RL Burnside - Dust My Broom

[hurvinek6683]

Great tune, indeed! But there's one question left:

Learned

RL Burnside from JB Hutto

or

JB Hutto from RL Burnside?

[kdwilent]

@hurvinek6683 It's actually R L Burnside from Elmore James !

[bigwillhenk]

nice i like it

[teleevangelist]

sheiot, I so love cedric's back beat/wynn richardson/baton rouge

[soundsgoodllc]

Just to clear up the confusion, Dust My Broom was first recorded by Robert Johnson but was an adaptation of earlier songs. The Robert Johnson version was finger picked, so this is a cover of the Elmore James' version of this song which was played with slide. The song is Robert's but this version is Elmore's.

[teleevangelist]

Love this tune, it rocks!/wynn

[elswano1]

Fantastic! I love it---- nice job of posting this one! Wish I could have seen him. Swanee

[kemposoefi]

5 dislikes...? Music is a metter of taste of course, liek all things, but to rate thumbs down is really pathetic. Thanks for posting, I've enjoyed it many times and is one of my fav's. Peace to you all.

[40Rtruss]

How great would that be to go back to the late 50’s 60’s and see RL Burnside, Muddy Waters, B.B. King in some little hole in the wall bar in St. Louis or Memphis Kansis City just to actully see the scene had to be great.

[gege2254]

@40Rtruss i would in a second man.

[teleevangelist]

How can ya talk bout life, well well well, R L did, every time he played ma life is so blessed with R L's playin, and what he is about, gawd bless ya R L, I can't wait to talk to ya on tha other side of life, I hope you are the first one there I can say hi to/Wynn Richardson

[gageman70]

The fact that even 4 people disliked this disgusts me.  Lord have mercy on your souls.

[jteshuwah]

tricky stuff hill country blues. looks brain-dead simply, but it'll melt your brain!

[teleevangelist]

john lee hooker, welcomed RL Burnside into heaven

[GOLDBAND45]

IT'S CULTURE MAN!!!!!

[bgggbb]

Cooler than Freddie Jackson sippin a milkshake in a snow storm!! RL is great! R.I.P.

[Punorss]

Cooler than a freezer in orbit around Pluto.

[91Lizardking]

yes arnold.. sorry man......

[kdwilent]

it's actually kokomo arnold

[Quatermassx]

it says in the info that its an elmore james classic, i know he has doen several versions, but i have recordings of the song that was recorded long before elmore james. i dont think he was the original writer of the song, correct me if im wrong but didnt robert johnson write the first version of it??

[malequa]

@Quatermassx i was also under the impression that robert johnson wrote it. but it wouldnt surprise me if he didnt

[oleole52]

@malequa Definitely Elmore James..A classic,covered by many.R.L. does a good job,though.

[electricgrapvine]

@oleole52  actually dust my broom is by robert johnson...

[TerrierBram]

Anyway, changed my mind. Long time I heard this theme. My bro messed it up, but I am al right now. Wish you well, TB plays Blues again ... lol.

[Keyd333]

Great videos Rev!

Did you shoot them in a Texas Juke?

Please come out to the San Francisco Bay area & play some Blues.

[kdwilent]

This was shot in Cleveland ,Ohio at the Euclid Tavern around 1997. If I can Get Booked for Enough money to make the trip, I would Come.

[bigtrukk]

I love it when goose bumps crawl up and down your arms just from listening to bitchen music..

[Punorss]

Mr Burside was as cool as freezer in orbit around Pluto.

[SirLordHockey]

if you dig RL check out the dvd DEEP BLUES,they go to his house and he plays 2 songs on his porch that are amazing,then they show him playing in a juke joint,the other performers are outstanding,I bought it on amazon for$9.00,if you dig this kind of blues this dvd is priceless

[TerrierBram]

Wish my brother could have played like this ... pity he didn't.

[TerrierBram]

No I am serious, it is the rhythm in which he wondering around. My brother played this theme so much that I won't put in on my list. Anyway, Burnside plays it very well. 4 months ago, I didn't remember I played this at all, *smiles*.

[Punorss]

OHHHHHHHHH MY GOD!!!!!!!!

[portsy101]

That, my friends, is a pocket so colossal you could drive a truck through it.

[letigre937]

This is the shit!!!! I can't wait to go jukin-- *Hells* yeah.

[aceshighsays]

how could i have not heard of this guy before? he is great!

[ct0480]

It's all delicious, but Robert Johnson originally recorded Dust my Broom, then Elmore James. I love 'em all though!

[GOLDBAND45]

Knock out!

Great backing.Seen a TV programme about him and his music.

[Punorss]

So raw, so pure, soooooooo puuurfect!

The Master doing what he did best. 10 out of 10!

