Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder Statesboro Blues

[mskid68]

How is it, I can tell you have listened to a lot of S.R.V. ? Sounded good.

[jcwilky]

WOW!! that was awesome!! thnx for sharing.....that's how I want to play when I grow up lol!!!

[kiloch]

Sounds good

[sultan1530]

Don't mind the 85 haters man. Keep it up.

[2quundar]

Just this add to have the pleasure to write Jesse ed Davis' name. Remember him, hear to him & if you play guitar, try to play a little bit in his way, it's a so great pleasure. RIP jesse.

[Chris180Z]

I think the only reason there is so many thumbs down is because it was not listed as a cover (and ended early :P)

[DattaGroover]

@Chris180Z I think you're right Chris. Otherwise it's great.

[mchllemay]

Damn turn the gain down. It's peggin" my meters.

[willyo57]

I want to see the other hand.



[dhh02192]

@willyo57: I'm with you. There's got to be a left hand in action somewhere.

[612franklin]

Ajax and Agamemnon

[Hillbillycat81]

That´s cool, i like it. Rock on !!!

[cinediscstudios]

any tuning will do for blues, believeme. daddy hemingway (so said t-bone walker)

[ralphcraddock]

and again jesse ed davis was the one.....

[2quundar]

one more good occasion to remember the great Jesse Ed Davis.

[angelbreath500]

nothing wrong with that, sounds loud (good) top sound on strat (ace) great player!

'mokin'!

[shademonger13]

shit man.... thats amazing

[marchaja]

Hey Biff - Almost 300 000 views... Holy station 10!

- Toe

[Luvanicebum]

How original...another blues player.

[melodymaker65]

Good picking...good blues feeling and nice tone

[elletsco]

i don't play this well until my 42nd beer. played for 34 years and can do it. only, i just can't remember it. matbe less beer.

[fotochopez]

Hard Core!

[aammirr]

Jesse Ed all the way on the original.

[Loki227227]

Well done!

[slownoman]

well, it's not Stevie- the guitar's wrong and the technique is different- but, holy Moses that's some serious blues. Wake up, Mama, turn your lamp down low......

[chromemutt]

Yup this is definetly Jeff and it gets better every time I hear it , he is just very good

[TheBamaKid1962]

Well its definitely not Stevie Ray..cause he didnt wear plaid...nontheless..damn fine picking!!!

[tomsthe14me]

got a suspicion that it's SRV

[maxzaxe217]

Yoou have to be kidding Steveie would never miss a key change like this guy did still hot playing but let's not get to excited!

[CrudeDude]

@maxzaxe217 Stevie "Rave on" should team up with BB King and do an album and call it

Blues for White Folks

[partynurse58]

smokin!!!!!!!!!great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[INUIT3333]

good music!

[mcdoodad60]

That's pretty smokin'.

[laoban1954]

Oh, man! That's some fine playing!

[donottawaguitar]

energy filled

[gonzocurt]

Who is this really?  That's some great guitar playing!

[Op19CR]

Yeah!  I agree w&/you. Really great!

[limestick]

brett green !!!!!!!

[redriverbluesman]

Awsome!! I wanna do that!!

[greenjeans64]

Going to see Taj Mahal on Saturday night in Anchorage Alaska.....lovin' it!

[mario21128]

awesome!!!!

[kaattz]

very very nice work...

[interstategar]

is this open tuning?

[plattform5163]

Thanks for sharing great blues!

[skinja420]

dude extremely awesome and badass

[frenchacidman]

Ya makes ma fangers wonta do thet!!!

Awesome MAN! Thanks. Love to Cooder and Taj!

[lobbsterx1]

Where is Taj Mahal?

[AULDPIPER]

India...............

[jts001]

wow dude - kick ass!

[mystro810]

you are fuckin awesome. thats just how I wanna play

[redibeaver]

Good replication, a little grittier than Jesse Davis' but would work well as the lead in most band's I've played in. Not too rushed but could be slowed down with more sustained areas.

[kynyrdskynyrd]

Very nice,good playing there.I like the sustain and you didn't make any mistakes that I could hear.

[heavyT196908]

Hey,nice job dude!!!Wish I could do 3 notes of that bad#** jam!!!kudos

[esharpcool]

Yes Sir,you are definitly in the mode,so keep playing that Gypsey Blues.

[Islwynpaul]

what's the point of the video??

[rmgj]

he plays well, he does one video perhaps to fathom the audience's response, nothing wrong here that I know of, or are you one of those macho type lads who spit fire from behind the key board?

