Best of Robert Cray

Best Of Robert Cray contains notes and tab for 16 songs from the modern blues man.This volume in the Guitar Recorded Versions series includes the songs Baby's Arms, Bad Influence, (Won't Be) Coming Home, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, The Forecast (Calls for Pain), Nothing Against You, Phone Booth, Poor Johnny, Right Next Door, She's Into Somethin', Smoking Gun and more. / Guitare

With its 50 Blues rhythms inspired by the biggest hits of the greatest guitarists of all time (Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Muddy Waters Stevie Ray Vaughan Robert Cray Albert Collins B.B. King T-Bone Walker etc.) this tutorial will keep you pleasantly busy for quite a while. But there?s more to it than that! Besides affording pleasure these rhythms allow you to discover and study the tools required for a good Blues accompaniment: triads double stops single notes bends barre chords slides hammer-ons pull-offs rest strokes binary and shuffle rhythms etc. All this is included in the guidelines given to you in the preliminary chapter ?guidelines regarding the structure the rhythm as well as the chords employed. The DVD attached to the tutorial offers you the possibility to mindfully observe all 50 rhythms ? first at actual playing speed then at a slower speed. This again gives you the opportunity to closely follow the movement of the hands to choose the right fingerings and keep a steady beat(!) For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are rhythms in the tutorial; the 50 backing tracks are recorded at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slower speed). On the backing track at actual playing speed the Guitar is only present during the first round then it disappears yielding the floor to you. The backing tracks provided here are of an appropriate length (about 4 to 5 minutes each which sums up to almost 7h of musical practice). This means that you have enough time at your disposal to practice under the best conditions. With its 50 Blues rhythms inspired by the biggest hits of the greatest guitarists of all time (Eric Clapton Buddy Guy Albert King Muddy Waters Stevie Ray Vaughan Robert Cray Albert Collins B.B. King T-Bone Walker etc.) this tutorial will keep you pleasantly busy for quite a while. But there?s more to it than that! Besides affording pleasure these rhythms allow you to discover and study the tools required for a good Blues accompaniment: triads double stops single notes bends barre chords slides hammer-ons pull-offs rest strokes binary and shuffle rhythms etc. All this is included in the guidelines given to you in the preliminary chapter ?guidelines regarding the structure the rhythm as well as the chords employed. The DVD attached to the tutorial offers you the possibility to mindfully observe all 50 rhythms ? first at actual playing speed then at a slower speed. This again gives you the opportunity to closely follow the movement of the hands to choose the right fingerings and keep a steady beat(!) For its part the MP3 CD is composed of as many backing tracks as there are rhythms in the tutorial; the 50 backing tracks are recorded at two different tempi: the intended tempo (actual playing speed) and the rehearsal tempo (slowe

Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down-Eric Bibb was raised in the folk tradition the son of the folk singer Leon Bibb. Bibb?s uncle was the world-famous jazz pianist and composer John Lewis part of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Bibb was raised in a music-filled household as family friends in the 1950s and 1960s included Pete Seeger Odetta Bob Dylan and the late Paul Robeson who was named Eric?s godfather. Bibb got his first steel guitar at age seven and he got some advice from Dylan that he never forgot to ?keep it simple forget all that fancy stuff.? When he was 16 his father asked him to play guitar in the house band for his TV talent show Someone New.In 1970 Eric left New York City forParis where he met with guitarist Mickey Baker. There he began to focus on blues guitar and after moving to Stockholm he became enamored with prewar blues. A breakout performance at the 1996 London Blues Festival catapulted Eric to a higher level of visibility. Since then he has toured the world performing at concert halls and major festivals. He has toured with Robert Cray Keb Mo Corey Harris and even opened shows for Ray Charles.Eric earned a Grammy nomination for his collaboration (with Taj Mahal and others) on the children?s record SHAKIN? A TAILFEATHER. His album PAINTING SIGNS was recognized by New Age Voice as a Finalist for Best Folk Album of 2001. He joined Maria Muldaur and Rory Block to record the gospelflavored SISTERS & BROTHERS and then released FRIENDS a collection of duets with Taj Mahal Odetta and others. He has been nominated for many W.C. Handy Awards in a variety of categories. Eric?s rich and sensitive vocals and lyrics provide a perfect balance to his fine fingerpicking technique. Purveying a beautifully realized and deftly accomplished soulful folk-blues Eric has no problem blending various genres effortlessly melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle contemporary sensibility.