Music video by Mississippi John Hurt performing You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley (Live). #MississippiJohnHurt #YouGotToWalkThatLonesomeValley #Vevo
I am 82 and have this song on an old record, maybe Folkways, maybe Smithsonian. I am so happy to actually see this. So thank you RU-vid for a wonderful contribution to humanity. There is so much music that I have found, that I never thought I would hear again. Oh, and I never thought that I would actually see the people making the music. Just wonderful.. It would cost a large fortune to have to buy this music.
I’m 71 and haven’t see 2 of my kids for over 20 years, I’ve visited that lonesome valley many times, BUT GOD who is rich in mercy has brought me to the mountain top to get a glimpse of Him! Praise Jesus, praise His holy name!!
The recent loss of the John Hurt museum brings me to tears. Such a humble and beautiful little tribute to this blues legend and it just couldn't last any longer. So sad 😢
You have to be kidding me.. this man was an absolute treasure, a source of pride not just for Mississippi, but every American. He was so humble and gracious and brimming with talent. His music has been helping me through low spots since I moved out into the world on my own, a kid in his teens.. I'm 35 now.. Anyways, hes my favorite blues man.. I'd love to sponsor a fitting tribute for him someday..
This song helped me to come to the realization that the troubles and tribulations my mother and I had were because we were in valleys of our own. It's also a beautiful reminder that the Lord is with us through it all.
I am convinced there has not been a single other person in the history of mankind who could play this song so beautifully.....it flows effortlessly from dude's soul.
@@robheerdink I simply cannot allow this "guilt by association" to perpetuate. John was in a class by himself....the "greatest" is not soiled with an "and"....John fused Delta and NMHCB...he was in a class by himself.
@@samuelsholder2789 yes i know that he will wait for meg,he is gone now,but i see his face in the sky every day i look up and consentrate and feel his soul very close to me.
That is a very good point. When I first listened to Mississippi John Hurt i thought he was playing a 12 string or with some extra strings at least, but it is his picking that makes it sound like double guitar.
start with Jesus! Honestly beg him....All kinds of religion...only one Christ Jesus..... Keep listening to Mississipi John and ask yourself what inspires him.
@@mikeagan6435 I teach fingerpicking so I've got the steady thumb AND Jesus. Every Sabbath that same Jesus plunks down on my sofa and I play guitar for him.
Yea thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me, you prepare a table before me in the presence of mine enemies, you anoint my head with oil. my cup overflows, surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the lord forever.
@@barristanselmy2758 not a fair or apt comparison. Billy Strings is a flat picker that plays blue grass, this is pure old school country with alternating bass. A more apt comparison, as far as the guitar picking goes, would actually be John Moreland, though what he does is mostly about his lyrics, his guitar playing is very steady and underated
Im in awe of the weatlh of vids and the people of different backgrounds, cultures and ages sharing cool music, art etc. Especially a historical gem like this guitarist.
This man’s purity dedication and love for music should be an example for all the empty souls that want to create corporate sing-alongs. Music is from the heart not from the pocket.
@@Jameslopez5682 I prefer to limit discussion to the RU-vid videos, to the music, rather than discuss my personal life. I do appreciate your polite inquiry, though. So, I offer a polite, but limited, answer. I am from the Blue Planet, Planet Earth, born in the United States.
Rings so true for me. I certainly walk that lonesome valley. I'm bipolar and a leper to society. I take comfort in John saying Jesus had to walk it too. God bless and keep you my fellow friends who suffer from my illness and depression. God translates my copious tears in prayers for you all. Mr. Hurt you heal. God bless you for you music and talent. Rest well in his arms.
Hey, Del. You may feel these ways; however, I believe you are a wonderful person in many ways. It is good to acknowledge things you are proud of for yourself. We must all walk our lonesome valley. Since we all walk alone truly we are all together. ❤️
@@janjansen7983 you are so right. I didn’t appreciate my people as much as I should’ve when they were still here. I teach my kids what they taught me. Hopefully they’ll teach their kids the same one day. May God bless you.
@@Chris-zx3wo yes,, Mr.Hurt was asking us to walk that lonsome valley while Mr. Johnson had a hell hound on his trail...so much depth in this art style.
To me, not just an aura… I find it so real. Listening to MJH is much better than going to church. Not a stitch of hypocrisy in him… something that the myriad of preachers I have heard over 67 years cannot claim.
Listen to his early stuff... so raw. "Some of these mornings going to wake up crazy Going to grab me a gun kill my baby Nobody's business but mine" Talk about being cancelled in today's ultra woke culture!!
@@Chris-zx3wo I'd say Robert Johnson got his sound mostly from Son House and Charley Patton, both of whom I like better than Robert Johnson. But I myself prefer the fingerpicking styles of guys like Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis and Blind Blake to the delta blues guys
Being from East Texas and whose ancestors came here from Mississippi in the early 1840s and which is still Southern in tradition, I can relate. It’s known derisively by some Texans in other areas of the State, mostly smug, self superior members of the media and academia as “The Pine Curtain”. Seems we are to be bound forever to carry the cross of racial relations for the rest of the nation who refuse to see their own hypocrisy. I refuse to, that’s an individual responsibility on both sides and doesn’t matter where one is from. Author William Faulkner said it best about being a native Mississippian and the South: “ It’s my Country, my native land and I love it, You don’t love because: you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.”
You must not know a lot of Christians, then. I could name quite a few people here who are "followers", but they support the death penalty, hate poor people, don't even want them in their churches. Don't donate to charity, etc.
There’s something about him that reminds me of my pastor, and of other older people that love the Lord like my great aunt. They have this aura of gentleness and wisdom and love, and it COMMANDS your respect, and it’s hard to capture. You can’t emulate it, it’s something that only comes when you’ve been through that lonesome valley with Jesus. Just that comforting grandparent figure.
Jack White sent me here. (He sang "Did you hear John Hurt?") I wish in 2019 a miracle would happen and music would return to this. This also reminds me of my dad who passed away seven years ago when he always played guitar at the little church we went to. God bless this music and God bless this man.
Of course Tom Paxton sang it as well. That's where Jack White probably learned it. "Did You Hear John Hurt?" was a song written in honour of John by Tom Paxton. I'm not familiar with Jack White, but if he sang this song, I'm sure he must have good taste. David Essig and Happy Traum also wrote wonderful songs about John Hurt.
Hello 👋 Charlotte. How are you doing? Hope you are fine, I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado. Where you are from? You seem like a real country girl
“I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever- the Spirit of truth … I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you” (John 14:16-18).
[Chorus] You got to walk, that lonesome valley Well, you got to walk, it for yourself Ain't nobody else, can walk it for you You got to walk, that valley for yourself Verse] My mother had to walk, that lonesome valley Well, she had to walk, it for herself There's nobody else, can walk it for you Yes, she had to walk, a'that valley for herself [Chorus] Oh yes, you got to walk, that lonesome valley Well, you got to walk, it for yourself There's nobody else, can walk it for you You got to walk... [Verse] My father had to walk, that lonesome valley He had to walk, it for his'self There's nobody else, can walk it for him A'he had to walk... [Verse] Oh, Jesus had to walk that lonesome valley He had to walk, it for His'self There's nobody else, could walk it for Him He had to walk, that valley for His'self [Chorus] Oh yes, you got to walk, that lonesome valley Well, you got to walk, it for yourself There's nobody else, can walk it for you You got to walk, that valley for yourself
He was a master of the guitar. I never get tired of listening to his music. I have been a fan for over 50 years, since my early teens. I wish I could have met him.
