Bull Doze Blues

[jannerable]

Thanks for posting the canned heat song was one of my favs but now this beats it hands down.

[MockyRock]

Well said MusicWriter. Well said.

[TheBachands]

any idea what wind instrument he is playing?? flute? whistle? pan flute?????

[alejandrosuckmy]

@TheBachands Pan Flute

[Zeebrugge1918]

@TheBachands it's quills, a panpipe-like instrument used by African-Americans but known primarily through Henry Thomas' recordings

[adr757575]

amazing feeling!

[MaestroPistachio]

I wish this song played on the radio!

[weiner66]

you just know Mr Thomas was a funny ol salty guy

[majorhoop]

a note to those who think alan wilson ripped off the original blues guys: watch son house on youtube playing "Death Letter Blues". thank alan wilson for showing him how to play the songs he hadnt played for years while he was suffering from alzheimers and alcoholism.  as a side note, watch the live "Lets Work Together" and listen to his slide solos. some people think jimmy page ripped off the the opening riff for one of led zeppelins songs, i forget which but people recognize it......

[raymartin10]

who is mr.fantasmo

[danielgusev]

@raymartin10 Mr Fantasmo has a pretty big youtube channel.He does gaming video manly call of duty stuff and he also works for Machinima. He did a video with this song in it so thats why a bunch of people looked this song up after that video.

[busessuck1]

@danielgusev if one video game featured a pre-war blues soundtrack this stuff would probably top fukin itunes

[MrMarcusHen]

If anyones wondering for chord changes its in A flat blues for a standard EADGBe tuning. So thats A flat, then D flat and E flat. I couldnt find them anywhere online so I hope this helps and yes thank Mr. Fantasmo.

[byellowman]

FANTASMO

[BananaWielder]

Hahaha I love it. Thanks Fantasmo.

[charlie9008]

"What's up my nuggets mister fantasmo here" ahh fantasmo your awesome...one love!!!!

[ndcarballo]

mister fantasmo showed me this! thumbs up if he showed you this too!

[xCroB93x]

@ndcarballo get out of where you thumb whore

[ndcarballo]

@xCroB93x wtf? gay?

[rowers1111]

MisterFantasmo

[xCroB93x]

@rowers1111 yea, i came from his vid too :)

[aemsaxon]

@xCroB93x me too!!!!!! lol

[shallowtiger]

your kidding me?, never knew he sang this first.

[Rustydymon]

Awesome tune. Makes me want to dig out my old 78's!

[RidinAGrvyTrain]

Does anyone know if this tuned down a whole step or in open tuning?

[funkstuf]

This was definitily never a Canned Heat original.. but.. I have to say I do like their version. Just nice to know all those hippies in the 60s have some blues roots eh?

[PolarSkua]

Alan Wilson DID acknowledge Thomas on this. Look on the record!

[Gregparkerblues]

I will always love 'Canned Heat. Now, I love Henry Thomas. Never forget the respect "Owl Wilson showed to Son House.I AM surprised to find that they used this tune & arrangement(Thomas style). Like most 'blues converts',I thought this was one of 'Canned Heat's greatest works.Thanks for the 'true Blues history',PreWarMusic. Regards,Greg

[majorhoop]

of course, hambone willie newborns "rollin and tumblin"'s melody is "ripped off" from gus cannons jug stompers' "minglewood blues".

the blues is a living tradition; not some contest to see who can be most "original". the challenge is in making it new. see canned heat and wilsons elmore james-derived slide playing on "rollin and tumblin" live from monterrey. wilson acknowledged sources in interviews.

[Istaysmoking]

I'm deleting my canned heat version of this.....it does not hold a candle to the original.

[birdmanphil4]

@Istaysmoking You must be young. If you are deleting it I find that sad. Alan Wilson gave a whole bunch of credit to the people that created the blues they played. Listen to interviews of Alan Wilson and you will realize he was a blues scholar as well as a gifted musician. If it wasn't for Canned Heat this "melody" certainly wouldn't be known world wide! The lyrics were Owl's.

