Sam Chatmon: That's All Right (1978)

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  • čas přidán 15. 12. 2011
  • Sam Chatmon, vocal and guitar, performs "That's All Right." Shot by Alan Lomax, John Bishop, and Worth Long at Sam's home in Hollandale, Mississippi, August 1978. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit culturalequity.org. [02.06.17]
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Komentáře • 199

  • @marcojackson1442
    @marcojackson1442 Před 3 lety +68

    I sat on his lap almost everyday as a kid.....he was my Santa Claus.....I miss and love my Sam so much.......he was always singing to me

  • @freshmountain
    @freshmountain Před rokem +3

    I met Sam in 1972 and in 1973 when he played a folk festival at San Diego State U. We spent a total of 6 days together, he was hilarious and really enjoyed performing.

  • @AnalogOpher
    @AnalogOpher Před 6 lety +175

    80 year old man with voice in perfect shape.

  • @timothyjohnson5062
    @timothyjohnson5062 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Incredible.

  • @CountryHouseGent
    @CountryHouseGent Před 7 lety +168

    Now that's the voice of a blues singer.

    • @jimihd1
      @jimihd1 Před 6 lety +2

      Now that's a blues singer.

    • @ScoriacTears
      @ScoriacTears Před 5 lety +2

      Sublime.

    • @djwsam575
      @djwsam575 Před 5 lety

      That s all right baby you re in love with another man so i put my stixk and walk on the road with my string lol

    • @sonnyjones4399
      @sonnyjones4399 Před 4 lety

      Amazing. Such talent.😍

  • @barristanselmy2758
    @barristanselmy2758 Před 5 lety +38

    Legend has it that his foot mark is still on that rug.

  • @tomforbes5303
    @tomforbes5303 Před 8 lety +275

    i grew up in mississippi. we used to go pick him up and haul him to jackson to play for our parties. we were all about 18 years old. he would pass that hat around startin about 10 and about 1130 he would announce that he was ready to go home and we'
    d make the trip back to hollandale. we had no idea what we were listening to.

  • @lj2937
    @lj2937 Před 10 měsíci +3

    this is absolutely amazing..

  • @jimbobber758
    @jimbobber758 Před rokem +6

    This is raw and pure...from the woods,from the country,amazing artist I ain't seen anyone touch this boy..

  • @tmrezzek5728
    @tmrezzek5728 Před 7 lety +74

    Jesus wept, this is amazing! Sam Chatmon was 81 years old at the time this was filmed but his voice was still intact and he could definitely hit those pure, mournful notes. Terrific stuff!

    • @lj2937
      @lj2937 Před 10 měsíci

      81 years old!! wow!!

  • @ahobimo732
    @ahobimo732 Před 4 lety +86

    You've gotta do a hell of a lot of livin' before you can do justice to songs like this.

    • @deborahchesser7375
      @deborahchesser7375 Před 4 lety +1

      Mark O boy that’s the damn truth

    • @codeyhodges6380
      @codeyhodges6380 Před 4 lety +1

      Amen brother

    • @TheJessC
      @TheJessC Před 4 lety +6

      That's the truth. Songs are always better when you can tell that the singer can feel the song from having had life experience

    • @peepas2633
      @peepas2633 Před 3 lety +6

      Everybody's life is hell. Its bout being truthful in one's expression. If its authentic, its got soul. If its got soul, it'll stir yours.

    • @ahobimo732
      @ahobimo732 Před 3 lety +1

      @@peepas2633 it's damned hard to find the truth sometimes tho. I know what I feel, but I don't always know how to give it a voice.

  • @scottfleming6166
    @scottfleming6166 Před 5 lety +34

    This is the real deal. He’s got the blues that makes you feel better.

  • @claudiofigueroa7582
    @claudiofigueroa7582 Před 4 lety +50

    I love traditional American music, I love these old blues and country singers, old as the history of the USA.

    • @codeyhodges6380
      @codeyhodges6380 Před 4 lety

      You gotta come from some were to be some were

    • @canesvenatici4259
      @canesvenatici4259 Před rokem

      @@codeyhodges6380 Agreed. Even the native americans' ancestors came from somewhere.

