Ted Hawkins - Baby

A short version of Ted Hawkins performing his song, "Baby" (a one-minute clip from the Amazing Grace video -- apparently available only on VHS). Maybe one day, the Amazing Grace video will be available on DVD or Blu-Ray (we can only hope). Ted Hawkins, October 28, 1936 - January 1, 1995.

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Music

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• Ted
• Hawkins
• folk
• blues
• live
• video

[varuscelli]

The video contained only the shortened version, so this is apparently as close as we can get to the whole song in video version. Based on my own research (which is admittedly limited), I'd say the likelihood of anything more substantial showing up is slim...or I think it would have already surfaced somewhere. I would think that somewhere at some time there would have been more video taken of Hawkins, but for whatever reason no one is making it available for public viewing or purchase.

[bumlebasse]

0:35 do he say dicks?

[varuscelli]

@bumlebasse The break in the audio/video is because of a splice of two sections that did not splice as cleanly as desired. It wasn't because anything was edited out, if that's what you mean. So, no...he didn't say that.

[Sprtschk]

Damn good, thank you again.

What's with the glove though?

[varuscelli]

@Sprtschk Brief answer...Hawkins said his playing style made his hand hurt and the glove protected his hand. He also tuned the guitar in such a way to make standard chords made with the fingertips unnecessary.

[Sprtschk]

@varuscelli Gotcha, thanks for the reply. Ya, open tuning of some kind, like Ritchie Havens and similar. Hawkins was one scarred fella!

[varuscelli]

@Sprtschk Yeah, sorry for the late reply. I tried answering a couple of other times, but YouTube is pretty screwy about replies lately, often giving "reply failed" or some kind response to reply attempts.

[drazvrabic]

is there any way to get this whole song??

[bigdaddyreynolds]

he's pretty damn good.

[MarmaladeMonster]

: )

[Sprtschk]

@varuscelli Oh well hehe. The Youtube comment section is legendarily poor.