blind willie mctell?s sacred material. muddy waters even did a couple for alan lomax and john work. skip james did not use slide on his sacred songs,
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This song was covered by a famous rock and roll musician who became a folk singer because he can afford to - Roy Book Binder, introducing Delia, a Gary Davis song
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. blind willie mctell?s sacred material. muddy waters even did a couple for alan lomax and john work. skip james did not use slide on his sacred songs,
oddenda
Of those I recorded and issued: Frank Edwards
Guitar Shorty (John Henry Fortescue) Henry Johnson [sometimes] Of those I recorded and unissued: Baby Tate Dink Roberts (on gtr) Others did sacred material, but not with a slide. Possibly because I was interested in blues, some folks didn't do sacred stuff, but others did as part of their active repertoire. 20:20 hindsight. pbl Rev. Utah Smith and Rev. Lonnie Farris were also great slide gospel players.
Some more artists who recorded religious pieces with slide guitar: Willie Mae Williams, Brother Blind Willie Easton, Rev. I.B.Ware, Julius Daniels. Lastfirstface
Lonnie Farris played a lap steel, but I don't recall hearing Utah Smith playing slide. Lots of fast fingering up and down the neck in vastapol, but no slide.
That's right, thanks. A mix-up from my side, Utah Smith played only wild gospel guitar without the slide.
alyoung
You're not the only one to make the slip -- see Document DOCD-5222, which is recordings by Utah Smith and Lonnie Farris, and is titled Slide Guitar Gospel 1944-1964.
Lastfirstface
Someone must have pointed it out to the Document people because they re-titled it "Electric / Slide Guitar Gospel 1944-1964" at some point.
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