Ry Cooder on Big Joe Williams

[@michaelmcdonald3057]

Ry Cooder has for the past 50 years reminded me with surprising regularity what it means to be a musician, and a human being.

[@randyteta9170]

Was so glad I finally got to see him in concert and meet him , a few years ago

[@luisafernandez3275]

Out of this world!!Ry cooder I am so grateful to have been turned onto you music. I love it.

[@muhrvis]

Damn, thanks for that performance! It's dirty and real.

[@stevesewall]

Man never ceases to amaze

[@ガビちゃん-w6s]

I′m so happy that I finally got Ry’s guitar he used to own！ It‘s a Gibson J―35 Ry used either in studio, on tour or personally.

[@milkcow]

If you go on that website I have the Gibson hg 20 pictured right next to yours that was also his.

[@fossilmatic]

Just as excited when he plays it as when he first heard it.

[@robbiearamsay]

What a Great ! story. Thanks for sharing.

[@loldwater]

A top favourit musician that plays one of your topfavourit bluesmen and acts as savage wonderful beast. How happy can you get? YamYamYam

[@shambolicguru]

Picked up slide after hearing Ry. His sound is still otherworldly.

[@darnick54]

Big Joe was brilliant, Ry Cooder is a legend. Fantastic

[@ronald220964]

Big joe williamssssssssssd with 9 string guitar i love him good imitation. Where is that guitar it belongs in a museum.

[@jimajello1028]

The essence of Cooder grabbed me when I was a youte. He has traveled many musical roads. I love to study his footprints. Tamp em up solid. Tamp em up so good.

[@MrWallybones]

Ry Cooder is not only an incredible musician and musicologist he is just so cool!

[@russelllitterell2311]

-Fabulous

[@x5-acousticguitarstuff.2]

24 Thumbs Down... It looks like Ry Cooder had more Parents, than he thought he had. This was BLOODY UNREAL. Thank you for Posting.

[@kevinbarry7055]

Ry Cooder, you can’t overestimate the huge influence you’ve had on generations of guitar players. Thank you.

[@CHodgy]

He's the reason I started! Ive been trying to play "Feelin Bad Blues" since Crossroads came out (almost got it) ✌😎

[@TheVatonaught]

I'm almost 80...as a kid I used to listen to blues out in the barn while I Milked the sweet natured Guernsey cow 'Agnus'... she liked my music. My parents were not blues lovers and wondered why their little boy was attracted...stayed up late at night with the AM radio and heard stuff coming from far away... had a long wire antenna. Turned into a Ham Radio geek... and now a blues guitar fanatic.

[@bench7434]

Nice story man ,i wish you good life

[@dangerraccoon5295]

You were RICH, if you had a Guernsey who gave you milk And liked your tunes!

[@richardmindemann6935]

I had a long wire antenna that hooked to a telephone in my parents bedroom. This started in maybe 1959. I could pickup distant stations that my music-loving buddies could only dream about. I too am a blues guitar fanatic, playing mostly acoustic, pre-WWII blues.

[@randallkurzman9248]

I too am still playing and learning at 64. Ry has been with me since I was 20. Also just learned some from Tommy Emmanuel with song House of the Rising Sun that he shared 4 years agi that I just saw and took his generous instruction on.

[@TheVatonaught]

@@richardmindemann6935 I started out doing acoustic blues for about 30 years then went to electric. Just started lookin g at resophonics again...sold my national tricone... I got no talent but even I still hit as lick once in a while... good luck best wishes.

[@mannylopez973]

Ry cooder is a legend,in 1967 to my hometown library and you could rent records I had a library card and I wanted to know about Mississippi delta blues Southern artist like Elmore James Jimmy Reed Leadbelly blind Blake blind boy filler Charlie Patton list goes on and on Mississippi John Hurt I love this music so I taught myself how to play in open E tuning open D and open G on guitar my first instrument I've ever learned play with armonica I hope one day Rye cooder, our paths will cross to have a hoedown it would be an honor my dream bucket list

[@rwsfwifi]

Ha, I can remember going into a record store 1983 and buying my first Ry Cooder album after hearing him on Little Feat album. Then I picked up a guitar.

[@glossy3651]

I have have a lot to thank my father for, one of things is exposing me to Ry Cooders music from a young age.

[@The58stupot]

Phenomenal musician and also a great character. Been listening to Ry all my life.

[@jeffpennock86]

Thank you, Ry Cooter, your music is a gift to the Human Race. This song could be the Master Of Orchasta's Finest, Cheers.

[@sampleart1]

Those old blues songs still gives me goosebumps of joy.

