R.L. Burnside: See My Jumper Hanging On the Line (1978)

[StillHorse1]

My @!(%$ this Kicks Ass.!!!!!!!!!!

[toughcircumstance]

Blacks always bring true music to the world.

[mg477]

even the grass is dancing to this funky rhythm!

[johnnydobroboy]

wtf?! why are people praising the guy who shot RL Burnside?!?!?!?! 0_0

[thesopranosrules]

@johnnydobroboy RL burnside, Shot someone else.. I think you have it wrong..

[MrFuckyouintheneck]

@thesopranosrules yea he killed somebody for beating him at a dice game hahah pretty brutal

[pathOFmud]

Thank you so much Lomax ! r.i.p.

[xcrazygringo]

This is it! The was this should be played!

[salemboicot]

this is a great song

[beehide]

Great!!!

[tbonewalk]

real as it gets...

[elbones1982]

What's he doing to my feet..?! ;)

[hardminder]

It couldn't get more real in here!

[boogiejuiced]

this white lightnin done gone to my head

[SuperHarvell]

PRICELESS!!!!

[1968joseph1]

There you go! RL was one of the best. This proves it. 69 people wanted to hear Chris Brown...

[RacerEckss]

I had this in my head all day. Kept me moving but I broke the door down to get in and hear the real deal....

[jamesdrogers]

MISSISSIPPI

[ccvair]

69 people are tone deaf!

[JahWorks420]

dude was a fucking boss

[nznaturopath]

my o my, this is simply coolness indeed. loved it. !

[88ueshiba88]

RL looks like the grandfather of Jimi xD R.I.P.

[Owlute]

wow really feeling that guitar tone

[cockyhemi]

Where's the juke joint at?!

[CharlesDavidPollock]

check out my channel if you like the blues

[jmendex73]

huuuuu haaaaa! Real Mississipi Blues...

[50L0NE]

nice guitar!

[Proverbs1533]

North Hill Country Blues has got a hold of me and I don't figure it'll ever let go

[PlanetJ32]

I grew up down the road from Mr. Burnside..and went to school with his grandkids..whaat LEGEND!! I know where he got that white lightin' too..lol! ;)

[fuxgood]

@PlanetJ32 How lucky you are to have known RL. I was introduced to him once, we sipped some of that white lightin' [whew..good stuff!] and talked for a good hour. What a super nice fella he was.

If you see DuWayne, tell him hi. Met him at a small club in Lancaster,Pa. when he was playing with North Miss. Super nice dude just like his daddy not to mention a superb performer. He'll remember me. I called him part of the royal family which he is...royal family of bluesmen.

[simidrissi]

the baby is crying 3:05 and it's sound good

[StrappedGypsy]

@simidrissi haha, hell yeah!

[Djanti0204]

@simidrissi yes its in tune lol!

[birhan2006]

This is America and her beautiy

[Kurcano]

3:05 a baby crying like a harmonica, in the tone of the music. This is holy, holy black music, holy country, holy blues!!! Awesome!!!

[mulisha6]

In Standard Tuning, Em Penatonic and Blues scales.

[RaveSlave14]

Looks like an old Harmony guitar, probably wrong

[battuh]

@RaveSlave14 It's a Teisco (Japanese).

[theoriginaljeffro]

@RaveSlave14 Kent.

[spicyMcHAGGIS9green]

He probably made that guitar himself.

Fuck you all and your Guitar Center...

[hotdude23]

@spicyMcHAGGIS9green ajajajjajaj fuck guitar center

[JohnnyGrass]

OMG the rhythym!!

[scarttho2b]

ça c'est de la musique

[4fingersinge]

Alan Lomax SHOT R.L. Burnside?

[Andy2theT]

@4fingersinge shot this video...

[JuanchoFsa]

@4fingersinge for an archival videographic shoot dude

[thelonious1234]

@lordcorn10 no there ain't. it's a 12-bar(ish) blues structure, but he's on the one all the way. there's a suggestion of V7 on the turnaround, but it's in the melody.

[MrMLD1972]

♥ .

[thelonious1234]

yes. this shows that the correct number of chords to have in a song is one. any more than that is just jerking off.

[lordcorn10]

@thelonious1234 there are 2.

[mcnowski]

Sometimes Youtube can be such SOUL food.  My heart thanks you.

[wolfelmor]

no hace falta tener guitarras y amplis de marca famosas para sonar ,el sonido esta dentro de uno mismo!!!!!!!!!! aprendannnn!!!!!!!!!

[bevanmcg]

fuk this is so awesome - no effects - no production - one shitty guitar - one shitty amp - and one talented ass soulful blues haunted mutha fukka singin for his suppa !!

