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R.L. Burnside: Burnside's Blues (1978)

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  • Опубліковано 21 бер 2013
  • R.L. Burnside at home in Independence, Mississippi, shot by Alan Lomax, Worth Long, and John Bishop in August, 1978. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit culturalequity.org. [02.11.08 3-13]

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  • @Marshall333
    @Marshall333 5 років тому +299

    I've listened to all the RL ones where He is sitting here. They are so, soooo pure, the guitar has a rubber band type feeling with his claw and hammer rhythm hand so fluid and outside sounds of the crickets, trees and kids is just in the moment hill country blues at its raw finest.

    • @mikes6970
      @mikes6970 5 років тому +5

      Funny i was just thinking how real it sounded with the kids and outside noices .. brings back beautiful memories ....

    • @paulmarkwell4663
      @paulmarkwell4663 4 роки тому +5

      That guitar was hand made
      And it burnt up in the house fire

    • @nutsackmania
      @nutsackmania 3 роки тому

      @@paulmarkwell4663 huh?

    • @SUSHANDLE
      @SUSHANDLE 2 роки тому

      “ [It] is just in the moment [.] “ -corrected

    • @narcoskeptic
      @narcoskeptic 2 роки тому +1

      @@SUSHANDLE ay shut the fucking fuck up about your proper grammar lesson 🤣

  • @biggreentruck4907
    @biggreentruck4907 5 років тому +253

    Burnside played music, his whole life, even when working other jobs. The area of Mississippi that he is from, is right close to Memphis. It's well documented that Elvis used to frequent the blues bars with the black folk, when he was in high school, and before he was famous. BB King remembered him, from that time. At any rate, those guys playing the blues were a major influence on Elvis, and I believe that it's highly likely that Burnside influenced Elvis. Burnside didn't gain any notice until long after Elvis died, so I doubt that Elvis would have remembered it, and Burnside probably wouldn't have remembered either (he'd have likely been too drunk, lol)
    Also, Burnside served 6 months in prison, for murder. Quarrel over some dice, as I recall. At his trial, he told the judge, "I ain't mean to kill him; I just meant to shoot the somebitch in the head. Him dyin' was between him and the Lord." Apparently, RL drove a tractor better than he played guitar, so his boss pulled some strings to get him out of prison early.
    And this concludes today's segment of "Answers to Questions Ain't Nobody Ask".

  • @felixthelmocevallosmorales41
    @felixthelmocevallosmorales41 3 місяці тому +4

    R. L. Burnside (November 23, 1926 - September 01, 2005) was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fan base in the punk and garage rock scenes.
    ✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️✍️

  • @Jleed989
    @Jleed989 4 роки тому +72

    Best smile in the blues genre

    • @craigstratford5086
      @craigstratford5086 4 роки тому +5

      It's like he's sharing a secret .

    • @tonythewolff6
      @tonythewolff6 3 роки тому

      agree

    • @rickmathews9749
      @rickmathews9749 3 роки тому

      Absolutely, remembering when and why he wrote it :)

    • @doubleuponbob3397
      @doubleuponbob3397 2 роки тому

      He is 52 years old there. Amazing teeth, amazing genetics! His teeth at 52 look better than mine at 35!

  • @floridacrackerguitartips6004
    @floridacrackerguitartips6004 2 місяці тому +3

    The greatest smile in the world while playing magical blues!

  • @bradleyanglin5873
    @bradleyanglin5873 25 днів тому +1

    Some of the best things in life are free and this is one of those things im a friend of the Burnside family they are great people

  • @tfajsh
    @tfajsh Рік тому +8

    It sounds like a raw haunting cry . This is the blues in its purest form.

  • @JDOE20
    @JDOE20 4 роки тому +18

    I had to pinch myself listening to this. Shaking my head. Truly staggering. Blues to the bone.

  • @jaxjohnson5372
    @jaxjohnson5372 Рік тому +9

    Thank you Alan Lomax the people a thousand years from now will still appreciate what you did 🙏

    • @cobraferrariwars
      @cobraferrariwars Рік тому

      Wrote Alan while he was still alive thanking him. His daughter read my letter to him and responded. Lomax understood the blues.

  • @1Live2Love3Thrive
    @1Live2Love3Thrive 4 роки тому +19

    The wailing baby's always in tune!

