My very first tab hope its help for all the blues lover out there. 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. The complete 1928 okeh recordings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Make me down a pallet on your floor make me down make me a pallet down, soft and low make me a pallet on your floor im going up the country, 20. The best of doc watson 1999 watson doc the best of doc watson 1999 muskrat. John smith hurt better known as mississippi john hurt, was an american country blues singer. Perhaps the misunderstanding comes from the long tradition of dividing blues and folk players into different genres, or the mistaken assumption that black musicians who often played the blues. The doc watson country blues collection or simply trouble in mind is the title of a recording by american folk music and country blues artist doc watson, released in 2003. Provided to youtube by music video distributors inc. Mississippi john hurt make me a pallet on your floor lyrics. It is an adaptation of the traditional song john henry.
In 2006, it was reissued on a limited edition, 180 gram allanalog virgin vinyl record from analogue productions. Pickin the blues is the title of a recording by american folk music artists doc watson and merle watson, released in 1985. Take this hammer and carry it to my captain tell him im gone, tell him im gone, tell him im gone take this hammer and carry it to my captain tell him im. Check out sittin on top of the world by doc watson on amazon music. A year later on 11870, they play a brief 20second fragment of john hurts stagolee blues, before wake up little susie. Mississippi john hurt make me a pallet on your floor. Now we have this one which adds more songs from the purdue concert and adds tracks from doc at the university of. Make me down a pallet on your floor make me down make me a pallet down, soft and low make me a pallet on your floor. Arthel doc watson 19232012 was a blind guitar player best known for his pioneering role in the flatpicking tradition.
The influences of hurts version can be easily heard in watsons recording. The dead occasionally teased little fingerstyleblues pieces like that in tunings at the time for instance weir starts off 102669 with a snatch of doc watsons deep river blues. Spike driver blues lyrics doc watson cowboy lyrics. Mississippi john hurt recorded countryblues songs for the okeh electric records company in 1928.
There are several tunes here associated with hurt spike driver blues, stackolee and since docs talented son merle watson was also taken with hurts music, their fatherandson guitarvocal duets are standouts. This was docs best period recordingwise, and certainly you couldnt hope for a better document of his virtuosity, as the guitarist covers all manner of american folk and blues styles over the course of the set. Spike driver blues 1928 was covered in spike driver blues by doc watson 1963 spike driver blues by jerry garcia band 1988 spike driver blues by taj mahal 1999. Stream live at oberlin college by mississippi john hurt and tens of millions of. Hurt, mississippi john live at oberlin college amazon.
It contains recordings by watson in the country blues style. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 lyrics. Raised in avalon, mississippi, hurt taught himself how to play the guitar around age nine. He worked as a sharecropper and began playing at dances and parties. Stream live at oberlin college by mississippi john hurt and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited.
Anyone have a simple list of good finger style songs to learn. View the 6 full and accurate lyrics we have for doc watson on. Im going up the country, and baby dont you wanna go. Hang your head in shame in the jailhouse now keep on the sunny side make me a pallet on the floor miss the mississippi and you. Stream sittin on top of the world by doc watson and tens of millions of other songs on all your.
Spike driver blues was first recorded by mississippi john hurt on december 28, 1928. Hurts renditions of frankie and spike driver blues were included in the anthology of american folk. There is now a memorial in avalon, mississippi for mississippi john hurt. New doc watson songs, ringtones, guitar tabs, popular albums. Fingerstyle wizard pat donohue talks about mississippi john hurt, and performs hurts spike driver blues. Spike driver blues is one of many songs in the folk canon that tells the. Oh baby, let me be your salty dog i dont wanna be your man at all. Watson, doc sittin on top of the world music skip to main content. Mississippi john hurt sliding delta lyrics lyricsfreak. Mississippi john hurts latterday recordings after his rediscovery have somewhat obscured the importance of these debut sides the ones that made his rediscovery an idea initially worth pursuing. 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. May 01, 2003 there are several tunes here associated with hurt spike driver blues, stackolee and since docs talented son merle watson was also taken with hurts music, their fatherandson guitarvocal duets are standouts. John smith hurt march 3, 1892 november 2, 1966, better known as mississippi john hurt, was an american country blues singer and guitarist.
Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. A simple finger picking tune showing the basic chord pattern for doc watsons deep river blues. Made famous with renditions by mississippi john hurt, doc watson. Way down town performed by doc watson spike driver blues performed by mississippi john. Mississippi john hurt blues wiki fandom powered by wikia. Anyone have a simple list of good finger style songs to. Sittin on top of the world by doc watson on amazon music. He played a very simple, yet beautiful style that has had a big influence on my. Doc watson tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including deep river blues, columbus stockade blues, beaumont rag, banks of the ohio, mississippi heavy water. Spike driver blues lyrics doc watson john henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down break take my hammer and give it to the captn. Watson admired country blues guitarist mississippi john hurt, and musician tom paxton recalled from a gig where they were both booked at the gaslight in greenwich village that doc had his tape recorder out and. Spike driver blues grateful dead family discography.
