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Thread #126447   Message #2809142
Posted By: Richie
11-Jan-10 - 12:14 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Blackberry Blossom
Subject: Blackberry Blossom: origin & lyrics
Hi,

I've recently started performing Blackberry Blossom with my group and did a lyrics version with me playing guitar while my niece is singing that I thought I'd share: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyTHXwyocSg

In the collage there's Fiddlin' Arthur Smith and Fiddlin' Bill Hensley who both played early versions. This is different than Garfield's Blackberry Blossom in Gm.

I also made a learn to play video with some background to help others learn some ways to play the tune on the guitar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT8nyw8ElDg

Are there any other lyric versions out there? The version in G major and Em (B part) is usually credited to Fiddlin' Arthur Smith. I doubt he wrote it but he arranged it. Does anyone know where I can find his 1935 version with the Delmores?

Richie