  • @hankigoe829
    @hankigoe829 3 роки тому +6

    ladies and gentleman, how about a round of applause for the 10000 cicadas in the rhythym section

  • @diabolikmitchell2960
    @diabolikmitchell2960 2 роки тому +13

    This is solid freaking gold. I listen to this on a daily basis.

    • @TheLsigala
      @TheLsigala Рік тому

      ... and so does your neighbor hahaha

  • @nickjohnson410
    @nickjohnson410 5 років тому +8

    He is definitely in my Hall of Fame. The only way to truly give thanks is to take a massive tube amp into a cornfield next to some railroad tracks, magically find a plug, turn up to 11, and play "See My Jumper Hanging On The Line" until your fingers fall off.

  • @Anopholes1
    @Anopholes1 10 років тому +20

    The sound he gets with his voice and guitar is astonishing, it pulls you right in.

  • @michaelbarlanti7412
    @michaelbarlanti7412 7 років тому +109

    I hope this man is in the rock and roll hall of fame and people who play need to say thank you

    • @swinetrek
      @swinetrek 5 років тому +16

      No way. We don't want his memory tarnished with that crap.

    • @ancientwarriors67
      @ancientwarriors67 5 років тому +7

      Forget a damn rock hall of fame. None of that stuff matter at all period. I mean who really want to feel important about something like that

    • @bob733333
      @bob733333 5 років тому +1

      RnR HoF is a joke. It's better to not be in it, imo.

    • @FloridaWaterMan
      @FloridaWaterMan 4 роки тому

      @@swinetrek how then to remember and honor RL?

    • @jackcarter1842
      @jackcarter1842 4 роки тому +2

      Michael Barlanti this isn’t rock.

  • @TheLsigala
    @TheLsigala Рік тому +5

    I am better person after listening to this... thanks for posting!

  • @josephreese
    @josephreese 2 місяці тому

    A wonderful man!! And that smile!! Wow!!

  • @leejankovskis7814
    @leejankovskis7814 11 місяців тому +3

    RL comes across as such a nice man. He radiates something I can't describe and the music....what can I say? Incredible.

  • @bennybrassard2149
    @bennybrassard2149 5 років тому +57

    What beautiful music..
    I could sit down..have a beer and watch RL play all night long..

  • @buddyburnette8839
    @buddyburnette8839 10 років тому +99

    When I first heard blues music, is was an out of body experience. The sound of the blues guitar was truly captivating. No other form of music has come close, in my opinion, to portraying the emotions and feelings of humanity...

    • @SigmaWarrior1978
      @SigmaWarrior1978 3 роки тому +3

      Damn straight man. Blues has a rawness, honesty and swagger that you can’t find anywhere else in music.

    • @thelight888
      @thelight888 2 роки тому

      yep......humanity......humanity and pain are stuck forever

    • @DANTHETUBEMAN
      @DANTHETUBEMAN 2 роки тому +1

      When I first herd the blues it hit me like a 2x4!! I been fallowing Mississippi guitar ever since.

    • @prestondust6676
      @prestondust6676 10 місяців тому

      Same

  • @gurgisjones1120
    @gurgisjones1120 3 роки тому +6

    Great also how he does the rhythm and lead stuff at the same time. One man band.

  • @noreywoodman9154
    @noreywoodman9154 Рік тому +2

    I love him when he give a smile makes me fell joy n happiness inside me.thankyou sir for making me fell joy.❤️👍🙏

  • @only-legitness
    @only-legitness 10 місяців тому +2

    seriously my favourite blues song of all time.

  • @simonjones6499
    @simonjones6499 7 років тому +11

    Man Oh Man , this is good stuff , RL grinnin' a mile wide. Classic.

    • @alanmalcheski8882
      @alanmalcheski8882 5 років тому +1

      Simon Jones not just good stuff. This is THE stuff. Sho yo right though.

  • @1-shotslinger108
    @1-shotslinger108 8 років тому +201

    He strikes me as a very educated man. Education can come to different people in different ways . This is great blues!

    • @corydontodd
      @corydontodd 6 років тому +4

      yeh society and technology are taking us in the right direction aren't they.

    • @corydontodd
      @corydontodd 6 років тому +5

      hadron89 for the most part. You must be smoking crack. Climate scientists are agreed we are heading toward catastrophic climate collapse and Donald trump is putting children in cages.

    • @lotismade
      @lotismade 6 років тому +4

      What about Humanity? Isn't it necessary before all else? What value does knowledge have if wielded incorrectly? R.L. Burnside sure is highly intelligent if you ask me. He brought artistry to the world that which is just that which makes life worth living.

