T-Bone Walker vid

[pmfan57]

Cool vid from the father of all blues/rock "lead guitar."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vGnF9ZUpw&NR

[tomb...@jhu.edu]

pmfan57 wrote:
> Cool vid from the father of all blues/rock "lead guitar."
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vGnF9ZUpw&NR

Great find. Thanks!

[tomb...@jhu.edu]

pmfan57 wrote:
> Cool vid from the father of all blues/rock "lead guitar."
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vGnF9ZUpw&NR

It's amazing how much mileage he gets out of just one position, and all
downstrokes. I wonder if he even knew any other positions?

[Keith Freeman]

> Cool vid from the father of all blues/rock "lead guitar."
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1vGnF9ZUpw&NR

That's so cool, it's hot! Interesting strap position, too...

-Keith

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[Jazz Hostage]

Keith Freeman wrote:

> That's so cool, it's hot! Interesting strap position, too...

I think the strap position helps facilitate putting the guitar behind
your head for when you are really showing off. I've seen a picture of
him playing the guitar behind the head while he is doing the splits.
Typical blues showmanship. All the cats down south in the US do tricks
like this. Hendrix was far from the first. Who knows who T-Bone might
have learned it from?

[tomb...@jhu.edu]

Here's a clip of Earl Hooker doing a bunch of extra-musical show-off
tricks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF86XR3ICo0