Tupelo by John Lee Hooker

[SamEladio]

There is such a strong vibe to this song.

[gongusan]

can really see how this influenced jimi hendrix in this one

[carshagify]

And Tupelo. Absolutely my #1, top blues song done by the best blues man of all times.

[MkochaT]

John Lee Hooker was fortunate, he made to the top. Other bluesmen were not as lucky.

Search "Mississippi Delta blues John Willie Windham in San Francisco". Windham was robbed and killed in West Oakland on June 27 2007. His cousin Gina died the very next day from deep distress when she learned about John's death. Her great bluesy voice is on the videos. Both were great people. I've posted 5 videos so you can remember John W Windham.

[lovelygurl525]

if they made a movie of john lee hooker samuel l jackson should play him

[one1950smovie]

@lovelygurl525 they don't look alike at all, it should be some unkonw bad ass kid

[whatthehellimbored]

fucking badass!

[LiquorWreckedEmGood]

My favorite blues man of them all. Thank God they're preserved on disc and on YouTube.

[erpvb]

used to be a metalhead for a while from when i was 12 to 15 i think . when i was around 15 my dad gave me a couple of his many , many blues records . and he said just listen to them , so i did.

the first song that played was tupelo . since then i play the blues ( I do not got the blues but playing it ) almost 17 and still fuckin loving !

[MrStoney2011]

listening to this song and If your eyes are dry and you didnt look outside to see the weather then you may have a problem.which means you have the blues.

[MrStoney2011]

John Lee Hooker was a master of putting a story to music.his deep voice, and knowing blues is feel good music, It talks of disaster,heartbreak and it concerns real people and he was able to convey feeling that feels not only eerie but also with feeling.They say everyone gets the blues sooner or later ,thats why everyone can relate to this music. Love it.

[SprIIIng65]

And Justin bieber get over 20.000.000 klicks?

Bad bad World!

[injektileur]

@SprIIIng65

yup :/

the worst part being John Lee Hooker not even appearing, to this day, in the automatic typesearch of youtube D:

(I just realized that)

[injektileur]

@SprIIIng65

my bad

seems like people are typing "john lee hooPer" instead (><)

[zoomer3]

If it matters,....Tupelo is NOT in the Mississippi Delta,....it's near the northeastern corner near Tennessee and Alabama.

[Fjord76]

John Lee Hooker is the one who's responsible for most of Jimi's style.

LEGEND.

Thanks for posting, peace out.

[sguile]

@Fjord76 Hendrix was left handed and used distortion extensively-- invited it actually. He is a lot more resposible for the Rolling Stoes, but they are white so I guess in PC America our stories have to make sense to the BS eating public

[Fjord76]

@sguile yeah right :/

 check Voodoo Chile out (not slight return, the slow and long one)

[inkey2]

@sguile hendrix did not invent distortion...far from it. Linc Wray was using distortion in the 1950s. You can hear his stuff here on youtube. He was half white half native american, grew up very poor.....many music experts consider him the father of heavy metal

[19DonnieBrasco89]

@sguile The vast majority of Hendrix fans are white, so that doesn't make too much sense.

[Jtabler58]

john lee hooker the bad mutha cooker

[EatTheHit]

=) John Lee witth classic guitar)

[UnclePutte]

It's short, it's simple, and it chills every man to the bone.

[xxdrzombiexx]

10 years ago today: Moment of silence please.

And awe.

Silence and awe.

[MmeDesgranges]

@xxdrzombiexx Smile on 22nd August dude, don't cry in June.

[jan1035]

@xxdrzombiexx you're right, my mouth fell open and I could just listen. And i was still listening long after he stopped.

[jaywhofan]

I never realised how good of a guitar player he was.

[chillin88STYLE]

This man is telling you a story feels like you hearing from the mouth of god himself

[jehovahuponyou]

TWOPEELO IS A SMALL TOWN JUST BELOW ONEPEELO - MOST FOLKS MISS IT AND DRIVE ON TO THREEPEELO - THREEPEELO IS NOTHING BUT A SPEED-TRAP, SO IF'N YOU GOES THAR, BE CAREFUL, NOW SHUTUP AND LISTEN TO MR. HOOKER PLAY DEM BLUES!

