Legends of Country Guitar - DVD

Mettant en vedette des légendes comme Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Doc Watson Mose Rager / Guitare

Six and Twelve String Blues-Paul Geremia is possibly the greatest living performer of the East Coast and Texas fingerpicking and slide styles. He has been called a national treasure. John Hammond says that he'd drive a thousand miles to see Paul play. 'When Paul plays Leadbelly you can close your eyes and swear that it is Leadbelly himself.' Paul has created a style which is very much his own combining his interpretations of the music of Blind Lemon Jefferson Robert Johnson Blind Willie McTell Scrapper Blackwell and Blind Blake. Paul’s superb recordings have made him a critical favorite and place him firmly among the legends who inspired and influenced him over the past four decades. Titlesinclude: Tootie Blues Rising River Blues Cat Man Blues Kill It Kid Rag Statesboro Blues Stocking Feet Blues Leaving Blues Silver City Bound Death Don’t Have No Mercy Meet Me In The Bottom Pony Blues Scrapper’s Scraps Wonderful Affliction My Kind of Place Kicking In The Country Still Thinking About You and Little Silver Airplane.

Ce DVD offre un aperçu fascinant sur le monde de la riche tradition piémontaise du Blues/Ragtime, avec des séquences extrêmement rares où l'on peut voir jouer Furry Lewis, John Jackson, Josh White, Robert Pete Williams, Rev Gary Davis, Pink Anderson et bien d'autres. / Guitare

Ce DVD présente de rares séquences mettant en scène quelques-uns des plus grands musiciens de Blues de tous les temps, dont, entre autres, John Hurt du Mississippi, Son House, Rev. Gary Davis et Big Bill Broonzy. / Guitare

McKinley Morganfield better known as Muddy Waters grew up onStovall Plantation near Clarksdale MS where he learned to play Guitar in the regional style emulating local legends Son House and Robert Johnson. In 1941 and1942 Muddy made his first recordings for Alan Lomax (Library of Congress) who came to Stovall to record various country blues musicians. These first recordings gave Muddy the confidence to move north to Chicago with thehopes of becoming a full time musician. He purchased his first electric guitar in 1944 and in only a few short years not only achieved his goal but became a major star recording hits like 'I Can't Be Satisfied' 'I Feel Like GoingHome' 'I Got My Mojo Working ' 'I Just Want to Make Love To You' and many more with his infamous band. This raw electric sound ushered in a new era of blues and Chicago Chess Records and Muddy Waters where the epicenter.In this lesson Tom Feldmann takes you through 6 of Muddy's staple slide tunes in Open G Open D and Standard Tuning. Feldmann teaches each song slowly phrase by phrase making this a perfect lesson for those new to playingslide as well as the more seasoned players looking to get deeper into the mind and music of the great Muddy Waters. A detailed tab/music PDF file is included on the DVD.

In this second DVD lesson devoted to the styles techniques and music of Merle Travis Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed Buster B. Jones explores five instrumental arrangements that have become trademarks for these legends.

This DVD features rare footage depicting some of the greatest blues musicians who ever lived. Features Mississippi John Hurt Son House Rev. Gary Davis Big Bill Broonzy and others.