He came through Ole’ miss when I was there I interviewed him for the school TV station. He told me to come down to the Hokka that night he was putting on a show I brought my harmonica he had everybody whooping and hollering so I pulled my heart out, started playing. He stopped playing, pointed at me, then pointed at a spot next to him at the edge of the stage where he was just sitting on the stage it was like he passed me the mojo cause I was playing things. I never knew I could play, and everyone was clapping and singing along after that, he said to come with him, and I spent the weekend at a professors house where son was staying. It was the best time ever.
I saw Son play at the Chicago Blues Festival in 1988. This was outdoors in Grant Park. There was the Main Stage for the top name performers and lesser venues for those less well known. I was walking toward the Main Stage to get an early seat when I was stopped cold by the performance coming from a small Stage nearby. The performer was Son Thomas, and his voice, on that day, was the most amazing combination of falsetto shivers. I found my legs taking me right over to where he was performing, and that is where I stayed until he was done. It was something of a crime that he was not recorded on that day, because this was his last great performance. He had a stroke shortly afterwards.
@@Steeljanne He will live on trough his music....especially in the heart of this musician, guitarist and lover of the true blue blues. What a player!!!
I get so annoyed whenever I see old men playing a corn broom as if it were a guitar. All it does is keep the tempo and timing. I believe a washboard would be more resourceful. (at 2:12)
Man there was a joint down in Clarksdale miss. Had some great players back then. Man on a Friday night there were so many people that the bootleggers got payed. Man I loved the woman music gambling drinks I would wake up about 2 pm on a Saturday head hurt from the nightlife gambling what can I say you win you loose. But the woman back then some times I win sometimes loose. You can kind of say gambling and life it's the same. One time I was there on a Friday night parking the truck heard all this noise. I live by curiosity killes the cat . Will sometimes the yelling is good sometimes it bad. Will I need to know what is going on. There was a woman that caught my eye. They were yelling 7 from heaven baby with a pair of dice in the man's hand. I watch a few minutes went by and the beautiful woman got the dice. The story is no woman no money. A day in Clarksdale miss.
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James "Son" Thomas
It's like the grass that a guitar was growing for the next generation
He came through Ole’ miss when I was there I interviewed him for the school TV station. He told me to come down to the Hokka that night he was putting on a show I brought my harmonica he had everybody whooping and hollering so I pulled my heart out, started playing. He stopped playing, pointed at me, then pointed at a spot next to him at the edge of the stage where he was just sitting on the stage it was like he passed me the mojo cause I was playing things. I never knew I could play, and everyone was clapping and singing along after that, he said to come with him, and I spent the weekend at a professors house where son was staying. It was the best time ever.
MY MAN 👌
That's the real real,just for the love, and he saw you love it! That's a bit 'tarred, but you get my drift hopefully!😅❤
I’m sure it was the best time possible!
My great grandfather was the one praying and I'm also in the choir
Never seen anyone play a broom like that before. Brilliant
thats some high end fantasia
Yes chewing gum is very difficult to remove from ones porch lol 😂
😂🤣
Gotta love innovation
That’s Old Scratchy Lee.
I saw Son play at the Chicago Blues Festival in 1988. This was outdoors in Grant Park. There was the Main Stage for the top name performers and lesser venues for those less well known. I was walking toward the Main Stage to get an early seat when I was stopped cold by the performance coming from a small Stage nearby. The performer was Son Thomas, and his voice, on that day, was the most amazing combination of falsetto shivers. I found my legs taking me right over to where he was performing, and that is where I stayed until he was done. It was something of a crime that he was not recorded on that day, because this was his last great performance. He had a stroke shortly afterwards.
God bless you brother an brother Thomas, Amen:)
Man, this guy is good. I'm surprised that I haven't heard him before. True Mississippi Delta blues.
Super Beautiful!!! BLUES!!! Love!! Thank You!!!
Very good! Brazil respect the roots Blues!!
That broom had my full attention, amazing..
My dude was scratching that broom......
I LOVE THIS MAN THE BLUES....
