Okay, finally have something here to start with. Definitely technologically impaired situation here in this old motorhome I'm hanging in. Been cold and wet and as usual this time of year my voice is marginal and hoarse. But I have been working on this Lightning Hopkins song "Mojo Hand", and I would say it's not all the way there but I'm trying to get the guitar groove down. This is a low res video, as my internet connection here is terrible. Video has a good "hiss" to it too. Frustrating quality.
I was just noodling, recording myself, hoping something would happen and I started doing "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out". I'd never played it on guitar, but panic set in only once, and I'm pleased with it.
Mike, it was, indeed, a connection speed issue. My internet provider has just replaced my modem, and the speed is back up to snuff. Thanks for your help.
nice to be here again for the open mic. This time I post a very old video, 2011, of two songs that I used to perform in little clubs like this....I was not a professionist musician, but I had fun. Lately time to study guitar is always less and I actually trying to get some kind of results playin RL Burnside guitar style honestly with poor results, but still a lot of fun....Nex open mic I'd like to post Poor Black Mattie.
Always a pleasure to be here, and a warm greeting toall the teachers herewho devote theirprecious time togive lessons.
Mike, am I missing a new method for slowing down the videos? The first Chris Eldridge lessons allowed for slowing but if that feature exists, I can't find it. Thanks for helping!
This audio is me on my Muddy Waters Tele (high guitar part) with my harp playing friend. Then I added to the track the low guitar part. All is the result of Duke, Corey and Jerry's lessons. It's raw, but please hang on till the harp solo (1:30 mark) and I settle down. Hey one take on cheap gear and we had a blast. Use headphones for best sound.
Here I go again... I got the Pandora Radio on in the background and I'm jamming along with Little Walter and Eddie Taylor... This is how I keep busy around here...
You know that period of blues was not that clean all the time - nothing wrong with sounding like a drunk bluesman - if he's a real bluesman. Being off beat here and there - if it works - it works. I think it's a cool sound and groove.
I was watching this video about Hill Country Bluesmen, and I recalled this conversation. I think it's easy to sometimes think more about our limitations or mistakes than our assets. At 11:00 mark, there is a segment here about Cedell Davis, who was a victim in his life of Typhoid, Polio, and later in a sort of panic stampede in a juke joint was severely injured being trampled and wound up in a wheel chair. He had to reteach himself the guitar, after the polio. He really could only use his hands like fists. And while right handed,he had to turn the gutar over and play left handed. He could not even hold a slide and resorted to a butter knife. He could not use the knife coming up underneath the neck so he went over the top. Tuning was probably the hardest thing as he had little use of his fingers. And he was frequently out of tune. But he had to devise his own open tuning anyway. His words are, you have to use what you have with imagination. The whole video is inspiring, as these guys, when the video was made, were playing for no money; just love of the music. That's at the 11:00 (eleven) minute mark.
again Vinny thanks for the precious informations!! and by the way I'm still working on poor black mattie...I'm getting closer..I'll send you a video on your email when I'm ready...:)
