Jorma & Papa John - 1985 - Never Happen No More

[BoyCary]

Hot Tuna's Electrifried blues sound was just genious. To take old Rev Gary Davis and other ragtime songs, throw in an old black fiddle player, and then just play it Electrified was truly inovative. Plus it brought attention back to a lot of old and forgotten ragtime, piedmont, and blues artists.

[rjl032653]

This is why I love Youtube....

[91928gt]

Thanks for sharing. This is the first time that I've seen Pappa John since I saw him live in college in about '80. I'd never seen or heard him before. He warmed up for Pure Prairie League. The audience didn't want him to stop.

When PPL came on, they were anticlimactic to say the least, and it was clear by the lack of applause.

PPL had such luke warm reception that Fuller quit the set early but not before giving us all the finger.

I guess some people don't like being upstaged ;)

[newmusicentrepreneur]

Thanks for posting this. Hot Tuna was the first concert I ever attended back in 1971 at the old Academy of Music on 14th street in Manhattan. And yes, Papa John was with the band. I had 3rd row seats, and was trippin my brains out...but damn, the music caught me and didn't let go. I can still feel it 40 years later. Good music never dies.

[zapple100]

@newmusicentrepreneur A saw acoustic Tuna at the Academy, maybe in the late 70. At the end of the show they brought out Grace and Paul to do a couple of numbers.

[lawdy69]

Absolutely awesome stuff!!! Papa and Jorma! Wow

[johnnybagofdonets]

Pappa John was fantastic.... seen him a few times with Airplane/Starship and Tuna... Will always catch a Tuna show every chance I can.... Turned-on the newjacks in local HS band to the Burgers CD, 17 year old Violin player cant get enough of Pappa John...We now jam together, Mission accomplished... RIP Pappa John...

[Dunkleosteus9]

What was the album they were together on?

[TonyFranciosi]

uh-oh, Jorma's now older then Papa John was then!

what's that give you for the future?

[dullsvillain]

"whatever you feel like getting into...that's awright....."

[papaskip]

he was a great inspiration when i started learning the fiddle back in the early 70s. the first fiddler i heard playing blues, as opposed to the many great jazz violinists around. jorma was heavily influenced by steve mann, among others. a very happy marriage.

[colbrot]

classic man.. this is nice.. embryonic is still one of my favorites and of course genesis

[deweypug]

Wow, great stuff! Got Jorma?

[aurora1957A]

oooooh yahhhhh...

:)

[KwautLizard]

Wow, truly amazing. Do you have the PBS Documentary on Papa John? Would just love to see that in its entirety. Papa John, the greatest fiddle player to ever grace this earth. And jammin with Jorma, definitely doesn't get better than this.

Jorma breaks in with the opening riff from "What a Beautiful Daydream" and Papa John takes over. Brilliant!

[godzonek1w1]

Doesn't get any better than this does it!?? Love Papa John. What a great memory actually being there in the flesh!

[zebopper]

very sweet, thanks for posting.

[buchananstreet]

jorma UNDER RATED? never by me ! I had his music with me all over the world when travelling

[FeitenFan]

I agree, he was never underated by me either. He was the first that really mastered electric and acoustic guitar by not just playing the same stuff on each. A lot of guys just play their electric licks on an acoustic but Jorma has a different approach to both. Richard Thompson is another.

[BobTheSubgenius]

I was a big fan of Jorma's playing ever since the Somebody To Love days. There was evidence of his acoustic style in his playing with the Airplane - as you say, a completely different instrument in his hands - but I have to say.......Hot Tuna was a complete revelation to me. Total roots. I could never decide if I was totally onside with Jack's electric bass in HT, but just from a purist POV. I LOVED that sound he created. Flattened your chest.

[jptulg]

Jorma in circles that know music is a highly respected musician as he should be. I've been a Hot Tuna/Jorma fan since the early/mid 70s and I agree his song writing skills are amazing but I just have figured that not everyone gets Jorma. And I agree it leaves the commercial BS out of it. And Jorma seems to be in a good place in life now so...

