'Mule Skinner Blues' JIMMIE RODGERS (1930) Blues Guitar Legend

[Blackmaria60]

Badass. That's all!

[hunterflea1]

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh­aw



[Squarerig]

Bliss!

[marykmusic]

"Bring me a pint of booze and a John B. Stetson hat..." The hat was legal when this was recorded, but the booze was not.

[GelGsound]

@marykmusic Damn prohibition law.

[thawthepast]

pops!

[dickideal]

this song is so damn cool.  country mule dude don't give a fuck

[ATSF1927]

I remember when we lost Jimmie, I was 6 years old. Great memories.

[speedskiff2]

listen to Hobo Bill's last ride. Haunting whistle chorus conveys engine knows someone's dying.

[TheBubbles9]

if blues and country were still this good, I'd still be listening to it.

[ewmcnal86]

This is who my father named me after.....Jimmie Rodgers....



[otisday68]

jimmie invented the modern blues writing format of repeating the first line of a verse

[banjochris]

@otisday68 No, he didn't. And it's not a modern format. And on this song he doesn't repeat the first line.

[momsmayhem]

Love this music. I was raised on it. My grandpa had a "record makin' machine" that made 78's. He played the banjo and my dad and aunt played guitar. When I was a kid I was fascinated by those old old records.

[Katcrazy7]

I wish he could have recorded for ten years! Especially with his strength! He had TB bad and was weak on many of his records! What a set of pipes!

[Hirschie94]

hmmmm....not bad, but think i prefer bill munroe's version from the late 40s

[jagvocate]

Both of my Grandaddies could pop their initials on a Mule's behind

[catfish222banjo]

yes!

[mrdewgood]

No notes muted here at 1:42

[jpkyker]

This is badass!

[pyrofella]

Great pick and strum guitar - loved it

[Rodinia79]

This is the one and only version of this song that matters. I've heard so many others try to cover this song and they all pale in comparison.

[VenusInCancer]

@Rodinia79 cramps. i love jimmie too

[americanzero582]

JR is da fuckin bomb

[bloozmonkey111]

excellent tune! thanks for posting it^^

[bbrannddX]

C&W has its roots in the blues. Louis Armstrong played on Rodger's 'Blues Yodel #9'. Back in the day, there was no visible line dividing black and white folk music. I just love it all! And edi, yeah what a voice! Esp. considering he suffered from TB all his adult life.

[RankielGuitar]

he accidently muted a note on 1:42

[RankielGuitar]

@RankielGuitar

ya he did... the recording techniques in 1930 were defenitly not the same haha!

[edipotheking]

great voice

[RagtimeDorianHenry]

father of country music