Gunsmoke blues - Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith

[@susanperkins1909]

That' my brother Steve Wachsman playing guitar for Big Mama. On bass was Bruce Sieverson and Todd Nelson they were all friends and had a band at the time living and playing in/around Ventura California.

[@musadiggari]

Wow great info. Many have been asking their names. Any chance of getting your brother or one of his band mates to take a look at this video and maybe share some memories?

[@charlesrider6187]

your a fortunate woman!

[@petenoak]

Who played tenor sax?

[@susanperkins1909]

@@petenoak If memory serves me it was BIll Potter I will have to ask my brother

[@susanperkins1909]

@@musadiggari i will be happy to

[@stoneyyates8635]

i turned 43 2day..i got turned onto blues 2 years ago..from SRV to ALL THE KINGS..MUDDY..BUDDY GUY..Etc..Etc..Big Mama and this video show me i was born 15 years too late ...great music!!!!!!!!

[@brandnewyou5254]

if your band sounded like that TODAY you would be stars.to do that back then made you almost a god

[@jcyn1772]

If you don't appreciate THE BLUEZ you can't appreciate life. What Soul. What Jive. What Rhythm. What Talent.

[@msaintpc]

This concert was an historical event that I'm thankful to have attended when I was around twenty or so. I grew up from childhood around these and many other blues Musicians (so when referring to Blues Master Musicians, I'm honored to capitalize the letter 'M') and was sometimes privileged to sit in when a bandmember OD'd or was too intoxicated to play. This means I previously had learned every instrument played in blues bands, only one I didn't have the chance to learn was saxophone. My mother was once the late, great Jimmy Reed's lady a while before I was born. And no, lol, I'm not his son. I used to follow these geniuses around when I was a kid, in hopes that I'd get a chance to sit in if someone got too drunk to play, and I'd play for free. I wasn't even 21 yet. My favorites have always been Muddy and Big Mama. Blues wise, they were the heaviest of the heaviest. Their musical genius sunk down deeply into the listener's soul. When they performed, one could see mental images of cotton fields, raw pain as well as rejoice. Musically, they could paint just as well as Salvador Dali and Picasso.

[@thebeepolen76]

Music for the back seat of a 1965 Chevy. Wow! Been listening to this all my life and I love it, y'all.

[@JClark-zv3bl]

Even dis old Metal Head 💜's Big Mama T.

[@pamelalapier9633]

The blues, from which all modern music sprang. I'm so glad they filmed these legends. A little bit of heaven.

[@jenniferjohnson511]

Long live the blues 😔🤩😁🙂😅

[@kenbaker9738]

THIS IS A GREAT AMERICAN BLUES RECORDING, I AM SO GLAD THESE MEN HAD THE SMARTS TO DO THIS WHEN THEY DID IT. THEY HAVE RECORDED AMERICAN BLUES HISTORY.

[@violetnewcomb1195]

What a way of life ,bringing us the blues ,its music history ,Ilove it ,nothing like it ,good music ,good friends ,bring people together to have fun !!

[@SutboxSutty]

Well what a great evening i had me and a Dobee and Brandy ,.... wonderfull music and performance .... Thank you you guys you are witj us all the time Respect to the force

[@psa8420]

ROCK ME BABY, LIKE MY BODY AINT GOT NO BONES. Hell yea. Thats it. Whoever the older folks she said she learned from are the best ever. We are listening to bluesman who knew the best there was. Thats y their so good.

[@mwbright]

When I was a kid, I always went to see the Johnny Otis Show when they were in town, and I must have seen Big Joe Turner play a hundred times. What a blast! And now, this is my first chance to see him again, after fifty years at least.

[@jahdonkey]

this is why youtube needs a "love" button

[@gerhardbitter1581]

Diese Blues -Session ist legendär und wird kommende Generationen überleben, vorausgesetzt die Menschheit wird trotz Corona- und Klimakriese überleben. Heute ist der Blues wieder ganz aktuell. Alle Menschen dieser Welt - egal welcher Hautfarbe, Rasse oder Religion haben fundamentale Emotionen, die in dieser Session zum Ausdruck kommen, aber zur Zeit nicht gelebt werden können. Man kann nur hoffen, dass die Menschheit daraus die richtigen Lehren zieht.

