Statesboro Blues Blind Willie Mctell

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Statesboro blues blind willie mctell. Provided to youtube by sony music entertainment statesboro blues remastered 2002 blind willie mctell first time i met the blues when the sun goes down series originally recorded 1928. Here is my cover of blind willie mctell s most famous song statesboro blues named after statesboro georgia. Blind willie mctell born william samuel mctier may 5 1898 august 19 1959. Blind willie mctell 5.
In 1968 taj mahal recorded a popular blues rock adaptation of the song with a prominent slide guitar part by jesse ed davis. Mctell recorded the song in 1928 in drop d tuning. Statesboro blues is a piedmont blues song written by blind willie mctell who recorded it in 1928. Statesboro blues lyrics verse 1 wake up mama turn your lamp down low wake up mama turn your lamp down low have you got the nerve to drive papa mctell from.
The title refers to the town of statesboro georgia. August 1959 in milledgeville georgia eigentlich william samuel mctier war ein einflussreicher us amerikanischer blues musiker und ein herausragender repräsentant des piedmont blues.