Brilliant playing and such a good voice. Blues at its very best. Thank you Skip for leaving us this memorable video.

@stacyblue1980

Жыл бұрын

Thought he was having trouble at first. Nope. He got into the rhythm and carried me away. I cherish this man.

This is the most pure and raw form of music that exists I love it

A different age, but this guy is mesmerising. His voice comes from a beautiful place, even when the story is sad. I feel privileged to hear him sing, and play.

anyone else get like a funny feeling when you watch something like this? its weird,like a time machine,almost that real,you are seeing a time so different from the one we are living in as to almost be another planer,just amazing

@upamhandique8773

29 күн бұрын

Yeah. But you also get the feeling that you could stay on in this time for the rest of your life too. I do at least. Not a romantic wishful thinking, but more like a melancholy nostalgia for something that I never was a part of

@regularladz

2 күн бұрын

Its called anemoia false nostalgia ​@@upamhandique8773

Oh my god, that is one incredible video! How privileged we are to be able to see this.

The Guy was Genious,i cant understand why his music wasnt a success when he played in his early days 1931 and then he got discovered again in 1960. people were deaf or what? he's playing is so unique.. if i can time travell i wanna c this dude play

@michealjovanie7143

8 жыл бұрын

it was the great deppresion and racism was more common but they made a mark for rock n roll...

@Odin029

8 жыл бұрын

+Mindfear2006 Skip James had some songs that could make people want to get up and dance, but look at Skip here. There's no cross talk from the other musicians (unlike during other performances). Nobody's moving around or clowning. He's got their full attention and to enjoy his music it needs more attention to hear the nuance and his genius. I think about some footage of Booker 'Bukka' White from this same night. He could start a party all by himself. Within a couple of verses he had people up and dancing. He invited the banter with Howlin Wolf and the other musicians. I'd never try to pick one style over another in this case, but I think Skip was probably 20 or 30 years ahead of his time. If a 28 year old Skip James had walked into a Greenwich Village folk club in 1960 he would have been an international sensation.

@Mindfear2006

8 жыл бұрын

+Odin029 hey do you know any musicians who play the guitar like he did? cos i cant find any who come close. It's a shame there's not much music from him.I WISH he wrote more and not stopped playing.still cant understand he must have known he was good and differnt. well i prefer this its has more heart and soul,you feel it when you listen to his music its pure.^pity he didnt the credit and honour he should of had

@matthewabney3889

7 жыл бұрын

Mindfear2006 depends on your view of credit because he was cherished by blues men

@asderc1

7 жыл бұрын

Some of his songs were covered by Robert Johnson so obviously he had respect among the blues men, but maybe he was just too far ahead of his time for the wider public, I hear a lot of neo soul and modern jazz in his songs.

thanks KZread for sharing Skip James, pure soul, pure talent.

I just love skip James I can hear these songs in my sleep

I love the silent amazement/respect Howlin Wolf and the other bluesmen watching/listening to this performance. I'm making the same silently amazed face too fellas...

Watch that "picking" hand, truly unsung delta blues father, he gave us this and probably died unnoticed, alone and broke. Thank you sir, gods peace

Words can't describe just how incredibly great this is.... Thank you for sharing this. Skip James forever!

Revolutionary style. Unique.

I love hearing skip’s voice, if I tried to sing like him I’d sound ridiculous. Lol

@legendofgood4278

4 жыл бұрын

🤣i just turn him up higher when i sing

@annonymost9318

3 жыл бұрын

Am so curious...like Bob Dylan....he seemed to change his voice from his beginning...wonder if it was because of ...health??? or just decided to be more melodic? Wonder what he would tell us bout this??

@giancarloc1985

Жыл бұрын

@@annonymost9318 some say it was Dylans motorcycle accident, but none of it ever was really confirmed.

the human soul expressed purely

Music from from the soul.😢

The greatest of alltime

Knocked out by this...stunning.

all compliments to the cameraman :) and all love to Skip. He inspired also Jack Bruce and Cream. That's how I discovered him. Thanx Cream to bring Skip to my world.

@tipu3162

Жыл бұрын

lucky you!

@stevemccooleq

Жыл бұрын

Certainly inspired the voice of Al Wilson of Canned Heat.

We are so lucky this footage exists! Surely the purist expression of American music!

this is one of the most fascinating blues video there is.

Skip James is an angel

I'm not sure but I think this is when they gathered up all the old blues men for the Newport jazz festival if it is then Skip James had throat cancer at the time and still put out that voice

Oh man thank you youtube. How did i not know this guy?

Happy Birthday Skip 🖤🥃

So great to see so much Love in the room.

