Mississippi John Hurt's Back Porch - Shake That Thing!

[noman]

Once more my imagination at work. I was wondering what it would be like sitting on Mississippi John Hurt's back porch. Thus the crickets and The Mad Cow.

http://soundcloud.com/undefined-peop...ohn-hurts-back



The house that he grew up in is used as his museum:



Thanks for listening!

noman

[Bob1131]

Very nicely played, Noman! MJH's songs are timeless and fun to discover and play. Thanks for sharing that here!

[Luke_]

Sounds just like him.... But that's not his cow

[Jeremy]

I got a kick out of that. Nice job, noman!

[BUDSTER]

Noman, Very well played and the crickets and cow added a nice touch !

Bud

[Toby Walker]

Noman... real nice.

Now... about those background noises...

[Ranger1964]

You are one imaginative and talented dude!! Loved it.

[noman]

Originally Posted by Bob1131

Very nicely played, Noman! MJH's songs are timeless and fun to discover and play. Thanks for sharing that here!

Thanks, Bob! This MJH tune is one of my first fingerpicking tunes. Songs were scarce at one time, so I found this in one of those old Oak Production books at the library.

noman

[buddyhu]

Nice! And fun, too.

[noman]

Originally Posted by Luke_

Sounds just like him.... But that's not his cow

Good catch, Luke!

I have a collection of soundbytes that I use for these projects. If I can't find the right one, then I check the Internet.

We all have times on the guitar where we just have a dry spell on ideas. Shake That Thing is known as a "One-Chord-Wonder". I just wanted to illustrate that even MJH can experience that same thing. He was trying to think of variations, but all the distractions kept him looping and he was making no progress.

Anyway, I loved this project because it emphasizes what we should all strive for on the guitar... namely, just having fun with it.

noman

[Kerbie]

Well done, Noman. MJH is one of my all-time favorites. Do some more of his. I have to admit… I liked the guitar a lot better than the nature noises though.

[noman]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

I got a kick out of that. Nice job, noman!

Thanks, Jeremy! I wanted people to get a laugh out of that one.

noman

[flatbaroque]

ha! most enjoyable.And cool pics.
.I want to learn "Let the mermaids flirt with me" properly some time.A lot of fun in his songs.

[noman]

Originally Posted by BUDSTER

Noman, Very well played and the crickets and cow added a nice touch !

Bud

Bud, thank you so much for supporting all my efforts. You've always been there for me and I appreciate that a lot. It's hard being Captain Kirk without a crew or not having a hot babe down in sick bay.

noman

[noman]

Originally Posted by Toby Walker

Noman... real nice.

Now... about those background noises...

Hey, Toby!

That was a thematic thing that I did. Most of my songs have my influence whether they want to or not.

Would I change it? Nope, it says exactly what I want it to say.

noman