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LoneWolf

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Jul 6 07 3:51 PM

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Tom Rushen

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Jul 6 07 3:55 PM

I love them all, but forced to choose, I selected Dry Spell. Son nearly shrieks "It has been so dry" that it scares me...

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mississippijohnhurt1928

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Jul 6 07 3:59 PM

I love "My Black Mama"

So, I chose it!

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mississippijohnhurt1928

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Jul 6 07 4:06 PM

QUOTE (LoneWolf @ Jul 6 2007, 03:51 PM)

By the way, that's a great photograph, where did you find it?

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LoneWolf

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Jul 6 07 4:08 PM

Well, I choose "Preachin'", amazing guitar and singing, but mostly because of the lyrics. I think this song tells you all about one of the most interesting subjects of the blues, the sacred/secular issue. I think that Son dealed with it until the day he died.

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LoneWolf

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Jul 6 07 4:09 PM

QUOTE (mississippijohnhurt1928 @ Jul 6 2007, 04:06 PM)

QUOTE (LoneWolf @ Jul 6 2007, 03:51 PM)

By the way, that's a great photograph, where did you find it?

Google...

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CoyoteSlim

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Jul 6 07 4:22 PM

I like 'em all, but I went with "Walkin' Blues" -- which of course, is not THE "Walkin' Blues" that Robert Johnson played which was a version of "My Black Mama" -- because I like the sound of Son being backed up with that second guitar, whether it's Willie Brown or Charlie Patton. My money's on Brown.

BTW, Roi, in that photo you posted Son is supposedly imitating Charlie Patton's clowning.

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LoneWolf

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Jul 6 07 4:25 PM

I think that Charley was rolling in his grave haha.

"I like the sound of Son being backed up with that second guitar, whether it's Willie Brown or Charlie Patton. My money's on Brown."

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MaskedMarvel

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Jul 6 07 10:28 PM

Preachin Blues from the list, but where is Walking Blues?

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BlindOwlBio

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Jul 6 07 10:28 PM

I picked "Preachin' the Blues".

My Black Mama is a close second.

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MaskedMarvel

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Jul 6 07 10:29 PM

QUOTE (MaskedMarvel @ Jul 7 2007, 01:28 AM)

Preachin Blues from the list, but where is Walking Blues?

Sorry I just saw Walking Blues... The two songs are both my favorites

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jaycee

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Jul 7 07 2:36 PM

dry spell blues gets my vote on this one, though the rest are great as well.

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Blueswriter

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Jul 7 07 3:05 PM

QUOTE (Tom Rushen)

...I selected Dry Spell. Son nearly shrieks "It has been so dry" that it scares me...

QUOTE (jaycee)

dry spell blues gets my vote on this one, though the rest are great as well.

What they said. The intensity in Dry Spell Blues knocks me out every time I hear it!

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tanta07

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Jul 15 07 5:53 PM

It was almost impossible to choose. I ended up voting for "Walkin' Blues," mainly just because that happens to be my favorite today. Get back to me tomorrow, and it's likely to change. Like others have said, the vocal intensity on some of the other tracks, especially "Dry Spell Blues" knocks me out.

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