John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs - I'm Leaving (The Beat Room, Oct 05, 1964)

[@bluffem]

Hooker's face says it all. The band has found the groove, and they are jamming.

[@astrid4532]

The father of true roots blues, second to none. Pure talent, pure gift. Absolutely brilliant, timeless and awesome. I never get tired of listening to his stories and music. So inspiring.

[@bassmeisterful]

If r&r had so many godfathers, how come it turned out so BAD!

[@lettherebemorelight]

@bassmeisterful nobody blames your grandfather for how you turned out

[@andrefalksmen1264]

​@bassmeisterful they pushed all the blacks out of rock and roll. Then all the black artists became plants who simply sang/rapped degenerate nonsense written for them by certain folk.

[@alanpatterson4418]

How important was Tony McPhee and the Groundhogs to British blues/rock music. Unsung heroes. And JLH obviously.

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

Why is he never spoken about in the same regard as Clapton, page, Hendrix, etc?! A mystery…unlike clapton and page, Tony McPhee was the real deal….

[@kekotorres3700]

@@trefwoordpunk2225 RIP TS!!!

[@TheGurner1]

TS - the British Hendrix

[@geoffreypiltz271]

I have always thought Tony's own material was much more original in sound than the other guitarists mentioned above.

[@zagozago9893]

What a fierce riff.

[@sethorear8658]

Oh absolutely. He just beats it to death, too. Tony would do that quite well a few years later with “Cherry Red”

[@TheGurner1]

My fave one chord boogie of all time - Hooker the boss

[@Paidwellington]

One of The Godfather’s of rock n roll!

[@devonmoors]

Mid sixties UK when’Mods’ were the rage and Blues music was ’in’

[@macarius8802]

Timeless soul right there. John Lee is next to none.

[@MidnightStorm4990]

Bruh even the cook is dancing lol 1:23

[@stacyblue1980]

I would've been standing at there crying. Just in awe. Crying. 🙏🌹

[@clarapennington2959]

My fave blues singer x

[@SifetFelic]

John Lee Hooker is the Best...

[@lewismyers4790]

his style and voice strikes nerves❤

[@mojojeinxs9960]

Shivers my timbers his voice dose.

[@blossomhicks8774]

This is truly for black folks

[@stewartfenton7660]

@@blossomhicks8774 but it's white folks that like it nowadays.

[@lewismyers4790]

Hell,Makes me want to drank

[@gratefuldead3750]

When Blues came to Britain in 64, very interesting.

[@davidfogarty2220]

Christ that was so good. Interesting to see a couple of middle aged blokes, getting down with the groove.

[@bea3409]

Straordinario

[@Jerry-wi2iz]

How many songs can you listen to so many times I don't get old

[@AntiqueCarsRCool]

Nobody like Johnny Lee. Man this guy could make you shiver, shake, cry, laugh.... whatever he wanted you to feel, you felt it. And if you don't, you gots no soul.

[@smkh2890]

I bought the Groundhogs at the time, but i didn't know about the JL Hooker connection. One of the first 3-piece British blues bands.

[@tonyoriordan5420]

Don't know why but this base line sends me into a trance. Love it 😁

[@rexstetson1717]

My favorite part of this song is the bass player pushing his cabinet too hard and getting that wonderful distortion. ❤️

[@relic69]

Definitely my top five. No wonder I've followed the Ground hogs. Such a slow perfect beat. Must wonder how those that understood the groove are doing now, compared to those without a clue. Huzzah to BBC for preserving such a masterpiece.

[@natmartens591]

The best blues singer for me 😁

[@supermamamaxi]

Wow! I always knew that the Groundhogs had backed John Lee up in Europe. Didn't realize there was footage of the event and goooood footage as well. Cheers!

[@santiagosanchezblanco9430]

Mighty and fighty.True roots.Giant of blues.

[@gergg]

The Hook is the greatest of the G.O.A.T.s

[@relic69]

After very much thought, this has made my TOP TEN.

[@relic69]

BTW, Beat Room rules

[@hopebgood]

This just sounds good 😀

[@eddieroberts6975]

John Lee is one cool dude man! 😎🤩

[@stevemoore7431]

The Master at work....Pure RnB sounds 🔥 👌 🙌..so cool & cooler than ice!! 😎 SX

[@smkh2890]

Great voice ! and a rather well-dressed audience!

[@howardkoor9365]

Great song. And the whole scene!

[@kempini]

Tony McPhee had a great blues singing voice too, not dissimilar to Hooker’s.

[@JohnRankin1943]

Great music as usual, but WTF did they get that audience from. lmao

[@bluffem]

Mid 60s London mate, people will still learning how to be cool.

[@robertcapewell2788]

John Lee, IS THE BLUES.

[@ninobrown8931]

The original rockNroll Muzik💣TheBlu'zzzz🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@heahikaaotearoa3048]

Groundhogs and J L Hooker... Good combination for the British/USA blues.

[@TonyPlato-t1d]

The band are surprisingly great!

[@danaltmire]

The music was awesome. The crowd was in their own groove. I just started laughing seeing them 'dancing," Especially the ones who were slow dancing. LMAO

[@martyhopkirk6826]

And the one who sneaked out from the kitchen to join in the fun! 😀RIP Tony McPhee.