[theturdreich12]

nice licks, crap tone

[sharoneus]

I agree, 'ceptin' I wouldn't use the word "crap"

[jjim0437]

Not bad but a little stiff. Loosen up, its all in flow man..ya dig

[theturdreich12]

constructive criticism is all this cat needs to reach the top!

[AppalachianSC]

false advertisement? dont be such a prick. I like the reverb and I def. know that's not Ry

[mherlihy0816]

Yep, you are right. It's the great Jesse Ed Davis. Big influence on Dwayne Allman and Eric Clapton.

[csason]

Yep.. Jesse Ed was Taj Mahal's slide man..and Duane Allman was a changed player after he saw him play.

[bryanswagerty]

Actually Taj played slide on Statesboro. on his old National Steel. Underrated player himself.

[csason]

Jesse Ed Davis played slide on this song.

[bryanswagerty]

First of all the backing track here is definitely from Taj's debut, not the Rising Sons. The liner notes on that album credit Taj as playing slide. And listen to the phrasing, classic Taj phrasing compared to his harp licks.

[Jeffrey76240]

@mherlihy0816 for the record Duane Allman

[Peanutt127]

@mherlihy0816 duane allman you idiot -,-

[sitarless]

that wasn't ry or jesse please say who you are because thats false advertisement

[avery7001]

Eccellent fishin Music

[quundar]

it's not the ry Cooder way, it's jesse Ed. davis' one. You should try Jesse, on videos w/ Taj on Youtube. How Indians can play the blues. RIP, Jesse.

[Bluezking]

I dont knw if it is Ry .if only could see the right hand i would have been sure if it is Ry the great Cooder.

[Apankou]

Now this is what I call guitar playin...

[will4236]

I've watched all the versions of Statesboro Blues on YouTube. Your lead is far better than any of the pros. I really like your sound.....it really rocks. Keep putting more on the tube.

[cvaxle]

nice Jamming. try to let loose form your typical solo patterns. go a little crazy, you know, scratch all those blues notes like theres no tmr and it itches like hell.

[BanjoBoog]

Thanks man, I want to try some of that on my banjo :-)

[poopdeck2009]

Taj Mahal actually covered The Allman Brothers Band who covered Blind Willie McTell.

Check out The Allman Brothers Band playing Statesboro Blues on the "At Fillmore East" album. It'll Blow your mind.

[poopdeck2009]

My bad it's actually Allman Bros covering the Taj Mahal Version.

[dboveer]

I wouldn't say Taj covered the Allman Brothers. The tune was on Taj's first album, which came out in '65 or '66, long before the Allman Bros started up. Taj was listening to the Willie McTell cut (as well as Robert Johnson and many othersw) in 1963 at U of Mass. I was there too.

[silasbuc]

So this is Saucepan that we see wangelling on the guitar in the video, right - not the Ry guy? I take it Ry's with Taj in the muddy background. If so Saucepan you mislead us into thinking you ar Ry - or more dangerous, that Ry is you. At any rate, good wangelling as wangelling goes!

[migca]

Wow. You really didn't need the background song, I would have recognized the song immediately. This is truly an awesome take on a real classic. I hope it takes you beyond stunning people on YouTube. Hear that sound? It's a half-dozen aspiring guitarists throwing their instruments out. I hope you do the whole song without Taj and Ry.

[slabbage]

You're allowed to not get it.

[slabbage]

I'm gettin' er!

(in "E" of course...)

[wholeNother1017]

What's so great about this? Maybe I don't get it; how about calling this "Me playing along with a Ry and Taj record" instead. Plus this style has none of the character of either of those guys.

[slabbage]

Thats very nice stuff, saucy in fact! I'm curious, did you use an open "D" for this?

[Mastas999]

soooooooo good ry cooder is such a nasty guitarist

[Beezerjuice]

that white boy sho can play dat guitar.

[BostonRocker51]

really nice. take a bow & show us your face!

[deltablues4761]

Groovy saucepanjeff

If you can feel it, you can let it loose, and you can!

*****

[marchaja]

I know them black snake blues... Me thinks we're ready for a jam...

[ruiz460]

Lovin it

[Pigeon55]

" can a white man play the blues ?".....the proof is here..YES

[ljhyahoocom]

Pretty damn good

[gmtdiato]

ooooh yes!!!!!

[240TD]

Keep rockin', kid, sure sounds great...

[DingoBluefoot]

Doesn't get any better than this, no, it does not...

[ElaineGreen]

Ry rocks!

[bluespower]

serious music dude!

[llutubeguitar]

Sweeeeeet playing mate!