BB King was perturbed when only white people started showing up for his concerts; formerly the audience was virtually all black. Later he understood and was grateful for the business. Blacks had deserted the Blues for Motown, and BB King wouldn't even be known today if not for white listeners beginning to appreciate the genre.
his biopic should be played by Tim Blake Nelson haha he looks like withered old version of him but in an amazing master craftsman of delta blues kinda way haha great movie it would make ( to say it like yoda) he's something else :)
I am from Oklahoma City. Every once in awhile, Slim shows up, plays a couple shows, goes to a few jams, and then takes off again... it's somewhat mystical. If we're lucky, he tells us of his acquisition of wing tip alligator dress shoes from a trade on Beale Street in the few months prior. Four times he's spoken of this. Each time; different shoes. Slim is magic.
@satansprick13 "The Blues ain't nothin' but a good man feelin' bad, thinkin' 'bout the woman he once was with". You don't have to be black or any other colour. All modern popular music comes from The Blues; so by your absurd rationale, only black people can produce pop music - how bizarre! As for white ass killin' The Blues: er, Clapton, Butterfield, Vaughan, Kooper, Zappa, Beck, Shepherd, Lang, Bonnamassa, Allman, Winter, Healey, Wilson, Musselwhite, Rebennack, Baldry, etc. Defence rests.
WHen one man sits down with one guitar to do a set... magical things can happen. The starkness of one guitar and one vocal. especially one this powerful can almost be mesmerizing. It's super easy to be drawn in and spellbound by this performance.
he`s the real deal, he does not need a vocalist!, that would only suppress his creativity, thats the purpose!! this is a treat, another voice of the blues! and what i mean.. is when someone lives the blues and they can express it. you have the real thing, so he does not a singer!! he is the singer!! enjoy!
Nice to hear him honor The Wolf in his way (75% of the lyrics aren't those of Howlin' Wolf's song, but from other diverse traditional blues songs). Watermelon Slim has a nice rocking slide style. Currently (9/2010) a Viagra commercial runs Wolf's original "Smokestack Lightning" as background soundtrack, (Wolf wanted his images & music to be in ads. We took product shots during our famed photo-shoots. Also, a car commercial now runs Muddy Water's "Mannish Boy"
@howlingsandy Even Wolf himself constantly changed the lyrics as well. Just listen to the original, and then watch a video on here of him doing Smokestack Lightning. They're very different.
@WindyCityJazz Hello? I was being complimentary - beyond that, non-critical (for example, re slide: Mike Wilhelm, who taught Thorogood, is way better, if you wish to compare) Above all am accurate! Wolf, a CLOSE collaborative friend of mine in *many ways* (+ Arthur Crudup, Brownie McGhee) did NOT change the song. Some MINOR variances whether early 45 or concerts. Do you think I haven't seen all + MANY more? I have to just to fix infringement issues per my & Wolf's work. No need to "defend" WS
@howlingsandy Actually, the song is based on earlier blues, such as Tommy Johnson's "Big Road Blues" (1928), the Mississippi Sheiks' "Stop and Listen Blues" (1930), and Charley Patton's "Moon Going Down" (1930). Wolf recorded it in 1951, as 'Crying At Daybreak'. It contains the line "O-oh smokestack lightnin', shinin', just like gold, oh don't you hear me cryin' ..." similar to the Mississippi Sheiks "A-ah, smokestack lightnin', that bell shine just like gold, now don't you hear me talkin'. ;-)
@musiclover9361 I know the songs. Crying At Daybreak=the version Sam Phillips sent to the Bihari brothers. Lots of that never out til bootlegged by Charly in the 70s. It's a variation of the one sent to Chess; the title change was intentional per that. I don't hear it based much on the listed songs but is influenced, per genre & some language but only up to a point. Sheiks/Patton both use lyric = "smokestack's black/bell shines like gold." "hear me talkin'"? (not "crying") was/is common slang
@musiclover9361 I wrote one, which today only exists on an old-school not so well-mixed fan video (which I was given) from the "Harmonic Convergence" concert in 1986, performed by me singing and playing as unusual a harp sound as ever heard and classic delta slide played by Mike Wilhelm, one of the best at it these days when he wants to be, and I hope to post it to YouTube within 90 days. While not from the seminal era, it will be an instant classic LONG overdue (pathetic story) it's being known
I've made this gentlman dinner twice. the two times he played at the restaurant I work at he was phenomenal. Apart from that, he is one ofthe most intelligent people I believe I have ever met. He was awarded his Masters in History for a dissertation on the Oklahoma City Bombings. I wish I could read that essay and see his research. trucker, vet, activist, historian, scholar and BLUES MUSICIAN! I recommend reading his blog on his website.
