Lightnin'Hopkins Mr Charlie, your rollin'mill is burnin' down

[clikityclak]

This is just great!

[ewetyube]

So good to see this has been preserved with the full story and the part at the end about John Lee Hooker. Thank you so much for posting !

[runrabbitrun4342]

The black folk had lived a tough pass, Not many want to remember there mama's and daddy's, grandma and grandpappy's being beat and killed just for liven. That's blues.

[runrabbitrun4342]

Yeah man yeaH.

[HOTROD74GremlinX]

Why don't todays black folks do this anymore? its all ignorant rap that many only want to do. its a sad saad damn shame that many black folks forget their roots with the Blues!

[SmileyGarrish]

now you know who fathered James Brown......

[rvpKellz]

this reminds me of my step dad....I'd wake up to the blues every saturday mornin....lightin hopkins...his hair is on point

[rvpKellz]

this reminds me of my step dad....I'd wake up to the blues every saturday mornin

[lana4581]

simply stunning what a treat to see thanks!

[Lancebowski]

Note the can of Coors that appears at 2:50. From the brown paper bag. Keepin' it real. ;)

[MelvinWren]

@Lancebowski looks like the good Coors too. Coors Original, not Coors Light.

[chamane222]

Magnifique ce Mr.Charlie..., Merci Light, thank a lot!!!

[stratplayer5769]

Those little kid have no idea they are in the presence of greatness I would of loved to have been there for that

[knite778778]

xbox live ain't got nothin' on a bluesman.

[faceinstone]

Lord have mercy, this old man could do his thang like no one nowdays... This guy n' JL hooker can just sing bout whatever and blow anybody away....

[udongo106]

we talkin about true storytelling here...what a story...wsir

[theOGslagster127]

yeah got that wrong i meant turn it ON i just mean on your stereo or pc media player but especially if you on the train or bus! if you used to listening to modern stuff and you playing this on your ipod or something and you got the volume jacked right the f*k up cos his speaking voice so soft so quiet when he telling this story.. honestly whenhe say: well if you cant cay it just S i N G I T sounds beautiful plus loud as f*K!! i think they call it dynamic range jump out your seat for sure!

[theOGslagster127]

atbieb not much after you said that have you heard other recordings of this? sometimes when he sing 'wooah!! mr charLIE' you have to turn the auto volume levelling off or at least-ways set it to "classical" cos the electronics can't cope with how he sound when he sings when the feelingscome out like an ashmatic flutist or an arthritic drummer maybe start off then the whole orchestra come in this how he sound to me telling this story = 3+1/2 minutes on my LP b4 u hear ur rolling mill's bur....

[lampens]

@theOGslagster127

What do you mean with auto volume leveling? Where do you turn that off?

[springheadmotorshark]

Mind blowingly great!

[yawnjones]

woooooooooo Mr CharlieEEEEE LOL

[therealpulsar]

love this!

[vinniedurrant]

Ooh my soul...

[csa357magnum]

thats the gone be

[sshelto16]

wooo HOOO!

[bluesify100]

I'd venture to guess this is from the 60s, very rare Lightnin Hopkins regardless

[comeno44]

Jah bless

[BarnesSean]

If everybody was like Mr. Charlie, the world would be a better place.

[6t4eldo]

who is that playing the harmonica? its not sonny terry!

[lampens]

@6t4eldo Billy Bizor I believe.

[elchafa]

@lampens Straight outta prison I believe haha

[richknoper]

@6t4eldo mance lipscomb?

[MrDrewlips]

@6t4eldo dude just escaped from the joint

[1questionable]

Why would you worry about posting this video, this is classic.

[lilwerm]

tbh i like the cajun french version better than the classic blues version. but this is still a good song.

[bostonteabagger71739]

@lilwerm where can i hear that version?

[jholmesgd]

Original story is better, but the live playing is awesome.

[msmaggymgill]

that is Sonny Terry on the harp, and whoopin'...

[wkg55]

@msmaggymgill That definitely is not Sonny Terry.

[cedricleecason]

@msmaggymgill Billy Bizor

[msmaggymgill]

that is Sonny Terry on the harp, and whoopin'...

[vandergraff]

leadbelly... lighting hopkins... freddies mac... jimi hendrix... ???

[CelticReject]

Now Thats Class. Mr Charliie! Burning down baby.

[nitelad]

Now this is a top music video of all time!

[bushwacker2008]

who is the man next to Mr Hopkins?

is that Raymond Hall??

