Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson

Enjoying some Friday Night Luther Blues ♫ ....   Love it!!!    XoXoX

Flovia a écrit:Hi Barbara!      So nice to read you down here!
It's such a great privilege for us to welcome you!   

Hope your sister DeDe (with whom I stay in touch) will join us soon too!

Meanwhile, let me seize this fine opportunity to request both of you some Luther Snakeboy's photos sharing. Or some little anecdotes regarding your dad's career, if you please... It's up to you!

Really think Snakeboy Johnson's musical talent deserves all that kind of tributes!  

Gratefully yours in advance! Best regards.

Hello,

Hope all is well with you.

I only have ONE sister and she lives in Detroit. My daddy Lucious, (Luther Georgia/Snake Boy Johnson) has one and ONLY one LEGAL daughter and that is me. It's unfortunate this other individual feels the need to be known using my father's name and contacting individuals giving false info and or trying to pass her self off as ME. Brinson is NOT her name!!! NOT COOL. Giving wrong info about my daddy is not cool either.

Since this forum is about my daddy, I will leave it at that. If anyone wants to contact me please feel free to do so.

Thank you again for keeping my daddy's name, music accomplishments alive. My daddy was a great man who passed away way to soon. Yes I have pictures of my daddy & I, these photos are not taped together or cut & paste, I have the real deal.

I don't take lightly when folks have to lie to be known, as I was lied to by the same person who is NOT my sister.

What is important to me is the correct info regarding my daddy is posted. His Legacy is passed from generations to generations. I so appreciate all the love from all regarding my daddy.

I've update my photo and as anyone can see I am the spitting image of my daddy.

Thanks much xoxoxo♥♥

Barbara Ann

 

Don't you think  it's better to let that rest where it is, Barbara Ann & Deborah ?
Each one has given her point of view and that's enough I guess.
In my opinion, and moreover coming from ladies, it would be ridiculous to pursue in such a bad way.
Now let's talk about Luther Johnson ! In a better frame of mind, please... As your father's memory should be celebrated !

luther's-daughter a écrit:

Flovia a écrit:Hi Barbara!      So nice to read you down here!
It's such a great privilege for us to welcome you!   

Hope your sister DeDe (with whom I stay in touch) will join us soon too!

Meanwhile, let me seize this fine opportunity to request both of you some Luther Snakeboy's photos sharing. Or some little anecdotes regarding your dad's career, if you please... It's up to you!

Really think Snakeboy Johnson's musical talent deserves all that kind of tributes!  

Gratefully yours in advance! Best regards.

Hello,

Hope all is well with you.

I only have ONE sister and she lives in Detroit.  My daddy Lucious, (Luther Georgia/Snake Boy Johnson) has one and ONLY one LEGAL daughter and that is me.  It's unfortunate this other individual feels the need to be known using my father's name and contacting individuals giving false info and or trying to pass her self off as ME. Brinson is NOT her name!!! NOT COOL.  Giving wrong info about my daddy is not cool either.  

Since this forum is about my daddy, I will leave it at that.  If anyone wants to contact me please feel free to do so.

Thank you again for keeping my daddy's name, music accomplishments alive.  My daddy was a great man who passed away way to soon.  Yes I have pictures of my daddy & I, these photos are not taped together or cut & paste, I have the real deal.  

I don't take lightly when folks have to lie to be known, as I was lied to by the same person who is NOT my sister.

What is important to me is the correct info regarding my daddy is posted.  His Legacy is passed from generations to generations.  I so appreciate all the love from all regarding my daddy.  

I've update my photo and as anyone can see I am the spitting image of my daddy.

Thanks much xoxoxo♥♥

Barbara Ann

Hi Barbara Ann,

In my own opinion most of your response is especially out of context. Sorry, Barbara Ann...

As Jipes told you both, on another topic, here is a music forum, not a place to settle 'family' disputes.

We ain't concerned about any conflicts of heredity. rights of heirs, or legatees. Those ones are private matters between Deborah and you, Barbara Ann. And none of us will venture to side with one or the other.

Who really cares to know which one is the legal daughter ?  Nobody here, I'm sure !
It definitely doesn't interest us to know what are your respective last names, too.

As Georgia boy's fans we would prefer that each of you talk about your dad's career instead of reading naughty words such as 'lie' , 'legal', 'false info', and so on...

