Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned

Subject: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: voyager
Date: 17 Nov 15 - 08:31 AM

Mudcat -

What the first, best song you learned to play/perform?

Example - first song for me was Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotton)
First / best song - Stag O' Lee (Mississippi John Hurt)

voyager

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: Cool Beans
Date: 17 Nov 15 - 09:07 AM

First--Put Your Finger in the Air (Woody Guthrie)
Best first--Candy Man (Jack Elliott)

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: David C. Carter
Date: 17 Nov 15 - 09:44 AM

Railroad Bill(Jack Elliot)

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 17 Nov 15 - 09:52 AM

I don't remember what was first, but the best was Lonesome Road. After decades, my husband loves to hear its deep, bluesy chords.

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: Mark Ross
Date: 17 Nov 15 - 10:51 AM

Come Back Baby from Dave Van Ronk.

Mark Ross

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: GUEST,khandu
Date: 17 Nov 15 - 05:14 PM

Freight train blues also. Best... Candy man by mjh

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: MGM·Lion
Date: 18 Nov 15 - 12:31 AM

Barbara Allen -- the 'In Scarlet Town' version.

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Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned
From: GUEST,gillymor
Date: 18 Nov 15 - 02:47 AM

Richland Women Blues (Mississppi John Hurt) and I still love to play it.

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned
From: banjoman
Date: 18 Nov 15 - 06:22 AM

Cut my guitar teeth on Hank Williams - Your Cheating Heart etc

Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned
From: GUEST,Midchuck
Date: 18 Nov 15 - 09:24 AM

First: Joan Baez's version of Wildwood Flower, on her first Vanguard album; with Fred Hellerman playing additional guitar, IIRC.

Best: Ian and Sylvia, "Four Rode By," on their "Northern Journey" album (written by Ian), with John Herald on lead guitar.