Mr. Johnny Billington, Mississippi bluesman

[kb4iuj]

One of the great things about Mr. Billington is for a number of years he taught kids at the Boys & Girls Club over in Batesville, MS as well as in the Clarksdale area. Interviewed him quite extensively.

[SexySatori]

hey i know him when i was stayin in lambert. lol

[smartdragon64]

I know this old man.....he lives in the same town i live in.....he show do plays alot at the old bargin barn.....

[bostonteabagger71739]

cool vid.  d-bag spectator though

[Bluzer86]

Smooookiiin` :)

[SGFVampwulf]

Shit! He's recording! Sorry dude!

[fssharp]

That's the real deal Adam! Thanks for posting. Good camera work too.

[daviemcf]

Great blues!  5*

[STACEYANDDEE]

Heavy Duty Adam. Talk about smooth, no pick just his thumb.

Lip Ripper

[ironbuttermilk]

I wish those assholes would shut the fuck up and Listen!!!

It's strange to see such a senior guy playing such timeless music on such a modern day guitar. Just seems. . .wrong. Sure doesn't Sound wrong though! I wish I could do All my gigs sitting on my amp. You really get the feelin' thatta ways.

[TubbyT789]

thats how i want to play someday..this guy is really good!

[coolwirelessinc]

simply nice and unforgettable

[sivad2]

Just WOW!

[StopTheMoti0n]

LOL is he sitting on his amp :P

*accidently moves and rolls master volume to 12*

also is that a Musicman he is using? cause that sounds pretty good, and looks amazing!

[RustyR]

It's an OLP I think. One of the budget Musicman models I believe, though I could be wrong.

Most of the tone comes from the amp though. And this guy sounds awesome!

[hooboo77]

I wouldn't say most of the tone froms from the amp... A good piece of wood is pretty important to getting great tone. But I agree his tone is awesome.

[GoldenBug]

Wow, that brings back some memories. One time Jerry Dugger and I were hired to back up Mr Johnny for a few gigs in NYC. One of the gigs was some kind of benefit, and that is where I met JFK Jr. for the second time. He was there with Darryl Hannah. Mr. Johnny had hair then! Great to see him still going strong. And George Worthmore! Holy Cow. Have to get his number. It has been a good decade and a half.

[beethovenbix]

Yep. Less is always sometimes better.

[Geetar2112]

This truly proves the old cliché - Less is more!! Choose your notes carefully, don´t waffle, make each note say something, let the tune breathe. When you learn any instrument you spend time learning the notes, after a few years you start to learn the most important lesson of what NOT to play. Cheers for posting and thanks for all the harp lessons!

[captbw]

sweet pickin here...thanks for capturing and sharing

[prestonamoore]

Adam, I know you are always urging aspiring blues players to "leave space". Mr. Johnny may be one of the best examples of that I've ever seen in his second solo.

Then in his third solo he left so much space a dancer came to fill it in!

Thanks for this vid!

[KudzuRunner]

Exactly! I must say I'm heartened by how many people got the point of this video. Every single note Johnny plays is right. Guitar players who want to learn the contemporary Delta blues style would be well advised to woodshed with this. It's all about the fingers doing the picking, but it's also about precise timing and precise pitch-making--and about making all of it look so effortless that the genius isn't obvious.

[MindApe]

Man, Mr. Johnny looks pretty pissed...But not at anything in particular. I'd give anything for a stage face like that.

Also, someone's whistlin' the blues pretty good, heh.

[AndrewLovesThanh]

Damn, are there a lot of hot girls in Mississippi? I gotta make that my next travel assignment!

[KudzuRunner]

Yes, there are. I believe that the Ole Miss campus (University of Mississippi) has supplied the country with something like four Miss Americas.

[lechercheurdeverite]

wow great song man !!! thanks you

[fabzoundfactory]

the roots for all generation !!!!

[InvokeMax]

awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[lvman101]

The only thing that would of made this even better would of been you playing harp with Mr. Johnny, Adam. Thanks for giving us a chance to see and hear some great blues. You the man Adam!!!

[beethovenbix]

"Hey this is Great Adam". HOW COME YOUR NOT PLAYING HARP ?

Great Post !

Thanks man.

[KudzuRunner]

Because I'm filming. Stay tuned for more videos; I'm playing in one of them.

[Aminharp]

i'm waiting from Tunisia man for the Videos !!!!

[brits73]

This guy has blues in his sole you can feel it

[Aminharp]

SOUL not SOle!!!!!haha other wise he'll fly with the Bluesy Soles!!!!

[cyberfan5]

I love this kind of jamming. The only time I get to see this, is at Helena AR, or Memhis TN. 5 stars from me!

[bracka01]

Wow,

Te Byron Bay blues fest could do alot worse!

[blackblues1984]

It's a shame there aren't really any street musicians that play blues In the city where I live, I'd stop and listen if I walked by this.

[Tryharp]

right on!

[Auquis]

Very nice. Bunch of assholes around the camera, though.

[TheoBurke]

Oh, so fine. Mr.Johnny has one of the sweetest tones I've heard in years. Clean, uncluttered, emotionally right.

[Akab6]

Great stuff! although those guys sure did swear a lot off camera

[gnetix79]

Great stuff!! All with no pick and no eyes on the neck. Is it just me, or does anyone else think that he knows what he's doing?!?

[KudzuRunner]

He knows what he's doing.

[aerospacepat]

What great use of space in the solo!