John Lee Hooker: Two Songs

Blues legend John Lee Hooker performs "Maudie" and "Tupelo, Mississippi" in this clip from 1960. From the DVD "John Lee Hooker: Rare Performances 1960-84." More info at http://www.guitarvideos.com/products/vestapol-dvds/john-lee-hooker-rare-perfo...

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[hoerbar]

real Blues.

[someonelikemyself]

John Lee Hooker using just a Guitar, his Voice and a Foot makes the most amazing sound...

There is something almost hypnotic about his playing...

[esagerato46]

grand bonhomme! <3<3<3

[BeorhtFrognostic]

man he was great

[BNicodemo]

@MrStoney2011 USA the same country that spawned all of these great musical genres. Chased and lynched, what fucking nonsense.

The U.S. was the birthplace of Rock and Roll, Blues, R&B, Soul, Funk, Hip Hop, Rockabilly, Techno, House, Rap, and many others. And all of these genres have thrived here, despite the unfortunate treatment of SOME of the artists that contributed the most to these genres.

Your post is simple anti-American horse shit that shows a stunning lack of awareness.

[bigkittysmile]

@1875QUEEN Elvis was a still great singer, even if he did borrow a few things. No, Elvis wasn't doing it all wrong. he had his own style, like it or not.

[1875QUEEN]

@MrStoney2011 ....Black folks have been doing so much with so little throughout our history in the United States. My great grandma and great aunt were slaves. They used to tell us how they would get the scrap meat like pigs feet and chitlins. They would take that and make a delicious meal out of it. They had no choice.

[1875QUEEN]

@bigkittysmile ....Eric Clapton wasn't the only copycat. Elvis tried, the Beatles tried, the Rolling Stones tried and so on. Elvis looked like a DAMN FOOL! and was doing it all wrong, but white folks didn't know he was doing it wrong. They wouldn't give the big contracts, promotion or exposure to blacks, but if they did, white folks would have realized that he was not doing it right.

[jerryfilippone]

This was featured on Metal Evolution (pre-metal)episode vh1.

[JandritoBlues]

Hey look Johnny's using a nylon string guitar. It doesn't matter what you give this guy. I don't even think he cares. He played an Epiphone at the end of his career when he could have had any guitar he wanted -- probably with out paying for it. My point being this: cool comes from within. It matters more what's in you than what's in your hands.

[AcePilot101]

I saw John Lee Hooker live in Vernon, BC in 1971.

I was 16 years old and I have never seen a better concert since.

[MrStoney2011]

its amazing this man could do so much and get so little credit in the United States. John Lee Hooker's deep voice and lyrics tell a story that everyone can feel.They say we all live the blues sooner or later..Its unfortunate that the country he grew up in the USA thats suppose to be so great treated black musicians like dirt,but the English treated him like royalty and thats why blues singers recieved respect.In america they would be chased and lynched.