Watermelon Slim and the Workers has been within arms reach in my car for the past 3 years. I don't foresee it moving anytime soon. Reminds me of my roots in Oklahoma.
@phippen45 I think that most times when you play slide like this the guitar is across your lap like that. Doesn't mean he plays lefty, only that he's playing a damn good slide.
I had seen an ad for Slim on Facebook... Decided to listen to a podcast seeing as he was a trucker. Now I've found his videos and they are truly awe inspiring... I can't stop listening to this song... It's truly amazing
Heard him do Wreck on the Highway the other day totaly blew me away .Then came here and listened to alot of other versions Nobodys came as close to the honesty of his.Almost made me cry.
I remember the first time I met Slim, it was 1998 in Stillwater Ok. At first I thought he was a homeless person, then he whipped out his harmonica and started playing the baddest shit I ever heard. One hell of a performer and all around great person.
Fellow Folk Fester! Dunno if you were on it but I caught the 1:30 shuttle out to winnipeg on sunday and slim was on it. 5 minutes in he started playin his harp and singing. I had my banjo on board and worked up the guts to play a song with him. Big night for me.
Met him at the Cushing, Oklahoma BBQ and Blues Festival a few years ago when he was still driving truck. Climbed on stage in his work clothes with a cheap guitar and a bucket full of harmonicas. Wowed the audience like no one before or since.......a real pleasure and a treat.......
I was lucky enough to see Watermellon Slim and Chris Stovall Brown about 3 months ago just outside Boston at a bar . I am amazed at his great voice that night and harp playing but then to find out he plays guitar like this is another treat.. I think that his voice reminds me a bit of Chris Youlden from the old Savoy Brown too...
Slim! Hey!! Hello from Badalona,Spain...here we are waiting for another of your maginific concerts...you're the best playing teh guitar... the best ive haven't saw never...
Watermelon Slim is the real deal and I play him on my show regularly. He just received at least two awards as top dawg in the blues world. Nita T - Delta's Daughter Show
some really good stuff here
shoppittsburghnow 5 days ago
brilliant video
TheSpikeystuff 1 week ago
he is actually playing it the wrong way round its a lap style guitar for a right handed player,look closely the thiner string are towards him
retardedjoe12 1 week ago
love it
MichaelJohn5570 2 weeks ago
Who dislikes this?
Briananddutch 1 month ago
just looked closer and yes he is playing a dobro in this one .his usual national is a real wreck but sound pretty good
jimwatts100 1 month ago
slim doesnt play a Dobro.he plays a National which he plays on his lap
jimwatts100 1 month ago
Shit version !
I prefer original.
moide77500 1 month ago
BB King was perturbed when only white people started showing up for his concerts; formerly the audience was virtually all black. Later he understood and was grateful for the business. Blacks had deserted the Blues for Motown, and BB King wouldn't even be known today if not for white listeners beginning to appreciate the genre.
mnpd007 2 months ago
it's a nam thing-
reywilliamr 5 months ago
Anywone know why he is not playing the guitar in the usual posture?
ArianeQube 6 months ago 2
@ArianeQube It's not a guitar, it's a lap dobro, and can only be played with a slide.
