Sam Chatmon - 'Sitting On Top Of the World' live 1977

Here's the Mississippi Sheik Sam Chatmon introduced by non other than BB King back in 1977. Sam Chatmon (born Vivian Chatmon; January 10, 1897 – February 2, 1983) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks. He may have been Charley Patton's half-brother. Please support the channel with the link here if you can its greatly appreciated! https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/bluesincolour "Sitting on Top of the World" (also "Sittin' on Top of the World") is a country blues song written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon. They were core members of the Mississippi Sheiks, who first recorded it in 1930. Vinson claimed to have composed the song one morning after playing at a white dance in Greenwood, Mississippi. If any videos get blocked I tend to post them on my other social media platforms, so have a look if you don't want to miss anything! All links are here: https://linktr.ee/blues.in.colour #colourised #bluesincolour #bluesmusic #blueslegend #blues #bluessinger #bluesguitarist #bluesguitar #acousticblues #bluesman #bluesmusician #deltablues #chicagoblues #charleypatton

Added 15 Jun 2026