    • @mikeschneider1624
      @mikeschneider1624 6 років тому +1

      there if formal education, important .. and there is life

    • @kwijung
      @kwijung 6 років тому +1

      Hey hadron89... go back to /r/incels please. You're too stupid even for youtube comments.

  • @AKILES2R
    @AKILES2R Рік тому +11

    Tengo depresión y ansiedad. Últimamente estoy bastante mejor gracia a toda la terapia y tratamiento aunque la mejor terapia es escuchar buena música.
    Debo decirles que este hombre está musica como él se la hace me da su amor y me da una felicidad que todo lo demás es nada. Agradecido todos los días con lo que me da el señor y la vida

  • @johanstaelens5194
    @johanstaelens5194 7 років тому +21

    His genuine music goes way through my bones ! Music as a healing medicine !

  • @dynodish
    @dynodish 9 років тому +46

    This dude is beyond awesome! Rock on, man!

  • @TripleRPhotographyLLC
    @TripleRPhotographyLLC 10 років тому +46

    Makes me sad to watch this because I didn't know this was happening in 1978. I didn't know about RL until about 1998 and by then it was almost too late. I missed so much great blues. RL was by far one of my favorite hill country artists, so overlooked for so long, such great music. Love these archive videos - thank you so much for posting.

    • @larrysymak6902
      @larrysymak6902 6 років тому +2

      yea all the good one,s are gone,we must be thankful for what they left us,these people will never be forgotten,they live on in their music!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @deanbennett8708
      @deanbennett8708 4 роки тому +1

      I just discovered him!

  • @darrensam1
    @darrensam1 11 років тому +26

    This man sure has the blues. This is real blues.

  • @martinbremer9598
    @martinbremer9598 6 місяців тому

    My Opinion, he is the King of Blues. He showed how to play Blues in the modern world but without destroing it.

  • @francus7227
    @francus7227 4 місяці тому

    Ringo sang it best. "If you wanna play the blues, you gotta pay your dues because it ain't easy."

  • @ricklapierre7478
    @ricklapierre7478 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow,this is 2024 and how i passed over RL is beyond me!
    I always new where the blues came from,this only makes it more binding,to what i always believed!
    I think of my mother when i listen,and i know where i got the musical talent from!!
    Thank you so much for posting!!

  • @stuartharrington2126
    @stuartharrington2126 6 місяців тому

    Taking a glass of vino n liking the blues ❤

  • @sabbott4760
    @sabbott4760 6 років тому +5

    Thank you Alan Lomax for all of these amazing Burnside clips. And thank you for all of your music and what you have shared over the years too; what you have made available to the World is of such importance, you deserve a million times more recognition. Bless you, man

  • @ratfink13fan51
    @ratfink13fan51 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @TheDrFunkenstein
    @TheDrFunkenstein 6 років тому +3

    'Lord what can I do for the bread.'
    A problem as old as time Burnside. But you'll live forever too.

  • @pictishgaming3812
    @pictishgaming3812 8 років тому +28

    Straight up Lightnin'

    • @wynbailey7809
      @wynbailey7809 8 років тому +3

      one of the greats a true genius thanks

  • @rileyjames4934
    @rileyjames4934 10 років тому +7

    this mans my hero......
    plain and simple

  • @moseleycg
    @moseleycg 6 років тому +18

    13 thumbs down... lol... ridiculous... dude is the truth.

  • @raiavomwaldesrand1928
    @raiavomwaldesrand1928 2 роки тому +1

    WoHoW! Fantastic!

  • @thetinychapel
    @thetinychapel 10 років тому +15

    RL has a beautiful smile! The blues, man, its in the water in Mississippi I swear.

  • @144Jericho
    @144Jericho 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing

  • @mytapepoppedtoys2450
    @mytapepoppedtoys2450 7 років тому +8

    He burnin all that shit down, not just the sides.

  • @talayou
    @talayou 4 роки тому +4

    This is one of the best moments caught on camera. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ButtSnorkler9000
    @ButtSnorkler9000 Рік тому

    You tube has got to the point where they’re harassing us with ads, can’t even listen to music without looking at and touching your phone for 2 god damn minutes

  • @ianhutchman5616
    @ianhutchman5616 2 роки тому +1

    Awesome...pure talent.Thank you Mr Burnside.

