Police Dog Blues

[Brother Buzz]

Blind Blake, Ry Cooder or 13 year-old Irish Blues singer, Muireann Bradley (Bradley is now 17)?

Muireann Bradley plays Blind Blake's 1929 masterpiece in open D tuning "Police dog blues", strangely the only tune he ever recorded in that tuning.
Most guitarists play this one in open D with capo on fret 2 making it open E, but Muireann has tuned up to open E with the capo on fret 6 making it open B flat ( or A sharp) to suit where she's comfortable singing.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. You might like Jorma Kaukonen's version.....

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[Brother Buzz]

2. That one is good - His 1979 cover was not - His cover from Fur Peace was really good

I drove DEEP into the weeds listening to all covers. Some are really good, a lot, no so much.

[Beausoleil]

3. Her guitar work is flawless! Love it!

I have listened to her version a couple dozen times and I gotta say I like hers better than Ry's. And I've been a big Ry Cooder fan for decades.

[Beausoleil]

4. I just noticed the pictures behind her

Blind Blake and Blind Lemon Jefferson!

Pretty cool!

Anyone who's familiar with the history of Deep Ellum in Dallas, knows about Blind Lemon Jefferson.