Junior Kimbrough - Meet Me In The City (Official Audio)

Junior Kimbrough was born on this day in 1930. Today would have been his 91st birthday.
Guitarist and singer Junior Kimbrough was one of the deepest of the deep bluesmen. Like his colleague R.L. Burnside, he came from the hill country of Mississippi. Stark music with deep primal rhythms and drones, his music is very powerful and hypnotic. Kimbrough ran a juke joint that was the focal point of the local blues scene and was prominently featured in Robert Palmer’s documentary Deep Blues and in the founding of Fat Possum. ‘First Recordings’ is a short EP featuring the earliest tracks he recorded for the label. Some of the standard Kimbrough tunes that he would play for the rest of his career are here. “Meet Me In the City” is emotional and stark in nature, but at the same time quite beautiful. This makes for a fine introduction to Kimbrough’s unique blend of blues and the music that made the hill country of Mississippi so unique in American music.
Recorded by Quinton Claunch at American Studios, Memphis, TN 1966.
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[@johncobb8088]

I am a 59 year old white guy who loves all music. I discovered this tonight because Miss Valerie June played it on a radio show she was hosting. I love it. Thank you!

[@smoothoperator7023]

Did you hear the alternate version?? Brings a tear to my eye.😢 Its on the You Better Run the Essential Jr Kimbrough CD. It's also here on KZbin. Chk it out.

[@tomslaughter9544]

These old men. Check out R.L Burnside and fat possum records.

[@ST-kr7hz]

This is my favorite song of all time.

[@pneu_8365]

my second

[@smoothoperator7023]

Better than the acoustic version? 🤔

[@lewiscarson3086]

mine too. Amazing music

[@MegaSammich]

@@pneu_8365 whats ur favorite

[@ericdahlstrom8180]

Lucky enough to see him live,opening for iggy pop

[@Sassychooma]

That sounds like an amazing experience man.

[@strato6049]

Lucky you! Är du från Sverige, Eric?

[@J_J_P_]

I was fortunate to see Iggy open for Foo Fighters with Josh Homme and friends. Surprisingly excellent show..

[@mattwarden5386]

​@@J_J_P_I disagree with you. Nothing surprising there, all excellent performers

[@XOY321]

Ace. Dream double bill. Bless.

[@martimar541]

Played blues in Mississippi since 1965, understand all the delta guys, played up until 2019, but the northeast hill country blues was the last manifestation of blues in America. Burnside was there too! As a blues player for 30 years, playing live in Biloxi, Bay St, Louis, Waveland. Covington. Bogulousa, Jackson, Hattieshburg....R.L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough were the final, and best, manifestation of Mississippi Blues

[@strato6049]

I’ve been listening to this since I was 17. Now I’m 23 and I’ve learned how to play it on an acoustic guitar. It always gives me goosebumps listening to Junior Kimbrough, there’s some pain and joy in his voice that my words will never be able to describe. By far my favourite musician, you simply can’t get tired of his music. ❤

[@jmacvoy2484]

I think his voice lost a lot of its power after decades of drink

[@MasteringSilence]

I’ll be 83 next week

[@leroyjudah3730]

You go kid! Hope you’re still working on it!❤🕊️

[@anitacunningham2826]

A very Under Appreciated &. Great Blues Artist. R.I.P. Mr. Kimbrough.

[@muhammadsteinberg]

Dammit!!!…I knew better than to click on this. I honestly have to listen at least 5x before I stop ❤❤❤ this song from Jr!………RIP and thanks for leaving this!

[@THESESSIONROOM]

Truly lucky enough to be able to be friends and talk with Robert Kimbrough Sr whenever I need some guitar advice.. He's so down to earth and will answer you and anybody with your questions!!, he even personally wished my wife a happy bday this year!!.....even about POP(Junior) as he likes to call his Dad!❤ Duwayne Burnside is the same way!! God bless the Kimbroughs and Burnsides!

[@IanSinclair11021949]

Straight, no chaser.

[@BrightResultsMedia]

Whenever I’m feeling down I love to hear his music. Brings a smile to my face and I can’t help by try to sing along.