[@jessegriffin8775]

Music that makes you tap your toes, snap your fingers, clap your hands, stomp your heels, and move your body. Just gotta love them BLUES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bobcondon9602]

Muddy is on fire here. His vocals are very strong, and his average night is miles above most others.

[@easternpipistrelle]

Just one man's opinion but, this is the best thing I've ever found on the internet, and I've been browsing web pages since 1995.

[@donhoyt7518]

Juli

[@toots810usa6]

I wholeheartedly agree, and I have been on the internet since Al Gore invented it. If I never search for another thing I am good. I could watch this on repeat for the rest of my life!

[@tommyfenn8768]

Xx

[@jimihendrix2053]

you got that right!

[@neilburton2803]

Real music played and sung by real people.....not voices produced by machines and mixing decks !!

[@CatherineSTodd]

Back when real TALENT ruled the stage... oh, how I miss those days! This is GREAT.

[@marywillis1630]

And since we gotta stay home --'-- yehaaaa!

[@Onionbaron]

Almost like the 10 top streaming songs now... 🥺

[@danielcombs3207]

I saw Muddy and his his great band May 1st 1971 in Chapel Hill. He was on crutches at that time to and they were fine . I saw J Geils Band later on that day and The original Allman Brothers Band that night. What a great day of music. Unforgettable.

[@andybuschek5294]

It was always amazing to me that these black musicians were able to make it to the studio and record such amazing music, even though they had to fight with so much Injustice at the time. I will always be a fan!

[@delilahrai5228]

PERSEVERANCE!!! It's in our blood!!!

[@catdaddy3302]

I saw Pinetop Perkins take a Chicago cab to a gig in Clarksdale, Mississippi once. He never ceased to amaze me. The cab driver owed him a favor. 💙

[@catdaddy3302]

@@delilahrai5228 and y’all know something about a “ball and chain.” 💙

[@tnrc75]

Same. It's why I will never stop loving this music.

[@psa8420]

Thats y we will never hear the best. Because the best didn't do what it took to get on a big stage. Their cool just drinking in a backyard and playin the blues to themselves. These people we are watching knows a few like them in the hood. South Memphis, beale st. They learned that sound and took into mainstream

[@inkjob12]

I still own the 78 of Houndog by Big Momma...one of the MANY 78 records I have by the Blues legends of yester year. I was lucky to be born at the time I was...this allowed me to see many of them in concert....such GREAT shows.

[@Sttonkeoj]

This is why I love KZbin. Where else can you find gems like this?!

[@maya8443]

Long live big mama Thornton! Bad ass vocalist and harmonica player...the mold was broke after she was born not one like her to play the blues. Viva big mama!

[@GeneOlson]

I am not worthy to even watch this! This movie is life! How can we thank the dudes for making this film? How can we show our appreciation to the performers in the film? Wow!

[@richardmacdonald7427]

Awesome old school blues!

[@TheGreatToucan]

Who knew Big Mama Thornton blew such a great harp? Gonna get into her! I met Muddy at one of his concerts in the 1980's near the end of his career. You could not meet a nicer man! Of course he had an awesome talent! Totally unexpected and amazing that the film crew from Gunsmoke would haul off after the blues. Good job!

[@MLFranklin]

This is such a treasure. Thank you original artists, Gunsmoke film crew, and KZbin!

[@fasteddie8782]

tou uploaded this on my birthday...thankyou...ive listened to it a hundred times anyway....

[@fasteddie8782]

101

[@jimwilcox7625]

What a classic. I was lucky enough to see Muddy, BB, Albert and Freddie King as well at the Fillmore West in the late 60's. Regardless of what people think about Bill Graham, he was a music fan and helped many musicians in their careers. Long live the blues!!

[@elin6240]

Ran into her in a blues club in 1980 in Montreal. She sat at our table, as did BB King. One of those great, unexpected events, right place at the right time.

