Papa John was a master of his craft.

wow, so soulful and ragtime-y also. Happy 107th birthday, Papa John, 5/28/1917, and thanks for the great music!

I am St.Louis born and raised about a mile from Chuck Berry's clubs on St.Charles Rock Dr. Then his Hotel on Lindbergh by the airport. Pappa was a genius. He deserved a motion picture .

Wow, what a treat! Used to see him at a club in Willimantic, Connecticut! SHABOO! Gone, but not forgotten! This brings back some bodacious memories! I'm dancing in my kitchen, and 21 again...at 66!

@patriciajrs46

2 жыл бұрын

Good for you.

@petem.3719

Жыл бұрын

Same here!! Saw him at the Agora Ballroom in Tampa, a club with about 120 seats in the front and pool tables in the back, around 1979. Sat 8' away from the stage.

I listened to him 50 years ago. He died in 1994 in his 70s and played for Hot Tuna & Jefferson Starship. I just love to listen to his blues.

Papa John is an American treasure. Nobody ever sounded like him .

@Missed49

5 жыл бұрын

Sugar cane Don Harris was very close.

@monabonejakon2797

4 жыл бұрын

@@Missed49 The Gumbo Variations, Hot Rats

I first learned about Papa from Jefferson Starship, the way he made the violin sing is like no other. He is now playing for everyone in heaven, RIP Pappa.

Saw this man in N.Y., with Jefferson Starship, in the 70's. Absolute, love at first listen. I am a forever fan!

@caseycrawford2157

3 жыл бұрын

I have never said I am so jealous before. I am so jealous.

I was surprised and thrilled to see they named an Air Force base in Nevada after this great man!!!!

Still my favorite... from 1973

sure sounds like summertime blues. with WONDERFUL elect violin tone

He should forever be remembered

From the first note on absolutely stunning !

This guys music always make me feel good. I love tallent like his.

The violins Papa John never played on are forever jealous...

@Hallands.

6 жыл бұрын

Faronthefiddler 😌

A masterful violin player.

RIP violin genius!

Saw him in Athens, GA in '76, what a great experience.

@paulbates8634

6 жыл бұрын

Daphne Presley you lucky dog

He played a lot of sessions with Jefferson Airplane/Starship. Magic

@gutbucket260

4 жыл бұрын

That's where I first heard him as a kid.

@monabonejakon2797

4 жыл бұрын

And Hot Tuna

@DansFlights

4 жыл бұрын

"Git Fiddler"

Beautiful

Wow! So marvelous, outstanding, melodic!

This is some damned good music!!

Best version ever..........

Papa John knew how to make music sound good

un FING believable!

Great tone and vibrato too

it was. it is. it will be

Great!!!

Wish I had vinyl album!

This!

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A nice upbeat 1 /4 /5 Blues

*IVO`s MAGIC WORLD* presents *MUSIC HISTORY GUIDE - FAMOUS BIRTHS* - *PAPA JOHN CREACH - 100th Anniversary His Birth, Today!!!* *(MaY 28th, 2017)*

I thought he started off with ‘Summertime’ 🌹

Wow. This is spectacular. How can I find more like this?

@lonesomelou4188

2 жыл бұрын

Try some Gatemouth Brown, Howard Armstrong, or Claude Williams. They are all the real deal on fiddle, maybe the last generation of old- time blues fiddlers.

No plagiarism from Papa John....I'm sure..but this melody reminds you Gershwin's ... Summertime ... from ... Porgy and Bess ....

When you compare Papa John's playing to others....all others are not Papa John

Good

Thanks for posting. Do you have the video Jorma Kaukenen and Papa John playing "that'll never happen no more"? It seems to have vanished from the internet.

@AndriaRogava

5 жыл бұрын

No, I don't. It would be great to find it somewhere and put it back online.

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GREAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would like to see him play his fiddle. Are their any recordings that were live?

@JustMe-qq3rc

Жыл бұрын

Watch Hot Tuna Water song

@JustMe-qq3rc

Жыл бұрын

Papa John Creach & Bob Magnusson April 1990 concert, San Diego

someone coul find the partition for violon to play? Thanks