Para que no haya, ya a estas alturas, la menor duda, ni equívocos, ni open-minded ni leches: ESTO es el Blues.
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@leroyholm90753 жыл бұрын
Wow! Never in my wildest dreams did I ever thought I would see this. I was sat at the front of this when I was 16 years old and never forgot every momentof it!
@AB-fw6qp3 жыл бұрын
Damn no way! Lucky! I would pay top dollar for a chance to see lightning live, bb and James brown too
@AB-fw6qp3 жыл бұрын
Did you ever see james brown or bb live?
@jaybeerod3 жыл бұрын
Where was this exactly filmed, UK during the AFBF '64? Thank you
@leroyholm90753 жыл бұрын
Horst Lippmann American Folk Blues Festival tour 1964 Manchester Free Trade Hall & Birmingham Town Hall were filmed.@@jaybeerod
@sandnfoam98452 жыл бұрын
@@AB-fw6qp I saw James Brown @ Olimpya in Paris 1966 ,... not so sure
@derekscott93743 жыл бұрын
I saw him get buried at Lawndale cemetery in Houston. Albert Collins (his nephew) was there in a white tux...
@ACOUSTIC_4LOVE3 жыл бұрын
Lightning was the Master Blues guitar of Empty space. His timing was surreal. He was actually extremely fast with his licks up and down the neck but he filled his Solo songs with incredible stops and vacancy that helped to accentuate his soulful vocals!!! He was a Master Bluesman 🇺🇸
@joeroganjosh93333 жыл бұрын
Well put. Deadly speed and accuracy with sudden, seeming vast empty spaces.
@tomsiravo3 жыл бұрын
It is the space between the notes that creates the music!
@angelvarona63343 жыл бұрын
INDEED!!
@mindsigh4 Жыл бұрын
yep, the bird song shining out from the still black empty night, along with the cicadas, crickets & pond frog voice, u know it when u can feel it,
@stevetrivago Жыл бұрын
Awesome props…
@aaronpaterson16153 жыл бұрын
Another great Texas artist, he's the guy who accurately said, "Country Music ain't nothin' but White Man Blues.."
@gwattsrealestate3 жыл бұрын
Texas Blues- SRV
@IIVVBlues3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how this music, after it died out with the old barrel houses and sleazy dives, moved to the crowded formal concert halls, people sitting attentively in row upon row, listening to these old blues veterans. I still think this music is best when performed in smaller venues, with one man and a guitar. This is uniquely an American form of folk music born of musty smoke, cheap booze and broken lives. It was never meant to be so respectable.
@jakeyoumell5430 Жыл бұрын
Maybe respected, versus respectable? Where the line of art and moral/ethic/sociologic (etc.) hierarchy intersect. Maybe because future artists could take these foundations and run in different directions, as they have in the years since? Fascinating to think about - thanks for the spark :).
@ConorAnaconda11 ай бұрын
Spot on
@Don-916SP4 ай бұрын
Smaller venues are definitely preferable however blues performers needed these larger halls to get broader exposure and put food on the table. They had the scars of some very lean years combined with segregation to overcome. I saw BB King in the Montreal Forum which was WAY too big and certainly not ideal but realized it was probably a necessary evil for a decent pay check.
@shaservАй бұрын
It beyond respectable. I don’t know what you mean, not meant to be respectable.
@shaservАй бұрын
It never died out.
@Paulscottrock3 жыл бұрын
Since every man , woman and child has got a smart phone , lightning has millions of new fans . Kinda cool that this man was fortunate enough to record his great talent so that now and forever the people can enjoy his gift to mankind .
@splash5150izy3 жыл бұрын
And the audience just going crazy is what I noticed, I'm impressed bout that, Great comment PaulScott Rock -
@precisionbrown68293 жыл бұрын
Too bad I had to learn on my own. No tuners no KZbin no nothing. Had to learn how to change strings cutting the crap out of myself and blisters!! Omg the bleeding 🩸
@splash5150izy3 жыл бұрын
@@precisionbrown6829 .. That's all part of learning blisters- callus- sore or tired wrist- aching fingers- hand nearly locking up the lot, there's exercises for all that, also the old pain no gain comes to mind also -
@steeevo01363 жыл бұрын
@@precisionbrown6829 I've been learning guitar for a while now (hell, does anyone ever stop learning ?). I developed callouses of course, but never got any blisters and certainly never cut myself. Am I doing something wrong ??
