R.L. Burnside and family: Boogie instrumental (1978) 

This was grandpa’s backyard every Friday night, accordions, guitars, bass, vocals, harmonica, everyone at some point throughout the night would jump in with their talent. Just good Ol’ southern family shindig. I miss the days before the stupid smart phones. Nobody engages with each other anymore. I don’t think I’ve seen my kid’s eyes in years, they just don’t look into your eyes no more. Cold place.

you have got to love that kid drumming...

And that boy kept that beat......for 6 days solid....so they kept on jammin' .

This is the good life. All the money in the world can't buy you this feeling

No fancy dresses, no lightshow, no VIP lounge, just pure music. Wonderful.

Can't even see over the drum set and he's KILLIN'IT.

I've been sitting here for 15 min trying to think of something intelligent to say and I'm just awe struck by this wonderful man and his family... Thank you from my whole heart. I feel blessed just to hear this.🙏🙏

Well this is basically the coolest shit ive ever seen.

And here I was, a little eight-year-old kid just discovering Chuck Berry and Kiss. Now in my fifties, I find R. L. Burnside and the deep soul-moving blues of the Northern Mississippi Hill Country. I thank God for these musicians and for Alan Lomax, for making damn sure we never forget the blues and the traditional folk, hillbilly, and bluegrass players. May their creations last forever!

people, what we got here? Look at this, it's pure gold of humanity

That youngin' on the skins was born right on time

RL Burnside was a truely gifted musicain who had the uncanny ability to sound like two or three guitarists playing simultaneously.

The coolest kid ever captured on film

I still cant get over this kid on the drums! Hes solid!!!😎

Its nice to see people listening amd enjoying themselves instead of being glued to their phones recording instead of living in the moment

A "rich" man.

For the rest of that kid's life, I bet everytime he heard a beat he could feel his mama's hand patting his arm. Damn.

I watch this at least 3-4 times a month. Damn I am glad this recording is preserved, and appreciate everyone who is present in this recording so much.

Just like the old days man. Sitting on Albert's porch jamming for hours and hours.

I love it when RL smiles when he knows hes grand boy got it!

If you loved this, and I know you did, go out and buy one of Mr Burnside’s CD’s. Support his family and share this amazing artist’s gift with your friends and family. I love his 2004 release “A Bothered Mind.” It just does not get any better.

I could watch this on a loop for about eight hours, man.

gotta be one of the greatest family grooves ever....

For most of us watching this amazing and, important archival film, it will likely be the most amazing video we view the day we watch it...for the Burnside family and friends it was just "another Sunday afternoon jamming on a chord!" His son on the drums is around 7 here...his simple and super effective (almost hypnotic) drumming is in pretty much infallible time with the nuanced pocket groove cutting RL space/time to wander (if he had chosen to). I get the feeling that he is kinda edumacating his son on pocket groove drumming here. It's pretty much a yawner for those assembled because they have a great understanding of the "process" and, the various techniques that are drilled into you as you travel through the establishment of your own chops. Cedric Burnside is a great drummer now.

NO damn studio shit but sound so good to the soul

Was NOT prepared to see that kid drumming. This is so awesome

This is the coolest thing i've seen in my life

Duwayne Burnside on drums,Cedric is the little one in diapers,the baby girl in RL's wife's arms (i think) is Tangala (a grand daughter)..the little boy is the red shirt is Micheal Bobo! I love this clip!

You know I can't tell you how long I've loved this vid, I'm just a poor southern boy from SOUTH LONDON 🤩😍🇬🇧💯🙏, HIS GRANDSON HERE IS STILL PLAYING ✌️🙏💯 BLESS HIM 👍🤩🥰🙏

C'est super 👍 bon . Je n' arrête pas d'écouter . C'est Exil men Street des stones . Très bonne découverte formidable ❤❤❤ merci You Tube 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thank you Alan Lomax! R.L’s grandson Cedric is in the pocket on the drums. A good drummer can fill all the spaces with fancy flourishes. A great drummer knows the power of negative space. Notice how he nails the stop at 2:27. You gotta love the first shot of him… barefoot and so small that he’s hidden behind the drum kit. Family Boogie indeed! Cedris went on to play guitar and is still laying down soulful blues tracks. . Here’s R.L. Burnside doing his ‘See my jumper hanging on the line’ in 1978. Also filmed by Alan Lomax. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-K_DOnKJ232M.html&start_radio=1 And here’s Duwayne Burnside covering his dad’s song 40 years later in 2018. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p9AjU-rXJ4c.html R.L. Burnside passed at age 80 in 2005, but as we see here, his music lives on. Cedric Burnside keeps the North County, Mississippi hill-style blues alive. As does Alan Lomax to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. In fact, if you’re grateful for being able to see this, I urge you to see the box to the right of this video for the non-profit Association for Cultural Equity, and make a donation to keep the blues alive! The Lomax Digital Archive is a FREE repository of over 20,000 recordings made by folklorist Alan Lomax. This video has had 781,187 views … as of July 3, 2022 they have raised $12.00. REALLY? Step up to the plate and Keep the blues alive!