  • @jackn1969
    @jackn1969 Před 8 lety +85

    You can feel him cry inside when he sings, just pure blues!

    • @canesvenatici4259
      @canesvenatici4259 Před rokem +1

      You can hear a lot of things, not just how bad he had it as the son of an ex-slave.

  • @timmyles314
    @timmyles314 Před 10 lety +49

    THIS GUY IS JUST PURE DOPE...I mean...he's the real deal... I love this sound.

  • @alexasdfa2466
    @alexasdfa2466 Před 5 lety +14

    people say this is the devils music but this is the voice of God

  • @Gibson_Branch
    @Gibson_Branch Před 3 lety +1

    I live in southern Mississippi and go to Arkansas several times a year. EVERY TIME we are on Hwy 61 around Cary, rolling fork, hollindale, arcola, Leland, etc we play Sam chatmon. All the way to the river bridge in Greenville. Might sound funny, but this music hits different when you are driving across those giant fields of the Mississippi delta and going through those poor little towns that "used to be". I don't know what you call it, but there's a strong feeling comes over you and you can't just shake it off. The good stuff!

  • @MichelleAhern-gr9zl
    @MichelleAhern-gr9zl Před měsícem +1

    How wonderful bless u him too.

  • @Freedomfighter76239
    @Freedomfighter76239 Před 5 lety +16

    Sam chatmon is pure, unadulterated musical expression

  • @MichelleAhern-gr9zl
    @MichelleAhern-gr9zl Před měsícem

    His voice is something its reminds ne of my nsn dhe could sing ! Even in her 9os she could wipe u ou5 with her voice I adored her I miss her so so much both my Grandmothers were musically gifted Musicans. Thku ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

  • @mrrlhale
    @mrrlhale Před 3 lety +5

    What a genuine talent.

  • @owasso8775
    @owasso8775 Před 5 lety +10

    I wish I could have music in my bones like him.

  • @jimgriffin8978
    @jimgriffin8978 Před 4 lety +2

    Placethis music in the history of USA....please dont loose it forever.

  • @johnhedges235
    @johnhedges235 Před 9 dny

    AIN"T NEVER BEEN DONE BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @geff4122
    @geff4122 Před 8 lety +37

    I've got goosebumps listening to this

  • @charleshuggins778
    @charleshuggins778 Před rokem +1

    Thats the Real Blues real simple and from the heart.Roll on blues man.

  • @1953SM
    @1953SM Před 5 lety +9

    Wow, he's great! I could listen to his music all day every day ! Damn, he made me cry !

    • @dimi9885
      @dimi9885 Před rokem

      same, I was almost crying halfway through the song

  • @mdy9746
    @mdy9746 Před 4 lety +11

    What a voice!!

  • @alexloweh1
    @alexloweh1 Před 4 lety +3

    Wow!!!!😀👍👍👍 I've just found my favourite blues singer!!!

  • @steventaylor9299
    @steventaylor9299 Před 5 lety +5

    Best sound ever absolute best.
    Thank you

  • @pisoipisoi7584
    @pisoipisoi7584 Před 3 lety +2

    romania`salute`you..,

  • @motorbikeTim1
    @motorbikeTim1 Před 2 lety

    56 people have spent thousands on lessons and hung it up when they heard Sam Chatmon play the blues. Cant blame em, this is the authentic stuff that they literally cannot teach you in the back room of the music shop.

  • @kaecake9575
    @kaecake9575 Před 10 dny

    These guys are my heroes

  • @mr.e1220
    @mr.e1220 Před 4 lety +4

    Soulful voice...cannot teach that!

  • @juddsadac7204
    @juddsadac7204 Před 5 lety +16

    that thumb is pure thunder...

    • @gabrielvidal6717
      @gabrielvidal6717 Před 5 lety +5

      judd sadac it’s made of steel from what I can hear and see. Damn this is good !

