It's great to the Junior Wells videos from the 60's - 90's. I saw Junior several times while I lived in Chicago in late-80's. He embodies the Chicago blues harp style. Awesome!
In 1978 The Checkerboard Lounge was a warm and friendly dump of a bar. Bare lightbulb hanging from a wire over a foldout card table, and toilet that badly needed to be power washed, long tables in front of stage in a small room (this is before it seemed to get expanded -- in 1981 or so when it was filled with U of Chicago kids, and even had a hot table with food). Junior's place was Theresa's (sorry I never got there!) but he would show up at Buddy Guy's Checkerboard often, a special not-so-surprising guest. Oh, and sitting at the little card table was Johnny Dollar, Phil Guy and many other of the greatest blues men in history - the inventors of and exemplars of the Chicago style. And who was that lunatic who while playing would walk outside the club, still wailing? Good times!
in 1972 I had never heard of john mayall but I went to one of his concerts in las vegas he was the only white guy in the band and they used all blue lights and I was trippin I really enjoyed that concert
Having played bass with them a few times was awesome. I also enjoyed watching them argue backstage. They broke up one night in Redondo Beach, CA. when Buddy dropped acid and became Jimi Hendrix reincarnated and blew the roof off the place. Buddy walked out on the pier ad libbing. Junior asked me "What the fuck is he doing? ". I said "Sounds like VOODOO CHILD to me, and I should probably join him", so I did and Junior drew the song out for about 45 minutes of killer guitar work. I had a lot of fun, but Junior went ballistic on Buddy and quit. I was just sitting there smoking a joint with both of them. They got back together again at a later point.
+Suzanne Hankins I envy you. My best friend and I went to interview Junior for our high school newspaper, in either 68 or 69. Junior was a sweetheart. We were talking to him between sets, and he was having such a great time seeing a couple of high school kids get excited about the blues, he kept us thewre and let the band play for a while before thanking us and heading out to the stage. Great guy. I miss him.
John Mayall (keyboard/teclados); Colin Allen (drums/batería); Mick Taylor (guitar /guitarra); John McVie (bass/bajo). Plus, all the other blues greats /Además de todos los demás grandes del blues... What a night it must have been! / ¡Qué noche debió ser aquella!
Well, It is nice to see the British giving some credit to the Black American Roots for the grandeur of universal culture we all can admire and enjoy today.
I am Suzanne's husband, but I'm using her tablet to post. Suzanne was with me my entire music career. I'm 67 and still playing the blues as Chicago Mad Dog & The Bad Dogs out of Los Angeles. Watch for our CD, DVD s and live shows coming soon to a location near you.
One hot night in June 1982 at New Jersey's Capitol Theater, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, featuring Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) on lead guitar, John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) on bass, and Colin Allen (of Rod Stewart's band) on drums,
@glassslide . Someone just lent me recently the VHS tape of this concert , released in the mid 80's it was called 'Blues Alive' . Mick Taylor and Albert King were also really in fine form. However I read that it has been re released on DVD with the title "Jamin The Blues' with extra songs.
Man Buddy Guy is the shit, playing that beautiful Guild semi...I met Buddy and Jr Wells after a gig at the Bottom Line, had a couple of drinks with them in about 1976, 2 very nice gents
What's this I hear going all around town? The people are sayin' you gonna put the kid down Lordy, what your doing? You call it what you want, I call it messin' with the kid. You told me you loved me You told me a lie, I love you woman till the day I die Lordy, what you doin You can call it what you want I call it messin' with the kid
"1-2 Shoe 'em what ta dew, Hey!" Good Gawd! I want that hat in large. Shit, I want the suit too! "Snake charmin, guit-pickin', shack shakin' goodness!" That's a tongue twister for you. "Hey, Buddy!" All-American Blues Team Co-Captains. I make my daughters watch this stuff… they love it. They know the funk when they hear it.
one of the best live blues performances ever. 5 stars. Only because utube doesn't allow me give any more than 5. Junior, you're missed. Buddy, it's a shame you don't play like this anymore.
@glassslide i have had privilege of playing at buddy guy's legends bar in chicago, got to play harp on same stage as some of the greats, buddy is a great man and really nice guy, no pun intended
Mick Taylor showed up Albert King in the same concert on a Stormy Monday song. Maybe Buddy Guy was saying, "hey, this is my time." Albert King might not be up there with Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Eric Clapton and the likes, but he still proves to be a great bluesman!
