Blind Willie Johnson.Dark was the night cold was the ground.Played by Bob Heaton

[ScooterpupReljac]

I love to hear all the different versions of this song and how people interpret it in their own special way.....its so easy to play yet can be so evocative at the same time.

[finalcathedral]

Sweet.

[dormont15]

thank you.Sincerely.

[zackersquackers]

Damn, I just fell in love with a guitar.

[EmaFan1]

you are AWESOME! :)

[greenglitterpuff12]

Yaay a left hander like me.BTW this song really made me feel lonely.

[EphraimRodrigez]

this song was send from humans into space far far space with voyager 1

to express the feeling of loneliness to whatever may finds it... if "it" has the tech to play a gold plated record (it was send up there... or out there in 1977 they couldn't just put an MP3 player in there)

greetings from Vsauce ^^

and awesome skills bob

[kasiamarionn]

It sounds like you r playing a sitar at first. BTW which colony you from?

[tgtf72]

Closest version i've seen yet.

[Vanillablooos]

That really does have a pretty sound.

[lotorobly]

the music is good the only point is that you to dye on it u_u

[cjoey39]

Hi Bob! Man you have some really great stuff! I am really enjoying it!! Gold!! Joey Vaughan "World Blues Attack" and Ashley

[Johntheresonator]

Can't see why 6 people dislike this. Good job there!

[ScorseseKubrick]

My friend, you got the soul! You're better than more than half of the guitarists that appear at Crossroads!

[johnallwood]

beautiful and very moving

[markseyfried]

Awesome sound. That song and the way you play it gives me goose bumps. Great job playing a song by what I consider one of the a very underappreciated man.

[fitzpal01]

Breathtaking, great sustain and feeling, lacking in the humming of a black american slave, but still loved it

[leoncioviolin]

Bravo

[fivethumbsfrank]

excellent!

[YTSlide]

Beatiful....and Haunting! You, sir, are a blues man!!

[joe4nature1]

Bob, your version is the best so far!

Enjoying it tremendously!

Joe

[joe4nature1]

Bob, your version is the best so far!

Enjoying it tremendously!

Joe

[LeeTheGreat100]

Watching you play this really helped me learn the song. Thanks!

[MrFranciscoFidalgo]

Very nice guitar, sir.

well played.

[godlessdustin]

This never gets old.

[DrJBN]

Amen

[GetWrecked02]

One of my favourite blues song ever.

I discovered blind willie johnson when i was a kid, and this is absolutely the song that most rappresent the soul of blues as i feel.

Very nice interpretation. You got the soul blues.

respect.

[demravager]

I came to the video thinking it wasn't gonna be that great becase it is after all Blind Willie Johnson you're covering, but I'm honestly touched by the depth and soul in the playing. I really enjoyed it, thank you.

[rusty5hi]

Very nice!

[godlessdustin]

I could listen to this a thousand times and it would never get old.

[BuddyWillis]

so good, gave me the super chills

[MrGranousty]

Great ! Brit tricone resonator, brit and lefty player, you should be proud!

No kidding no more ! My admiration (from a 240 lbs "little frenchie" !

Hold it tight, i see som other guitars on your backside wall !

Mickey.

[ariellehunter]

that is really cool ! you can really play slide !

[ThinkerMister11]

nice man

[selfprotection1]

Wow, I could hear the love you have for that song in your sound. Beautiful guitar, beautiful work, beautiful recoding. Thanks for posting that. I recently bought the CD of Blind Willie Johnson after having a tape recording of it lost for years. It is so raw. You all did supream justice to it. My only request is that you do a remake with the moans. Obviously if you could play that so beautfiully, you have some serious blues inside. Let it loose vocally and let us hear it.

Peace

[treavorsucks]

watched it all, love it man.

[pajaroloqo]

Incredible sound!!!

[ben13rown]

beautiful

[Grandetrepertre]

MAn, you played with your soul for this! Thx..

sorry for my english, im italian! :D

[GlenDoll]

Stunning. Wonderful. It SINGS.

[KINGSLIDEGUITAR]

Doc ; says Cool!!

[9Salvio4]

Amazing ! What guitar is that ?

