My favorite blues man. Live And Burning is one greatest recordings ever. It really captures a raw blues club experience perfectly. This version of Call My Job is really different from the one on that album. Both are cool but the one on that album is more to my taste.
Same here, just discovered him a few months back. His live albums are amazing, one in particular features Johnny Winter for a few songs and was just awesome. A couple of more to look into as well are Magic Slim and Lonnie Brooks.
and btw, that "never heard of him before" is common in this commercial, media orientated world we live in. From great artists of every genre and media. Most of the greats are there because of being in the right place and for the most part commercializing their product. F BB king
@ J M I have two suggestions to offer. First, if you can find it, check out Son's CD called Spontaneous Combustion. It's outstanding from start to finish but the premier track on it IMO is called No No Baby. So good. Second, at the risk of insulting your blues expertise, check out bluesmen Luther Allison and Johnny Clyde Copeland. You probably already know both of them but on the off chance you don't, that's why I'm mentioning them. They were two more complete monsters of blues...to my ears anyway. Both of those guys got more publicity than Son Seals, but in the big picture none of those three got anywhere near the notoriety that they deserved. Besides Stevie, Luther was my all time favorite. I saw him live five times and I consider his shows to be legendary. For three of those fives shows I saw, he played a three plus hour set without a single setbreak. He always played for at least three hours, but I swear that one show I saw he went on and on and on. He played his set without a break and it clocked in at a full 3 1/2 friggin' hours. And it's not like Luther was just up on stage strumming and croonin'...he played HARD. Luther was just an amazing musician with boundless energy. Saw Johnny Clyde five or six times too...the most memorable was the last. He'd had a heart transplant a couple months before yet he was back out on the road touring with his daughter Shemekia...she was only 16 at the time. It was a hot summer day and he played seated because he didn't have all of his energy back. Since it was hot he had his shirt unbuttoned down three or four buttons, which exposed his huge scar from the heart surgery. He didn't care though...told a couple of stories about his surgery and that he was thankful to be alive to go out on the road with his daughter. Unfortunately, that was the last I saw him...he passed away less than six months later I guess his new heart just didn't take for him. Both of these guys passed away in '97 and I still miss the living shit out of them.
I was devastated when I got the news of the passing from COVID19 last year of this Bass player, Stan Mixon. He was a helluva bass player as you can here on this video.
Awesome. in the mid 80's I would go to Wise Fools because they didn't card. I'd catch three sets of Son and sleep it off in my car before driving back to the burbs.
Simply outstanding. I'm so grateful that I caught Son Seals live once during his lifetime. He was a monster of the blues and I just loved both his playing and his vocal styles. Thank you so much for this video and if there's any chance in the world you have the rest of his Lonesome Pine performance, please consider putting that up as well. There's far too little Son Seals content out here in internet-land.
@@vincentgallagher7562 Live and burning was recorded with a Guild Starfire IV 1967... out of the box... oh, lest you be reminded Son was Albert King's DRUMMER.. let that seep in... Caught Son several times at the Speakeasy in Cambridge in late 70s... and at the Merry Widow in 88 after the ampu... force of nature, indeed [btw, i owned a 66 Starfire IV]
@@DJKairos88 Guild took that guitar and put it in their 'collection' and gifted him a blonde Guild, built for him and no one else. He told me such over dinner so many moons ago. He was a good man. Solid and big-hearted.
Vince Agwada on rhythm gtr. He's put out two or three really good solo discs in the last decade or two. I recommend you check them out. Good stuff. 1:10
My band occasionally plays this song. I taught it to them a long time ago when they started making me sing, cause it was one of the few songs I knew all the words too.😆 Most people have never heard it or even know who Son is, but it always gets a great reaction from the crowd. And I made sure to tell people who the artist is, so hopefully he got some new fans. This is a great performance from all the musicians on stage. Glad I found it.
He sure was. I got to talk to him while he was sitting at the bar with a whiskey. I was very early to his show and he said sit down kid . He told me how he came up in Chicago . He said he was so poor he didn't eat for days on end but kept gigging and going on. Then he said it got better and now they would call him every night to come back to the clubs, He was so gracious and very kind to talk to. My favorite blues man ever
Snapper Mitchum was his bass player in the earlier years he was a great bass player as wellr ,Snap played at my club in the mid 1980 s in College Corner Ohio at Jacksons with his own band.
