Stefan Grossman plays "Mississippi Blues" 1981

[Labrabob]

YAY!!! Stefan Grossman.

[202pdiddy]

I think Grossman is a great guitarist....but it's kind of lame to see what's become of country blues. This music is totally divorced from it's original context, and people like Grossman are strictly preservationist - which is in fact futile.

[maltefrey]

WHAT IS THAT SONG CALLED!!! AND WHO WROTE IT??????

[jcayer2]

@maltefrey

Do you know how to read ?

Just read the title and then google ...

[MysteryHunterz]

im learning to play like that but man is it tough to let your fingers act individually

[KaiwaSama]

No, its an RE20 mic on guitar.

[thano111]

I can finger pick like that. And not once did I wish for it. All you need to do is. Watch, listen, feel and most importantly, PRACTICE your butt off, you know! 2 - 4 hours a day!!!!!! Plus, every second week stop for two days to reset your mind. And you can do it also.. Hope this helps.

PS. A well Setup Solid top Guitar is also part of the song.

[Basilisk1989]

@thano111 wow yer a genius.

[PargocciNalungun]

the secret is in the picking.....

[talstory]

great stuff!!

[cacianokressler]

Isso o Duca landecker me deu como exercício em 1988, mas gostei porque ele fez melhor que eu kkkk

[tataso]

This is real country blues man !!

[taildragger53]

I recall learning it from his now ancient instructional LP "Blues & Ragtime Guitar" which came with a tablature booklet(very rare for an LP back then). It was originally done by SG in the key of "A".

Took me alot longer than just two nights though.

[taildragger53]

He was my inspiration around 1970. A superb musician. Loved his LP "Hot Dogs!!"

I think he bears a striking resemblance here to James Lipton (The "Actors Studio" host)

[frodonet]

where can i learn to play this???

this is first time i heard this tune, i SO WANT TO LEARN IT!

[richardcorysghost]

Don't know if you'll get to see this comment or not, Stefan, but that was BRILLIANT! Thanks for posting. I'm a student of the Fingerstyle Blues & Acoustic slide with ambitions to learn this tune myself, regardless of how long it takes me.

[seanr521]

love this defo

[stepanthony]

Love this. Anyone looking for good tabs should check out the Complete Country Blues Guitar Book.

[guitarsalert]

tabs?

[JustTrollingAround]

@guitarsalert

Learn by ear.

[rinomino73]

this is amazing!!!!

[jdmaniac820]

@ledzepzoso3 haha that's what i was thinking!

[joesjoes20]

His playing in amazing

[JDurden33]

the 70's was a great time for singer-song writers, the best, before the industry strangled out people who could actually play and write, perform. paul simon, cat stevens, joni mitchell and many more.

thank god for vynil :)

[ibtm]

Stefan lives in Sparta Nj and Iived close to him----and I am pleased to say he is one fantastic person in addition to being one of the best pickers of all time---and has the deepest knowledge base and respect for all those that came before him. WORLD CLASS GUY!!!! And his wife is too!!!! Play on Stefan!!!!!

[patsyohulaghan]

seriously how can you dislike this..7 people dont appreciate good music...for shame..:(

[diogobue]

this makes me cry and smile at the same time

[ippusor]

I can play it, but I cant read the newspaper at the same time yet :P

[4petelol]

The man is a walking legend

[bpenza]

Here's the master folk version of Mississippi Blues. This is one of the few artists I would pay to see perform. ...

[magicshoemonkey]

I love that verse he does that he says is from the 30's. He doesn't teach that verse on the instruction DVD's I've seen. I guess I'll just have to figure it out all independent-like. But the point is that it's amazing.

[plankspanker145]

I attended Stefan's Blues workshop in Sparta,NJ and this was one of many old blues songs that I learned and love playing to this day. GREAT TIME and a great talent and teacher.

[edshift]

Hats off to my esteemed friend Bil.

Thx for that Bil.

Eternally grateful for introducing me to Steffan Grossman.

I think this might be the concert that you had the audio off.

Gonna go looking for Candyman now.

:-)))))

[thejefftana]

ive met steffan in the seventies at folk clubs wat a great man, some body please put celia all the friends i ever had are gone on d tinternet its on aunt mollys murry farm

[BryceShuster]

Talent like no other

[colmonic]

If you could play all the shred, sweep picked, tapping diminshed7th arpeggio, alternate picking 300bpm stuff that has ever existed it would NEVER captivate people in the same way this does. It's just so cool and listenable.

[gurudelsuono]

Electrovoice microphones PL20 for guitar and DS35 for voice

[IOYC]

Truly an inspirational guy. Thankyou Stefan! These Guitar Workshop clips are absolutely amazing.

[stefanweldon]

this man is simply AMAZING plus he has an awesome first name

[dkjayjay]

Stefan Grossman is the best  link from then to now.

