Recomend - Rick Benjamin's Paragon Ragtime Orchestra- they have recorded several of Cobb's compositions- they have a website. You are great, keep up the fine and interesting stuff.
When I was in Hawaii in 2005, I bought a cheap uke to learn a stringed instrument... since I had tried earlier with a guitar and an instructional video and my fretting hand kept getting tangled up! So, naturally, I figured that 4 strings were easier than 6. No dice, but this video has inspired me to try again! AMAZING!
Wow! That's great! It's great to hear this rag... it doesn't get played often enough, though at one time it was George Cobb's other ragtime "hit" (besides Russian Rag of course). If you are interested in his music, there is a whole page of it on Ted Tjaden's "Classic Ragtime Piano" site.
Actually the B strain of "St. Louis Tickle" is a floating folk strain known as "Funky Butt", which had rather X-rated lyrics. It was quoted in several other rags and songs as well as "Buddy Bolden's Blues", and back in the day, was so scurrilous that Theron Bennett (composer of "St. Louis Tickle") had it published under the pen name "Barney and Seymore" so it wouldn't ruin his reputation!
Hey! what you do with 4 strings a can t do with 88 keys!! somethig{s wrong!?
Beautiful tune
todobanjo 3 months ago
Recomend - Rick Benjamin's Paragon Ragtime Orchestra- they have recorded several of Cobb's compositions- they have a website. You are great, keep up the fine and interesting stuff.
mashtones 1 year ago
Thats great!
apnea00 3 years ago
When I was in Hawaii in 2005, I bought a cheap uke to learn a stringed instrument... since I had tried earlier with a guitar and an instructional video and my fretting hand kept getting tangled up! So, naturally, I figured that 4 strings were easier than 6. No dice, but this video has inspired me to try again! AMAZING!
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
Wow! That's great! It's great to hear this rag... it doesn't get played often enough, though at one time it was George Cobb's other ragtime "hit" (besides Russian Rag of course). If you are interested in his music, there is a whole page of it on Ted Tjaden's "Classic Ragtime Piano" site.
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
Thanks. The "About This Video" blurb now has links to Ted Tjaden's site and to a pdf of the Rubber Plant Rag sheet music.
heftone 4 years ago
Do you know that Sidney Bechet pieces of this tune used for his own composition Moulin a Cafe? Wel played as usual mr Heftone. Hein
heinbanjo12 4 years ago
I didn't know that. I suppose some of the early jazz players like Bechet cut their teeth on ragtime.
heftone 4 years ago
Bechet was one of them. Jelly Roll Morton used also an early banjo piece. He copied St Louis Tickle and named it Buddy Boldens Blues. Hein
heinbanjo12 4 years ago
Actually the B strain of "St. Louis Tickle" is a floating folk strain known as "Funky Butt", which had rather X-rated lyrics. It was quoted in several other rags and songs as well as "Buddy Bolden's Blues", and back in the day, was so scurrilous that Theron Bennett (composer of "St. Louis Tickle") had it published under the pen name "Barney and Seymore" so it wouldn't ruin his reputation!
KawhackitaRag 4 years ago
Thank you. Very interesting. Hein
heinbanjo12 4 years ago
The second is as good as the first or even better!!!
FranSpain 4 years ago