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. ≈M≈ |
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. |