Hi all,
I just found that somebody posted this tune from my first record.
All best,
Johnm
I just found that somebody posted this tune from my first record.
All best,
Johnm
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Now Bill, over here on bass--I'm sure you've heard of people who don't know nothing--he don't even suspect nothing - Lester Flatt, introducing the members of the Nashville Grass
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The Arhoolie Foundation has a couple more videos up including this documentary from 1963 with footage of Mance Lipscomb, Black Ace, Lightnin' Hopkins, Eureka Brass Band, New Orleans second line, string bands, Red Sovine and a lot of other cool stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=nnJD5VgC7p4&feature=emb_logo Hi all,
Anybody heard or heard of Byther Smith before? He's a new name to me, and this was just posted on youtube today. Boy, he's great! What tone, both on the guitar and vocally. All best, Johnm Yes I know him. He must be in his late 80s now. I got a couple of his records and even a DVD called "Blues On The Moon" produced by Delmark Records.
lindy
Here it is:
No talking heads, no interviews, no fancy cross-fades or editing tricks, just 70 minutes of Byther Smith and his band playing in some tiny tiny blues joint, the Natural Rhythm Social Club, somewhere on planet earth. L Hi all, That reminds me of this tune (and I can't remember who did the original) by the NLCR, which to me has always seemed to be simultaneously in 3/4 and 4/4: Chris Hi Chris,
Yes, you're right, it alternates between single measures of 3/2 followed by two measures of 2/2. The way the vocal is phrased, though, almost makes it more like two measures of 3/2, with the second measure adding on 1/2 to accommodate the vocal pick-ups to the next line, all of those lyric lines that begin with two one-syllable words, "See that", or "Oh, I" before they hit the downbeat. It's really great returning to those New Lost City Ramblers records after not having listened to them for years. They were really good, and versatile, too! All best, Johnm I agree, a fantastic band, and too often given short shrift by today's generation of old-time musicians. Thanks for that analysis, John – that is the damnedest tune, but a great one!
Chris I agree, a fantastic band, and too often given short shrift by today's generation of old-time musicians. Thanks for that analysis, John – that is the damnedest tune, but a great one! I agree, Chris. Sometimes people forget whose shoulders they stand on.
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