[@Alun49]

Don't they just? Incredible music that ignited modern music! Some old blues guy with just a battered guitar, and the world caught fire. Ry Cooder remains a truly great keeper of the flame!

[@jamesmckillip7360]

The first time I heard Sir Ryland of Cooder was when my older brother brought home a record from high school because it was part of a music appreciation course. For the life of me, I thought he was black; of course in my small town Canadian place, we couldn't imagine this sound from a white dude. This was more than fifty years ago.

[@Baci302]

Ry Cooder is an American music treasure. A Hall of Famer in my mind.

[@paolocapraro9934]

Incredible. I love the introduction he gives, but I wasn't expecting him to start playing the song that way. So much energy!

[@sampleart1]

Yeah Rock on Ry and Big Joe. I cant stop playing this over and over.

[@GreenManalishiUSA]

Ry is now around the same age as some of his blues heroes, but he still plays with all of the joy and enthusiasm of that 13 year old boy discovering the music for the first time. With Ry and Joachim at home, it's a wonder that Mrs Cooder gets any rest at all, ha ha. Big smile from this clip!

[@richardryan8462]

I could only guess Ry Cooder is quite a bit older when he made this video than Big Joe Williams was when he made that record.

[@TheVatonaught]

and it sounds like his voice is better !

[@uselesseater9686]

I ❤️ YOU RY, YOURE A SAINT AMONG MORTALS.

[@alexkalish8288]

No one plays this music better than Ry Cooder. I grew up in Santa Monica at the same time. A young kid could ride the bus to downtown with no worries and we had POP. It was paradise -

[@dhh488]

We had pop too in the midwest.

[@NadavHbr]

I love Cooder but even he admits Big Joe played it better. It is, after all, Big Joe’s music

[@barclaysauers255]

Did I see you in line on 'the last night' ride on the Sea Serpent at POP?

[@bobbynoe1]

First time in my youtube life that I caught myself spontaneously applauding to a clip! Besides his great version of the song I like most his miming of his parent's reaction when they listend to Big Joe Williams' record (1:57)! And how Ry interprets his completely different perception of this kind of music as an act of emancipation from his parents.

[@artymarty1340]

Rye Cooder is a genius musician and a very humble wonderful artiste. We are privileged to have lived at the same time as the great Rye Cooder . Thanks you

[@rodjones117]

Happy 75th birthday Ry!

[@CrankyHermit]

Started buying Ry Cooder records 40 years ago. The man's got a great big heart, and it shows in many ways. I'm still crazy about that music he made with them Cuban fellers a while back.

[@joannebeauchamp1169]

This is absolutely FANTASTIC!!! Ry really nails it........Big Joe would be proud!

[@DubClark]

Wonderful! I got to see Big Joe many times in Chicago in the early ’60s. I wish Mike Bloomfield was alive to see Mr. Cooder doing this.

[@georgemarquardt4435]

The doors and Paul Butterfield we're my companions literally in the cradle bloomers the first true guitar northern Illinois country boy

[@J.Dove3D]

Thank you for the download. The world needs more of this. Let's all get together playing and singing instead of getting together shooting one another. God bless Ry Cooder.

[@jefferyscott8875]

That's the way it's done right there. Cooder style.

[@richardmartin473]

wow respect!

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

I LOVE THIS . I want Cooder as my neighbour . Got most of his stuff and never get tired of listening to him.

[@sergiogomasuarez3678]

For me you have always been the guitar of America. There is no one like you, nor worthy of comparison. I remember when I heard Houston in two seconds, My head literally exploded. You can't make music with more feeling, fragility and class. Without forgetting your sense of humor... I still find everything you have done impossible. No one understands music and guitar like you do. You can't set the bar higher. Gracias, amigo. Un saludo desde Barcelona.

[@gengisokhan]

Brilliant! Ry Cooder international treasure - thank you sir.

[@marktaylor4458]

That may have been the greatest rendition of one of the real blues men of that era. I have heard many. Some in concert and many recordings. Your voice became Big Joe's. I was amazed.

[@jamesmckillip7360]

How does this not have a million views?

[@robinbongos]

A great tribute to Big Joe Williams. Thank you Ry Cooder.

[@christiaandemarezoyens4720]

Ry's talent, passionate playing and commitment to preserving the legacy of this music is astonishing..

[@borjewahlen6917]

The blues just keep living in all of it forms. Wonderful

[@francisbacon5140]

Ry cooder u the man‼️ The best blues man that ever drew breath ‼️🤩🇬🇧

[@weezer5442]

Ry, thanks for the music.

