Roots of Blues -- The Mississippi Sheiks „Sitting On Top Of T

[ka8isterimeno]

jack white brought me here ;)

[515742617000027]

Here

[515742617000027]

Sam chatmon sent me. 😊

[EdvardWilder]

Recorded in Shreveport, Louisiana.

[Sheindie]

The tune comes from MS. Fred McDowell! ... then, Robert Johnson took that tune and called it 'Come On In My Kitchen'.... then, you got the Mississippi Sheiks making it BIG - sad that Armentor Chatmon (aka Bo Carter) MS. Sheiks ... terrific voice, musician ... ends up in the Nitta Yuma Cemetery - unmarked grave and forgotten

[MashPotatoBoy]

I hail from the Great state of Texas.

Born and raised in the southeast, right on the Louisianian border.

Clear blue skies, Peaceful grass fields, and the sound of Rock and Jazz in the air.

[sainoglou]

GREETINGS TO ALL COLOR WORKERS FROM GREECE.

NEW YEAR (2012) NEW DREAMS, NEW JOBS. NEW WINN.

[gladestino1969]

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[wordlogicvee]

yeah

[MrNorthPaw]

great song, very moving

[waltinhopai]

Eis aqui aqueles que deram os primeiros passos,abrindo caminho para todos os caras que vieram fazer a nossa cabeça,com muito som!!!!Excelente!!!!

[donaldleejr]

got to check this out -- Donald Lee Slave Blues

[solea212]

real Blues...

[TheBrendadale]

True Blues!

[coristadedios]

stones definetly took,but hey thats england.royal swindlers.they have no pride only prejudice and bloodthurst.

[valentinexyz]

@coristadedios May I enquire as to where you hail from ? I have an inclination that you have an axe to grind regarding natives of England ... ? I'm no patriot, there are many things I despise about our government, politics e.t.c , however , all our countries have a history of barbarism and bloodshed. Spain, France , Germany , the U.S.A , the list goes on , You name them and I'll shame them. Let's just enjoy the music of our different histories and cultures shall we ??

[coristadedios]

@valentinexyz your right,i apologize...

[valentinexyz]

@coristadedios Many thanks for replying. I've never posted any comments on Youtube before. You're a gentleman for responding in this way. Thank you again sincerely, Valentine.

[coristadedios]

@valentinexyz nyc,and you! im currently in orlando fl. do you play or perform at all,sometimes i speak without thinking of others and thats wrong...

[valentinexyz]

@coristadedios If you shot an arrow into the heart of England it would probably hit my town of RUGBY ... We invented the game here , though I'm not fond of the sport. The better part of playing rugby is the beer drinking afterwards. I write and perform , well, try my best anyhow . Some of our live gigs are on You tube if you search FAN TAN JACK. Mostly we get a little drunk , swear a bit and get rowdy. I also sometimes speak (and sing) without thinking ...

[vickielea12]

I love this. Guitar and fiddle? Wow. Never heard this song.

[spotoboy]

no rules...make music....make love..

[WouldBs]

These guys, or their descendants should claim royalty from Rolling Stones every time "You Gotta Move" is played and every time a copy of "Sticky Fingers" is sold or downloaded.

[JohnVasco]

@WouldBs If you got your facts right, you would know that the Stones correctly attributed 'You Gotta Move' to Mississippi Fred McDowell on the original Sticky Fingers LP, and this attribution is also on the CD of the same name. Also, 'You gotta move' doesn't have the same turnaround at the end of each verse as this song...

[RyMilner]

@WouldBs Or maybe Fred McDowell seeing as it was he who wrote 'you gotta move'

[monkey7347]

@jameswwefan1 You are the sort of clown that would put a nickel in each ear to listen to 50 cent, you no taste dipshit!!

[jacksondemarre]

Sounds like Charley patton but with a soft voice,cool song

[13Musicmachine]

The rolling stones totally ripped this off in their song " you've gotta move"

[stealyourface73]

@13Musicmachine Um, that's not an original Rolling Stones song.

[timtipton5071256]

this is so damn good......