The embodiment of the Bentonia School of blues

It's physically impossible to be more blues than Skip

Good video. Thanks for posting this.

thank you so muich for sharing. this is incredible!!!!

This is an amazing performance !!!

skip and howlin wolf in the same room, god damn

@Stanlayy-em4fk

6 жыл бұрын

a century of black music And Son House and Bukka White!

@agc3fcn

6 жыл бұрын

M Jn. Hurt

@grahamshatter6625

5 жыл бұрын

They sometimes were, they never liked each other.

Ain't nothing like benatonia blues

Warms the soul

Howlin Wolf is so tuned in,... intense.

Doesn't get any better

Amazing

Art！

Great! very very Good. True Blues

Skip James, my 2nd favorite bluesman next to Robert Johnson! Mountain Jack is my favorite song of his and I would love to find sheet music or a tutorial video on how to play this shining tune!!

@sirwhale28

5 жыл бұрын

Get the lessons from Stefan Grossman

Deep as it gets.

perfect

'Mountain Jack' - Listen to Elvis sing 'If You're looking For Trouble' from the movie 'King Creole'.

I idolized him

Just awesome is all

time out of mind

prety good music

Howlin' Wolf in the white shirt?

@michaelbrigante

8 жыл бұрын

+David Rogers Yes, It might be Howlin' Wolf...

@jamesdrogers

8 жыл бұрын

+Stefano Di Leonardo Yeah.. Must be the same day as the 'Devil Got My Woman' video was made.

@brianandcindy1

8 жыл бұрын

+David Rogers Definitely Wolf in the white shirt, and I believe that is the back of Bukka White's head preventing you from seeing Wolf's face. I think it is Son House at the very end, but can't be sure of that.

@Stanlayy-em4fk

8 жыл бұрын

Yes I have the video. Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966. Howlin' Wolf, Reverend Pearly Brown, Bukka White, Son House were all present. It's Son House rubbing his hands and clapping at the end of the song. (The video is cut short so the clapping is not presented)

The water heater in the back looks to code. Right on

@robertcronin6603

3 жыл бұрын

😁

Very good

Crow jane 🎉

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I see Howlin' Wolf and Son House. Anyone recognize the other folks in the room?

Yes RAa

SKIPJAMESVEVO this song is called "Worried Blues" (or "Skip's Worried Blues") not Mountain Jack

@RamblinBob

5 жыл бұрын

here's my 2016 version, with all due respect to the almighty Nehemiah: kzread.info/dash/bejne/p2ZtqtiJkqy8iag.html

You can hear Lightnin in here

Was that Sonny Boy Williamson behind Skip around the 3:30 mark?

Why is Sonny boy Williamson hiding and I wonder if the guy who filmed this know how much of a blues ledgend Skip James is?

He often doesn't sing the last word of a verse. I guess he figures since you know what it is, he doesn't have to sing it. It's not just this song, either. He does the same thing on Crow Jane. I don't know of anyone else who does that.

what year was this?

In what year this video was recorded?

@Stanlayy-em4fk

6 жыл бұрын

suka games I believe it's 1966.

I jus' don know what it

Where was this recorded?

@RamblinBob

6 жыл бұрын

Newport Folk Festival, July 1966, by that great archivist of the blues, Alan Lomax, who recreated a Mississippi juke joint in Rhode Island

Here thanks to Mr. Fahey

What does he say at 2:08 ?

@markbilyeu1129

3 жыл бұрын

"She led me out in the cold, with my folded arms"

that camera man loved that dude's back...

@brianhackert8513

6 жыл бұрын

he was trying to film Wolf on the other side. rude and incompetent wasting so much film on more famous person instead of subject; greasy paparazzi move

@Stanlayy-em4fk

6 жыл бұрын

It's the back of Bukka White.

@RamblinBob

6 жыл бұрын

There was more than one camera recording this, and there are other versions of this video that do a better job of cutting between the cameras at the right time

The 11 people who disliked this video are idiots. This is golden.

Did the Blues arise from the pain of Slavery?

The man the camera zooms at 3:15 could that be Robert Petway ?? blues researchers ???

@francheska404

7 жыл бұрын

harpman1876 its not sleepy john

@harpman1876

7 жыл бұрын

You're right. Sure looks like him, though.

@kenmorley2339

5 жыл бұрын

Mississippi John Hurt perhaps and the others could be Bukka White , Son House and Howling Wolf .

North American master...

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Blah blah

Heavily influenced by Robert Johnson.

@dakotajennings9268

2 жыл бұрын

Vice versa actually.