The St. James Infirmary Blues

Song by Louis Armstrong.
Crucial Thanks to:
BE @ Mercury Messenger Men
Jon O & Jeff A
Sweet Baby Jesus AKA Mojo AKA Dark Chocolate AKA Pope John Paul II & his Lovely Assistant @ FX McRory's
Young Joolze, for letting me film her even though she hated every second of it. Don't tell her I put this on youtube.

[@TheEnd-vn9rb]

My grandpa used to sing this on his guitar to me all the time. He died last week. All I could think about was this song. Sad but loving. I felt the real blues for the first time.

[@taffyman6089]

Let us not forget Son House -Death Letter Blues.

[@demccll]

my Dad's favorite. Went to Preservation Hall, NOLA- sang to myself and cried thru the whole song they played....cried happy tears.

[@rafiqueahmedsadhozae8085]

Those people had rich taste of music. Such music piece doesn't die.

[@lmunson1946]

Armstrong really had the feel of the time, wonderful version of this classic.

[@thejunglevip8839]

Sad, Deep, and Beautiful

[@TheElegantShadow]

So could, so sweet, so fair.

[@Lenniiii]

The jungle VIP I can be human too.

[@eviljesusproductions]

Its nice to see people still appreciate good music

[@marielaveau6362]

I like this version as much as I like the Cab Calloway one. Both are legends.

[@chrisflaherty8991]

Eponymous with the New Orleans voodoo priestess.

[@chardtomp]

No one sang that tune like Satchmo. God Bless him.

[@secretidentitynetwork3085]

Louis' vocals are so crisp and clear. The sound on this is fucking unreal and that's on my phone- thx!

[@ayoubchmarkh9689]

I dont have enough words to express how beautiful and pure this is, Thank You.

[@male3339]

Now this is the Blues.

[@3dg323dg3]

So many versions of this classic out there. Satchmo!!!! Unbelievably the version by Hugh Laurie (yes, that’s House, that’s Prince Regent) is also beyond outstanding.

[@Gabyblues04]

The most beautiful version of the blues of all the blues. GREAT !!!

[@tired_of_u_ppl7985]

I love this video so much I’ve watched it quite a few times over the span of about 10 years 😌🤍🕊

[@123must]

Absolutely beautiful ! Thanks a lot

[@commonsense9474]

Heard this for the first time yesterday at a blues event absolutely awesome young people should not let this sort of music be forgotten. I want this played at my funeral.

[@siddals7920]

I am young and I love the blues!Thanks.

[@comforting..]

Trust me we won't

[@jacobthemaster66]

It would be nice if sheet music for it actually existed

[@stewartfenton7660]

@@siddals7920 this is not the blues. I love early jazz, and I love the blues. Jazz musicians have an incorrect idea of what the blues is, and Alan Lomax himself will back me up on this.

[@miroslavveselka3327]

Tak to je zatím nejkrásnější verze této nádherné bluesové klasiky. Díky moc za ni !!!

[@andydunn5673]

Agreed

[@CravenWolf1986]

Words cannot express... 5/5 and Favorite. I wish I could rate it more than once.

[@kyfriedmomma]

the best video of "St.James Infirmary" I've seen.

[@xyon9090]

I've watched and listened to more than 4 versions already and I won't stop at that.

[@franm.k.5832]

I had this in an old traditional songbook going back to the 1800's when I was a kid. My version said, 'l went down to St James Infirmary, I saw my baby there. She looked so broken and downhearted. She used to be mine" Wish I'd kept that book!

[@roninreturns]

Oh my, what more can I say but "Oh my!', This is some fat NOLA jazz and blues, and an important song. This is the heritage to hear, if you are new, and learning the history. You will never forget this song and version, it will be in your heart and soul.

[@tonycarton8054]

possibly one of the loveliest songs i ve ever heard .It is like an Irish lament slainte from Ireland

[@buddyzroadie]

Awesome job on that video!!! I love that song and you made it even better! I especially liked the couple dancing above it all at the end, and the open locket by the headstones! :-)

[@yosoydeyarumal]

best of the best.... Ever.... With that wonferful clarinet.......

