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

[Mike Brosnan]

Some of Eric Bibb's stuff is too smooth and poppy for me...  But I can't get enough of this performance:

[Norfolk Slim]

Eric is fantastic.  Sure hes not quite traditional- and plays some soully stuff, but a fine singer and player with his feet firmly planted in the blues.

My wife bought tickets to see him a couple of years back at Norwich University.  One of the best things she has ever done for me- was a fantastic gig.

[lindy]

Don't think this one's been mentioned here: "Allen Bros Rag" by the R. Crumb East River String Band.



And, of course, on the same page are links to other songs by the same band.

[Prof Scratchy]

If you haven't come across this one yet, you might like it - great set of instruments, including a tiple! And some great moves and audience shots:

[Prof Scratchy]

[Slack]

Great Clip!  This is: Blind James Campbell String Band doing "John Henry".  I wonder what year this was filmed?

Love the girls dancing - so cool.

[dj]

Great Clip!  This is: Blind James Campbell String Band doing "John Henry".  I wonder what year this was filmed?

The Arhoolie LP was recorded in 1963.  It looks like the band is wearing the same clothes as on the Arhoolie LP cover picture, so 1963 or so is a good guess.

Thanks to Stefan Wirz for the recording date and cover shot.

[Bunker Hill]

The Arhoolie LP was recorded in 1963.  It looks like the band is wearing the same clothes as on the Arhoolie LP cover picture, so 1963 or so is a good guess.

Thanks to Stefan Wirz for the recording date and cover shot.

DJ, Stefan's discographies give date of LP/CD release rather than recording. Dave Mangurian and Don Hill first recorded them in Spring 1961 followed by CS who recorded them extensively from October 1962 to April 1963. The LP draws its material from four "sessions" over that period.

Back to topic. In the past I've seen a minutes worth of this incorporated into a blues documentary but for the life of me can't recall which one.

[phhawk]

The Blind James Campbel film rivals the Whistlers Jug Band film as one of the best folk blues films ever.

The car behind them looks like something form the late 50's, although, in the 2nd shot it looks like an early Volkswagen van behind them. Couldn't have been many of them around at that time.

[lindy]

Two fresh videos of Ernie Hawkins:






There are a couple of others on YouTube. Recorded earlier this month.

Lindy

[Prof Scratchy]

I love piano blues! Lots of great players, but my all time favourite is Jimmy Yancey. Unfortunately no videos of him on youtube - but this guy is close enough for me, right down to the idiosyncratic ending....

[Pan]

Apparently the original filmmakers have added this J.B. Lenoir 1964 film clip on to YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU-TIrdD1PE&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2Fguidoman&feature=player_profilepage#t=75

Sorry if this has been posted already.

Pan

[Mr.OMuck]

Don't know if this has been posted yet but ....man...

[Parlor Picker]

Thanks for that Mr. O'M.  That voice, that guitar!  I'll be digging out some Johnny Shines LPs to revisit in the next few days.

A Golden Weenie to O'Muck for finding and posting that one.

[Pan]

You can watch an entire 1h 15 min concert by the Carolina Chocolate Drops here:

http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium/artist_detail.cfm?artist_id=CRLNACHOC

Note that if you launch a RealPlayer, you can view the video on full screen.

Cheers

Pan