I jammed with Luther Allison and the Headhunters at Max's Kansas City back in 1975.He called people up from the audience to come up on stage and jam, I played drums and my friend played harp on one song, It was great He is the best blues guitarist .
his voice blows me away. just something about a B3 and electric guitar and that snare out front makes it pure American blues and so damn soulful. i should of been born black
To think I saw this guy in a small club in Detroit years ago still amazes me. Christ, I think he was wearing the same shirt. He deserved so much more than what he got from the music industry it's a shame. Now you've got no talent punks makin millions that arn't fit to carry Luthers, or his band gig bags.
I so agree with you.... I don't know how I found one of his fans, but i posted this somewhere other than facebook and got a response from a guy in Chicago, who had just discovered Luther in 2017!!! and was amazed.
JC joined our band in 1980 after leaving Luther. Our first night he did a back flip off stage onto a grand piano. After several battles of will, and six years of playing, we became sole mates. Jim died 3 years ago. Ironically, in Madison Wi w/ brain cancer as Luther did. I hope they are having a jamb in the heavens.
Sure do...Luther and I used to perform alternate nights weekly at a westside Chicago blues bar before his departure to Europe early 70's. Wednesday was my recurring night and another his. We go way back together with highest mutual respect. Attending his funeral procession ceremony reminded me of so many unforgettable performance memories.
first time i saw him ws in Cleveland, early '70's then much later in the 90's i guess just prior to his unfortunate demise, he came to NYC and I was soooo glad I could watch and listen one more time. Just the same!
My ex husband played drums in his band during several different time periods, here in the States and in Europe. I first saw Luther at The Nitty Gritty in Madison WI in the early 70s. Cover charge was 75 cents.
Luther was Buried on His Birthsday! Amazing Performer. Was lucky enough to see him perform in one of his 4 hour-concerts april 20th 1996. Luther ended up playing the Drums and the drummer was ordered up to the mic by Luther The drummer improvised a song and played a killer guitar! so did his Guitar tech who got the chance to play a little when changing Luthers guitars Truely missed on the Blues Stage today. In my opinion Lucky Peterson is one of the few of Luther Allison-dimensions today !
Totally Amazing! I wonder why this video has only been watched a little over 2100 times? Not only is video of Luther Allison rare but this is an amazing song and performance to boot!
@@TheYankeeGardener some people have short attention spans, which can make a song seem long-winded and portentous in their minds. That's my full answer to your question... Have a great day 🌞
Voyage au pays du Blues (6) Avec cette 6ème étape arrive la première "star", Luther Allison. Un bluesman qui pour moi s'est amélioré avec l'âge. De fait sur cette première vidéo proposée il est à son meilleur. J'aurais préféré que cela fusse "Give Me Back My Wig" où je le trouve sublime mais je me tiens à ma règle "la première vidéo proposée".
@TheYankeeGardener They had another one (maybe of the same concert or similar) on for a long time. Then it was taken off and I was very upset. I was glad to see this one on.
Jim, there is a version on RU-vid of "It Hurts Me Too" by Luther recorded by Canadian Television during a performance in Montreal in 1997 shortly before his death. In that video he is playing what appears to be a Les Paul guitar, but it has "f" holes in it, and I've never seen one that did. It's definitely NOT a 335 because there's no double cut-away. RU-vid won't let one post a URL link in its comments section or I'd lead you to the vid; you could search for it though.
Luther be bending those strings and knocking them guitars out of tune. Always changes guitars once or twice a show. Loved his chord changes. The REAL blues
