Satin Doll (D. Ellington)
Recorded this morning…love playing on this tune’s sequence of ii V changes.
“How Long Blues” (Leroy Carter)
Here are some “blues after breakfast”! According to Wikipedia,
“How Long Blues” is based on “How Long Daddy”, recorded in 1925 by Ida Cox with Papa Charlie Jackson. Leroy Carr (vocal and piano) and Scrapper Blackwell (guitar) recorded the song in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 19, 1928, for Vocalion Records, shortly after they began performing together.
The original version of the song was recorded in C. I am doing it in E. There are many, many versions of this song with varying lyrics. Be sure to check out Eric Clapton’s acoustic version!
The guitar I am using is a Gibson L-1. This Gibson model experienced a lot of interest after Robert Johnson posed with an L-1 in the famous “parlor” photograph.
Jordan Am A Hard Road to Travel (Uncle Dave Macon 1927)
“Jordan Am a Hard Road to Travel” was written and recorded by Uncle Dave Macon (1870-1952) in 1927. The tune is topical and Uncle Dave laments about many of the issues of the day. If you tweaked a few words here and there, the song could have been written yesterday. My gratitude goes to Uncle Dave for writing the song, my apologies to Norman Blake for ripping some of his licks and a shout out to Danny Gotham for reminding of the tune.
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“Have You Met Miss Jones” – Live!
Recorded Atlanta on December 23rd, 2016 at the Capital City Club. Stephen Blair on bass.
Flat Picking Fiddle Tunes – “Bill Cheatham” (Traditional)
Here is the old fiddle tune, “Bill Cheatham“. The tune was first recorded by the Library of Congress in 1966 in Virginia. Not much is known about the tunes origin. I like to play fiddle tunes and improvise on the theme. Good exercises!