[@marionnewberry9736]

I learned to love good jazz early in life - my father had a better recording of this on a 78. Hopefully I've still got it his 78's on tape....... He used to go to Foyle's Book Shop in London and swapped 78's with Chris Barber ( nicknamed Stuttery Sam?). Dad wanted 'Ramblin' for his funeral - Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if the women don't get you - the liquor must! He'd hold Jazz Nights in our Pub mid-week in the 60's and it was like standing room only!! House of the Rising Sun? - Check out the original Josh White recording (B side Strange Fruit),

[@Anikamism]

J'adore ! sublime interprétation, vidéo intéressante.

[@esmeraldaslifefandango7594]

My favorite by Satchmo. Love the video. Thanks for posting.

[@LeahVictoriaBleich]

I just saw a show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival called "The Unfortunates", which is based on this song, and the effect that music can have on people's lives. It was absolutely stunning, and it's helped me to appreciate this truly wonderful song.

[@Tantalus52]

This video was a labor of love! Thanks for your hard work and creativity.

[@arnoldwegstern5124]

Marvellous. The warm clarinet-sound of Martin Schmidt-Hahn could fit in as well

[@MyMoppet52]

A great video to go with the great song. This is a masterpiece!!!

[@Visitkarte]

This is such a beautiful video, absolutely brilliant, and the sweet voice of Luis Armstrong! Aaach, if I could wish to have one single man back from the dead, it would be him!

[@dizrim]

i like how out of all the bands in the world the white stripes did a cover on this and didnt make it sound like crap. but still this is great to

[@newfful]

Wow. Not only the song but the video is very well done.

[@jackogreen23]

I've been hooked on the van ronk version for some time now, and thanks to youtube I now found this and the calloway version and the white stripes one... seems to be one of those songs I just can't get enough of (same with Amsterdam, Wayfaring stranger, ...)

[@gahan101]

Tremendous version,very emotional.

[@paulwallis8437]

you who put this together... really nice!

[@allen6924]

Wow that was epic Blue mood of spirit. The film really captures the blues when someone you have loved is gone.

[@ideoteqa]

I want this at my funeral

[@klausmair2807]

G r e a t Luis Amrstrong - so cold, so sweet, so faer _ ist`s amazing ! WOW. Not only the song but the video is very well; thanks .

[@vivianacompiano5999]

Definitely beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@samreayable]

Pure Magic.

[@jannemann04107]

Very great creative work. Thanks! Regards from Germany

[@Protomanbeawsome]

If you did not know that was Cab Calloway, another famous jazz artist. He was in The Blues Brothers movie too.

[@_OkayC]

I love this song, I will always appreciate old music

[@ovans7]

what a video. Bravo. The music we know and love

[@Blindianboy]

wow! i haven't heard this version of the song. a bit more up tempo and playful than the other. can't say which is better (and that's a good thing) great video too!!

[@robinmark64]

The song, the video, awesome!

[@Romeowasbleeding1]

Shivers all over.

[@sheebacat9]

I LOVE THIS MAN.

[@ohyeah81]

thanks everyone for the positive feedback. this version of the song came from the "Satchmo Plays King Oliver" album; you can follow the iTunes link above if you'd like to purchase a copy :)

[@smokakoka]

box-back suit, double breasted…rare lyrics…like it better then Statson hat

[@martinjanssjanss5905]

this song is originally from holland ; johannes snoeker wrote it in 1888 because of the opening of a new hospital

[@perrogris9646]

Gracias por compartirlo!

[@jeanettearseneault100]

Wonderful!

[@ediennega7880]

This is homework for me I have to listen to it and learn it and play it on my violin but other then that it's a nice smooth song

[@dextercooper3090]

BEAUTIFUL ❤️‼️ POIGNANTLY BEAUTIFUL 💛💚💜🤜🏾🤛🏻

[@Kimarnic]

Came from Don't mess with King Dice, this is some good calm music

[@Aureovulpes]

it's oddly nostalgic and depressing but incredibly beautiful, i'm here for cuphead too!

[@Prof.MuriloPereiraDias]

perfeito....lindo!!!! muito lindo!!!!!

[@123voltereta]

great job. well done,guys

[@elfishimp]

Awesome

[@jazzjanne1]

Outstanding!

