This should be put in a time capsule and shot into space so that future generations and aliens know we once had soul. RIP Amos Wells

@kulusadira8658

7 жыл бұрын

RIP Junior Wells

@RicardoLOPEZ-dj6uh

7 жыл бұрын

fendermon I agree 100% with you!!!

@SadBirbHours

5 жыл бұрын

This has already been added to the National Recording Registry's list of sound recordings that are culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States.

@Vodichka9

Жыл бұрын

Yes! But unfortunately, it would have shown an audience of squares.

@JawanBailey

Жыл бұрын

For real!

I met both Otis Rush and Junior Wells. This is real Black Chicago Blues. No need for over distortion. Its all about Soul.

@ibrahimalvin1915

2 жыл бұрын

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2 жыл бұрын

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@ibrahimalvin1915

2 жыл бұрын

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@ibrahimalvin1915

2 жыл бұрын

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@phillipdarwin3214

2 жыл бұрын

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Heard this song on Idiocracy and it led me down a rabbit hole of discovering Blues music. Still one of my favorites in 2023.

Doesn't hurt to have Otis Rush playing guitar with you...... wow !

@ianclarke1852

2 ай бұрын

Really doesnt

@Callsigntitan

2 ай бұрын

thanks, i was trying to find who was the guitar man

Junior's Hoodoo Man Blues album may be the best blues album ever. If not, it's damn close.

@plectrumsoul

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah man

@leonardosotomayor4704

Жыл бұрын

Así es ..!

@maximuskhan2100

Жыл бұрын

No argument here.

@duelenigma7732

Жыл бұрын

My wife picked up the album up in my local thrift store recently . Pure luck . Someone donated it framed with the back showing . The wife read a few lines and thought I would like it . Ha ha ha I looked it up and it was about the first Chess blues album because at the time they were putting out singes for juke boxes and yes it is great as are many of Junior wells albums . Fantastic musician and the voice is to die for .

@jonathanhines2441

8 ай бұрын

Brilliant for sure.👍

The licks being laid down by Otis Rush are incredible . . .

@stephencanderson2344

Жыл бұрын

I thought that looked like Otis Rush

If you truly love Rock’n roll you got to love the blues

the blues can't die or have a specific time. this song is just as good and valid as the day it was first performed

@BluesHand

Жыл бұрын

Rest assured Louie, the Blues will never die as long as I'm still alive.

The 40 thumbs down are people who either didn't have a good connection or are deaf. Please God, let their hearing and strong connection be restored. :)

@lunalea1250

3 жыл бұрын

Amen!!🥳

@Sirmullins

3 жыл бұрын

HAAAAA , preach for the hard of hearing ! loved that comment !! gave me a 🤭 chuckle..this is a blues man blues !!...dang excellent !

@plectrumsoul

2 жыл бұрын

Amen 😆

@carlwalker9635

2 жыл бұрын

They were Hoodoo'ed.

Somebody should comment on the classic filming of this great video. If nobody else it’s me.

I knew Junior, one birthday of his at the Checkerboard he had to be helped to the stage, as he was celebrating heavily and he laid down some of the heaviest blues I've ever heard !!!

@BluesHand

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes it be's that way! Wish I was there to be touched by the magic!

@binko969

9 ай бұрын

I’m jealous. You’re very lucky. Junior and Buddy Guy especially are two of the few artists that can make the hair on the back of my neck stand up immediately & bring tears immediately. Especially Buddy’s voice

Junior Wells is the definition of cool

@sigsliecker5932

4 жыл бұрын

"Cool recognize Cool in the back main"

Junior has always been a major influence on my life. He was truly one of the Greatest Bluesmen of all time. Period!

...and his hair was perfect...

