- Hidden deep beneath the Cumberland Mountains in Grundy County, Tennessee lies one of the world's most magical musical adventures, "The Caverns Sessions."
3 million years in the making, pure acoustics offer music from the heart of the American experience, center stage and deep inside the mountain, this time, welcoming Cedric Burnside.
♪ It can really take a toll on... ♪ - It's deep down musical diversity at "The Caverns Sessions."
Coming up next!
(cheering and applause) (guitar plays) ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ I came from nothin' ♪ ♪ I done been, I done been lower than low ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ I keep my head straight ♪ ♪ No matter, no matter how low I go ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Grew up a poor boy ♪ ♪ Settin' traps in the corner to catch mice ♪ ♪ I remember the days, y'all ♪ ♪ All we had, all we had to eat was rice ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ But we made it, but we made it ♪ ♪ But we made it, yes, we did ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Didn't have a toilet ♪ ♪ Didn't have, didn't have a bathtub ♪ ♪ Walked three miles every day ♪ ♪ To have water in the house for another day ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ But we made it, but we made it ♪ ♪ But we made it, yes, we did ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Woo ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Woo ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Ah-ha ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ But we made it, but we made it ♪ ♪ But we made it, yes, we did, ah ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did, ah ♪ ♪ Yes, we did, ah ♪ ♪ Yes, we did, woo ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Hey ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Yes, we did, ah ♪ ♪ Yes, we did, ah ♪ ♪ Yes, we did, ah ♪ ♪ Yes, we did, ah ♪ ♪ Yes, we did ♪ ♪ Yes, we did ♪ ♪ Yes, we did ♪ ♪ Yes, we did ♪ ♪ Yes, we did, did, did ♪ ♪ Yes, we did, y'all ♪ (upbeat blues music) (cheering and applause) - Woo!
(cheering and applause) - Thank y'all.
(cheering and applause) (guitar plays) ♪ Woo ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Hey ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Well... ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ I'm callin' up my friends ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Tell 'em to bring the moonshine, ah ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ 'Cause I'm hurtin', ah ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ I'm hurtin', ah ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm hurtin' ♪ ♪ My baby done gone ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Well... ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Hey, ah-ha ♪ ♪ I'm callin' up my friends ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Tell 'em to bring the moonshine ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm hurtin', ah ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm hurtin', 'cause I'm hurtin', ah ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm hurtin', ah, 'cause I'm hurtin' ♪ ♪ I'm hurtin' ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm hurtin' ♪ ♪ My baby done gone ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ My baby ♪ ♪ Done gone ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ My baby ♪ ♪ Done gone ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ Well... ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Woo-hoo ♪ ♪ Callin' up my friends ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Tell 'em to bring the moonshine, ah ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm hurtin', ah ♪ ♪ I'm hurtin', ah ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm hurtin' ♪ ♪ My baby done gone ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Hey ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Hey!
♪ ♪ My baby ♪ ♪ Done gone ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ My baby ♪ ♪ Done gone ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ ♪ Yes, she have ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) (applause and cheering) -Thank y'all.
Well, well, well.
(applause and cheering) Thank y'all so much.
(guitar plays) (guitar plays) (guitar and drums) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Woo ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Ha-ha ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Please tell me, baby... ♪ ♪ I don't know ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Please tell me, baby, yeah ♪ ♪ 'Cause I don't know ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ What I did wrong ♪ ♪ But I want you home, yeah ♪ ♪ I want you home ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Pray for me, baby ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Pray for me ♪ ♪ Pray for me, baby, yeah ♪ ♪ Say a prayer for me ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Well, if you don't come back ♪ ♪ You ain't there for me, yeah ♪ ♪ You ain't there for me ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Woo, yeah ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Ah-ha ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Please tell me, baby ♪ ♪ I don't know ♪ ♪ Please tell me, baby, yeah ♪ ♪ 'Cause I don't know, ha-ha ♪ ♪ What I did wrong ♪ ♪ Well, I want you home, yeah ♪ ♪ Well, I want you home ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ I want you home ♪ ♪ I want you home ♪ ♪ I want you home ♪ ♪ I want you home ♪ ♪ I want you home ♪ ♪ I want you home ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) (cheering and applause) - Thank y'all.
(cheering and applause) - All right, all right, all right, all right.
Y'all still doing all right out there?
(crowd cheers) (guitar plays) (guitar plays) - Step in.
(upbeat blues music) ♪ I feel like a bird with broken wings ♪ ♪ I can't fly back up in the trees ♪ ♪ Like a addict feenin' for crack ♪ ♪ Tryin' to break the habit, but it keep on comin' back ♪ ♪ Like a child cryin' all night long ♪ ♪ Hungry for some food, but it's all gone ♪ ♪ Please Lord, step in, ah ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ I feel like I'm lost and can't be found ♪ ♪ Boat with a hole that's slowly sinkin' down ♪ ♪ Like a bully that put me to the test ♪ ♪ Got me paranoid, and I can't get no rest ♪ ♪ Please Lord, step in ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ I feel like I'm lost and can't be found ♪ ♪ Boat with a hole that's slowly sinkin' down ♪ ♪ Like a bully that put me to the test ♪ ♪ Got me paranoid, and I can't get no rest ♪ ♪ Please Lord, step in ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Please Lord, step in ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ (upbeat blues music) ♪ Please Lord, step in ♪ (upbeat blues music) (cheering and applause) - Thank y'all.
(cheering and applause) - Y'all, on this last one, this is a brand new song.
Hope you like it.
(guitar plays) (guitar plays) (upbeat blues music) ♪ People get mad when things don't ♪ ♪ Don't quite go the way they want ♪ ♪ They do crazy things out of spite ♪ ♪ But it can take a toll on they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ It can really take toll on ♪ ♪ It can really take a toll on they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ People will lie in your face ♪ ♪ To get things to go they way ♪ ♪ Even if they know it's not nice ♪ ♪ But it can take a toll on they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ It can really take toll on ♪ ♪ It can really take a toll on they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ Hey ♪ (upbeat blues music) (upbeat blues music) ♪ It can really take toll on ♪ ♪ It can really take a toll on they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ It can really take toll on ♪ ♪ It can really take a toll on they life, yeah ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ Really take a toll on ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ Really take a toll on them ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ Really take a toll on them ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ Really take a toll on them ♪ ♪ On they life ♪ ♪ It can really take a toll on ♪ ♪ It can really take a toll on they life ♪ (upbeat blues music) (cheering and applause) - Thank y'all so much, I'm Cedric Burnside, - Mr. Joe Eagle on the drums, y'all.
Mississippi Hill Country Blues, thank you so much.
(cheering and applause) - Y'all so awesome, man.
Thank y'all.
(cheering and applause) ♪ ♪