From his last Monday gig at the Maple Leaf Bar, the Great James C. Booker III - Booker's Original Vamp followed by If you're lonely. Please have a look at my other videos: • Video
I went to Tulane from 80-83. As you may know, The Maple Leaf is very close to the campus, and it was a great place to go drink a cold Dixie, eat a muffaletta and do the wash- with the added bonus of having great Louisiana music at night. Saw Beausoleil there, Boozoo-so many great folks. From the first time I saw Booker (prolly spring '81 or so) I was hooked. Every Mon. til he died, that's where I was. After a while we even got acquainted and would hang out between sets. My "brush with greatness"
I lived in New Orleans for many years, unfortunately, I moved to New Orleans in 1989. I missed James Booker by a few years, but I would have loved to have seen him live....I'm sorry he lost his battle. Bless his heart.
This is my first listen , wow this is powerful stuff. I `m hearing alot about his piano playing which is killer but his Voice is what strikes me the most . Greatness.
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This artist shows his empathy well!
if i was stranded on an island and all i had was james booker music i would be one happy man
I went to Tulane from 80-83. As you may know, The Maple Leaf is very close to the campus, and it was a great place to go drink a cold Dixie, eat a muffaletta and do the wash- with the added bonus of having great Louisiana music at night. Saw Beausoleil there, Boozoo-so many great folks. From the first time I saw Booker (prolly spring '81 or so) I was hooked. Every Mon. til he died, that's where I was. After a while we even got acquainted and would hang out between sets. My "brush with greatness"
That is SO cool! I would have loved to have seen him live just ONCE!!!!
Don't people know how to hit the LIKE button? Look at the views against the like count. Booker, the best pianist ever.
James Booker is/was / is the greatest singer and puano player I have ever heard.
Make that piano player
The chords from James Booker are forever... a blues feeling... in a way that we can´t wake up of a permanent magnet dream !!
I lived in New Orleans for many years, unfortunately, I moved to New Orleans in 1989. I missed James Booker by a few years, but I would have loved to have seen him live....I'm sorry he lost his battle. Bless his heart.
I was THERE!!! Like so many other Monday nights at the Maple Leaf...Thanks for posting this amazing trip down memory lane!!
This is my first listen , wow this is powerful stuff.
I `m hearing alot about his piano playing which is killer but his Voice is what strikes me the most . Greatness.
there's some heavy pathos going on in this tune. written all over his face...
MAN i want the 60 minutes video with this quality!!!
James Booker live at the maple leaf full!,
So sad great genius like James Booker are only recognized after death.
I wish he got little recognition in this land of sheep we call Italy LOL. Anyway like my FB page if you wish facebook.com/vitoschiumaofficial/
Thank you for sharing this! Please, please upload more videos of James Booker!
People, there is a torrent file for this gig, about 1 hour of Booker's stream of genius! Just look for the Maple Leaf Cox Cable Broadcast! Enjoy!
October 28th, 1983! Ten days before dying...
wow
amazing,
wow, amazing!
cool! Tell us more about that!
Agree100% imnokid.
do you know what the date was on this? phenomenal upload!!!
Anyone have the chord progressions for this?
Can you imagine washing your clothes at the laundomat while this is going on in the next room?
You got your clothes washed by the machine and your soul rinsed and wrung out by the Book.
where did you get this footage?