@robertcronin66033 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@gtsipejr4 жыл бұрын
I think Lightnin didn't get enough credit for his vocals too.
@vestibulate3 жыл бұрын
GT Sipe The man had a wonderful voice, so dark and expressive.
@jaredcraver38983 жыл бұрын
Kind of like jimi hendrix in that respect
@clevelee91923 жыл бұрын
What up lights is a bad I sure like him
@clevelee91923 жыл бұрын
What up lights is a bad I sure like him
@JustVinnyBlues3 жыл бұрын
One of the truly great Blues voices. This is good quality sound, a lot of his recordings were not so great on the vocals. And when R&B came along, producers would speed up his tracks a bit and add backing tracks and sell the records as R&B records. So his voice is not as rich and thick as we hear in this video. Of course, concert stage, very high quality mic and sound system. His voice sounds better in this video than probably on any record I've heard.
@chocodiledundee13 жыл бұрын
Lightning Hopkins is one of the greatest ever , I am huge fan ❤️
@3340steve3 жыл бұрын
"Lightnin change when he want a change " ....the real folk blues....
@johnbuell80353 жыл бұрын
Is that a quote from somewhere? Did he say that? I was just going to comment that his changes all over the place
@johnbuell80353 жыл бұрын
@SI Thanks for the response. I played in the backing band for an old blues man from Mississippi via Chicago and the changes were all over the place. You’d get 11-bar blues and 13-bar blues and enough 12-bars to keep you wondering if it was you that had lost it. The band got very good at listening. I think when people play on their own they don’t have the strict requirement to follow changes properly, and they also don’t have other players to keep them honest - it’s difficult to miss when you hear the bass player walking up to the IV chord, or the drummer playing a fill on the turnaround. Even Eric Clapton dropped the beat on one video where he’s playing acoustic on his own and singing - he played a bar with 5 beats and hit the IV chord a beat late.
@bluestogreen16934 жыл бұрын
How many guitar players in the house? 2020
@bluestogreen16934 жыл бұрын
You can hear Stevie Ray Vaughan in dis man hard!;)
@scottmaggard65614 жыл бұрын
I can't play I just beat em up
@tubemagpie4 жыл бұрын
@@bluestogreen1693 Surely it's the other way a round... you hear LH in the playing of SRV.
@hubeysinger4 жыл бұрын
Lightnin' was my very first influence to play acoustic guitar and later to singin' the blues, I am a man of 67 years, from Holland in Europe, still playing this music with a lot of passion and it will last forever, love this man with great respect, Sam Lightnin' Hopkins is my true roots to the blues. ***
@eriknystrom58393 жыл бұрын
I’m an amateur violinist, 73 yo, mostly playing classical stuff, but I really love this kind of music as well.
@Mikino19763 жыл бұрын
His riffs are smooth and flawless. Listen to what he does with the dynamics too
@ceadachrua Жыл бұрын
Agreed. Truly one of the all time greats. Hopkins was the undisputed master of the “country style” of blues; raw yet refined, a master guitarist, an impeccable singer, a genius for presentation and prolific songwriter. The roots of his music harken back to the traditional music of west Africa, yet his individual influence is still palpable, as new generations rediscover his powerful music.
@aquadan0054 күн бұрын
It kills me that musicians such as Lightnin' got treated like crap back in the day ! Bless you Lightnin Hopkins !!!!
@johnc34034 жыл бұрын
Lord have mercy... Samuel John Lightnin' Hopkins, 1912-1982 and very sadly missed.
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
Oh but he's still here. Is he ever.
@annbugbee56233 жыл бұрын
@@4orrcountry Yes he is,Walter B.Memphis.
