A laid back smoke filled bar, low lights, your girl by your side and Bill on stage ten feet away. I wish i could have been there, the 50's blues and jazz scene seemed so dark, lonely and strangely comforting.
All this from his old guitar snd a ropey amp through a ropey mic and it still sounds better than any modern day guitar player. Bill had talent that was supreme- and in abundance.
Not only a great guitar player and voice but he must've been quite the scoundrel in his youth with his songs about night time gambling, drinking and hooking up... all without a single dime in his pocket.. What a man.
Big Bill is the best! I've been listening to him since the late 1960's and his playing still makes the hairs on my kneck stand up!! He was the master of that country blues picking.
@@DougwhiteheadArrayofsolutions He ain't & Bill is. Read his biography on a plane trip in'63, when I got back home I bought a Big Bill l.p. A wise investment.
So so totally great. Dude sounds like three guitars. Tremendous video, editing, love the ending....we didn't know there was a bunch of hipsters in the club.
First saw this on Scottish television....this wonderful life....Dr John Grierson. Documentary, early sixties. Instantly became a fan of Big Bil. The glory of love etc. 👍
Indeed a truly wonderful recording audio and visual. Love the voodoo queen swinging the lamp. RUclips is a great platform for these archive performances.
fabulous - we get a real good close up of his pickin hand, be nice to see what his fretting hand is doing but i guess you cant have everything. A blues guitar master.
I heard him do vocals on this: ...hey, why you throwin' your clothes out da window? Cuz if you knew what I had up in this room, and how much I paid for it, you'd know that those clothes will be way outa style when I come back down...
Maybe an audio clean-up is in order, that sound is ropey and lets the masterful playing down heavily, and this is coming from someone who listens to early Jamaican ska a lot....
Okay so I'm not a musician. But do have great taste, somehow. 🤣. Have always LOVED BILL'S playing. But who can tell me WHY none of his music sounds the least bit dated to me? I've often been perplexed by that. 🪄
He had a really unique style when it comes to songs like the above. Like, it fills a room, no other instruments required. It does what rock 'n roll did later (and it does it better in my opinion.)
Does anyone know anything about this video like where it was shot and .Girls look American and the bar screams Detroit dive!Love it.Its fun to play, he's a "one off". Just a couple years too early for me,I missed it.
They should have had the right person who knows how to do it, not an amateur, unless ofcourse this person was instructed to stay away from the right hand. These glimpses have to be captured at the opportune moment, because once it's gone...it's gone forever! What a waste!..
+amatelk956 Bob was born in '41 he was 15 in '56 Bob's career started 3 years later at age of 18 in '59... so he couldn't have been on this show that early..
A laid back smoke filled bar, low lights, your girl by your side and Bill on stage ten feet away. I wish i could have been there, the 50's blues and jazz scene seemed so dark, lonely and strangely comforting.
For a blues fan like me this is gold. Thanks.
Wow. Best video on youtube.
Beats any modern videoclip...ever...
All this from his old guitar snd a ropey amp through a ropey mic and it still sounds better than any modern day guitar player.
Bill had talent that was supreme- and in abundance.
Clapton mentioned this performance in his autobiography. What a masterpiece this is.
The girl is having a bluesgasm!
Crunkboy415 that's the best comment I've read in a while keep up the good work😂
😁
Not only a great guitar player and voice but he must've been quite the scoundrel in his youth with his songs about night time gambling, drinking and hooking up... all without a single dime in his pocket.. What a man.
1956! he'd been doing the shit for 30 years! And Big Joe Turner was on his way to becoming a rock and roll star!
Big Bill is the best! I've been listening to him since the late 1960's and his playing still makes the hairs on my kneck stand up!! He was the master of that country blues picking.
Bill's recording of 'Backwater blues' remains one of my favourites, chilling vocals make the hairs on my neck stand on end.
Cool. Clapton mentions watching this growing up in his autobiography. Amazing we can watch this. Thanks for the upload
If Clapton is good, this guy is GREAT! Love it
@@DougwhiteheadArrayofsolutions He ain't & Bill is. Read his biography on a plane trip in'63, when I got back home I bought a Big Bill l.p. A wise investment.
@@maxroyle6750 he is great and he is great
cool jump blues - like it!!
Nothing can top this
Imagine hearing this when all of the other music played on the radio was big band stuff!!!!!! 😎✌️
最高やな👍
シビレた!
boogie ♪
groove ♪
How Cool Is This!
Brilliant. Raw, beautiful. So much talent...
All rise.
Great clip
Yes yes yes honey ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
So so totally great. Dude sounds like three guitars.
Tremendous video, editing, love the ending....we didn't know there was a bunch of hipsters in the club.
+tennisbumojai
I think they were called beatnicks back then. haha
That right hand of his is ridiculous
So, so good
Ola 1 vrai régal ❤️
😮😮😮😢😢😮😮some kind of peaking 😮
Very cool. With the lady and abstract shots, this is surely an early example of a music video
Rock steady base which is missing from so many imitations today. Get out the metronome boys!
Did Broonzy have one? It’s not the metronome it’s lack of practice
First saw this on Scottish television....this wonderful life....Dr John Grierson. Documentary, early sixties. Instantly became a fan of Big Bil. The glory of love etc. 👍
カッコ良すぎます😍💕🎸💕💖
AMAZING and LEGENDARY
What a great film. Thank you, I have loved Big Bill since I was very young and never saw this excellent film. Bravo!