[majorhoop]

a further note: listen to hambone willy newborns "Roll and Tumble Blues". robert johnsons "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day" is a nearly note-for-note copy. alan wilsons mindset and approach toward his sources is quite a bit different from, say, pat boone, or any number of other diluting populizers.......

[Rilwankujenya]

I think this song +1up's Canned Heat's Goin Up Country ( a song which borrows this songs melody). Both are exceptional song nonetheless.

[CMiko10]

what happened to these days? when you could walk into a radio station, record your song, walk out, and if they liked it they would play it on the air. did they pay you? sometimes but rarely. so why do it? pride

[gunsanddrugs]

shhhh... do u hear that? thats the sound of ignorant people not knowing how unlucky they are not hearing this! thanx uploader!

[snackcakeman]

Thou I prefer the Canned heat version, this man should be given his just reward. YouTube is a great format for just rewards to come to light. Thanks for posting and adding to my musical knowledge.

[HomesteadAcres]

thankyou so much for posting this vid i just found out about canned heat copying this I realy always thought they wrote it

[koolkeaveney]

holy fuck amazing i am so glad i was told about this

[theblitz8]

They weren't ripping him off they took his blues and did their own version sort of like a cover with different lyrics

[MusicWriter1965]

Too bad Alan Wilson and Canned Heat didn't give Thomas proper songwriting credit. But then, that happened a lot in those days -- white blues-rockers ripping off the original black composers.

The most despicable example was Led Zeppelin ripping off several of Willie Dixon's songs, taking songwriting credit, and then making Dixon sue them to get his royalties. So much for "showing respect for their blues elders, eh?

fucking disgraceful

[skeyesvogt]

dude you are my hero for writing such a great comment. please continue to get the truth out there about these jerks.

[majorhoop]

@MusicWriter1965 --i dont know if "ripping off" is really the right term for what alan wilson was doing with canned heat. the early blues guys were borrowing freely from each other; robert johnson's work is a perfect example. i think that wilson very knowingly was operating within that tradition. see the interview with him on youtube to get an idea of the respect he had for his forerunners. tell me, would you be listening to henry thomas if not for canned heats remake? wilson rests easy.

[johnnydc7]

@majorhoop: you make an excellent point. of all the "white blues" acts around, Canned Heat is probably the most vocal about acknowledging the people that came before them. Led Zeppelin is the worst in this regard -- blatantly ripping off other people and then denying it. The Rolling Stones do this sometimes too, but at the same time they would bring people like Mississippi Fred McDowell on tour with them. But Canned Heat -- they loved the blues and the people who invented it.

[guitarlad89]

@MusicWriter1965 it was a different time back then, and they showed respect by playing the songs. It wasnt right, but you cant take away the fact that they were fabulous musicians.

[TheSunRayMan]

@MusicWriter1965 Yes, it's truly a shame, but not only black artists have been the victims of these practices. Take for example the use of Feudin' Banjos, composed by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, in the film Deliverance...

[strangeones4]

@SmellsLikeReason I think the anger comes from Led Zeppelin's first album, which in 1969 did not give writing credit to musicians who were alive at the time. While The Doors' "Backdoor Man" is more popular, I hope Doors fans seek out Howlin' Wolf's version. I've heard "Smokestack Lightnin'" first from Roger Daltrey (Who), and Pigpen (Grateful Dead). Wolf's version is so raw and naked. Bands like Cream and Fleetwood Mac (w/ PG) didn't cheat on credits to the level of Peter Grant and LZ.

[ttiimmbaland166]

@MusicWriter1965 ripping them off? Please. your a disgrace

[joycejnn]

@MusicWriter1965 Canned Heat did give proper song writing credit to the song writers who were still alive.If the song writer was dead then they didn't because if they did it would mean that the record companies got the money.You may be interested to know that at Alan Wilson's memorial it was said that the white man stole the music from the black man but Alan Wilson gave it back to them with interest.

