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And he told me... I didn't know nothing about how to play no guitar at all. He said "Hey, go home. Take my advice. You go home. You get that.. straight. You know what I'm talking about? Put that pick down. You think I'm scolding you? You a grown man, Hubert - listen to me!" I went home, man. I went to my basement. And I'm going to tell you something... I was thinking about what Wolf said. He said "Hey, put the pick down." I put the pick down, man. I put the pick down and started using... fingers, you know what I mean? - Hubert Sumlin, on how Howlin' Wolf introduced him to fingerpicking. From Moanin' At Midnight by James Segrest and Mark Hoffman

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Offline onewent

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Blind Willie McTell Article from Jas Obrecht
« on: December 07, 2010, 04:56:47 PM »
Saw this on another site and thought the weenies would like to read it..very interesting stuff on McTell, some info from interviews with his wife.  Some anecdotal information on his 12-strings I'd never read before.
One thing I wondered is Jas mentions that I Got to Cross the River Jordan is played in G capoed up, but I believe it's in vestapol..maybe he saw the Geo Blues Wkshop info here, and just saw the 'G' actual key notation?  ..anyway, I'm a big McTell fan and just soaked it all up .. enjoy reading..Regards, Tom

http://jasobrecht.com/blind-willie-mctell-life-music/
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Re: Blind Willie McTell Article from Jas Obrecht
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2010, 02:24:08 AM »
A wonderful read. Seems like McTell must have been one of the most frequently photographed country blues musicians as well.

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