And the true great is Big Walter on harmonica. There are 4 faces on the Chicago blues harp Mount Rushmore and two names: Little Walter, Big Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson I and Sonny Boy Williamson II.
I saw a comment you dropped on "Nickelodeon - Classic Ident / Bumper Compilation (1984 - Early 2000)" by Atomora Archive and I think you should watch "A better schedule for Nickelodeon's main block" by Evan Rosman.
Does anyone know if we're listening to Big Walter Horton here (apparently wasn't actually on set for long) or Joe Berson (the harp playing you actually hear in the movie)?
Not according to the source of all true knowledge; Wikipedia! Apparently it's Horton on camera but he got bored with how long the filming process takes and so abandoned the set, and was overdubbed by Joe Berson later.
Great that this exists. That "SNL sketch movie" was certainly a miracle, it is legit up there with the best films of all time. I loved it as a kid, but now it feels even more magical because I've listened to and learned to appreciate all those musicians that just keep popping up as the movie goes on. "We already have the best band ever, but how about we also put James Brown, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Lee Hooker and Cab Calloway in to perform musical numbers?" It sounds like a fantasy, but it actually happened.
Canned Heat did an album with Hooker. It was "Hooker n' Heat". Big album, Alan, Bob, Fido and the band, pretty sure I could be wrong, but I don't think so.
This version with sound filtered is great ! I saw that movie in the 80's and i think is the best american film of music ever make. Blues releaf my soul. Thanks for share it.❤
A number of years ago my wife wanted us to do a couples massage at a spa in downtown. So we went, it was nice, and coming out we were looking for something to do next and I suggested we walk a few blocks to Buddy Guy’s. Sure enough, maybe the first or second song the band played was this one. I told my wife, “We went to your spa, this is mine.”
Another bad man, reminds me of those hole in the walls, had a good time, fish fry chicken plate, jukebox and a stiff shot of that mon-key 😆 gips place, red wolf lol 😆 😋 yeah baby!
One of those cases where the first version of a song i heard is still my favourite. Back in the days of yore I recorded the film on VHS (remember them?) when it aired on TV (shitty quality to begin with), and then pulled the song onto cassette (remember them?). Cool to hear this version of the song complete and pure. However, to me it feels almost incomplete without the sound of the sizzling sausages at one point.
JLH was the 3rd blues artist I saw live, in performance; 1st, B.B. King at a dinner club, then, Muddy Waters twice, at a university theatre & finally, John Lee Hooker, in a subterranean blues dive...the best kinda ambience! We were only a couple of yards away, post-high school girls were literally swooning for him. This was only a couple of years after this movie, Hooker had his mojo working overtime...a real bluesman, in full command‼️ Years later, my sister's colleague gave her a photo for myself, from her best friend, who was married to JLH. He was posing on his driveway, in front of his new Cadillac. Weekly, I learned he'd jam with a group of women, at their home. 🇨🇦
Somebody out there on the internet introduced me to the concept of leaving a comment only for the reason that when someone else comments it will remind me to come back to this gem of a post. Thank you John
3:01 You can just see how Dan and John are just memorized by being in Hooker's presence. Anyone with a passion, doesn't matter what it is, from guitar playing to martial arts to cooking to tennis to painting, knows the awe of being in the presence of a power house in their passion like JL Hooker.
Sweet home Chicago is by far the best song in the movie. Perfectly suited the ‘chase’ on the way to the county assessor’s office. “The use of deadly force in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers, has been approved…..” brilliant.
Not the best. She caught the kathy is so much better. Sad thing it is right at the opening. The audience is too busy getting sucked up by the movie instead of listening to the music
One literally can hear and feel the fun they had playing that song ... what a beautiful version of an already mighty song ! Thanks for finding and uploading !
One of my favorite movies of all time. I cannot count the number of times I have watched this movie. Every day when it was out on VHS! Everyday sometimes 2 or 3 times a day.