[deweypug]

Jorma is truly one of the most underrated and under appreciated guitarists. That's fine with me, because it leaves the commercial machine out of it, and leaves us to keep this fine 'jewel' to ourselves! Thanks.

[FeitenFan]

Also, a tremendously underated song writer. He writes some of the best lyrics around.

[avatardan1]

you couldnt of said it better!!! tuna rules

[jimbronxny]

@deweypug I agree 110%. Another great guitarist who never got his due was the late Roy BUchanan. If you haven't heard him check out The Messiah Will Come Again right here on You Tube

Thank you Papa John for all the smiles you put on our faces

[Unclemoparman]

Beautiful!

[FeitenFan]

Well, with Grace Slick & Marty Balin around they are better choice. However, Jorma also has a real good voice on every album since Baxters Jorma sang lead on his tunes, usually one or two and all the tunes in Hot Tuna. Jorma has a real good voice as evidenced on "Quah" and many others. He writes and sings great ballads, very underated.

[keo774]

@FeitenFan yeah

I absolutely agree

[a59rocker]

woooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[1eyeJ]

very, very cool... thanks for putting this up...Hot Fuckin Tuna

[cpsglenn]

Thank you so very much. That is man soooooo sweeeeet! Much Respect

[FeitenFan]

You are welcome. Thank God for YouTube so we can keep and share all these great old music videos.

[interpreter]

AWESOME !!!

Thanks so much for posting, made my morning.

[MCTeck]

I met Papa John while working at Fountain Valley Hospital in California.[1975?] {He was there to visit a friend} To the best of my recollection..he was the first to "Amplify" a Violin in 1940?, using parts from a telephone and an amp. In my Opinion..the greatest Violin player of all time!

[Wharfie]

"...the greatest Violin player of all time!"

I like Papa John as much as anyone but Grappelli and Vassar might be more than just a couple of notches higher up on the bow

[NuG919]

vassar clements?

[PERROkantner]

true, but i figure Papa John is the best "fiddle" player

[PERROkantner]

true, but i figure Papa John is the best "fiddle" player

[gtrrobster]

@Wharfie

haha....quite agreed! That John Luke guy too :)

Still....love Papa's sound on that live Tuna album from 69.

[bloomharp]

the best thing I've seen on youtube. What a great moment in time----and what incredible muciscians!

[FeitenFan]

Glad You liked it. Jorma still plays great !!

[bloomharp]

agree with you on Jorma-----have never seen any footage of will scarlett when he played harp in Hot Tuna----wonder if any exists?

[zanethebarbarian]

FeitenFan any videos of Jack on the fying V?

[curiousgeorge555]

Great Joe! Thanks for the treat. Do you have any Sugarcane Harris?

[FeitenFan]

No, unfortunatly no Sugurcane Harris. I saw him a couple of times around 1970 or so, real good.

[socalmax]

Thanks FeitenFan. Your videos bring back many warm and happy memories of my wayward youth...Great times and much fun.

[jptulg]

Very Cool!!

[the11]

FeitenFan! God bless these videos. Its amazing that so many survive & just as amazing, that you find them! (any hope for us to see that ol' Mann's Fate; Jorma & Jack in all their hippie regalia again?)

[marcopicker]

Bad days in Jorma's eyes in beginning but good music is here!!!Thanks for seen old Papa john last rockin!

[joealsilva]

Very nice FeitenFan!Thanks for sharing those great videos , bro.Keep ´em coming!

Joe

[FeitenFan]

HI Joe,

Your welcome, Jorma is the best !!

[tiegs]

thanks again FF - LOVE this.

Any "Vampire Women" ???

[FeitenFan]

Hi, Not so far, but I have more to look through

[rphil53112]

I love both of them

[Nicholas8929]

That's really good, I love it.