[@michaelloffredo9913]

Ry Cooder love and respect for blues music is limitless and now eternal.

[@populustremula7496]

What a great Ry Cooder clip. The way he captures the essence of the music he is drawn to has always opened new avenues for me. If you play guitar you know that laugh at the end of doing some piece of music that Ry lays on us here!

[@davefrey5998]

Ry Cooder is giant ! Big part of my musical taste!!

[@markknopflerisnot]

Legendary player, brilliant stuff.....felt like applauding as I watched on KZbin when he finished, so so good

[@simonroberts7659]

loved Ry Cooder from Beefart to the Stones to now. He's introduced me to such a wide range of music. I thank him from the bottom of my heart.

[@chucksanders5094]

That’s the truth right there!

[@insaneinthebrain1978]

This is the Groove! Ry you are an icon thank you for so many hours of bliss and joy I have spent with your music! Greetings from Austria

[@paullinington3484]

I wish he would write an autobiography. His stories are so interesting and funny

[@Dan_Frechette_Songwriter]

This is pure genius and love for music embodied and given back.

[@bernadettecognacpitre2380]

quel son!!!! je ne peux pas imaginer vivre sans le "blues" que ces gens ont inventé Bravo

[@binderWAY]

Saw Ry live in Melbourne, Australia in the late 70's when I was around 18 or 19. I'd just bought Paradise n Lunch...What an album...He came on stage with just an acoustic guitar and a stool, maaaan it was a great concert. Now I'm 62 and after listening to this tribute to Big Joe.... he's still blowin me away. Ry, you are truly one of the greatest, thanks mate.

[@stanjarin7779]

I was there. I think I might have seen him twice. Was it at the Palais?

[@brianriley4241]

Made my year Ry.........!!!! keep em coming

[@greatesttoysevermade3693]

Lord have mercy…that was breathtaking!

[@Scanjoon]

Just two words totally describe the Cood'. A legend!

[@saltspringdesign]

yah! Ry Cooder, what a masterful player. An intelligent player and soulful player, also. Love his work on Paris Texas, brilliant. And with Ali Farka Toure, Talking Timbuktu, as a steel player, that influenced me greatly and still reverberates to this day.

[@HaroldHarris]

now THAT hit so HARD!! A master class of funk right there

[@bluesharp59]

Cool music and great video. Thumbs Up !

[@ata1811]

Beyond wonderful!! Thank you Ry!!

[@davelynas5561]

This is my favorite Ry Cooter. Such delight and enthusiasm. Ry is the best I’ve ever heard. Wow!

[@PeterSchuett]

It is not only that Ry Cooder gives a powerful interpretation of Big Joe‘s song, he has also built a 9 string guitar like Big Joe had invented. That indicates how deep Ry dived into Big Joe‘s music. Fantastic!!! I have seen Big Joe Williams live twice, but I have not yet seen Ry Cooder live. I hope he is gonna tour again (including Europe)!

[@jamesrivis620]

Ry is the bomb !!! I have been 'with' him since first hearing in 1969. Great to hear from where his own sound was derived...reminds me of Chicken Skin Music.

[@felineth56]

Wonderful Artist! Love you Ry Cooder!

[@Tearloch]

God I love this guy .. we are so blessed to share these times..

[@perryscott2983]

Absolutely excellent!!!!

[@ganazby]

Keep on rockin’, maestro Cooder! You are one of the greats.

[@dublock]

This man is a truly great American, and has only grown as an artist as he's gotten older. May he live forever.

[@MrJoebatkins]

Wonderful! Got to see Big Joe live in Washington, D.C., back in the ‘70s. I remember the cigarette stuck in the strings at the top of his guitar’s neck!

[@andreabaldoffei3188]

Probably the best video on KZbin

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

what a version. Bravo Ry

[@IL2TXGunslinger]

Holy smokes! This is a great and unusual recording of Ry in a most intimate setting. Thank You!

[@foursticks100]

Best thing I've heard in a while Can't wait to see Ry live

[@petebansen9780]

"That's Big Joe" Yessir, it certainly is - Ry just rocks it!

[@John_Patelis]

🎸🎙🎼Lord have mercy🛐 Sold our Soul for Blues Power down @ the Cro$$roads🎶 Master of masters Ry Cooder showing respect to inovator Big Joe Williams(9 string Sovereign)🙏 What a performance of "Sloppy Drunk Blues"☇ They don't make'em like that no more peoples.. Teach the "nouveau" generation on how music evolved via the sacred Blues from Congo Square to "Field Hollers".. There's a whole lot to learn.. For those that are sincerely interested that is.. For those that are not, well..no further comment.