[cedricleecason]

@bushwacker2008 Billy Bizor, Lightnin' Hopkins cousin.

[MinorMeriwether]

grillz.

[Tyler0132]

reminds me off joey

[cedricleecason]

Lightnin Hopkins is sooo right about stuttering and singing. I know he is right from experience, thats goes on with preaching/speakin as well. Did u hear Billy say, "I dont know bout that", but Lightnin said, " you dont know but i do"... and Lightnin was/is right!

[yosoyjosue]

Where is this clip from?

[Millerhighlife1]

upload the whole movie if you could!

[toddallenhooper]

If I'd of been that little kid, I'd of sat at his feet everyday, beggin' him to teach me some more blues!!!

[Bananahogie]

@toddallenhooper amen brother

[Iwasbored76]

Long live the blues

[ubernerd35]

Story time with grandpappy Hopkins. Damn. I am convinced this would make an excellent short film (very short, probably 5-10 minutes).

[CelticReject]

@ubernerd35 Wasn;t it a documtary called 'The Blues According to Lightnin Hopkins'?

[ubernerd35]

It's good to know that Mr. Charlie let the stuttering boy finishing his song after finding about his burning mill in the first line.

[skinnydoggyz]

@ubernerd35 haha i woulda did the same

[theoverpopulated]

@ubernerd35 it was an insurance job, any fool knows that.

[NastyGrind69]

my grandpa loves this

[Tubascope]

I have watched this video several times know and I have yet to tire of this story.

[brent76bowman]

COOL COOL COOL ! ! !

[frank3z]

This video was suggested on facebook by Atlanta group Delta Moon. Thanks for this posting, of a great blues original.

[glynnt54]

Happy Birthday Sam!

[AmadeausDemetrius290]

my favorite blues song!!

[Tubascope]

I wish I had the chance to meet both Lightnin and John Lee.

[wewantmiles]

My long time favourite, thanks!

[SuNutella]

Fatastic! Unforgettable! Deliciouce! For me Lightnin' has been a God's gift to humanity. Thanks for posting this jewel!

[DaRulerofDaSouF]

nawl bro keep this up...been listen to dis since ah lil boy

[explosivejohnny]

omg thanks

[2nahavemercy]

this is my favorite lightnin song for true!

[Wildmanfan]

I saw this when I purchased The Blues According to Lightnin' Hopkins by Les Blank. It's one of the special features in the dvd. It's one of those great moments in Blues music history that is captured on film. Billy Bizor is so unknown and underrated on the Harp and puts so much emotion into it. Lightnin' is such a great storyteller that he can put it into music. Outstanding.

[NeoTRP]

@Wildmanfan -- where can you get that documentary?

[CelticReject]

@NeoTRP

watch?v=BcVbNaiBZCU

[wolfsystem]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!

Where did this video come from??

[AusDavid12]

This is amazing stuff! Where does it come from? I have never seen this footage of Lightnin' before. Very interesting how he talks about John Lee Hooker at the end, seems they had a great deal of respect for each other.

[Tezman82]

Wow this is amazing.

[Pythonpathan]

Lightnin and his harmonica playing buddy are the best no doubt! I agree whoever posts lightnings stuff to YouTube is cool! Makes this site better

[faaradar]

AWESOME! Lightnin is THE MAN. Original and influential. Thanks for the post, first time I saw it.

[CrudeDude]

Thanks, man! It's people like you that make YouTube so cool! Thanks for posting this.

[joepuly]

Badass!

[SteveTheVajina]

Beautiful

[FuckinGreaser]

Amazing

[jour1245]

I know this sounds racist, but why is that guy wearing a prison uniform.

[joepuly]

WTF?

[DrKlean]

Have you ever heard of a walking suit?

[yoyo900ify]

This is my daughter grandaddy daddy cousin

[johnny44420]

whos playin the harmonica

hes also in the blues according to lightin hopkins

and hes just manic

its so interseting

[adamavacado]

the harmonica player is billy bizor. great isn't he?

[jimihendrix1967]

What does he say in the end about John Lee Hooker? I couldnt understand well

[MaceGill]

He's saying the John Lee Hooker stutters when he talks, but not when he sings.

[jimihendrix1967]

Oh thank you for translating mate!

[jimihendrix1967]

Wow i was listening to this song in the morning. I havent seen this clean video before. This is great. Thank you for sharing this video. Where did you find it?

[adamavacado]

just amazing!! love the way billy plays his harmonica 5+

[zenguitarblues]

cool 5*****