That’s an hour of my life I’ve just got back…. If I watch that on repeat I could be 17 again by 2062 … so much brings you down, but the blues can inspire and lift. Thanks.
These songs are sacred............They're American Blues Hymms. Thank you for treating them with such respect and staying true to the original recordings.
Edward Phillips you are AWESOME. The history of the blues is still alive and well thanks to guys like you. Nothing better than a man (or woman) singing and playing the guitar with nothing else in-between. Hope you keep doing it till the day you die brother
That's a crap load of work man...fok you must have spent years workin on those... what an achievement! No one suddenly plays that well..... Respect man! Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing - what a treat! Your Blues Rocks! Haha! Cheers from Cape Town, South Africa!
South- 110% agreed. Years of work. Nobody talks about that. Evh used to come home from hs and work on his songs. “ naw, I got to go home and practice “ he told his friends.
Great compilation Some suggestions for next time: Spoonful blues Good morning little school girl Smokestack lightnin Black snake moan St James Infirmary blues Poor boy long way from home Last kind words blues Dry spell blues Farther along (gospel song) Come around to my house mama Worried life blues Pistol slappin blues Motherless children Samson and Delilah Pony Blues
Love the Robt. Petway number, you have a nice style and strong vocals, I started playing in 1969 when I got home from Vietnam, then I saw Fred McDowell at a Seattle Folklore Society concert and was hooked. Then I became concert promoter and we booked all the original bluesmen to come up a do a few gigs. I was very blessed to play with the greats, even got some Robert Johnson stories from Johnny Shines, Booka White once asked me what happened to Washboard Sam. They got separated over the years, Bukka used to stay on my friends' houseboat on Lake Union, he dug Seattle. That's a sweet resonator there, I have a Jay Turser. Keep pickin!!!
Thank you so much, Edward. But once again, if it isn't too much trouble, put all these tracks on Bandcamp. Quite a bunch of us will be very glad to pay for the music you bless us with.
One thing I like about authentic renditions of old recordings like this ('40s Big Band is another example), is that as much as I love the familiar old analog sound and sometimes the sound of the scratchy old records, is that these are almost certainly closer to what it would have sounded like to hear Robert Johnson, Benny Goodman, and so on. Glad I have both options here on YT.
Thank you soooo much for keeping source music alive, I love your voice/ playing virtuosity, you are possessed of power,blessings. I will follow you. This music must be kept alive!
Every time I listen to it, I'm completely amazed by the quality of your interpretations. It's simply magnificent, or even more so... Words cannot describe it. Thank you for all this beauty!
Mr. Phillips, as a slide player I really get a lot out of your vids, as they are such informative examples of Delta and old acoustic blues, and you also sound so good doing it. Your renditions are a pleasure to listen to. But it's also so cool that you are keeping the flame of such old styles and the old songs alive.
Fantastic compilation! This is now my go-to background track while doing data entry at work. I love the blues and you do these treasured old songs the justice they deserve!
