0:09 Blind Connie Williams - Take My Hand, Precious Lord 2:48 Ralph Willis & Washboard Pete Sanders - Dream I Had On My Mind 5:17 Henry "Rufe" Johnson - Blood Red River 7:51 Charlie Burse & Will Shade - Kansas City Blues

@timothyclair4978

5 жыл бұрын

thx!

@oreemckenzie4314

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@RustyJem

5 жыл бұрын

It’s Red River Blues, a classic Piedmont Blues song. Josh White first recorded the standard in 1933, but you can find a more similar version in the 1981 John Tinsley Red River Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Big Bill Broonzy covered the instrumental from Red River and borrowed lyrics from another song to make King of the Highway in 1940, which was a hit again when Derek and the Dominoes (Eric Clapton) covered it. Every time these songs come back into popularity I think it honors all those who have played it before.

@TabahArts

5 жыл бұрын

Kevin McGrath tanks bro

@rondy702

4 жыл бұрын

That blind man can play, rhythm and blues embedded in his soul...love it!

Seeing vids like this makes you appreciate the value of KZread for preserving such gems and making them known to the next generation rather than letting them become lost or worse yet - unheard.

@allieneyates5070

5 жыл бұрын

AMEN 2 THAT !!!!!!!! WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT YOU-TUBE ??? DON'T KNOW ,,, DON'T WANT 2 FIND OUT !!!!! LOV MY YOU-TUBE!!!!!!

@allieneyates5070

5 жыл бұрын

This IS Where it All Started,,,,, With These Fella's!!!! THANK GOD 4 THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

@gerardobermudez3508

4 жыл бұрын

KZread deberia ser declarado patrimonio cultural de la humanidad

@rustyshackleford531

4 жыл бұрын

You should really thank Stefan Grossman. He's the one responsible for alot of the availability of these videos

@vanekirk

4 жыл бұрын

Krystal Skull, WELL said!

First song is powerful stuff ,it broke me down.

@superjarrod13b

8 жыл бұрын

+rustygoldfanatic I can listen to this over and over again, it never get's old.

@dwaynecolbert9355

6 жыл бұрын

rustygoldfanatic Amen

@dwaynecolbert9355

6 жыл бұрын

rustygoldfanatic God bless you,me too I cried,love God is and always will be alive

@EliZevin

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@janedoe6628

4 жыл бұрын

Wow lay off the bourbob

I don't care what anyone says,this is the BEST music,EVER!

I am Black American I feel every drop of this .😊

I've never heard of Blind Connie Williams before, but wow, that man was a genius! Love his unconventional style of playing and his awesome voice. Gonna get better acquainted with him!

@cassanateli

2 жыл бұрын

That's the Robert Johnson picking style, something he was very keen on keeping to himself to the extent that he'd often turn away while playing to hide it

@morganacres9360

Жыл бұрын

@@cassanateli who would turn away? RJ or BCW?

@DamenJoost

Жыл бұрын

Yeah mind blowing stuff

@adonaiyah2196

Жыл бұрын

@@morganacres9360 Robert Johnson I think

@adonaiyah2196

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3iHsbiFm6_WepM.html I hope this helps. Had the pleasure to know of this artist for the last 5 years

This is AMAZING. This first dude is a BOSS on the guitar

@m.a.s329

5 жыл бұрын

Right....??!!?? i kept looking for the Slide on his finger , but nothing there....!!! EXTRAORDINARY.....!!!

@kevdean9967

5 жыл бұрын

You look amazing too!!

@rayodonovan4866

5 жыл бұрын

@@m.a.s329 he has a very small slide high up on his pinky finger. It allows you to use all four fingers.

@swagrobloxgamer1531

5 жыл бұрын

He is also blind

@hindisikhnewaalaa

4 жыл бұрын

@@rayodonovan4866 Dang!!! I was looking for it too. Uncanny. I couldn't manage that with twelve hours per day...

respect for the blindman .🙏🎸 .rip

@andrewdog-gonewaylon5915

4 жыл бұрын

Blind Connie Williams? No information about his death. He may still be alive. 😎

@fakepastorbaconchickeneati8965

4 жыл бұрын

Andrew Waylon Conroy that footage Is old but hey you never know

The first guy is a prodigy! The real Blues !! Thanks Brother for singing to God!!!!

@cyclesgoff9768

4 жыл бұрын

Jorge Ramos It’s “Blind” Connie Williams

@cassanateli

2 ай бұрын

Hard not to say 5:22 has the real tone of the delta blues in his guitar, but both are ridiculously good. Connie Williams captures the desperate religiousity of the people at the time, but the lyrics of Good Lord Send me an Angel (5:22) really capture how devilish it really all was. We can all see religion for what it is with basic critical thinking skills

I have watched that first gentleman 40 times. Unbelievable sound he gets out of his guitar and his voice is great too.

