Sam "Lightnin'" Hopkins was one of the greatest bluesmen of all time. 👍👍👍👍👍
@derekscott93743 жыл бұрын
I saw him get buried at Lawndale cemetery in Houston. Albert Collins (his nephew) was there in a white tux...
@dukecity76882 ай бұрын
That's an amazing honor. Thank you for sharing this.
@raystevens3527Ай бұрын
I learned something new today,I never knew they were related,two of the greatest Bluesmen of all time in the same family!!
@tomneff7030Ай бұрын
Saw him in Denver. His wife told me it was his birthday. So I bought him a drink.,(1972,).
@victorevans2996Ай бұрын
I got to see Albert.
@Bob-d5j9 күн бұрын
Saw Lightnin in Houston in 1978. Gatemouth Brown was the opening act. What a show!
@leroyholm90754 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
@sandnfoam98453 жыл бұрын
@@AB-fw6qp I saw James Brown @ Olimpya in Paris 1966 ,... not so sure
@hilmarwensorra12152 жыл бұрын
In very loving memory of Mr. Sam Hopkins (1912-1982 R.I.P. // gone but not forgotten).
@afvet50754 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.
@rufusthompson30554 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...
@bradhuskers4 жыл бұрын
No. You're wrong. Stop with your racist bullshit
@gordonely35912 ай бұрын
And Arcangelo Corelli had no influence on these artists❓️ Oboyoboyoboyoboyoboyoboyoboy
@AbeFroman-zx5hsАй бұрын
Their problem. I would argue it started with the delta blues and gospel (Eg S Rosetta Tharpe). Lightening one of many favorites of mine.
@theseustooАй бұрын
Well... and Beethoven... and Bach... and Rossini... and... and... 😕
@AbeFroman-zx5hsАй бұрын
@@theseustoo wrong. Reread his comment.
@aquadan0053 ай бұрын
It kills me that musicians such as Lightnin' got treated like crap back in the day ! Bless you Lightnin Hopkins !!!!
@jimdep654229 күн бұрын
It looks like he got a very nice reception here.
@cm6string28 күн бұрын
How so?
@rogerdodrill473318 күн бұрын
They applaud bigly@@cm6string
@Paulscottrock4 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 .
@splash5150izy4 жыл бұрын
And the audience just going crazy is what I noticed, I'm impressed bout that, Great comment PaulScott Rock -
@precisionbrown68294 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 🩸
@splash5150izy4 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 -
@steeevo01364 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 ??
@robertcronin66034 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@brettdavidАй бұрын
First time I heard this, I listen and I hear immediate influences on Jimmi Hendrix, John Mayall, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rory Gallagher and Eric Clapton and so many current and past great blues and rock musicians (Guitarists) - we owe a lot to this man mighty LIGHTNING and his visionary, now legendary roots - as a blues and rock guitarist - such a clean and thoughtful and honest purveyor of his craft - thank god for the Internet of Things where we can all share this and so much more.
@ednaatluxton4918Ай бұрын
Those rock stars were influenced by the earlier blues musicians. Especially British rock bands like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones who took their name from a blues song and were huge Muddy Waters fans.
@LBNLDC1Ай бұрын
Big influence on fellow Texan Johnny Winter
@fatroberto30122 күн бұрын
@@ednaatluxton4918 The Muddy Waters track was Rollin' Stone and Brian Jones first named them the Rollin' Stones. They changed the name to Rolling Stones a few weeks later.
@jonnimbus5671Ай бұрын
That’s priceless! Talk about the roots of Rock n Roll. God bless Lightnin’ ,he paved the way for so many without them knowing it! What music in the last 60 years.
@ACOUSTIC_4LOVE4 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 🇺🇸
@joeroganjosh93334 жыл бұрын
Well put. Deadly speed and accuracy with sudden, seeming vast empty spaces.
@tomsiravo4 жыл бұрын
It is the space between the notes that creates the music!
