John Campbell doing 'saddle up my pony' .. Playing his 1934 National Steel Guitar and wearing his unique Deerskin Jacket - made by Rusty Dorr... Recorded March 1993, Italy
I love the way he starts by saying "1934 guitar and you have to treat it gentle"................then procedes to do the exact opposite, wringing the living daylights out of it.
when there comes my time to die,,, just lay me down by the highwayside....he did saddle up his pony and disappeared on the prairie horizont... wow..campbell was one of a very few shamans to really really kick ass
Went to see Buddy Guy in Houston in the 90's on the Marquee it said opened by John Campbell. I thought "who in the hell is John Campbell?" Well, he fucking blew the roof off the theater and there was nothing left for Buddy. One of the best shows of my life. Broke my heart that he never came back.
Went to see Buddy Guy in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. John Campbell opened. It's the first time I've seen a support act get an encore. Buddy had a hard act to follow but he rose to the challenge. awesome night. Wish i had a time machine.
ditto for me at Manchester, I'd not seen a support getting an encore before or since. It was massively aparent we were in the presence of greatness the moment he started playing. The best concert I have ever been to, I came out absolutekly buzzing. I went out next day and immediately bought his albums, and was devastated when I found out he'd died.
Chiming in with the exact experience. Saw him in a small club opening for Buddy, and by the time he left the stage, no one cared if anyone else showed up. It sounds like heresy, but I swear it’s true. Best live act I ever saw. It. Was. Transcendent.
Close your eyes and absorb this song......... this is Robert Johnson's blues taken to the next level. It's mystical, haunting - it almost seems like he knew his time on Earth was limited and he was going to make the most of it. Thanks for posting!
John passed three months after this concert on June 13, 1993. Catch his videos of his April Jazzfest show at the Municipal Auditorium. His cover of When the Levee Breaks is a stunning classic.
There will never be another John Campbell. He was too evolved for this world- Oh Jack of Diamonds. I guess you caught a Greyhound bus out of here... I'm still waiting for a postcard ... always, Wendy
I was raised in Belgium but have been living in the southern portuguese hills for the past 39 years. I am grateful to have heard (and kept) the 3 cd's John has released, they haven't left me. In early 1993, a friend phoned to tell me that John (and his band) would play live in Bruges, Belgium, sometime later that year. I shouted: I'll be there! I started looking for a flight. I hadn't booked it as yet, when she phoned me again to announce: "the concert is cancelled, John died a few days ago". That's how it goes. When I hear (I listened to it before) this part of his concert in Italy, watch his hands carress his 1934 dobro, listen to his voice, I think he knew his candle was fading out... Thank you John, ONE BELIEVER...
Oh cool to see this incredible blues entirely, one of the best song ever, a rock blues song which is like a train who left his station softly and.....meet the devil who runs so fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP.
This is so AWESOME!!!!! I love it...I love the guitar it's the greatest...Thank you for this awesome post.... Thanks dogdigger50 for this awesome share...
Heb hem in 1992 gezien op het North Sea Jazzfestival en hij was onbekend maar wist de hele zaal op zijn kop te zetten. Toen ik in 1993 in de VS was, heb ik zijn 2e CD ook gekocht en tot de dag van vandaag staat hij in mijn top 5 van favoriete muzikanten. Ik hoop dat hij de hemel ook nog regelmatig op zijn kop zet met zijn fantastische muziek. Kickass indeed!
I was told that there is a version of this he recorded that went on for several minutes more. An extended, blazing solo that was otherworldly. Perhaps Elektra Records has the tape if anybody has a contact. Wouldn't it make a great Record Store Day release on vinyl?
Jee man, there is so much tremble on the mic that it's like he is singing to us from heaven! Awasome, Johnny the great what a loss!! Thanks for posting
@@danielschaeffer1294 Go further back to Memphis Minnie. She and her husband Kansas Joe McCoy wrote and originally performed it. From Wiki: “When the Levee Breaks,” a song written about about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, was originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929.
@@1blastman Sorry, “Levee” was Minnie. “Pony” was Patton. And btw, on “Living the Blues” Canned Heat does a great version of “Pony,” and a version of “One Kind Favor” that will give you goosebumps. If you’re not a fan of the Heat, you should become one.
