Elizabeth Cotten is a great place to start .... because you may have heard some of her song's by others but here is the real McCoy......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm5-WdB_aVE&feature=mh_lolz&list=LL0AGzVBuCmog
Here is one you will get a kick out of and old Skip James tune ......... One of the great BLUES DUDES.....
http://www.youtube.com/user/dynachrome
Cocaine Habit Blues
http://www.youtube.com/user/toansavoo#p/u/14/WWt8KK_Cvfo
One of my favorites Fishin Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo-VUL6V4EQ
a little hard core ...... from 1934 Lucille Bogan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ko2VXpW7_g
From the thirties Cab Caloway That Funny Reefer Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D44pyeEvhcQ
Blind Willie McTell Statesboro Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnWxZtI3ONY
Blind Blake Diddie Wa Diddie.....
This is a true story .......
I met this R.N. Nurse the first day she stayed at my place (while I was at work) she checked out my CD's ....... and when I got home she said I love all your old Blues Music .......... but why do they call themselves BLIND? .......... of course I replied ...... because they are Blind....... she thought it was maybe slang.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTP-8VfIvn0
Thankee 4weeddude! I do love me the blues.
If you love blues try the Juke Joint on Blues Revue:
http://bluesrevue.com/category/blues-revue-table-of-content/the-juke-joint/
Another Cab Calloway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDn7WrK8cL4&feature=related
I don't know if the Reverend Gary Davis makes it in or not. He's a bit later.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xf73sm_reverend-gary-davis-feel-like-goin_music
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vdzq_reverend-gary-davis-death-don-t-hav_music
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2j82f_reverend-gary-davis-candyman_music
But I've always loved his finger picking style and especially the many musicians who later did his songs.
Jorma Kaukenen, David Bromberg, Steffan Grossman etc etc...
Saw Hot Tuna a couple months ago and they did an awesome Keep Your Lamps trimmed and burning with Teresa Williams and Larry Campbell helping.
Jorma Actually studied with the Reverend.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2j84b_jorma-kaukonen-hesitation-blues_music
Reverend Gary Davis is a definite in old blues ........ ONE of the GREATS....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6tfNVbgwu4&feature=related
HA! Man, that is very dude like music! Love it, man. Good fine weeddude. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/user/RagtimeDorianHenry#p/u
http://www.youtube.com/user/RagtimeDorianHenry#p/u/39/OEJD25nQo1s
http://www.youtube.com/user/RagtimeDorianHenry#p/u/330/fT8he-Wf3I4
Cab Calloway - Smoking Reefers: http://youtu.be/g6EofF7tTBU (http://youtu.be/g6EofF7tTBU)
Quote from: cakebelly on August 05, 2011, 07:34:45 PM
Cab Calloway - Smoking Reefers: http://youtu.be/g6EofF7tTBU (http://youtu.be/g6EofF7tTBU)
Cakebelly dude...the video artist.
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Great vid, dude!
Some Gus Cannon.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClC_KizCpQk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCK8V_MfQLY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKxZBvE8bjM&feature=related
@ DB Cheers, great pic - will have to use that 8)
Memphis Jug Band .... He's in the Jail House Now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfpRt1SE7YE
Bo Weevil one of my favorite from Leadbelly...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJjdHpFwS9I
The Great Bessie Smith
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCrtErmipXE&feature=fvwrel
Wow.....I don't know how to spell all the other sounds.
Buddy Boy Hawkins only recoreded a dozen songs and there is little knowen about him.........
http://www.archive.org/details/BuddyBoyHawkinsSnatchItBackBlues1927
David Honeyboy Edwards, Delta Bluesman, Dies at 96
Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/arts/music/david-honeyboy-edwards-delta-bluesman-dies-at-96.html
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzZ8MhRKx_0