Thirty years ago I heard Mississippi John Hurt. He changed my musical direction. I spent the next several weeks trying to learn his "Salty Dog". I eventually created a reasonable facsimile. Today, I play a lot of John's material. Yet, It is not a note for note rendition. I have never managed to do that.

I must add that I also worked on Doc's "Sittin' on Top of the World". There is still a lot of difference in our two versions. His is much better.

Somewhere in the course of thirty years, I no longer wanted to play like John or Doc. I wanted to play like khandu. That is where I found contentment.

Can you play like Doc? It is a honorable quest. Go for it. But enjoy playing like Marty D. That is whose music you can master! khandu