I really think this is one of Robben Ford's greatest vocals, and the restrained, yet elegant dynamic way he plays the 'Red Lady' on "Little Red Rooster" is brilliant. In my opinion, no one all the way back plays this song better. His nuances of this song on this guitar with his brother's band never fails to amaze me. It's a shame he doesn't play this to this day. One of his best blues songs rather than all the woman done him wrong stuff even if the playing is fabulous.
Finally got to see Robben in concert , at the Byron bay bluesfest a couple years ago. one of the smaller stages, but certainly one of my highlights, very impressed
Willie Dixon wrote it, Howlin' Wolf recorded it in 1961, then Sam Cooke in 1963. Wolf's version is considered the original and definitive version. The Stones '64 recording may be the most well known but only because they're, well, The Stones. Interestingly, it's some of Brian Jones' finest work. He really took the slide guitar to heart (even calling himself "Elmo Jones," in the early days) and their version is really close in spirit and arrangement to the classic Wolf recording.
well, sam cooke did it too. but some ten years later. anyways, you are right. quite puzzling since RF had recorded quite a number of dixon tunes around this time
@@zorton34 yes you are correct however... what i am referring too, i am familiar with junior wells and several other versions. where it starts on the turnaround then repeats the turnaround. then it goes to the four chord in bars five and six the one chord in bars seven and eight, then it repeats bars five six seven and eight. it never goes to the top of the form. here they are just playing a straight up twelve bar blues, they stay on the one for four bars. listen to this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t5C0uD2BuEc.html
@@zorton34 It does start with four bars of the one so you could write it as if it were the top of the form "red rooster wells" You could consider the first four bars as an intro however. Listen to the riff, they use it as the turnaround. Listen when they get back to bars 11 and 12. That is when they play the riff, then to the 4 chords. It goes around and a round staying a 12 bar blues. Very fascinating. This is the real deal blues. Check out juniors messin with the kid, they do the same type of thing it starts with the riff, bars 11 and 12 then from there it is a standard 12 bar blues. Some folks think oh its just a 12 bar blues no big deal, but you and I know better This stuff is deep. Listen to little walters version of “last night” it starts with a pick up bar into the turnaround, then to the first four bars of the one. Then they skip bars 5,6,7,and 8 straight to the 5 chord, bars 9,10,11, and 12 Then back to the top they play a straight up 12 bar except with a quick change. The arrangements are at times extremely intricate, never ceases to amaze me. This music was passed down, sadly there are very few of the old timers left, the blues may continue for sometime but with them the true art form will fade into the sunset.
