Poor Howard

[malcocreative]

you've got a cool vibe, man. sincerely.

[eyejimboy]

Great song....great version. I have loved Leadbelly since the early 60s....yikes...

Open D can sound so good....excuse me.... while I retune my twelve string.

I too have many LB songs in my song book. Love to play, Love to sing....

Bravo to you....I am Canadian..spend my winters in Yuma...great place if you're a cowboy, eh.

[masercot]

Nice voice, pal...

[eddums]

I love this version, its calming. I also like this crazy one "Poor Howard-Take 2 (Warts and all...)" < search for that on here!

[LychkovIA]

Very good song.

Both your singing and guitar playing are great!

[mandalshaw]

That is absolutely BRILLIANT!! You have such a great voice as well as being a great guitar player, I love the changes in your voice - the way you soften it in places puts so much feeling into it you are naturally gifted! Thank you for sharing this!

Amanda

[HomingMissiles]

I love Leadbelly's version, but I listen to yours everyday before I go to bed. One of the few things that can make me cheer up these times.

Lord knows...

[alonzogarbanzo]

@HomingMissiles Wow, now THAT is a compliment and a half. Thanks, and I'm so glad you enjoy this video. If you haven't checked them out, I have about a dozen Leadbelly songs up on YouTube.

[fetermcblues]

wow this is amazing ...the tone of the 12 is just awesome !!!

[seabow2]

Great pickin' , great singin' , great interpretation of a great old song! ***** Thanks for the post.

[Lessar77]

love it I wonder is that 12 crossed tuned?

[alonzogarbanzo]

Not sure what you mean, but it's an open D tuning.

[33Keith33]

I just watched Hoyt Axton sing this on an old rerun of Bonanza. Great job!

[alonzogarbanzo]

Wow!  I never saw that one, but I'll keep my eyes peeled now. Thanks!

[33Keith33]

The episode was called "Dead and Gone" from 1965. The entire episode was LOADED with Hoyt's singing and he even did a couple of duets with Adam Cartwright (Pernell Roberts).

[buffguy0]

yeah i just watched it what was the song called about a road back home?????

[33Keith33]

@buffguy0 I haven't seen that episode of Bonanza in 7 months so I can't recall some of the songs. I keep hoping that I'll see it again.

[jimmymac30]

Alonzo, that guitar of yours just rings so sweet, great vocals too

[mizzissippiblues]

sounds great 5***** thanks for share gari

[garibelon]

WOW! So GREAT!

Crowned with stars... :)

And to my favourites.

cheers

gari

[SirCoughsalot]

Love it. That's some mighty fine pickin', sir.

[adubon]

Wow, I love the reverb. You have a great voice and are wonderfully experienced at guitar playing, evidentally.

[alonzogarbanzo]

46 years? I guess maybe. Thanks.

[nailersrule]

Man I listen to a lot of your stuff Alonzo, I have a big thing for the real classics. Lovin you man!

[alonzogarbanzo]

Thanks. You were one of my first commenters a year and a half ago. Stay tuned, signore! What other classics would you suggest for future vids?

[TheAngelOfMusic1]

APPROVED BY THE ANGEL OF MUSIC

[dahlsluv]

i've been looking for tab for that song for some time now...can you point me in the right direction please?

[alonzogarbanzo]

Hmmm...wish I could. I'm not really playing Huddie's way exactly though; he did it on a 6 in open G tuning (as he did with a slide on "Children's Blues"). I'm doing it in D tuning on my 12 (down one full pitch from concert tuning)----so even if I tabbed out my part it wouldn't be Leadbelly's anyway.

Good luck in your quest!

[nailersrule]

Props

[rustybassette]

Well Done!

[daddystovepipe]

less is more, beautiful!