@angelvarona63344 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…
@matthewblanchard9301Ай бұрын
When I was 17yrs. old I saw Lightnin' and Son House perform together at The Red Barn in Belchertown, MA back in 1971, AMAZING! ....................🕶️🕶️ R.I.P. 🙏🙏
@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 :).
@ConorAnaconda Жыл бұрын
Spot on
@Don-916SP7 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.
@shaserv5 ай бұрын
It beyond respectable. I don’t know what you mean, not meant to be respectable.
@shaserv4 ай бұрын
It never died out.
@dennislittle42794 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.
@chocodiledundee14 жыл бұрын
Lightning Hopkins is one of the greatest ever , I am huge fan ❤️
@timmotel5804Ай бұрын
2024: WoW. Excellent. I've known his name most of my life, but never heard or saw him. This is wonderful. Thanks for posting wonderful performances like this.
@EVEROSFP128 күн бұрын
I know a little about Lightning, but to me, his attitude,music, and appearance are the blues itself ...
@aaronpaterson16154 жыл бұрын
Another great Texas artist, he's the guy who accurately said, "Country Music ain't nothin' but White Man Blues.."
@gwattsrealestate4 жыл бұрын
Texas Blues- SRV
@erikkibler3466Ай бұрын
Appalachia blues
@David53D4 жыл бұрын
I learned a lot of guitar by listening to Lightning back in the mid 60's.
@lowellcalavera60454 жыл бұрын
This is the true gold. Diamonds. Fresh air.
@jamesmonahanmusicАй бұрын
Holy-smoke, what a beautiful performance. 😊
@Mikino19764 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.
@brianherrington72264 жыл бұрын
Had the privilege of seeing this legendary blues great in Sept 1977 at a small theater in Dallas Texas.
@stevedrake652927 күн бұрын
?? What was the name of the club??
@brianherrington722627 күн бұрын
@ It was at the Granada Theater in Dallas Tx. Still there having shows on Lower Greenville Ave.
@stevedrake652927 күн бұрын
@ been there several times!
@KITLEVEY4 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.
@ednaatluxton4918Ай бұрын
These old blues stars were the inspiration for classic rock bands like Zeppelin,The Stones, Hendrix,Janis Joplin and more. Thanks to those rock stars these blues singers became real famous when their careers were in clubs, driving in old buses etc. They thanked them
@deanmary19694 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!
@BillBrandon4 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.
@4orrcountry4 жыл бұрын
Mesmerizing. Poignant. What a treat to hear this man play. May God continue to bless Lightnin' Hopkins!
@kennethneilrubenstein10754 жыл бұрын
This man was one of my earliest guitar heroes....I effin worshipped LH. Thanks so much for this...
@annbugbee56234 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. 🌠🌎💯
@davidwalker5054Ай бұрын
its open to debate if ole lightnin was the greatest bluesman ever whats not open to debate and is just a stone cold fact is he was the coolest mutha to grace this planet
@sammominksАй бұрын
I’m not gonna argue with that
@winky_catАй бұрын
No, it's not.
@rbarborist4 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.
@OnewAll_4 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
@greenmanalishi69637 ай бұрын
Less is more indeed
@kevinbeasley2302Ай бұрын
Great singer and a great guitarist. Truly a Blues Master!
@rooseveltdavis95594 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.
@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)
@supermabel14 жыл бұрын
Yes, at Manchester, UK.
@mikerawls96194 жыл бұрын
Once again I stumble into something incredible. Thanks u tube.
@thomashugus56862 ай бұрын
Very pleasing to my ear. I love the blues guitar! He is incredible!
@3340steve4 жыл бұрын
"Lightnin change when he want a change " ....the real folk blues....
@johnbuell80354 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.
@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-ri9vg4 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.
@neilsthepoet4 жыл бұрын
Peter K 👍
@ralphwhittemore50414 жыл бұрын
Indeed lucky you 👍
4 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.