@jeannetteduette67043 жыл бұрын
Now that hair is laid! Looking good lightnin!
@rufusthompson30553 жыл бұрын
OMG!! WHO are these people clicking "thumbs down" on this genius music? If you don't know anything about the blues,just know that EVERYTHING YOU LISTEN TO TODAY started here!! Except for Mozart...
@bradhuskers3 жыл бұрын
No. You're wrong. Stop with your racist bullshit
@lowellcalavera60454 жыл бұрын
This is the true gold. Diamonds. Fresh air.
@rerite23 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of junk on KZbin but sometimes you find a gem.
@shaservАй бұрын
Here here!
@thebigchopvideomemoriescol80603 жыл бұрын
The sound quality is so good.... I'm in awe.
@IronPepito4 жыл бұрын
The definition of cool.
@bryanshirk68293 жыл бұрын
"Rubber on wheels is quicker than rubber on heels "...
@markkennard8613 ай бұрын
I was 2 y.o. here.. wasnt till 60 years later that i found him. Better late than never.
@billgonzales8978Ай бұрын
the blues had a baby?
@thatboyj98164 жыл бұрын
Just doesn't get better than that in blues playing. Leadbelly. Charley Patton. Lightning Hopkins.
@David53D3 жыл бұрын
I learned a lot of guitar by listening to Lightning back in the mid 60's.
@whitehair88243 жыл бұрын
This is a form of MAGICK. It looks simple but thats why it gets past your defences and work's on you subtly. The blues are a healer same with rock n roll
@thejawshop-AdventureRecording3 жыл бұрын
A man and his guitar, at a time when those licks were relatively new, and to think how many times since they have been copied.
@robertcronin66033 жыл бұрын
Yes! So true 🔥
@norms39133 жыл бұрын
Yea ppl like clapton and page and Robert cray
@johnwagner12593 жыл бұрын
That's real Texas 💯 Blues!
@christophergroman8694 жыл бұрын
he had such powerful soul and his guitar was singing it.
@catdaddy33023 жыл бұрын
Rings Starr first came to the USA to meet Lightnin’ Hopkins in the early 60s. I first saw him in Boulder, Colorado in 1972. He talked about squirrel hunting in Texas and making squirrel stew. The college kids laughed. I thought, “Where the Hell do they come from?”
@Vishangro3 жыл бұрын
Those squirrels have a nice nutty flavour.
@KITLEVEY3 жыл бұрын
This is definitely the real work being done by one of the very best. History and our souls smile upon his time with us and the priceless gift of recordings he left with us.
@deanmary19693 жыл бұрын
He came to Austin several times in early 70s put a Show on Every Time just his guitar and let The Blues Loose ! Goodness Gracious!
@paulpanamarenko3 жыл бұрын
How I think I sound around 2:00 a.m. half in the bag in my garage.
@dennislittle42793 жыл бұрын
Saw Lightnin' in Chicago about a year before he passed. At that time all the years of hard drinking had already taken a heavy toll but he still managed to put on an unforgettable show. The guy was the real deal.
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing. Poignant. What a treat to hear this man play. May God continue to bless Lightnin' Hopkins!
@BillBrandon3 жыл бұрын
Light in’ Hopkins was the first blues player I ever heard about, in 1963 when I was in high school. Great guitar, great stories.
@malcolmharley98263 жыл бұрын
The best of the best, saw him numerous times at the Ash Grove😎🤙
@eightyseveneightyfive62803 жыл бұрын
Very lucky, I wish I had a chance to see him
@c.s.mcleod73833 жыл бұрын
"Baby, please come and go." Hehe!
@davidwalker50543 жыл бұрын
Ol lightnin is so cool you could ice skate on him
@chrismc.44373 жыл бұрын
Dumb. Lol
@brianherrington72263 жыл бұрын
Had the privilege of seeing this legendary blues great in Sept 1977 at a small theater in Dallas Texas.
@bobsyeruncle48416 жыл бұрын
Coolest of the cool cats.