@greeneyeddevil7251

9 жыл бұрын

I don't know if you play guitar or not, but I've been playing for about 20 years and that's the first time I've ever seen anyone use anything similar to rasqueados (the right hand techniques used in Flamenco guitar) to play the blues. If you pay attention, he uses the back of his fingernails to strike the strings, rather than plucking them like you would for normal fingerstyle. That's how he's getting that percussive sound. I don't know if he studied Flamenco or if that's just the way he taught himself to play, but I'd bet money it's the latter. I've also never seen anyone use a slide that close to the base of their finger either, but it makes sense. That way you could have the tips of your fingers free for normal play, and then just use the base of your finger when you want the slide. Again, I'm sure this guy figured that unorthodox stuff out by himself... No "educated" person teaches anyone to play guitar like that, which is what makes it so cool. :)

@markwathen975

6 жыл бұрын

Lightnin Hopkins yeah I agree

@vanfrier7209

6 жыл бұрын

1st guy had two base E strings, one on 6th string, one on 3rd string. My guess is he was playing in drop G or D

@stevehaveron9581

4 жыл бұрын

he was an accordian player...guitar was his side gig,...that was his side gig

@lowellcalavera6045

4 жыл бұрын

GreenEyed Devil It's only "unorthodox" to those unfortunate enough to be trapped in the jaws of orthodoxy.

I cant understand that I first discovered Connie Williams yesterday. I am completely blown away by his singing and playing. What a beautiful voice. Amazing.

Blues is the soul of America, its blood, and its flesh! God bless the blues players!

what a nice playing-singing, specially my respect for first blind guitarist, I think that's musical blues guitarists history, worthy big respect.

that 1st guitarist - Blind Connie Williams is EXCEPTIONAL but i never even heard of him before! He deserves to be up there among the guitar greats like Rev Gary Davis, Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson etc..................

I AM A BRAZILIAN CITIZEN BUT I ILOVE THIS MUSIC- THE BLUES.THANK YOU.

@rentok8195

4 жыл бұрын

E qual a diferença

@pazgabriel

3 жыл бұрын

Não só de samba vivemos né 😂

@mcleodfiddler9333

3 жыл бұрын

@@pazgabriel G

@READYSETGOTIMEx

3 жыл бұрын

Look at what the internet has done for the world 🌎😇

@howardclark6125

3 жыл бұрын

E eu sou americano mas adoro a música do Brasil. Morava lá no 2011.

Jesus Christ isn't this a gem? Isn't this beautiful ? blind Connie left me with no words but superb especially Henry rufe, with red blood river one of the best Delta blues I've ever heard .

Holy crap, the first one is amazing! I have a good blues knowledge, but Connie Williams is new to me.

@briandunstan3503

5 жыл бұрын

I've been listening to the blues for sixty years ,and I never heard of him till now , that's real blues, there no such thing as a white blues man ,after hearing that ,I'm sure now..by the way ,I is white.🤗,

@taurtue

5 жыл бұрын

@@briandunstan3503 I'm generally rather skeptical about explanations of phenomenons by the color of the skin, but I've never, ever heard a white man really have the blues, like the blues in this video. Blues is indeed a black thing. Even Johnny Winter who was appreciated and respected by black bluesmen... He's good, but there's something missing, I think.

@mesolithicman164

4 жыл бұрын

Brian Dunstan There's a quality of authenticity that inhabits every beat, every note, every second of Connie's song that speaks of a life of suffering and struggle. There ain't no white bluesman that has earned the right to perform a song like that.

@taurtue

4 жыл бұрын

​@@mesolithicman164 White men have the right to perform this, it is not about having the right to do it or not, it's about the quality of the performance.

@lastrada52

4 жыл бұрын

The late John Campbell was an incredible blues guitarist. And while he wasn't a great singer the late Roy Buchanan was another amazing blues guitarist. They're out there and there's nothing missing.

"I dreamed I was in the white house sittin' on the president's chair and he gave me a cigar and said boy I'm glad you are here, but it's just a dream, a dream I had on my mind. I woke up this morning and that dream was hard to find."

@mabudia4177

9 жыл бұрын

He had to thank God it was just a dream

@lesescueles

9 жыл бұрын

Gracias. saludos

@pauljeavons6987

3 жыл бұрын

Pure poetry, singing and playing for the joy of being. Can't beat it and can't find it these days. God bless these great people of the recent past.

