Howlin' Wolf Defines the Blues While Slamming Son House + "Meet Me In The Bottom"

Cris Portillo Jr. January 26, 2011 at 1:14am

There is other videos from the same session I think where you can clearly see Son House loungin' and dancin' it the background so maybe you just can't see Son House. Wolf is my hero and he's a wise man.

Keni Lee Burgess January 24, 2011 at 7:06am

Woody Mann who apparently had the opportunity to meet many of these old timers, told me that they often did not get along and where very competitive about their playing. I also heard this about the Newport Folk festival. There is footage of Skip James performing while Son House is sitting on stage too, just chatting away. I would assume alcohol is fueling this banter too. Enjoy.

Mark Bliss January 24, 2011 at 2:10am

He was telling someone that they had a chance to do something with their life but just loved the whiskey too much. That person just keeps on talking smack in the background, is that maybe Son House? I dont know.

Love the tune though.

Noisemaker59 January 23, 2011 at 10:52pm

Ahhh.. THE WOLF!!! One of my ALL TIME FAVORITES... thanks for posting. The Son House reference may be Wolf's rant about what the blues are in his opinion as opposed to:

Mad Mike's CBG's January 23, 2011 at 6:31pm

One of my favorite videos...

Norm Fasey January 23, 2011 at 3:39pm

Me neither? The title comes from the original poster on YouTube

Uncle John January 23, 2011 at 2:30pm

Great, Norm. I like the wolf. But I don't get how he was slamming Son House. ?

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Howlin' Wolf Defines the Blues While Slamming Son House + "Meet Me In The Bottom"

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