  • @bluzcompany2293
    @bluzcompany2293 3 роки тому +1

    The year I graduated, wish I had known these blues then ,like I know these blues now ,my education came after school ,and has continues to this day ,cause of blues men like RL ...

  • @jaykay-lh5zw
    @jaykay-lh5zw 4 роки тому +2

    His just a genius on guitars and bluese's just belowingly greT. My kind of mate. Blues. Man

  • @Kobe29261
    @Kobe29261 10 років тому +5

    Thank you!

  • @sandyclark4385
    @sandyclark4385 10 років тому +3

    Absolutely Love this One

  • @theblacklodgemusicchannel3076
    @theblacklodgemusicchannel3076 5 років тому

    Thank you Alan Lomax !!

  • @JohnStevenson1001
    @JohnStevenson1001 4 роки тому +4

    That’s the real deal right there!

  • @freedomisntfree2089
    @freedomisntfree2089 2 роки тому

    I still luv ya R.L !

  • @colincampbell4261
    @colincampbell4261 2 роки тому

    Absolutely wonderful.

  • @beckabluesband
    @beckabluesband 11 років тому +1

    Man, so good... That voice and those guitar licks... So good! Mmm!!

  • @gaidhealmcintyre6867
    @gaidhealmcintyre6867 3 роки тому +1

    I did a poem called Burnside Blues named after a provincial jail. I googled it and look what I found....awesome connection..serious Blues

  • @butasoffroad
    @butasoffroad 8 років тому +3

    Amazing.

  • @richardmurray2964
    @richardmurray2964 4 роки тому

    Cheers RL you bring light on my darkest day...

  • @kimyoung1720
    @kimyoung1720 Рік тому +1

    This man makes me want to practice my guitar.

  • @headpump
    @headpump Рік тому

    I love this man's music..

  • @richkroberts
    @richkroberts 10 років тому

    Fantastic!

  • @GregParker
    @GregParker 10 років тому +3

    This is the 'essence' of blues. 'Low down,bone shakin chills',here.........

  • @muratshogenov9563
    @muratshogenov9563 2 роки тому

    so good

  • @carolyngordin6091
    @carolyngordin6091 4 місяці тому

    this is WHERE I FELL IN LOVE WITH AN ELECTRIC GUITAR

  • @FlatpickingJournal
    @FlatpickingJournal Рік тому

    so good....

  • @schizodeltaman
    @schizodeltaman 6 місяців тому

    Music never made me get hard before.....till now!! Seriously though just goes to show you dont need anything more than a geetar and raw talent, people need to remember that. Getting the guitar is the easy part, you need to visit the crossroads for the raw talent, if you know you know

  • @skijumperwannabe
    @skijumperwannabe 6 років тому

    such a beautifull guitar

  • @joelembiid3105
    @joelembiid3105 3 роки тому

    The additional sound of crickets just gives me chills it's such authentic blues

  • @diannecoluchi226
    @diannecoluchi226 11 місяців тому

    He never lost his smile

  • @chuckst.romain8219
    @chuckst.romain8219 6 років тому +52

    Clearly one of Jimi Hendix's influences, this man is unreal. And on THAT guitar no less. Imagine a $5g Gibson in this man's hands. It's just a shame he didn't get discovered until later in life. Blues in its rawest form, this one departs from the rhythmic, droning type of boogie blues he was known for and is about as traditional as R.L. gets. He IS the blues.

    • @chuckst.romain8219
      @chuckst.romain8219 2 роки тому

      @@gogobaga yes, you are right in a manner of speaking. Because to make this guitar sound like he is, it is almost inconceivable. I play myself. And I am not bad. But I can imagine myself trying to make this guitar sound like only he can and I know for me anyway, it would not be possible. Mainly due to the fact that he is finger picking without finger picks mind you, something I cannot manage on my best day. Using primarily his pointer or index finger with long nails, he does use other fingers and I have tried this, it is not as easy as some make it look. The timing of using more than just the single pick I learned with is overwhelming for me. But I still try. I don't have any quit in me and although hearing someone as good as this man is can be a bit disheartening I don't let it deter me from practice. If I could one day be as half as good as R.L. was, and be lucky enough to be able to hear his influence in my playing that would be just fine with me. I would be proud to keep a small part of him and the hill country blues alive. If Lomax had only found him 20 yrs earlier.