[@bobyost42]

You sat with royalty that night.

[@sanfordpotts7214]

Wow....just amazing awesome blues...by some of the greatest...just like double dating in a 1955 Chevy listening to John R. and Hoss Allen on WLAC Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. Nothing like the BLUES with a good lookin woman and a cold beer!

[@frank-ts1yr]

Hope you got their signature

[@johnnieguitar5724]

Speechless here...... What good luck that the film crew did this........ what a great tour ensemble. Wow wow wow.........

[@vanportnotary2907]

I was there! This was the first blues concert I'd ever attend. I went with my aunt Mardell when I was 10 years old. She said she knew I'd enjoy it and boy did I :-). I'm so glad I found this video on KZbin!!!

[@drewbabydrew7742]

How COOL cheers

[@bobyost42]

I'm glad I found this but even more glad that YOU found this!!! Having this be your first concert is setting the bar really high, bet you didn't see many as good as this... but no one else did either!

[@lightuptheworld333]

VanPort Notary makes me happy to hear a thing like that!

[@atuliti]

Wow!! Vanport

[@madcatguy6]

My surname is mardell

[@sim0n17]

Man!! Big Momma Thornton just KILLED IT start to finish - what a talent

[@RitmoNorteñoÉxitos]

Such a rich, deep sound-this blues music really resonates with me.

[@kaywilkes9594]

BIG MAMA THOMTON I HOPE IS IN THE HALL OF FAME RIGHT BESIDE MUDDY WATER AND ALL THE REST

[@williamcavolt203]

Love them all , Muddy, Joe, Big Mama

[@marywillis1630]

Some days I get Lucky. I found this. Lucky day.

[@jenniferjohnson511]

Yes I too luck up on this one too. My kind of music. Big Mama Thornton and Charles Smith. Woweee. Muddy Waters. What a handsome cool 😎 man on stage.

[@matthewfisher-sp5fq]

Man what A Great voice. 😊

[@JustVinnyBlues]

I saw Big Mama Thornton ten years prior to this, at the Ash Grove in Los Angeles. She was a lot heavier then, and fortunately she lost a lot of weight, stopped smoking and added years to her life. But what a performer she was; she commanded the stage. I will never forget her opening, as they darkened the entire room and the stage. All you saw was this cigarette being lit, the glow of the cigarette, then some smoke wafting through the air, a dim red back light and the enormous profile there; and she was tall too, a commanding presence. In that relatively small room she blew the roof off that place. This generation of performer knew how to command a stage and bring it all; they had done thousands of one night stands; they lived on that stage. And they knew how to put on a show. In this decade, the blues became popular with white audiences; but black audiences had stopped listening to it in favor of more modern forms of urban music. In 1969 I saw Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker on the same bill in a small club in Detroit, and they played until about 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning, alternating sets. The greatest show I have ever seen in my life. They played like there were 50,000 people in the audience, not 50. Muddy Waters had been in a motorcycle accident and played all night on crutches. In a small venue these performer's musical charisma was awe inspiring. Muddy Waters, when he sang, I still remember thinking - wow, this is like the Moon singing - that face - the resonance - it was so powerful. Hooker was also amazing, with a completely different performance style. He got too drunk to play the guitar, so started singing A Capella sitting on the edge of the stage - and it was even better. When I left that club, I thought - "that was it, it will never get any better."

[@1k3mon]

t.y4share

[@msaintpc]

I was there too!

[@mcurran2]

This is fantastic Vinny thanks for sharing this. To have seen some of these legendary performers before they passed must have been mind-blowing. These road warriors did indeed know how to stage a show - the brought it!

[@msaintpc]

Vinny, did you say 1969? That small club wouldn't have been the Flame Showbar on Hastings would it? I'm one of them old dudes that knows Detroit like the back of my hand and was there when Hitsville first got going. That was a helluva town back in the day before they shut down the mills.

