Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt song info. John hurt varied it considerably with regard to the details of phrasing in his performances. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1966 lyrics genius. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt guitar lesson. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues the complete. A clip from probably december 2017, ill admit that i recorded this at the time to try and impress a girl i was seeing. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1966 lyrics. These 19 sparkling tracks recorded for okeh in 1928 which form spike driver blues belie their age. His fans particularly liked the ragtime songs salty dog and candy man and the blues ballads spike driver blues a variant of john henry and frankie. Sebastian frets the low g with his third finger throughout. Spike driver blues official by mississippi john hurt. Rainbow quest was a television program produced for one series run in 1965 and 1966 by the advertisers broadcasting company for uhf station wnjutv in the new york city market. Check out spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt on amazon music.
Spike driver blues music and lyrics mississippi john hurt original transcription unknown updated and augmented by jeff t mississippi john hurt would play. Obviously a cool chick if john hurt is what would impress her, unfortunately. Top mississippi john hurt lyrics since ive laid my burden down stack o lee louis collins i shall not be moved worried blues the angels laid him away got the blues cant be satisfied nobodys dirty business salty dog let. We have an official spike driver blues tab made by ug professional guitarists. Mary recommends that you use the ring, middle and pinky as you play the open g chord. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues guitar pro. Raised in avalon, mississippi, hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 youtube. The fingerpicking blues of mississippi john hurt duration. John smith hurt march 8, 1893 november 2, 1966, better known as mississippi john hurt, was an american country blues singer and guitarist raised in avalon, mississippi, hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. He recorded 20 songs for okeh records in 1928, then returned to his life as a. Mississippi john hurt coffee blues 1996, cd discogs. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt buy this song.
Spike drivers blues in many ways, spike drivers blues could be considered an archetypical g, standard tuning, country blues. John hurt was a selftaught guitarist from avalon, mississippi. Song information for spike driver blues mississippi john hurt on allmusic. Various locations, including big bend tunnel in west virginia, lewis tunnel in virginia, and coosa mountain tunnel in alabama, have been. July 2, 2017 john hurt was a selftaught guitarist from avalon, mississippi. She walked down the yard, caught the longest train she seen she walked down the yard, caught the longest train she seen said, shed ride and ride till the blues wear offa me its two bullyin freight trains runnin side by side. This is sometimes called the hammer song, and it focuses on the hammer.
He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. This song, with intricate fingerpicked guitar accompaniment, combines some elements of the john. Mississippi john hurt performs spike driver blues on episode 36 of rainbow quest. The truly great mississippi john hurt 18931966 along with names such as skip james, blind willie johnson and son house are the foundation stones of the blues. Spike driver blues music and lyrics mississippi john hurt original transcription unknown updated and augmented by jeff t mississippi john hurt would play this while tuned up a 12 step. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues dusttodigital. Lyrics to spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt from the the piedmont sessions, vol.
Spike driver blues guitar tab by mississippi john hurt with free online tab player. John henry was a steel drivin man oh, he went down yes, he went down john henry, he had a little wife name was polly. This song is quite unusual as it is based on a single g chord. Mississippi john hurt s 1928 recordings mesmerized generations of blues performers and, especially, listeners. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues the complete 1928.
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Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 track. It is put together with a beautiful efficiency in the left hand. Dave van ronk spike driver blues smithsonian folkways. In his interpretation, he does a bass line alternating steadily between the sixth and fourth strings. There was a steel driving man name was john henry oh he went down, he went down, he went down oh go in take this hammer to my captain. This is volume one of the original piedmont sessions, the very first albums mississippi john hurt ever recorded.
Mississippi john hurt avalon blues 1963 1991, cassette. This cd serves as a reminder of just how wonderful each of these early performances was, rekindled by his miraculous rediscovery in the early 1960s. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues guitar cover. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1963 youtube. Mississippi john hurt folk songs and blues discogs. Traditional, arr mississippi john hurt played by jerry with the jerry garcia acoustic band and with john kahn. Spike driver blues and youre going to walk that lonesome valley by mississippi john hurt were performed on pete seegers television. Spike driver blues this song is by mississippi john hurt and appears on the compilation anthology of american folk music 1952 on the album today. Scopri piu di 56 milioni di brani, crea le tue playlist e condividi i tuoi brani preferiti con i tuoi amici.
Dusttodigital mississippi john hurt spike driver blues. In 1928, before the depression put an end to his recording career, africanamerican blues singer mississippi john hurt issued a commercial single, spike driver blues on okeh records. Folksongs and blues album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. John henry was a steel drivin man oh, he went down yes, he went down john henry, he had a little wife name was polly ann name was polly ann john. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues official official by mississippi john hurt with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Recorded at the barns at wolf trap as part of a 1997 concert honoring harry smiths anthology of american folk music. He recorded 20 songs for okeh records in 1928, then returned to his life as a tenant farmer where he played music for local gatherings. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1963 addeddate 20170516 19. Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt on amazon. John smith hurt, better known as mississippi john hurt july 3, 1893 or march 8, 1892 november 2, 1966 was an american country blues singer and guitarist.
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