Junior is a precise bluesman ,he never noodles cause he can't or he knows better and that's a good thing some guys try to noodle too much and it sounds like a mess like some players i know lol me and junior would always talk bout this kinda thing lol miss you june bug i love u r.ip miss talking and playing with you and clowning
Junior Wells, the original John Mayall. John can equal Junior on the Harmonica, but the singing belongs to Junior; Mayall has the keyboard also. The contrast between Buddy Guy/Junior Well's Hoodoo Man and John Mayall's bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton is interesting; ultimately, their two different albums - both great. This video is of the same concert John Mayall played Stormy Monday with Albert King. You can tell by the clothes John Mayal is wearing.
Is that Mick Taylor,Colin Allen, and John Mcvie . I saw them at the Espy St Kilda Australia mid 80s playing songs from Crusade and Laurel Canyon LPS Great...
As reverential as he is about this music, John Mayall must have had a ball here, with these two. (What a great document of the late Junior Wells as a performer.) Mick Taylor had been with Mayall's Bluesbreakers, having succeeded Peter Green, who had succeeded Eric Clapton, then he left to join the Rolling Stones (upon the occasion of Brian Jones' untimely demise), and then he came back to Mayall... And here he is, looking over Buddy Guy's shoulder... ...and here he is, attending GRAD SCHOOL.
Looks like this was the mid-80s Bluesbreakers with Mick Taylor, John McVie and Colin Allen? Never saw a clip of Taylor with the Stones where he's smiling and moving with the music...
you're all missing the point! you have all these great musicians paying respect to one man! RORY FREAKING GALLAGHER! damn junior could blow man! you definaletly hear that little walter in his playing!
What's this a-here goin all around town The people they say they're gonna put the kid down Oh no Oh look at what you did You can call it what you want to I call it messin' with the kid You know the kid's no child and I don't play I says what I mean and I mean what I say Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh look at what you did You can call it what you want to I call it messin' with the kid She won't do this, won't do that She won't do nothin till she know where it's at Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh look at what you did You can call it what you want to I call it messin' with the kid We're gonna take the kid's car and drive around town Tell everybody you're not puttin' him down Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah Oh look at what you did You can call it what you want to I call it messin' with the... yeah One more now
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I was at this show--it was June 1982 at the Captiol Theater in Passaic New Jersey. It was amazing--I was too young to appreicate it at the time.
IMO to this day THE Capital Theater
The Blues is a Feelin’ music and Buddy and Jr together had that Charisma, Deep feelin bond between em’ like Brothers … unbelievable!!
Great comment! I've loved these guys for decades, specifically because they make me FEEL somethin'. So good.
The original Blues Brothers. Had the great fortune to see them live at the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town, London, back in the 1980s.
It's great to the Junior Wells videos from the 60's - 90's. I saw Junior several times while I lived in Chicago in late-80's. He embodies the Chicago blues harp style. Awesome!
In 1978 The Checkerboard Lounge was a warm and friendly dump of a bar. Bare lightbulb hanging from a wire over a foldout card table, and toilet that badly needed to be power washed, long tables in front of stage in a small room (this is before it seemed to get expanded -- in 1981 or so when it was filled with U of Chicago kids, and even had a hot table with food). Junior's place was Theresa's (sorry I never got there!) but he would show up at Buddy Guy's Checkerboard often, a special not-so-surprising guest. Oh, and sitting at the little card table was Johnny Dollar, Phil Guy and many other of the greatest blues men in history - the inventors of and exemplars of the Chicago style. And who was that lunatic who while playing would walk outside the club, still wailing? Good times!
in 1972 I had never heard of john mayall but I went to one of his concerts in las vegas he was the only white guy in the band and they used all blue lights and I was trippin I really enjoyed that concert
Having played bass with them a few times was awesome. I also enjoyed watching them argue backstage. They broke up one night in Redondo Beach, CA. when Buddy dropped acid and became Jimi Hendrix reincarnated and blew the roof off the place. Buddy walked out on the pier ad libbing.
Junior asked me "What the fuck is he doing? ". I said "Sounds like VOODOO CHILD to me, and I should probably join him", so I did and Junior drew the song out for about 45 minutes of killer guitar work. I had a lot of fun, but Junior went ballistic on Buddy and quit. I was just sitting there smoking a joint with both of them.
They got back together again at a later point.
+Suzanne Hankins I envy you. My best friend and I went to interview Junior for our high school newspaper, in either 68 or 69. Junior was a sweetheart. We were talking to him between sets, and he was having such a great time seeing a couple of high school kids get excited about the blues, he kept us thewre and let the band play for a while before thanking us and heading out to the stage. Great guy. I miss him.
