I'M A RATTLESNAKIN' DADDY (1935) by Blind Boy Fuller
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Uploaded by wilsonmcphert on Nov 9, 2009
This song was recorded in New York in 1935 by Blind Boy Fuller (1907-1941), and was amongst his first recordings.
Fuller was one of the most popular of the recorded Piedmont blues artists with rural Black Americans, a group that also included Blind Blake, Josh White, and Buddy Moss. Blind Boy Fuller was also an incredible fingerpicking guitar player (apparently influenced by Blind Blake and Rev Gary Davis), as well as being a great singer. He would rip notes from his resonator guitar, fingerpicking in a hard edged rocking style that complemented his vibrant vocals. There are probably better examples of his sophisticated guitar style than this song, but I love it because it sounds like the beginnings of fifties 12-bar rock. Even ol' Hank could've done a version of this (in fact many of his songs sound similar).
Obviously there are no clips of Fuller available; in fact I could find only three images of him. I have cropped, reversed, and manipulated those images to make them seem like a lot more, and have put them in a slideshow (along with some other photos).
Comments are invited.
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Throwback!
EyeDrawp 1 month ago
All kinna blues wrapped-up like a biscuit in bacon-Fuller helped draft the menu for many a rock n roll breakfast....
Cracktaculus 2 months ago in playlist More videos from wilsonmcphert
...The first blues song I ever heard
My dad had it on a casette called "afro-america" and he used to play in the car, back then I didn't know what it was about since I hadn't learned english but you don't forget a tune you heard as a kid
busessuck1 9 months ago