Sam Chatmon: That's All Right (1978)
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Sam Chatmon, vocal and guitar, performs "That's All Right." Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long at Sam's home in Hollandale, Mississippi, August 1978. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit culturalequity.org. [02.06.17]
Legend has it that his foot mark is still on that rug.
i grew up in mississippi. we used to go pick him up and haul him to jackson to play for our parties. we were all about 18 years old. he would pass that hat around startin about 10 and about 1130 he would announce that he was ready to go home and we'
d make the trip back to hollandale. we had no idea what we were listening to.
Tom Forbes hell yeah
Wow. That is great!
Like the other person said you had a front-row seat I'm extremely jealous but I'm happy for you all the same time thanks for sharing😁
That's A Story.
holy shit
Jesus wept, this is amazing! Sam Chatmon was 81 years old at the time this was filmed but his voice was still intact and he could definitely hit those pure, mournful notes. Terrific stuff!
81 years old!! wow!!
I think his age adds to the soulfulness of it, honestly. You don't get to 81 without getting the blues a couple times.
But crazy to think he was born in the 1800s.
I met Sam in 1972 and in 1973 when he played a folk festival at San Diego State U. We spent a total of 6 days together, he was hilarious and really enjoyed performing.
You've gotta do a hell of a lot of livin' before you can do justice to songs like this.
Mark O boy that’s the damn truth
Amen brother
That's the truth. Songs are always better when you can tell that the singer can feel the song from having had life experience
Everybody's life is hell. Its bout being truthful in one's expression. If its authentic, its got soul. If its got soul, it'll stir yours.
@@peepas2633 it's damned hard to find the truth sometimes tho. I know what I feel, but I don't always know how to give it a voice.
This is raw and pure...from the woods,from the country,amazing artist I ain't seen anyone touch this boy..
This is the real deal. He’s got the blues that makes you feel better.
this is absolutely amazing..
You can feel him cry inside when he sings, just pure blues!
You can hear a lot of things, not just how bad he had it as the son of an ex-slave.
I've got goosebumps listening to this
I wish I could have music in my bones like him.
Wow!!!!😀👍👍👍 I've just found my favourite blues singer!!!
Amazing would be an understatement. Wow !!!
I have looked on YT so many times for this clip and never found it. I saw this on tv in a documentary on the blues, I think narrated by Alexis Korner back in the early 80s. It was worth the wait. I will be watching it a lot and sharing it. Thanks.
Placethis music in the history of USA....please dont loose it forever.
Clean music and natural sound. Ain`t gettin` no better! Ohhheeee
80 year old man with voice in perfect shape.
Thats the Real Blues real simple and from the heart.Roll on blues man.
I'm the 777th like - that seems fortuitous! But those 8 dislikes that made that possible... what, indeed, could you have been thinking? You must have accidentally pushed the wrong button. This is pure truth.
fantastic singer!!!
***** Oh yes he is !
This is original, true, genuine blues!
it's so good
great song, great singer
Thanks Alan
Fantastic!
I feel it 😌💞💞💞
I Love Blues !!
Bless his voice sells it but his eyes don't.... love out to his SOUL X
amazing!!!!! cheers from Brasil
This at the age of 81!!
Great guitar playin’!
The blues is all about why a man should be single
❤❤❤
He was one of The Mississippi Sheiks.
I wonder if many people who know about Sam Chatmon are even aware of that fact, and/or aware of the fact that Charley Patton is Sam Chatmons half-brother, and that Sam Chatmon is an Uncle to Memphis Slim(John Chatmon). WOW, what a musically gifted family! Having many videos of this naturally brilliant musician to watch on UA-cam is a cherished musical blessing and a very valued treasure to the musical ear and soul.
This is amazing I was just listening to “Sitting on Top of the World” yesterday and had no idea, the blues has endless connections and that’s what’s so fun about it.
luv dat hat
I thing im in heaven now
Yup these old timers should have been Rich living large instead they get ripped of by Eric Clapton Led Zepl The Doors The Stones and the rest they all made Millions on the Blues They Stole. Great Stuff Cheers From Canada.
@Robert Craig That's why it's called the blues.
How come he never plays a wrong note? awesome
Love this motherfucker. He KNEW somebody way back when and got that sound and progression, but never got the breaks.
