Tom Feldmann - I Am In The Heavenly Way (Booker White)

-Booker White

I Am The Heavenly Way was first recorded on May 26, 1930 but was redone years later after his "rediscovery".

I first heard this song on the Masters Of The Delta Blues: The Friends Of Charlie Patton CD which is his earlier version. The lyrics were difficult to make out, so I went to his later, slower version from the Bukka White: Revisited disc.

Excited to feature my new Antique Brass Baritone Tricone made for me by the good folks at National Reso-Phonic Guitars.

This song will be on my upcoming CD available this summer. It will be a tribute to the gospel sides of a few of my blues influences. 10 songs, 6 with the band and 4 solo.

For more info on the artists that will be featured on the CD visit, http://getritestributecd.blogspot.com

Lyrics

I am in the heavenly way
Travelin' on from day to day
And I'll sing the weary long
Oh the joy, I'm movin' home

Oh the joy, the joy, the joy
The wonderful joy, I'm movin' home
Oh the joy, praise joy. The peace and joy, I'm goin' on
Heaven I sing this song
An I'm movin' home
Oh the joy, great joy, of rollin' home

And I sing a wonderful song
Oh, I sing a wonderful song
Oh, the joy, the joy, the joy
The peace and joy, of movin' home
Oh, the joy, praise joy, I'm rollin' home

And at last when day is done
And they crown a heavenly one
I will sing a wonderful song
Oh the joy, I'm movin' home

Oh the joy, the joy, the joy
The peace and joy, of movin' home
Oh the joy, free joy, of rollin' home
Heaven I sang this song
An I'm movin' home
The joy, sweet joy, of rollin' home

I am in a heavenly way
Travelin' on from day to day
And I'll sing the weary long
Oh the joy, I'm movin' home

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Booker White
• Bukka White
• Baritone Tricone
• Tricone
• slide blues
• gospel blues
• delta blues
• bottleneck
• Tom Feldmann
• Tom Feldman
• The Get-Rites
• National Reso-Phonic Guitars
• slide

[eastwestexperience]

very nice, great playing and nice singing voice. i like it, lovely greetings from Silva and Markus!!

[tomfeldmannmusic]

@eastwestexperience.  Thank you very much!

[bluegrassrootstv]

Excellent as always...

Man, what a good old tricone and you make it sing!

Jack

[tomfeldmannmusic]

@bluegrassrootstv. Thanks Jack! I had it made custom. Antique Brass Baritone Tricone.

[amoilagarde]

Very good one :-)

Can you tell me if your tuning is a open C ? (CGCGCE)

[tomfeldmannmusic]

@amoilagarde. Yes, I believe so...or open B. I switch back and forth and can't really remember what it was in at the time.

Thanks for the comment!

[chanchanalant]

Sic Em dogs on !!!

[TheBiggusdee]

Fabulous - love the way you keep all three voices going in the guitar, and great singing too.

[SamSimonBlues]

just great !

[steven8807]

Haha! In your back seat! Classic!

[SUNNYD3322]

nice singing voice.