Ce génie a été presque oublié. Quel talent ❤
John Campbell just melted your face
Legendary
Awsome photage. He sure display presence on stage.
Excellent guitar player. I saw him once live. He would have been one of the best.
Had the great pleasure of seeing John Campbell in Belfast, Northern Ireland...twice. Amazing !!! Never to be forgotten.
We'll never see another one like him.
Got to see the man in Dublin in March 93, what a show. Just a savage soulful player. Gone too early, that's for sure.
I love the way he starts by saying "1934 guitar and you have to treat it gentle"................then procedes to do the exact opposite, wringing the living daylights out of it.
when there comes my time to die,,, just lay me down by the highwayside....he did saddle up his pony and disappeared on the prairie horizont... wow..campbell was one of a very few shamans to really really kick ass
Goddess bless this mans soul.
Goddamn I've got fucking tears in my eyes. RIP John, you were the best.
Went to see Buddy Guy in Houston in the 90's on the Marquee it said opened by John Campbell. I thought "who in the hell is John Campbell?" Well, he fucking blew the roof off the theater and there was nothing left for Buddy. One of the best shows of my life. Broke my heart that he never came back.
+Blues Tramp same thing for me he blew me away opening for Buddy
Went to see Buddy Guy in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. John Campbell opened. It's the first time I've seen a support act get an encore. Buddy had a hard act to follow but he rose to the challenge. awesome night. Wish i had a time machine.
ditto for me at Manchester, I'd not seen a support getting an encore before or since. It was massively aparent we were in the presence of greatness the moment he started playing. The best concert I have ever been to, I came out absolutekly buzzing.
I went out next day and immediately bought his albums, and was devastated when I found out he'd died.
Chiming in with the exact experience. Saw him in a small club opening for Buddy, and by the time he left the stage, no one cared if anyone else showed up. It sounds like heresy, but I swear it’s true. Best live act I ever saw. It. Was. Transcendent.
John Campbell .... For Ever
John Campall ❤❤❤❤
Legend!!
Close your eyes and absorb this song......... this is Robert Johnson's blues taken to the next level. It's mystical, haunting - it almost seems like he knew his time on Earth was limited and he was going to make the most of it. Thanks for posting!
John passed three months after this concert on June 13, 1993. Catch his videos of his April Jazzfest show at the Municipal Auditorium. His cover of When the Levee Breaks is a stunning classic.
This is a son house song. Robert Johnson never recorded this. You stand corrected young man. JS
@@1blastman I saw him around 1992 he opened the show for buddy guy and stole the show in dallas. JS
All buddy guy did was glorify himself as hendrix's teacher and play hendrix's stuff. Lol
definitely one of the best...
miss him and his music!!!!
He is the best. Been a fan over 20 years plus.
uoww!! Amazing! I have all his albuns but I never heard him live....pretty dark blues...great!!!
Keep this on youtube. Great performance.
Such an amazing talent, gone far before his time, such a loss to great music, so glad to have seen him live. Amazing music.
The best, hands down.
Fantastic raw blues power played with this beautiful steel resonator
Deep, wise and very warm blues! John Campbell was an outstanding artist, guitarist and person.
best guitar player of all time
Certainly one of them. Try Rory Gallagher, "I Could Have Had Religion."
Darlene you are correct!
There will never be another John Campbell. He was too evolved for this world- Oh Jack of Diamonds.
I guess you caught a Greyhound bus out of here... I'm still waiting for a postcard ... always, Wendy
No, unfortunately we'll never see anything like this again. That age has passed.
I was raised in Belgium but have been living in the southern portuguese hills for the past 39 years. I am grateful to have heard (and kept) the 3 cd's John has released, they haven't left me. In early 1993, a friend phoned to tell me that John (and his band) would play live in Bruges, Belgium, sometime later that year. I shouted: I'll be there! I started looking for a flight. I hadn't booked it as yet, when she phoned me again to announce: "the concert is cancelled, John died a few days ago". That's how it goes. When I hear (I listened to it before) this part of his concert in Italy, watch his hands carress his 1934 dobro, listen to his voice, I think he knew his candle was fading out... Thank you John, ONE BELIEVER...
Thanks for this and the other Videos with John Campbell. It' absolutely great! Unfortunately, I know his music since the time after hist death.
