Taj Mahal Mailbox Blues

[ariariari83]

Where it was the concert and years? please :D

[vooshell1]

Love it!!

[enforcer41]

Scary thing is that he is probably better now !!!!!

[ArkanTheClean]

anyone no the tune of his (sure its during this gig) that has the words/chorus 'if you aint got the blues in your body you aint got no natural soul, aint taking jesus just sweet jelly roll' ........ its been haunting me for years. Got he first bit of it on badly recorded VHS and it was on chanell 4 (uk) early eighties/ish .......... Ta

[jtrax2001]

the conga player sucks

[evanrdue2053]

@jtrax2001 He has no sense of balance.

[tonfan]

wow- forgot how absolutely great he is...Saw him a few times in the early '70's- once when he had that tuba horn section....phenomenonal live performer...

[Stefanthenautilus]

Love the George Benson-style scat-playing here. Taj Mahal is the man - probably the best live version of this song I've heard yet! Thanks for uploading.

[dave857500]

holy crap that was good ! the scat-sync with the guitar was unbelievable. saw him on the Boston common in '69 or '70 or maybe both - been a fan since. great stuff!!!!!

[71sunset]

Nice clip! :-)

Of the many many great tunes he's recorded over the years this one's my favorite. Since around 1970 I've seen him perform live about 20 times and he's most definitely still the man.

[PieroCharles]

B flat

[titostacos]

What key's he in? anyone know?

[jxb7076123]

You don't learn this kind of stuff in school. This is life's experiences comming out in raw but eloquent form.

[packinblues]

what can i say,he's absolutely something else!! he oozes the blues, he is the blues.

[sharoneus]

This is what music is all about. This man IS music. And living proof that you don't become an automatic candidate for OLD & DECREPIT---f you take care of yourself and make music a part of of your life, forever.

[geetarist666]

man i saw him a couple days ago and he was even hotter then in this vid...and hes gettin on...

[Bakkpakka]

Me being 18 years old seems to be the youngest to absolutely love his music ;)

[saftelskeren]

im 15 and i love it too:)

[Bluesblaster]

@saftelskeren So you're 17 by now. Still dig it?

[saftelskeren]

@Bluesblaster yes, still love it, and still playing the blues:D

[LynneGo]

Who is on keyboards? Brilliant! Does anyone know if there is a vid of "Built For Comfort"? Man, I used to play that until the vinyl wore out back in the 60's. WOOO HOOO!!

Taj Be the Man:)

[cutdatoikey]

If you've never heard his live album: The Real Thing where these songs are done with some strong horns (including a couple tubas!), you absolutely MUST. Still one of my all time favorites.

[Thalarctusmaritimus]

Please, someone add You Rascal You from Taj Mahal's Senor Blues album. I love swing dancin in the kitchen & with this on YouTube I can swing dance to it in the bedroom, to the blues...the mom.

[rossyboy1000]

One word "CLASS".

[mutal]

amazing!

[lamiamano]

Pure style,class, original,what a musician!

[LynneGo]

No one tells it like the Taj.

[pitberry]

Is That The amazing Billy Rich on Bass?

[mikemckv]

Fabuloso.

[cyncyre]

thanks this is good

[cyncyre]

hey braveder do you you have the whole video? if so id likr to see the soothin cut

[mikaylasax]

Taj is just TOO cool!

[crblues88]

i met taj like 4 weeks ago,what a nice and humble guy!! thanks taj

[nicholasyt]

my moms played your music since i was a baby your music is in my soul thank u

[rockpile1960]

As mentioned in another comment, "The Real Thing" was a fantastic album.

I used to sing my baby girl to sleep to "Fishing Blues" evey night. She loved it because of the line "my baby's going fishing too".

Recently, I sang my grandson to sleep to the same song and saw her watching me. Her comment with a smile was "It still works, Dad!"

I have seen Taj Mahal 4 times, with a band and solo and if you get the chance - make sure to go see him.

[DickFlick]

I see him every year. His concerts are always great and always different from the last. Also a very humble, funny and very real man.

[yahoogy]

Some great scat,an old school master..

[garagejazz]

He's been doing this tune for almost 40 years I'll bet. I have it on vinyl from a 1969 album, "The Real Thing". amazingly different kind of album I highly endorse.

[mja46805]

One of my first albums!  You've never hear country blues backed by a tuba choir again.

Good recent CD release (finally) on Columbia.

[starswitch]

When i was 4 days old, in Fiji, my dad owned the hottest restaurant in Suva at the time, and he had played their. And they had been friends since, and coincendentally he was in town a few days after I was born. The first time I can remember meeting him was when I was six, in New Zealand.

[starswitch]

He's a friend of our family, he's known me since I was a baby, weird seeing him here!

[onis]

sick

[kayaksoo]

West Indian Revelation moves my soul - i wanna go there