I remember seeing Junior Wells at Rosas Lounge in Chicago 20+yrs ago. During intermission he went behind the bar and poured shots for himself and talked to the patrons. He had a liking for my girl friend and was hitting on her. The next set he started playing and was completely hammered. At the end he clonked one of the horn players in the head with his microphone. This started an argument on the stage. The band kept playing. At the end of the set he crashed into the drums set, out cold. The band carried him out the back door. That was the end of the show. It was one of my favorite shows I have ever seen!!!

Doesnt matter how much i hear i could just cry for these old players

He made Sonny Boy Williamson ( the original) smile down from the heavens

What a voice the real Blues so much talent that rock and roll stowed

I saw Mr. Wells much later in his life. He was a skilled musician and a dynamic performer. He and Buddy Guy together.

backstretch! about Otis Rush for years and just recently became acquainted with Junior Wells. Damn! What a special cat!

Junior Wells is fantastic, WONDERFUL VOCAL.

Junior was a God in the Olympus of R'n'R and in the Paradise of Blues as well

Damn what combo!! Just got into blues about 5 or 6 years ago. I'm 42, can't believe all classic music I was missing!!

@ramonalujan5889

4 жыл бұрын

Listen to John Lee Sonny boy Williamson's original

This was recorded when the blues was The Blues. this is goooooooood~

My dad went to UChicago from ‘76-80 and some of his fondest memories were going to blues concerts around the city. He still has junior wells cds everywhere, not to mention the countless bob dylan, greatful dead and bruce springsteen cds scattered around our house. I get really jealous of his era sometimes.

@bobcondon9602

Жыл бұрын

Odds are pretty good that we spent a lot of time in the same clubs.

YOU CAN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.....at all.

Otis Rush is laying down some great rhythm guitar of this one...

@fredflintstone9789

3 жыл бұрын

Ricky Muse it’s BUDDY

Just discovered and fell in love with this song and singer after watching 60's music weekend, he's a bad, bad man!😇💗🥳

Sweeeet! Junior Wells and Otis Rush. Can't get any better!

Superb performance by a master. His singing is so unique. He RAPS those words together so easily..... wowee.

I love Junior Well, I love Buddy Guy and I love Otis Rush!!!

WOWOOWOWOWOWOWOW!!!! Otis & Junior together!!! Does it get much better than this?!>>......Pure heaven....!

awsome, otis and junior............, thanks for posting

A fantastic clip of the song. I have been listening to this album for over 40 years, is a must have for any blues fan. The album "Alone and Accoustic" with Buddy Guy is another must have.

@krystymorton3503

2 жыл бұрын

I actually prefer this version over that one. more soul

@BluesHand

Жыл бұрын

I've had callouses on my left hand fingertips for over 50 years now, and it's all because of "It's my Life Baby" featuring Junior and Buddy. Otis is one thing, but Junior and Buddy, well that's a different story...................

I had the pleasure of seeing this man on numerous occasions, all I can say is WOW!

What a treasure! Saw him when I was a kid - so drunk he couldn't play. But BG was great. Also saw Otis Rush, and was so drunk he could only get through 3 songs. So sad. But this??? This is incredible!!

@davidewing6149

7 жыл бұрын

Timothy S yeah that's kind of what I remember about Junior when he would play at Biddy Mulligans on the Northside. A few songs was all he was good for but as clips like this demonstrate, he was hugely talented and a Chi-town treasure.

Happy Birthday to the Late Junior Wells his Birth Card is Ten of Club Rest in Peace ✌️🕊️ Merry Christmas ⛄🎄 Blessings and Hugs 💖💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕!

This looks like mid-50s, a fairly young Junior Wells, fantastic! I love the Wells album with songs from 1953-4 including this one, it's called "Blues Hit Big Town," recorded with the Aces and highly recommended. Different feel from the later work with Buddy Guy.

@larryduvall9475

Жыл бұрын

early 60s berlin germany i am thinking on this cut

The epitome of raw musical perfection - regardless of genre - a flawless gem, its lustre will never fade.

