SGGW - The Guitar of - Tommy Johnson (Dave Evans)

Tommy Johnson (1896-1956) from Crystal Springs, Mississippi, was one of that state's greatest blues singer/guitarists, an associate of Charley Patton, WIllie Brown, Ishman Bracey, Charlie McCoy, The Mississippi Sheiks, and many others.

David Evans began researching Johnson's lie and music in 1964 and interviewed, recorded and observed the performances of over a dozen musicians who knew and learned from Johnson. In this lesson Evans explains the guitar style of Tommy Johnson, with its relatively simple fingering positions but complex rhythms, interpreting the songs as he learned them from Johnson's disciples.

The selections are performed in two keys of standard tuning (E and A), dropped D tuning, and Spanish (open G) tuning.

Songs included are; Big Road Blues, Canned Heat Blues, Maggie Campbell Blues, By Bye Blues, and a special bonus track of Prison Bound Blues.

I've included three Video selections, the original ISO, a ripped MKV and a smaller MP4 for those with low bandwidth as well as the TAB and Music alone. (TAB and Music are included in the video selections)