If only SOMEONE could have exposed me to trombone playing like that, I would have kept the damn thing up. All I had were bloody BORING BORING BORING examples, brought up before yt in a "culturally isolated" dump.
I agree with Robert Eugene- I also grew up playing Trombone as a backup instrument- this has some kickass lead trombone - God bless Trombone Shorty- saw Son play with my brother Mike back in the day at Biddy Mulligans- the headliners were Taj Mahal and Lonny Brooks- Son was pulled out of the crowd to collaborate and collaborate he did- never heard him before- completely badass
Listening to this is such a blissfull experience!
My favorite blues man. Live And Burning is one greatest recordings ever. It really captures a raw blues club experience perfectly. This version of Call My Job is really different from the one on that album. Both are cool but the one on that album is more to my taste.
what a monster player... use to see him all the time at Biddy Mulligans in Chicago... never received the recognition he deserved...
I saw him in Chicago in 1988 at a club called Blues Etc. He blew the roof off the place.
I was there with you.
I'd have to say - Son Seals is my Fav Bluesman !
Call my job. Tell the boss I won’t be in , classic
Killer trombone solo by the GREAT Bill McFarland. Full Respect to Son Seals.
Can't believe I never heard this guy before! ..... And to o think I actually thought I knew my shit when it came to the blues😂😂🤣
Same here, just discovered him a few months back. His live albums are amazing, one in particular features Johnny Winter for a few songs and was just awesome. A couple of more to look into as well are Magic Slim and Lonnie Brooks.
he was a very humble man. Would be a small bar room and always sat and had a drink with the few that were there. A really cool no ego man.
and btw, that "never heard of him before" is common in this commercial, media orientated world we live in. From great artists of every genre and media. Most of the greats are there because of being in the right place and for the most part commercializing their product. F BB king
@ J M I have two suggestions to offer. First, if you can find it, check out Son's CD called Spontaneous Combustion. It's outstanding from start to finish but the premier track on it IMO is called No No Baby. So good. Second, at the risk of insulting your blues expertise, check out bluesmen Luther Allison and Johnny Clyde Copeland. You probably already know both of them but on the off chance you don't, that's why I'm mentioning them. They were two more complete monsters of blues...to my ears anyway. Both of those guys got more publicity than Son Seals, but in the big picture none of those three got anywhere near the notoriety that they deserved. Besides Stevie, Luther was my all time favorite. I saw him live five times and I consider his shows to be legendary. For three of those fives shows I saw, he played a three plus hour set without a single setbreak. He always played for at least three hours, but I swear that one show I saw he went on and on and on. He played his set without a break and it clocked in at a full 3 1/2 friggin' hours. And it's not like Luther was just up on stage strumming and croonin'...he played HARD. Luther was just an amazing musician with boundless energy. Saw Johnny Clyde five or six times too...the most memorable was the last. He'd had a heart transplant a couple months before yet he was back out on the road touring with his daughter Shemekia...she was only 16 at the time. It was a hot summer day and he played seated because he didn't have all of his energy back. Since it was hot he had his shirt unbuttoned down three or four buttons, which exposed his huge scar from the heart surgery. He didn't care though...told a couple of stories about his surgery and that he was thankful to be alive to go out on the road with his daughter. Unfortunately, that was the last I saw him...he passed away less than six months later I guess his new heart just didn't take for him. Both of these guys passed away in '97 and I still miss the living shit out of them.
@@kilnmaster “F BB King”? Get a clue & some class.
Son's bass player on his 80's albums was exceptional
Yes This was my buddy Stan Mixon
yep...listen to the bass on his song "bad axe"
Who was Sons Bass player in 80s
@@daveywilcome8254 Willie Dixon's son.
best trombone solo ive ever heard
I was devastated when I got the news of the passing from COVID19 last year of this Bass player, Stan Mixon. He was a helluva bass player as you can here on this video.
yo is that you playing the trombone? that was excellent
@@liamsohi7178 Y e s Liam that was me and thank you for the compliment.
@@billmcfarland9245 Wow to you and the bass player. Everything sounds great.
