Hesitation Blues - a muse and a song .

[Mark E]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Hi, hadn't heard that one, and I'm something of a fan of Roy's. I saw him once in the UK, long time ago,

This is probably the version you mentioned :

That's it. I've seen him a few times. Got to talk with him for about an hour before one of his shows. He's fun to listen to, and has a wealth of knowledge about old time blues history.

[TBman]

Nice job SM!

[godfreydaniel]

Here’s a country version:

[johnnydobbers]

Sounds great. I play Rev Gary Davis' version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_AJifsE2eQ

[godfreydaniel]

Mike Dowling’s version of “I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music” starts similarly to the Am-E7 vamp, but he’s capoed on the second fret so it’s Bm-F#7:

Originally Posted by Mark E

That's it. I've seen him a few times. Got to talk with him for about an hour before one of his shows. He's fun to listen to, and has a wealth of knowledge about old time blues history.

I've talked with Roy quite a bit over the years. He's a hoot.

[reeve21]

Nice job Andy!

[ChuckS]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Ok, I was watching Daddy Stovepipe, playing this on his ol' Harmony H1270 12 string, and I thought, yay, I could do that, so I commenced to learning it, mainly because I thought the chord progression was a little unusual.

Well turns out that it isn't that uncommon but it took more learning than I thought (and of course ere are many variations,

So here are my initial thoughts :

So this weekend and a couple more days, I got to this:

I know my voice isn't worth a cent right now which is why I half talked it, but that's not important right now (and please don't call me Shirley!)

Comments?

Thanks for the videos.

I really like hearing and playing this tune. I learned it from Phil Heywood (Twin Cities, MN), and his version was based off of Reverend Gary Davis's playing. I don't sing, but this Piedmont style has enough melody and other stuff to keep instrumentals interesting.

[Ben M.]

Great job Andy!

I believe one of the first recordings of this song was Charlie Poole’s If the river was whiskey.

[started with 1]

Another beauty. Love the blues and the smiles I get from listening to you.

[pegleghowell]

Very nice indeed.Really enjoyed it SM.I`m a little surprised no one has mentioned the Rev.Gary Davis,his version is where yours seems to evolved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_AJifsE2eQ

[Glennwillow]

Nice job on both videos Andy!

I enjoyed both. It's been a long time since I have played this song, which was way back in the mid-60s. It was nice to be reminded of this old song!

Well played!

- Glenn