As a fan of electric blues, I consider this to be one of the greatest performances ever. If you like Cream, I suggest that you turn this up as loud as you possibly can...
A few years after it was originally recorded Robert Johnson from the same section of the Delta changed it into "Come On In My Kitchen" Which has been covered as much as Sittin On Top Of The World
This song contains some of the greatest blues guitar solos ever recorded IMO.
Quick backstory: during some down time in the studio, the band started an impromptu jam. The producer, Tom Dowd, liked what he heard and surreptitiously turned on the tape recorder. This explains why the song "fades in".
So...one of the greatest recordings in rock history was done without a rehearsal, in one take, five-piece live.
Those guys might've been "miffed" that they were recorded...
Probably not, they were all out of their minds on heroin, cocaine and liquor.
Postscipt: Clapton was never the same guitarist when he got off herion. His best work was between 1965 (Yardbirds) and 1971 (Layla). That's one fan's opinion.
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Just pure, unadulterated, chocolate cream! Two of the greatest ever imo!
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that was nice !!!! and here's another nice pairing, monsieur Don't Worry Be Happy:
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I suppose if one needed a definition of "soul music" this pretty much says it all....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x293voLm2bI
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One of my favorite songs of all time...
This is the original four-man group (Bernie Leadon on guitar w/ Glen Frey) in a 1973 concert.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44_rtJxPg0s
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Ive posted this before but Im heading out on the road again so it seems fitting
Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
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Yeah, baby!
That was fvcking great.
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As a fan of electric blues, I consider this to be one of the greatest performances ever. If you like Cream, I suggest that you turn this up as loud as you possibly can...
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I like the song "a little more upbeat". Here's Lonesome River Band's version.
Please forgive Mike Hartgrove's (the fiddler) "dour" expression while playing.
He habitually has a "dip in his lip" which doesn't work too well while picking fiddle!
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Great Versions!
If we only could "read it in the original" .
The Mississippi Sheiks were awarded a grammy in 2008, 78 years after writing and recording this song in 1930--
Good things always stand the test of time
Mississippi Sheiks 1930
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A few years after it was originally recorded Robert Johnson from the same section of the Delta changed it into "Come On In My Kitchen" Which has been covered as much as Sittin On Top Of The World
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Skip Mesquite - RIP
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Great posts, guys. "Sittin'" is song with its own Wiki page...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_on_Top_of_the_World
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Pressed Down, Shaken Together, and Running Over.
(Luke 6:38.)
aka "Pressed Down", aka PDSTRO, aka "PeDeSTRO."
There were a number of local or known bands that were in twi.
(Known across twi, anyway.) Some of the artists had music
careers after twi.
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Paw, when did Skip die?
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Yesterday Thursday, Thomas. (Thanks for the correction, Rocky).
(Edited also to add this clip of Skip with The Time Bandits.)
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Thursday evening, March 18.
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I may have posted this once before...
This song contains some of the greatest blues guitar solos ever recorded IMO.
Quick backstory: during some down time in the studio, the band started an impromptu jam. The producer, Tom Dowd, liked what he heard and surreptitiously turned on the tape recorder. This explains why the song "fades in".
So...one of the greatest recordings in rock history was done without a rehearsal, in one take, five-piece live.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK9E6-Eu3-Y
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I'm not a real big fan of the blues . . . but that was TIGHT! Good stuff.
As any musician/ picker can tell you - - when the mic is off and the tape isn't rolling,
it's easier to play without worrying about hitting the notes "right on" for a recording.
Those guys might've been "miffed" that they were recorded, but I bet they liked it when they heard it!
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Probably not, they were all out of their minds on heroin, cocaine and liquor.
Postscipt: Clapton was never the same guitarist when he got off herion. His best work was between 1965 (Yardbirds) and 1971 (Layla). That's one fan's opinion.
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Waysider, you were probably going to post this, so I'll save you the trouble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiUWfhZtOQ0
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In my opinion, THIS is the definitive version.
edit: Recorded in 1958 with open mic. technique.-----no overdubs
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I have to agree. That was great. It sounds like that was the version that Derek and the Dominoes were covering.
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Having been driving down the highway for two days now-- All of these versions are working--Thanks guys!
I spose I shouldn't be posting while Im driving--but I got the keys to the highway
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