ROFL!

[shyamvk]

when tough guys need to cry and emote......they listen to john

[Japatley]

@shyamvk

Well said.

[tzourtzontas]

like john lee hooker no one else!!

[feeb75]

this video made me cry..i'm a 36 year old grown man...

[nataliammblack]

Thumps up if Braison Cyrus send you here. =]

[Gazzamaiden1981]

this is why i love the blues, its between you and one person and not aimed at an audience. ITS FUCKIN PERSONAL

[ilmanmuutajamuutilma]

if everybody of us would listen to this man playing live,sitting next to him and watch magic happen,and some of you would start to talk about politics,i would hit you with HUGE DILDO!

[LadieTiger]

Tupelo, Ms? I live near there..

[Petrifiedhippy]

singing history ... again

[toremainn]

These are the roots.....

[5hawnK3lly]

elvis was born there

[grumpyyyyy]

God, that just sent shivers down my spine that tumbled deep and low. Truly beautiful.

[pmuts1]

Blues are too deep for some people! Listen to that beat and just relax. John Lee Hoker has played some great sounds. I just love those Blues!

[TheSeanoftheBread]

@pmuts1 I've never seen Blues as vary story complex, but still tells a good rich story. One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer is a good example. This is too. Ol' Johnny Lee Hooker really knew how to play.

[diabetism]

@TheSeanoftheBread one bourbon one scoth one beer is NOT blues, definetly rock, George Thurgood is sucks, and i fucking hate you.

[TheSeanoftheBread]

@diabetism No no no man, Amos Milburn wrote it, John did a remake, and whoever Thurgood is did another.

Everything about it is in the Very Best of John Lee Hooker album from1995. And just so you know, I have no idea who George Thurgood is.

[MrJeffpeck]

real.

shit.



[ValdemarKjaerulf]

this still gives me goose bumps and tears in my eyes

[sambobla]

great video, thanks for sharing!

[tbonehertz]

this is not cool - its fuckin Ice Cold.

He makes Samuel L Jackson look like Pee Wee Herman

[kmikl]

@tbonehertz Hooker was always a frosty character :)

[chetiliano]

@tbonehertz Why Samuel L Jackson?Is he so hardcore.Wel then I`m bad like Jesse James!

[dLimboStick]

The opening title says "About a 1927 flood of the Mississippi Delta". That must have been some huge flood considering Tupelo is about 100 miles from the Mississippi river and about 300 miles from the Delta. In actuality, John Lee Hooker just chose Tupelo because he thought it sounded better than any of the towns along the Mississippi that were flooded.

[SAINTBELLA]

@dLimboStick I guess we didn't get with tornadoes in '36 either. Yes your right there were towns that suffered more damage from the flood of '27 than Tupelo. That doesn't mean my grandparents didn't suffer as most all the farmers did from here to the coast. JLH was emotionally attached to Tupelo, he performed here (gambled, drank, and womanized too) when most clubs wouldn't have allow a black man to come through the back door (sadly). He cared what happened here because we respected his music.

[BabyyyyAshleeaj381]

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[jleoblues]

Sorry, you cannot separate politics form the Blues. The blues is about life, truth and the human condition. Racism was(many will say "is") a major part of the human condition for African Americans Just as Klezmer and Gypsy Music were responses to the situations in Europe, so it the Blues here. That is the truth and you cannot "white-wash" just because its uncomfortable to talk about.

[Selenex9]

Le blues est la musique du sang, du coeur, du corps, c'est le rythme binaire de la vie ! Vive le blues, vive John Lee Hooker !

[fngrpkn06]

Doesn't get much better than this!

[ltrocha]

I'm not a big blues fan but listening to this man makes it easy to recognize a musician with soul.

You gotta love this man's style.

[BadTeddies182]

I wish that at lest some of todays music was like this, my generation has truly killed real music

[clikityclak]

Malmsteen should watch a couple of these vids

[ericallencurtis123]

this is badass

[qixotical]

Addendum: I'm from Tupelo and my ancestors have lived here since the turn of the 20th century. They know (and did EXPERIENCE) the cataclysmic early half. It's a tough country, but (as always) things are never as they seem in the cultural pantheon of "The Blues".

