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Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned

17 Nov 15 - 08:31 AM (#3751562)
Subject: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: voyager

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


17 Nov 15 - 09:07 AM (#3751573)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: Cool Beans

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


17 Nov 15 - 09:44 AM (#3751589)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: David C. Carter

Railroad Bill(Jack Elliot)


17 Nov 15 - 09:52 AM (#3751591)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: GUEST,leeneia

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


17 Nov 15 - 10:51 AM (#3751604)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: Mark Ross

Come Back Baby from Dave Van Ronk.

Mark Ross


17 Nov 15 - 05:14 PM (#3751690)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: GUEST,khandu

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


18 Nov 15 - 12:31 AM (#3751759)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song Your Learned
From: MGM·Lion

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

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18 Nov 15 - 02:47 AM (#3751769)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned
From: GUEST,gillymor

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


18 Nov 15 - 06:22 AM (#3751791)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned
From: banjoman

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


18 Nov 15 - 09:24 AM (#3751816)
Subject: RE: Origins: First Best Guitar Song You Learned
From: GUEST,Midchuck

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.