Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Father of Delta Blues, greatest influence on Hendrix, Clapton, Johnny Winter, Rolling Stones and many other rock greats, Robert Johnsons Dust my Broom and Crossroads are blues standards no self respecting rockband can do without Probably the most influential blues guitar player ever, influenced Elmore James - IMO, the greatest electric slide/bottleneck guitar bluesman . There's one strange track on the RJ collection - is Hot Tamales/Red Hot really Johnson? Douglas A. Lal wrote: > Hi Jerry, > > RJ was a blues singer who played slide guitar. Google will bring up > zillions of hits. > Here's my fave RJ Song: > > And I followed her to the station > with a suitcase in my hand > And I followed her to the station > with a suitcase in my hand > Well, it's hard to tell, it's hard to tell > when all your love's in vain > All my love's in vain > > When the train rolled up to the station > I looked her in the eye > When the train rolled up to the station > and I looked her in the eye > Well, I was lonesome, I felt so lonesome > and I could not help but cry > All my love's in vain > > When the train, it left the station > with two lights on behind > When the train, it left the station > with two lights on behind > Well, the blue light was my blues > and the red light was my mind > All my love's in vain > > Ou hou ou ou ou > hoo, Willie Mae > Oh oh oh oh oh hey > hoo, Willie Mae > Ou ou ou ou ou ou hee vee oh woe All my love's in vain > A CD set with all his recording is available on Columbia records > should you wish to listen to his music.Regards. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:11 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Rapidwinder warning > > >> Ken, >> >> Waitaminnit there! What is a "pinky slide" and who is Robert Johnson? >> >> Jerry > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >