Another great Piedmont Blues singer and picker. One of the originals, Blind Willie McTell Piedmont picking a twelve string.
This is one of my favorite blues tunes (yeah, along with 10,000 or so others). Lots of other folks like it, too, for as many times as it's been covered. But THIS is the original.
"I ain't good lookin' but I'm some sweet woman's angel child. . ."
Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues
"Reach in the corner, mama, hand me my travelin' shoes. . ."
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Since AoW staretd off with some Piedmont blues below I gots to go on that way meself. Don't like to do this too often but here is a lyrically very different version of the song I posted further below. "Ya know I promised the Good Lord, mama, not to...