Mississippi john hurt salty dog blues lyrics genius lyrics. One of doc watsons finest later records, doc watson on stage is a virtual travelogue of his entire career in one record, almost a greatesthits record, live. Watch the video for spike driver blues from mississippi john hurts avalon blues. The complete 1928 okeh recordings are the collectors items that made his rep in the first place, and stand as some of the most poetic and. Assisted by merle watson, the program flows from lightning fast hoedowns such as browns ferry blues, where watson picks lightning fast with a dexterity that is almost unbelievable. The doc watson country blues collection or simply trouble in.
Vanguards essential doc watson is a more economical survey. A 1964 concert by doc watson at purdue university one of his first and a concert by mississippi john hurt one of his last. Arthel lane doc watson march 3, 1923, deep gap, north carolina may 29, 2012, winstonsalem, north carolina was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. Countryfolk master doc watson brought hurts style to wide audiences when, in the mid 1960s, he covered spike driver blues and other hurt songs.
Dave van ronk spike driver blues from down in washington. Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Spike driver blues guitar lesson mississippi john hurt youtube. Singing to a melodious fingerpicked accompaniment, he began to play local dances and parties while working as a sharecropper. Complete song listing of doc watson on doc watson songs list covid19. His willingness to expand from the appalachian ballad tradition he grew up in to the fingerpicking blues genre was remarkable. The song is often attributed on recordings to mississippi john hurt. Fingerpicking styles for guitar traditional and contemporary 40th anniversary edition.
Doc watson, long deified in bluegrass and traditional folk circles, is also a fine country blues player. A year later on 11870, they play a brief 20second fragment of john. Dave van ronk plays mississippi john hurts spike driver blues and describes meeting the legendary bluesman for the first time. Doc watson country blues collection cd released in 2003. Spike driver blues doc watson sittin on top of the world. Actually, he never left his hometown of avalon, mississippi. Oh baby, let me be your salty dog i dont wanna be your man at. Mississippi john hurt samples, covers and remixes whosampled.
Read about spike driver blues from doc watson s trouble in mind and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 youtube. Spike driver blues guitar tab by mississippi john hurt with free online tab player. The vanguard years doc watson release info allmusic. Dave van ronk, jerry garcia, beck, doc watson, john mccutcheon, taj mahal, bruce cockburn, david johansen, bill. Mar 04, 2017 we have an official spike driver blues tab made by ug professional guitarists. It was the great depression, times were tough, money was scarce, and he needed to work. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. We have an official deep river blues tab made by ug professional guitarists. Aug 12, 20 a simple finger picking tune showing the basic chord pattern for doc watson s deep river blues. Jan 19, 2018 check out sittin on top of the world by doc watson on amazon music. Spike driver blues guitar lesson mississippi john hurt. Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt samples, covers and. Doc watson performs deep river blues in the dvd docs guitar.
Anyone have a simple list of good finger style songs to learn with increasing difficulty. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt cover fingerstyle. The complete 1928 okeh recordings for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar. Absolute classic of country blues master of finger picking. Doc watson on stage featuring merle watson doc watson. The compilation also shows docs hillbilly blues side. Way down town performed by doc watson spike driver blues performed by mississippi john hurt. This was doc s best period recordingwise, and certainly you couldnt hope for a better document of his virtuosity, as the guitarist covers all manner of american folk and blues styles over the course of the set. Discover all mississippi john hurts music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Raised in avalon, mississippi, hurt taught himself to play the guitar around the age of nine. Songs recorded by hurt have been covered by bob dylan, jerry garcia, beck, doc watson, john mccutcheon, taj mahal, bruce cockburn, david johansen, bill morrissey and gillian welch. 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. Doc watson tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including deep river blues, columbus stockade blues, beaumont rag, banks of. How to play doc watson deep river blues slowed down.
The first recording of vaudeville blues and hillbilly music. Made famous with renditions by mississippi john hurt, doc watson, jerry garcia, taj mahal, marianne faithfull and many others, spike driver blues has both a musical and mythological history. Jun 09, 2017 made famous with renditions by mississippi john hurt, doc watson, jerry garcia, taj mahal, marianne faithfull and many others, spike driver blues has both a musical and mythological history. Mississippi john hurt samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Its too much, however, for listeners who arent big fans. Hurt died on november 2nd, 1966, of a heart attack in grenada, mississippi. One of doc watson s finest later records, doc watson on stage is a virtual travelogue of his entire career in one record, almost a greatesthits record, live.
Hard luck poppa counting his toes you can smell his feet wherever he goes lord, lord, got those browns ferry blues hard luck poppa dont do. Here is a video recording of his spike driver blues. Track after track covered by other artists such as stack o lee, big leg blues, spike driver blues, nobodys dirty business but never bettered. Mississippi john hurt is one of my alltime favorite folk singers.
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