Topic: Lonnie Johnson's "Stompin' 'Em Along Slow

[daddystovepipe]

Hi all,

Here's my stab at one of Lonnie's most interesting instrumentals.  Compared to others it has more structure and it's fast but not too fast.
What an amazing talent he had; although all his prewar instrumentals use the same tuning and key they are very different.  I'm certain they were improvised, probably not on the spot, but a few days/weeks before recording.
I checked the filmfootage from the 60ies, when he switched to flatpicking.  Strangely he only uses downstrokes, doesn't matter whether he's playing chords or single string soloing, alsways downstrokes.  When doing single string solo's : he doesn't use his left hand pinky (which I need to play Stompin')....questions, questions....

[Richard]

Quite luvly and so annoying as you make it look all too easy 

[daddystovepipe]

thanks all,
the guitar is a copy of a Martin OO (rosewood), made by John Gr?ven in 1995.

[Mr.OMuck]

Fantastic. Love it!

[Mike Brosnan]

Excellent as always!

[jaycee]

that saved me watching directly on youtube! wonderful as ever daddystovepipe.
do you prefer pre war or later recordings by lonnie johnson?
when lonnie switched to useing a flatpick, by useing downstrokes alone, do you think that made lonnies playing less complex?

[uncle bud]

Nice, and while the notes are an accomplishment in themselves, you get the Lonnie Johnson tone, which is really great.

[daddystovepipe]

I prefer Lonnie's prewar fingerpicked recordings.
His style became different, not less complicated, because he simply adapted to the changing musicstyles (and tried to make a buck, an issue we amateurs often forget)

 

[Parlor Picker]

Nice playing (as usual) and nice guitar, Carl.

[Pan]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

Cheers

Pan

[Slack]

Really great Carl, the Gr?ven has the tone and you have the touch.