Sp33dBr33d 6 months ago
@Sp33dBr33d
I beg to differ. Why isn't that a guitar?
ceepatton 1 week ago
@ArianeQube likely he's LEFT HANDED...plus hes playing lap steel style
bigfolkie5418 5 months ago
wow !
wicked !
the tuning of his guitar ??
faunoram 6 months ago
@faunoram Open G tuning. DGDGBD
Sp33dBr33d 6 months ago
@Sp33dBr33d
thanks a lot !!
faunoram 6 months ago
whiskey is the other missin ingredient, wit a little cheap wine n beer
sord1989 6 months ago
This guy fucking rocks.
bamboosa 7 months ago
Good, but doesn't have the visceral power of Howling Wolf. Great guitar technique, however.
curvalecce 8 months ago
Check out lots of Blues harmonica footage on "Blues Harmonica Player" Facebook page.
Cairns70 10 months ago
Absolutely amazing performance!
Alejoint73 10 months ago
i posted this on FaceBook tonight :)
howlingsandy 10 months ago
forgine my drunkin' misspellings :)
schmoat14 11 months ago
his biopic should be played by Tim Blake Nelson haha he looks like withered old version of him but in an amazing master craftsman of delta blues kinda way haha great movie it would make ( to say it like yoda) he's something else :)
schmoat14 11 months ago
Can we just dig the music and not make douchebag comments and insult each other. Thanks in advance.
ssurfcity 11 months ago
Without a doubt, top-notch blues right here.
ceepatton 1 year ago 2
Hey I was at this show, did you get any footage of mike pickett and the amazing tim gibbons? please post it, if you did.
zangfred 1 year ago 2
I am from Oklahoma City. Every once in awhile, Slim shows up, plays a couple shows, goes to a few jams, and then takes off again... it's somewhat mystical. If we're lucky, he tells us of his acquisition of wing tip alligator dress shoes from a trade on Beale Street in the few months prior. Four times he's spoken of this. Each time; different shoes. Slim is magic.
ok2j3 1 year ago
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white ass is killin the blues, blues is not a game to entertain or make money out of it.kick in the teeth of this wannabe fake ass.
satansprick13 1 year ago
@satansprick13 back to the good old days of white presidents and black bluesmen then, my friend? i think i like these days just fine.
timmyp77 1 year ago 5
@satansprick13 "The Blues ain't nothin' but a good man feelin' bad, thinkin' 'bout the woman he once was with". You don't have to be black or any other colour. All modern popular music comes from The Blues; so by your absurd rationale, only black people can produce pop music - how bizarre! As for white ass killin' The Blues: er, Clapton, Butterfield, Vaughan, Kooper, Zappa, Beck, Shepherd, Lang, Bonnamassa, Allman, Winter, Healey, Wilson, Musselwhite, Rebennack, Baldry, etc. Defence rests.
musiclover9361 1 year ago 17
@musiclover9361 John Mayall. No Clapton without him.
kmob84 10 months ago
@musiclover9361 The Blues can be anythin' not only a good man feelin' bad, thinkin' 'bout the woman he once was with!
hendrixgeek 5 months ago
@musiclover9361 Wasn't that 1st part from "Crossroads"? I agree by the way.
jharri1 5 months ago
@jharri1 It was indeed, spoken by Willie Brown to Eugene; Willie was quoting Son House but couldn't remember who said it.
musiclover9361 5 months ago
WHen one man sits down with one guitar to do a set... magical things can happen. The starkness of one guitar and one vocal. especially one this powerful can almost be mesmerizing. It's super easy to be drawn in and spellbound by this performance.
Zedd36 1 year ago
he`s the real deal, he does not need a vocalist!, that would only suppress his creativity, thats the purpose!! this is a treat, another voice of the blues! and what i mean.. is when someone lives the blues and they can express it. you have the real thing, so he does not a singer!! he is the singer!! enjoy!
lw2112 1 year ago
@mr.dalailamaknows. At least somebody knows, because you don't. This is a fine blues man with a fine and natural voice.
