To start, Belton Sutherland appears to have been a jazz musician, that is all I know.
Well, Its been a long night. And a long week at that. However I was up all night last night trying to figure out who Belton Sutherland is. I could only find one clip on youtube. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo87d-blXg0) and then. Nothing. No wikipedia, and a google search for his name revealed… The same clip over and over again. I dont know who this guy is, but I have listened to that 1 minute long clip for almost an hour now, its that good. Anyways. That is all.
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November 10, 2008 at 11:50 am
hey man, same issue for me. when i googled him i found this. looks like the world’ll never be lucky enough for that recording.
June 17, 2009 at 2:23 pm
It’s from a larger video clip which is an Alan Lomax documentary. The youtube video was cut short because alan lomax is speaking over part of it, but that appears to be all history wrote about this guy. Here’s the link
http://www.folkstreams.net/film,109
October 30, 2009 at 5:38 pm
i am form Croatia,this is the best blues i ever hour,but i cant find anothing more
October 30, 2009 at 5:39 pm
i thing this is regular man from the people,eksedentley in tv unfortinaly
October 30, 2009 at 5:40 pm
sorry for bad english
January 11, 2010 at 10:07 pm
We shot Belton Sutherland on the last night of our shoot for The Land Where the Blues Began. WE met him that afternoon, he only gave us those two songs, and nobody followed up on him (as far as i know). He was too good not to have had a lot more. the two song, complete performances with no voice over are part of the extras on the just released LWBB 30 Anniversary DVD, available from Media-generation.com
January 13, 2010 at 2:15 am
Ah, thank you for the reply, quite an honor actually. Loved the film, going to buy it now.
Have any other blues singers you want to send my way?
July 19, 2010 at 7:41 am
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December 4, 2010 at 1:27 am
of the many video clips that i download, i always watch those that are very funny :;;
January 10, 2011 at 8:08 pm
the old one’s gone, but I just found this 4 minute one on youtube. Not nearly as badass, but still good. It looks like he’s just kinda playing to himself.
Always loved those lyrics – how did he not mean any harm?