[@davidfogarty2220]

@@martyhopkirk6826 And a couple middle aged blokes, one of who looked like an Italian diplomat, getting into the groove with the kids,

[@Jerry-wi2iz]

How many songs can you listen to over and over and it never gets old sorry about last comment

[@vols.2964]

África a dado muchos genios y este es uno de ellos en Música Ritman Blue...!¡

[@blossomhicks8774]

This is where music started

[@tericollins475]

Let them move ,Yes Sir xxx You

[@christopherross9133]

Spoken Blues!

[@ludwigsmodilla9524]

This slow dance !! Round 2.40 !!

[@JulesB-zv9dp]

Absolutely fantastic 👏

[@toddhenderson3019]

Awesome footage of one of THE Best . ! . Thank you so much

[@neroinc5998]

Groundhogs are on point

[@hereharehere9088]

The father of mystique and all good stories... simply the father of everything...

[@yaelpalombo4604]

Fantastico

[@Bluesrainbluesrainbow]

Super!

[@Horacio62]

lo más alucinante es la cara de sorpresa😲 que ponían los primeros blancos que oyeron esto, ya me hubiera gustado a mi estar ahí. Gracias por tu video.

[@shaunhailey1]

Excellent

[@matru1959]

GO Johnny GO,this is so cool.

[@johnvanstone5336]

Awesome song and performance

[@marielouiselebarbier1075]

Delta Blues ❤

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

The son of a sharecropper. Born: August 22, 1917, Tutwiler, MS. He was the youngest of 11 children. At the age of 14, Hooker ran away from home, reportedly never seeing his mother or stepfather again. He was the baby of the family who did something none of his other siblings could match. How's that for inspiration.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Died: June 21, 2001, Los Altos, CA. Lived to 82 which is a long life for a musician.

[@josefreitasoliveira4547]

Sucesso 🎺🎸👏

[@milan4080]

Yeeaaaah

[@donbryant5491]

Love my Johnny Hooker ❤ Bad Ass

[@blossomhicks8774]

This is the business.

[@ghostexits]

Popular music doesn’t get any better than this; it’s outrageously clangorous and dissonant, modern and primitive, stripped down and minimal like a combustion machine burning wit and pathos.

[@sinasina8669]

Johnny Lee yeah

[@maximumrnb66]

The Master 👌

[@garytomes3015]

Cool 😎 Cool 😎 😎😎😎

[@jagmarc]

1:24 there must be a story behind the kitchen staff dancing "..man! the moment I heard this tune go down I had drop everything and hit the dance floor.."

[@ianhamilton2476]

When you've gotta move you gotta move.

[@frogeregis]

♥♥♥

[@blues8785]

🎶 🎸 🎶 🎸 ❤ 🎸 🎶 🎸 🎶 🎧

[@SilverLoggerhead]

❤❤❤

[@SuperPlopman]

I never knew he did gigs at the Young Conservatives.

[@bluffem]

😂

[@GuitarlosCarlos]

HOOKER WAS DIGGING THIS

[@marcotorres2463]

Ohhhh mamaaaaa 😄

[@michaelcollins4128]

JLH - The best 👊

[@scarabeobop]

Groovy Brits at the Beat Room.

[@evocrim]

It does strike how funny skinny white British kids look while dancing to this funky, fly beat. It's all elbows, weird angles and disjointed rhythms. I wonder what was going through his mind as he watched them all.

[@blossomhicks8774]

This is the business,

[@Theo-pv4ps]

Yes

[@zagozago9893]

The guy at 0:55 and later at 1:11 appears to be the only one who has a clue what Hooker was about. He alos looks off his face.

[@miroslavloncar8857]

He is serious!!!!

[@julianasbatarginas3930]

👍😲

[@jeroniunion1482]

un vrai tigre en furies qui donne envie de bondir

[@johnredfern448]

That guy in chef clothes going for it!!

[@ludwigsmodilla9524]

Don't move let it roll

[@TheJungleBriton]

You can see how this influenced the rolling stoned

[@alessandrosouzzasouzza7881]

ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA Alessandro de Souza

[@jakubwidlas9128]

I love black blues 😍.

[@zagozago9893]

Babs Lord (Pan's People) at 2:57 and 3:04.

[@Garbhan51]

Anyone know who's playing piano?

[@alessandrosouzzasouzza7881]

ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA Alessandro de Souzza firme

[@marvinwhittaker]

He must've been lived in England.

[@alessandrosouzzasouzza7881]

Alessandro de Souza BAETA NEVES SHOPPAP0

[@alessandrosouzzasouzza7881]

Alexsandro de Souza

[@stewartfenton7660]

It makes me laugh to see that audience.

[@christopherross9133]

Play this song if you have a Karen or Becky in your life! It'll give you inspiration!

[@tericollins475]

The message is obviously lost

[@GreggDurishan]

I kinda feel bad for unknowing 1960s british people trying to figure out how to dance to a JLH beat.

[@zagozago9893]

The guy at 1:11 certainly knew.

[@jamesbuckingham.2935]

At least they were seeing him. Whilst Brits were appreciating American blue artists white Americans were unaware of them.

[@dasbigboy]

Those dancers are zombies!

[@gratefuldead3750]

They just came out of british schools with uniforms and drills. Not a place to develop a free body and mind. 5 years later they had long hair and freaked out on the festivals from isle of wight to Hyde Park. This was the beginning

[@peteradaev7481]

Качает ни па-деццки...

[@bruuzar]

独特なリズム感の持ち主ですね。