John Lee Hooker - Tupelo

This is a live performance by blues legend John Lee Hooker playing his classic song "Tupelo" live on acoustic guitar. The song is about an actual flood that occurred in the Mississippi Delta around 1936 and destroyed many homes and killed many people. The song captures the desperation, describes the mood and tension of the situation and tells of people turning to religion to save them from the flood.
It's a great sad and tragic song by Hooker. It shows just how powerful simple guitar playing and a voice like his turns out to be artistic and beautiful.
Floods, hurricanes and bad weather are often the subject of blues songs. As is also the case with "Hurricane Beulah" and "Texas Flood".
It's a really good song inspired by the tradition of self-accompanied Delta blues which Hooker mastered to perfection. This is a man in his element doing what he does best: Singing and playing the blues.

Enjoy ; )

Lightnin' Hopkins - Hurricane Beulah

This is an acoustic performance by blues legend Lightnin' Hopkins who, as mentioned in earlier posts, was an influence on Stevie Ray Vaughan and many other players.
Here he is performing an acoustic version of the song "Hurricane Beulah", a song about a real category 5 hurricane that hit America in 1967.
It's a great song and a great performance by Lightnin'. He a really good blues man, just him and his guitar that's all it takes, that's all he needs to be great.

Enjoy ; )