Big Mama Thornton, John Lee Hooker, J.B. Lenoir, Walter "Shake Shakedown" (1965)

Remembering Big Mama Thornton, born on this day in 1926 in Ariton, Alabama. Here she is performing the "Down Home Shakedown" with John Lee Hooker, J.B. Lenoir, Walter "Shakey" Horton, and Doctor Ross

[@haiense3857]

Timeless !!! Marvellous artists. They are all in heaven. The good Lord will be happy with their beautiful music.

[@elenaa7364]

Holly shit! That's music, that's soul! That's everything!!!!

[@danielcifuentes7198]

You are damm right¡¡¡¡¡¡

[@kjb1611tw]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 greetings from taiwan ☺️

[@stevegoodman7242]

EXCELLENT!...SEE WHERE ELVIS GOT THE FEELING!

[@sarahb6163]

he cant get this feeling honey ✊🏿we're born with it

[@BradyBubbuhgum-fh4ny]

@@sarahb6163 Elvis was good at faking the funk

[@sarahb6163]

@@BradyBubbuhgum-fh4ny EXACTLY 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 and wasn't even that good wtf was he doing with his legs he is not no James Brown not even close

[@MReynaArte]

THIS PHENOMINAL WOMAN INSPIRED ELVIS JANIS AND MANY MORE...THAT MY GIRL...yes sister

[@infamoustoker765]

This phenomenal woman had her music "stolen" by elvis and many more. It's still happening today. We just witnessed a racist white guy stealing one of Marvin Gaye's songs.

[@frankrossi7640]

What more can you ask for!!!!

[@curtishill1993]

Big Mama Thornton and the shake down crew was nothing but the blues 💙💙💙

[@duskom3277]

Sve LEGENDE! OVA MUZIKA ZIVI VJECNO!!

[@danielcifuentes7198]

U potpunosti se slažem s tobom¡¡. Lijepi pozdrav.

[@Lacrimosemo]

I always said and I always will.... Black People invented the music!!!

[@curtishill1993]

I come from the old school jams and proud of every bit of it Amen 🙏🙏🙏

[@danielcifuentes7198]

Old School yet rules

[@Benjamin-kn4ti]

Amen

[@laurentberniertaberkane]

so love ! juste envie de prendre mes cuillères pour être là ! bzh ! breizh atao !

[@andrewhenderson6971]

OMG, I did not know John Lee played the harp... what an absolute gem, insane!!!

[@leticiatorres8055]

Esto es musica señores oír a la hermosa Big mamá es como un orgasmo woooow

[@BobbyC-be9vy]

This is the real stuff - thanks to whoever posted this performance on TH-cam.

[@birgittavanblitterswijk6998]

Fenomenaal!

[@Renovatio-BYH7]

Man, they are all good but John Lee Hooker, in my book, is one of the best American artists of all time!

[@hondatom100]

First class

[@adrianamartinez6990]

Es lo mejor del blues extraordinario 🙂 👍💯👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@curtishill1993]

Best blue's artists collection you tube music premium collection of black silver blues hymnal of the spirit 🙏 hum of the soul 🙏🙏🙏 Amen

[@larry1824]

Raw real righteous

[@nursingzombie6479]

Now we know where Missy Elliot got her wardrobe sense from.

[@johnod1955]

Excellent.

[@klp3]

Hearing Elvis sing this after Big Mama is like hearing John Fogerty sing Proud Mary after Tina Turner.

[@sandropaula]

Incrível é a única palavra.

[@relic69]

Absolutely incredible history. Great post.!!

[@rositasweetman]

YES

[@Benjamin-kn4ti]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@diadiana8930]

2022

[@miaterego4698]

Damn😲😳

[@silvanaaguiar3824]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Brasil.

[@deborahtuggle5722]

Sad,she died sooo poor someone had to bury her,all that talent she had,likewise did Sammy Davis Jr and Fred Sanford among others!😭😢

[@laurae.gutierrez5475]

🥺 May she continue to R.I.P 🤲🏻💖✝️

[@margiebramlett7696]

John Fogerty wrote Proud Mary too

[@tonisumblin2719]

Red Fox did NOT die poor. And neither did Sammy Davis.

[@janisgoldberg7187]

Yup someone needs to shakedown my community an old hound dog

[@MeryleeStarr]

so awesome notmrbill. Totally hot!!!!!

[@PaulaBean]

The harmonica, which originated in Vienna, Europe. Appropriated by black people!

[@tonisumblin2719]

And loved by all. ❤