Esther Phillips - Misery

[57dogsbody]

SO MUCH SOUL almost TOO MUCH SOUL; a true ORIGINAL and no mistake, Esther is BAD!

[1mia]

I LOVE her.....so so so amazing

[MsMareParker]

@ bouillonbeefcube...Thanks for posting this clip and I am thankful to all whom shared such wonderful comments about Ms.Esther Phillips. If you see my pic and think wow this lady resembles Ms.Phillips, well that is because we are related. My grandmother found it amazing that I resemble and vocally remind her of Ms. Phillips. I always wondered where my love for singing came from and that is when my granny shared with me the family story of Ms.Phillips in 84' I was 11 @ the time. Thank you.

[hiss73]

hola yo cuando descubri a esta mujer quede enamorado

[rocknroll1955]

you have to here the oringinal version of this song on savoy records put out in the 50's , i think its better Erik Vonderlieth

[fernanonice]

DIVA.

[Grilestein]

never even heard of this woman til now....wow shes amazing

[twinkiexpride]

How can she be so fabulous? I just don't know. She blows my mind

[swdanielson]

Sister Esther gets her sexy on. She looks really good and sounds great!

[biboutime]

so rare to see her singing ! so many thanks ! :-)

[gordon2453]

astounding; this WOMAN QUEEN OF MY TURNTABLE; sets the hair on my neck crazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz­zzy; she moves me gratly; MET HER IN 84 OF january; one of the biggest days IN MY LIFETIME!

[MrBacktostax]

no one gets as deep as esther

[mezzomanUK]

Great rare video of a huge talent. Many thanks for posting. Glad to see her later albums on cd at last !

[keithfarrar]

Wow. Seeing Esther in a club takes me back. What a treat. In the 70's she did a video of her Boarding House appearance for KQED TV in San Francisco. I wonder what happend to that.

[MyRealtalktv]

lOVE THE WAY SHE JUST PUTS THE MIC DOWN AND WALKS OFF LMAO CLASSIC SASS

[viennaustria]

101 LIKES 0 dislikes:))))



Esther Fhillips is my all time favorite female singer!!!!!

[LPlateDr]

One of the greatest losses to music when Esther died so young. Outside soul fans hardly anyone noticed. Let's hope people out there can learn to appreciate those who really can sing with feeling.

[TheSocratease]

Love U Esther!

[PerignonPop]

She knew her subject. God love her. Life is cruel to the point of being a sick joke sometimes.

[kameelahb9]

I love Esther Phillips!

[alexalot23]

if 100 women were singing at the same time, ms. esther's voice would be the most recognizable. what a voice!

[DrewArriola]

great video, Esther looks beautiful! what year was this?

[macarthur261]

Great video!!!! Many Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[babykeepgroovin]

Great live clip, thanks for this!

[rocknroll1955]

check out the original version on savoy records "little esther"

ERIK VONDERLIETH

[sobralfan1]

OOF!!! One of my all time favorites.....what a songbird !!!

[MsComissario]

Great Esther, love u much.

[gooboo1000]

Wish she were still around. True talent and rawness that can't be bought. Her "Alone Again Naturally" album is THE BEST. If anyone can upload it, please do. It is a GEM.

[jive4005]

the blues don't get much better than this!

[1lordthorpe]

Ilove the net and u-tube I get lost in it, takes me back to my teens when we had goddesses like this around. Thank you all who put these gems on the net.

[americanqueer]

a tearful thanks. i needed that

[1SECRETBILLY]

exactly right Shunkay you said something !

[royhead1]

Oh what video , and what a voice pure magic , simply beautiful

[FrnzFanon]

Wow, absolutely blew me away. This lady can sing the blues like no other, excepting of course for Billie

[BigDawgBluesHound]

Love Esther. This woman cold sing!!!

[ramona2400]

What a great talent

[GeneralTrousers]

She had a long career starting out on the road as a young teen ... known as little Esther in those days ...

x

[drwinkle101]

She was a terrific singer, her potential largely squandered on heroin and booze which killed her.

[vdeferens]

But damn she had a good time though.

[soulsamples]

what is the lp on appears this song?

[Covellos1]

I saw Esther live years ago when Alone Again Naturally (the lp) was first released. She was/is still my all time fave singer. I loved seeing this. Thanks!!

[shunakay]

I have loved this woman's voice since I was 5 years old and heard her sing "No Headstone on My Grave" and "Release Me". To this day, there is no one who can hold a candle to the feelings she puts in a song. Love you Esther

[loosestudios]

The song penned by Gil Scott-Heron, "Home Is Where the Hatred Is" -- a haunting account of drug use -- was lead track on "From a Whisper to a Scream" which went on to garner a Grammy nomination that year. When Phillips lost to the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, the soul diva presented the trophy to Phillips, saying she should have won it instead.[

Phillips' long-term heroin dependency, combined with heavy drinking, led to her death from liver and kidney failure in 1984, at the age of 48

[alexalot23]

@loosestudios so sad.

[mrstanbmw]

@loosestudios did Esther release that track before Gil did, I think she did, I could be wrong, no Esther did release that track before Gil hit me up and reply

[mrstanbmw]

@loosestudios You are right.

[lindamae2410]

You found a permanent place in my heart!

I found a permanent place in your heart!

[1SECRETBILLY]

2.18 of bliss, it's a sherr joy to hear this.thanks for the post

[SpeedTriple59]

WOW..This is still how i feel after all these years listening to this great woman..awesome..sadly missed..

[iggy5858]

love love love! miss esther - miss you

[foreverlarge]

Esther held the record for being the youngest female singer to ever have a number 1 R&B hit. She actually had 3 number one hits during her debut year in 1950 at the age of 14! "Misery" was one of her many hits that year, so when you see people clapping at the beginning, those are the old timers that remember the phenomenal Little Esther when she was with the Great Johnny Otis Band in 1950. I believe she should be considered THE FIRST ROCK AND ROLL TEEN IDOL..

[alcoholharmony]

I love how she talks/sings because she's ALWAYS telling her story.

I love Esther!

[bradly2007]

Esther is plain incredible and this clip is sublime...wish it went on forever! Miss this great singer and glad Alone Again is now on CD.

[SteenNygaard]

Say, hasn't anybody got Esther doin' "Cry me a River Blues" and "Stormy Monday"?

[erichmutz]

Grande musica e voce unica. Grazie bbc......

[itnow]

only two minutes....wish it lasted two years

[TheTescos]

OMG, what a wonderful surprise. Thank you so much for sharing 2 minutes of paradise.

[PANTY2TITE]

omg!!!!! i cant express wat seeing this means to me!!! classsic!!

[1SECRETBILLY]

Esther phillips walked in the door with more talent ,poise than most entertainers will ever know!,Splendid video.Thanks bbc

[lindamae2410]

What a gem! What a treasure!

Thank you for keeping ESTHER PHILLIPS

alive in memory!

LOVE & BLESSINGS,

LINDA WARN