Hearing it as it should be heard, raw! Thank you.
I Was Born and Raised in the Mississippi Delta. I love the Down Home Blues, but I’ve never seen the broom thingy. I guess it was before my time.
So was I Gville Mississippi
This dude's an AMAZING traditional bluesman !!
ALYUHAUUHA The Heavenly Father thank you for this
my fav bluesman
I've always wanted to visit Yazoo County.
Anyone know the make/model of the broom he's playing at 2:14?
Incredible
Get down on that broom!
Awesome. Thanks man!!!❤
Where is the rest of this video? UA-cam bring back the full documentary on this particular episode. One hour plus.
Thank you for sharing.
Legendaire'jeams'son'thomas'delta'mississippi'blues
Where can I find the beautiful song at 8:53
That's Muriel Wilkins singing "Darkness on the Delta".
Thank you for this!!
Amazing
Gold! 🥇
Aí sim!
That song at 17:23?So now I know where the riff and some lyrics for the Beetles Come together was stolen from
What is this gentleman's name? I don't think I heard it once in this video, and this man is amazing!
James ”Son” Thomas
@@janlissnils2748 good Lord thank you! I love this man, this music! Is he still alive?
@@markarthurgivens7554 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Thomas_(blues_musician)
@@Steeljanne He will live on trough his music....especially in the heart of this musician, guitarist and lover of the true blue blues. What a player!!!
@@Steeljanne thank you
I was still waiting to be wiped and broken down by that woman he be singin bout... after that I heard him everywhere.
THATS THES BLUES......
thanks
That's what it's all about..
Got to rush out and find a beat up Epiphone Hummingbird. :-)
QUESTION : the documentary is full ?
You gotta lay down in that mud watr ta hear that sound 😂
10:48
Year?
Yazoo county is in the delta. Hell, the Delta national forest is in part of Yazoo county. Weird that he didnt consider Yazoo county the delta.
Yazoo city is in the Delta but the county is up in the hills. It don't turn Delta til you go down that long hill down I the bottom in the city.
Does anyone know who's singing "Darkness on the Delta" through the beginning?
Muriel Wilkins
Real cool! Can any of this footage be used for my "UA-cam VIDEO"? I will give you credit.
Hi. I don’t own the rights.
Okay and, thank you!@@Steeljanne
What year was this
tant ta tara ratta rara....kufi kufi hui....
the song around 7mins of the video sounds a lot like Lightnin Hopkins...
Yup
First time I see someone playing a broom...
So that's where Sesame street got the tune!
Kermit the frog was from Leland MS in the middle of the Delta
@@masonbryant7242 😂
Was were son is from
Anyone know the guitar chords and tabs ? Please and thanks.
U CAN LEARN FROM HIM
My girlfriend people are from Leland
The delta...deer creek
what is his name
James "Son" Thomas
GIBSON HUMMINGBIRD BETTER GUITAR THAN MIND
Lopez John Harris Barbara Martinez Joseph
varför står texten på svenska?
Inspelat från svensk tv.
@@Steeljanne tack!
did you sell your soul to the devil like robert johnson
I get so annoyed whenever I see old men playing a corn broom as if it were a guitar. All it does is keep the tempo and timing. I believe a washboard would be more resourceful. (at 2:12)
😅😆😆😆🤣 ...Uh fuckin washboard!
Man there was a joint down in Clarksdale miss. Had some great players back then. Man on a Friday night there were so many people that the bootleggers got payed. Man I loved the woman music gambling drinks I would wake up about 2 pm on a Saturday head hurt from the nightlife gambling what can I say you win you loose. But the woman back then some times I win sometimes loose. You can kind of say gambling and life it's the same. One time I was there on a Friday night parking the truck heard all this noise. I live by curiosity killes the cat . Will sometimes the yelling is good sometimes it bad. Will I need to know what is going on. There was a woman that caught my eye. They were yelling 7 from heaven baby with a pair of dice in the man's hand. I watch a few minutes went by and the beautiful woman got the dice. The story is no woman no money. A day in Clarksdale miss.