Some of the hottest Texas Blues: Johnny Copeland in 1984

[timberbeast420]

Love texas style blues,,guys like Lightnin Hopkins made it happen,,god love him,

[ChezKiva]

If I could turn back the hands of tiem, I never would have allowed Stevie Ray to buy his first guitar. I'm so sick of the imitators, so sad we never hear enough of the innovators.

Otis Spain? Wasn't he one of the greatest names back in 1970's... ?

[Pimp88z]

@ChezKiva Men just shut up :P I wish you never had hands so you could type this message. I`m so tired of imitators who post indecent comments on youtube...... I like the innovators more, like myself :P.

[ChezKiva]

@Pimp88z - Sorry dude, I was responding to 'eliteslayer's comment praising SRV. I lived in Austin, enough about SRV! There are millions of innovators I do dearly love, Johnny Copeland and Otis Span among them. As to 'Great' -living guitarists, check Jean Leloup. I've got hundreds more to share, for anyone interested!

[Boudreaux641]

His daughter Shemekia Copeland ain't to shabby either! Se covers a lot of the old man's songs.

[ChezKiva]

@Boudreaux641 - She played the Hot Springs Bluesfest a couple of years back. IMHO, a Great singer, but sorely in need of some really well crafted (non-gospel) songs.

ref: --dis nuh king james version, seen?

[takkcertu]

Very good

[eliteslayer66]

WHAT THE HELL HOW COME I JUST NOW HEARD OF HIM!!!! I Listen to Stevie ray religiously yet ive never heard of this guy. man!

[SoberGeorge]

Wicked good!

[caferive]

Wonderful, what a great, great sound, just love it....Yeh !!!!!!

[stratking69er]

Holy gazzonders !! Great !! More please !!

[zensurgeon]

I had the fortune to see and meet him around 1989 in NYC. Simply an amazing and underrated performer.

[bluesgolfer]

He's jamming again with SRV.

[VelvetBulldozer]

You left us to early good blues friend. Devil or no devil, you were a devil's hurricane; and a good one too. RIP JC. Dan

[GeorgiaBoy1961]

@VelvetBulldozer: Man alive, I do miss Johnny Copeland. I have been a fan of his since the 1980s and his great album "Copeland Special." I've had the privilege of seeing Albert Collins and Robert Cray, his co-performers on their Grammy-winning LP, but didn't get to see JC, who left us much too soon. He always had such tight bands on his recordings, and even some jazzy arrangements on some tunes. A master who is sorely missed in the blues world.

[150745gannay]

awesome , blues legend

[codiovane]

I've seen him live in Peer (Belgium) Menen (Belgium) and, in june 1988 at Antone's Austin Texas, It's always a real great pleasure to listen to him, thanks for this post.

[addmire13]

so much soul..this was what the blues was all about.i'm lucky to say i saw his act yrs ago and never forgot it.real stuuff man.

[wileyx666]

awesome

[Toris93]

another fantastic bluesman! thanks to srv for introducing me to him=)

[aphasia2]

love copeland.what a blues artist.bad i never saw him alive

[RalphNelson]

I've always like that T-60 that he played.

[VelvetBulldozer]

Good men should live forever!

RIP JC

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

REALLY REALLY HOT!!

THANKS!

WOW!

[Dadstoold]

one for the best