surfpup Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 ... to WC Handy. The "Father of the Blues" was born today in 1873 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I hear crickets chirping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I LOL, Never heard of this dude. Was his music recorded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 I LOL' date=' Never heard of this dude. Was his music recorded?[/quote'] Yes, although not very often or very well. It was near the turn of the century after all! Milod would know much more than I do certainly, but he might be called a bridge between the ragtime of Scott Joplin and the later delta blues of early guys like Patton, House, and Johnson. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVxaYk25il4[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 16, 2009 Author Share Posted November 16, 2009 I hear crickets chirping... Interestingly enough, Handy credited these sounds as the inspiration for his music... ... "Handy cited the sounds of nature, such as 'whippoorwills, bats and hoot owls and their outlandish noises', the sounds of Cypress Creek washing on the fringes of the woodland, and 'the music of every songbird and all the symphonies of their unpremeditated art' as inspiration' Not quite crickets, bit close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 He needs a boost pedal. The earliest I have gone with the blues is Blind Willie Johnson I believe early to mid 20's guitar based. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I LOL' date=' Never heard of this dude. Was his music recorded?[/quote'] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 To me this is the deepest blues, when I hear this guy I stop and listen. It is Gospel blues I guess. I think this is a great dramatization. [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R8RuOagzck[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 Milod would know much more than I do certainly' date=' [/quote'] Boy did that sentence ever sound like the start of one of my kids' "Dad's so old that...." jokes..:- :- .. Wiki has a link to a version of St. Louis Blues, that plays through realplayer. http://www.redhotjazz.com/songs/handy/stlouisblues.ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 I thought WC Handy was the guy who said "My little chik-a-dee" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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