0Reilly08 1 year ago
should get himself a singer, but he's still awesome and definitley has the blues
MrThedalaillamaknows 1 year ago
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johnnysjazz 1 year ago
Nice to hear him honor The Wolf in his way (75% of the lyrics aren't those of Howlin' Wolf's song, but from other diverse traditional blues songs). Watermelon Slim has a nice rocking slide style. Currently (9/2010) a Viagra commercial runs Wolf's original "Smokestack Lightning" as background soundtrack, (Wolf wanted his images & music to be in ads. We took product shots during our famed photo-shoots. Also, a car commercial now runs Muddy Water's "Mannish Boy"
howlingsandy 1 year ago
@howlingsandy Even Wolf himself constantly changed the lyrics as well. Just listen to the original, and then watch a video on here of him doing Smokestack Lightning. They're very different.
WindyCityJazz 1 year ago
@WindyCityJazz Hello? I was being complimentary - beyond that, non-critical (for example, re slide: Mike Wilhelm, who taught Thorogood, is way better, if you wish to compare) Above all am accurate! Wolf, a CLOSE collaborative friend of mine in *many ways* (+ Arthur Crudup, Brownie McGhee) did NOT change the song. Some MINOR variances whether early 45 or concerts. Do you think I haven't seen all + MANY more? I have to just to fix infringement issues per my & Wolf's work. No need to "defend" WS
howlingsandy 1 year ago
@howlingsandy I wasn't being defensive or attacking you in any way. Calm down, man.
WindyCityJazz 1 year ago
@howlingsandy Actually, the song is based on earlier blues, such as Tommy Johnson's "Big Road Blues" (1928), the Mississippi Sheiks' "Stop and Listen Blues" (1930), and Charley Patton's "Moon Going Down" (1930). Wolf recorded it in 1951, as 'Crying At Daybreak'. It contains the line "O-oh smokestack lightnin', shinin', just like gold, oh don't you hear me cryin' ..." similar to the Mississippi Sheiks "A-ah, smokestack lightnin', that bell shine just like gold, now don't you hear me talkin'. ;-)
musiclover9361 5 months ago
@musiclover9361 I know the songs. Crying At Daybreak=the version Sam Phillips sent to the Bihari brothers. Lots of that never out til bootlegged by Charly in the 70s. It's a variation of the one sent to Chess; the title change was intentional per that. I don't hear it based much on the listed songs but is influenced, per genre & some language but only up to a point. Sheiks/Patton both use lyric = "smokestack's black/bell shines like gold." "hear me talkin'"? (not "crying") was/is common slang
howlingsandy 5 months ago 2
@howlingsandy I only wish there was more of the stuff readily available. I'm a sucker for Delta Blues myself.
musiclover9361 5 months ago
@musiclover9361 I wrote one, which today only exists on an old-school not so well-mixed fan video (which I was given) from the "Harmonic Convergence" concert in 1986, performed by me singing and playing as unusual a harp sound as ever heard and classic delta slide played by Mike Wilhelm, one of the best at it these days when he wants to be, and I hope to post it to YouTube within 90 days. While not from the seminal era, it will be an instant classic LONG overdue (pathetic story) it's being known
howlingsandy 5 months ago
God bless America.
socomcra5h 1 year ago
I've made this gentlman dinner twice. the two times he played at the restaurant I work at he was phenomenal. Apart from that, he is one ofthe most intelligent people I believe I have ever met. He was awarded his Masters in History for a dissertation on the Oklahoma City Bombings. I wish I could read that essay and see his research. trucker, vet, activist, historian, scholar and BLUES MUSICIAN! I recommend reading his blog on his website.
fatalome 1 year ago
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RolloffDeBunk 1 year ago
saw him at calgary folk fest a while ago- he's got he chops and he's been the blues thx for posting!
RolloffDeBunk 1 year ago
Wow! This is the first time I've heard this guy. He rocks!
jradamo 1 year ago
Hi; I also play left-handed but string for left since I was 16 . thanks .
kc7wwy 1 year ago
Watermelon Slim and the Workers has been within arms reach in my car for the past 3 years. I don't foresee it moving anytime soon. Reminds me of my roots in Oklahoma.
Soopafly0205 1 year ago
Ive seen him 4 times in Sioux city IA..such a cool guy and is a fellow Vet
othreeeleven 1 year ago
awesome....
24678903 1 year ago
Guy's an enigma. He seems to have been everywhere and done everything both good and bad. I heard he's even been in the pen a time or two.
mnpd007 1 year ago
I was at that show, sitting on the balcony upstairs. Alfie Smith opened for him if I remember correctly. One of the greatest shows I've been to...
