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Son House performs “Death Letter” in an archival clip from Night Music.
Duration : 0:3:12
Jan 18
Life in the Jazz Lane
The Modern Jazz Quartet: 35th Anniversary Tour (1994)
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this is some …
this is some amazing footage
Mark Knopfler is …
Mark Knopfler is pretty famous for his version of the clawhammer style, but then again, he’s one of the best known fingerstyle players ever
legend
legend
Right hand is like …
Right hand is like the claw hammer banjo style. Check out David ” stringbean” Akeman from the Grand ‘ol Opry. String was the greatest banjo player to ever use this technique. We are lucky to have video of Son House, I’ve never seen another guitar player use this technique. Amazing!
Isnt this a …
Isnt this a Leadbelly song?
i know huddie has a song “death letter blues”
part 1 and 2.
i cant find the tape i have it on.
either way this son house version is pretty cool pretty neat.
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I remember, when I …
I remember, when I was 18 years old, hearing this album for the first time (this was 1993). Actually, it was a compelation of his songs, and I was stunned. I was in my Geo Metro, listening. When the White Stripes covered this, I was so happy and delighted. I think they paid a great homage to Sonhouse. I think they also enlightened people to true Mississippi blues, not the white boy, white bread version we had been sold in the 80’s.
big fan? or white …
big fan? or white stripes fan trying to pioneer? there are many bands making great music today, maybe you turn your radio off and try seek it out like was intended. magnetic fields, the national, many many more, the music is out there, you just have to want it!
woooooow i love …
woooooow i love this sooooooong
so true
so true
wish i found the …
wish i found the blues at your age it wlll teach much
i agree, this is …
i agree, this is mystical tho, nobody could do it better, but music today need people like Jack, cause if nothing else, he is the reason a lot of younger cats check like this out…and thats a beautiful thing!
i never really …
i never really appreciated the blues till i started playing guitar this stuffs great
This song is boss …
This song is boss and this version is boss. The white stripes version, though not quite as good as this one, does do it justice in the way few covers of any song are able to do. The way they covered it just shows how influenced they are from this type of music.
Magic song
Magic song
dude i love son …
dude i love son house so much why doesnt the world listen to real feelings like this instead of thats on the radio
As much as I think …
As much as I think that this version is better than The White Stripes’ one (and they’d be the first to admit it), I applaud them for bringing this fantastic music to my generation.
I’m fourteen, and although I found the blues in another way, I know many people for whom the White Stripes’ “Death Letter” was their first exposure.
i kno what ur sayin …
i kno what ur sayin the is nuts …who else plays like this with there hands ?
saw the full …
saw the full episode on freebietv(dot)net
so good, so good
so good, so good
I found a live …
I found a live recording of him playing in England. When he puts his guitar down this man is still a storyteller. He had alot of wisdom to share. My dad used to always come up to me with old blues songs and I didn’t care much for it. Thought it was simple music for simple old people. Mr. Jack White made me see and hear differently. So yesterday, after 33 years wasted it feels like, I taught myself how to play the blues on my ukulele. Got a long way to go still. But also a century of inspiration.
just by looking at …
just by looking at the way he plays the guitar shows how much passion he has in it. its so raw
the white stripes …
the white stripes will never do it better and jack white will say that himself.
this is most …
this is most excellent. thank you.
one love
one love