@giacomobenini8626

3 жыл бұрын

@@pauljeavons6987 I think that musicians like them or Charley Patton are absolutely outstanding, but nowadays there are still some great musicians like Jack White or Keb'Mo'. Sorry for my English

ce que j'aime le plus dans le BLUES c'est la façon de jouer & leurs admirables mélodies, plus je les écoutent plus je suis comblé, leur chant sont d'une sincérités de leur musique..

Blows my mind .....one man and a guitar.......pure heart and soul.

I wish there was more out there from Connie. I watch this video regularly just to see him play. I love that he's sliding in standard too

Wow! All finger style guitar with a slide on the noted. Love that Gospel Rhythm. What a soulful voice. He sings baratone then breaks into a high tenor range. Bring it right down front! That guitar ain't the best, but he makes it sound real nice when he slaps those strings. I do believe this Gentleman was blind but didn't need his eyes to pull up what he heard in his heart. What a beautiful soul & gift he had while on earth.

The fisrt guitarist is amazing !! It blowed my mind ! Haven't seen such thing since a long time !

@jdcrouhy

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephan Wirz from Wirz.de for the discography. The first guitarist is Blind Connie Williams !

@woabeatz9717

5 жыл бұрын

Guitar out of toon too....

@fakepastorbaconchickeneati8965

4 жыл бұрын

WOABEATS and it still sounds good

No teeth, no eyes, homemade instruments, raw, organic music = AWESOME!

@valentuss

8 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@jimdandy3573

8 жыл бұрын

try his life

@superjarrod13b

7 жыл бұрын

I couldn't. Most of us couldn't.

@roncarpenter7240

6 жыл бұрын

fm1224 =Genius

@micahlee8935

6 жыл бұрын

Seriously!! Straight from the root. The gut of blues pain suffering n survival.

I love all these old blues sings...what gifted people !,,. Bless them all....

I have heard this a few times and that Connie Williams is really an incredible singer/player/performer!

The first one, I guess Blind Connie Williams, is probably the greatest country bluesman and guitar player I've ever heard. He's in another dimension.

@m.a.s329

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely....!!! he is on another level we know nothing about

@bonifacreznicek8016

5 жыл бұрын

'cos he can see much more than we do

@ricktemmen6272

5 жыл бұрын

I agree and wonder if Connie is playing an old Harmony guitar?

Thank you so very much for this. So amazing, so much talent, so much beauty. It sent chills all over. God Bless

Played from the heart. This is real blues.

@georgewashington6225

5 жыл бұрын

Is your name really arch Stanton? I just rewatched the good, the bad and ugly last night😁that's funny

@allieneyates5070

5 жыл бұрын

YES!!! HEART!! AND THEY HAD PLENTY OF IT,,,, THANK GOODNESS,,, ALOT OF BANDS SAY THIS IS WHERE THEY GOT THEIR INSPIRATION ,, FROM THESE FOLKS !!!!!

@peggyknauf9105

5 жыл бұрын

Bob Robinson praise the lord yes he does I love the blue

I smiled the entire time. These hits wouldve been an absolute pleasure to sit in and listen to for hours while we all drank wine and and picked together.

Take My Hand, Precious Lord, the first song identified in the commentary as Unknown Artist is actually Blind Connie Williams. There's a wonderful cd on Testament Records called Philadelphia Street Singer by him.

@jdcrouhy

10 жыл бұрын

I've just listen to his album he's amazing !

Connie Williams - Take my hand. A real mistake they didn't post the songs and credits in order; Ralph Willis and Washboard Pete Sanders after Connie with A Dream I had on my Mind great instrument Sanders has there); at 5:18 it's Henry Johnson (great!) with Blood Red River ...and some lyric lines that appear in some versions of Dink's Song); at 7:50 Will Shade and Charlie Burse with Kansas City Blues; ...and what a finish with those two. The sheer musicality of all of them is unnerving to anyone else trying to make music!

@GooseMessiah

8 жыл бұрын

The world needs more of you, sir.

@Caleyfan86

8 жыл бұрын

thank-you sir

@bengulliford9519

8 жыл бұрын

+Antoine Maloney you da real mvp thank you

@jackhalle859

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@kingrl62

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks! h/t to Antoine Maloney ...Connie Williams - "Take my hand"., Connie with." A Dream( I had on my Mind) great instrument Sanders has there); at 5:18 it's Henry Johnson (great!) with "Blood Red River" ...and some lyric lines that appear in some versions of Dink's Song); at 7:50 Will Shade and Charlie Burse with "Kansas City Blues;" ...and what a finish with those two. The sheer musicality of all of them is unnerving to anyone else trying to make music!" Your knowledge is appreciated. Be well!

just love that glass bottle ring slide idea used by (blind) Connie Williams beautifully played guitar and voice and no dark glasses and a real proud man for that "I ain't no cripple attitude? shining through his music. Henry Johnson blood red river (the key to the highway blues turnaround in the middle)

you can really hear how 1950s rock n roll evolved from this blues sound. really cool!