@@billmcfarland9245 Respect
covid had nothing to do with it, thats the media spin. And chicago for that matter.
During my lunch break in Chicago I used to go down to Daly Plaza and hear him play --- a long time ago
Awesome. in the mid 80's I would go to Wise Fools because they didn't card. I'd catch three sets of Son and sleep it off in my car before driving back to the burbs.
Simply outstanding. I'm so grateful that I caught Son Seals live once during his lifetime. He was a monster of the blues and I just loved both his playing and his vocal styles. Thank you so much for this video and if there's any chance in the world you have the rest of his Lonesome Pine performance, please consider putting that up as well. There's far too little Son Seals content out here in internet-land.
Played So's You Mother's in DSM all the time. Once called me onstage to hold his guitar while he replaced a string. So I have THAT going for me!!!
Son Seals has a truly distinct guitar tone. He makes his guitar scream and wail. Like a satisfied customer in the red light district on the weekend.
He used a bass amp and played a custom made Guild.
@@vincentgallagher7562 Live and burning was recorded with a Guild Starfire IV 1967... out of the box... oh, lest you be reminded Son was Albert King's DRUMMER.. let that seep in... Caught Son several times at the Speakeasy in Cambridge in late 70s... and at the Merry Widow in 88 after the ampu... force of nature, indeed [btw, i owned a 66 Starfire IV]
@@DJKairos88 Guild took that guitar and put it in their 'collection' and gifted him a blonde Guild, built for him and no one else. He told me such over dinner so many moons ago. He was a good man. Solid and big-hearted.
seen him live dozen times, autographs etc. a big fan. Sad ending to a great talented man
Vince Agwada on rhythm gtr. He's put out two or three really good solo discs in the last decade or two. I recommend you check them out. Good stuff. 1:10
Dont miss the bassplayer his awsome. / Freddie the swede.
My band occasionally plays this song. I taught it to them a long time ago when they started making me sing, cause it was one of the few songs I knew all the words too.😆 Most people have never heard it or even know who Son is, but it always gets a great reaction from the crowd. And I made sure to tell people who the artist is, so hopefully he got some new fans.
This is a great performance from all the musicians on stage. Glad I found it.
I spent lots of time in bars watching and listening to this guy play. He was one of the best. RIP
He sure was. I got to talk to him while he was sitting at the bar with a whiskey. I was very early to his show and he said sit down kid . He told me how he came up in Chicago . He said he was so poor he didn't eat for days on end but kept gigging and going on. Then he said it got better and now they would call him every night to come back to the clubs, He was so gracious and very kind to talk to. My favorite blues man ever
I always enjoy Son Seals music. This is a treat. 😎🍸
I can listen to this. beg your pardons but BB sound flat & unadventurous. Bless him. He has enough sycophants to keep him happy anyway.
Love the Music 💙🎸💙🎸💙🎸💙🎸💙🎸💙🎸💙🎸💙
OUTSTANDING, JUST GREAT
LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. !!!!
Sweet!!!
Thus sing is soooooooOOOÒOOOÒ BAD ASS THE GROOVE IS MAN !!!
So good!!
Its so good,blues at its best,love it. Freddie the swede
So great seeing here such a young son seals
Found a new lifestyle
❤
Snapper Mitchum was his bass player in the earlier years he was a great bass player as wellr ,Snap played at my club in the mid 1980 s in College Corner Ohio at Jacksons with his own band.
Snapper Mitchum is from Dayton, Ohio and still lives there and occasionally gigs. This as of a few years ago.
He married a friend of mine, who was a kindergarten teacher and hence quit the Seals band.
Awesome!
Yep Yep Yep !
♥♥♥
Blessed
Tell him I've had too much Jennifer
GREAT
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If only SOMEONE could have exposed me to trombone playing like that, I would have kept the damn thing up. All I had were bloody BORING BORING BORING examples, brought up before yt in a "culturally isolated" dump.
I agree with Robert Eugene- I also grew up playing Trombone as a backup instrument- this has some kickass lead trombone - God bless Trombone Shorty- saw Son play with my brother Mike back in the day at Biddy Mulligans- the headliners were Taj Mahal and Lonny Brooks- Son was pulled out of the crowd to collaborate and collaborate he did- never heard him before- completely badass
Loan me a dime