Also know as "Louis Collins'.

Good old song - possibly by Mississippi John Hurt.

Done here on an Uncle John four string tuned DGBE and Iowa saxophone.

Played in the key of D- 3 chords, D, G and A7. D harp.

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Comment by Uncle John on July 5, 2019 at 11:51pm

Thanks, Roy!

Comment by Road Rash Roy on July 5, 2019 at 2:45pm

yeah!

Comment by Uncle John on July 5, 2019 at 10:10am

Those are kind, generous words, Richard.  I appreciate the comment.   No intentional modernization on my part.  MJH was a great Piedmont style player.    He got the melody in there most of the time with his play and they called him 'Rubber Thumb.'    I did my best interpretation of what he did in a key to suit me and using harp to flavor things the way MJH's guitar did.   I enjoyed doing this one.

Comment by Richard Sundberg on July 5, 2019 at 7:00am

A 1:50 minutes of bless! A great fit, agree with A.D. and AGP! Another note A.D. brought up, you have a talent of modernizing the classics, great sound and mix quality, yet presentation is traditional. Vintage Uncle John, and that’s a damn good thing!

Comment by Uncle John on July 5, 2019 at 3:14am

Thanks, Blues Frog, Ambrose and Belinda.

Comment by bemuzic on July 5, 2019 at 2:14am

Nicely done, the song suits you...

Comment by Bob "Ambrose" Negus on July 5, 2019 at 1:47am

Nicely played Unc John.  I'm sure Mr Hurt would be proud!

Comment by Blues Frog on July 4, 2019 at 1:06pm

Nicely done John. 

Comment by Uncle John on July 4, 2019 at 2:00am

Thanks, Mike.  Happy fourth of JUly.

Comment by Mike Willmouth on July 4, 2019 at 1:47am

Good song John.

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