Son House, who played with Charlie Patton in Clarksdale, and later Lula, Mississippi, and who later mentored both Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, first recorded this song as "Walking Blues" in 1930. Robert Johnson covered it in 1936.
The song is often referred to as "the Delta Anthem," and has since been covered by dozens of artists. A long-time travelling companion of Robert Johnson, Johnny Shines, plays the tune here, in a style reminiscent of Johnson.
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layman
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Sat 11 Feb, 2017 12:37 am
@TomTomBinks,
TomTomBinks wrote:
Kid's got a career ahead of him! (The kid in the guitar shop)
Yeah, that boy ROCKS, eh!? Seems like a good, unassuming kid, too. Hope he goes far.
JB, from Chicago's south side, was sort of an Elmore James disciple. He used to watch him play every week-end, and learned his style, as you can detect here.
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layman
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Sat 11 Feb, 2017 01:04 am
Brownie McGhee is best known as half of the "Brownie and Sonny" duo, with Sonny Terry, the great harp player. Arguably the best blues duo of all time. But here is all by himself, with some amazing guitar-picking, singing, lyrics, singing, and personal stories. I think anyone who likes blues will enjoy this clip.
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TomTomBinks
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Sat 11 Feb, 2017 09:56 am
@layman,
I think he called the guitar player "Dad". Hopefully he guides the kid in the right direction.
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layman
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Sat 11 Feb, 2017 03:24 pm
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layman
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Sat 11 Feb, 2017 03:41 pm
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layman
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Sun 12 Feb, 2017 08:29 am
There's a lot of Sam Cooke tunes that I like better than this one, including his version of "Bring it on Home" (which I just posted by Brownie and Sonny). But it's good. I throw it in mainly for contrast with the little white boy. (Click on "watch on youtube").
John Lee Hooker, all by his lonesome, with feets for drums.
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layman
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Sun 12 Feb, 2017 08:04 pm
John Lee in da hood:
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layman
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Sun 12 Feb, 2017 08:16 pm
This little Lightnin Hopkins tune was probably inspired by Tommy Johnson's "Big Road Blues," from 1928, ya know?
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layman
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Tue 14 Feb, 2017 03:51 am
Eric Burden and the Animals, covering John Lee Hooker tune over 50 years ago, in 1966. Like most British bands of the time, including the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, these boys grew up listening to American Blues.
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hightor
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Tue 14 Feb, 2017 06:01 am
@layman,
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Sheeit, that aint no blues.
Oh yeah it is. Don't let the breaks between the choruses throw you off. Harmony moves to the IV on the 5th measure of the 12 bar chorus.
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For that matter, it aint even real jazz.
It doesn't pretend to be. But doesn't it rate a point for the picture of young Jimi?
Here's one: Chronic Blues
But you'll have to visualize the babes.
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Olivier5
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Tue 14 Feb, 2017 08:20 am
That's real blues:
;-)
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layman
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Wed 15 Feb, 2017 12:33 am
Snooky Pryor was a regular on Maxwell Street (Chicago) in the 40's and 50's. He first recorded this tune in 1952.