[qixotical]

Tupelo wasn't involved in the '27 flood. I concur this was a tragedy, but Tupelo didn't take the hit. Fast forward to '36 and the 'Great Tornado'.....you've got something else. John Lee took some artistic license here, admittedly. It's potent pathos mixed with mythos and some low-register guitar licks that elevate the allegorical tale....apocryphal stuff.

[Overeezee1]

John Lee Hooker learned long after Jimi Hendrix death that they were related (3rd cousins). There common ancestor was of American Indian descent. True Story.

[ValdemarKjaerulf]

@Overeezee1 are you talking !#"$ or are you serious, i mean it´s a good story, but just a little too good

[DRGK9]

@ValdemarKjaerulf im thinkin the same thing

[E180tekno]

mortel !!! i like  music delta blues , respect the delta blues

[countryrebel5]

ok been listening to george thorogood my whole life and he references john lee hooker in a lot of songs had to check it out holy shit this real music

[someftw]

Am i the only one who pretend play a imaginary guitar?

[tigeremod]

God Damm thats good..........

[sgcards1]

17 ppl aint got no soul

[y2kxj]

17 dislikes need to be kicked in the teeth

[ahsonk]

the definition of great music: when you dont know what the fuck to say to describe it... and this is great music...

[toby099]

I agree. The fast hammer ons around the e chord are very Hendrix like

[iheartmaryjane100]

Now I know where Jimi Hendrix got his playing style from. I can hear Hooker's influence in virtually all of Jimi's music. I think they kind of look alike too.

[MrTaills]

Dont matter if one is religious or political.. The Blues are the Blues, and Most everyone enjoys a little Blues now and again.

[spoildn8410]

Like he has an amplifier in his mouth. Does anyone understand what I mean?

[jakkolicious]

Oh yes, magic shit!

[bigkittysmile]

fantastic!

[nightingale8005]

@Oasistudios Blues is likely the only main genre of music that won't die, next to jazz and classical music. Pretty much everything they can spoil but not blues. Thank gods for that.

[iep4b]

@nightingale8005 theres not much to spoil isint there

no new great blues is created

(ofc i maybe may be mistaken...maybe i just dont know any new bluesmen.. correct me if im wrong just for the love of go don't say clapton)

[guybr3]

@Oasistudios no, Blue will never die

[thyblizz]

dope fiend shit...love it.

[wordsiyuynbdasdf]

You can download the audio-mp3 of this vid at grabyouraudio doht cohm.

[keishaj777]

This is so wonderful. I'm teaching my dad (who doesn't use a computer) about the Internet on my iPad

[Slamgrass1]

@Oasistudios The blues is alive.

[transparentknife]

@Oasistudios White Stripes & The Black Crowes still play the blues

[Rikenrocker]

Popularity is just watching someone else live. Individuality is truely living. RaHa...

[ninjastickable]

Just because you don't see a genre of music smeared across the media each day doesn't mean it lacks life. Turn off the radio, bring up a search engine, and search until you find a song that makes you forget everything except the sound

[0lafrida0]

estas canciones son las que aún me dejan creer que existen sensaciones, que aún la tierra gira y que podemos vivir. y sus ojos dicen tanto, parecen que miran al mismo río, esto también es poesía...

[mlzielke]

I just love the way he plays this song. Lord have mercy!

[zorman1875]

amazing song. amazing guy!

[notseymour]

sure feels good to be an infidel

[Jaukebass]

Heaven

[jhgosnell]

freaking infedels rule!!

[Jumbofreddy]

Famous; for the voice and the guitar!it sounds like his last record, with much feeling! tanks for the video!!

[TravisBickle92]

Guys, we're listening blues no talking politics or religions. Let's stay cool

[toby099]

@TravisBickle92

How the fuck could an argument about politics or religion even start on a blues video

[blakmagik4]

@toby099 Easily. My father was a drummer on the blues circuit. It was political. It was deeply tied to the desegregation movment. He told me of not being allowed to sleep let alone play in some towns. They called it the Chitlin circuit going playing all throughout the south. The blues are inextricably tied to the racial politics that they sprung from. that don't mean all people can't like it but if one doesn't get the connection they've just buried their head in the sand and ignored history.

