Sweet Emma "I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll"

[pierrerichard7777]

awesomeness

[jakazza]

luv ya Emma !

[willwkrueger]

wow i finally get why jelly roll morton, the infamous pianist prof/pimp took that name!

[ca31hills]

love her

[london1073]

marry meeeee

[maevemueller]

badass

[Rudytutti]

Awesome Stuff!

[angelialvares]

sweet Emma proves that true entertainment is not about looks and being young and sexy. It's about talent and heart and soul and towing along with it , is enlightenment ,which only comes to those with a sense of humor. i don't think I'll ever tire of hearing Emma sing this Jellyroll song!

[soutu52]

Hi angelia,,

What else is there to say. GREAT IS GREAT.

I miss her and the boys.

SOUTU52

[kitchentom1]

how wonderful this is

[soutu52]

Hey Kitchen,

Last time I saw Sweet Emma she was in a wheel chair and playing with one hand and still sounded just great.

Where do we find character like this these days?

Boy what days these bring back. So glad you found these recordings for me.

MANY MANY THANKS>

All the best, SOUTU52

[soutu52]

Hey Fred

I was stationed at Keesler AFB in Biloxi in 1954 - 1956 and spent many weekends in NO and listened to Sweet Emma and the Boys. Later in civilian business I was tansferred to Germany in 68 and used to connect through NO on my way to the Bay area just to hear them again.

Often brought my German sales people with me and they loved it.

Your comments bring back some really wonderful times.Many many thanks ny friend.

[fredjklein]

I recall sitting in the front row (on the floor) watching her in 1971 - ocassionally eating a few crackers she kept wrapped up in a napkin on the piano.

Even though my interests (then) was on the nightlife outside - I couldn't help but be overwhelmed by this icon - no beauty - just a wonderful talented woman who personified all that the old New Orleans jazz scene was about. I wouldn't trade those few moments for anything.... Bless her!

[Rebelin4Colors]

i'd hit that

[superglide59]

acually saw her perform at preservation hall in 82 unless your from New Orleans I dont think u can get it.. ....unless u know what a neutral ground is.................

[klavern99]

wuaaaah shes soooo ugly

[stmsmoot1]

Thanks so much for posting this. It's just fantastic to actually see Sweet Emma Barrett live.

[monikati51]

She was really a sweet one. And an artist.

[zunzemma]

I just adore!!!thank you!!!Love.M

[davegiraffe]

Brilliant bit of archive footage. Thanks a lot for putting this up.

[ahp00kishere]

She's hot. I want some of that jelly roll.

[dannemannalfredocurt]

sweet jazz by a lady who contributed to all this wolderfull music !!

[Morahman7vnNo2]

You silly fools with you standards, that's how she's supposed to look like! Back then 60-years actually looked there age, or aged gracefully, not cosmetically.

[WoodeytheBigEyedOne]

I think all of the ignorant comments should stop and that you should appreciate Sweet Emma's artistry!

[philipchek]

direct dans mes favoris :)

[CRAPCANNONS]

where's the rest of it btw?

[CRAPCANNONS]

i think I'm in love.

[BanjoNut10]

Sweet Emma Sweet syncopation

[Squarerig]

This is lovely,thank you for the clip.Soo nostalgic!

[willybanjo100]

tuve el placer de conocer a Emma en 1970, en New Orleans, en el viejo Preservation Hall.Yo toco el banjo desde hace mas de 50 años, y pude en aquel momento charlar con ella sobre la musica que nos une, el JAZZ. Gracias por subir este video. Realy she was Mis New Orleans, and I miss her... and her music.-

[cajunsean]

Great portrait of old New Orleans!

[max1941]

Fabulous to be able to watch it today..SWEET EMMA..

[Cleopatra1985]

Wow that was a great song! I love it!

[QuinceAndre]

That was absolutely amazing.

[foxdenjarano]

I'm up there now...but when I first met Sweet Emma I was a very little kid. I loved her and used to sit next to her while she was playing. She liked there and used to pull her skirt up so her leg music could really be heard! If you wanted her to play a song, you asked me to ask her.