[@brianwalter7928]

The hook is so damn sweet, I dig it the most

[@jessthehorse]

I too love this track. This is some seriously traditional country blues. Keep the faith my brothers and sisters.

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

The city. Close to the country with plenty to do and many more choices. Don’t get stuck in a “two meal” town! 😮😁☝️🎸🛎🛎🛎

[@jfielder48]

This song is choc full of love and sunshine.

[@smoothoperator7023]

The acoustic version portrays another side- sadness, despair & lost hope....🥺

[@jfielder48]

Sounds like the United Kingdom since brexit. @@smoothoperator7023

[@HadesMiscreant]

What did you expect,my man? 🎸❤🤟

[@stevenburton6785]

Bought this in Memphis 11 years ago, nice live Sunflower fest tracks.

[@RenegadeGunn]

My city

[@steveo7116]

Greatness

[@C0SM1CDUD3]

Legend.

[@graphicartdude]

So many great tunes from this man

[@ColinBurgessAudio]

hard to quantify how incredible this is

[@Lyndanet]

This is different than I recall it the original was the best in the western hemisphere

[@Foo_Fighters_Are_Cool]

I found this song cause the black Keys covered it And it’s one of my favorites

[@anitacunningham2826]

Wow! Great stuff! 👍

[@JSTNtheWZRD]

He invented a new paced type of blues. Dig how it's different from all else. Man's a genius - its like out in the country in the wide woods blues. Finns love blues and would love this. I hope they know cause I have everything he ever did, well on fat possum at least, couple others. Mr. Kimbrough and T-model Ford, bunch of others on small labels out of Chicago or distributed out of Chicago. I worry about them and Delmark studio and the music from going completely digital like a ghost. It will disappear if it's not tangible, gotta hold the album or record in your hands, build a relationship with it. Care for it, etc. It's more human, and everything is more human than anything, so why did fat possum have any trouble when it did? We forget where we came from and the meaningful stuff that went with it. This form of listening to music is becoming robotic. I doubt it was ever our true intention to be hollow as that's where it leads with the strangeness of an automated world kind of thrown together, ill maintained, choking to death - save tangible music cds records shoot, tapes, uh, laserdisc, I don't care anything is better than having a library in a stick - I see the convenience but there is also the price of adventure to pay as all becomes streamlined as a twinkie

[@szellner9362]

Awesome

[@GatesRapes]

Beautiful

[@TheTacticalMentor]

I first heard this song in Focus, and loved it ever since! 😂

[@smoothoperator7023]

What/where is that?

[@TheTacticalMentor]

@@smoothoperator7023 It's a movie with Will Smith

[@smoothoperator7023]

@@TheTacticalMentor ok, thanks. You'd think his music would be in a lot if movie soundtracks.....

[@deepanddirty1125]

Im from Spain, in my county we have a Delta, and delta blues kicks on me. That song have a raw sound

[@travisbrady3606]

So good

[@jeremycline9542]

Would Henry Thomas be considered one of the godfathers of Hill Country Blues or was he from a different region. This song has some of the same spirit.

[@DockingFreidmanRecords]

It's very inspired by Henry Thomas. Henry was from Texas though. There is always some intersect in music. Both artists were probably on the same vibration tbh.

[@nathaniel.7172]

I can see it

[@RenegadeGunn]

Focus

[@ernestoricardez]

Anyone know where I can learn how to play this song? Everything I find isn't like this recording

[@ritahorvath8207]

I'm sorry, I don't know . God bless you . ♡

[@hamburgler227]

He’s like the black Black Keys😂

[@douglasheim2515]

Lol

[@davidpahtoon2277]

Can't tell if this is a joke or not, but just in case, they covered this song.

[@hamburgler227]

@@davidpahtoon2277 yeah and their whole sound is basically a rip off of this guy, who I never heard of until recently

[@davidpahtoon2277]

@@hamburgler227 agreed. Sorry. It's hard to catch the mood when. Reading comments.

[@willymuncherjoe5459]

@@hamburgler227i wouldnt say a ripoff like they have a wide variety of music, they really honoured junior with chulahoma and even juniors wife said that patrick and dan were the only ones who have managed to cover junior the best

[@russasher6962]

Fuckin eh