[@JustVinnyBlues]

You know I really don't remember. I do remember it was very small, and inside it was tables and chairs; and very quiet attentive audience. I even recall people might have been bringing in their own drinks. I remember a neon sign outside, and for some reason "checker" or "chess" or something like that. But I might be completely wrong. And there was a stage, but it was just about big enough for Muddy and his band.

[@zackhill1174]

AMERICAS MUSIC!!!!!!!!! NO DOUBT...........

[@teresaabrown8077]

Music is Universe. I Doesn't have a Color! Just Great Sound 👌👍

[@FrancescoAlcozer]

Music is all the more beautiful, as it springs from the soul, as happens with the blues. Greetings. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGOXln97mJ6XpKc *LONDONDERRY AIR* Irish folk song from the late 1800s. Gretsch Guitar cover by *Duane Eddy*

[@robertblakely4758]

Right-on!!!

[@garyball6288]

And the soul is always there

[@thomaspeters5889]

Sound has color. They are closely related.

[@jungleninja8415]

Yeah well black people are to thank for all music every music game from Africa even Nordic

[@joediaz6038]

Hats Off To The American Experience in Music! Love Me These Blues! Bedrock Of American Music!! Thank You Africa!! Much Love Respect & Admiration

[@allanmackey8551]

One of the highlights of my life was seeing Big Mama Thornton in San Francisco during the summer of 1970. I have in mint condition a 45 of her version of Hound Dog on the Peacock label released in 1952. It was acquired by one of my late friends in 1955 who found it in small record shop in West PhIladelphia. Thank you John for taking me to see her 15 years later. Long live Big Mama

[@TheCappedCruiser]

Goddam, Big Mama was a seriously good harp player, too!

[@fasteddie8782]

Yeah when she starts the concert at the beginning and kicks into it man nothing better

[@paulyakaitis3352]

Her first note makes your body jump involuntarily, that’s the blues!

[@margaretquick2597]

You don't have to take the Lord's name in vain!

[@ReshiramR52]

Hello everyone. Here are the timestamps. Enjoy! 2:38 Big Mama Thornton - Early One Morning 7:43 Big Mama Thornton - Ball And Chain 15:57 George "Harmonica" Smith - Juke 19:40 George "Harmonica" Smith - Leaving Chicago 24:12 Big Joe Turner - Hide And Seek 28:43 Big Joe Turner - Shake, Rattle And Roll 32:58 Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy 38:29 Muddy Waters - Long Distance Call 45:01 Muddy Waters - (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man 49:05 Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working 55:39 Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, George "Harmonica" Smith - So Long 1:00:05 Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog 1:04:49 Big Mama Thornton - Rock Me Baby 1:11:41 Muddy Waters - She's Nineteen Years Old 1:19:40 Muddy Waters - Walking Thru The Park

[@7550375503]

Thank you for that !

[@sammyandoliver7522]

Thank you.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

This great to hear that bad man, that bad bad boy Muddy Walthers toured and played alongside my 3rd cousin Big Mama Thornton

[@PRJobTips]

this blues music and footage belongs in The Smithsonian...

[@jimelliott1523]

YES!

[@mahbrum]

Amen brother.

[@p.b.palaciosalmafuerte3463]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@charleswilliams8248]

Sir U are so right!

[@brettshed2886]

@@jimelliott1523 your so true and I agree with you Jim and that's the truth

[@markhorton3041]

Thank God for the people who were able to drop what they were doing and film this awesome piece of music history!!!

[@sonjadietz5297]

Big Mama Thornton.......sie ist die Queen des Blues für mich !!!!

[@bonnietaylor-williams5112]

I love it! !!! Thanks for sharing this genius history!!! It made me love big Mama Thorton even more. I grew up listening and loving the blues thanks to my grandmother and great grandmother’s love for it. Beginning with my mother my entire family loved music!!! Heyyy!!! Th stories they shared true treasures!

[@paullivingstone640]

Big Mama Thornton - unbelievable commanding artist!

[@freedomslight9580]

Wow! Everyone and anyone enjoying the same thing. Coming together to enjoy some great talent and having a great time.

[@kingink1971]

1971... The year I was born... Music was f'n REAL back then! What it has devolved into today is just plain embarrassing... Bring back this kind of thing and watch people learn to love again...