@ririhope2672

8 жыл бұрын

Your entire statement is insulting.

@susiecrawfish5363

7 жыл бұрын

He is amazing!

@larryrider6603

3 жыл бұрын

@@ririhope2672 why ?

OMG this guy... so good. #touched

started listen to Junior Wells today September 30th 2023 after his hit messin‘ with the kid i want to hear more of him Long live Rock’n’Roll

Listening to this on my bus ride to the house of particular individuals.

JWells is one of the great blues musicians. A wonderfull song. Also Otis Rush gave another taste to this song.

There was a good audience for Junior, for Otis, and for all the working bluesmen, but it was a tavern audience, not a huge concert one. As the streets got rougher, so did the taverns, and things were bad. But to say that these giants weren't appreciated, or had no audience here is foolish. They all did/do pretty well on personal appearances and record/tape/cd sales here in the Chi.

Quite possibly my favorite thing on KZread going on 4years now. 🎶🖤

@sigsliecker5932

4 жыл бұрын

That's what's up! It is the most powerfully soulful blues song I ever heard. I still get goosebumps when I hear it.

Legends. Got to see a lot of great blues artists in San Francisco in the late 50's at the Fillmore and area clubs. Little Junior Parker, Bobby Blue Bland , etc.

Junior was magic, man!

@jerehilton3282

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Joey, I'm Jere Scruggs. Speaking of the attire, Junior once told me he didn't like the pimp clothes his managers were providing in the 70s for him to wear. So I think this might be early 70s late 60s. ]

Man this guy is BOSS!

got to meet junior wells when he played with buddy guy. we were at a blues show in providence, rhode island.......and we were backstage.

What a voice.

Jesus Christ, this guy. What a talent.

Junior did well as a front man and played with a real blues feeling. No comparison with Little Walter who gave the harmonica it's electric sax-like sound.

far beyond cool.

Here because Idiocracy played this during the scene where Joe goes to jail. What an awesome source to trace the cover from :) Gracias uploader.

Meanwhile somhere in Louisiana swamps. I'm an old polack and I don't necessarily get familiar with troubled history of the US, but this song brings me back, even that I've never been there.

Some body Dun' Hoodo'd Da' Hoodoo Man

I hold up my hand trying to make my baby understand this is blues Church

@lawrenceofarabia5299

4 жыл бұрын

The head deacon would be junior wells, the congregation might as well put money in his plate then the other plates, bldg fund, blues tithing, church van and so on, thr remaining plates.

God, I love that man. I know you're wailin' in heaven, Junior.

Buddy Guy and Otis Rush were great Men...they LIVED for the Blues.

Love this guy.

RARYTAS !!!! To nagranie zawsze będzie za mną chodzić :)

As blue as it gets!!! “Somebody done hoodooed the Hoodoo man!!!!”

For any of you who are not sure (duh!) who the guitar player is, go to Otis Rush on YouTuibe and look at "I Can't Quit You". It was clearly recorded at the same venue/show as this song was. Of course, those of you who don't know who Otis is also likely think "I Can't Quit You" was written by Page/Plant.

This one’s goin in the blues folder

Must have been a real shock and wonder at that kind of deep soul blues comin at those naive young kids of that time.

When off of the road in the 70's, Junior led the incredible house band at Theresa's Lounge. The cover was $1

Junior Wells aged so fast. Such a haunting voice. I saw him with Ronnie Earl in Boston. But he spoke from a certain place.

Gran armonisista 👍🇨🇱

This video is exceptional. Hodooman Blues is for me the best song by Junior Wells. Here with Otis Rush, guitar, Fred below, drums and I presume Jack Myers, bass.