[Songsmirth]

@blakmagik4 To be fair Blak, don't you think it's ignorance? If I listen to a song on the radio I don't think about the history behind the piece, I'm just hearing a song. To you it's personal because of your own background and having a father who lived it would make it more so. I'm not trying to be patronizing but has he written down his memories? I'd like to read them. It would be a different world to me in Montana! lol We don't want to loose honest histories like the stories he's told you.

[blakmagik4]

@Songsmirth in some cases yes. But there's a difference between innocent ignorance and those that seek to separate history from the music because it makes them uncomfortable to discuss or ashamed of history or whatever reason. It may be personal cause of my father but it's racial because that is a shared history of an entire people. These were called "Race Records." Many radio stations wouldn't play it. That should tell people right their the climate of all music at the time.

[blakmagik4]

@Songsmirth Racial politics where dominant then so i can see y they always come up. plus, at the time it wasn't uncommon for black artists to make music and white artists to record the same music cause in that climate it was hard to sell music with black faces. Beach Boys stole chuck berry's "sweet sixteen" and made Surfin USA. On example. Zepplin did it too. People just want credit for their contributions. Acknowledging history isn't bad.

[Songsmirth]

@blakmagik4 Yes, you're right. It is a part of our history and we don't want it repeated so it's good to teach it. Ironic you bring up the Beach Boys and Chuck Berry. I didn't know that. I saw them, together, in 1968 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Chuck opened for them! Maybe because of what you said. They owed him. :) I do know that the Stones respected the black artists and sought them out. (I HATE color coding but necessary here I guess) Thanks for responding Blak. :)

[blakmagik4]

@Songsmirth Shoot. I still got the Beach Boys in my music library anyways. I know all that stuff. Lil Duece Coupe, I get around, Help me Rhonda. lol. I listen to anything. But search for Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen and the Beach Boys Surfin USA. Same music. Ah the cow palace. I saw Prince on the there in like 84. Color don't bother me. It's been an issue my whole life. I just think to ignore it is to pretend it didn't happen or that its not intertwined in music.

[blakmagik4]

@Songsmirth oh and yeah i think Beach Boys agreed to pay royalties to Chuck and they were on the same label which is where they got the song. but i'm not positive. But, that's the other thing there was a lot of influence from black artists and blues artists on bands like the stones. The Stones never hid that. I think some people think somehow being influenced by makes diminishes said that band, like The Stones. IT DOESN'T. It's just how it is. Most music is derivative. It's not a bad thing.

[subtractivemagic]

@blakmagik4 Chuck Berry was on Chess, the Chicago Blues label at that time. The Beach Boys were on one of the majors. Also, Chuck actually had to file a lawsuit to get his royalties. The Beach Boys originally gave him no credit, even though they copped his entire arrangement note for note. I agree with you about bands like the Stones. Music is usually derivative. Its ok to be influenced by someone, but if you use what they wrote like that they should get credit for it.

[fatmeteor]

trolling is a art

[aureeka]

@samgee2007

Just because you don't understand the message in his music doesn't mean you're stupid. No, you're pure idiot my friend, with this religious comments.

Isn't illegal to use the computer in your country ? Shut the music down, get a bomb and wait for that 1000 virgins ok ?

[MultiKanut]

@aureeka You exaggerate, it is only 72 virgins.

[osvelhos]

See: Os Velhos da Montanha

[fiors73]

He's deeply connected to Mother Earth. he's got Soul and Power. I love it. Thank you & God Bless.

[jacksblack1]

The truth be told Jimi Hendrix was influenced by Buddy Guy from Louisiana.. Google it.

[ikemstar]

Shit. That was better than entire movies I have paid my money for.

[3006khz]

Thanx D777

[3006khz]

Yea!

[gumodrew]

deep

[1gabethomas]

Then He made sound.

[amysinai]

God Bless you brother....LOVE you....:)

[raptorman120]

I feel the need to Write a song about death and trains now.

[busessuck1]

Listen to Charlie Pattons song High Water Everywhere that JLH's song based on... its class

[osvelhos]

see: Os Velhos da Montanha

[ma4alka123]

i like the version of boozoo bajou, "son of tupelo", but this is pretty amazing, too!