LTDZach 1 year ago
First heard this guy a coupla years ago. Fuckin' amazing. Thanks for posting.
johnmckinlay67 1 year ago
Super cool!!
Hawkb0y 1 year ago
Saw him in PIttsburgh few years ago, he's incredible !
rick8051 1 year ago
great
jerrycali 1 year ago
just Great!!!
cflm76 1 year ago
lefty player, strings aint lefty.... possessed..... no one can be this good....... brings tears to my eyes....... love it
phippen45 1 year ago
@phippen45 I think that most times when you play slide like this the guitar is across your lap like that. Doesn't mean he plays lefty, only that he's playing a damn good slide.
Ovedya2006 1 year ago
slim is a wonderment
shermanhillbilly 1 year ago
Great to get to see him at the Linton Feastival in June 2010
mayall88 1 year ago
To all wannabes!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS HOW ITS DONE, Fantastic.
mayall88 1 year ago
I had seen an ad for Slim on Facebook... Decided to listen to a podcast seeing as he was a trucker. Now I've found his videos and they are truly awe inspiring... I can't stop listening to this song... It's truly amazing
Zedd36 1 year ago
Heard him do Wreck on the Highway the other day totaly blew me away .Then came here and listened to alot of other versions Nobodys came as close to the honesty of his.Almost made me cry.
duster71 1 year ago
DAMN! That is some deep Blues! I've heard of him, but never actually heard him.
That is the GOODS right there!
charliechitlins 1 year ago 2
cause everybody funneh
now you funneh too
6stringedkiller 1 year ago 18
@6stringedkiller Thanks mr. george
RayHolly69 2 months ago
why is this in the "Comedy" catagory?!
ibanezman007 1 year ago
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hugleberthumperdink 2 years ago
the best ive heard for a long time i want moore of that one man gutarr sliding..
MatsEinar 2 years ago
Thanks, perfectly done, magnificent music.
Labrabob 2 years ago 4
awesome sound
MaverickEG 2 years ago
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after hearing this suicide is a viable option howlin wolfs bones are rolling over
kimnjer6873 2 years ago
at your dumb ass comment theres a vialble option that they are rolling over
Riffalizer 2 years ago
You can't fake this sound, you in fact, live it.
PMishkin 2 years ago 2
I NEED TO HEAR CATERPILLAR WHINE> WTF LOL Watermelon Slim IS Great
treekiller77 2 years ago
excellent...
im4out 2 years ago
Gold.5*
chrisgwathney 2 years ago 2
so sod he got rained out in st peter and had to play at a bar,slim, brother please comeback!
know1finer 2 years ago
man is this on any album of his?
Riffalizer 2 years ago
@Riffalizer
yeah, "Up Close And Personal"
not nearly as good in my opinion
ceepatton 2 years ago
@ceepatton
is it at different show, or is it a studio recording?
Riffalizer 2 years ago
studio recording, and it's electric guitar
ceepatton 2 years ago
damm thats shity but i can just turn this into an mp3 and be good
Riffalizer 2 years ago
I remember the first time I met Slim, it was 1998 in Stillwater Ok. At first I thought he was a homeless person, then he whipped out his harmonica and started playing the baddest shit I ever heard. One hell of a performer and all around great person.
mrbigstuff944 2 years ago 2
Slim is indeed the real deal.
crawfishdave57 2 years ago
Anyone know the tuning? Is it D-G-D-G-B-D?
fbm456 2 years ago
yup
Riffalizer 2 years ago
Movie: Slingblade...nuff said.
W.Slim rocks
SaltyTank07 2 years ago
lol, that's exactly what i thought!
1313shp 2 years ago
a little Billy Bob Thronton. hmmmm, i want some french fried potatoes, uh hmmm
1313shp 2 years ago
I love this song. slim is awesome. just a comment above, not serious
1313shp 1 year ago
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i love this song. Slim is awesome. just a comment above, not serious.