  • @lamaya6881
    @lamaya6881 Před 7 lety +5

    Clean music and natural sound. Ain`t gettin` no better! Ohhheeee

  • @daleskidmore1685
    @daleskidmore1685 Před 4 lety +1

    I have looked on YT so many times for this clip and never found it. I saw this on tv in a documentary on the blues, I think narrated by Alexis Korner back in the early 80s. It was worth the wait. I will be watching it a lot and sharing it. Thanks.

  • @joshwachtel
    @joshwachtel Před 7 lety +4

    I'm the 777th like - that seems fortuitous! But those 8 dislikes that made that possible... what, indeed, could you have been thinking? You must have accidentally pushed the wrong button. This is pure truth.

  • @CherokeeTwilight
    @CherokeeTwilight Před 8 lety +12

    Amazing would be an understatement. Wow !!!

  • @normc8169
    @normc8169 Před 5 lety +4

    Mr. Lomax how great this must have been to be there live.
    Just Awesome.

  • @dandaman5856
    @dandaman5856 Před 4 lety +2

    the old blues guy s aint got chit on this guy...very pleasing thanks Sam

  • @raleighwelborn1136
    @raleighwelborn1136 Před 3 lety +1

    This is original, true, genuine blues!

  • @vincentverhoog8312
    @vincentverhoog8312 Před 4 lety +7

    Sings like a canary! Fantastic, where are these musicians today

  • @mikeei954
    @mikeei954 Před 4 lety +2

    Wow first time hearing this absolute legend I'm in shock it's so raw. real .powerful .soulful . Just dam thanks for this

  • @bellgab
    @bellgab Před 8 lety +11

    Thanks for sharing these treasures.

  • @rudyfranco1009
    @rudyfranco1009 Před 5 lety +4

    Thanks for sharing the treasure.

  • @stephaniementis7509
    @stephaniementis7509 Před 3 lety +1

    I feel it 😌💞💞💞

  • @hotrodhotrod-wc3bu
    @hotrodhotrod-wc3bu Před 4 lety +3

    love this guy

  • @MisterCTLC
    @MisterCTLC Před rokem +1

    I Love Blues !!

  • @alexandrenikashannicolau9221

    RESPECT....

  • @gpa3080
    @gpa3080 Před 4 lety +1

    Wow. Thankyou, and wow.

  • @circlecloud11
    @circlecloud11 Před 6 lety +2

    Just beautiful

  • @mm111303
    @mm111303 Před rokem +1

    Pretty fire set from the living room chair if you ask me

  • @pantano207
    @pantano207 Před 8 lety +4

    Wonderful.

  • @tylerhurd9569
    @tylerhurd9569 Před 6 lety +13

    A legend. charley pattons half brother and a member of the sheiks. He had it till the end.

    • @toastedcarrot9667
      @toastedcarrot9667 Před 5 lety +2

      Is that a fact??

    • @bryanbridges2987
      @bryanbridges2987 Před 5 lety +6

      @@toastedcarrot9667 It is. I just looked it up and he really was.

    • @SlimDavenport
      @SlimDavenport Před 2 lety

      @@bryanbridges2987 No, probably not true. Source; the new paramount book of blues.

    • @klyoo2146
      @klyoo2146 Před 2 lety

      Yes he was.

  • @peskypesky
    @peskypesky Před 9 lety +6

    fantastic singer!!!

  • @jesuisravi
    @jesuisravi Před 6 lety +2

    great song, great singer

  • @pj-1888
    @pj-1888 Před 7 lety +3

    REAL MUSIC..!

  • @paulsnider9208
    @paulsnider9208 Před 8 lety +44

    Alan Lomax must surely be long dead by now, but I wonder if he was ever presented with some kinda award for his intrepid documentation of so many brilliant regional styles of American music. And just think: for every artist Lomax managed to record, there must be literally dozens and dozens of others who went forever unrecorded and unrecognized. I wonder if there are still any regionally distinctive styles of American roots music which haven't been homogenized by the forces of American consumer culture.