[Elkins2424]

makes me love the acoustic guitar even more

[MrMunella]

keto tinguj  kitare dhe zeri jane te rralle.

[letsif]

Minimal expression expresses everything.

[HakanEhn]

Watch my blues harmonica version of Boom Boom on my youtube site.

Just click the blue link HakanEhn. Enjoy!

[JandritoBlues]

Transcendent.

[salm37]

guess where Jimi Hendrix got his style guess no more!!!!!!!...here's where...

[kingdomsbythesea]

@salm37 I thought he sounded similar to Jimi too. Both are awesome, but you can never beat the original roots.

[salm37]

@kingdomsbythesea Yes I think so too

[darkcannibal]

Foda!

[lolasmith37]

very good

[itsfloodindownintex]

such soul. I can really feel it in this one... I can also see where Hendrix got his guitar influence from.

[lessthan427]

@itsfloodindownintex I quite agree.

[StewieFavre]

@itsfloodindownintex and Clapton

[GroovyGuitar02]

@itsfloodindownintex

muddy waters , as well , and chuck berry , and all this rock'n'roll and delta blues stuff :p

[APFSDSDU]

@itsfloodindownintex him and chuck berry

[nightingale8005]

@itsfloodindownintex Everything we have in music, we got it from African people. This is one of the greatest blues songs.

[voodoomanboy]

@nightingale8005 not EVERYTHING but they are contributing factor. Might as well say neolithic man banging rocks together in a beat gave us music. :)

[MrBisonravi]

@itsfloodindownintex

for sure! have you heard the catfish blues live version of jimi hendrix! he speak a little about john lee hooker!

[hanshotfirst1138]

@itsfloodindownintex Amongst others.

[hanshotfirst1138]

@itsfloodindownintex Hendrix, Clapton, and Jimmy Page, to name a few.

[barkulator]

Spooky...

[fireiron123]

how much would a good cappo cost? one for my acoustic.

[barkulator]

@fireiron123 I like my Planet Waves I think it was $20 or less. Clips on and off, adjustable, very fast and easy to use.

[fireiron123]

@barkulator thanks man. any stores carry them? i live in melbourne fl, and the closest music store is like 15 minutes away

[barkulator]

@fireiron123 I got mine at a store. You can also get them online. I use the Dual Action, not the NS. It just clips on and off, very fast.

[MrProminance1]

The blues can really quiet your life, you know. To hear a blues song about death is to know that death has taken something, and to feel that as an emotion.

Perhaps that's bull, but I don't know.

[mohawkbell]

History in Music!

[mycatslistentome]

My Son and I were able to see one of his last performances. He and Charlie Musselwhite were on the same bill at the Fillmore. So many musicians there to accompany them. Everyone shared musicians and both Charlie and John Lee were on the stage together. It was the year 2000. One of the best times i have had.

[1313emokid]

It is realy sad we have lost true legands But as long as we listen to them they will live forever

[hurtinbro]

Its about the music dumbells...

[seedogreed]

Still regret not having him seen in Tally, Fla., on FSU campus.

What's that shit about not being a guitar master...

[MST3Killa]

@seedogreed

yeah, it's a heartfelt compliment. everyone else seems to understand it.

[izabael777]

beautiful. the is a spit in the eye of over produced garbage on the mainstream radio waves today

[claudioxaranga]

lindo , isso é a essencia do blues, muito bom, beautiful.

[squarestripes]

his music, his influence, his everchanging many versions from other people around the world...

reflects only the "Blacks" in their hardest times....

that's a fact

[samgee2007]

this is unislamic song!...............this song is for infedels

[nolobede]

@samgee2007

"this is unislamic song!...............this song is for infedels"

Yup, you need a soul to understand this music.

[Gonnakillyou]

@nolobede Your retort is about as despisable.

[nolobede]

@Gonnakillyou

...And coming from someone who coins a youtube name such as you... I should give a fucK?

[Gonnakillyou]

@nolobede I'm not sure what I responded to, but I guess yeah, yeah.

[jlstilesmusic]

@nolobede very very lame comment. Your approval rating is a pitiful statement for humankind. 

[nolobede]

@jlstilesmusic

Looks like humankind disagrees with you, go away