[garyswerdlowmusic]

I am so glad to see the Mississippi Sheiks posted. I was very fortunate as a musician to have been able to befriend Walter Vinson of the Mississippi Sheiks in the 70's when I was doing blues research as part of a course I was taking. I found Walter Vinson living on the south side of Chicago (I was also from Chicago), and we spent many hours talking and jamming. He was a kind and gentle man, and though he was getting on in years, his voice was still as smooth as ever.

[michaelbrigante]

@garyswerdlowmusic You're lucky dude!

[frantz1]

@garyswerdlowmusic cool story, peace :)

[TheClocoteala]

brilliant

[kenairockband]

I am way up in Alaska on the map, but my heart is in the mIssissippi delta. I LOVE all this stuff. Thank You for posting and good luck with your song. Forget the negative feedback. Obviously some kid or idiot who can't appreciate art.

kenairockband

[SethEdward1930]

I'M AN UPCOMING 2010 ACOUSTIC BLUES ARTIST FROM MISSISSIPPI LOOKING FOR SUBSCRIBERS! 1930 style. I want to bring back this forgotten style to this new generation with NEW songs! I will upload first song introduction soon! Please give support by subscribing! I won't disapoint! Thanks

seth edward

[potheadNZ]

@SethEdward1930 you are awesome man,, i subscribed...lookin forward to more

[theoriginalbadbob]

One week ago, yesterday, I saw Joan Osborne at the Coach House, in San Juan Capistrano. She had two great opening acts; the 2nd of which, had a country fiddle. The fiddle player was VERY good, around 55-60 years old, and had never heard of the Sheiks. He has, now.

[BrokenneckYgor]

version popular in Polar region: An Old Eskimo Sings "I'm Shittin' On Top ob Da World"

[theoriginalbadbob]

@BrokenneckYgor Most amusing.

[jmoragmcg]

Thanks for posting this. I hadn't even heard of these guys before. It's great!

[ZAGGLETON]

The Carpenters recorded a differnet song about being on top of the world which is quite different from this one.

[theoriginalbadbob]

@ZAGGLETON And the Carpenter's song is different from one recorded in the 1920s by Al Jolson. One cannot copyright a song title. That's the fact, Jack.

[SethEdward1930]

I AM AN UPCOMING Blues artist. I hope to gain subscribers who will support me. I will upload first video soon. Thanks for any support and help to spread the word to others. My style is 1930ish blues. New and original songs coming soon. thanks.

seth Edward

[DrumzzKool]

@SethEdward1930

...hey man, just keep on doin what you're doin.

Study the greats. LISTEN. Have fun.

Remember...GROOVE is KING.

All the best to you.

[SethEdward1930]

@DrumzzKool Hey, thanks for the encouragement! I will continue to study the greats and even though I am far from being a master as they were back in the day, I will continue to stand in their shadow and make music the best I can! I got my first song coming this november 25th, check it out when you get a chance. More songs will follow after that in the weeks and months to come. Thanks again for the kind words!

seth edward

[beeteep60]

@jameswwefan1

like you

[jp28hc]

@jameswwefan1 You are a WWE fan. Of course you are a tasteless sub moronic example of modern humanity.

[Hawgboy66]

@jp28hc

LOL!

You said it buddy!

[anarchistassilum]

@jp28hc that's a shitty elitist argument

[capi7al]

@jp28hc ... i dont like wwe but thats harsh

[rkniseley]

recorded in 1937, I believe...and for the A-hole that posted that "this is crap", why don't you go tell it to someone who is a really good player (E.C., B.B., Page, or who ever) that this is crap...they'll probably laff in your ignorant-assed face, jerk.

[theoriginalbadbob]

@rkniseley According to Elwood Blues, whose show I listened to last night, it was recorded in 1930. I had never heard of the Sheiks before last night. Elwood started the show with 3 covers of this song, and didn't play this original version until almost half-way through the show. At the end of THIS version, I SCREAMED something like, "ALL-FUCKING-RIGHT!" I LOVE that country fiddle.

[rkniseley]

@theoriginalbadbob I stand corrected...hellyeah..I love it too

[theshowmecanuck]

Thank you for putting this up. I have been playing this song for years and never got a straight answer on who originated it. Now I know. Plus I now have more bluesmen to study. And thanks for posting up the bio of these guys.

[boxingin]

This sounds alot like Charley Patton.