This video is 1978. Is this man still alive?
No, I believe he died a few years after this was filmed. Sam Chatmon was born in 1897 or thereabouts, so he was already 80 when this was filmed.
unfortunately he died in 1983, and if he were alive would have almost 120 years
***** He "got the breaks" in a certain manner of speaking. He was a part of the Mississippi Sheiks, one of the most popular groups in the Memphis/Mississippi Delta regions at the time, and later on, from the 60's until he passed in '83, he came out of musical retirement and developed a decent following. He didn't KNOW somebody - he WAS somebody! There are a lot of people around these days, including blues fans, who don't recognize his name, but they will undoubtedly recognize plenty of his songs - "Corrina, Corrina" and "Sitting on Top of the World" being the two most prominent examples that immediately spring to mind. The average person in the street may not know his name these days, but he's a legend in the blues. You should look up the Mississippi Sheiks and get to know some of their music. It's incredible. I'm also a huge fan of his brother, Bo Carter.
+HOLY MACKERAL Well if he managed to live to 119 years of age...then yes!
+Joseph Kirby We all know who he is up here at cafe 9 in new haven ct.
Sweet playing, sweet vocals, terrific lyrics, rock solid meter (do you know how hard to do that is with a slow song) and all in the key of 'G'.
ME JUEGO A DECIR QUE ESTE HOMBRE ¡ NO CONOCE EL NOMBRE DE LAS NOTAS QUE TOCA????
Rascal uses that weird c position on the 7th fret.
The half brother of Charlie Patton. What did you expect?
But thats alright..
itz lueg eis da, gar nid so schlächt, gäu?
Dayuum
I sat on his lap almost everyday as a kid.....he was my Santa Claus.....I miss and love my Sam so much.......he was always singing to me
👀
You were truly blessed
For real?
Wow!
Hi Marco- Do you know if the rumor is true that the great Charlie Patton was his father?
Now that's the voice of a blues singer.
Now that's a blues singer.
Sublime.
That s all right baby you re in love with another man so i put my stixk and walk on the road with my string lol
Amazing. Such talent.😍
THIS GUY IS JUST PURE DOPE...I mean...he's the real deal... I love this sound.
I love traditional American music, I love these old blues and country singers, old as the history of the USA.
You gotta come from some were to be some were
@@codeyhodges6380 Agreed. Even the native americans' ancestors came from somewhere.
Sam chatmon is pure, unadulterated musical expression
Here is how not to blow your voice three years into your career, so you can wail like a banshee when you're a thousand years old. Tell that to some of your favourite rock singers.
AnalogOpherm
people say this is the devils music but this is the voice of God
Sam Chatmon is god?
@@klyoo2146late reply mate but its a metaphot
that thumb is pure thunder...
judd sadac it’s made of steel from what I can hear and see. Damn this is good !
What a voice!!
A legend. charley pattons half brother and a member of the sheiks. He had it till the end.
Is that a fact??
@@toastedcarrot9667 It is. I just looked it up and he really was.
@@bryanbridges2987 No, probably not true. Source; the new paramount book of blues.
Yes he was.
Alan Lomax must surely be long dead by now, but I wonder if he was ever presented with some kinda award for his intrepid documentation of so many brilliant regional styles of American music. And just think: for every artist Lomax managed to record, there must be literally dozens and dozens of others who went forever unrecorded and unrecognized. I wonder if there are still any regionally distinctive styles of American roots music which haven't been homogenized by the forces of American consumer culture.
just discovered his work on here...fucking hats orfe to him fer sure mate
He's not dead for that long - Alan Lomax passed away in 2002. And oh yes, he was presented with many awards. Hell, he even chose music for voyager discs. That's quite something, isn't it?
Fantastic comment and questions!! My sentiments exactly!! And oh how very dreadful are the..........Forces of American Consumer Culture!!
I live in France, I acn tell you it's the same... wish I could do some of the same work with French deep culture before it disappears ... inspiring videos here ...
Alan came by it honestly. His father, John, was also a noted folk music archivist:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lomax
Alan probably eclipsed his father in their never-ending quest for folk/roots music, but he had much better equipment to work with. John probably had better access to primary sources to work with, but lacked the high-tech recording equipment Alan had. Thank heavens for both, or who knows how much of this treasured music and its wonderful purveyors would have fallen away into oblivion.