[SamNirfan]

huvva absolutely no idea what hes singin bout. what he meant bout-the line-rope for the hangman or rope for clothdrying outdoor. can somebody explain it to me? im still wondering since i saw this for first time, thas make me crazy!

[floppybiscuits]

Anybody know what kind of guitar that it? That's one of the coolest machines I've ever seen. Almost looks handmade...

[battuh]

@floppybiscuits Japanese. Maybe Teisco or Guyatone.

[floppybiscuits]

@battuh My first thoughts were a Teisco, I have a soft spot for vintage "cheapo" guitars.

[marmuchonify]

Where is the "replay for ever" button ?!

[Ultimaxification]

Damn awesome!!!

[Decatur7]

Talk about being in the stink; don't get better then this!

[hotdude23]

HUMBLE PEOPLE PACKED WITH TALENT MAN.

[DanePax]

@masterbate23 from the dude himself where else?

[masterbate23]

wheres the electricity coming from??

[battuh]

@masterbate23 From inside him.

[bruzznicolas]

god bless alan lomax

[TheCanOpenerOfTruth]

Omigosh.... this is an amazing clip of R.L.. He really could take a... kind of a cheapo crap guitar and make it sound so sweet! But hey! I love ALL guitars.... even the bad ones have their voices.

[ThisisTedWells]

Just a field and barb wire fence, the perfect setting for music this pure

[Ter2012BMW]

yes! woohoo See My Jumper Hanging On the Line

[sserddab]

Well now-- I play like that every night, trouble is I wake up in the morn'n

[fantasyleague0629]

R.L. Burnside looks so different, when he was young.

[bergice1]

Haha, look at the statistics. The spotlight function surely works! :)

[HippyHappy70]

Long fingers :)

[ConcertGrande]

This is the blues ...i love that piece of music with R L Burnside .What a smile , kindness and simplicity than you can not miss him among other great blues men legend .Thanks

[RastamanVibrations91]

Someone needs to make a 10 hour version out if this video lol

[ufosatemycow]

Vintage lo-fi perfection! I keep watching it over and over. He makes that simple setup sound so nice & juicy...

[JCCWM]

Awesome

[brian5o]

That is one cool looking electric he's playing.

Great song and great video!

[Mandyslife1]

Gettin it :) TRUTH

[uulenbor]

ᠩᠢᠼᠡᠷ Nicer

[jdmfonte]

I wrote an acoustic slide piece called Mummycakes, that grooves along this man's line. Gets goin' and is HARD to stop. THIS is seminal Blues of a country root, just as strong and as real as Muddy, Wolf and the city cats.! I see Junior Kimbrough comin through this style.As funky White kid, I still am blown clear away by it. Humbled by the Originators and grateful to those filming. They will never reap their due. That's why it's blues.

[overdriven77]

very strange first fret

[Dengia64]

God. Ric-

[millisitch]

Amazing.... Great song great video footage. Great smile

[tocarmaisfacil]

SO WHAT IS THE SOUL TOUCH WITH CONGRATULATIONS

[Scottde420]

the grass is dancing

[tlwmsu]

The people who dislike this video HAVE NO SOUL.

[nathand427]

Burnside is a legend! I love his work.

[slidadog]

@wuskul He's in Idependence, Ms, Morgn Freeman owns a juke joint in Clarksdale, Ms

[slidadog]

Jumper hanging out on the line: coveralls on a clothesline? Brems or catfish on a fish pole. Anyway sounds great!

[miles3]

openG??

[Imagynuity]

YOUTUBE CHALLENGE: TRY CLICKING ON VIDEOS ON THE SIDE BAR THAT LEADS YOU TO POSITIVE VIDEOS. YOU CAN'T DO IT. WHY IS THIS?

[oliviermartie]

I love that, it's my spirit music!!!

MARTY ALONE & THE DAILY STAR

[wuskul]

I didnt know morgan freeman can play the guitar.

[gilbertocut]

cu 

[StompingRabbits]

A real blues-man! 

[JFooBo]

so good...

[FatTonyCologino]

TY LOMAX Lol

[differentandalike]

GREAT SOUND

[sozuruQ2]

He kinda looks like tupac...in a way

[Andysingtoyou]

Mother Creator

Loves you

[Mrbungles1]

i wonder how stoned he is

[johneboy216]

@Mrbungles1 you ever get really high and play guitar? its hard as shit lol at least...it is for me haha

[onlinemanifesto]

That is one some nice playing!

[Herecomeoleflattop]

Awesome.

[bingobobing]

I wonder what gave him the inspiration to right about a jumper in the line? Say what you see Burnside!!!

[MercenarySlick]

He made sweet, sweet love to that guitar.

[mssinatra]

First of all, if you're gonna make a comment about Jimi, then spell his name right.

