This is my version of a Gary Davis classic. I took most of it from an instructional DVD by Jorma Kaukonen. A lot of work got in this one. When I tried to play this with a bass player, it appeared that my timing was fully off. Forcing me to relearn it with metronome, Guitar Pro and company, which is a painful experience, slowing it down to 50% again, and slowly building up speed.
Still, as a solo piece this ahould serve, and although the lead riff is still completely ragged, it kind of hints where things should be once I have it mastered.
The songs by Gary Davis are simply wonderful. He performed as a street musician in the New York of the early sixties. Apparently he was a great teacher too, because
Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna), Stefan Grossman and other Village dwellers all found their way to him in Harlem in 1960 New York, to be taught fingerstyle Blues. They all later went on to teach his playing, and put out lots of teaching CD’s and DVD’s. That is how I learned about him.
He was a Reverend too, so he made extensive renditions of Gospel songs. Death don’t have no mercy in this land, I heard the Angels Singing (Eric Bibb), Keep your lights trimmed and burning (Jorma Kaukonen), are mixed with songs like Cocaine Blues (who else but Keith Richards) and Hesitation Blues (Jorma again).
Looking forward to comments and suggestions