Unfortunelately I'm starting to realize that none of you is ready today to talk about Luther Snakeboy Johnson's life, mention some nice memories of your father, or share never-seen-before photos of him. I'm very sad to see this.
But I keep on hoping  you will in a future time...

Yes I agree and my apologies for getting out of line.

video removed from youtube

Blues_Souvenir a écrit:

Oups
this video does not work.... bref vidéo pas disponible !

Merci pour ces vidéos....

Blues_Souvenir a écrit:

I love his soulful voice

J'aime sa voix Soul

Oups  
this video does not work.... bref vidéo pas disponible !

Merci pour ces vidéos....
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Bonjour Rondo! I removed the video Honey Bee from above it has been removed from YouTube. Thanks for letting me know.  I was able to see the video "Catfish Blues"... let me know if you are not able to view this one, I will repost. Merci

Blues_Souvenir a écrit:

A very nice live video, indeed! Funky soul way of playing and singing the blues, too!  

This is the first time I can see Luther 'Snake Boy' playing guitar in such a close-up shot*. Quite interesting to watch his finger guitar playing (especially without using any mediator pick). Great stuff!!!

I wonder on what french TV channel it was broadcasted? At that 1971-80 time, I was regularly following television programs devoted to rock-pop music but don't remember to have seen it.

And I don't really think it was filmed in France 1973. Maybe more in 1972, I guess, when Luther was recording in Bienne (Switzerland), on November the 27th (the same year), for Sonny Thompson actually appears playing piano on this ''Woman don't lie'' & ''Somebody loan me a dime'' gig , as same as noted on the Black & Blue album 'Born in Georgia' too.
Therefore we may presume probable other performing musicians of this short set are Emmett Sutton on bass & Bill Warren on drums, as also noted on 'Born in Georgia' credits (but unlike Thompson, I don't know their faces, sorry...).
But these two public takes are not the same as those recorded on the LP (which ones are longer versions, and not performed on stage, it seems).
So the mystery remains...
Anyway, thanks a lot for sharing, Dede!!!


* Another gig where Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson previously appeared, this time with The Muddy Waters Blues band, shot during the American Folk Blues festival 1968, in Copenhagen:



Line-up: Muddy Waters/ guitar & vocals; Otis Spann/ keyboard; Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson/ guitar; Pee Wee Madison/guitar; Sonny Wimberley/bass; SP Leary/drums; Paul Hoscher/harmonica

Jipes a écrit:I love his soulful voice

J'aime sa voix Soul

Amo la sua voce soul
Me gusta su soul voz
Ich habe seine soul stimme gern
Comment j'kiffe trop son flow de négro

I love his soulful voice

J'aime sa voix Soul [/quote]

Merci - I totally agree! I really love this video and everything about it,,, his sort of rustic like voice and watching his fingers move from string to string... wow! Just watching him...,,, swag / butin.. cool composure / calme

Always, Love & Respect
DeDe

Flovia a écrit:

A very nice live video, indeed! Funky soul way of playing and singing the blues, too!  

This is the first time I can see Luther 'Snake Boy' playing guitar in such a close-up shot*. Quite interesting to watch his finger guitar playing (especially without using any mediator pick). Great stuff!!!

I wonder on what french TV channel it was broadcasted? At that 1971-80 time, I was regularly following television programs devoted to rock-pop music but don't remember to have seen it.

And I don't really think it was filmed in France 1973. Maybe more in 1972, I guess, when Luther was recording in Bienne (Switzerland), on November the 27th (the same year), for Sonny Thompson actually appears playing piano on this ''Woman don't lie'' & ''Somebody loan me a dime'' gig , as same as noted on the Black & Blue album 'Born in Georgia' too.
Therefore we may presume probable other performing musicians of this short set are Emmett Sutton on bass & Bill Warren on drums, as also noted on 'Born in Georgia' credits (but unlike Thompson, I don't know their faces, sorry...).
But these two public takes are not the same as those recorded on the LP (which ones are longer versions, and not performed on stage, it seems).
So the mystery remains...
Anyway, thanks a lot for sharing, Dede!!!


