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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2010 12:17:47 GMT
Hi All,
I've just spent a bit of time trawling youtube and found this. I've never heard of John Campbell before but will be looking out for some more
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 29, 2010 13:32:03 GMT
John was a great musician and a very interesting writer. I saw him play and met him in London at the Mean Fiddler back in the early 90s sometime. A nice man and a great player. I have his 'One Believer' album which has some very good material on it. Sadly John died in I think 94/95.
The Lightning Hopkins story is wonderful, but how much truth is in it we will never know.
Stevie Ray Vaughan claimed that his National was Blind Boy Fuller's.
When I first got a vintage National I used to look at all the old photos of bluesmen and see if I could spot my guitar. Occasionally when I was wearing those special rose-tinted glasses I could see it.
Shine On
Michael.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2010 13:53:01 GMT
 Well whoever's guitar it was, it does surely have a nice tone. Michael, who's national did you really want it be ?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2010 13:55:16 GMT
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Post by Michael Messer on Apr 29, 2010 14:48:39 GMT
You're right there Bob, it has a lovely tone & John had a lovely touch. Whose guitar did I want mine to be? ......... Anybody in Paul Oliver's wonderful books! I couldn't make your link work, but I think you are looking at Sister Rosetta Tharpe's guitar. Definitely a very influential guitar. Time to put those glasses on again  Shine On Michael. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2010 15:07:24 GMT
Very nice tone on that guitar! Lightning Hopkins is a hero of mine especially being from Texas myself. If you ever get a chance you have to listen to a song he wrote called "Hurricane's Carla & Ester." Carla hit Port Lavaca Texas in 1961. I have this song on an old compilation record. He's playing electric guitar and it's hauntingly beautiful and skillfully performed. I searched but could not find a sound clip of this tune. Did I say Lightnin's my hero edit: my apology! A bit off the topic... the guitar in question is a keeper! I enjoyed the clip. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2010 19:08:08 GMT
You're right Michael, it was sister rosetta's. Looks like a distressed MM blues:)
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Well whoever's guitar it was, it does surely have a nice tone.