[Tim5768393]

Really amazing! Keep 'em coming

[dalet63]

Awesome...I'm curious is the little sunburst a Gibson? any idea what model?

Thanks

I used to have one but unfortunatly i never got to play it....:(

[jacobcolemitchell]

what tuning?

[vergarihno]

Open D

[kc7wwy]

from one lefty to another , very nice job. wish I was that good.

[Farmaz]

not a bad try at the tune imo. I dont think there is a harder tune to cover in history, the slide work on the original makes fredmcdowell look like his just learned to slide lol. god moves on the water is also a blind willie favourite of mine but i think DWTNCWTF is the best.

[thrashdrummer789]

fantastic

[HtoneFG]

Hey, amazing sound!!!! What was the tune????

Thaks!!!

[slhitchcock]

What kind of resonator is that? The sound is awesome.

[inikokir]

woahhhhhhh, that guitar is ringing!!!!!!!

i need me one like that!!!

BRAVO!!!!

[ColdJunk]

What an amazing song. Sounds like this one should be played in an open windowed bar with gators snap'n out back. 10 !!!

[JRHulbret]

Damn fine picking My favorite slide blues songs. 5 star on this bad boy.

[RustyGonzo]

Absolutely breathtaking work.

Thanks for uploading.

[wylder4]

fuck yeah!!!!

[FuctUpGlam13]

The song was like meant for a steel guitar gorgeous brother

[iwan0t0smith]

Sorry about this but I'm not blown away by this, picking hand technique is weak, listen to Willie

[leviroxanne]

look up mark ribot, dude.

[RickyShades]

Real heartfelt playing. And an AWESOME WOW sound coming out of that axe! :)

[bigjonfuzzyhair]

just can't stop watchin this vid.....bob your a live legend

[bigjonfuzzyhair]

I love it bob ....it just gets better

[bradleykrantz]

great tone to your guitar

what is it !

[bobheaton]

Hi Mark,the guitar is a Delta,made in the UK by John Alderson.

[lasiterkilworthy]

@bradleykrantz looks and sounds like a dobro or some variation

[tanoloco96]

good job,

sound like paris-texas ;)

[chewiefrost]

Ry Cooder go the idea for Paris Texas from this tune. It's well documented by him.

[flyhead2]

Takes a lot to capture some of the original's power; this gets as close as anybody's ever going to come. Wonderful.

[klarseen]

That was absolutely beautiful

[blindboyblue]

It's funny, you can learn the basic positions for this melody in 5 mins. To make it listenable for 5:30 and not even do the moan is remarkable. It's the subtleties man. I've added this vid to my fav's Mr. Bob Heaton. Good job!

[bluesmaen]

Great guitar , Great song ,Great playin´

[icry2u]

Great job, Bob. Love this piece of music. It always cuts to the heart.

[naturelribbelchips]

very nice

well you got some luck with guitars like that

greets

[markstrad2]

Terrific! This video will be an inspiration to me as I learn slide guitar.

[skurfchrissebby]

awesome!

[wolvoboy]

looks like one of john aldertons amazing guitars

[songwriter92]

beutiful peace to all the left handeds !

[davidware666]

Quite simply beautiful Bob.

[mixitup60]

Great playing, Bob

[vatonaught]

How do you get that enormous sustain? I don't see any mic in the video or pick-ups...and great touch ese...wipe my tears on this one.

[bobheaton]

Hi Chuck,the sustain is mainly down the tri-cone guitar and I attack the strings pretty hard too,my little Kodak digicamera bearly captures the real sound through its tiny pin prick mike,wish I had something better then you'd really hear it sing.

[fngrpckr]

Amazing! Made the skin on the back of my neck stand up! Just like the original does. Great job!

Darryl Chafe

[doghousedave]

Well played mate,loads of feel

[lexlut18]

nice :)

[gomezdjprim]

You make it sound beautiful. I had to pull out my air guitar and join you man,, head movements and all. I really felt it in my heart.

[daviejones43]

great tone bob and a fantastic feel the REAL DEAL five *****

[drewbanjowebster]

Beautiful playing, it's a great piece of music, you make it sound right. Nice geetar also!

[slayersayer]

you got soul brotha.