Ez nagyon jó volt. Köszönöm szépen.

The definition of effortless cool and groove right there

yes, a true master, visceral musician and his traditional folk music

I come back to this to remind me of the simple honest joy of being alive. The Burnside family are gold for my tired old soul. Thanks Viva Terlingua

Good times and good music down in Mississippi . Great to see this , its awesome to see his family together and happy ... most families now dont interact at all , everyone is sitting around looking miserable on their shitty devices . One of the last of the real bluesman...

Reminds me of my granddaughter at the young age of four years old playing the drums while her daddy was playing bass on his guitar 🎸..."HELL YEAH" 👍🏾 👍🏾 👍🏾

A phenomenal young percussionist

Good lord that's a lot of kids. That's one fertile bluesman.

Very nice party, and best music, play with the heart.

This video is a damn treasure, what I would give to have been there.

I don't want to live in a world where this only has 11,000 likes.

It's a family affair...BOOGIE CHILLEN!!!

Love me some Mississippi blues

Made my day seeing this, what a drummer

I gave up cigarettes in the early 90's and spent my money on R.L. Burnside CD's. thank you all. You are the best.

Pure joy.The smiles and the groove is just infectious.Thank you Mr Burnside and family.

This how the world should live good tunes and good pepole ☺

Not only was this an aural & visual treat of the highest order but also it's fantastic to read all of the comments from everyone else who's had their hearts warmed by this footage.

Musik für die seele danke mr burnside eine legende

Thank you Alan Lomax for capturing these priceless artist that would otherwise been lost to history. RIP to you and R.L. Bless you both.

Simply wonderful.

This is the best jam, the young drummer is in contact with his ancestors with those natural amazing beats.

this is extraordinary

To vendo essa maravilha aqui de São Paulo Brasil e o que posso dizer é que isso é o blues verdadeiro. MARAVILHOSO!!!!!!!!!!!

Love that ✊

Thank you very much. Blues music always makes me feel better, I don't know why

I case u needed a reason to smile with the Blues tonight Raw artistic expressions shared communally to enrich the lives of The People This Reminds me of my GrandFather playing the Blues every Sunday after the grind of a week and at basement parties Why I love Africa and Africans

One of the best tracks from the Lomax archives ever

National treasure right here

I remember being on the car port just like that down in Georgia, wearing the same CAT hat in the early 80's while my uncle played the blues....the good ol days!

This is the Blues right here

Now this is real blues right here man. Nothing like it on earth.

I like it. All family feeling the music !!

been coming back to this for a year now, and I'm still amazed by his flow and his loose, free strumming.

Lovely family.

Love me some R.L. Burnside, The kid is flawless too

Raw and wholesome. Genuine.

A beautiful soul and beautiful time in life that can never be replaced. Absolutely wonderful

I love listening to his music

This video makes me extremely proud to be African. We have a beautiful soul and rhythm comes so naturally to us, while it seems complex to others.

Can’t think of a concert I’d rather go to… I would rather sit and watch these folks for a few hrs

Such a blessed family... i love when the baby puts his hand on her cheek to say Look at me!😊

This is the spirit of all rock music 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Awesome drummer. It really moves me!

This is what ZZ Hill meant when he wrote Down Home Blues... Love the old school Florida State jersey on the drummer!!

Now I'm gonna to tune E1 to D and play some blues on my stratocaster. Thank you from Poland. Love this root blues.

Awesome Family ! Love the Little Man on the Drums , bad to the Bone !

this is one of the greatest videos i have ever seen.

Lucky and talanted drummer. Love Burnside.

His grandson is still playing drums to this day.

Cedric is amazing in those drums totally locked in!

Little man has the natural groove & sense for timing. Something you get at birth, not something you learn. Awesome footage!

Raw down-home music, Yea man

Classic example of American life as we know and love, bless that moment in time, the treasures of our memories!😀👍

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked!

if it ever gets any better than this...well, you better enjoy that moment.

Saw him at the Cluny Newcastle Uk back in 2007. What a privilege!!

La rythmique vient de vous Le son vient de vous La musique vient de vous Merci 🙏

Mr RL Burnside rules love his tunes set back drink some good ol' mountain Dew (shine) and turn up Mr RL Burnside you rock brother god bless

After seeing this I bought every R.L Burnside cd I could find on amazon... this is great. Thankyou

Kick ass boogie.😊

The boy's beat is as accurate as a metronome

Thank you!

This is beyond cool. No technogarble, pumped up studio reverb. Music. Thank you.

Absolutley Beautiful

That CAT hat on drummer classic, old soul music I luv it I could listen and live with these cool ppl no problem

❤ awesome, just beautiful

This is the closest thing to trance music we have in America - like the gnawa circles in Morocco, drums and gimbri, hours & hours through night into morning..

RL burnside is underrated....hecis so good! Mamma mia