@edackert

10 жыл бұрын

good stuff

@DonDeering

8 жыл бұрын

+Hervé Desfontaines There's a story about this Sonny Boy Williamson song and Junior Wells' relation to it. My comment will give you the outline. I've seen this reported in a few places, pretty sure one of them was Buddy Guy's fantastic autobiography. It was 1953. "Hoodoo Man Blues" was Junior Wells' first record. He accompanied the record company owner to visit a DJ (don't remember the company, the exec's or the DJ's names at the moment), to ask the DJ to to play it on the air. As an enticement, the record company exec put $15 in the cover. The DJ got angry at the $15 (apparently $15 wasn't enough, because this couldn't have been the first time the DJ received a gift like that), smashed the record on the floor and told them to clean it up and get out. Junior Wells was traumatized by the experience and didn't want to play the tune again. Bob Koester (of Delmark) managed to get him to play it in 1965 with Buddy Guy's help. If it's one of your favorites, I'm pretty sure you know the version on the Delmark album that bears its name. What a tune, what an album!

@VCT3333

Жыл бұрын

@@DonDeering for that album, Buddy Guy played on it but couldn't be credited as he was still under contract at Chess. He's listed as Friendly Chap!

Somebody done did hoodoo the hoodoo man.

That's with Otis Rush, excellent.

Listen y'all, let's just lay back and have ourselves some fun with them good time blues that my brotha Junior be's playin. Show some Southern Hospitality to each other, y'all act like y'all ain't got no sense. Lovin' everybody is what it's all bout! Life is good! -Reverend Delta Slim

Great quality Watching in 2019

The James Brown of the blues.

Thrills on my spine crawling up and down!

One outstanding performance!

May God bless you Junior,you were so kind and soulful!!!

I think it's from the "concert" film "The American Folk Blues Festival," shot in Europe in the mid-60s. Features an amazing lineup of blues giants, totally worth renting; it may be available for streaming on N**flix. I think I got it by mail back when I still subscribed to that service. Fred Below (in this clip), Sonny Boy Williamson, Willie Dixon, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Rush, Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton, John Lee Hooker, LITTLE EFFING WALTER, HOWLIN' WOLF . . . blues heaven!

Junior was a gangsta pure and simple look at his rendition at the Montreax Jazz festival in 1974 I think that may have been his best performance

LEGEND!

@sigsliecker5932

4 жыл бұрын

You know talent when you hear it.

Great performance!

Thank you for posting this. Its my favorite Junior Wells song!

Backed by Otis Rush (gtr); Jack Myers (b); and Fred Below (dr). It doesn't get any better than that.

Otis Rush in his comfy cardy!

Love the blues!

love it !!!

ManyThanx Brilliant!!!!, Incredible!!!!, Many Thanx From Costa Mesa Ca!!!!

"I Can't Quit You" was written by Willie Dixon.

love this laid back blues..

Junior can be aa very subtle singer. Very nice.

Real awesome his music will be go on!

Great and timeless.

..this is CLASS!

This is such an amazing song. I have a different version on my IPod. It's a 2-minutes version and I just love that thing so much. This is a topversion too. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Junior was a great song stylist and harmonica player, no doubt. Personally he was difficult to work with unless you were one of his crew. He was a Vice Lord and somehow involved as a person of interest in the death of Little Walter, as well. Of course, none of that denies the fact that he was a seminal exponent of the Chicago Blues and an integral piece of the web of dozens of phenomenal players. I played with him and Buddy Guy once and will always cherish the memory.

@BluesHand

Жыл бұрын

Here it is 11 years later and I hope you are still around to discuss this remarkable Bluesman. I find your comment to be highly compelling! Much Love from a fellow Bluesman..................

@Doctorhamfat

Жыл бұрын

@@BluesHand Rock on, buddy! We're still keepin' on keepin' on. Thanks for the shout-out.kzread.info/dash/bejne/gWGbwayEZZS-mpM.html

Freaking awesome!!!!!

A beauty ❤

What counts here is voice and inner talent! No technology!!!

This is fantastic good!

Damn, I have ben listening to this song all day while studying for my exams. I am so relaxed by now :)