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Thread #2067 Message #1265671
Posted By: khandu
06-Sep-04 - 09:18 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Candy Man Blues (Mississippi John Hurt)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Candy Man Blues-by Mississippi John Hurt
Amen, Poppa! I appreciate the "served as a test of guitar manhood" phrase! It is a delight to listen to & a joy to play!
There are versions MJH did that omitted the "You & the Candyman..." lines apparently because he was embarrassed to sing them before some audiences. On the "Best of MJH" on Vanguard, as he begins the song, he laughs & says "I can't sing it". If memory serves properly, he sang the first part of the "bridge" but left out the "You must be stuck..." on that recording.
In other versions he left out the lines altogether but played the guitar part to them.
I will try to find a tab to Candyman to refresh your memory &, if successful, PM it to you!