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Old 12-19-2009, 02:44 PM
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Default Your Favorite Blues Song

Take a minute to post the name of your favorite blues song and provide a video or recording.

Post often, but one at a time if possible.

Here is Blues in the Night sung by,Katie Melua http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1iIqJ2X9Q
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Old 12-19-2009, 09:09 PM
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This is one of my all time favorites: Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee - Key to the Highway. As narrated by Pete Seeger -- give it a minute, and they get down to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoGspLF1-uY

"...I'm gonna' leave here running, because walkin' is most too slow...."

This should be an interesting post... There are so many ways the blues can be done, it will be neat to see what all gets posted.
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Old 12-19-2009, 09:26 PM
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Same song as above.... This guy manages to get a pretty decent acoustic tone, eh?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oei5PTADpPM

Sorry about the subtitles -- It was filmed in Japan.
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Old 12-19-2009, 09:47 PM
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"Love In Vain" , covered by everybody at one time or another.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0ks8Crarlg
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Old 12-19-2009, 10:28 PM
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Hmmm...

Drown in My Own Tears
by Henry Glover, made famous by Ray Charles, version by Derek Trucks Band with Gregg Allman

You Don't Love Me
by Willie Cobb, version by the Allman Brothers

Statesboro Blues
by Blind Willie McTell, version by the Allman Brothers

Baby What You Want Me to Do by Jimi Reed, version by Wishbone Ash

Stormy Monday by T-Bone Walker version by the Allman Brothers

Have You Ever Loved a Woman by Billy Myles version by Eric Clapton

Hard to decide...

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Old 12-21-2009, 01:27 PM
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There are too many to have a favorite. But this, Lightnin Hopkins - Baby Please Dont Go, is, I think, a good fit for the Acoustic Guitar Forum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d49m6G9vOrI

I hope many other folks will post and keep this thread alive. Good idea, Chuck.

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Old 12-21-2009, 01:35 PM
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Okay, one more. How about Robert Johnson - Crossroad? In my opinion this song has been influencial to blues and rock music beyond measure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60n...eature=related

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Old 12-21-2009, 01:44 PM
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red house, hendrix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjOQ9r35uiU
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Old 12-21-2009, 02:17 PM
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Davy Knowles - Come Home................on his new PRS acoustic guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYAScGdd9Y
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Old 12-21-2009, 02:25 PM
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Davy Knowles - Come Home................on his new PRS acoustic guitar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYAScGdd9Y
Great song / great vocals / great guitar playing. It was cool to see a PRS acoustic "in action" -- but I wasn't all that impressed by the tone. I know there are a lot of variables involved... I'd need to hear it live to really be sure.

Thanks for sharing that one!

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Old 12-21-2009, 03:40 PM
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The Thrill is Gone

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Mississippi John Hurt - You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley

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Old 12-21-2009, 05:53 PM
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Good one Mr Hunter.
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Old 12-21-2009, 06:11 PM
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Stone's I Got the Blues (Sticky Fingers):

a live version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43zALQhwdQU
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Old 12-21-2009, 06:19 PM
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Just about anything by Lightnin Hopkins on acoustic. Every recording is unique.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNDJF...eature=related
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