[zamacity61]

There's a guy up here in Canada doing a Tribute to these fella's... Steve Dawson, Geoff Muldaur are a couple of those involved... The Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Project ... saw them live at a Festival on the weekend with Del Rey... deadly!

[MultiNinjaking]

Nearly love it more than memphis minnie ..Big up the blues..

[arito555]

yeap! party house!!

[whoareyou342]

Beautiful song. It's pretty fucking awesome that this has almost 100k views. Keep this music alive.

[DonOfTheDead6]

I can not find this song anywhere! guess Ill buy it!

Yes. Its THAT good!

[King689]

I guess this where Robert Johnson got the tune for "Come On In My Kitchen"

[Joehilllouistwo]

Sooo great !!!

my own copy more scratchy on Catawiki

[piresdedeus]

oh, man... this song always makes me cry :(

[davidkahan]

sounds (very much) like 'You gotta move'

[finally39]

That was awesome!

[jtranubal]

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[miaviama]

лучшая песня в мире)

[spotmeasmoke]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHH Yeah I have the blues, Im sitting on top of the world amazing song!!!!

[ovalanimal]

Great song but they need to work on their video, they barely moved for the whole rendition.

[Jorsh123]

@ovalanimal You're right. I will let them know that they need to move more....Not sure what that has to do with the quality of their playing but ok.

[SchwarzHee]

Men, this is good, support blues

[NotTheStaples]

It's gonna be rainin' outdoors

[sublimeruca27]

Dig my page where i play them same old blues an more. help a poor boy out. if ya dig this man, you can dig me.

[imaguy817]

come on my kitchen sound like-a this

[Dmented29]

wow... so many misinformed people on this board. The Chatmon brothers and Walter Vinison wrote this song. They were the original Sheiks. They were born in the 1890's and recorded this at the same time as Robert Johnson's rise to prominence. They are not a Johnson rip off considering they probably never heard his recordings. And Doc Watson was 7 years old when this was recorded so I'm guessing he didn't write it. .

[Dmented29]

wait... didnt one of the Chatmon Brothers write this song?

[FalconSupreme]

Wow, when was this beauty recorded. Marvellous!

[daviemcf]

I would've loved to have seen this band!!

[silverwaste]

Yeah, the melodies are very similar - "Sitting On The Top Of the World", "Come On In My Kitchen" and with attention, "Things About My Comin' My Way" (I don' know who is the composer but I know Tampa Red's version) that in turn is similar to "You Gotta Move".

[Mistaluvaluva420]

Mississippi Sheiks were the first to redo this Doc Watson song.

[Dmented29]

@Mistaluvaluva420 Doc Watson was 7 years old when this was recorded so I'm guessing he didn't write it.

[Dmented29]

@Mistaluvaluva420 Doc Watson was 7 years old when this was recorded so I'm guessing he didn't write it.

[tristramshamdy]

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[KASAandLUTA]

mississippi is where it all began!!

fly to memphis, drive SOUTH down 61.. until you hit vicksburg

[haklerify]

OMG YOU R SOOO gOoD,PLZZZ kome TO ZAGREB,TREŠNJEvka, by the main road

[solinjar]

@haklerify je,evo samo šta nisu,hahaha :)

[thefringthing]

Robert Johnson recycled the tune from this for "Come On In My Kitchen".

[oevega]

Great! It is amazing to hear "rock" from the 1930s.

Thanks.

[insightfloww]

Song is written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon

[mapearce1]

Yup,... :-) That's real,...

[captaindecency]

Thank you, Slowtubbi, for posting this.

Thank you.

[tomthumbtoo]

Interesting how he pronounces the word "sitting" --- i.e. not "sittun" as is so often the case with this song. I love the fiddle in this one alot! For 1930 the master of this recording must have been done Right by the recording devices they had at that time were primitive, as Bo Carter's voice is astonishingly clear here & the fiddle so beautiful. Thanks so much for this, slowtubbi. I subcribed, too.

[theblueshotel]

Where do you find them Slowtubbi? Great Stuff!!!

[GretaKatel]

i tought this song was writed by frank crumit :S

[CKblad]

follows pretty much the same structure as robert johnsons come in my kitchen. still dope.

[haydentb]

anyone know the chords/tuning here?