1313shp 1 year ago
thats great thank you
loewe1969 2 years ago
why is the category comedy?
not that it matters
mindsheep 2 years ago
because its funny how badass he is :P
hatchls1 2 years ago
amazing, and he tuning underneath is most likely correct, it's called open G and a lot of blues musicians use it. looking for my slide momentarily :D
inspinneke 2 years ago
mitikooooooooooooo
barraspin 2 years ago
just have to say WOW!
1313shp 2 years ago
Great.
LoFei01 2 years ago
correction: you might have a brain but no soul.
PMishkin 2 years ago
Authentic blues playing at its visceral best. If you don't feel compelled to howl and moan, well, perhaps you need a check up from the neck up.
PMishkin 2 years ago
Fellow Folk Fester! Dunno if you were on it but I caught the 1:30 shuttle out to winnipeg on sunday and slim was on it. 5 minutes in he started playin his harp and singing. I had my banjo on board and worked up the guts to play a song with him. Big night for me.
TheBrokeSpokes 2 years ago
Jealous of that jam!
kluelass 2 years ago
Just saw him at the Winnipeg Folkfest, was friggin amazing.
KevinMcGravy 2 years ago
Hi thats strange - great -i like it -greetings from germany - winni
bugaddi51 2 years ago
i wonder what tuning he's in
FaustyFob 2 years ago
my stab at it is DGDGBD (low to high) however, would love to hear some other opinions if they're out there??
jsm147 2 years ago
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my stab at it is DGDGBD (low to high) however, would love to hear some other opinions if they're out there??
jsm147 2 years ago
That singing makes me want to shoot myself.
nutnfancyfan01 2 years ago
My god... what an awesome song. Thanks Slim... So fucking beautiful.... Wolf would have loved this... Keep up the blues and ........
13A77 2 years ago
would've liked to hear him jammen with ..howlin wolf.. awsome tune
elmerpixlie 2 years ago
10 STARS!
shantidw 2 years ago
you can hear pain in that voice... a true blues player
just17n8 2 years ago
He is playing a right handed guitar left-hand-lap-steel style. I've never seen that before. Great music too.
numbard 2 years ago
Yep, he's the real deal.
pmcwillow 2 years ago
Met him at the Cushing, Oklahoma BBQ and Blues Festival a few years ago when he was still driving truck. Climbed on stage in his work clothes with a cheap guitar and a bucket full of harmonicas. Wowed the audience like no one before or since.......a real pleasure and a treat.......
sobargo 2 years ago
robert johnson....Howlin wolf...and then
Watermelon Slim!
freddysouth 2 years ago
this is what blues is all about. he has the the story, talent, and HEART that blues requires.
nateadkins1221 2 years ago
Great video Mr.Rob
narongriitw 2 years ago
this is good...what kind of slide do you preffer
ConnorShawMusic 2 years ago
I was lucky enough to see Watermellon Slim and Chris Stovall Brown about 3 months ago just outside Boston at a bar . I am amazed at his great voice that night and harp playing but then to find out he plays guitar like this is another treat.. I think that his voice reminds me a bit of Chris Youlden from the old Savoy Brown too...
BigsbyDude 2 years ago
Good stuff.. check out 'glass guitar pick' by Lambsbread
moe354sa 2 years ago
One of a kind..
ProfessorPeewee 2 years ago
category "comedy"??? what's that all about?
Tron239 2 years ago 2
Really great.
I can't wait to see the film.
dunskie 2 years ago
one of the best smoke stack lightning covers
graynovskima 2 years ago
i actually liked it more than howlin' wolf. thats some fine blues right there.
fenderstrat6485 2 years ago
I wouldn't go as far to say that, but yes, some fine blues.
graynovskima 2 years ago
WELL I WOULD SO TOO BAD!!!! lol jk
fenderstrat6485 2 years ago
i seen he last year in italy and love it...
Great tribute to Howlin Wolf!
5 stars!
freddysouth 2 years ago
Fantastic real blues man - nothing faked up - no hobo look - real blues!
Ponkster999 3 years ago
I really really like this, great!
lenaspieltblues 3 years ago
Watermelon Slim rules, and he brings the blues to life!