    • @jeffmead2935
      @jeffmead2935 Před 8 lety +3

      just discovered his work on here...fucking hats orfe to him fer sure mate

    • @arturiwinski725
      @arturiwinski725 Před 7 lety +16

      He's not dead for that long - Alan Lomax passed away in 2002. And oh yes, he was presented with many awards. Hell, he even chose music for voyager discs. That's quite something, isn't it?

    • @larryslemp9698
      @larryslemp9698 Před 6 lety +2

      Fantastic comment and questions!! My sentiments exactly!! And oh how very dreadful are the..........Forces of American Consumer Culture!!

    • @albahorsetraining6132
      @albahorsetraining6132 Před 5 lety +6

      I live in France, I acn tell you it's the same... wish I could do some of the same work with French deep culture before it disappears ... inspiring videos here ...

    • @tablature6121
      @tablature6121 Před 4 lety +5

      Alan came by it honestly. His father, John, was also a noted folk music archivist:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lomax
      Alan probably eclipsed his father in their never-ending quest for folk/roots music, but he had much better equipment to work with. John probably had better access to primary sources to work with, but lacked the high-tech recording equipment Alan had. Thank heavens for both, or who knows how much of this treasured music and its wonderful purveyors would have fallen away into oblivion.

  • @giovanirodrigues8370
    @giovanirodrigues8370 Před 11 lety +3

    it's so good

  • @patrickbaron1793
    @patrickbaron1793 Před 9 lety +1

    Thanks Alan

  • @ianstukenborg437
    @ianstukenborg437 Před 4 lety +5

    This is a really cool piece of history man, thanks a bundle for sharing it here! ( I got kind of giddy when I seen the "Pallet on the Floor" thing)

  • @aaronbrock9480
    @aaronbrock9480 Před 4 lety +1

    Fantastic!

  • @codeyhodges6380
    @codeyhodges6380 Před 4 lety

    Why why why does the whole world not know who this man is. This is a person that the world is missing. A voice and soul THAT is real as it gets

  • @AnalogOpher
    @AnalogOpher Před 7 lety +12

    Here is how not to blow your voice three years into your career, so you can wail like a banshee when you're a thousand years old. Tell that to some of your favourite rock singers.

  • @MsAscension1
    @MsAscension1 Před 4 lety

    Bless his voice sells it but his eyes don't.... love out to his SOUL X

  • @wilbersixxx583
    @wilbersixxx583 Před 4 lety

    amazing!!!!! cheers from Brasil

  • @nayrtnartsipacify
    @nayrtnartsipacify Před 3 lety +2

    The blues is all about why a man should be single

  • @johnbellinger6524
    @johnbellinger6524 Před 4 lety

    Thanks for saving the sound!

  • @muddrudder2656
    @muddrudder2656 Před 3 lety +1

    this man Sam and ol' popcorn should have met sometime in the past I hope

  • @lucasmedeiros6816
    @lucasmedeiros6816 Před 5 lety +1

    Me sinto mais vivo com esse clássico!!

  • @kaustuvdasgupta969
    @kaustuvdasgupta969 Před 7 lety +2

    This at the age of 81!!

  • @poopiepantsmcgee456
    @poopiepantsmcgee456 Před 5 lety +1

    Dayuum

  • @jimjamgriff6633
    @jimjamgriff6633 Před 2 lety

    this is music this tells a story not like the xxxx we get today

  • @2illlogic
    @2illlogic Před 2 lety

    The cicadas coming through in the background add an extra touch of authenticity to this recording.

  • @M_Faraday
    @M_Faraday Před 3 lety

    Amazing

  • @caniican
    @caniican Před 3 lety

    It's so uncanny as you get older in life you learned that some of the things that seem so simple are actually very complex and very difficult to do or receive it's a wonderful thing to learn about life and how to live better just through a seemingly simple Blues progression Melody and presentation. In the dictionary next to the term... In the pocket, is a picture of this gentleman playing that song :-) check it out

  • @JimGlover1
    @JimGlover1 Před 10 lety +1

    Great guitar playin’!