[frustrul]

What is the name of this first song? I'dd like to find tabs or a tutorial for it... ?

[LTmattYT]

das mah shit right there

[chaosIsTheOnlyPower]

Stefan has almost singelhandedly created at least two new generations of great fingerpickers. I'm not connected at all with his Guitar Workshop, but can vouch for the quality of their instructional material.

Most of all, he plays with the drive and bouncing tempo of the Delta orginals. This isn't a speed or flash contest. It's about groove and funk on a little old six string guitar.

[razpaul]

Wow, this guy sure can play!

[tokeojapanjake]

this is an icreadible peice of finger picking. i love this song, and im trying to learn it at the moment. Stephan, you're my guitar idol. keep it up.

[ippusor]

Love that "30´s" part he begins with at 2:00

[indispensible1]

is stefan grossman still alive?

[JagClub99]

He is still alive and kicking. I had the opportunity to speak with him about 3 months ago.

Great guy.

[carbomarcello1]

thank my master. buy to Marcello in Frascati Italy.

[acousticland]

E' il nostro maestro del fingerpicking

[lumencrystar]

yeah he's damn good, i wanna learn some of that stuff lol but im not really that good at all

[ImTheSolace1]

practice... im pretty sure this guy didnt learn this over night

[UV77777]

you are really the best

[titi24120]

Thank you Stefan !! This is a really good song !

I'm interest to picking with decover John Fahey, Leo Kottke and Peter Lang,... and you !

Explosure of joy and your rencontre with John Renbourn. ;)))

Excuse-me for ma bad english spokien, so !

Thierry

[MrsMiddenfaceMcNulty]

Mr Grossman. I salute you. Brilliant. I am trying to play Mississippi Blues - it will take me a while. Thanks for posting this.

[indispensible1]

what tuning is he using?

[ImTheSolace1]

its standard,, with a capo 2nd fret

[alcore3]

great song and great teacher

[LawrieBee]

Rolling Stones Magazine has go to put Stefan in their top 10 guitarists list. He has taught so many and has been an inspiration to even more..

[flamesounds]

Wonderful! And he had a respectful audience......that makes all the difference in the world!

Great performance!

[KBerny63]

L'ho sentito dal vivo a Milano, troppo bravo!!!

[RandyHaddock]

LOVE this so much!

[pablo4]

Is that a capo on the 2nd fret???

[MrBeatles4]

Yes it is

[pablo4]

HOT DAM!!!

[cdsherrigal]

what a man, he's a legend!

[joebrassmonkey]

this is great stuff.

[edshift]

Wow.

I have a bootleg (audio) of this concert. Unless he is very very consistent.

Top Top stuff

Got me into ragtime guitar.

(Fields of nevada comment is the clincher - not this song - one about a railway journey. Woodie guthrie refeences galore.)

Luv this guy.

Peace.

[cyberfan5]

Wish I could finger pick like that.

[SwampDog1957]

@cyberfan5  Practice, practice, practice........... take a short break and practice some more.

[TheMahagoni]

@cyberfan5 you can

[DrinkinJoe]

@cyberfan5

I wish i could finger pick and SPEAK in the meantime like that!

[keesvangulik127]

@cyberfan5 Just try it. It's less difficult than you may think. All it takes is practice.

[OnkelOtto7]

Stefan's doing some workshops in the UK with John Renbourn in June - trhere may still be some places left - see his website.

[montecore18]

what tuning is this?

[Mynameistobibo]

Standard tuning.

[shaneboylan]

I'm trying to learn this. Fucking nightmare.

[clamdigdown]

I hear you! I just got Grossman's DVD titled Fingerpicking Blues Guitar Solos

where he breaks it down really well.

So you see, there's hope for us.

Look into it! A great investment for me and

I've almost got the song down.

[shaneboylan]

It's the thumb that keeps throwing me - the rebellious digit as Tommy Emmanuel calls it!

Maybe I should do a few exercises to help free it up musically.

[clamdigdown]

yo shane,

I got finally it after 7 straight nights with my thumb fighting me all the while.

(that cussed E & A bass line in the first measures)

Then it just happened! So keep trying it and it'll fall into sync by itself.

You'll see.

When it happens you'll wonder why you had a problem at all!!

We just won't tell anyone, will we?

Our secret.

[fridrikur]

You need to easy lessons where you play the bass part separate from the melody part. I would suggest easy song like nine pound hammer and freight train and oh papa.

[shaneboylan]

Cool - thanks for the advice. Any pointers on where the good lessons are?

[lilerichotwheels24]

I grew up in a Southern Mississippi family south of Hattiesburg. We kind of get blues and into Christian music

[smokindog]

Stefan is a national treasure !

[threechorder]

Outstanding!