Iluvsport 3 years ago
Watermelon Slim got some good blues.
murdock
jenwells 3 years ago
He's actually a member of MENSA, too.
Goes to show you can't judge a book by its cover, hm? :D
DAMN, I love how he makes that dobro bark!
Otacon144 3 years ago
Wow that was just awsome! Next to Howlin' Wolf this has gotta be the best version of smokestack lightning I've ever heard.
mrdesmo 3 years ago
man why have i never seen this guy before.. just heard him for the first time, and hes got me buzzin..
pierotrail 3 years ago
cool....
im4out 3 years ago
the best blues that was ever and will ever be made was made with a dobro i think im in heaven right now
rastell12 3 years ago
WHERES HE FROM?
mudflappette 3 years ago
Oklahoma
PMishkin 3 years ago
great!!
gatemouthbrown 3 years ago
watermelon and dallas
whateverfruckyou 3 years ago
category
j3ohnny 3 years ago
Y is it under the catergory:comedy?
j3ohnny 3 years ago
Very, VERY, nice.
Lil' Ian
IanGoodsman 3 years ago
Bloody hell!!!!
Captainhab 3 years ago
Right..very nice!..Thanks!
wilhorstman 3 years ago
This my absolute favorite YouTube video. One of the best acoustic slide performances I've ever seen, and I've seen a bunch.
loriscat 3 years ago 2
I just now noticed that he is left handed playing a right handed set up guitar...
SaltyTank07 3 years ago
This is the first line of the video description:
This is Watermelon Slim - the only Oklahoma blues musician signed to a major label.
lol.. clearly says where he's from...
jessupar 3 years ago
Awesome. Just wondering. Anyone be able to tell me where this cat is from?
jiminy1000 3 years ago
Going to see W/S tonite! Cant wait!!
nitram2k9 3 years ago
Just saw him live!!
Awesome preformance
ChrisDS1987 3 years ago
I keep coming back to this video... what a fucking visceral performer.
PMishkin 3 years ago
just saw him play live an hour ago
blenderass111 3 years ago
The man has serious, serious talent. Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to see him play live.
scottcampbell1958 3 years ago 3
Slim! Hey!! Hello from Badalona,Spain...here we are waiting for another of your maginific concerts...you're the best playing teh guitar... the best ive haven't saw never...
so ROCK ON!! SLIM RULES!!!
tate4presi 3 years ago
Muchas gracias por me piensar, mis amigos espanoles!
Sandi Delgado
Bluesmanslim 2 years ago
Watermelon Slim & the Workers
Appearing Sunday, August 3, at 8PM
Front Row Bar & Grill
4000 Emerson Avenue
Parkersburg, WV 26104
304-422-7655
Advance Tickets $15
wpoole2 3 years ago
shit hot
lloydcarty 3 years ago
Hi, can anyone help me in searching for a Watermelon Slim Song?
I thought the song was Black Water, but the lyrics at the end say something about last words or famous last words.
I know it's vague, but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
superdan006 3 years ago
3:02-3:15, I feel that.
PMishkin 3 years ago
Holy shit, and i always feared the death of the real blues, this man just gave it the CPR it needed, get em slim, keep the soul on the steel.
bjr04e 3 years ago
Watermelon Slim is the real deal and I play him on my show regularly. He just received at least two awards as top dawg in the blues world. Nita T - Delta's Daughter Show
nita420 3 years ago
wonderful.
almightyjoey 3 years ago 3
I've met him! I'm related to a family that he thanked in his latest album. he's such a laid back guy. his voice is so different too. good stuff.
syckotic 3 years ago
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he sounds just like a black - cool!
sabuna77 3 years ago
i luv it its just ace
graystan1944 3 years ago
how the hell... im in awe at the sound of his guitar, AND he;s playing it lefty reversed?! wtf. how is he this good.
jessupar 3 years ago
Just awesome *****
vtwin666 3 years ago 2
real delta blues served up fresh !!
shortysamm 3 years ago
Is he playing with a pick? That's pretty cool all the sounds he gets going all at the same time.
vatonaught 3 years ago