Posted by tomw on June 26, 2002, 6:25 pm --Previous Message--
Wow, thanks Frank, hearing that version just confirms to me RGD's genius in developing guitar parts for his songs...I can clearly hear the piano part in Davis' guitar version, in particular the riff that covers the verse lines 'I'd go up on a mountain, holler my baby back'...this shows me that Davis did, indeed, listen to this record.
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: : Anyone know if this is the same or
: influence
: for the Mountain Jack song by RG Davis?
: Also,
: is the Ma Rainy version on record/cd
: somewhere?
:
: There are a couple of similar verses, but
: other than that I'm not sure that I hear
: any remarkable similarities. Got
: RealPlayer? If so, judge for yourself:
:
: www.redhotjazz.com/Rainey.html
:
: Specifically, Mountain Jack Blues
:
: If you have the Rev. Davis box set, the cut
: of Mountain Jack Blues has him singing a
: few verses (albeit without much
: enthusiasm) and remarking "I got the
: best of it from a piano player."
: It's pretty likely that he would have
: heard Ma Rainey at some point - he
: certainly seems to have adopted the lyric
: theme...
: Frank
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