+1 - love Iris Dement. I saw her once with Leo Kotke (great acoustic guitar player with a twelve string specialty). That was awesome.
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Old Skool American Music
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+1 - love Iris Dement. I saw her once with Leo Kotke (great acoustic guitar player with a twelve string specialty). That was awesome.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rOyj4ciJk34
If you understand time signatures in music pay attention to his feet. He does this thing where one foot does one thing and the other kinda does something elese and he sorta plays in between then on and off...
He's my favorite Delta Blues guy.
If you understand time signatures in music pay attention to his feet. He does this thing where one foot does one thing and the other kinda does something elese and he sorta plays in between then on and off...
He's my favorite Delta Blues guy.
A cover but Old skool to me.
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I have no idea how he does that foot thing. But I guess that's why he was John Lee Hooker.
On another note, this thread needs far more Bluegrass, and far more Gospel.
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=SU-NZTrAWio
So how would people define Old Skool American?
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Great question.
I have always held that jazz, blues, mountain, and bluegrass music are unique American art forms. It could be argued the roots of these genres have origins elsewhere.
Jellyroll Morton and His Red Hot Peppers - Doctor Jazz
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Charlie Poole - Sweet Sixteen
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The Blue Sky Boys - Turn Your Radio On
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The Stanley Brothers - White Dove
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let's not forget a little ragtime. I think that qualifies as old school American.
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And what does diddie wa diddie mean?
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Absolutely! I'll add a mention of Ragtime's cousin - "Stride". Here's a clip of a great up and coming Stride player doing the classic "Bach up to Me", by Fats Waller.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stride_(music)
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Wow!
Here's another from Stephanie that will blow your socks off... "Harlem Strut" by James P Johnson
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Good stuff James. She's pretty impressive.
How about a more literal interpretation. 
"My Old School" is an American classic and if you watch the video you will see time going backwards. ;-)
"My Old School" is an American classic and if you watch the video you will see time going backwards. ;-)
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