The St. James Infirmary Blues

[friscolane]

Phenomenol! That's da vid. Music, 'course, is great.

[samreayable]

Pure Magic.



[Tantalus52]

This video was a labor of love! Thanks for your hard work and creativity.

[ErikVisme]

it was written by joe primrose

[robinmark64]

The song, the video, awesome!

[jazzjanne1]

Outstanding!



[victoirefrance]

c'est une vieille chanson populaire dont l'auteur est inconnu.

[bruno93r]

who had write this blues ?

i love it

[BooSlan]

@bruno93r LOuis wrote it

[bobfrombarstow]

@BooSlan no one knows who wrote it, louis brought too new orleans.

[ericdisney1]

listen up here mister. ya better pay your protection money on time. haha just kidding

[123must]

Beautiful !

Thanks

[Visitkarte]

This is such a beautiful video, absolutely brilliant, and the sweet voice of Luis Armstrong! Aaach, if I could wish to have one single man back from the dead, it would be him!

[gorpusasasa]

Dark Armstrong'

[Gabyblues04]

The most beautiful version of the blues of all the blues. GREAT !!!

[BlacknesUnforgivable]

white people?

[ideoteqa]

I want this at my funeral

[BooSlan]

@ideoteqa i had this played at my first funeral.

[MightyMartel]

Great video too by the way.

[MightyMartel]

Amazing

[50doriana]

il video è su Reset Italia

Accattone fammi sognare giorno per giorno

GRAZIE!

Doriana Goracci

[drybonesband]

Great video! Isn't there a version with the hot fives, too, from 1929?

[LittleQueenie55]

Does anyone have any idea whose funeral that original footage near the end is?

[ohyeah81]

@LittleQueenie55 It was Rudolph Valentino's funeral. The footage can be found on The Sheik/Son of the Sheik DVD, it's available off Netflix if you're interested.

[horuseye1972]

my favourite lines are not there...

"There are sixteen cold black horses,

Hitched to her rubber tired hack;

There are seven women goin' to that graveyard,

and only six of 'em are coming back.

Now that you've heard my story,

pour me one more shot of booze;

And if anyone comes askin' about me,

Tell 'em I got, Saint James Infermery blues.

[kyfriedmomma]

the best video of "St.James Infirmary" I've seen.

[idb57]

eargasm

[gtawesom3]

i can play this on guitar

[daymanguitars]

@gtawesom3 whatre the chords?

[dizrim]

i like how out of all the bands in the world the white stripes did a cover on this and didnt make it sound like crap. but still this is great to

[MrTheLighter]

the blue spirits are in the room..

[chardtomp]

No one sang that tune like Satchmo. God Bless him.

[jackogreen23]

I've been hooked on the van ronk version for some time now, and thanks to youtube I now found this and the calloway version and the white stripes one... seems to be one of those songs I just can't get enough of (same with Amsterdam, Wayfaring stranger, ...)

[eedobee]

This starts like the theme music to Becker

[youareownedd]

prendi un porro y luego me sente con la luz apagada... imaginence lo que vi!!!

solo puedo decir algo.. que hasata los yankies entenderar.. FUCKING AWESOME!!

[dakarlion1]

Yeah, this is the version I like most. Louis recorded it a couple of times but I'm particularly fond of this version. Thanks for posting!

[lilrolter]

Extraordinaire vidéo !!!!!

BigMama §:-)

[supernintendan]

I just got the book "1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die". This is the SIXTH song listed (because the book is in chronological order, starting in 1916). Song is from 1929. This is a great song, and is indeed available on iTunes. TRIVIA: The song is about a sailor who spends his money on prostitutes, and dies of a venereal disease in St. James Hospital, London. The book lists the writers of the song as: Uncredited. The Producer is Don Redman, and the Label is Okeh. Album is: N/A

[ladyunebarton]

the end sucks....,

[rokharder]

really great video for a really great song, the sepia/blackwhite color and the effects are really well thought about. Totally visible that you have put work into what you do and have taken the time to catch the feel of the song

[ohyeah81]

thanks everyone for the positive feedback.

this version of the song came from the "Satchmo Plays King Oliver" album; you can follow the iTunes link above if you'd like to purchase a copy :)

[nashtr79]

Great job on this! And let me add my request for which album/CD this is on.

[MyMoppet52]

A great video to go with the great song. This is a masterpiece!!!

[mrwoodrow]

Excellent! I have been pluggin away this on guitar .

[wbm001]

Can someone tell me where this is available on CD (or vinyl even)? Does anyone know session details?

[ohyeah81]

@wbm001

Recorded in October 1959, with the All-Stars:

Peanuts Hucko - Clarinet

Trummy Young - Trombone

Billy Kyle - Piano

Mort Herbert - Bass

Danny Barcelona - Drums

Louis Armstrong - Trumpet & Vocals

Google "satch_oliver" for some more detailed info courtesy of booze-bros.

[wbm001]

@ohyeah81 thanks a lot! absolutely killer ;)

[Lazarus142]

@ohyeah81 Wasn't this recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1928?

[javierfmar]

@javierfmar gold collection Louis Armstron

[psocidae]

@wbm001 I got it on cassette at my local goodwill for 59 cents :P

[philipchek]

Superbe vidéo :)

[grepts]

Wow!! Very well done. We're both very impressed. Hope more people will find this.

[ovans7]

what a video. Bravo. The music we know and love

[nietzschealeatorio]

perfeito....lindo!!!! muito lindo!!!!!

[VercingetorixXIII]

oh walk away, walk away, find your freedom... the only sweet men, are those who think they are sweet, you know that... V told you first...

[VercingetorixXIII]

Beautiful job on the video, making me miss my home how it was long ago... best video and shows the shit... thank you...

[buddyzroadie]

Awesome job on that video!!! I love that song and you made it even better! I especially liked the couple dancing above it all at the end, and the open locket by the headstones! :-)

[Regressor13]

love it!

[Manu9078]

what album is this on?

[elfishimp]

Awesome



[Blindianboy]

wow! i haven't heard this version of the song. a bit more up tempo and playful than the other.  can't say which is better (and that's a good thing)

great video too!!

[22nola]

Great video to accompany satchmo.

[CravenWolf1986]

Words cannot express...

5/5 and Favorite.

I wish I could rate it more than once.

[VercingetorixXIII]

@CravenWolf1986 Ill rate it 5/5 for you... Love it too, cant beleive this has been here all this time...

[fillra]

I like this, excellent music of course and clever filming. Thankyou, ohyeah81.

If Heaven means a Louis concert every day, I wanna go! (but not just yet.)

If you like Louis, try dippermouth dot blogspot.