Dvd Wilkins Robert Guitar Of By John Miller

Robert Wilkins (1896-1987) est né à Hernando, une petite ville du Nord du Mississippi, qui a néanmoins réussi à contribuer des musiciens comme Frank Stokes, Jim Jackson, Garfield Akers et Joe Callicott à l'histoire du Blues. Wilkins a vécu sa vie d'adulte à Memphis et enregistrées 13 côtés entre 1928 et 1930, mais aussi un 4 côtés supplémentaires en 1935. Wilkins avait un véritable flair pour la composition et souvent invente de nouvelles formes de ses chansons. Beaucoup de ses chansons sont devenus des représentations de point de repère dans l'histoire de la Country Blues. Les enregistrements de Wilkins nous montrent un musicien avec un talent compositionnels prononcé et un cadeau pour faire varier la structure de blues de façons intéressantes. Ses paroles sont tout aussi original et profondément poétique, son puissant subtilement et jouant de la guitare et soulful chant se combine pour un son qui est inoubliable. Autorité de blues John Miller présente un guide détaillé pour le style de Wilkins, avec un hôte de chansons dans la transcription détaillée et un livret de 48 pages tablature / Guitare

Robert Wilkins (1896-1987) was born in Hernando a small town in northern Mississippi which nonetheless managed to contribute such musicians as Frank Stokes Jim Jackson Garfield Akers and Joe Callicott to the story of theBlues. Wilkins lived his adult life in Memphis and recorded 13 sides between 1928 and 1930 as well as an additional 4 sides in 1935.Wilkins had a real flair for composition and often invented new forms for his songs. Manyof his songs have become landmark performances in the story of the Country Blues. Wilkins' recordings show us a musician with a pronounced compositional talent and a gift for varying the blues structure in interesting ways. Hislyrics are equally original and profoundly poetic and his subtly powerful guitar-playing and soulful vocals combine for a sound that is unforgettable.Blues authority John Miller presents a detailed guide to the Wilkinsstyle with a host of songs in detailed transcription and a 48-page tablature booklet.

Memphis has long been a landing place for musicians from the surrounding rural areas in Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi and in the 1920s and 1930s it was a wide open town with plenty of opportunities for musicians to performtheir music and make a living. As a result of Memphis's hub status it developed a strong blues scene in the 1920s and 1930s with a host of outstanding singers and players. Many of these musicians had successful careers asrecording artists but a surprisingly large number of similarly gifted musicians went unrecorded or only got the opportunity to record a few titles.This DVD lesson offers instruction in the music of many of the finestguitarists to record out of Memphis in the 1920s and 1930s. Included on this DVD are transcriptions and teaching of performances from the spectacular and hugely influential Memphis Minnie transplanted Mississippians Furry Lewis Robert Wilkins and Frank Stokes and more obscure names from the past like Tom Dickson and Allen Shaw. The songs that are taught on the DVD have been selected for their musical merit but also to build your skills as a CountryBlues guitarist with numbers in D G E and C in standard tuning as well as Open G tuning. The technique building that will come from learning these tunes will give you tools to go in whatever direction you wish to take yourmusic.A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on the DVD. This includes all the lyrics to the songs as well as transcriptions of the guitar playing. The original old recordings of all the tunes is alsoincluded.Titles include: Tom Dickson/Happy Blues; Allen Shaw/I Couldn't Help It; Robert Wilkins/Long Train Blues; Frank Stokes/Frank Stokes' Dream; Memphis Minnie/Reachin' Pete and Furry Lewis/Good Looking GirlBlues