Long John Hunter at Maximum Blues Gaspésie

The Maximum Blues Festival takes place in the village of Carleton located on the south shore of the Gaspe Coast in New Brunswick, Canada. Long John Hunter performed at the festival in August 2004. Go to www.maximumblues.net to learn more about this concert event.

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[bobbyp1]

My name is Bobby Parris. You might not be able

to see me, but I am the drummer in this video. I was on tour with Long John Hunter.

[TexasPlayboy49]

I "grew up" going to the Lobby Bar in Juarez, Mexico to hear Long John. He'd go there after doing his early night gig at the King's X in El Paso where we were too young to go in (21 age limit in Texas). But in Juarez they'd serve anybody. Long John is the blues.

[tomascantrell]

@TexasPlayboy49 Went to the Lobby Bar many times... Started going there when I was 12! Times were different then. It was a crazy beautiful time. Long John played and the recent boot camp grads from Ft Bliss would fight. It was great!

[bobbiesuehunter]

I am trying to locate anyone that played with LJH in Juarez or El Paso around 1964 or 1965?

[bobbiesuehunter]

@bobbyp1

Bobby, did you play with Long John in Juarez 1965?

[Rickpar]

I used to see Long Jon at the Lobby when I was in High School (Andress) in the early 60's. Wasted youth? I don't think so!!

[joselineodile]

yes we are surprised that he did not made it with the biggies. We also saw Boddy Guy in El Paso and this was back in the early 90's. Wondeful music

[joselineodile]

herb and i saw him live in a small lounge in el paso texas and his pianist was mike francis, wonderful music to lessen to

[blues4sale]

My favorite Border Town Legend!

[KahluaconCafe]

Hey Texas - wow - that was back then, wasn't it. What a fun hole in the wall that place was:) LOVED IT.

I think Long John is so underrated - gosh why he didn't make it huge I don't get.

GREAT musician and singer, great guy :)

[domenicodd]

Great to see and hear this; I had the pleasure of working with "LJ" for 2 years in the early '80's in El Paso, Texas. Talk about an education; LJ IS the teacher!