The doc watson country blues collection or simply trouble in. Spike driver blues doc watson, merle watson buy this song. Spike driver blues lyrics doc watson john henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down break take my hammer and give it to the captn boys, tell him im gone you can tell him im gone yes, tell him im gone break this old hammer done kill john henry and it dont kill me no it wont kill me aint gonna kill. Provided to youtube by smithsonian folkways recordings spike driver blues jean ritchie and doc watson jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city. Provided to youtube by universal music group spikedriver blues doc watson merle watson doc watson on stage. Spike driver blues lyrics doc watson cowboy lyrics. Spikedriver blues jean ritchie and doc watson, 1963, mississippi john hurt. But dave started all his students on spike driver, and i was there for my first lesson. John henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down take my hammer and give it to. Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. As for spike driver blues, it was one of the two john hurt pieces available to the. Spike driver blues music and lyrics mississippi john hurt original transcription unknown updated and augmented by jeff t mississippi john hurt would play. Arthel lane doc watson march 3, 1923, deep gap, north carolina may 29, 2012, winstonsalem, north carolina was a guitar player, banjo player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music.
Check out the steel wheels electrifying cover of the folk standard spike driver blues at the paste studio. Doc watson samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Made famous with renditions by mississippi john hurt, doc watson, jerry garcia, taj mahal, marianne faithfull and many others, spike driver blues has both a musical and mythological history. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt guitar lesson by joe murphy duration. Dave van ronk spike driver blues from down in washington square duration. Spike drivers blues john hurtdave van ronk old friends. Watson won seven grammy awards as well as a grammy lifetime achievement award.
Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt samples, covers and. John henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down take my hammer and give it to the captn boys, tell him im gone you can. John henry was a steel drivin boy but he went down yes, he went down he went down take my hammer and give it to the captn. Doc watson wrote docs guitar, southbound and your long journey. Lyrics to spike driver blues by doc watson from the the vanguard years sampler album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Spike driver blues grateful dead family discography. Doc watson on stage featuring merle watson spike driver blues lyrics spike driver blues is found on the album doc watson on stage featuring merle watson.
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