[michaelbrigante]

@MusicWriter1965 I know you're right man!I can see what u mean,but to be honest Alan Wilson made a good job.If u have ever read something about Alan Wilson you should know that he always said thank u to all the great musicians he ripped off and got insipration...and we should say thank to Alan,John Faey,Bob Hite,John Mayall and many more if today we can listen musicians like Son House...'cause they got into native-blues culture trying to re-discover the roots of the blues and they really got it.

[joycejnn]

@MusicWriter1965 Alan Wilson did give proper song writing credits to those who were still alive but not to those that had died because if he did give proper song writing credits to those that had died the record company got all the money.

Just for the record at Al Wilson's memorial it was said of Alan that he gave of himself and asked for nothing in return it was also said that the white man stole the music from the black man but Al Wilson gave it back to them with interest.

[colorod0]

@MusicWriter1965 You are right about Zep Dixon,etc, but Willie Dixon was Jimmy Page before Jimmy Page and he out Jimmy Paged him. You see, most of his songs are taken from older acoustic blues. Example "Someday Baby Blues" by Sleepy John Estes became "Trouble no More" and Charlie Patton's Spoonful Blues became Spoonful, etc...

[mrstanbmw]

@MusicWriter1965 that is why You-Tube is the greatest thing since slice bread, The Rip-Off artist are being exposed for the whole world to see.

[darraghtank]

wish i heard this before goin up the country so i could be more super blown away

[slugg63]

Weaned listening to canned heat.....then Kitty Daisy and lewis did it 2 years ago, and now I find this! 5 stars and favourited! Thanx for posting this

[DontTaseMeBro77]

as pure as music can be.. sound, emotion and tells a story.

[sleestac69]

listen to sound of the needle on the album at the end, thats what a 78 rpm sounds like.

[nzoneaffe]

he made the first overdub music?

sounds so

[linglingo]

@nzoneaffe I SWEAR I THOUGHT THE SAME THING!

[havarotti]

Thanx 4 posting this song...didn't know this even existed...thanx again!!

[gitfiddlejim]

How about posting his "Railroadin Some"

Thanks

G

[susannreno]

As great now as when it was made.

[bowler3329]

The old time Blues players wrote everything!!!

[PrincessTinkerbells]

awesome. cnaned het was amazing at singing this

[thfedexguy]

DAMN...gotta love the blues!

[filfvideos]

Absolutely amazing!

[ronaldgatogamboa]

superb!!!

[xylfox]

great!!!!!I Until now ithought it was from Canned-heat

[maaaallliin]

i thought so too

[vicandlinda]

Superb!

[spayspay]

Thanks!

[Atarax1957]

Does anybody have the lyrics for this song?

[PreWarMusic]

hi, the lyrics can be found on Weeniepedia wikipage of weenie campbell (with many other country blues lyrics), i'll copy them into the info box for you.

[SpliffyFloyd]

what kind of guitar did henry thomas play?

[Muskadash]

It sounds like just a regular acoustic guitar, with a capo on the 5th or 6th fret. It might be played in open tuning.

[martinaxman]

Capo on I. G, C & D for the chords.

[Muskadash]

Actually I think it's played in standard tuning with the D, G and A shapes, with a capo.

[WhereMightWaldoB]

acoustic

[rustafari50]

remix. my channel. now.

"fishblu2k9 in stores now"

[polkapete]

good

[chumpthedog]

I read that this guy was discovered when he was just some hobo playing on the street. He was also very old when his records were made, which gives us a great glimpse of what black American pre-blues music was like. Luckily for us, somebody had the good sense to record him! A word of advice to young musicians: sure, most of the money musicians make these days is through live performance. But don't forget to make great recordings. When you're dead and gone, your records are all that will live on!