Amazing! This is so pure and raw .

Getting tears in your eyes while listening to these incredible musicians. That's playing with true feelings. Thanks and amen to those fellas who brought a plethora of feelings in one's heart. You're unforgotten.

Take my hand so beautiful i listened to it three times in a row and realized tears were running down my face amazing my god thank you for this upload (I went to church on Sunday for religion and got the blues. I went to the church of the blues all my life and got religion )

Blind connie Williams has such an amazing voice

That tapping of his foot :).... so wonderful.. beautiful musician

Beatitful gospel song he has a wonderful voice✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️

The REAL blues and REAL beginning of R&R.

Love this stuff. The BEST versions of old-style acoustic blues I've ever heard are on the old 78s. Even though those 78 rpms are scratchy, mid-rangy, and limited to about 3 min., the tightest, most powerful performances are on the records, which predate any video. Quite a few ( though nearly all ) are posted on KZread.

@sjhorton1184

2 жыл бұрын

Got a list or serach parameter that works really well for finding these 78's?

everything is so glamorous now. this has absolutely no pretense. who would’ve thought that we would see it here and have our hearts opened this way.

This touches my heart!

I'm a bluegrass listener. But some of the roots come from blues.. Very very impressed

@MSILBB

5 ай бұрын

Bluegrass was created by Blacks in America.

Always consider the conditions and lack that these men had to survive and in spite of the squalor and hardship they made such brilliant contributions. My respect is reverence..

I'm pretty sure I have Blind Connie Williams' guitar. He played a steel resonator as well, but this tiger striped old archtop...I'm pretty sure is laying beside me right now. I bought it from an antique store that seemed like nobody had been in there for a decade. I think it's his guitar because the finish is exactly the same plus the g string tuner is bent just like his and also not to mention he's blind...and the guitar has the notches on the back of the neck that most blind players make to have a reference...the lady said the guitar was brought in the store in late 60's and was previously owned by someone who bought it in the 50's but was already an old guitar by then. Also, seems the guitar must have been tuned to open d (vestapol) for a long long time because the old tuners don't do well if you try to go past that tension. I have it tuned to open D minor...since that bent g string tuner is a little weaker than the rest.

@billyjazz4909

10 жыл бұрын

Wow are you serious can you please contact me about this? Send me pictures?

@hlewerenz

5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Any pics? I’m so jealous. A real piece of blues history!

@RustyJem

5 жыл бұрын

Andres Medrano Priceless. Someone gave me a uke from an old lady’s house who had passed away. Turns out it is solid koa, made in 1910 by legendary luthier and musician, Ernest K Kaai. They have been sold for 16K so that gives you some idea of your guitar’s worth. Congratulations. Play it and never sell it.

@yvonneormsby6791

5 жыл бұрын

You are one lucky person to have got his guitar and i bet whoever passed it over instead of keeping it as a family heirloom got pittance for it considering it came from a master of his time.

@wecandobetter9821

5 жыл бұрын

You are one lucky duck 🦆! Good for you. Play it with fond memories

Blues archives... man it's a gem. I'm learning how to play the blues it's gotta be kept alive!

just casually hitting insanely high notes out of nowhere

@coengiovanni4769

2 жыл бұрын

instablaster.

I just love that the roots of music are now available to hear and see. Real musical history. A real rare moment of time caught forever. Thanks

There all amazing. Blind Connie Williams just blew me away though.

This emphasises the spirit that is blues, most of it’s not organised the beat isn’t always consistent and it’s just rough…that’s how it was intended, all about having it rough, and it makes you appreciate the beauty of it much more 🙌

Loved it. The real sound of blues not a forced imitation.

Man this is what you call real music. Thank you

I'm so thankful that my grandmother introduced me to the blues at the age of 3. Hearing this reminds me of her.

Unmatched talent and creativity these guys put together was outstanding!!

you cant beat the old blues singer.......hands down they lived the blues........and it comes thru their music..........just naturally!!!

0:10 Blind Connie Williams - precious lord 2:47 Ralph Willis and Washboard Pete Sanders

@AtlSpyderco68

8 жыл бұрын

+Simone Salvatori Graci

@arifkurniawan5887

6 жыл бұрын

sure ? the first singer name is ? realy great!!

big respect

No flashing lights no gimmicks just pure raw talent those were the days

Fabuloso

Una joya esta recopilación, son la raíz de todo lo que vino después y una muestra de la cultura de donde proviene lo mejor que EU ha dado al mundo: la música de su población negra.