[1dudeman2]

stefan is my new hero,,, him and rory...

[jipes]

Beautiful interpretation, I remember spending hours listening to the Lp of Stefan playing with John rebourn and also the double album full of thoses great songs live in a club. Such a great guitar player and entertainer !

[MandoMohan]

Very nice!

[fortunateson24]

wow... Someone really has to love the blues in order to make such wonderful books, records and even set up a label. thanks grossman

[NoMONKEYS]

i love the blues

[michellev222]

I agree with drbogenbroom 100%. Stefan is one in a million!

[drbogenbroom2000]

I will say something that will sound like a cliché but the truth is that people like Stefan Grossman are the ones that are responsible for making our world a better place to live. There is such a great amount of positive energy coming from his books, cd's, dvd's... He is a beautiful person.

[dkjayjay]

@drbogenbroom2000

I couldnt agree more. You took the words out of my mouth.

I learned the first (and until now, only) whole tune - alice's restaurant - by reading Stefan Grossmans books from my local public library. Grossman's books has made this world a better place. Says I, born in 1956. But i know that today the keyword is KIILLL.

I dont care. every time i play guitar, i think : Stefan Grossman.......

[pattietatoo]

@drbogenbroom2000 No truer words were ever spoken! Stephen is a real giver and a hard worker and still goin stong last time I heard.....Thanks for sayin that Bro!

[Nulanula]

@drbogenbroom2000

Absolutely! There are some good and great teachers out there these days (check out Mike Herberts and Jerry Lambert!) but 'uncle Stef'' is the master teacher. His DVDs are like having a kindly elder brother mentoring and guiding you to where you wanna go.

Thanks Stefan!

P.S. Check out his web site..This IS as good as it gets on the web....

[gypsylama]

@drbogenbroom2000 one of many, stefan grossman is definitely a keystone to the passage of a library's worth of guitar knowledge and he's damn good teacher and picker to boot

[Igelsoe]

i just searched "mississipi blues" this where what came on? ehm? (:

[im4wur]

Very cool Stefan! I really appreciate the (apparent) ease with which you play that thang!

[fdspokane]

Stunningly good ! Thanks much !

Willie Brown is nodding his approval, and Mississippi John Hurt is smiling too.

[sometimesoonfan]

this guy reminds me of james lipton with hair for some reason......

[gatemouthbrown]

2:06 very inspiring

[John8Linda]

Simply awesome, and entertaining.

[testou34]

it's really wonderfull...!!!i just start playing with the walking bass...But all people who kind of stefan grossman must absoluly know that it come from man like big bill broonzy or john missipi hurt!! and sory for my bad english! have good time with blues music!!

[tontokurt]

He had hair had that time.

[DanieleBazzani]

Great pickin!

[shade257]

I really wanna play like this :((

This really got me motivated to practice allot more my guitar skills.

[MaxNocyor]

been taking lessons by mail from this guy for years, has vastly improved my playing but still haven't come anywhere near his level.....he's a natural

[widewellchords]

beautiful. How is the newspaper part coming?

[Muskadash]

Excellent.

[jlawn001]

What is your favorite curse word?

If heaven exists, what do you want to say to you when you get to the pearly gates?

[goodyear2602]

amen!

[elmochipshop]

lol god aint real

[MasterShredder87]

haha that's exactly what i was thinkin

[vago60]

I was in a concert of grosman at 1966.

He know his job !!!

[grooveyard123]

The original artist was one Willie Brown who recorded Mississippi Blues along with a small number of other tracks in the 30's. He played 2nd guitar with the classic Delta Blues guitarists - Charley Patton, Son House and Robert Johnson (Johnson name checks him in Crossroads Blues). Three of Willie's pieces are included in a Document Records compilation Mississippi Blues and Gospel:1934-42 Field Recordings. Shouldn't be too difficult to track it down.

[bryand79]

Does anyone know who the original artist was? I'm looking around, but it's hard to find since "Mississippi Blues" is a phrase used in a lot of song titles.

[btholdman]

i saw him do this in newcastle in about '71  awesome!!

[ilpoppante]

vai stefano...vai sei il piu bravo..

[cjwaywell]

I'd forgot about that one, well done it's as good now as it ever was, probably better how you play it. Nice job.

[deeleyj]

Sweet as sugar, snappy as lemon. Five stars from me too.

[LocoPCtheoneandonly]

SMOOOOOOOTH LIKE BUTTER ***** stars

[thereagauze]

beautiful

[arleycowboy]

Brilliant-How do you start learning it ?

[thomastjb]

Extraordinary. Wonderful...

[MadsBah]

Grossman <3

[korkars]

Thanks Teacher!

[stringbound]

Wow, that was amazing. I have got to learn this... 5*

[peglegsam]

absolutely great!