Topic: YouTube.com - Interesting Country Blues related video clips

[Prof Scratchy]

Interesting book launch
 

[Rivers]

If this has been posted before I apologize. I did look but couldn't find it. Amazing, amazing stuff, and a real treat for Dock Boggs appreciators fixing to work on this song. That would be me. It's banjo but Dock's 'Country Blues' qualifies from the get-go for the 'Interesting Country Blues related video clips' thread.

[Johnm]

Boy, I'm with you, Rivers. What a spooky sound, and what a singer!

[Rivers]

Yep and yep. Then there's that elusive picking hand technique and sophisticated slightly-broken sense of time. He seems very relaxed and yet totally into it. It all adds up to a great performance, thank goodness Alan Lomax / LoC were there to capture it on film.

I've moved my two open back banjos down to my workshop so I don't disturb Cheryl, who's working from home, with my Dock Boggs' inspired old banjo tunes obsession.

[Slack]

Good to hear from you Rivers!  We are so lucky to have a video of Doc Boggs playing this tune.

[Rivers]

Thanks Slack! Yes we are very lucky to have that. There are more clips on youtube from the same event, all are great.

[Johnm]

Hi all,
Great footage of Jack Owens in a rare solo performance. I'd not seen this before.



All best,
Johnm

[Lyndvs]

Not country blues but I see a fair few Old Timey items in this thread.This is wonderful..a tonic in these strange times....brain balm.

[Johnm]

Thanks so much for posting that, Lyndvs! Boy, is their time locked. Fred Cockerham just sounds perfect and Tommy wasn't too bad either.

[eric]

Nice piece about Christone Ingram:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/mississippis-christone-kingfish-ingram-on-a-blues-revival

[harriet]

And some biography as well in the description...

[Johnm]

Hi all,
This one came up on my youtube feed. Merle Travis, so relaxed, and unusually good camera work.
All best,
Johnm

[Rivers]

Touch, grace, feel, musicality, timing, personality, he had it all. Thanks, I hadn't seen that before.

[Johnm]

Hi all,
Here's Roosevelt Sykes doing "The Gulfport Boogie":



All best,
Johnm

[Johnm]

Hi all,
There is a great Robert Pete Williams cut from a live performance called "Cows Love Music". Here it is:



And here is a case in point, for those of little faith:



All best,
Johnm