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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.)
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...
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.
+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..
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!..
It's good alright, but it's not a "live performance". The cuts, plus the poor audio sync, should make that clear. It's one song from a short film "Big Bill Blues" (1957). See IMDB for a (little) bit more info: www.imdb.com/title/tt0235228/
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.
Beats any modern videoclip...ever...
Clapton mentioned this performance in his autobiography. What a masterpiece this is.
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.
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シビレた！
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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.
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!
Nothing can top this
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
Bill's recording of 'Backwater blues' remains one of my favourites, chilling vocals make the hairs on my neck stand on end.
Wow. Best video on youtube.
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
Brilliant. Raw, beautiful. So much talent...
Ola 1 vrai régal ❤️
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
How Cool Is This!
cool jump blues - like it!!
Very cool. With the lady and abstract shots, this is surely an early example of a music video
Great clip
This was living, this is music
Super GREAT!! Thank You!!
Imagine hearing this when all of the other music played on the radio was big band stuff!!!!!! 😎✌️
And? I love both.
This one's a keeper.
What a great film. Thank you, I have loved Big Bill since I was very young and never saw this excellent film. Bravo!
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.
And playing an "old" Martin 00028! Perfect!
So, so good
This is just so fucking good.
All rise.
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 🦱
Cool on all levels !!!
AMAZING and LEGENDARY
Beyond amazing.
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. 👍
Magic.💫
Amazing music!Also amazing director!He plays with the light so nice...Considering the ancient means they were using,it is admirable!!!
This is one of those happy songs I listen too. God I'm feeling blue right now too.
Masterpiece
😮😮😮😢😢😮😮some kind of peaking 😮
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
that is really awesome
Pure magic.
Indeed a truly wonderful recording audio and visual. Love the voodoo queen swinging the lamp. RUclips is a great platform for these archive performances.
Thanks for sharing, super cool
Absolutely stunning !
Big Bill ladies and gents 👏 👏
Excellent !
thank goodness for blues!!!
Yes yes yes honey ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
カッコ良すぎます😍💕🎸💕💖
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.
dang you nailed friend
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。
tremendous
Perfection
Se rompio la cabeza creando la letra.
no la necesita.
So this is the song Clapton talks about in his book. Nice!
Master
Gênio.
Dope af!
great camera work.
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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
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！！！！！
Smokin !!
One man orchestra.
cooL
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。
Rock n Roll daddy boppa man
Impresionante!!
Great video! Captures Big Bill's playing & the atmosphere of the place. Sure like to know where this took place.
Ray Davies praises him when he has a chance...
Buddy Holly loved Big Bill's music.
👏👏✨bravo‼️🧡😍
Excelente !!!
one hell of a gun slinger!
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....
That right hand of his is ridiculous
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,
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.
Muito bom
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...
Does he ever sing? It’s fucking killing me.
Great voice
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.
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...
In a proper joint too!
You can smell the cigarette smoke, the sweat and the booze.
umm.... this seems to be from a movie. What do you mean "live"?
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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!..
Esta música, me lembra uma do Led Zeppelin.
Ahi es donde los de Zeppelin lo robaron.
What happened to that guitar?
live? isn’t it a part of some movie?
Friends,led zeppelin.
nirvana du blues
It's good alright, but it's not a "live performance". The cuts, plus the poor audio sync, should make that clear. It's one song from a short film "Big Bill Blues" (1957). See IMDB for a (little) bit more info: www.imdb.com/title/tt0235228/
Wrong title of post-NOT live & NOT 'Hey, Hey' (it has vocals-this is an instrumental...genius).
Is that Bob Dylan in drag?