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As a child, the late John Jackson
Jackson
grew up in rural Virginia, listening to the older musicians around him and
the blues stars whose records he heard on his family's wind-up phonograph.
For a while in his youth, he played at country dances, but mostly he just
picked the guitar and banjo for his own amusement and his tastes ranged
from the Piedmont blues of
Blind Blake,
Josh White
and
Blind Boy Fuller
to
the hillbilly yodels of Jimmie Rodgers and an old-time banjo style that
reached back to the 19th century.
I can play most anything I put my mind to if I want to, he
would say with a big smile. Blues, mountain hoedowns, dance tunes... I
don't get into soul or disco or rap music or nothing like that, but I ain't got anything against it - it just didn't come along when I did. John taught himself to play guitar by
listening to 78 RPM records and watching the legendary blues artists who
passed through his home town in Rappahannock County, VA. In 1986, he
received the distinguished National Fellowship Award (NEA), the highest
honor presented to American folk artists.
Jackson always seemed supremely relaxed and easy-going, but
under his friendly country manner he was an indefatigable worker. He
recalled a time when musicians would walk twenty miles over dirt roads to
get to a house party, play till the wee hours of the morning, then walk
home and put in a full day on the farm. He kept numerous jobs - most
famously as a grave digger - into his seventies. He was just as dedicated
onstage, an all-around entertainer who mixed his songs with jokes and
stories and tried to give his audiences a sense not only of the music he
loved, but of the world that had produced it.
That world is long gone, but it lives on in the loping
rhythms of Jackson's intricate guitar picking and the mellow flow of his
honey-slow Virginia drawl. He released numerous albums
for both Arhoolie and Rounder Records and performed in over 60 countries
as well as at countless blues festivals throughout the U.S. John played
with many of the blues masters who originally inspired him and also with
Bob Dylan,
Bonnie Raitt,
Ricky Skaggs,
Doc Watson
and this DVD's host,
blues and ragtime guitarist
Roy Book Binder.
John passed away in 2002.
John Jackson - The Fingerpicking Blues Of John Jackson - DVD
This DVD is a must-have for guitarists who want
to learn directly from a traditional blues artist. John teaches songs and demonstrates the finer points
of his technique using songs that feature turnarounds, slide technique, runs up and down the neck,
and the unique aspects of John's two-finger picking style. You'll learn to play: "Little Brown
Jug, Candy Man, West Coast Blues, Louis Collins, Police Dog Blues, Boat's Up The River, Bear Cat Mama,
Little Woman So Sweet, Red River Blues, Key To The Highway, John Henry". John gives a full performance
of each song, then plays it slowly analyzing the more difficult sections.
(60 min) Printable Tab Booklet.............................................Price - $29.95 Also Available For Instant Download - Click Here Now!
John Jackson - The Video Collection - DVD
Songs include: "Boats Up The River,
Bootlegger Blues, Buckets Got a Hole In It, Chesterfield, Diddie Wa Diddie, John's Rag,
Key to the Highway, Kneel at the Cross, Maggie, Midnight Hour Blues, Reuben, San Francisco
Bay Blues, That Will Never Happen No More, Troublin' Mind, When You And I Were Young."
(88 min)....................................................................................Price - $24.95 Also Available For Instant Download - Click Here Now!
John Jackson Plays "That Will Never Happen No More"
Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee
- This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord
formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference
format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual
extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know
you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library.
Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown"
and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book
FREE with your first order!
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As a child, the late
John Jackson
Jackson
grew up in rural Virginia, listening to the older musicians around him and
the blues stars whose records he heard on his family's wind-up phonograph.
For a while in his youth, he played at country dances, but mostly he just
picked the guitar and banjo for his own amusement and his tastes ranged
from the Piedmont blues of
Blind Blake,
Josh White
and
Blind Boy Fuller
to
the hillbilly yodels of Jimmie Rodgers and an old-time banjo style that
reached back to the 19th century.