Oh cool to see this incredible blues entirely, one of the best song ever, a rock blues song which is like a train who left his station softly and.....meet the devil who runs so fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP.
Aie ! Génial du lourd,!
vu en concert à Marseille à l'espace Julien ...un vrai régal de concert
This is so AWESOME!!!!! I love it...I love the guitar it's the greatest...Thank you for this awesome post....
Thanks dogdigger50 for this awesome share...
SICK
One of his best songs
This band was excellent.
repose en paix john
unique person, great artist.
I am one of his believers. Doesn´t anybody have more videos?
Heb hem in 1992 gezien op het North Sea Jazzfestival en hij was onbekend maar wist de hele zaal op zijn kop te zetten. Toen ik in 1993 in de VS was, heb ik zijn 2e CD ook gekocht en tot de dag van vandaag staat hij in mijn top 5 van favoriete muzikanten. Ik hoop dat hij de hemel ook nog regelmatig op zijn kop zet met zijn fantastische muziek. Kickass indeed!
100% unadulterated kick-ass
❤❤❤❤❤
I was told that there is a version of this he recorded that went on for several minutes more. An extended, blazing solo that was otherworldly. Perhaps Elektra Records has the tape if anybody has a contact. Wouldn't it make a great Record Store Day release on vinyl?
[actual laughter - out loud]
: )
Jee man, there is so much tremble on the mic that it's like he is singing to us from heaven! Awasome, Johnny the great what a loss!! Thanks for posting
Super Legend!!!
Outstanding Kiwi! Great video..This man threw down NATIONAL STEEL!
I break out the resonator "gitfiddle" on occasion use the slide .
R.I.P. John
Well put. Amen.
IL MIGLIORE!!!
superb
Djeezuss... I don't know how many times I pressed the "like" button on your comment man...
You Johnny go, go.
Awesome
A big best.
Thanks for postin' this gem. I've found an old videocassette with a song from the Monreux-Jazz-Festival (Voodoo Edge). I'll post that next month.
Great music.........the jacket is from a lady in New York, named Rusty Dorr. Great music, great jacket.
je l ai vu en concert à Marseille à l espace julien .on devait être 200 personnes et c était le top si j ai bonne mémoire c était 1993ou 1994
rest in peace
the blues is the Dark Side :)
Awesome video and song. Thanks to dogdigger50 for the share.
Спи спокойно, Джонни, тебя никто никогда не переплюнет!
P.S. Передай там привет Стиви Рэю.
do i hear a hellyeah? :)
Who wrote this song, origanly?
Charley Patton wrote, "Pony Blues," Screamin' Jay Hawkins wrote, "I Put A Spell On You," and Robert Johnson wrote, "Me And The Devil Blues."
What tuning is he using ?
dommage qu il sosit mort si jeune ..il ma fait aime la guitare un talent incroyable....j ai sa photo et son disque..
Mojo Dejesus.
Not even the original from Led can compare with this!
Actually it's by Charlie Patton, from back in the 30's. Check him out, if you haven't already. Historically crucial guy
@@danielschaeffer1294 Go further back to Memphis Minnie. She and her husband Kansas Joe McCoy wrote and originally performed it.
From Wiki:
“When the Levee Breaks,” a song written about about the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, was originally recorded by Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929.
@@1blastman Sorry, “Levee” was Minnie. “Pony” was Patton. And btw, on “Living the Blues” Canned Heat does a great version of “Pony,” and a version of “One Kind Favor” that will give you goosebumps. If you’re not a fan of the Heat, you should become one.
@@danielschaeffer1294 Saw Canned Heat many times in the 1960's, they were a great band in their prime.
That ratio is about standard....What's the point of listening if u can't appreciate it..
...and he was just a fisherman.....
complete video here ruclips.net/video/HFX9N6-RlbI/видео.html
Thank you very much, generous man!
YEAH.... Too Soon Gone...
An Incredible Player
check out devilinmycloset DOT net for more on John Campbell
EL DIABLO
not a patch on the Howlin Wolf version..shit
5th
he sings about his own death.....
Who cares what they think- it is irrelevant.
This guy bugs me...
uoww!! Amazing! I have all his albuns but I never heard him live....pretty dark blues...great!!!