If the blues was whiskey, and trouble was a bottle of gin. I'd buy me a 38 special and that's where trouble would begin - Roosevelt Sykes, Trouble and Whiskey Blues
Hi all, Cornelius Bright's versions of "Devil Got My Woman" and "My Baby's Gone", posted by Pan in the Cornelius Bright thread, were both played in cross-note tuning. All best, Johnm
Hi all, After re-reading this thread and looking in the "Adventures in Cross-note" page at Weeniepedia, I realized we had never identified the Henry Townsend songs played in cross-note tuning. As he was one of the foremost practitioners in the tuning, it is kind of a serious omission. The following tunes of Henry's were all played in cross-note, and I may add others. * Doctor, Oh Doctor * Henry's Worry Blues * Jack of Diamonds/Georgia Rub * Mistreated Blues * Poor Man Blues * She's Got A Mean Disposition All best, Johnm
As per video posted over on "Down The Dirt Road", Arthur Crudup played "That's All Right, Mama/If I Get Lucky" out of cross-note tuning.
I've been listening to a LOT of Arthur Crudup lately, and while I haven't heard EVERYTHING, at this point I'd be hard pressed to pick out an example that was NOT played in cross-note!
I don't know, Frank, I think you may be right, at least for his E-sounding stuff (and I don't know if he had anything that wasn't E-sounding stuff). Whenever I hear him, I find myself thinking about how terrific an electric guitar can sound sometimes. And his singing, gosh! All best, Johnm
Hi all, On his album released a couple of years ago, "Every Day Seem Like Murder Here", Hayes McMullan played the song "Sugar" out of cross-note tuning. All best, Johnm