This man was the best of the best no one will ever beat or get close to this man. Brilliant God bless this man Always remembered never forgotten

[@mickthemerciless9694]

What a strange wah wah sounding guitar. Great rhythm. Genuine blues singer.

[@RC-Nation]

Talent a connection with the universe. The point of music and connection. Beautiful. It's better if you don't understand or question it. Pure.

[@guydreamr]

Awesome music and awesome family life too. RIP RL

[@jacobbrinkley5832]

Always loved RL. For those of you who enjoy this, check out Roy Buchanan Backyard Jam. Same kind of vibe with playing at home for the family. Give some love to one of the greatest unknown guitarists, much like Danny Gatton.

[@ianbarber311]

Got to see him in a small venue, Tallahassee, late 90s. "Burnside"!!!

[@uncooldispatch5438]

❤❤😮😮

[@rjc7289]

The man put heart and soul into every note and chord he played.

[@dougsmith7083]

what a hellaciously epic groove - RL hypnotizes and draws you into the fire

[@NexusCreativeGroup]

Oh what a gem this is! Saw him at La Luna in Portland waaaaay back in the day ('95/96-ish) and still remember it like it was yesterday.

[@ryanpalmer3813]

Ass Pocket of Whiskey!! Love RL's music and his soul!!

[@ElSantoLuchador]

If you like that guitar sound you’re going to love Desert Blues.

[@mickthemerciless9694]

The kid on drums ' got feel and time. 😊

[@Bob-zs3ro]

Wow bless ma Soul that boy can play drums Better than, the so called pros, ❤❤❤thay kids Groove. Beautiful. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅.

[@MrMooooole]

I'm not a drummer but I thought he was unbelievably impressive, human metronome and he makes a simple beat really exciting, can't help but groove along with him.

[@barristanselmy2758]

If i had a favourite song it would be, RL Burnside - See my jumper hanging out on the line.

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

@Imagineth Ha ha...My thought. Don't keep us in suspense, if you had a favourite song? ha ha haaa

[@TharpaD]

If I had 2- it’d be this and ‘poor black Mattie’ off Too Bad Jim

[@Whitman1819]

no doubt

[@nikolaylvov5811]

Так бывает. Когда кайфуешь сам от того что делаешь. Кайфуют и другие кто слушает. Это ракета!!!

[@TharpaD]

He isn’t IN the groove, he IS the groove. I have a screenshot as wallpaper on my phone from this of him smiling in this , and like a year later it’s still there. Peace

[@melodymakermark]

5:40……muscadines on the vine. My grandmother used to make wine with them. A north Mississippi treat.

[@HappyHermitt]

No fancy rigs, straight into the amp, better chops than most "professional" guitarists.

[@firdausHITMAN]

RL was the man. Shame I never got to see him live.

[@chaisehombre7723]

+STRATMAN firdaus I did...and it was grrrrrreat! One of the best nights of my life.

[@firdausHITMAN]

CHAISE HOMBRE Wow

[@RAYGERVATO]

So freakin unique! -Almost hear same vibrato in guitar feel that is in his voice vox! Wow. He is one with guitar -an extension of his being!

[@davekalbach2015]

The kid has "Got It" as well! Cecil Burnside has somehow created a modern day version of RL like no other. The "farther" music is supposed to be going only makes me go back, and back. I think RL used AutoTune, no? If atirtine had any value it'd be to make singers sing imperfectly & extraordinarily real, that's my dream.

[@brendamyers7019]

What an unspoken bluesman. Love this video, thank you. True blues.

[@arnogoossens9892]

Thank you so much Alan Lomax for documenting this...

[@ChuckSchickx]

That guitar work is filthy, in the best kinda way!! 💯🎶

[@seadragonadventures]

Life before screen addiction. Beautiful.

[@cirimaxg651]

It's true.

[@lottoflove3455]

i have screen addiction because of this

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 - September 01, 2005) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fan base in the punk and garage rock scenes.

[@EspritSoif]

One of the Greatest of all time for what regards blues music, as simple as this. But not lucky enough to get the English usual show business angels take care of him... as they did with many not so talented other cats...

[@funktripunk]

That's what I call a document! Real life hero.

[@claytronico]

Always loved his breaks. No over-complicated turnarounds. His acoustic album, Mississippi Hill Country Blues, or something like that is a jem. These cuts are are rough. The long close ups are painful. Pretty sure most of this stuff is in open G, or that shape at the least.

[@racefaceec90]

i have to admit that i don't listen to much blues music but i like this for sure.

[@keithrowell9808]

It can't get any better than this simply amazing

[@PhillisThompson-b7f]

Man that background looks peaceful ❤❤❤😊

[@mickthemerciless9694]

But note the irony with the barbed wire fence.