He expanded the alternating bass style to encompass the contemporary dance trends and more complex blues ideas introduced by the jazz bands of new orleans and chicago. This from his show friday night at side door palladium in st. Blind blake plays a fast and melodic style of rag type blues. Well researched and beautifully written, in the chapter mojo hand, deep blues chronicles the influence of such delta heavyweights as muddy waters, blind lemon jefferson, and blind blake. Mayo williams, the paramount scout, says that blind blake was sent up from jacksonville by a dealer, reports blues researcher gayle dean wardlow. Masterpieces of country blues guitar book3cd set grossman. Mel bay masterpieces of country blues guitar from the playing of blind blake, bo carter, scrapper blackwell, rev. Blind blake guitar tab books, instructional dvds, solos, arrangements, transcriptions, tablature, sheet music, video lessons. Stefan grossmans guitar workshop instructional and historical dvds books and materials. This book tells about the trial that raised issues regarding the right to teach and the right to learn. Blind blake tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction dvds. The guitar of blind blake by woody mann, 9780786649976, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Blues guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos, arrangements, transcriptions, video lessons. Great selection, thorough transcriptions, and most important a cd with the real masters playing the tunes. A musical pilgrimage to the crossroads, directed by robert mugge and featuring british pop star and blues enthusiast dave stewart and several of the regions musicians. Blake, blind ragtime guitars foremost fingerpicker.
Blake s provocative riffs and licks on guitar easily put him amongst the ranks of other master pickers like blind boy fuller, the rev. He extended the alternating bass style, that was popular at the turn of the century, to encompass the dance trends and more complex blues ideas that were emerging from the jazz bands of new orleans and chicago. In this comprehensive new book audio lesson, woody mann explores the ideas, techniqu. Gary davis, blind blake, scrapper blackwell and tampa red. There are twenty four classic blues by sixteen of the acoustic blues guitar masters.
In the styles of lightnin hopkins, blind blake, mississippi john hurt, blind boy fuller and big bill broonzy arranged by kenny sultan. Clicking on each title will take you to or the publishers website. Duke robillard and ronnie earl have some nice stuff going in that style. A cd of blind blake playing all the tunes is included. Guitar of blind blake book3cd set grossmans guitar workshop. Blind arthur blake tabs acoustic fingerstyle guitar studio. Not only was he one of the greatest blues guitarists of alltime, blake seems to have been the primary developer of fingerstyle ragtime on the guitar, the sixstring equivalent to playing ragtime on the piano. Blind blake was an amazing guitar player who had a fully matured style when he began recording in 1926. My personal bias would be to take it even further back and listen to, maybe learn, some tbone and other early electric blues. Blind blake the guitar of blind blake dvd taught by woody mann. Blind blake s black dog blues taught by woody mann. Stefan grossmans most popular book is complete country blues guitar book. Blind blake s rag a ralph mctell version page 3 5 g t a b 25. These twentythree titles on the paramount label, most of them blessed with clear sound, are as much about his easeful control over picking technique as his emotional outlook.
On this page youll find all my free tabs pdfs the videos for these tabs are on the page free guitar tabvideos if you like the free tabs on this page, please consider donating via paypal using the button below. Blind blake was the premier ragtime blues guitarist of the 1920s. Mayo williams, the paramount scout, says that blind blake was sent up from jacksonville by a dealer. Ragtime guitar blues by blind blake on amazon music.
Blind blake is a figure of enormous importance in american music. Stefan wanted to highlight the playing of six blues players that have greatly influenced him. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Blake figures in the plot of lee childs 1997 jack reacher novel, killing floor, and there are references to him in childs 2011 prequel, the affair. I wanted to highlight the playing of six blues players that have greatly influenced me.
He is known for numerous recordings he made for paramount records between 1926 and 1932. His complicated and sophisticated picking techniques enable him to incorporate many musical devices in his playing that make his overall musicianship unique. Gary davis, blind boy fuller, tommy johnson, big bill broonzy and josh white. His technique featured unique righthand thumb rolls that evoked the feel of the charleston dancestep. Guitar of blind blake book and 3 cd set woody mann by. The others are open and drop d together with a couple of g tunings. His speed, accuracy and complex fingerpicking style assures him a place in the hall of the blues guitar greats. The dietz publishing house released a wonderful book about the life of gerry wolff, edited by wolfgang herzberg, named gerry wolff. Mel bay blind blake was the premier ragtime blues guitarist of the 1920s. He put out around 80 songs for paramount from 1926 to 1932. Blake, blind ragtime guitars foremost fingerpicker amazon. Guitar of blind blake stefan grossmans guitar workshop.
Highly recommendable to those wishing to begin learning blakes music. Blind blake guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos. Blakes finger picking method is unique and a challenge to master. In this comprehensive new book audio lesson, woody mann explores the ideas, techniques, and styles of this legendary musician. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read oak anthology of blues guitar. Blind blake, john lee hooker, big bill broonzy, or. This book is a must if you want to learn country blues guitar. Blind blake ragtime king biography born arthur blake or arthur phelps, and sometimes known as arthur blind blake born around 1893, in jacksonville, florida. This book and the cds give an overview of songs in various blake styles to give a broad understanding of the methods used over his recording career. Guitar of blind blake book3cd set grossmans guitar. If today is your first time playing this style, this example might be really hard for you to learn. He wrote some classic melodies and tunes, my favorite i think is thatll never happen no more. A musical pilgrimage to the crossroads, directed by robert. Blind blake is easily the toughestmost skillful blues player ever seen, so you really need some good instruction to get inside to the secrets of mr.
