Ry Cooder - Rope Stretchin' Blues (Live, Nov 19, 1976)

From Bill Graham Archives and affiliates. Recorded live at Amazingrace, Evanston, IL Nov 19, 1976. The song 'Rope Stretchin' Blues' was written by Blind Blake (1896-1934) and recorded by him in 1931.
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Blind Blake recorded about 80 tracks for Paramount Records from 1926 to 1932. He was one of the most accomplished guitarists of his genre and played a diverse range of material.[5] He is best known for his distinctive guitar playing, which was comparable in sound and style to ragtime piano. Little is known of Blake's life. Promotional materials from Paramount Records indicate he was born blind and give his birthplace as Jacksonville, Florida, and it seems that he lived there during various periods. His complex and intricate fingerpicking inspired Reverend Gary Davis, Jorma Kaukonen, Ry Cooder, Arlen Roth, John Fahey, Ralph McTell, David Bromberg, Leon Redbone and many others. Big Bill Broonzy, hearing Blake in person in the early 1920s, said of his guitar playing "He made it sound like every instrument in the band- saxophone, trombone, clarinets, bass fiddles, pianos- everything. I never had seed then and I haven't to this day yet seed no one that could take his natural fingers and pick as much guitar as Blind Blake."
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