@stewartfenton76603 жыл бұрын
Yeah Daddyo I always thought so
@ryanishkonk34463 жыл бұрын
No doubt. His swagger is untouchable
@rhinohouse11616 жыл бұрын
How could anyone vote "No" after watching that? Magnifique! Bravo! My hero!
@iceWaterProductions13 жыл бұрын
Because their soulless ghouls.
@isjerryzkid3 жыл бұрын
Thank you truly. 💯❤️🤸🏻♀️🇺🇸🎶🌼🌸🎸👌
@OnewAll_3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for uploading this vid. The 2nd song especially just blows me away. "Less is more" style of guitar playin' and the man's voice cuts like a Ginsu
@greenmanalishi69633 ай бұрын
Less is more indeed
@peterk54084 жыл бұрын
Master of the art!!!! I am so lucky to have seen him in a small Montreal night club the Rising Sun...this was first live introduction to the blues...how lucky was I....he played a big ass hollowbody electric guitar that night...and just shook up the house...lucky me...
@JimMaisonneuve-ri9vg3 жыл бұрын
I was there also in the montreal club. I went to see him in the green room between the set, and he was sitting there with a 40 oz bottle of whisky. A great original artist with his sound.
@neilsthepoet3 жыл бұрын
Peter K 👍
@ralphwhittemore50413 жыл бұрын
Indeed lucky you 👍
3 жыл бұрын
@@neilsthepoet you’re lucky. I saw John Lee Hooker at that place corner of St Urbain and Ste Catherine also saw Buddy Guy and Mick Taylor on St.Denis st at ? I was lucky to see Pine top Perkins (one of Muddy s piano players) at the Jazz Fest in the early 80s and Honey Boy Edwards also at the Jazz fest at the time he was the only delta blues guitarist left from the early 30s. I believe he was on the road with Robert Johnson in 1937 when Robert was poisoned and later died. Tragic stories in the blues. Lots of them.
@chevreherd3 жыл бұрын
I hope the Montreal audience was a bit more lively than this one shown in the front row lol
@rbarborist3 жыл бұрын
Pioneer of original blues and fly guitar, he rocks! His voice moves my primal soul! There's a reason he's called Lightening Hopkins. Inspired when I hear him play! He hangs an extra beat on the I before he goes to the IV and sometimes cuts a beat when he hits the V turnaround. Traditional blues style. Master bluesman. Thank you Lightening for the blues enlightening.
@harringtonbenton3344 жыл бұрын
It's like Magic when he plays!
@johnlysic67274 жыл бұрын
Damn fine playing - this Dude is the definition of Cool Azz M____rf____r
@mikerawls96193 жыл бұрын
Once again I stumble into something incredible. Thanks u tube.
@leswagstaff49086 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Lightnin ...
@camcamwatt3 жыл бұрын
G'day from Melbourne Australia - this is helping me KICK the LOCKDOWN Blues!!
@caniican3 жыл бұрын
Me too..BIG TIME MEDICINE FOR OUR SOULS... what an absolutely incredible performance, absolutely mind-blowing.. cheers from Las Vegas USA
@broncodude62993 жыл бұрын
Good medicine for those lockdown blues 👍
@4tinfaces3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Melbourne-Palo Alto, CA here-I was in Melbourne in 2018 and 2019. What a city. I’ve seen a quite lot of AU. What great people. I’m wishing you the very best.
@JuniorFarquar3 жыл бұрын
Fight, brother, fight! Tyranny MUST be defeated!! Socialism is Satanic. The Non-secular looking for to produce their own selfish Utopia apart from God. No regard for life and everyone is pigeonholed by their skin color/religion. So intolerant...it would be laughable if it were not so hypocritically pathetic in their views lockstep with the crowd...just like jr high. It's the same aholes who were obnoxious and student "leaders" in high school . Pseudo power and popularity morphs into an ugly greedy life-hating adult Karen and Biff. F em all. Conservatives don't cater nor think in such primitive ways. Err on the side of Life. Good luck. Bust one of those fkrs in the nose then twist his trachea. It'll say it's sorry quickly. WWG1WGA
@robertbarrett62673 жыл бұрын
If this was 60 yrs ago someone would have written "Lockdown Blues". ....in b flat.
