This celebratory collection gathers the very best in music, tuition and knowledge from two previous Oak titles to commemorate 40 years since their original publication!
Happy Traum's landmark transcriptions represent the music and art of twenty-two musicians from the mountains of Virginia, the Piedmont of North Carolina, the coal-mining country of Kentucky, as well as places as far-reaching as England, the Bahamas and Africa.
Every song is presented in notation and Tab, alongside biographical information about the artist, plus any hints and tips that will help you achieve a more authentic performance. The book begins with a detailed guide to the fingerpicking technique, giving you all the tuition you need to tackle these priceless musical treasures.
Happy Traum's landmark transcriptions represent the music and art of twenty-two musicians from the mountains of Virginia, the Piedmont of North Carolina, the coal-mining country of Kentucky, as well as places as far-reaching as England, the Bahamas and Africa.
Every song is presented in notation and Tab, alongside biographical information about the artist, plus any hints and tips that will help you achieve a more authentic performance. The book begins with a detailed guide to the fingerpicking technique, giving you all the tuition you need to tackle these priceless musical treasures.
Bad Luck Blues [Jefferson, Blind Lemon]
Boat's Up The River [Jackson, John]
Buckdancer's Choice [McGee, Sam]
Bully Of The Town [Baker, Etta]
Candy Man [Hurt, Mississippi John]
Deep River Blues [Watson, Doc]
Dill Pickle Rag [Schoenberg, Eric]
Doc's Guitar [Watson, Doc]
Fishing Blues [Seeger, Mike]
Fishing Blues [Silber, Marc]
Freight Train [Cotten, Elizabeth]
Georgia Camp Meeting [Grossman, Stefan]
Guabi Guabi [Sibanda]
John Henry [Baker, Etta]
Living In The Country [Seeger, Pete]
Masanga Njia [Bosco, Mwenda Jean]
My Creole Belle [Hurt, Mississippi John]
Nine-Pound Hammer [Travis, Merle]
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home [Fahey, John]
Pretty Polly [Ball, Estil C.]
Sitting On Top Of The World [Watson, Doc]
Spanish Flang Dang [Cotten, Elizabeth]
Spike Driver's Blues [Hurt, Mississippi John]
St. Louis Tickle [Ronk, Dave Van]
Stackerlee [Paley, Tom]
Sugar Babe [Lipscomb, Mance]
Take A Look At That Baby [Fahey, John]
There Will Be A Happy Meeting [Spence, Joseph]
Wilson Rag [Cotten, Elizabeth]
Boat's Up The River [Jackson, John]
Buckdancer's Choice [McGee, Sam]
Bully Of The Town [Baker, Etta]
Candy Man [Hurt, Mississippi John]
Deep River Blues [Watson, Doc]
Dill Pickle Rag [Schoenberg, Eric]
Doc's Guitar [Watson, Doc]
Fishing Blues [Seeger, Mike]
Fishing Blues [Silber, Marc]
Freight Train [Cotten, Elizabeth]
Georgia Camp Meeting [Grossman, Stefan]
Guabi Guabi [Sibanda]
John Henry [Baker, Etta]
Living In The Country [Seeger, Pete]
Masanga Njia [Bosco, Mwenda Jean]
My Creole Belle [Hurt, Mississippi John]
Nine-Pound Hammer [Travis, Merle]
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home [Fahey, John]
Pretty Polly [Ball, Estil C.]
Sitting On Top Of The World [Watson, Doc]
Spanish Flang Dang [Cotten, Elizabeth]
Spike Driver's Blues [Hurt, Mississippi John]
St. Louis Tickle [Ronk, Dave Van]
Stackerlee [Paley, Tom]
Sugar Babe [Lipscomb, Mance]
Take A Look At That Baby [Fahey, John]
There Will Be A Happy Meeting [Spence, Joseph]
Wilson Rag [Cotten, Elizabeth]
| Arrangement | Guitar Tab |
| Genres | Bluegrass, Country, Traditional |
| Format | Mixed Songbook |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 144 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Amsco Publications |
| Contributors | Traum, Happy (Author) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9780711989832 |
| UPC | 0752187650102 |