[MsOldGregg]

Elmore James also did a great version of "It Hurts Me Too".

[jcrowe3154]

does anyone know what key this is in? I think it is Em but I'm not sure.

[Klumpabilly]

on my guitar with standard tuning I make it F13 (or F6 if you like) but I couldn't speak for open tuning.

[satanblessmegadeth]

an amazing jazz fusion band did a great cover of this song . . . it's called ohm: mum

[dalet63]

This is so GOOD!........... Check out Sam Chatmon

[yocorrocontrajeras]

man, i love music like this

you can just feel the passion all the through to your bones... beautiful

i wish we still had music like this

[spacebroom]

That was wonderful. Thanks.

[kashifbilgrami]

amazingly this slow sad stuff fueled rock n roll rebellion

i dont like blues cuz i wasnt into the era of it but i respect it and admire it and thank it for the things its givin us.

[gringoflamenco]

Also check out the Bob Wills' cover of this tune here youtube.

[washmachine]

holy shit! i love robert johnson, but he totally ripped off this song and made it his own! makes you wonder what else is out there...?

[sentimentalmente]

This is the way traditional music works!! It's about playing the same old blues in your own way. It's not about innovation or avant-garde, old blues works with another kind of creativity.

[chirfu]

same with "In the Pines" really old number re-done and re-done some really well some have room for improvement! From Bill Monroe to Nirvana all versions seem to have different lyrics too. The beauty of aural passings of music!

[monkeywrench890]

check out tampa reds it hurts me too wich uses this music but different lyrics great tune

[stankyleg420]

Don't forget about Big Bill Broonzy: "Worrying You Off My Mind" a much closer rendition than Johnson's. This is still the best version!

[Aureliomelis]

@stankyleg420 True.

[Aureliomelis]

robert johnson is a little thief!

[Aureliomelis]

YOU BETTER COME IN MY KITCHEN!!!

[9mej]

well done i would have not thought of that mind you they all where copying each other

[Aureliomelis]

sure but robert just ripped the whole melody from beginning till the end, without changing it even. Actually his most hauntings melodies arent his at all. I was quite suprised to find that out. Nevertheless im a great lover of his music.

[Aureliomelis]

haunting

[stankyleg420]

@Aureliomelis ripoff johnson

[unmegaface]

anyone know who did the original?? i'm assuming it'll be one of those classic folk tunes that will be impossible to trace but if there's a recorded original i'd love to know about it

[HaemaBand]

What year is this exactly?

[EdwardHKDC]

This band recorded in the period 1930-35. I have a CD "Stop and Listen" on the Yazoo label (number Yazoo 2006) including this track. It doesn't give recording dates but seems to imply that this is an earlier one, so we could guess 1930.

[sk8akid666]

excellent song. And thanks for all the info!

[gringoflamenco]

Bob Wills also did a cover of this. The mutual influences of Blues/Jazz/Western Swing and even Folk and Country are really cool to discover in these early recordings. You tube is a great educational tool

[JavoFamous89]

For life.

[abanks47]

Good stuff!!

[johnSaffire]

Too cool. It just changed my whole outlook on the sitution....thanks

[Steadno]

and roots of jazz, rock disco, r&b, hiphop etc

[zoroisdead]

my new fav song

[fridrikur]

I never realized but the last lick is a lick Doc Watson has used a lot. No wonder since he is such a fan of this recording of theirs.

[sutcliffe62x]

same music as come on in my kitchen by robert johnson.

[macfunkey]

but recorded about 7 years earlier ... RJ adapted a lot of older songs, some say all his songs are based on older originals to some extent. But then they would be wouldn't they?!

[much2flyy]

i love old music like this it gives yu a certain feeling like no otther kind of music....sumtimes i wish rap never exsisted wen i hear music like this cause some rap really make weak minded ppl ignorant nd try 2 live out the lyrics

[peacegiver1]

Classic! Oh, man Ive got the blues!

But now she's gone, I don't worry..Im sittin' on top of the world!

[Hebazath]

Check out the Mr. Wrong version of this song, by my opinion the best...

[Bumblebee38]

A classic indeed

Walter Vincson ( Jacobs ) Vocal / guitar and Lonnie Chatman on violin issued as OKEH 8784 from February 17 1930 !