@Blackgrass13 жыл бұрын
My hero back in the days.
@aarongaynor20023 жыл бұрын
We have this man to thanks for stevie ray vaughans song scuttle buttin !!!
@hilmarwensorra12152 жыл бұрын
In very loving memory of Mr. Sam Hopkins (1912-1982 R.I.P. // gone but not forgotten).
@norms39133 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing a Jimmy page interview Jimmy page mentioned his name and love his style of the blues
@bluespreacher774 жыл бұрын
I believe this was filmed during the American Folk Blues Festival Series in Europe. American Folk Blues Festival was a music festival that toured Europe as an annual event for several years beginning in 1962. It introduced audiences in Europe, including the UK, to leading blues performers of the day such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson, most of whom had never previously performed outside the US. The tours attracted substantial media coverage, including TV shows, and contributed to the growth of the audience for blues music in Europe. (From Wikipedia)
@supermabel13 жыл бұрын
Yes, at Manchester, UK.
@bigjoe89223 жыл бұрын
Art for the. Ears a master and a masterpiece
@marshhawk17183 жыл бұрын
Great video❤
@KiltedCreatureWNC3 жыл бұрын
I got to see Lightin' at a small small club in Deland, FL, around 1999, we were invited to sit with his family who all lived in Deland. He and the family were so very nice and fun, and Lightnin' put on an excellent show!!
@mohamedtlass38423 жыл бұрын
That’s impossible he died in 1982
@KiltedCreatureWNC3 жыл бұрын
@@mohamedtlass3842 my bad, I was thinking of Clarence Gatemouth Brown
@annbugbee56233 жыл бұрын
Wow,excellant,Whew he is guick and very Precise, He knew the Blues,and l Love WHAT AND how he sang and played,Nothing but the BLUES,Great upload,Walter B.Memphis. 🌠🌎💯
@rooseveltdavis95593 жыл бұрын
In the late 70's,when I were a child,my father had a lot of lightnin' hopkins 8-track tapes. I remember the tapes very vividly. 16-greatest hits, original folk blues-A legend in his own time, lightning hopkins sings the blues and some others. Great memories of my childhood.
@aleksandardjukic64763 жыл бұрын
Never blues man couldnot be like him. RIP LH. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸♣️❤️♠️♦️♣️👿😇✌️
@precisionbrown68293 жыл бұрын
Hey speak for yourself lol
@pmoney36883 жыл бұрын
That just blew my mind!
@afvet50753 жыл бұрын
My dad took all of his kids to visit Mr. And Mrs Ditta almost every Sunday. My dad would drink beer with Mr. Ditta all day and bullshit. Norman was the butcher and there was an aparrment above Dittas Market where my buddy Jr. and his family lived. Lightning Hopkins used to come over and go in his store and play outside sometimes. That store was in the 9th Ward in Houston, Texas. Great memories going there all the time.
@kennethneilrubenstein10753 жыл бұрын
This man was one of my earliest guitar heroes....I effin worshipped LH. Thanks so much for this...
@audiophileman7047 Жыл бұрын
Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins was one of the greatest bluesmen of all time. 👍👍👍👍👍
@TerryNails3 жыл бұрын
Some of these old cats didn't restrict themselves to keeping the four-bar structure going with any regularity. Great stuff! First time I saw him was in San Francisco in 68 and he looked a hell of a lot older than he does in this video..
@BernieHollandMusic3 жыл бұрын
Yeah ! I know what you mean - 11 bar, 12 bar, 13 bar blues ? Go with what feels right ! It's like the 'irregularity' gives it character
@sandnfoam98453 жыл бұрын
@@BernieHollandMusic this is my humble attempt kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3PHmaGfeqejhsk
@deadeven77123 жыл бұрын
@@BernieHollandMusic Right! I was thinking the same on the song structures. I'd have hated to have to do a "walk in and play" gig with him. Reminds me of a Howlin Wolf interview I saw where he said BB King play blues for them white folks. I think that's what he was referring to. That nice boxed structure. Some of it drags, some of it feels rushed. It's hard to explain to a non musician. Lol..
