Tuesday, July 22, 2014

MUSIC: Johnny Winter at Woodstock 1969 / "Highway 61 Revisited" (Revisited)




Some drivin' Texas blues by the late great Johnny Winter. Listen hard you can hear Lightnin' Hopkins. Listen a little bit harder you might even hear you & me. (We all live right close to Highway 61.) Since the blues ain't never gonna end, his fine work will be revisited for a very long time. Brother Johnny. RIP.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6kPQLLLYAc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga2FfPaHjd8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un9Nlfzmq-E

3 comments:

  1. A reminder, here are the lyrics of Dylan's epic song:


    Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son”
    Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on”
    God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?”
    God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but
    The next time you see me comin’ you better run”
    Well Abe says, “Where do you want this killin’ done?”
    God says, “Out on Highway 61”

    Well Georgia Sam he had a bloody nose
    Welfare Department they wouldn’t give him no clothes
    He asked poor Howard where can I go
    Howard said there’s only one place I know
    Sam said tell me quick man I got to run
    Ol’ Howard just pointed with his gun
    And said that way down on Highway 61

    Well Mack the Finger said to Louie the King
    I got forty red, white and blue shoestrings
    And a thousand telephones that don’t ring
    Do you know where I can get rid of these things
    And Louie the King said let me think for a minute son
    And he said yes I think it can be easily done
    Just take everything down to Highway 61

    Now the fifth daughter on the twelfth night
    Told the first father that things weren’t right
    My complexion she said is much too white
    He said come here and step into the light, he says hmm you’re right
    Let me tell the second mother this has been done
    But the second mother was with the seventh son
    And they were both out on Highway 61

    Now the rovin’ gambler he was very bored
    He was tryin’ to create a next world war
    He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor
    He said I never engaged in this kind of thing before
    But yes I think it can be very easily done
    We’ll just put some bleachers out in the sun
    And have it on Highway 61

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  2. Great stuff, another talent unappreciated by the masses!

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  3. Ah well, you know it if you know it. Many also knew it. His work with Muddy Waters... The man was a champ, and too young sick & gone.

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