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The Sherlock of Shellac: John Tefteller (YouTube Video)
MarkC:
Kasino responded to my YouTube comment that it is Little Boy Blue.
Johnm:
Hi Mark,
It's not Robert Lockwood's '40s recording of "Little Boy Blue", which was played in Spanish tuning with a slide, very much a la Robert Johnson. Nor is it any of the later versions by Lockwood up on YouTube. Did they identify which version it is?
MarkC:
Hi John -
He didn’t say, I’ll ask if he has more info.
Note that I emailed John Tefteller first. He didn’t remember, and recommended I post a comment on YouTube. I don’t know if anyone here knows Tefteller, but if they do maybe Tefteller can pin it down once he knows what song it is.
Blues Vintage:
It's Little Boy Blue by Blues Boy Bill. Vol. 17 from Tefteller's Blues Images.
Blues Vintage:
Blues Boy Bill recorded one 78. Or they found one? Two songs in the Lockwood style. Same lyrics too.
Even if he's a copycat and messed up the ending on "Little Boy Blue" (or the engineer signaled his time was up as he went over the 3 minutes) I'd say he's an excellent player/singer.
Big Road Blues Show 11/17/19: Restorin’ The Blues – Music & Conversation With John Tefteller
https://sundayblues.org/?tag=blues-boy-bill
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