[@rajawatts1141]

+JWG@Large I also lived in Santa Cruz, worked construction among other things. Great memories of the music there also as every great band came through via the Catalyst Music Club.

[@Apache4Justice]

erich ising , The Blues will live forever so long as folks pick up an instrument to play, and there's heartbreak to be had. ☺️

[@Marco81blues]

And to think I wanted to be like this people growing up lol. I still play a little guitar, unfortunatly I was never any good at it. And it's not the same society, or country for that matter :)

[@firstandlastswagman269]

5he real thing I got the real Thing Come on girl Go? A make u sing

[@OwenSichone]

Disco killed soul music

[@TheAcinom1971]

This made mine..a GREAT evening! My son's is in bed, my wife's busy with work, can't get any better then this..what a show!!!❤

[@ronvandergroen419]

so fortunate to see her with the magnifecent seven

[@muvier.5265]

Solo los que conocemos el verdadero dolor, podemos apreciar el Blues...

[@Muziekgenot]

With such an amazing line up nothing can go wrong! Love you Big mama, God knows i do.

[@mcurran2]

This is a fantastic piece of blues history. So cool these guys decided to document this on their hiatus from shooting GUNSMOKE!

[@bishopmitchell8879]

Mark Curran wow! That in itself is noteworthy! Great group of guys.

[@torehartvikkristensen3375]

I saw Big Mama in juli 1980 - on the club «TRAMPS» in New York.

[@joeceonnia1954]

Every time I’m not feeling so good, I just listen to this concert and every bone in my body feels better! If you know what I mean!!!

[@jenniferanderson9402]

This is BRILLIANT.

[@navajotrail9253]

Fantastic. Fantastic story and fantastic music & musicians! Thanks!

[@dubious1s]

Here you have black people, white people, young people, old people, women and men, all I can say is DAMN diversity sure sounds good to me!

[@patrickhessling1928]

Its so good to read a Comment which make you smile and Not cry. Thank you Peace

[@patrickhessling1928]

@Dfw Fqdefqw Youre right but better than nothing. I think racism is a Manipulation in our mind like other illnes in our World. So Dance smile and feel good for a few hours. Its a little Peacefull Moment in a dying World.

[@B0BBYD1G1TAL]

Without African-Americans there would be no great music imo. without western Europeans i wouldnt be able to hear it right now.. imo. So all who were involved in creating and time travelling this from 1971 to my ears.. i thank you, whoever you are.

[@curleyteeth]

Does to me too Jon lad.Jim.Liverpool.

[@marjoryrainey5761]

Hell yeah!

[@ireneruthfox]

This is the real Deal Blues. Big Mama & Muddy are killing it.

[@jenniferjohnson511]

Yes they are killing it 😍😊

[@hillbillyholdout6437]

Muddy Waters always looks and acts like a king to me... Rip muddy to me you are the king of the Blues... Muddy Waters invented electricity

[@robertblakely4758]

Yeah Pinetop, you da man!!!!!

[@jungleninja8415]

Blues has many forms that's not to say who's the king of it

[@gmitchellist]

Oct 20 1971, I was in the 90th replacement co. long binh Vietnam on my way home ! The Army called it "processing out". Reunited with a guy I had sat next to on the way to Nam the year before ? We were both surprised and happy to see each other !

[@TheVatonaught]

I always lived in small cities but takin' in live blues is something I remember like one of the biggest deals that ever happened to me. It's almost like a movie in my mind whereas all other events are easily forgotten and mean little to me.

[@bealgre]

Sonny Boy, Lightnin' Hopkins, Freddy King and then stumbled upon this masterpiece...It's been a great night...

[@craigmccauley3972]

Awesome show!

[@dewardroy6531]

So powerful! I always get teary eyed when I listen to this wonderful blues.

[@maiden2314]

This is rock and roll!.!.!.And I love it.!.!.Thanks for posting.!.!.Lots of hugs and kisses.!.!.I got my mojo now.!.!.