Thanks for sharing these treasures.
This is a really cool piece of history man, thanks a bundle for sharing it here! ( I got kind of giddy when I seen the "Pallet on the Floor" thing)
He put those shoes on special. Notice the dust on them. Also from a nurse perspective, he does not have congestive heart failure. ( Thin ankles)
I expect he normally wore work boots and put on his "dress slippers" for company and the camera.
I used to make shoes exactly like that.(Lewiston Maine).
Wow, he's great! I could listen to his music all day every day ! Damn, he made me cry !
same, I was almost crying halfway through the song
Pimp shoes
Get outta here dimwit..!!
Larry Slemp your outnumbered son 4’1
-and that's all right!
He’s even got them old pimp shoes.
Sings like a canary! Fantastic, where are these musicians today
Somewhere... i'm sure they're out there somewhere.
“There’s no way I can convince you woman, and I don’t care if I can”
What a genuine talent.
Best sound ever absolute best.
Thank you
Incredible.
Mr. Lomax how great this must have been to be there live.
Just Awesome.
RESPECT....
Soulful voice...cannot teach that!
romania`salute`you..,
Thanks for sharing the treasure.
I’m curious about a picture I have of Sam from Festival of America Folk Life. Appears to be 1924.
How wonderful bless u him too.
Sam may have known Bessy Smith and Jimmy Rushing, he even sings a lot like them.
I live in southern Mississippi and go to Arkansas several times a year. EVERY TIME we are on Hwy 61 around Cary, rolling fork, hollindale, arcola, Leland, etc we play Sam chatmon. All the way to the river bridge in Greenville. Might sound funny, but this music hits different when you are driving across those giant fields of the Mississippi delta and going through those poor little towns that "used to be". I don't know what you call it, but there's a strong feeling comes over you and you can't just shake it off. The good stuff!
Give peoples hugs it might be yours or thiers last one
Pretty fire set from the living room chair if you ask me
this man Sam and ol' popcorn should have met sometime in the past I hope
Wow first time hearing this absolute legend I'm in shock it's so raw. real .powerful .soulful . Just dam thanks for this
the old blues guy s aint got chit on this guy...very pleasing thanks Sam
Wonderful.
love this guy
REAL MUSIC..!
Ride the train thru the south. Play this music. Be at peace. You only have time. Stop acting dead and pay them some damn respect by living. That's what they would say.
His voice is something its reminds ne of my nsn dhe could sing ! Even in her 9os she could wipe u ou5 with her voice I adored her I miss her so so much both my Grandmothers were musically gifted Musicans. Thku ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
Just beautiful
até o advento da guitarra elétrica, parece ninguém nos EUA feria as cordas do violão usando palheta. O violão dito clássico tem o braço mais curto e mais largo. Les Paul e a sua turma alongaram o braço da guitarra, aumentaram o número de casas e o estreitaram. Isso exige do executante que tange as cordas apenas com os dedos, uma perícia não pequena e fora de série. Obviamente, a inovação agregou ao instrumento (se se pode dizer seja o mesmo) virtuoses geniais, entre os quais o próprio Les Paul... e abriu a esses músicos fantásticos horizontes, desculpem a redundância, infinitos; mas, os guitarristas americanos perderam completamente a arte de tocar usando somente os dedos... o violão é uma pequena orquestra... Parece absurdo deixar de tocar com os cinco dedos da mão para tocar com um só, no caso a palheta... No entanto, o ser humano dá nó em pingo d'água e, apesar desse reducionismo idiota, temos todos de tirar o chapéu e aplaudir de pé os guitarristas americanos... entretanto, humildemente, penso seriam muito mais brilhantes e teriam ido muito mais longe se deixassem de lado a palheta...
Чудовий дідусь
I miss those orange carpeting
AIN"T NEVER BEEN DONE BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
((eehnowandagainandawonder)) beautiful
19 dislikes too many.
Wow. Thankyou, and wow.
Yeah.
Me sinto mais vivo com esse clássico!!
This is insane
What the fuck did I just watch...
These guys are my heroes
Anyone know the tuning