“WALK ON” - A music documentary with guitar legends Brownie McGhee and Bert Jansch
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2022
- ‘We made money. We had ups and downs. Twists and turns and joys and sorrows, but we never had a rehearsal’
Specially filmed in 1992 at Brownie’s home in Oakland, California, this wonderful encounter between Bert Jansch and his guitar hero Brownie McGhee was captured as part of filming for the music documentary “Acoustic Routes”, and only ever released in its entirety as part of the limited edition 20th anniversary version of the film.
In the late 1950’s, Brownie visited Britain for the first time to join the Chris Barber Jazz and Blues Band as a replacement for Big Bill Broonzy. Those early performances left an indelible mark on the emerging guitarists of the day. In Edinburgh, as a teenager, Bert sat at Brownie’s feet at The Howff Folk Club transfixed by what he saw and heard.
From fighting segregation with Woody Guthrie to joining with blind harmonica player Sonny Terry on the road, from being chosen as the successor to Blind Boy Fuller to sharing a New York cold water flat with Leadbelly, Brownie tells and plays the story of his life to Bert as the two of them collaborate on a range of stand out tracks:
Don’t Pity Me
Memories of My Trip
I Got Fooled
Key to the Highway
Come on if You’re Coming
Me and my Dog
The Death of Blind Boy Fuller
Parcel Post Blues
Stranger Blues
CC Rider
Walk On
Parcel Post Blues
“Two wrongs make a right!”
Duration 52 minutes.16mm Eastmancolour. Stereo. English.
US Production : Jules Levy, Christina McKinlay
Director of Photography: Mark Littlewood
Assistant cameraman : Alan Stewart
Sound : Phil Croal
UK Production Manager : Jo Greenwood
Producer : Maureen White
Director : Jan Leman
Executive Producer for BBC Scotland : John Archer
20th Anniversary Co-Producers : Johnny Fewings, Peter Rommel
Viewers might like to know that Brownie’s papers and archive are preserved at the African American Museum and Library in Oakland, California : www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:...
And here is a rundown of some of the feature films in which Brownie appeared: www.imdb.com/name/nm0569185/
All tracks available on Vol 1 and Vol2 the Acoustic Routes Soundtrack, released by Kudos Records:
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Copyright Leman Productions Ltd 2012
You can't watch this and not shed tears. The idea that Brownie lived the Blues, he lived life, through ups and downs, Brownies music will live on forever.
Blues is truth, don't forget that. 😭
They both left some well formed footprints on the earth.
I have had the privilege of seeing Bert live in the 90's...also Sonny and Brownie in the 70's....sat at the feet of giants!
Brownie McGhee, one of the greatest. Born and Living with the Blues, one of the greatest songs ever performed.
Absolutely phenomenal. I wish I had met Brownie when he was still alive.
Thank you for the recording!
Damn didn't know brownie can play piano as well lol.. always knew him as a legendary acoustic and playing the kazoo from time to time :)
What an absolute treat to hear Brownie talking about all the phases of his career and interaction with Leadbelly and Woody Guthrie.
Bert Jansch is one of my musical heroes, so it's fascinating seeing him meeting one of his.
Not only his but soo many of the greats, Bob Dylan, eric, Jimmy, many of the greats! but Bert was the only one to get footage playing together! Legend.
@@MitchClement-il6iq I hope you mean Jimmy as in Jimmi (Hendrix), and not Jimmy as in Page.
He was a thief, and a charlaton.
This is historic stuff..... WOW
Tell it, Brownie. Tell me all about it.
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Living on blues Avenue!
Incredible footage. Lifelong fan on Brownie and Sonny. This is exceptional
Brownie you are more than the blues to me.
Such a beautiful nice man.
What a treasure this documentary is. What a legend.
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I love both musicians equally. They are the truth. The truth definitely set these great spirits free.
@@DanFrechette You're welcome, Dan!
I would loved to be Bert at that 31 mark moment... playing a legendary song with a legend.
