Long Black Train (Lonnie Johnson, 1930), Guitar Hero Legend Of Blues

[Project002501]

Blues is one of the father genres of many of the current music genres.

And unfortunately, with the times, it has fallen to the wayside.

Luckily, Big Band and Blues are starting to come back into the fore with mainstream games like Fallout using them in soundtracks, and shows like Supernatural using them in the shows.

I think that it's a great thing.

Fortunately, I grew up near the birthplace of delta blues, so I was introduced to Skip James and Robert Johnson at a young age.

Simply the best.

[MrWaymore13]

I've only recently had the internet. Up untill a couple of months ago I lived too far away from civilization to have it. I've played and sang blues and gospel music my whole life and thought I was an expert. Boy was I wrong. Youtube is just wonderful. And most of the comments are insightful and knowledgable. I just wish more people were nicer with what they say. Oh well, take what you need and leave the rest right? Thank you people who take the time to post these gems. Just wonderful.

[michael64543]

@MrWaymore13 sometimes I think U Tube is to music what the Library of Alexandria was to ancient civilization. Yeah, it really is wonderful.

[MrWaymore13]

@michael64543 It's also neat to discuss music with people who love blues as much as i do. There's alot of negativity on youtube as well, and thats kinda disturbing. But i don't believe in censorship, I just scroll right passed and look for decent people like you.

[theoriginalbadbob]

@VonVag Only if the train goes high-balling (no pun intended) into a tunnel.

[TheTuliohummel]

one man, one guitar, a great song.

[gwenowen456]

REMINDS ME OF THE WAY ELVIS SANG AT THE BEGINNING

[MrWaymore13]

@gwenowen456 Wow, your right. If i hadn't read your coment i wouldn't have made the connection. Good call. :)

[DoctorRazzArea4]

voice sounds veeeeeery similar to willie mctell

[tony1234872]

This song was actually writen about a black homosexual who kept on coming to his door, and stole his friend, because his best friend was gay and fell in love for this gay black man

[emiliofch]

i just simply adore this music. Cuando pienso en la inevitable ida i picture a train coming so slow but unstoppable....in a way we never know when it gonna strike ya...meanwhile we R busy trying to be loved...trying to love

[emiliofch]

i just simply adore this music

[rockntroopen]

when he said "please dont be so unkind" he meant- "let me board you cheap-ass motha fuc&%#

[fivethumbsfrank]

I'ts very easy to see where Robert Johnson got 'drunken hearted man' from after listening to this.....I know Lonnie Johnson was one of Robert Johnson's favorite musicians.

[monkeytown1000]

@fivethumbsfrank

Lonnie was Robert Johnson's idol, he even pretended they were related (they weren't).

[keepinguptheday]

The train all of us must ride.

[MultiHowardlee]

I hear my train acoming! all guitar heroes thank you Mr. Johnson

[inthecresents]

wow.

[MrBuk86]

This is chilling! Probably one of favorite Lonnie Johnson songs, what great, great musician.

[gootenslog]

The man was a master....never truly got the full appreciation and recognition he deserved.

[95joalhi]

By far one of my favorites, definitly one of the most distinctive voices in the blues. Makes me shiver whenever i listen to it.

[kiwihans]

hi 'dragonman' no not everyone, If you were musical, had a good sense of rythmn, and could afford the £4 for a guitar you could have a'bash' many youths did have skiffle bands, but only a few were good quality, donegan, Dickie Bishop, the Vipers and of course 'Pete 'Kiwi'Keegan. Lots of music SEEMS simple but its having the knack, the style, the drive.

[hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh7292]

coming from a very small town in the middle of nowhere, I can appreciate the importance of "the train", in these old blues songs...I got out, but the train always looks like freedom when things ain't lookin right...

[tehtrk]

@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh7292 I was thinking he was singing about the long black train being death, where his family and two friends were taken. It's a really really dark depression era song if it's interpreted this way. I could see it being a literal train, though. I'm just now learning about this genre and era of music, so I could be way off.

[hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh7292]

@tehtrk you know,brother, he probably was leaning toward that dark and dismal feeling about a "long black train" high ballin' through his life and taking some of his folks to Jordan before he wanted them to...I just listened to it and put a feeling out there...keep digging brother, it gets deeper...

[JSLLH]

beautiful

[Cheese838]

They just don't make musicians like they used to...

[helomech440]

Hey, thanks for the invite, I love the blues. Listening and playing,great channel.

[bigwillhenk]

like us or not.........

[kiwihans]

When your performing, its so much easier to hold a mike and sing while other musicians acompany you. Here Lonnie only sings in that great blues style of his but is playing the guitar, not ony strumming chords but doing all the lead lics and riffs. A complete one man package, no 'magi box' effects pedals e.t.c. his is REAL stuff. Pete 'Kiwi' Keegan ( skiffle veteran of 1957)

[dragonman86]

@kiwihans didnt everyone play skiffle in the 50's? hehe

[tattooninja]

such a good singer, and i actually think this cheap old recording sounds miles better than any new streamlined ergonomic computer crap.

[andrewjeff]

the intro remember me a sort of gispy jazz..awesome track!!

[Tray137]

Now I know where "Love In Vain" came from.

[klaunmaan]

where did you dig this song up? i can't find it anywhere.. :(

[Clepto202]

Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 June 16, 1970) was an AMERICAN blues and jazz singer/guitarist and songwriter who pioneered the role of jazz guitar and is recognized as the first to play single-string guitar solos.

[dragonr2222]

ou plutot il était

[dragonr2222]

très belle misique

[RagtimeDorianHenry]

il était le 1er guitar hero de l'histoire de la musique !

[dragonr2222]

wow il est vraiment tres imprésionnant