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. As for spike driver blues, it was one of the two john hurt pieces available to the. Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Spike driver blues by mississippi john hurt samples, covers and. Doc played guitar in both flatpicking and fingerpicking style, but was best known for his flatpick work. But dave started all his students on spike driver, and i was there for my first lesson. Spikedriver blues jean ritchie and doc watson, 1963, mississippi john hurt. Arthel lane doc watson march 3, 1923 may 29, 2012 was an american guitarist, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. The doc watson country blues collection or simply trouble in. Spike driver blues doc watson, merle watson buy this song.
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. Doc watson spike driver blues lyrics genius lyrics. Spike drivers blues john hurtdave van ronk old friends. Lyrics to spike driver blues by doc watson from the the vanguard years sampler album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Doc watson wrote docs guitar, southbound and your long journey. 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 music and lyrics mississippi john hurt original transcription unknown updated and augmented by jeff t mississippi john hurt would play. Check out the steel wheels electrifying cover of the folk standard spike driver blues at the paste studio. 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. Spike driver blues grateful dead family discography. Watson won seven grammy awards as well as a grammy lifetime achievement award. Provided to youtube by smithsonian folkways recordings spike driver blues jean ritchie and doc watson jean ritchie and doc watson at folk city. 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. 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. Spike driver blues mississippi john hurt guitar lesson by joe murphy duration. Doc watson samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Dave van ronk spike driver blues from down in washington square duration.
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