[@graciegolden2290]

Thank you. Just love the blues.

[@edfriendsr]

Blues at it's best. Big Ma Ma Thornton is a gifted straight razor toting lady. Thanks for sharing. old ED

[@BluesMusic02724]

The music perfectly complements the visuals in this video, creating a captivating and immersive experience. Each track is thoughtfully chosen, enhancing the story and bringing the scenes to life. The soundtrack adds a unique flavor, making the video memorable and engaging. It’s clear that a lot of effort went into selecting such excellent music.

[@rodsreel]

Man, first time I hear and see Big MT, this women swings the blues big time - WOW, the whole show just blew me away . Where the hell have I been all these years !! shame on me !! Cheers fae Bonnie Scotland Highlands.

[@glennhecker4422]

Yes, music is a universal language -- and you just know when it's hot!

[@atuliti]

True that Rodsreel !!

[@tnrc75]

welcome!

[@dawnbrady152]

May this live on the internet forever.

[@alfonsomerchand6586]

absof...glutely man!

[@lindarushton6502]

9 yrslater, 3 a.m. remote Australian rainforest, in the rain... I give big Mama a cheer.yeehaa!! Go girl,!

[@terryhill9772]

something special,big mama,keeping it real

[@charlesatwell4403]

Talent is measured in so many ways!

[@ElCapinyoazz]

Pinetop Perkins on piano here was still playing shows at 96 years old! I saw him in New Orleans sometime around the mid 1990s when he was in his 80s and he was still gittin' it.

[@johnmirabile3535]

i wqnna hang out with big momma

[@jessewestbrook5082]

I grew up on this music in 1956.. I love it today. Memphis is home. Thanks to WDIA Goodwill Review I saw it all before they went world wide. I rather sleep in a hollow log.

[@roycewaxenfelter3110]

I like seeing the Portland bridges in the background during the car ride interview. Great job film crew and musicians!

[@HoneyannAmaya]

This is how people should be. 'Just people livin' loving' damnit man' If only we all could just see. ' I live , I love, I JUST AM!

[@kevinhenderson5520]

Big Joe was big time buzzed 😁😁😁

[@donwallace3481]

Who knew Gunsmoke could be any cooler... Thanks a million dudes for both shows

[@drmaawenz]

black, white, men, women... those are just cool cats having fun.

[@thoralmighty5133]

Like I said before,,, Mr. Smith ! So funny when he walks off stage and is that Pinetop Perkins on piano when he sits on the keys during his solo ? so cool and Big Joe! and Really you can't say enough about Muddy .Legend!

[@jamesgardner6320]

8:15 Big Mama two fisting those mics like pure genius! I mean who has ever done that before or since?!

[@thoralmighty5133]

Wow !!!!! This is Fantastic! Mr.Smith!

[@kirstendahl344]

What a beautiful and immeasurable gift! Thank you!

[@apolloguide]

After many many nights working the door at Blakes in Berkeley, Ca we never had a night like this.

[@markbayer3434]

Very cool,mama

[@RudyPalos]

Big Mama fucking SERVING it up!! Really letting 'em have it. and those kids backing her are keeping up nice. Great stuff, American Music is.

[@cindyherron9733]

That's down soul heart music . Fantastic

[@peterbetts858]

Hats off to the Gumsmoke crew for makin what might be the best bootleg ever made! Gunsmoke n muddy Waters , man u cant lose with that combo.

[@bobbyhoffman5809]

Tremendous that you captured these great blues artist. HISTORY

[@chrisrobertson9264]

Wow Muddy live what a show

[@FUNKACHELI]

Had to play it few times , Big Joe Turner in back seat of car at 23 : 00 complaining about " water in the bottle " ..... and Big Momma snapped back " I see you ain't refusing " , some funny sh#t .

[@Mrtiguan09]

Indeed, I heard Big Mamma fire back at Big Joe Turner. I've known lot's of people over the years that mooch and then complain. Funny Stuff.

[@ericrepking6308]

watching while smoking some wings. Great clip

[@thorntontrackclub8180]

Fantastic!!