[roryGsus]

howlin wolfs is the shiznit. big fan of r.l to tho. love one of his 'peaches' or 'mellow peaches' recordings, among others of coarse

[gdafu2]

As a white guy from Il. I used to go fishing down in R.L. neck of the woods. But the best times came when the sun went down and we would go to the Juke Joints and see R.L. and others. What a treat for boy from Chi. Town. My nephew was a pal of Mr. Burnside and he even came and played for hid 40th birthday party. What a real nice man he was. My he rest in peace.

[Oulatek]

this guy is awesome!!!!

[Punorss]

It just not get any better than this!

[whiteley9468]

Still a fan of Elmore's version but this is a very, very close second.

[wesselvdkroef]

Try howlin' wolf's one.

[edgar1138]

What guitar is Mr. Burnside playing here?

[pieszko]

A master!

[mike446211]

this is awsome

[eelkerients]

I mean Elmore James, Robert Johnson, and RL Burnside. and manny more.

But u can put it that way to if u want :D

[eelkerients]

One of the 3 King Of Kings.

[Punorss]

The 3 kings who gave gifts to baby Jesus?

[Punorss]

THE BOSS!

[shakeearthquake]

is it in anyway possible to get this on DVD or download this?

[coco55spy]

good job

[sauce2034]

I love how classic he is, just chillen, sittin down like they did back in the ol days...just the pointer finger n thumb...this is the best music ever created, thanks god for the classic greats...live on blues, live on

[Punorss]

Sweet Jesus! Know I have seen the master! Eric Clapton should see this.

[mojoelem]

Punorss;----Yes, you are right.Eric played well in his early days but, like so many others, he lacks the authenticity. Today he lacks GUTS which is the real core of the Blues. Few have got it today.The ones who had it are long gone sadly. What we have instead are pretenders like John Mayer who pull faces and strike poses for the camera.

[Punorss]

This guy is the real thing! Clapton has millions in the bank. What does he know about real blues.

[mojoelem]

Punorss: Most Blues icons played better when they were near broke. This goes for BB King & Buddy Guy too. Listen to their early stuff and it had balls. Once they got diamond rings and cadillacs their music suffered and lost aunthenticity. Yeah, it's hard to listen to Clapton sing Otis Rush's "Some nations are millionairies..and i can't find decent clothes to wear".

[Punorss]

Every time I see this it just gets better. His guitar just cries. IT IS THE BLUES!

[mojoelem]

Before i forget in the process..'kdwilent', you are truly wonderful for putting this film on here!

[kdwilent]

thank you!

[mojoelem]

kdwilent; You are so welcome! Guys like this LIVED the Blues rather than prance around onstage in Versace suits and designer sneakers like most other posers! This stuff is MEAN!!

[eelkerients]

Yeah!, now this is some TUFF shit man!,,hardcore and all those stupid muzick styles mean they are TUFF, but this is the shit man, some real hard and soal, and some good ferm blues. Nothing of that KABOEM KABOEM KABOEM KABOEM, just role on man.

Great vid!!!

[mojoelem]

eelkerients; Yes, there isn't any music as simultaneously sensual,erotic and spiritual as The Blues. It reaches parts of the soul that no other form of music can. Overprocessed pop/boy bands/rap will come,go and burn out in a years time..but Blues has been around since Adam & Eve.

[greenysfleetwoodmac]

this is great shit!

[MrDownchild]

Sweet.....

[Ellidi]

This is actually a song by Robert Johnson, not Elmore James.

Mr. James just brought it to people's attention.

[wookiespal]

The Sparks Brothers recorded the same riff in 1932 before Johnson. Songs called I believe I'll make a Change". Then Jack Kelly in 33 with "Believe I'll go back home". Then Josh White 1934. Then Leroy Carr 1934. Then Robert Johnson.

[mojoelem]

wookiespal; Yes, absolutely. Infact i even heard of Son House playing this riff before Robert Johnson.

[wookiespal]

Yeah I hope that guy didnt think I was a jerk by correcting him! I meant no harm. If anybody is interested in a wealth of information about these mississippi musicians, check out "Chasin that devil music" by Gayle Dean Wardlow. He rediscovered many of these guys and conducted interviews.

[mojoelem]

wookiespal; You've got a very, very valid point. I always feel smug or conceited when i talk about the 60s and the artists i've been lucky to've seen. I feel guilty about it and some resent/reject my comments. I don't mean any harm either but things get misconstrued on here. Anyhow, must look for this book because there is much i still have to learn. Thanks again.

[csason]

wow.. very cool

[geneo999]

This is the real deal right here!

[oravattnet]

Coolest video in a long time.

[kdwilent]

This is the real deal Mississippi Blues!

[mojoelem]

kdwilent; I think the Mississippi Hill Blues artists are the only remaining link to the ancient Mali tribesman. The spooky, ethereal "voodoo" sound of the Fra Fra Tribesman echos through artists like Jesse Mae Hemphill and Lonnie Pitchford. It's chilling stuff.