Paul Oscher - Clouds in my Heart (HD)

Chicago Bluesman Paul Oscher serves up a Master Class on The Blues like nobody else, on this version of Muddy Waters "Clouds in my Heart" from Chess Records 1955
"Anybody can learn to play the Blues
but Paul Oschers style of blues....Man, those Blues have to be
lived"
Paul Oscher was filmed live at C-Boys Heart & Soul in Austin,Texas
on April 26th 2018
Photo courtesy of Paul Oscher
The Band:
Paul Oscher - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, & Harp
Russel Lee - Drums
Randy Glines - Bass
Mike Keller - Guitar
Tom Robinson - Sax
Bio courtesy of Paul Oscher's Website:
Paul Oscher is a blues legend. A blues singer and multi-instrumentalist (harmonica, guitar and piano), who while still in his teens, became the first White member of the great Muddy Waters Blues Band (1967-1971).
Paul lived in Muddy’s house on Chicago’s South Side and shared the basement with blues piano player Otis Spann. Paul played the Chitlin’ Circuit and recorded with Muddy for the legendary Chess Records Company. He traveled the world with Muddy.
Besides Muddy, he has performed and/or recorded with T-Bone Walker, Otis Spann, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy,Johnny Young, Johnny CopeIand, Big Joe Turner, Louisiana Red, Big Mama Thornton, Victoria Spivey and many others.
As Muddy Waters harp player, Paul Oscher inspired a whole generation of blues players including Rick Estrin, Jerry Portnoy, Paul Delay, and William Clark. Paul is the real deal, he learned his blues from the masters. He plays only the real, unadulterated, down-in-the-alley, gutbucket blues. He is not a retro player. He just plays the blues the way he learned them… lowdown and lonesome and has been doing so for the last fifty years.
Paul was featured playing harmonica, guitar and singing on Hubert Sumlin's Grammy Nominated Album, "About Them Shoes," along with Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Levon Helm.

[@Bigstubs1]

Rest in peace Paul Oscher
( Feb. 26. 1947 - April 18, 2021)

[@NathanielDickison]

Sad to hear, been following his playing for years. Great harp player and seemed like a person I would quickly have gotten along with.

[@BobIrving2]

This is the real stuff. If you want to learn about the blues, watch this. Again and again.

[@mickclarkeband]

Just fabulous.

[@NewHandle4Real]

Why have I never seen and heard this before?!!

[@nen.user.3764]

You can hear me laughing at 4:07