WALK ON! Brownie will live forever and continue to influence all generations to come
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
Many thanks!
Brilliant film of Brownie the blues master...
Much appreciated, he really was something very special.
Got this recommended to me, what a blessing… starting watching and can’t fall asleep, it’s so devastating yet beautiful how the true artists are the ones who are only known to those who care, two legends… would give anything for a lesson from these two, thanks for the upload!!
Many thanks for your kind comments, and delighted to see that the encounter between Brownie and Bert is still finding new fans.
Wow both of em
Great footage, got to know a bit more of this great Bluesman's personality and open channel of communication...
well well thanks so much for this rarity...
Phenomenal!!! How did I miss this for a year? Thanks so much for this upload 🔥
Priceless! Thank you for this...
Parcel blues is perfection.
HOW SPECIALS
HOW SPECIAL IS THIS?????? Love it
Thankyou and glad you enjoyed the footage! It's hard to believe this was 30 years ago.
@@LEMANPRODUCTIONSARCHIVE Yes seems like yesterday I bought first Pentangle record in 1968 lol Been listening to all of them ever since and everything they ever did. I owe so much for the influence they all had including Brownie and Big Bill Broonzy for my guitar playing and song writing
First noticed Jansch as the writer of "Angie", an instrumental recorded early on by Paul Simon. Never dreamt he interacted with Brownie,, who did my live broadcast with Sonny Terry in the Seventies.
Interesting to see him talk frankly here about the "resentment" in his early music.
Davy Graham wrote Angi, Jansch's version was more well known though.
@@gameswithoutfrontears416 Oops. I actually knew that, but memory conflated all this.
Thanks for the correction.
This is unique performance, not many other guitar legends played with brownie on camera so intimate... check youtube lol
Thank you so much for uploading this! I finally tracked down a copy of the 20th Anniversary book/boxset too. Very hard to find in the states. With this upload more people will be able to see this great documentary!
Many thanks for your kind note. Much appreciated. The power of Brownie's testimony still resonates and it was an honour for all involved to help capture Brownie and Bert together. "Make sure you leave footprints in the sands of time!"
America sucks when it comes to the appreciation of the blues yet it started there.
That last part with Brownie made me have tears in my eyes.
Bert and Brownie must be jamming endlessly with Sonny Terry in heaven.
@@LEMANPRODUCTIONSARCHIVE How cani get a copy of this whole documentary? I'd buy 3 of them if it was available
I first heard of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee in 1976 I was 13 at the time and fell in love with the music. Great memories. Thank you for the upload. Much appreciated.
Here's 2 songs I recorded from Sonny and Brownie. Cheers
Walk On: ua-cam.com/video/-hh_C827p3E/v-deo.html
Back Door Sunshine: ua-cam.com/video/xcFRPXLY2Gc/v-deo.html
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Thankyou!
I don't know who it was, or when it was, but later in their career as a duet, Sonny was having this young white guy travel with them & he was teaching him harp, or something. Of course, by that time it was well known that Sonny &Brownie didn;t speak much to each other, off stage. So, eventually it got to the point that they would speak to this young white guy with them & tell him to relay that, back & forth. So one day, Brownie said to that guy that he was *The Panama Canal*. Why? Brownie explained it: The Panama Canal is a narrow strip of water between Two Great Oceans. What else: I had no idea that Brownie was so well adept at playing Blues Piano.
I first saw them up in Porltand Oregon, 1964-5 when I was in Peace Corps Training. The Corps was liberal & Harry Belefonte was performing & wanted to meet us. We went to the theater & Sonny & Brownie opened that show. They brought the house down, & no one paid great attention to Belefonte's performance after that, & he didn't care because he was doing great anyway. It may even have been that he was *helping* in having them open for that tour.
Hi, Leman Production. Is there any subtitles available for this documentary?
Greetings from Brazil!
Hi Edivldo, thanks for your message. No subtitles yet, but I will see if I can it done!