    • @wyattbreymeyer4033
      @wyattbreymeyer4033 2 роки тому +1

      the shitty intonation is what gives it that feel, the guitar has stories it could tell, and thats part of what we’re hearing

    • @nutsackmania
      @nutsackmania 2 роки тому

      no i want that guitar in his hands

  • @aswtx75
    @aswtx75 11 років тому +2

    I love his voice.

  • @iamme7736
    @iamme7736 2 роки тому

    I realy like his style ...power 🙏♥️
    God bless

  • @josephreese
    @josephreese 2 місяці тому

    I love the real deal Chicago! Maxwell st! Boy!oh!boy! What I learned !!! Too!!! Cold!!!!! Move south!!!!

  • @chucklaneChuckylane
    @chucklaneChuckylane 4 роки тому

    His kids got him going on the internet and that put so much life into him during his last years, it was like it made it all worth while after all. I like how humble he is in these sessions. That jumps out I think, he doesn't even have any socks on with his boots! Most likely he just finished working and did get his best shirt on for the occasion. he and all the other blues men never did get any money from those recordings until years later, even then I don't think it came close to what Lomax got. Thank you very much for posting his songs here.

  • @reedlinger6035
    @reedlinger6035 7 років тому +7

    True blues my brother

  • @bugsywayne
    @bugsywayne 3 роки тому

    One of the best too ever do it

  • @NamTuc-hw5oq
    @NamTuc-hw5oq Рік тому

    Boy I sure miss my mini .

  • @doubleuponbob3397
    @doubleuponbob3397 2 роки тому

    He is 52 years old here. Look at those teeth, guys. Jesus Christ they are magnificent!

  • @stevemartin164
    @stevemartin164 5 місяців тому

    Never heard or seen nobody makes so many sounds on a guitar.... It's amazing sounds like three people picking three different types of guitars... Do it r.l.👍

  • @faunoram
    @faunoram 10 років тому

    RL Burnside !
    una leyenda del blues !
    saludos desde Bolivia South America !!

  • @jamalomar1066
    @jamalomar1066 5 років тому +1

    Finally some real music 🙏

  • @ghengishotwheel6422
    @ghengishotwheel6422 2 роки тому

    I’ve never heard of this guy until today. Holy shit have I been lost

  • @evanstarr846
    @evanstarr846 4 роки тому

    learned alot from these videos

  • @RaleysSmallEngines
    @RaleysSmallEngines 2 роки тому

    Oh Wow!!!! Love it!!

  • @sasaostojic4097
    @sasaostojic4097 3 роки тому

    i remember his guitar n his voice bc my parents played his vinyls when they wanted me to fall a sleep. im listen to somenthing diferent now but R:L: will always be part of me . ty dad n mom for learned me and show whats real blues is. n srry for my bad english im balkan damn ;)

  • @gleb202
    @gleb202 3 роки тому

    The landscape around fits very well

  • @joshuabrookshire2842
    @joshuabrookshire2842 3 роки тому

    Masterful.

  • @sanaeblh7980
    @sanaeblh7980 2 роки тому

    This won't be repeated even in a multiverse

  • @reneharde3459
    @reneharde3459 3 роки тому

    his smile is sooooooo infectious.....

  • @shanedm3396
    @shanedm3396 4 роки тому

    R.L. Kicks ass even today

  • @MrJld123
    @MrJld123 10 років тому +9

    This is the BLUES uncut, no chase.

  • @CrowBanjo37
    @CrowBanjo37 11 років тому

    freakin awesome!!!

  • @FranciscoMartinez-fh8kv
    @FranciscoMartinez-fh8kv 5 років тому +2

    Buena cancion toca con ganas la gitarra es un maestro exelente

  • @shpetimdemiraj2712
    @shpetimdemiraj2712 5 років тому

    Perfect blues

  • @mmmcosta
    @mmmcosta Рік тому

    Blues PERFECTION!!!

  • @E7VZ
    @E7VZ Рік тому

    Funny enough I found this dude through a Sopranos episode end credit scene, instrumental, pretty sure it was his track “Someday Baby”

  • @007007niki
    @007007niki 10 років тому

    he really makes you feel it in these old 1s hes got. I just wanna have a pint ta old r l :D! cheers :)

  • @KaNaTroX
    @KaNaTroX 2 роки тому

    Every Song is a banger.

  • @FranciscoMartinez-fh8kv
    @FranciscoMartinez-fh8kv 5 років тому +1

    Esta musica es la mejor que escuchado