R.L. Burnside - Long Haired Doney

[makwabid69]

Wellllllllllllllllllll...gon' slip it in yo'.....(BIG GRIN)

[Fruscianteistheman]

r l burnside made me believe in miracles

[thelonious1234]

@squish420 yeah it's true. i took another look at the "first recordings" cover, and he is a lot younger there. but he looks so different here than in the Fat Possum/electric era which, if this was '84, wasn't very long after this.

anyway, receiving your comment notification gave me an excuse to come watch this again.

[TouffeDePoile]

What tuning is he using ?

[KARSSIENOOMS]

@TouffeDePoile open G. DGDGBD

[frenzexperiment]

Absolutely outstanding...seems so easy to play, but it's not...this is why this man is so great

[talpajam]

the greatest set of RLB tunes captured live was a House Of Blues set from the early 00s...back when the HOB used to host/stream their concerts online in the early days before the net got expensive. they were on fire & Kenny too man what a show the peoples was dancin' crazylike..he was playing that Danelectro he had. this song from that show was what got me totally into him...a king.

[shannonandsheila1]

80s man looks like some 70 model boots

[shannonandsheila1]

80s man

[Playbackmusiconline]

BURN MTV DOWN

[thelonious1234]

@lupine22

Ok thanks for your reply. I think I know the DVD you're referring to, and I don't wish to seem argumentative. This sure seems earlier than that though. He'd have been in his 60's in 1984. And he did look (and sound) very different from this later on, in the Fat Possum days. His apparent age, style and repertoire (Doney, Mattie, Jumper) here all seem pretty close to his first recordings from '68.

Anyhoo, I just love RL, as I'm sure you do too. Peace out.

[thelonious1234]

that's open G, "Spanish"

[thelonious1234]

I think this is closer to 1971 or so than 1984.

[lupine22]

@thelonious1234 No, it's November 1984, in the Netherlands.

[binguhj]

@thelonious1234

Do you know where i could get the lyrics of this song, please ?

Cheers.

[squish420]

@thelonious1234 in the 70s his hair hadn't gone that white in the sideburn area

[man0warII]

@thelonious1234 why do you say that??

[DemandingRansom]

bad mutha fucker...

[gurrimichi]

i would have the tunning of the guitar for this song...

thanks

[HoNk4chicken]

he was amazing. R.L/Junior Kimbrough/Kenny Brown all from a few miles from were i live. amazing group of talent from a tiny area.

[anthober]

I love RL.........Rest in Peace......thanks for sharing this amazing look into one of the last original blues men.

[mgstill]

I first heard this song by Do Boy Diamond with a "wailing dog" vocal which I love and will post to youtube if it's not already here...but this performance by R.L. makes the song melt into something primeval. R.L drank from the same waters for his whole career, even on his later brilliant "dub" style, used in "It's Bad, You Know" - which isn't so far from rap.

[aurlis2012]

epiphone guitar hes playing was probably like $100 bucks. just goes to show doesn't matter if you have a 10k les paul or a 50 dollar squier, its the emotion you put into it

[gnarltarl1]

@aurlis2012 Fuckin' A !!!!

[madFlam1]

@aurlis2012 also helps if you practice

[MrLordshanks]

@aurlis2012 Back in the day, Epiphone wasn't owned by Gibson, so they probably made some great guitars once but his use of an epiphone is truely an enspiering thing

[zabba312]

@aurlis2012 I have heard of junk epiphone guitars, but my uncle dropped some dough on one and that fucker is NICE!  I was quite impressed.

[MrZaf12]

@aurlis2012 actually that bullshit. shitty guitars sound like shit. 

[LaurelRidgeR]

@MrZaf12 def not true. If you listen to some rag time and jug bands those guys were playing on home made instruments. Tell me then that cheap instruments sound like shit.

[jhacker5150]

lol

[GanghisConn]

phenom

[JochenPfaff]

It is open G sharp

[dkstryker]

is he using open G tuning?

[tbgx1]

What kind of guitar?

[77bigbumper]

epiphone.

[theonlytruepunk]

I think it is on made out of wood and has metal strings??

[tbgx1]

Oh, thanks. I thought they were rubber bands.

[dontfitinnobox]

nice righton ^5

[78783]

Good to see people liken the Burnside.

[thsensor]

Now go listen to your rap!, you buncha dumb sob`s...

[MFthesupervillain1]

@thsensor Now sir you are close minded.

[man0warII]

@thsensor now, now!! no need for the name callin'.. but if they only studied this during black history month.. this is where the history is..

[Raiderfn31]

OPEN GGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[hawdivman67]

Open A, just lsten to the core note

E, A,E,A, C#, E

[killerkarl123]

OPEN AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA lol, not that it really matters

[Raiderfn31]

the best blues man I ever heard

[NuG919]

this song has recently been on a continuous loop in my brain

[valentin80]

I have the same problem with Burnside in my brain :) This is like a drug.

[NuG919]

not really much of a problem...more like a blessing

[NuG919]

i just found this album at my local newbury comics, and now this song is on a continuous loop in my car!!

[BluesRockRo]

goddamn it, i love R.L, hopefully one day his music will take care of his whole extended family, but for now i enjoy having him in my back pocket, very few people know.

[vleb]

Man, it seems so easy when he plays that...He's just amazing ! What a feeling, what a tempo, what a voice !!

[jessupar]

actually, jonnygrave, its a bit sharp oddly enough. im holding a guitar on my lap tuned to G, and its about 3/4 of a semi tone lower then the video.

thanks though. its definetly in G.

[fendermac]

Thanks to bluespower for sending this beauty my way.

[wolfieboyer]

*know... and never mind i got er'

[JojahBoy]

so what tuning?? :-)

[jkingery1]

Think open G

[JonnyGrave]

definitely open G, but he sounds a bit flat on account of the tape being slowed down with age. it happens a lot to most recordings.

[Bluefinger]

don't forget, that when they played alone, they did not have to be in tune with other instruments. If the whole guitar was a bit flat, who cares as long as the strings were in tune in relation to each other ...

[wolfieboyer]

anyone now what tuning he is in?

[crackerwithsoul]

I´m a blues fan from germany. and with Black Snake Moan I found RL Burnside. Lightning Hopkins is still my favourite Bluesman but RL is pure dope.

[Raiderfn31]

amen to that shit....smoke a fattie, poor a tall frosty cold one....and step inside Mr Burnsides world.....I love this music

[essej1973]

Yippee! I finally found these particular recordings on a Fat Possum CD. This song, "Poor Black Mattie", "Poor Boy", and "Jumper on the Line" are included on the CD. It's called "Mississippi Hill Country Blues". Unfortunately, the CD does not include the songs with Johnny Woods. Still, I'm very happy to be able to listen to these recordings from the comfort of my Ipod.

[wookiespal]

I've got the one with Woods. If I'm not mistaken, its an import. I'll ask my parents where found it......

[JojahBoy]

FatPossum does not have this video. Contacted them. Also contacted Swingmasters but they have yet to respond. So Lupine,any idea where others can get this dvd?! Thanks man!

[perchbutt]

fat possum records is where to find a bunch of stuff...

[norrised]

its very difficult to find any lyrics or tabs for this artiste ... those video are a gift to us .....

[hosscollar]

Anyone know what the lyrics are?

[talpajam]

well when he did this song live, the last verse is I think:

"trouble, will make you sass yo' mother.."

it don't get more priceless than that

[hgievcm]

Hallelujah! Never heard of Mr Burnside, but it was love at first song!