Topic: YouTube.com - Interesting Country Blues related video clips

[evan]

Love these guys!

[evan]

"If I had a set of wings I'd go with them too. . .  I believe my wife would take that trip."

[evan]

[evan]

I'm most excited about this gem.

[lindy]

oddenda's comment on the Lillian McMurry thread started me searching for yet another couple of names I'm unfamiliar with. I found this:



What a great sound! No mention of Percy Huff on this cut, I'll look him up later.

[dj]

No mention of Percy Huff on this cut

Luther is playing one of the guitars and singing.  Percy is playing the other guitar.  Percy never recorded under his own name.

[uncle bud]

I'm most excited about this gem.

Welcome to WC ceepatton1928. That's cool that Ryan Baer is playing a fotdella. I've seen another YouTube clip of him using it (on the streets of New Orleans I think). I'm jealous.

[Slack]

Pretty cool using a double bass body for your fotdella soundbox

[Bunker Hill]

No mention of Percy Huff on this cut, I'll look him up later.

Gayle Dean Wardlow was the first to write about Luther and Percy: The Huff Brothers in Blues Unlimited 56 (Sep 1968). I think an updated version appeared in Chasin' That Devil Music which I can't refer to at present 'cause it's on loan.

[dj]

I think an updated version appeared in Chasin' That Devil Music

Right you are, on pages 112 - 114.  The Huffs grew up around Jackson, Mississippi, and were influenced by the Johnson/Bracey/McCoy Brothers crowd.  A particular influence on Percy, who was considered the "lead" player of the two, was Slim Duckett.     

[Prof Scratchy]

[Johnm]

Hi all,
Here's Tarheel Slim accompanying himself out of B, as he did on one tune on his Trix album, "No time At All".
All best,
Johnm

[JohnLeePimp]

I expect everybody on here's heard this, but just in case you haven't

[David Kaatz]

I just came across this CBS tv show from the 60s I think, courtesy of a FB post from the Carolina Chocolate Drops.
This is a link to part 5, which has a great clip of a gandy dancer, and an unknown (to me!) guitar player. All the parts have music in them, some good stuff, check it out.

[JohnLeePimp]

awesome... I'm guessing the guitarist was recorded in a studio, so maybe he made recordings while he was at it, reminds me a bit of JW Warren. I liked the pretty girl too.

...thanks for sharing