[@3340steve]

Fantastic footage of the blues MASTER. Love this sound, peel the paint.

[@ACOUSTIC_4LOVE]

Pure Blues at its Finest👍Great tribute to Big Joe!🇺🇸 thanks Ry- U be the Man!

[@douglasball6911]

Thanks Ry Cooder now I knew why I love you . I know you didn’t post this but I love this personal application of your opinion. Coool we play your music all the time !

[@torbenhellborn3175]

Excuse . . are you kidding me . . that's THE most devoted, dedicated, sincere performance I've ever seen on this channel and I've seen a few . . all the best from Dänemark

[@aksourdough4890]

Highly recommend Michael Bloomfield's little book of his friendship with Big Joe. Some wild escapades. Ry, you filled my life with musical joy for past 50+ years.

[@evanbluz946]

Where did you find this book. I know its existence for a while as a Bloomfield's fan. Thanks in advance.

[@aksourdough4890]

@@evanbluz946 I believe I found it on Amazon about 15 years ago.

[@aksourdough4890]

@@evanbluz946 Wow now sells for $200 used. Here is a link to full text of book: michaelmesser.proboards.com/thread/7797/me-big-joe-mike-bloomfield

[@_sounds_abound_]

I have read this and agree!

[@evanbluz946]

@@aksourdough4890 Thanks pal! Just read it yesterday, what a story!

[@BrentJJ]

Yeah brother! Awesome. 🎸

[@windyworm]

Big Joe Williams was superb. Saw him with John Lee Hooker, Curtis Jones, Oscar Peterson trio at the Fairfield Hall in Croydon near London in the 1969 Festival of Blues. What a concert!!!!

[@randallkurzman9248]

I would have liked to have been there. Oscar Peterson has been a favorite jazz musician of mine and Ry Cooder a favorite all-round musician, artist, composer, arranger and explorer. Funny story of his parents reaction to his early enthusiastic explorations into a genre his young self saw as something exceedingly good and full of assertion of life against all opposition. How could they question this as not being good? He knew they were not right, did not have the full story. So Ry went onward.

[@randallkurzman9248]

Reminds me of a quote from bandleader, composer and Ellington scholar David Berger that has stuck with me over the years that I copy here: "He was a very spiritual man, but his music is an expression of all the sides of Duke Ellington," Berger says. "He didn't compartmentalize. That's the beauty of his music. In his sacred music there is the profane. And in his profane music there is the sacred." With Ry's exploration of life's expression found in various places, refusing really to be compartmented into some box. "Hey, let us out" this song says, there is more to life than following some formula or notion of being polite when there is so much to be said.

[@Kollenda1]

effin great, thanks a lot, Mr. Cooder!

[@greglaprade9999]

Outstandig!!! You sir are an artist in the truest sense of the word.

[@stevehughes1510]

He's a treasure alright........bought a lot of the old black music to us whities........God bless him!!

[@sheercerebralpower]

One of the things I love about the US....Ry Cooder......

[@jsteed44]

Wow great version 👏 love it

[@dsa7386]

Linda Ronstadt is correct, Mr. Cooder is a truly dedicated craftsman. Love to listen to His versions of hidden gems.

[@goodun2974]

BTW, Linda Ronstadt and David Lindley are second cousins. Music runs strong and deep in that family. I've seen Dave and Ry play together 3 times in the distant past, I wish they'd tour together again.

[@darrellwoods2586]

Peach Orchard Mama was my first encounter with Big Joe Williams, Ry Cooder, You'd put a smile on Mr. Williams's face is my take! Thank You, kind Sir. Darrell Dust /Vulcan Gas Co.,1968

[@hilmarwensorra1215]

well, i think you did it & ole big joe would be proud of you & überhaupt ... thanx, mr. cooder !!

[@walterotte3478]

great fun, thank you Joe & Mister Cooder!

[@dreamwell2020]

Man, he puts his hands on that guitar, and "Sloppy Drunk" jumps out!

[@harpgrinder3149]

The rawness of the old Bluesmen is what grabs the marrow of my bones. And when masters like Ry play these songs on modern-day recording equipment, it is a treat to behold. **Find the Sonet Blues Story of Big Joe's cousin, JD Short. Recorded in the kitchen of his St Louis home. Short stories before each song. Bonechilling!

[@GIBKEL]

Big Joe Williams got a hold on me the very first time I heard him sing and play. Checking out records from the Trenton NJ Public Library.

[@mikeseed7328]

Beautiful