  • @Freedomfighter76239
    @Freedomfighter76239 Před 4 lety +6

    “There’s no way I can convince you woman, and I don’t care if I can”

  • @SilverLoggerhead
    @SilverLoggerhead Před 2 lety

    ❤❤❤

  • @StephenS-2024
    @StephenS-2024 Před 5 lety +1

    Yeah.

  • @armyreconm60
    @armyreconm60 Před 4 lety

    GODS GIFT TO THE WORLD

  • @thisgame2
    @thisgame2 Před rokem

    Ride the train thru the south. Play this music. Be at peace. You only have time. Stop acting dead and pay them some damn respect by living. That's what they would say.

  • @stevesatterwhite5141
    @stevesatterwhite5141 Před 9 lety +21

    He was one of The Mississippi Sheiks.

    • @jerryjames4090
      @jerryjames4090 Před 4 lety +2

      I wonder if many people who know about Sam Chatmon are even aware of that fact, and/or aware of the fact that Charley Patton is Sam Chatmons half-brother, and that Sam Chatmon is an Uncle to Memphis Slim(John Chatmon). WOW, what a musically gifted family! Having many videos of this naturally brilliant musician to watch on CZcams is a cherished musical blessing and a very valued treasure to the musical ear and soul.

    • @awsome1605
      @awsome1605 Před 3 lety

      This is amazing I was just listening to “Sitting on Top of the World” yesterday and had no idea, the blues has endless connections and that’s what’s so fun about it.

  • @cooleymac5712
    @cooleymac5712 Před 8 lety +1

    ((eehnowandagainandawonder)) beautiful

  • @superwinsargueta.9957
    @superwinsargueta.9957 Před 3 lety

    nice song

  • @rembrandtvanrijn8591
    @rembrandtvanrijn8591 Před 3 lety

    5 years before his death, and still his voice sounded like he what 40 years old

  • @Wilfredoviquez
    @Wilfredoviquez Před rokem +1

    Sam may have known Bessy Smith and Jimmy Rushing, he even sings a lot like them.

  • @suhadi4793
    @suhadi4793 Před 3 lety

    I thing im in heaven now

  • @shannonfishback8630
    @shannonfishback8630 Před 4 lety +6

    He put those shoes on special. Notice the dust on them. Also from a nurse perspective, he does not have congestive heart failure. ( Thin ankles)

    • @BlueRidgeMtns100
      @BlueRidgeMtns100 Před 4 lety +1

      I expect he normally wore work boots and put on his "dress slippers" for company and the camera.

    • @tonyfreeman1339
      @tonyfreeman1339 Před 3 lety +1

      I used to make shoes exactly like that.(Lewiston Maine).

  • @dandorman69
    @dandorman69 Před 4 lety +1

    This is insane

  • @cyrilusly
    @cyrilusly Před 10 měsíci +1

    Give peoples hugs it might be yours or thiers last one

  • @colleenhopkins4751
    @colleenhopkins4751 Před 6 lety +1

    luv dat hat

  • @lanetteandrews5461
    @lanetteandrews5461 Před rokem +1

    I’m curious about a picture I have of Sam from Festival of America Folk Life. Appears to be 1924.

  • @katiecates8624
    @katiecates8624 Před 4 lety

    👏👏💞💞💞💞

  • @ulricclayton3428
    @ulricclayton3428 Před 4 lety +2

    How come he never plays a wrong note? awesome

  • @sunny420canada8
    @sunny420canada8 Před 4 lety +20

    Yup these old timers should have been Rich living large instead they get ripped of by Eric Clapton Led Zepl The Doors The Stones and the rest they all made Millions on the Blues They Stole. Great Stuff Cheers From Canada.

    • @garygivens4733
      @garygivens4733 Před 4 lety

      @Robert Craig That's why it's called the blues.

  • @tammierose5043
    @tammierose5043 Před 4 lety +1

    I miss those orange carpeting

  • @kozak14041990
    @kozak14041990 Před 9 lety +2

    Чудовий дідусь

  • @martinellicock6577
    @martinellicock6577 Před 4 lety

    Damn, there a million questions I wanna ask this guy 😁