It is put together with a beautiful efficiency in the left hand. 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. Lyrics to spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt from the the piedmont sessions, vol. Much slower in tempo than john henry and sung by steel drivers, this version is said to be used to set the cadence for their work.
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This song, with intricate fingerpicked guitar accompaniment, combines some elements of the john. Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt on amazon. Raised in avalon, mississippi, hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 lyrics. 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. Spike drivers blues in many ways, spike drivers blues could be considered an archetypical g, standard tuning, country blues. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. 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. Sebastian frets the low g with his third finger throughout. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1963 addeddate 20170516 19. We have an official spike driver blues tab made by ug professional guitarists. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt guitar lesson.
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. Mississippi john hurt 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. 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 1928 track. Mary recommends that you use the ring, middle and pinky as you play the open g chord. Folksongs and blues album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Various locations, including big bend tunnel in west virginia, lewis tunnel in virginia, and coosa mountain tunnel in alabama, have been. He recorded 20 songs for okeh records in 1928, then returned to his life as a. Scopri piu di 56 milioni di brani, crea le tue playlist e condividi i tuoi brani preferiti con i tuoi amici.
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John hurt varied it considerably with regard to the details of phrasing in his performances. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1963 youtube. Mississippi john hurt performs spike driver blues on episode 36 of rainbow quest. 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. Spike driver blues guitar tab by mississippi john hurt with free online tab player. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties, singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment. This is volume one of the original piedmont sessions, the very first albums mississippi john hurt ever recorded. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1966 lyrics genius. Mississippi john hurt avalon blues 1963 1991, cassette. 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.
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