Jimmy Johnson Blues Band 1981- As the years go passing by

[kevindlinc]

Bar Room Preacher has to be one of my top 10 blues albums. I met Jimmy and Larry Exum at the Yale sometime in '88. Between sets they would come sit down Jimmy and Larry were both real nice guys!!! Jimmy smoked Moors, R.I.P. Larry!!!

[MrBostonHC]

One of my all time favorites. I saw Jimmy and the band in 1998 in Turin, N.Y. at a festival at Mt. Snow. Robert Lockwood Jr. also played. After the show I went over and talked with Mr. Johnson for like 15-20 minutes. What a nice man he is. So under rated as a player. I really enjoy him, he is a unique player and can tell it is him from the opening notes.

[alanlomax100]

God bless Jimmy Johnson.

[nemovalse]

GRACIAS, DESDE LIMA-PERÚ, UN ALMA SALUDA.

[Bearfraire]

biddys, cubby bear, kingston mines, and more- vanessa davis, big twist, jimmy they kicked in the days I lived there and saw them all many times....

[jg61163]

Thanx... Reminds me of Biddy Mulligans... Too much fun.. Woo Hoo...

[alanlomax100]

Whoever posted this video- thank you very much. I've seen so many Jimmy Johnson shows, never once disappointed. His talent as a musician is so vast. If you have more songs, please post them! Thank you.

[danndriff]

JJ u got it down bro

[Herve1955]

J'adore le son de sa voix, l'une des plus belles du blues

[Egmond67]

Amazing clip! I saw Jimmy in a bar in Chicago in about April 1981 and he was absolutely fantasic. The lineup of his band was different to that in this video. Although the bar was on the northside of the city it had a southside feel to it.

[alanlomax100]

Unbelievable video- he's still as great now but this is classic stuff. What a blues talent....

[eevizzz]

Saw him 25 years ago performing in Helsinki, Finland. Great music!

[jerseyjimomm]

Amazing. Just amazing. Big Jimmy fan and I love this clip! Thanks for posting!

[rtblues]

Superb! Great! Inspiring!

[Mariekesone]

Superb Bluesband...Great singing and solo's..Total Class!!!

Thanks for sharing and posting:-)

[ceeblu]

Oh Thank you so much!! Brought back great times....

[abschnaddeldidaddel]

mein englisch ist nichts gegen die musik die jimmy jonson macht super

[faaradar]

I will be in Chicago on 15th, will have to check him out. I am seeing AC\DC night before.

[EricWilliamLee]

I saw him on the 14th. Man that was a good show. I had no idea he was 80 years old. Sang clear as bell, great leads, and great band. Wow.

[faaradar]

Yea I saw him on Friday. Dont look 80, thats for sure.

[5tian4]

Jimmy Johnson will be playing at Buddy Guy's Legends, Chicago Aug.14 & 15, celebrating 50 years in the business. I'm going to have to see him !

[nounever]

amazing simply amazing

[Rejyna]

just now finding this (thanks Tony!) - crap, that is making me want to wake up the hood and crank my rig!

[namnoiz]

jimmy johnson is one of my favorite blues guitarists. great singer too

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

he closed out Buddy's set last week at Buddy's.. sounding fine.. looking fine. Thanks Jimmy J. And for this post!

[WallowingGrizzly]

ahhh yeah baby, got a cold feelin JJs in town hehe...was bendin notes into next week man.

Love his pipes too, nice R&B voice

[ripa171]

definitely in my favorites.

Thanks.

[yippierb]

Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Jimmie is one of my favs. I got turned on to him back in the 70's and saw him a couple times in very small venues in Cinicinnati. Jimmie has a great almost falsetto voice and unbelievable vocal phrasing. About 13 years ago someone told me he died. Imagine my surprise when I turned on a live radio broadcast of the Dayton Ohio Blues Fest in 00 or 01 and there he is live kicken great live versions of my favs"Just Like a Woman" and "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" Rock on Jimmie.

[robbertfossen]

It's the great Big Mojo Elem on bass and yes I think it's Odie Payne on drums.

Great video. The Chicago blues from the seventies and begin eighties is so great.

[buffalobilly]

Jimmy Johnson is so underrated, it's a cryin shame

[riff1508]

I can't count how many times I've seen Jimmy @ BLUES on Halsted. Larry Exum was the most underrated Bass Player out there,God Rest His Soul. Fred, Jene and St James always sounded great.  I can't forget John Watkins. Hell, He came to my wedding!! Where are you John??? I hope to see Jimmy again very soon. It's bee a few years.

[jlemko]

I heard John Watkins is in Detroit.

[jcfunkgroove]

check out jimmy's crazy full body vibrato!

[othajr23]

Yeah!!!he played it all 3 times 3 seperate ways...each phrase..distinctive too

[BankaiUchiha]

who is the ownner of this song i think is santana i have santana in live at the fillmore

[okiedokiestomper]

Deadric Malone (I believe)..it's been covered by many great artists including Albert King, Fenton Robinson, Otis Rush, Mighty Joe Young and others...classic song!!

[okiedokiestomper]

You can literally hear the anguish in every note sung and played!!!! Amazing!!! When is someone going to get around to releasing the video from these tours???...this music is way too incredible to sit in the can.

[Fvancleaver]

Deadric Malone came up as the author when I pulled the lyrics for this tune. Check out the Jeff Healy version, it's pretty smoking as well. I just wish more guys would play tunes like this at blues jams instead of beating Stormy Monday to death!

[bry3921]

line up for lessons, take a number, grab your seat, call all the pretenders, tell 'em class is in session. send a group e-mail out to clapton, page, malmsteen, morse, whoever; let 'em pause and listen to the truth, the story. Hear a man leave space to compose himself and then explode with his heart.

[diiscomboble]

i've been following jj since the mid 80s. saw him many times while living in chicago. i can recommend all of his albums, but 'every roads ends somewhere' tops them all.

[bry3921]

this is i have to pull over to the side of the road kinda blues and soul. i must compose myself, cant drive with the tears rolling down, baby please! JJ is the greatest unknown poet. every note a plea

[franckgold]

That's Big Moose on piano, Willie James Lyons on second guitar, Odie Payne on drums, Big Mojo Elem on bass. That's from the 1980 Chicago Blues Festival European tour.

[ez153]

The piano player is Johnny "Big Moose" Walker.

Emmy

[BadNewzBlues]

I saw him at Legends in 2005. He is amazing, but I never new he was this good. You know BLUES is amazing! As long as there is pain and joy in this world. There will always be room for the good old BLUES!

[Pantora10]

THANK YOU,for putting this video!!!!!

Cold,cold feeling???from Greece,as the years passing by,love

[bluesfool719]

jimmy da bomb s#@t

[gulfwood35]

Cold, Cold feeling :-))

[danndriff]

the best jj kills, chicken heads next please