@chevreherd4 жыл бұрын
I hope the Montreal audience was a bit more lively than this one shown in the front row lol
@johnc34035 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.
@annbugbee56234 жыл бұрын
@@4orrcountry Yes he is,Walter B.Memphis.
@jeannetteduette67044 жыл бұрын
Now that hair is laid! Looking good lightnin!
@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. ***
@eriknystrom58394 жыл бұрын
I’m an amateur violinist, 73 yo, mostly playing classical stuff, but I really love this kind of music as well.
@rhinohouse11616 жыл бұрын
How could anyone vote "No" after watching that? Magnifique! Bravo! My hero!
@iceWaterProductions14 жыл бұрын
Because their soulless ghouls.
@kregscott67504 жыл бұрын
Sweet sound to my soul, thanks man for the memories.
@uploadvideeos4 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.
@malcolmharley98264 жыл бұрын
The best of the best, saw him numerous times at the Ash Grove😎🤙
@eightyseveneightyfive62804 жыл бұрын
Very lucky, I wish I had a chance to see him
@samirmokdad6459Ай бұрын
Definetly Lightning Hopkins is the king of blues. May his soul rest in peace. Stockholm - Sweden.
@markkennard8616 ай бұрын
I was 2 y.o. here.. wasnt till 60 years later that i found him. Better late than never.
@billgonzales89784 ай бұрын
the blues had a baby?
@camcamwatt4 жыл бұрын
G'day from Melbourne Australia - this is helping me KICK the LOCKDOWN Blues!!
@caniican4 жыл бұрын
Me too..BIG TIME MEDICINE FOR OUR SOULS... what an absolutely incredible performance, absolutely mind-blowing.. cheers from Las Vegas USA
@broncodude62994 жыл бұрын
Good medicine for those lockdown blues 👍
@4tinfaces4 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.
@JoeandAngie4 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
@robertbarrett62674 жыл бұрын
If this was 60 yrs ago someone would have written "Lockdown Blues". ....in b flat.
@anilchitnis36374 жыл бұрын
Awesome blues man! Classic blues lines from the master
@christophergroman8694 жыл бұрын
he had such powerful soul and his guitar was singing it.
@gtsipejr4 жыл бұрын
I think Lightnin didn't get enough credit for his vocals too.
@vestibulate4 жыл бұрын
GT Sipe The man had a wonderful voice, so dark and expressive.
@jaredcraver38984 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.
@caniican4 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! :-)
@mrDCunningham4 жыл бұрын
I am seeing SRVs pride and joy stuff for sure
@isjerryzkid4 жыл бұрын
Thank you truly. 💯❤️🤸🏻♀️🇺🇸🎶🌼🌸🎸👌
@fender4brad4 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a gem! Great post, thanks! That is how it’s done!
@anilchitnis363720 күн бұрын
Incredible blues guitar player! Mind blowing
@johnc34035 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
@derekgoins65474 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.
@theherbpuffer3 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.
@WarrenFloyd-xr2jsАй бұрын
I was born way too late 1963, i play blues harmonica,and love it no stage fright ever 😎👍🎶🎵
@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
@norms39134 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing a Jimmy page interview Jimmy page mentioned his name and love his style of the blues
@rerite23 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of junk on KZbin but sometimes you find a gem.
@shaserv5 ай бұрын
Here here!
@catdaddy33024 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?”
@Vishangro4 жыл бұрын
Those squirrels have a nice nutty flavour.
@rogerdodrill473318 күн бұрын
Mostly back east, not many local kids in boulder
@pmoney36884 жыл бұрын
That just blew my mind!
@MusselcheeАй бұрын
"...no buttons to push. No bells to ring." Just mind, fingers, fretboard and a story to sing of desire 'n' heart break.
@IronPepito4 жыл бұрын
The definition of cool.
@michaeljoedeal86868 күн бұрын
Wow that was some great playing and singing! In tune! :)
@fordsrestorations970Ай бұрын
SHOCKING ! 😮 this is one of the greatest original bluesman at work .😎
@Mdubdubs6 жыл бұрын
Esto es el Blues. One of the best there ever was. Thanks for sharing hombre.
