Blind Willie Mctel

Guitar tuned down one half step sounding key eb minor otherwise.
Blind willie mctel. Unlike his contemporaries he came to use twelve string guitars exclusively. Put a capo on the 1st fret and play in dm see chords below. Blind willie mctell is a song written and performed by bob dylan titled after the blues singer blind willie mctell. Family members taught him to play guitar while living in georgia and he eventually adopted the twelve.
He played with a fluid syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique common among many exponents of piedmont blues. It was recorded in the spring of 1983 during the sessions for dylan s album infidels but was left off the album and officially released only in 1991 on the bootleg series volumes 1 3 rare unreleased 1961 1991 the melody is loosely based on st. Seen the arrow on the doorpost saying this land is condemned all the way from new orleans to jerusalem i traveled through east texas where many martyrs. August 1959 in milledgeville georgia eigentlich william samuel mctier war ein einflussreicher us amerikanischer blues musiker und ein herausragender repräsentant des piedmont blues biografie.
Mai 1898 oder 1901 in thomson georgia. Statesboro blues 30 mi and broke down engine blues 50 mi. Blind willie mctell lyrics. Blind willie johnson 22 januar 1897 bei brenham texas.
May 5 1898 august 19 1959 was a piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. A discounted festival ticket is included with your registration fee. September 1945 war ein us amerikanischer sänger und gitarrist dessen werk sowohl im blues als auch im spiritual wurzelte. Mctell got the blues tk 1 mr.
We have two routes for avid ramblers. The blind willie mctell music festival is partnering with thomson mcduffie cvb and hometown warrenton to bring you bikes blues. The complete recorded works in chronological order volume 1 october 18 1927 to november 29 1929 writin paper blues stole rider blues mama tain t long fo day mr. Blind willie mctell was an atlanta based bluesmen who was active from the 1920s until his death in 1959.
Blind willie mctell born william samuel mctier. Words and music bob dylan the melody loosely based on st james infirmary blues recorded during the infidels sessions 1991 but not released until the bootleg series 1 3 1991 tabbed by eyolf østrem. The guitar part is played on a. Blind willie mctell 5.
Like blind willie mctell there s a woman by the river with some fine young handsome man he s dressed up like a squire bootlegged whiskey in his hand some of them died in the battle some of them survived as well and i can tell you one thing nobody can sing the blues like blind willie mctell well god is in his heaven and we all want what s his but power and greed and corruptible seed seem. Während seine texte ausnahmslos religiösen inhalts waren leiteten sich seine musikalischen ausdrucksformen aus beiden traditionellen quellen ab. Mctell was also an adept slide guitarist unusual among ragtime bluesmen.