Walking man Seasick Steve gets ready for the Brits 2009

At 67 Seasick Steve is one of the oldest nominees at this year's Brits and takes on hip hop heavyweights Jay Z and kanye West.

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[1HOLYDIVER1]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH that is so awesome, i love seasick steve and he deserves the award more than any of the posers who are nominated. he is now no doubt a genuine blues legend, i absolutely adore his music and the idea of him recording with jack white is just mouth watering :P

[solidinformant]

This guy wasn't even recognise in his own country. I'm so happy for him and if you look at or listen to his interviews so is he. He loves playing to lots of people and has waited a long time to do so. Big up Stevo.

[uckosa]

For every pop star there are a number of Steve's that go unrecognized, sad really. I found him a week or so ago by chance, life is good.

[jamirocat]

@MARMARR1 wtf are you talking about..corporate america? I'm not laying claim on discovery of the man...I'm saying he wasn't trying to get noticed in the US. I don't give a shit who discovered him!

[jamirocat]

@newblues48 actually, he was just getting discovered in America, playing the 'chitlin' circuit, and played with Little Richard before he was in England. Have you read the book, Room Full of Mirrors? He was wowing the audiences in the US already! His star was already beginning to rise before he was in England. That's how he got noticed, playing at the Wha in New York; and from there his star continued to rise in England.

[jamirocat]

@solidinformant well, I don't know what venues he was playing, maybe somewhere in California or Washington, but nowhere else that I've seen. I just checked his bio and it doesn't seem like he played in many states. So i wouldn't be surprised that most people in the US never heard of him.

[solidinformant]

@jamirocat Half a century of playing - you think someone might have noticed his talent.

[zinnington]

God Bless Sea Stick Steve

[jamirocat]

@solidinformant thanks solid, I never heard of him until recently, and I've lived in the US all my life.

I am glad someone directed me to his video on fb.

[jamirocat]

thanks solid, I never heard of him until recently, and I've lived in the US all my life.

[solidinformant]

@jamirocat Listen to his albums fella, he tells lots of stories. He'd been playing in the US all his life (He's 67), not many people thought he was anything special which I find incredible.