@deadeven77123 жыл бұрын
@@sandnfoam9845 Great playing! The language translation made it different for sure!
@ianwerden56013 жыл бұрын
An aside, that's a really cool early sonor drumkit.
@kearneydillon48033 жыл бұрын
Damn it!! I was gonna say that!!!! I have 2 early Sonor kits (not quite as old, probably circa 1970-72) both made from beechwood. So nice and warm sounding. I have a 3-ply Ludwig maple kit that I bought as individual drums and it doesnt sound better than the Sonors. Just as good but not better. Thats how good Sonor drums are, they sound as good as the best drums ever made. (To my ears)
@kregscott67503 жыл бұрын
Sweet sound to my soul, thanks man for the memories.
@murattaner73843 жыл бұрын
I am so lucky The very first blues I ever heard 53 years ago was an incredible version of Guitar Lightnin' with him on electric,el.bass, drums AND harmonica. Cant find it today .Can anybody help.?PLS:PLS :))))
@johnirving54063 жыл бұрын
I believe this is at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. I was in the balcony.
@Gribbo99993 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same myself. I was in the balcony too. That Blues Train tour went quite few places so not exactly sure thid was recorded the FTH. Amazing time, all us kids real experts on American blues music of these old-timers. And here I am more than half a century later still listening to these blues greats who now, miraculously, look so young!
@johnirving54063 жыл бұрын
@@Gribbo9999 The audience behind Hopkins give it away as the FTH. A strange place from which to view a show. Saw the Wolf and Sugar Pie from those seats. A better view than the front row stalls though.
@eightyseveneightyfive62803 жыл бұрын
How long did he play? Was this the whole set?
@johnirving54063 жыл бұрын
@@eightyseveneightyfive6280 Probably no more than 20 minutes. He was on a package show with lots of other artists
@eightyseveneightyfive62803 жыл бұрын
@@johnirving5406 That’s amazing you got to see him. I am fascinated by his music
@user-hy9jh9rt8g3 жыл бұрын
Great bluesmen!!!
@neilsthepoet3 жыл бұрын
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit ! Thank you Big G for givin us Lightnin Tears that wash away fears ..... stay humble
@MR.HandyANDY3 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Thanks.
@SaintedSons3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! #legend #blues🎸
@johnc34034 жыл бұрын
'86 I think it was when I first heard this guy. My first proper album too, Autobiography in blues. I learned how to play every song on that album and 30+ years later I still love him. He, for me, is the King of texas/country blues... the voiceings on the guitar and his vocals... just the best
@derekgoins65473 жыл бұрын
What about just the blues period who do you think is the king? Me? I say it's split three ways between him robert johnson and albert king.
@theherbpuffer2 жыл бұрын
@@derekgoins6547 I've been sitting here for five minutes trying to come up with my top 3 bluesmen lol But I think that's just impossible, there's too many great ones. Today I'll go with Lightnin, Buddy Guy, and Rory Gallagher. I personally prefer electric blues but Lightnins style of finger picking is undeniable.
@malcolmharley98263 жыл бұрын
Rubber on wheels is faster than rubber on heels, but I caught her anyway
@fender4brad3 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a gem! Great post, thanks! That is how it’s done!
@anilchitnis36373 жыл бұрын
Awesome blues man! Classic blues lines from the master
@caniican3 жыл бұрын
Had a lot of time to play practice listen watch Etc during the pandemic the last 7 months. I've grown physically and mentally because I've used the time wisely and efficiently. I've had fun studying Blues swing rockabilly particularly loving Stevie Ray Vaughan for many years and have perfected that as much as one could honestly not being Stevie Ray of course. But his influences are so strong from many but particularly Lightnin Hopkins and to watch this it all makes sense now why certain people play the way that they do. It's so simple but so impossible to do right unless it's in your soul like this man. God bless you lightning love you. Mind blowing performance! :-)
@mrDCunningham3 жыл бұрын
I am seeing SRVs pride and joy stuff for sure
@SpinBikerRepair3 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@jeffclayton17403 жыл бұрын
Lightnin Hopkins a legend in the Blues
@precisionbrown68293 жыл бұрын
Thank god for KZbin TV
@randyfletcher30843 жыл бұрын
The year I was born I love it listen to this lady's
@uploadvideeos3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for introducing these artist. I love blues music but, was unfamiliar with some of these artist. Thank you for opening this door.