I really miss her.

An Old Friend

[Fiftiesflashback]

Sweet Emma! I spent a lot of time at Preservation Hall in New Orleans...standing room only, but th heat and air conditioning were free (hot in summer-cold in winter) and the crowds always seemed to spill out onto St. Peter when Sweet Emma was at hand. For me, Emma is a good part of what it means to miss New Orleans.

[infrogmation]

Great seeing her when she was still playing with both hands. Yes, she was in an unfortunate state in her last years, but still playing as she could with one hand.

She'd played with Celestin & Ridgeley's Tuxedo Band in the '20s, but unfortunately seems not to have been on any of their early records.

Dick Allen recalled in the '50s and '60s she'd often play Tulane University parties, though sadly drunken white frat boys would often make fun of her.

[fairbam]

I just love her . . . and miss her. The first "album" of Preservation Hall had her on the cover. Self-taught at that old piano, and she doesn't even have to look at it while she's playing. Wow! I keep wanting to say, "You GO Girl!"

Very nice to have this for posterity.

[Jazzbonick]

Wow, nostalgia kicks in. I was introduced to Emma in Preservation Hall in 1978. She was only playing with one hand on account of having had a stoke. I wish I could play that good with two hands. She said "He's got a beard, I don't like men with beards!", Next time I met her she said "You know, I was only joking about that beard".

I don't think the rich and powerful in the city appreciate what a treasure they had in musicians like Sweet Emma

[MusicForYourFunk]

wonderful !

[tabithaedwards7]

wow thank heaven for the blues.

[blownflapsXR219]

She's Fantastic

[livndream4u2]

This woman so awesome, I think she was half man, and she would kick your damn ass to boot!!! No messin with Emma!!!!

[byan70]

HEY KIDS THIS IS REAL MUSIC

[juanmanuelvarela]

APABULLANTE

[McHoneyJazz]

Wow..this woman is wonderful..i love her music...

Powergirl!!

[bigdaddylamberth]

this is a great pice of music

[azapachekid]

I love the "bell garter" she was quite the lady....

[Mangina9000]

How could the people of New Orleans just let this music die?

[infrogmation]

We haven't. Unfortunately very few places care to hire bands that play the traditional music. Too many places, when they have live music at all, just hire who they can get cheap that plays loud.

[Mangina9000]

That's really too bad. It hurts, actually.

Good luck to you and I think the trend is that people across America are willing to pay to see this.  There are new labels that are putting guys like Andre Williams into sold out shows, so there's some hope.

[oldtimejazzfan]

@Mangina9000 You know history: Storyville was closed 1918 and the musicians HAD to leave New Orleans if they wanted to earn money with thier music.

[Poomookee]

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

[eruptionista]

I'm trying to track down If Ever You Get Lonesome (Just Telephone Me) which I think is by Emma Barrett. Any info anyone?

[KIKIGENIN]

génial

quel document!

j'en veux d'autres!

et je veux voir tout le film!!!

merci kliko

Kiki Genin (SWEET MARY CAT Lyon)

[youtubyoutub007]

omg

[Cos416]

This is pretty awesome.

[JsiKAriO101]

Hehehe bro this is niceee!

[TravelBetter]

excellent!!!!!!

[Corrie121]

This is fabulous!!

Thank you for sharing this performance by a very talented lady.

[zelde025]

This is so pure and awesome!

I love also her songs and piano playing on her last recording CD " SWEET EMMA THE BELL GAL" I have. It is recorded May 26 and 27,1974and June 1 and 5,1978.

Paul Zelders (NL)

[chinnmusic]

great old vid,thanks for posting this.

[ExploreYourMindNC]

Wonderful

[swanson6666]

Thank you for this wonderful video of

Sweet Emma Barrett. I was in New Orleans

in 1977 and saw her at Preservation Hall.

This lady was in a wheel chair by that time

and someone rolled her up to the piano and

she was outstanding. I'll always cherish

that memory. Thank you for keeping her

memory alive. God bless her.