[fromBulgaria]

awesome 5 *

[rosesredvioletsblue]

fantastic.

thank you

[Vernuft]

The fiddle gives a touch of old irish music

[billchew450]

Check out Cream's version of this song- it's one of the songs that first turned me on to blues.

[mymusicdiscovery]

And the version by the Wolf

[caseyjones67]

u ever listen to the deads version it good

[kemetianqueen7]

organic, orthodox, rythm & blues, soul....grassroots. i enjoy this. beautiful.

[DDRocker]

No doubt the basis for The Stones' "You Gotta Move", as well ("the song remains the same...", but a good'un, just the same).

[JSarmbru]

It all gets pretty mixed up, but You Got to Move is attributed to Mississippi Fred McDowell. Sure see the similarities though.

[azulo65]

Magnificent!

[dillwankster]

THANK YOU!

[whoareyou342]

This song is incredibly beautiful.

[tkrantz55]

Same tune as come into my kitchen

[murph4014]

Thanks for the up! This was great!

[goldberry1]

Sounds like " come in my kitchen" from robert johnson

[CraigKramer]

now that you mention it, it absolutely does...

[Cerigan]

Lovely version- thanks for posting it. What a fiddle break! This must be the earliest version I have heard. Does anyone know where the 'Don't want my peaches -don't shake my tree' verse comes from? It's one of my favourites. I know Hobart Smith used it pre-WW2.

[enmoreira]

What a beautiful song!!!! Thanks for posting it.

Elpidio (Brasil-Fortaleza)

[MississippiSheik]

fantastic

[ruotze]

...but when the law get ready

i got to move!

....yeah!

[LAguns1337]

So is this just a guitarist, fiddler and singer? Who does what? Great music!

[metyuewb]

Oh nooo..... BEEEAAUTIFFUUULL GRREEAAAAATT tthhanks

[generalbluka]

This is definately the root of American music. African Americans Have contributed sooooooooooooo much to this great land.

[generalbluka]

This is a GREAAAAAAT TUNE all I can say.

[kickingmule]

Hi Slow, this one is Good !

Recordingdate : Mon 15 Dec. 1930, OK 8854, OKeh-Label, King Edward Hotel, Jackson.

Peace.

Urban

[lesburst]

Imsittin on top of the world listening to this, love the sweet fiddle playing.

[1tricone]

charlie patton's cousins

[sk8erboy1414]

Fantastic to hear the original version, having enjoyed the version by Cream for the last 40 years.

[fendermac]

Thanks to Bleadbelly1 for the perfect share.

[jacqui4elvis]

just awesome

[NekkidLlama]

Just scary-good! Wow. Thank you!

[teleprompter187]

great song thanks for posting

[specialk3123]

oh my god this is amazing i cant believe ive never heard them til now.. also check out rory gallaghers song "mississipi sheiks"

[DavidNathanWalker]

Wow' this is so good it's almost scary. I have heard Jack White's version from the Cold Mountain soundtrack and that was good. But this is something else if you know what I mean. It's making me re-exmine what I thought the Blues was. Take care all.

[JosephNScott]

"It's making me re-exmine what I thought the Blues was."

If you thought blues didn't sound like "Sitting On Top Of The World," you were right. It's a non-blues secular song based on the gospel song "You Got To Reap What You Sow." Today many people lump almost anything folkish "black" musicians of this era did, such as "Dark Was The Night" by Blind Willie Johnson, under "blues," but that's not correct.

[williamwhiston]

Bull. This IS the blues.

[JosephNScott]

"Bull. This IS the blues." Because what?

[esb369]

Sounds like there is a I IV V chord progression in this song...

I know that doesn't necessarily mean it's a blues, although it usually does, but if you look at the context of it it is a blues.

[JosephNScott]

"Sounds like there is a I IV V chord progression in this song" Chord progressions consisting of I, IV, and V were normal in pre-1900 non-blues songs, such as gospel songs. It has four lines per stanza with no repetition of lines within a stanza, with V during the third line.

"if you look at the context of it it is a blues." How so?

[esb369]

The guitarist is playing blues licks, there are turnarounds, etc. This is genuine country blues

[esb369]

*blues turnarounds