@mauriciocastro75056 жыл бұрын
This is so good.
@dominiquelimoges83293 жыл бұрын
3 accords mais quelle voix, quel son, quel groove ! Indémodable.
@danwilliams96063 жыл бұрын
This vid is almost beyond belief. Here is Lightnin’ in his early forties looking almost juvenile and wearing what looks like a full tux, bitchin’ shades, one hell of a fine process, audience of white stiffs suckin’ it all up - 1964 ... wow and double wow! How good can it get? Lightnin’ was an absolute master of the blues and a natural genius of the human scene. His “Santa” is my all time favorite Christmas song - so ripe with un-Christmasy irony. Lightnin’s guitar work here is amazing, but what makes this vid special for me are the unintended and totally over the top overtones of race and class. Really, really special in the finest sense of the word.
@JakobSeidl3 жыл бұрын
He was 52 here
@WillyMcCoy503 жыл бұрын
Self loathing anti-white bigot extolling anti-Christian sentiments. Lightning Hopkins would be laughing his ass off.
@sciexp3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this.
@broncodude62993 жыл бұрын
We just don’t have anyone like Lightin’ these days. Dressed up, smoooth as they get. And that style, oh that style 😊
@davidsaints13 жыл бұрын
Que suerte los que vieron a este hombre en vivo y directo
@PBLongfoot3 жыл бұрын
Those who've given this a thumbs down must have no clue about the blues. ✌❤🎸
@bradhuskers3 жыл бұрын
He's ok. But Tommy Emmanuel destroys him.
@williestrandberg55303 жыл бұрын
More awesome blues
@Blayze10174 жыл бұрын
A Real blues player
@stevehurl2983 жыл бұрын
God bless him, his music didn't change much thru the years, but it didn't have to. He had it down in his 1947 recordings, and kept it up perfectly until he passed.
@misterjimi3 жыл бұрын
Probably his best ever performance. He didn’t just Coast on these two tunes.
@robinmorris54163 жыл бұрын
The man is just slick as glass! Wish I were half as cool😁
@SPayne-vn5od3 жыл бұрын
Different instrument but Earl "Fatha" Hines was an awesome blues player too. Him and bluesmen like Mr. Hopkins were connected to the earliest forms of the true American music.
@leewaltonredball3 жыл бұрын
Crowd not even foot tapping wtf... Lightning killin it though
@jeannetteduette67043 жыл бұрын
I like listening to blues in a small venue. It is more intimate that way. This is the kind of music you close your eyes to and listen. This is not rock and role!
@billybigtime28083 жыл бұрын
Absolute definition of cool
@jimmyb47283 жыл бұрын
If it wasn't for musicians like Lightnin Hopkins we would have never had groups like Led Zeppelin or the Yardbirds or Aerosmith. Thank God for the Blues.
@74dartman133 жыл бұрын
I don't know how the people in the audience could sit still! That was awesome!👍😎🎸🎶
@roybean71663 жыл бұрын
74dart man, that's how people listened to concerts in those days. Sat quietly, concentrate on music, clap afterwards. And it was good that way.
@74dartman133 жыл бұрын
@@roybean7166 ya, I know it was different times. Seems strange, though.🙂
@roybean71663 жыл бұрын
@@74dartman13 64 was actually before my time. But I remember going to see a heavy rock blues type band, Hendrix style , about 1970, I was still in high school. Audience Sat still, just swayed heads from side to side.
@74dartman133 жыл бұрын
@@roybean7166 ya I was just 5 back then and didn't go to any concerts until the late 70's. Times have changed!🙂