* Another gig where Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson previously appeared, this time with The Muddy Waters Blues band, shot during the American Folk Blues festival 1968, in Copenhagen:



Line-up: Muddy Waters/ guitar & vocals; Otis Spann/ keyboard; Luther 'Snake Boy' Johnson/ guitar; Pee Wee Madison/guitar; Sonny Wimberley/bass; SP Leary/drums; Paul Hoscher/harmonica

You have some very valid points Flovia... You know your Blues! Thanks for the post of the 1968 video! I first saw the Copenhagen Jazz Festival video when I visited my dad's family in Atlanta a few years back, and had to have a copy, so I bought the DVD off Amazon as soon as I returned home. Merci !!

mud a écrit:ok flovia je verrai ça mais un cd de luther johnson existe aussi avec ce titre là non?
je ne sais plus dans quelle collection en tous les cas j'adore cet artiste et son blues profond enfin je crois que c'était pas trop un comique

Oui, oui, l'album 'Lonesome in my bedroom' existe aussi en CD.
Il y a la version Black & Blue de 1987, avec, pour l'occasion, 11 titres (au lieu des 8 initiaux), dont 3 inédits ('She's my babe', 'They call me the popcorn man', 'Please give me that love'), tous enregistrés aux studios Barclay, le 18 Décembre 1975, à Paris.
Et puis, une réédition CD sous licence de chez Evidence (label US/ 1992), toujours avec les mêmes 11 titres, et un personnel identique; ainsi qu'une publication des éditions Atlas – collection 'Les génies du blues' (même track listing/ sortie 1993) ;

Et enfin, le CD de l'album 'They call me the popcorn man' édité dans la collection 'Blues reference' (toujours chez Black & blue/1999) et qui comprend 13 titres dont les 11 déjà parus sur le CD Black & blue 'L.i.m.b.', plus deux morceaux supplémentaires ('Got my mojo working' - autre inédit, et une 2è prise de 'They call me the popcorn man'), l'ensemble toujours enregistrés à Paris, le 18 Déc 1975.

Pas trop un comique, dis-tu, Mud ? Je n'en sais trop rien... Il ne semblait cependant pas dépourvu d'humour, comme le laisse par exemple entrevoir le texte d'  'Impressions from France', composé au pied levé.
Après, peut-on seulement envisager de jouer le blues sans un minimum de vague à l'âme ?
Mais j'imagine malgré tout fort bien que le cancer le rongeant à cette époque ne devait pas spécialement le réjouir. Néanmoins, cela ne l'empêchait pas de se montrer souriant sur une quasi totalité des clichés où il apparaissait.

J'ai lu sur le 'Blindman's blues forum' qu'il carburait au whisky et au lait (d'après le témoignage d'un de ses compagnons de sessions)

Blind Willie Régis a écrit: Merci à tous les 2 car l'écoute et la découverte de Luther "Snake Boy" Johnson sont en train de faire mon bonheur en ce lundi soir ! J'alterne entre des pistes de l'album que vous mentionnez "lonesome in my bedroom" et des pistes de "born in Georgia" et de "get down to the nitty gritty".

Ravie que le blues du 'Snake' te plaise! Ces trois albums offrent déjà une large palette des talents de l'artiste, puisque bien différents les uns des autres. 'Get down to the nitty gritty' fut, pour sa part, enregistré live lors d'un passage à la station radio WCMF (Rochester - NY), alors que Luther était déjà bien malade.


Je profite de l'occasion pour joindre la bande de cet album



Et aussi remplacer les clichés disparus.

L'album ''Born in Georgia'' est aussi disponible en écoute intégrale sur le tube:



Ainsi que son "They call me the snake"




Et le "'Chicken shack' featuring Luther Johnson with the Muddy Waters blues band"

En en cherchant davantage sur Luther je suis tombé sur ce site avec une discographie pas à pas qui est intéressante

http://www.blues-sessions.com/luthersbjohnson.php

Ah oui, sympa! Merci pour l'info, JP. Le site présente l'énorme avantage d'être clairement traité et agréablement présenté.
Et il semble déjà bien achalandé. J'y retournerai!
J'aimerais aussi beaucoup savoir qui en est l'auteur. (Gérard Herzhaft?)

