Musician Born In 1800s Sings Haunting And Authentic Blues Song

Here’s Sam Chatmon, one of the pioneers of traditional country-blues music.

If you know about Mississippi Sheiks, an American country blues group who were inducted in the Mississippi Hall of Fame, then you may already recognize Chatmon.

This video was recorded in 1978 – and he was born way back in 1897. His music is really remarkable:

 

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