Cool story
Great story
John Mayall (keyboard/teclados); Colin Allen (drums/batería); Mick Taylor (guitar /guitarra); John McVie (bass/bajo). Plus, all the other blues greats /Además de todos los demás grandes del blues... What a night it must have been! / ¡Qué noche debió ser aquella!
What year and venue was this show performed??
@@j1m1jam 1982, Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey.
I thought that was mick Taylor, I had to sift through the comments for confirmation!
Wow! What a lineup!
simply the best flavor cooking blues from buddy guy and jr wells
2022 and I'm still loving the music. There will never be another duo like these guys
Absolutely never grows old with age just better.
oh, you got dat rite! great name, Flower Granny. From one west coast flower child in his 70's to another wild eyed youngster, much Aloha!
@glassslide Ya lucky!! Incredible lineup ...Saw this when i became aware of the Blues25 yrs ago First time i SAW A.King.. Mick Taylor is on fire!!!
Well, It is nice to see the British giving some credit to the Black American Roots for the grandeur of universal culture we all can admire and enjoy today.
Buddy always sounds best on that Guild Starfire.
They fit like a glove ....Seeing them in a bar back in the 80's was the best....Good old Smokey bar and dirty,gritty Chicago Blues !!
I am Suzanne's husband, but I'm using her tablet to post. Suzanne was with me my entire music career. I'm 67 and still playing the blues as Chicago Mad Dog & The Bad Dogs out of Los Angeles. Watch for our CD, DVD s and live shows coming soon to a location near you.
cOOL STORY.
One hot night in June 1982 at New Jersey's Capitol Theater, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, featuring Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) on lead guitar, John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) on bass, and Colin Allen (of Rod Stewart's band) on drums,
Jr Wells and Buddy Guy Deliver the goods big time for a huge audience in this Amazing classic blues performance with John Mayall & the Blues Breakers
Oh Yeah here I go again, you can't sit still with this kind of music...LOVE IT>>
@glassslide .
Someone just lent me recently the VHS tape of this concert , released in the mid 80's it was called 'Blues Alive' . Mick Taylor and Albert King were also really in fine form. However I read that it has been re released on DVD with the title "Jamin The Blues' with extra songs.
Junior Wells was the deal! When he a Buddy Guy played together, it was magic, even with Buddy's sour notes.
Wow, this is a good one ! Love Junior, kinda sounding like James Brown ! ha ha, Buddy always enjoys himself ! Nice Post.....
It is very nice to see how Junior Wells feels music.
Blues = shivers down the spine.... = goodtimes :)
Man Buddy Guy is the shit, playing that beautiful Guild semi...I met Buddy and Jr Wells after a gig at the Bottom Line, had a couple of drinks with them in about 1976, 2 very nice gents
infact i think the sour notes add to his sound makes him sound on the edge and wild
seen him live he was amazing !
In keeping with an old blues tradition, Junior's suit fits him perfectly, and it goes without saying I love his killa harp.
I love how Buddy Guy lets you know when he's gettin' it… his face lights up like a shopping mall. Charisma to spare.
RESPECT!
incredibile!
Now this is music!
Bless your dapper self, Junior, groovin' out of every pore.
What's this I hear going all around town?
The people are sayin' you gonna put the kid down
Lordy, what your doing?
You call it what you want,
I call it messin' with the kid.
You told me you loved me
You told me a lie,
I love you woman till the day I die
Lordy, what you doin
You can call it what you want
I call it messin' with the kid
"1-2 Shoe 'em what ta dew, Hey!"
Good Gawd! I want that hat in large. Shit, I want the suit too!
"Snake charmin, guit-pickin', shack shakin' goodness!" That's a tongue twister for you. "Hey, Buddy!"
All-American Blues Team Co-Captains. I make my daughters watch this stuff… they love it. They know the funk when they hear it.
I have this DVD, lots of great playing on it!
Two of the greatest artist in music of all time.
Lovin Buddy's style in this one! Always love to see Junior and Buddy playing together :D
I love this video!!! Great performance.
Simply....Great!!!!
Ilove Rory Gallagher version of this too, had not heard the origional-ish version before
This is one of the best concerts in blues I have seen. Buddy and Wells are gods of blues!!!!!
one of the best live blues performances ever. 5 stars. Only because utube doesn't allow me give any more than 5. Junior, you're missed. Buddy, it's a shame you don't play like this anymore.
Oh i love that and he has such nice harp skills
Oh ! C'est fantastique ! Quelle version excellente !
Hey Buddy --- do it again !!
These two together are the best soul, blue's you can get
They were great
The story of blues, very good 💪🌹❤️
This is great!!! Thank you for sharing!
