Del played tougher than a boiled owl, and I still pity the fool what's got to follow her on to the stage. She sang prettier than many a woman with a guitar known primarily for their voice. Her original instrumental, Wobbly Walk, inspired by chapters 16-18 (Debbs and Socialism) of Howard Zinn's classic People's History of the United States is a hoot and conjures up a Chaplanesque Bo of old, IWW card fresh in hand, struttin' his stuff - Mr O'Muck review, Opera House gig somewhere off the mainland, Maine, USA
The C version of this tune is one of the first rags I learned and is a lot of fun to play. I was inspired to do this tune for SOTM after John Miller gave a class at PT that explained the progression in C and G. I associate it with Blind Boy Fuller because he had numerous versions, but there are lots of others.
Here's the progression:
I [III7] / VI7 / II7 V7 / I
I [III7] / VI7 / II7 / V7
I / I7 / IV / Idim
I [III7] / VI7 / II7 V7 / I [V7]
II7 V7 / I
and here's Blind Boy Fuller:
Memphis Minnie
Milton Brown
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Here's the original--or at least from my limited knowledge I consider it "the original" *in terms of lyrics.* There are many other songs with the same progression ... anyone know of a predecessor with the "Truckin'" theme in the lyrics?
And a version of Chesterfield that I really love from John Jackson:
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