[hoagiesandi]

brillian what music, blindrunkal sent me it , great stuff an thanks you ---kilby----

[ericdolphyquartet]

This is a really melancholy song. Canned Heat took the depressing dimension out of the lyrics when they covered it, but I think they ruined it. The original here is quite moving.

[theotherside67]

They Didn't Ruin It Man Just Added Another Dimension To It

Both Versions Are Fantastic And Moving

[henkah]

I agree with "theotherside67" they didn't ruin it.

They added the sixties dimension into it.

[schmirtygurt]

Absolutely fantastic. From the first time I heard Canned Heat's version I have loved this track. It is the sound of summer.

[1afoohs1]

sweet sweet prime cut of music

[cw12054]

this really is great. Thanks for posting

[imback4thcav]

Thanks!!

[randomwords7007]

I love this song as it's definitely unique with the piccolo being used for those small solos.

[mamasanaz]

henry thomas used a pan pipe, not a piccolo... love the sound and how it's transcended the years!

[mw116140]

actually he used a quills, similar to a pan pipe.

[cuddywallah]

Not a piccolo, not a flute, not a pan pipe. It's called a 'quill', similar to a pan pipe I guess but made from cane. Maybe Henry made it himself.

[thefringthing]

Wikipedia gives "the quills" as an old name for the pan pipes.

[metyuewb]

Brilliant! I love it!! HAve a better version without the scratching though..

[PreWarMusic]

The background noise here is barely noticable compared to some records!

[BasementBeginnings]

@PreWarMusic The background static just adds character to it. XD

[HomesteadAcres]

@BasementBeginnings I argee I realy like the old blues with one guy and a gutar and that back ground noise does ad charicter kind of like when you listen to neil young on a AM radio cheers

[BasementBeginnings]

@HomesteadAcres Absolutely. Cheers to you too!

[fenderx24]

awesome thanks for posting!!

[dangeroustrev]

Cant get this out of my head now. Addictive!!!!

[aphasia8]

you're not the only one!!!!

[Paulsworks]

NICE post. Informative comments a plus too. Thank you, everyone involved.

[steveP1612]

This man could really play the quills!

[Ridinandlookin]

Fantastic, this is helping me get closer to getting the flute solo. This is a great song. Love it. So neat to hear the original, too. Canned Heat, you know your music don't you guys.

[bniko0]

You've been looking as feverishly as I .This is great.Thats a pan flute he plays while playing the guitar.Thats my goal.

[LoneTinaja]

Henry "Ragtime Texas" was born on or about 1874 in East Texas. He became a traveling minstrel who performed a variety of musical styles & is playing the quills on this song. He made his last commercial recording in 1929. After that his whereabouts were uncertain. There were some reports that he was seen performing on Texas street corners into the 1950's but that is uncertain. The year & place of his death are unknown, as is the location of his grave.

[JosephNScott]

Researcher Mack McCormick claimed to have seen 1874 as the birth year for Henry Thomas in the family Bible of a relative, but I don't think he showed that Bible to any other researchers. The music fits with someone born in the 1870s or early 1880s.

[zorbazig]

Amazing great ! Didn't know that it was the original song of "Goin' up the country"...

[avocadess]

WOW...!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting!!!!!!!

[cravenmoorrrrrrrrr]

Fucking unreal!!!!! sooo this is where the original came from....COOL..

[jonno52]

I was around & listening all those years ago when Canned Heat released their song (pretty good in itself). But knew they must have got it from one of the old guys, so great to stumble upon this. Wow! thanks for posting.

[KaptSonic22]

Still futhur proof that there was much more than 3 days of peace, love & music loong before Woodstock! Hats-off to Canned Heat, too!

[japchindog]

I like this version even better than the Canned Heat track "Going Up The Country"

[vixseboxse]

Thanks for putting this one on YouTube! Was especially looking for an original recording of this song.