@glassslide i have had privilege of playing at buddy guy's legends bar in chicago, got to play harp on same stage as some of the greats, buddy is a great man and really nice guy, no pun intended
Seen Junior many times here in Chicagoe at small bars. Mayall at Summerfest in Milwaukee, and know Buddy personally. Great video!
Greatest!
Love this so much
"Vietcong Blues", Jr, Wells & Buddy Guy on anthology, "Chicago/the Bues/Today", 1966. Find it.
Great, great, great, this is the blues,💪💪👌💓
Amazing stuff - wish I was there. Thanks a lot for posting this one. Cheers!
Awesome performance!
Rockin Blues at it's best. Buddy and Junior in top form.
Fantastic with them altogether
Mick Taylor showed up Albert King in the same concert on a Stormy Monday song. Maybe Buddy Guy was saying, "hey, this is my time."
Albert King might not be up there with Buddy Guy, Freddie King, Eric Clapton and the likes, but he still proves to be a great bluesman!
Hello cameltooth,
Yes, the Crusades album. I grew up with my father's John Mayall albums.
John Mayall
And The Bluesbreakers
Live at Capitol, New jersey
damn, this cooks!
Piccolo grande uomo sei tu che dirigi
Buddy Guy was one of Jimi's favorites
Buddy Guy is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He rocks.❤
Are you Kidding ! Albert King is definitely, definitely, Right Up there !
EXCELLENT
great song!
Junior is a precise bluesman ,he never noodles cause he can't or he knows better and that's a good thing some guys try to noodle too much and it sounds like a mess like some players i know lol me and junior would always talk bout this kinda thing lol miss you june bug i love u r.ip miss talking and playing with you and clowning
Junior Wells, the original John Mayall. John can equal Junior on the Harmonica, but the singing belongs to Junior; Mayall has the keyboard also.
The contrast between Buddy Guy/Junior Well's Hoodoo Man and John Mayall's bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton is interesting; ultimately, their two different albums - both great.
This video is of the same concert John Mayall played Stormy Monday with Albert King. You can tell by the clothes John Mayal is wearing.
The great Mick Taylor!
Great All-Star Jam!
That some good stuff
Flamante! !!
Yeah! :)
Ain't a damn sad thing about the Blues!
Junior Wells definitely had style.
Is that Mick Taylor,Colin Allen, and John Mcvie . I saw them at the Espy St Kilda Australia mid 80s playing songs from Crusade and Laurel Canyon LPS Great...
inimitable
Circa '81,let's not forget about Mick Taylor and John Mcvie!
Sensacional
As reverential as he is about this music, John Mayall must have had a ball here, with these two.
(What a great document of the late Junior Wells as a performer.)
Mick Taylor had been with Mayall's Bluesbreakers, having succeeded Peter Green, who had succeeded Eric Clapton, then he left to join the Rolling Stones (upon the occasion of Brian Jones' untimely demise), and then he came back to Mayall...
And here he is, looking over Buddy Guy's shoulder...
...and here he is, attending GRAD SCHOOL.
Buddy Guy is playing near me very soon!
The best 👌
Yea Buddy loved that Guild. I think he wore a hole in the top playing it. Doesn't get any better then Jr. and Buddy.
shivers down the spine to!:)) this is fucking great!!!!!
The homburg makes the man!
right on ! bloomfield.
Looks like this was the mid-80s Bluesbreakers with Mick Taylor, John McVie and Colin Allen? Never saw a clip of Taylor with the Stones where he's smiling and moving with the music...
Messing with the kid
All Star Game
@JxEngel Guild Starfire...hell of a guitar with a pretty hefty price tag
you're all missing the point! you have all these great musicians paying respect to one man! RORY FREAKING GALLAGHER! damn junior could blow man! you definaletly hear that little walter in his playing!
I am pretty sure that Junior Wells wrote this song. Rory Gallagher was covering his version.
What's this a-here goin all around town
The people they say they're gonna put the kid down
Oh no
Oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to
I call it messin' with the kid
You know the kid's no child and I don't play
I says what I mean and I mean what I say
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to
I call it messin' with the kid
She won't do this, won't do that
She won't do nothin till she know where it's at
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to
I call it messin' with the kid
We're gonna take the kid's car and drive around town
Tell everybody you're not puttin' him down
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh look at what you did
You can call it what you want to
I call it messin' with the... yeah
One more now
That’s some hot guitar.
muito bom
Is that a Guild?
killer
Is 1984
Come on y'all only Mick Taylor on rhythm guitar! Outstanding Mayall band as usual!
weren't we all !
Старый, Добрый Рок-н-ролл!
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