This one's a keeper.
This was living, this is music
This is just so fucking good.
Cool on all levels !!!
Magic.💫
Big Bill ladies and gents 👏 👏
Amazing music!Also amazing director!He plays with the light so nice...Considering the ancient means they were using,it is admirable!!!
Thanks for sharing, super cool
thank goodness for blues!!!
This is one of those happy songs I listen too. God I'm feeling blue right now too.
Indeed a truly wonderful recording audio and visual. Love the voodoo queen swinging the lamp. RUclips is a great platform for these archive performances.
Absolutely stunning !
Pure magic.
Masterpiece
Wow! Never knew one guitar could make that sound.
Don’t feel bad, neither do most guitarists.
When you get your fingers and thumb coordinated you'll do this too if you put some hours in
Super GREAT!! Thank You!!
Excellent !
tremendous
that is really awesome
dang you nailed friend
Buddy Holly loved Big Bill's music.
Master
So this is the song Clapton talks about in his book. Nice!
Perfection
There are videos of the same song that show the guitar work,not candles and faces. Who needs this one?
I do. Thanks for your contribution.
Dope af!
One man orchestra.
Gênio.
cooL
Impresionante!!
Excelente !!!
fabulous - we get a real good close up of his pickin hand, be nice to see what his fretting hand is doing but i guess you cant have everything. A blues guitar master.
Slides, hammer ons and pull offs. Nothing fancy, it is 98% the right hand.
Smokin !!
Ray Davies praises him when he has a chance...
Rock n Roll daddy boppa man
当時の録音機器の裏側で生音ってどんな音しててんだろう、、、聞いてみたい!きっと機械を通して聴くより遥かにいい音なんだろうなぁ。
👏👏✨bravo‼️🧡😍
Looks like the cavern club in Liverpool ,yet this is1956,way before the Beatles at the cavern in 1962...Rock and roll is the baby of the blues!
Ye wot lad
Se rompio la cabeza creando la letra.
no la necesita.
I heard him do vocals on this: ...hey, why you throwin' your clothes out da window? Cuz if you knew what I had up in this room, and how much I paid for it, you'd know that those clothes will be way outa style when I come back down...
great camera work.
.
one hell of a gun slinger!
Muito bom
クラプトンがカバーしたオリジナルですね。カッコいいです!!!!!
is thar girl bob dylans twin sister
Hey hey 🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 This cracked me up
That's Hilarious 🤣
it's actually Bodo in a dress
Man! I Just smoked a joint 🦱
Great video! Captures Big Bill's playing & the atmosphere of the place. Sure like to know where this took place.
エリッククラプトンがアンプラグドでカバーした曲ですね。とても格好良い曲ですね。
In a proper joint too!
the music is great, it's just a shame that the director doesn't like music, but likes to present himself as an artistically responsible filmmaker,
スゲー!
Friends,led zeppelin.
Maybe an audio clean-up is in order, that sound is ropey and lets the masterful playing down heavily, and this is coming from someone who listens to early Jamaican ska a lot....
Okay so I'm not a musician. But do have great taste, somehow. 🤣. Have always LOVED BILL'S playing.
But who can tell me WHY none of his music sounds the least bit dated to me? I've often been perplexed by that. 🪄
He had a really unique style when it comes to songs like the above. Like, it fills a room, no other instruments required. It does what rock 'n roll did later (and it does it better in my opinion.)
@@DamenJoost Thanks! Great insights.🤘 ❤️🔥
Because its classic.
Esta música, me lembra uma do Led Zeppelin.
Ahi es donde los de Zeppelin lo robaron.
nirvana du blues
Amazing thing is, he has no left hand, so all open strings! ;)
had me going for a minute there, til i saw his left hand pop up
Yeah because it's not actually live
Does anyone know anything about this video like where it was shot and .Girls look American and the bar screams Detroit dive!Love it.Its fun to play, he's a "one off". Just a couple years too early for me,I missed it.
It's in Bruxelles.
What happened to that guitar?
You can smell the cigarette smoke, the sweat and the booze.
Three people giving the thumbs down have no clue. Oh, well!
live? isn’t it a part of some movie?
umm.... this seems to be from a movie. What do you mean "live"?
Does he ever sing? It’s fucking killing me.
Great voice
Not a single view of his left hand work? ... what a whiff from director Jean Delire
He didn’t want his secret shown how to play it
They should have had the right person who knows how to do it, not an amateur, unless ofcourse this person was instructed to stay away from the right hand. These glimpses have to be captured at the opportune moment, because once it's gone...it's gone forever!
What a waste!..
He’s a bit good isn’t he?
Is that Bob Dylan in drag?
wow ! was that bob Dylan at 0:22 Lol a young one...
No, that's a woman.
Such a great, great video.
Do you remember the rumor that the one woman on the cover of "Bringing It All Back Home" was Dylan in drag?
No, not Dylan .. 1956!
+amatelk956 Bob was born in '41 he was 15 in '56 Bob's career started 3 years later at age of 18 in '59... so he couldn't have been on this show that early..
Nooo lol. Even if it was. Bob dylan is the opposite of blues. Why would he be in a blues video...