When people have nothing more to lose such beauty can be revealed

Thank you so much for putting these videos up. They are gold. Karma points for you!

Love the first guy so damn much. And they don't even know his name!! Absolute stud guitar player...reminds me of David Lindley. Magnificent voice. Precious recordings here.

@rabbidbabies4094

9 жыл бұрын

Blind Connie Williams. what a voice!!! Unfortunately his one recording is rare, out of print, and expensive. It's a shame that happens.

This guy is insane. such a great melodic guitar player. wow! so inspirational even now in 2021. Just goes to show, creating something as real as these songs, all rely on one thing. Spirit and soul. Everybody that somewhow managed to end up on this page. bless your soul #SuthernSaint

Ne moze niko svirati bluz kao ovi postovani muzicari ! Fantasticni su !!!

thank you for posting this magnificent, historical footage.

Demasiadamente lindo,tudo!

@nacionalismoNegro1985

3 жыл бұрын

Verdade

Este es el blues original una maravilla de música mil gracias.

First guy blew me away....raw talent

awesome!!! takes the gospel song to a WHOLE new level. WOW! Thanks for uploading this video - more please.

Wonderful!!!

Good stuff. I can't understand anything anybody says but the spirit of the music moves me.

@dwaynecolbert9355

6 жыл бұрын

KuttyJoe that's called soul,soul don't have to have words just good spirit

@ebukalucky7871

6 жыл бұрын

That's real blues

@RustyJem

5 жыл бұрын

LOL. These are all common songs sung by many musicians. Lyrics are easy to find. If you read them aloud to yourself once you should be able to understand the song after that.

As he said, Facundo Cabral "Every musician is good news, because each musician is less a soldier." I love music.

Sometime ago I was surfing the web coming across these clips and was mesmorized by Blind Connie Williams playing it over and over again. Intrigues I delved into the sparse information available on him and found a most important African American Street Troubadour. Thankfully Record Producer Pete Welding befriended, had foresight and recorded one album of Blind Connie Williams in the 60s - released in the 70s. We are able to enjoy from this a stellar musical talent saved from obscurity.

Loved it! I never knew any footage of Blind Connie Williams existed and would suggest to others who enjoyed it as much as I did that they should seek out the awesome (but somewhat-difficult-to-find ) album / cd he recorded for Testament Records entitled "Blind Connie Williams / Philadelphia Street Singer - Traditional Blues, Spirituals, and Folksongs"... It has him doin' some beautiful stuff on guitar and also on his accordion (!) as well...

Blind Connie Williams.

Connie Williams Pure Poetry!

Great Collection of Videos!

7:55... best version I know of Kansas City blues. The joy is infectius.

7:53 el mejor contrabajo que vi en mi vida. Que genios revolucionaron al mundo con su música. Eternamente agradecido a nuestros antepasados afros

Thanks for putting this on!

Thanks this was great

blind connie williams at the beginning sounds like sliding without using a slide.....wow

@barryrae8986

5 жыл бұрын

a ring slide ,,,to be exact ,,,

@RustyJem

5 жыл бұрын

barry rae Thanks! I couldn’t figure that out. Cool trick.

@nigelcartwright9030

5 жыл бұрын

If you look closely,he is wearing a a small glass bottleneck on the top of his little finger.

@DrVonNostrand

4 жыл бұрын

@@nigelcartwright9030 thanks, I was wondering how he did that

Excelente!!

Thanks for the great art! Thanks again for the stimulation this art brings with it.

Amazing musicians!!! Tks for the post!!!

great video..it strikes me how happy these folks are playing some very simple instruments..a happiness and contentment that will never be found on social media, face book, etc...our world has gotten so far away from enjoying simple things..it is sad...but beautiful to see in this video..

This is gold!

Thanks uploader...fantastic piece of our history, culture, tradition..

Stumbled upon this, so glad I did, Henry Johnson, such nice picking

First guy - All done with one finger. Wow so talented I have certain songs I find myself using only one finger. They sound better that way. And his guitar was off--tuned down a half step, probably not by choice....Nice vid to give the stage to these awesome players. They deserve it.

i'm here for connie williams.

Great music like this is hard to come by these days

Totally Amazing 💯💯💯

Robert Johnson is the main man for the blues but there are many following his footsteps...Here's some awesome bluesman..

so much soul

Gives me chills & takes me back to the old days

Love this, and I guess I am pretty thankful to youtube for teaching us all about something we never would have been exposed to