The book served as the basis for the critically acclaimed 1991 uk documentary film deep blues. Stefan grossman has 101 books on goodreads with 227 ratings. Blake mastered this form so completely that few, if any, guitarists who have learned to play in this. This book was a delight and a challenge to put together. Blind blake s recordings, made in the 1920s and 1930s, set a standard for ragtime blues guitar virtuosity that remains unmatched. Mar 11, 2015 check out ragtime guitar blues by blind blake on amazon music. In this comprehensive new book audio lesson, woody mann explores the ideas, techniques, and styles of this legendary musician who has influenced generations of country blues guitarists. He extended the alternating bass style, that was popular.
He influenced many guitarists from big bill broonzy in the 20ies to blind. Guitar of blind blake book 3cd set grossmans guitar workshop. Its bridge is located in the belly of the guitar and works the top like a speaker diaphragm delivering a rich and balanced sound. But the trick is to forget about the big picture while youre learning it. All the published sides by blind blake on amazon music. His guitar styles and techniques were unique as well as dazzling. A 48 page tabmusic booklet is included as well as bonus audio tracks of all the. Guitar of blind blake dvd grossmans guitar workshop. If youre so inclined, get into the acoustic masters like blind blake, robert johnson, lightnin hopkins, mississippi john hurt, etc. Listening to some of genres creators like blind blake, blind willie mctell and others, an aspiring finger picker could very easily become discouraged and move on. Guitar of blind blake book and 3 cd set woody mann by woody. Blind blake was the undisputed king of ragtime guitar even gary davis said he was the best. The best of blind blake by blind blake on amazon music.
First of all, his performances had a joyful quality typical of the ragtime piano feel of the likes of scott joplin which the style emulated. His birthplace was listed as jacksonville, florida by paramount records, but even that is in dispute. Books by stefan grossman author of complete country blues. In this lesson im gonna show you an example that i came up with after listening to a guitar player by the name of blind blake, who was one of the original guys to play this style. This book and the cd gives an overview of songs in various blake styles to give a broad understanding of the methods used over his recording career. It shares 9 songs with that collection, so 14 songs are new here. This cd collection is newer than the yazoo cd blind blake ragtime guitar s foremost fingerpicker. He influenced many guitarists from big bill broonzy in the 20ies to blind boy fuller in the 30ies. Stefan grossman, noted rootsblues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 16 songs, transcribed exactly as performed by legendary blues master blind blake.
Buy stefan grossmans early masters of american blues guitar. Blind blake s techniques jim bruce blues guitar lessons blind blake guitar lessons duration. I never thought id be able to learn cincinnati flow rag but after spending a couple days with this book and cd im picking it like crazy. Guitar lessons blind blake king of ragtime blues guitar. Of the twenty four, seventeen are in standard tuning. Others included blind lemon jefferson best of blind lemon jefferson, blind willie johnson complete recordings of blind willie johnson, blind willie mctell atlanta 12 string, and blind boy fuller remastered 19351938. The early masters of american blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of modern blues.
Woody mann is a man who knows his business of blues guitar thoroughly. His famous doublethumb righthand technique is part of a syncopated sound that is unlike that of any other guitarist. The mysterious blind blake was a guitar marvel and good singer whose recording career lasted just a few years, 192 32. Blues guitar, chords, tabs, lyrics, lesson and learning. The early masters of american blues series provides the unique opportunity to study the true roots of. Stefan grossmans early masters of american blues guitar.
Blind blake made his first records for paramount during the summer of 1926, playing solo guitar behind leola b. Blind blake s rag a ralph mctell version arranged by. Blind blake was the greatest ragtime blues guitarist to record during the 1920s. Blind blake tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including police dog blues, georgia bound, black dog blues, that will never happen no more, wabash rag. This is a good choice if you want something good by blind blake. Blind blake s techniques jim bruce blues guitar lessons blind. Blind blake ragtime guitar s foremost fingerpicker yazoo 1068, 1984 vor 3. There are at least two artists with the name blind blake 1. Its bridge is located in the belly of the guitar and works the top like a speaker diaphragm delivering a. Masterpieces of country blues guitar book 3cd set grossmans guitar workshop. Blind blake was a complete master of ragtime blues guitar so how do we define that. Blues guitar blind blake volume 2 ragtime guitar lesson. In this comprehensive new book audio lesson, woody mann explores the ideas, techniques, and styles of this legendary musician who has influenced generations of country blues. In this comprehensive new bookaudio lesson, woody mann explores the ideas, techniques, and styles of this legendary musician who has influenced generations of country blues guitarists.
Blues guitar tabs solos, tab books, instruction dvds. Gary davis used to say blake had a sportin right hand. Hauvers handmade replica of the blind blake concert guitar is smaller than the charlie patton grand concert with a scale length that is proportioned to its body. John millers country blues guitar collection is a very recent addition to stefan grossmans guitar workshop series distributed by mel bay. I spent a year falling in love with piedmont blues before even attempting to learn even the first tune. In addition to stefans expert transcriptions, the book includes a cd containing the original recordings of blind boy fuller so you can hear the music as he performed it. Arthur blind blake 1896 december 1, 1934 was an american blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. I found this collection didnt have the cuts that had a lot of noise, so it is overall better sounding. Stefan grossman, noted rootsblues guitarist and musicologist, has compiled this fascinating collection of 16 songs, transcribed exactly as performed by legendary blues master.