En y repensant, si Odé, pg et moi-même avions pu disposer d'un tel document à l'époque où nous nous sommes intéressés à Luther 'SB/GB' Johnson, nos recherches en eussent été grandement facilitées. Seulement voilà, il était encore loin d'exister, nos seules références se résumant aux traductions de vagues bio, et autres bribes glanées au dos des pochettes.
L'encyclopédie d'Herzhaft elle-même ne comportait que quelques lignes à son sujet, mettant uniquement en exergue les LP  'Born in Georgia' & 'Lonesome in my bedroom'.

A mon sens, en dehors de sa concision, cette page sur Luther ne présente guère d'informations supplémentaires par rapport à la nôtre, si ce ne sont quelques précisions de patronymes, de prénoms ou de sobriquets en rapport au line-up originel de la formation  L.J., dont celles du  guitariste Mark 'Frisco' Evangelos, du bassiste 'Killer' Carter et celle du batteur Again 'Tuffy' Kimble, que, pour ma part, je suis contente d'enfin connaître.  

Après, je ne partage pas systématiquement la critique faite des albums en question. C'est tellement une affaire de goûts et de ressentis qu'il serait vain d'ergoter...
Néanmoins, cette lecture ravive mon envie de mettre la main sur les deux LP  'Victoria Spivey record productions' des ''Bluemen of Muddy Waters Chicago blues band'' (volume 1 & 2, respectivement de 1966 et 1968) que je n'ai pas encore réussi à dénicher.  

A noter que les premiers singles du Snake "Eenie Meenie Minie Moe" et "The twirl" sont à présent audibles sur le tube.

https://youtu.be/UQ0IcHaUkLY

https://youtu.be/EN1tGlyRlBw

en disant comique je ne visais pas son sens de l'humour mais sa musique - c'est très sombre et tu sais quoi je me suis régalé " blues in my bedroom " merci à toi Flo !!

une petite recherche dans mes disques de blues j'ai "on the road again " de luther Johnson et aussi ( la photo de la pochette de mon vinyl ( un autre cd blues référence ) - " they call me the popcorn man ."

a ne pas confondre avec luther "guitar junior " Johnson " dont j'ai trois cd:
- " Talkin about soul " chez telarc
- " live at the Rynborn " chez M.C records
et
-" luther's blues " collection blues référence "

Flovia a écrit: Ravie que le blues du 'Snake' te plaise! Ces trois albums offrent déjà une large palette des talents de l'artiste, puisque bien différents les uns des autres. 'Get down to the nitty gritty' fut, pour sa part, enregistré live lors d'un passage à la station radio WCMF (Rochester - NY), alors que Luther était déjà bien malade.

Le blues du "Snake" doit effectivement me plaire car je scotche dessus depuis lundi !! Je vais tout de même recommencer à écouter d'autres artistes …
Merci pour toutes tes informations et anecdotes que tu distilles, je le sens, avec une certaine passion !! Je pense que tu es également une amoureuse de ce bluesman !!

Bon allez moi je vais me mouiller un peu et pour ma part, "born in Georgia" et "rock'n'roll everyday" sur l'album BORN IN GEORGIA et "hush hush" et "please don't take my baby nowhere" sur l'album "LONESOME IN MY BEDROOM" m'ont particulièrement interpellé !!!!

Et le coup de coeur c'est ROCK ME SLOW AND EASY sur LONESOME IN MY BEDROOM !

Blind Willie Régis a écrit:

Flovia a écrit: Ravie que le blues du 'Snake' te plaise! Ces trois albums offrent déjà une large palette des talents de l'artiste, puisque bien différents les uns des autres. 'Get down to the nitty gritty' fut, pour sa part, enregistré live lors d'un passage à la station radio WCMF (Rochester - NY), alors que Luther était déjà bien malade.

Le blues du "Snake" doit effectivement me plaire car je scotche dessus depuis lundi !! Je vais tout de même recommencer à écouter d'autres artistes …
Merci pour toutes tes informations et anecdotes que tu distilles, je le sens, avec une certaine passion !! Je pense que tu es également une amoureuse de ce bluesman !!

Oh tu sais, Blind Willie, en matière de blues, je possède ce qu'on appelle communément (quoique le plus souvent formulé au sens déformé du terme) un cœur d'artichaut!    Une feuille pour chacun des artistes qui me fascinent (et ils sont tellement nombreux que j'en perds le compte!).