[bluespower]

10 stars from bluespower! keep that mojo workin'

[robofishy]

excellent!

You Know The Blues Man!

cant stop watching!

Keep on posting ae and well keep on watching!

[NossedEvo]

brrrr... and I can taste the dirt. Great post. Thanks for the fine Blues.

[MPNJ94901]

this is amazing

you have so much soul

spiritual

what guitar is it?

[bobheaton]

I'm so glad you liked it,I sure do love playing it,makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.The guitar is a Delta made by John Alderson in Leicestershire England.Thanks for leaving your comments much appreciated.

[bazhartshorn]

A good version i like it, nice guitar too.

[bobheaton]

Cheers Baz,love your vids your a skilled player

[sidestreetreny]

Yo, Bob that's an interesting tri-cone and a lefty at that. Nice job. Holler

[bobheaton]

Does that mean I can join your band(please)

[smojomusic]

Nice, you put some feeling into it and that's what makes good music.

[bobheaton]

Thanks,its the truth

[notvalidcharacters]

This is NOT Blind Willie Johnson. BWJ was righthanded.

[bobheaton]

It's all done with mirrors Jerry.

[notvalidcharacters]

lol :-D

[willsolomon]

you're playing it all wrong, you forgetting all the harmonic notes that go along with it

[bobheaton]

Why dont you show me how its played,you play slide right!

[konspiraci]

Class dismissed...

[konspiraci]

Class dismissed...

[konspiraci]

Classed dismissed...

[bluespower]

nice tone,nice take of one of my favs,thanx

[Grandetrepertre]

it makes me cry

[bobheaton]

Dispiacere.

[hejhawg]

BRILLIANT guitar tone.

She cried, she actually cried.

I've never heard one cry before

[ooff]

what kind of guitar is that i know its a tricone

[bobheaton]

Hi ooff,its a Delta made by John Alderson in the UK.

[ruotze]

my baby left me, and now i gots the Blues!

[grpaw]

Beautifull stuff Bob, I could almost hear a little bit of Hank williams, I'm so lonesome I could cry, one of my favourites, thanks again for the music

[JolietJakeBlues1981]

that sounds so sweet.

[guitardan102938]

This is beautiful Bob... you really got deep down into this classic blues... despite the distractions!

[bobheaton]

Thanks Dan,hope your cooking up another tune!aint seen you in a while,keep well my friend.

[bigfrank1961]

Great playing Bob.Nice tone and feeling.I always thought I was alone with the love of this music....coming from a upbringing with narrow minded friends and family. Thank god for the net and youtube. Please check out my Robert Johnson cover a let me know what you think.BYW where are you from?

BIG FRANK

[bobheaton]

Big Thanks Big Frank,WE are not alone lots of folks have made this musical journey ,lets face it modern music has little to offer.I'll check out your vid.Bob.

[flactemnad]

Beautiful tone on that wood body tricone. Thanks for sharing!

[thestrugglewithin]

that rocked bob mate, good to see that there are still muso's out there that feel the music

[cuptie71]

That wee laugh at the end is what I do when I nail a lick I've been learning.That was faultless Bob ,up there with Blind Willie himself.Awesome!

regards cuptie.

[bobheaton]

I was laughing because you can hear the phone ring and hear my wife talking to her mother but thats life.Thanks for you're kind words cuptie.

[lenaspieltblues]

Great own version Bob, I like it.

At 1:50 I went to my telephon. But it was yours...( don't kill the caller) :-))

[daddystovepipe]

Great version Bob - You do john's guitar justice (got one too -one of his single cones)

[bobheaton]

Cheers Daddy,just got it,he sure does know how to made a reso,yours is a peach too.

[natureswhey]

Damb Bob, that was beautiful.If you need someone "Taken Out" or just hospitalized, I'll do it for that guitar? Please..

Looking forward to your next vids thansk again for posting...

Kevin / BeaverTail Blues

[bobheaton]

Sounds like we might be able to do a little business.

[gitfiddlejoe]

U nailed it Bob. AWEsome playing and feel. You got the touch. And that RESO! Wow. Is that a National? Anyway keep slidin' Brother!

[bobheaton]

Thanks Gitfiddlejoe,the guitar is a "Delta" made by John Alderson.