[jinete2420]

what guitar is that?

[d1piper]

Love this guy. RIP

[differentandalike]

COOL VIDEO

[WmHenry95]

ahhhhh. what else is is grinding, truthful and real like this... dam white lighting's gone to my head.

[pzpoppa]

Ha..some bitch just tole me burnside died in 2005..lmfao whadafuk? Guess the dude i saw in detroit was his son..lotta whisky to blame...so fuck off.

[pzpoppa]

Dont any of you dumb pricks no ronnie burnside? He is 80 now and still drinkin and playin living legend fools!!

[pzpoppa]

@ridgeback69z

ha!! you be right ridge!!! Messed up fool was eye..no mo typing when im blind. lol.

[jimbzx6]

Sounds good way up here in Michigan!

[xlFireman]

@jimbzx6 No one cares where you're from.

[CertifiedHustler68]

@jimbzx6 

[007Telecasters]

Guitar sex.

[madhousemortuary]

yeah man its a sexy tune....

[mhdenpente]

very nice



[Michael4sk8]

his amp runs on monster

[Riverboy1986]

It's hooked up to that electric fence behind him. Now shut up & start steppin!

[5kehhn]

Good.

[tomisinakatkid]

Wait..You need "amp" to play a guitar?What happened to the good old wooden ones?

[drsta84]

@tomisinakatkid Hes obviously not playing an acoustic...

[seancon007]

@tomisinakatkid Muddy Waters invented electricity.

[xSoilderx]

@tomisinakatkid Electric guitar are wooden, stupid. :P

Anyway, classic/acoustic guitars can't sound this funky. :]

[FraJa1980]

@xSoilderx Oh no? Check o'l Burnside out on acoustic in the clips where he's playing in the yellow shirt with Johnny Woods, just as funky just a little quiter. The man was a genius when it came to those funky rythem chops.

[grogann]

@tomisinakatkid Is that sarcasm?

[LuisCamachoIII]

@tomisinakatkid He's plugged into an amp.

[soara33]

@tomisinakatkid the guy is using an amp in this video

[mikeytubbs]

@tomisinakatkid  u mean acoustics

[Pepfac]

Got to go on with the age man :)

[markjblanchard2]

@tomisinakatkid it would be you need *a* amp.....not need amp....but anyway, good old wooden=acoustic is the word your looking for, and you wouldnt be about to get this tone and sound with an acoustic, it would be a different type of song. and nothing happen to acoustic/(good old wooden) guitars, every guitarist has at least one.

[tomisinakatkid]

@markjblanchard2 Why's this asshole correcting my english for? This is youtube not a fucking english examination, if you don't like my grammar then GET THE FUCK OUT!

[Rasbiff]

@tomisinakatkid What's wrong with using an electric guitar? Maybe he just liked the sound and the feeling better on that one?

[SgtNachos]

Nice

[ahmadmukid]

thanx

[oner215]

65 people need to be hung on a line..lol and for the comment about jimmy Hendrix...this video was shot in 78..well after burnside career stoped

[sethphillips100]

the amp is in the bottom right

[MrBUBU73z]

Jimmi Hendrix came back from death!!!

[slidadog]

Keep our jelly jar full and watch cars go by on the highway while the sun goes down.

[smed79]

sooooow good i like ;)

[zanwarphotography]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah yeahhhhhhhhhh

[FCTwente75]

what are you talking about it runs on soul.

[SlashcamStudios]

Rugged.



[xxxElegatorxxx]

Oh, sounds so good. Amazing shirt, too.

[slashudson1987]

sooooo groovieeeee!

[ahmadaz96001]

john mayer said white people stole rock n' roll music from black people.

and he's right.

[almightb]

@ahmadaz96001Mayer is a f-ing boob who is barely following in the footsteps of the greats. He has no real name for himself except for that he pretends he's one of them.  White people indeed stole R&R but we all knew this well before John mayer felt the need to inform the public like it was a secret. John LENNON once said "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."-Educate yourself before making yourself look fool by referencing that mayer asshole.

[ahmadaz96001]

@almightb at least he's rich, good looking and he owns a dumble. and signature guitars and amps.

and he played with bb king too.

good enuf for me.

what do you have?

[MusikkIzMiLiffee]

@almightb This dudes awesome. Idgaf about all the stuff u say about him

[tacoassesino1900]

Great!!!!

[R4NG3NO0OB]

That guitar sounds AMAZING!!!

[rhcp257]

ahhhyeahh

[rolybarone]

Espectacular !!!!!!'

[noompoo]

สุดยอด!!

[Durden391]

back in the day when

 music was just music

[jgomezalborno]

So many people doing music for business... And others just making it for the love of it. Great sound

[vvvortic]

he is clearly talented unlike justin bieber .