John Lee Hooker: It Serves Me Right to Suffer (1983)

Shot by Alan Lomax and crew at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, July 1983. For more information about the American Patchwork filmwork, Alan Lomax, and his collections, visit culturalequity.org. [05.01.39]

[@vincelambert3013]

Hot damn, this is it boys. A master at work! Thank you for the upload….I hope this video lives on for all future generations.

[@erpvb]

Thanks for this upload man ! Love it !!!

[@jimihd1]

thank alan lomax

[@petrvotava4345]

JLH is great. Is there some rhythm in this song or he playing free?

[@sheldonbeltran4002]

He playing free, but in cd has a great rhythm. The blues is sentimental, in this video JLH this soul is singing