@bigjoe89224 жыл бұрын
Art for the. Ears a master and a masterpiece
@arnaldotazzegheti63267 ай бұрын
6:55 one of the coolest blues piece ever
@stevetrivago Жыл бұрын
Gold 🙏🏼🫡 Thank you….
@leswagstaff49086 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Lightnin ...
@MrFrogman54Ай бұрын
Goosebumps,,,,,, thanks for posting
@thebigchopvideomemoriescol80604 жыл бұрын
The sound quality is so good.... I'm in awe.
@pawelpap9Ай бұрын
Do you realize they had electricity in 1964?
@thebigchopvideomemoriescol8060Ай бұрын
@@pawelpap9 you’re a 🤡. There’s a microphone in front of an amplifier. That’s some garage band type shit. These days you’re paying a crew of sound engineers to get “the right sound”. Lightnin’ Hopkins was so good he makes this set up sound this good. So yeah you ding dong, electricity in 1962 and I’ll say it again…I’m in awe.
@randyfletcher30844 жыл бұрын
The year I was born I love it listen to this lady's
@Blackgrass14 жыл бұрын
My hero back in the days.
@commontater8630Ай бұрын
I haven't listened to Lightnin' in ages. This is so great!
@c.s.mcleod73834 жыл бұрын
"Baby, please come and go." Hehe!
@neilsthepoet4 жыл бұрын
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit ! Thank you Big G for givin us Lightnin Tears that wash away fears ..... stay humble
@davegrabowski612324 күн бұрын
I learned of him young from my Dad and uncles listening and drinking sessions. I got hooked. I had more than they did eventually I bought so much. But they had vinyl
@harringtonbenton3344 жыл бұрын
It's like Magic when he plays!
@whitehair88244 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
@HazelS71 Жыл бұрын
what an absolute legend 🎸
@timpohlman3508Ай бұрын
One of the best!!!!
@johnlysic67275 жыл бұрын
Damn fine playing - this Dude is the definition of Cool Azz M____rf____r
@sciexp4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this.
@johnwagner12594 жыл бұрын
That's real Texas 💯 Blues!
@davidsaints14 жыл бұрын
Que suerte los que vieron a este hombre en vivo y directo
@dwartfarquart959014 күн бұрын
So good. One of my all time favorites.
@TerryNails4 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..
@BernieHollandMusic4 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
@sandnfoam98454 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!
@mauriciocastro75056 жыл бұрын
This is so good.
@thejawshop-AdventureRecording4 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.
@robertcronin66034 жыл бұрын
Yes! So true 🔥
@norms39134 жыл бұрын
Yea ppl like clapton and page and Robert cray
@dl242ti2 ай бұрын
For me It is more like I am thankful to him for teaching me these riffs. Making me a better player.😎
@thatboyj98164 жыл бұрын
Just doesn't get better than that in blues playing. Leadbelly. Charley Patton. Lightning Hopkins.
@SaintedSons4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff! #legend #blues🎸
@torrencetownsend4425 Жыл бұрын
A master of his craft!
@bryanshirk68294 жыл бұрын
"Rubber on wheels is quicker than rubber on heels "...
@SandiBotum4 жыл бұрын
Will never be equaled, a true Master
@ricardojasso.sr.4020Ай бұрын
Thank you for all the people who put this on video so as all persons can see all now past on music maker's me i am sn oldtexasboy.
@bobsyeruncle48416 жыл бұрын
Coolest of the cool cats.
@stewartfenton76604 жыл бұрын
Yeah Daddyo I always thought so
@ryanishkonk34464 жыл бұрын
No doubt. His swagger is untouchable
@broncodude62994 жыл бұрын
We just don’t have anyone like Lightin’ these days. Dressed up, smoooth as they get. And that style, oh that style 😊