[@jeanettearseneault100]

Love it!

[@jbily0]

i smiled so hard at this i cried

[@Anikamism]

J'ai un petit faible pour la version de l'Omer Simeon trio, la première en fait que j'ai entendue. Mais celle de Sachtmo est elle aussi magnifique. Et la vidéo est superbe. Musique et vidéo sont bouleversantes.

[@richardmoon1852]

Thanks again.

[@mony0cukero]

soo gooooood =))) i really love Earl Hines playing this

[@raulquiroz775]

OCTOBER BLUES

[@Regressor13]

love it!

[@user-js1cz1um9n]

so simply,so right,so fair

[@robertlivingstone442]

Great!

[@michaelbabinski9030]

What a great Video! Of course the song is the best... but you really did it justice.

[@aureliodasilva4160]

Linda canção, estranha despedida da amada.

[@Volgeblanc]

WOW!!! speechless

[@robertcoyle1532]

Still the best ever!!!!!

[@Martel4]

Amazing

[@alaindaubresse2161]

Sublime

[@dimitrispapagounas7955]

A very nice and sweet song ....

[@mikesuicide]

amazing

[@LRBMusic1]

Oh my! That trumpet!

[@HexifiedMusic]

Koko the Clown :-)

[@quartzations3297]

You’re the clown

[@majnkrafcikers]

@@quartzations3297 Your name says so

[@aureliodasilva4160]

Belo e trágico!!!

[@yaelpalombo4093]

Meraviglia assoluta❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@richardmoon1852]

Thanks a bunch.

[@themaddestmax8642]

I widh people would have the decency to die after me, the pain is unbearable.

[@xShield95]

That is pretty egoistic, don't you think?

[@A1l2l2e2n4]

I've heard it said "You don't sing the blues to get the blues; you sing the blues to get rid of the blues."

[@carolinarivas3889]

que belleza

[@daniielt.s717]

obras Maestras ❤💪

[@derekking7738]

Well done. Ya got it!

[@zondy2009]

Thats good. Happy for ya!!!!

[@aboutashow]

I'm 18 and I like it. You asked if someone your age liked it, someone replied, and then instead of finding something in common with them you accused them of lying. Teen logic!?!?

[@Martel4]

Great video too by the way.

[@Lowdenjim]

Always go to other folks' funerals, so they will go to yours.......

[@Katsem]

good one!

[@francoisepianet8584]

La musique que j'ai choisie, depuis plus de 40 ans, et inscrite dans mon "assurance cercueil", pour ma "crémation".

[@mediathequedelattes1282]

Le plus tard possible, Françoise...

[@Medusawithglasses]

Ufff your the man, Pops

[@Elliottoes]

Actually, no one knows where the song came from. It has strong roots in the US, but could even have originated in the UK. No one knows. But from my understanding, Louis Armstrong's version was a particularly iconic one. He voice was perfect for it, and allowed it to be sung in a way that (from what I know) no one had done before. I'm not a true Louis fan, but his gruff, houndish voice brings out something in the song that so many other musicians have tried to replicate or expand upon.

[@andydunn5673]

I didn’t actually know that. I thought all early blues and Jazz originated in the states. Certainly blues can be traced back to 1920 in the Deep South.

[@Elliottoes]

@@andydunn5673 Hmm. I wrote that comment long ago, and was probably talking out of my behind. I guess I was suggesting that it could've originated from an English folk song or something - but if you look at the wikipedia page (including the section under "Theories about historical sources") it seems clear it came from an *_American_* folk song called "Gambler's Blues" and that the theories trying to connect that song to earlier folk songs seems a stretch?

[@drsmapdi]

This song is better if you're drinking scotch at the same time

[@oughtssought1198]

great video for a great version of a great song is there another song with such a wide range of very different versions?

[@retrolectrovideo]

Oh. Louis!

[@DirkjeA]

Touched me deeply. Can't express in words what this song did to me other than it gave me goosebumps all over, as a great song can do.

[@teresapuppo1388]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@philipchek]

Superbe vidéo :)

[@user-cv9lq3nc9y]

R.I.P Random man 19??-1933