Me and Devil Blues, Robert Johnson

[Jean Pierre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMl7yQgNj4


"Me and the Devil Blues" is a blues song by Robert Johnson. It tells the story of the singer's waking up one morning to the devil knocking on the door, telling him that "it's time to go".

The lyrics concluded with the lines "You may bury my body down by the highway side" / "So my old evil spirit can catch a Greyhound bus and ride." Johnson recorded the song, among others, in a warehouse in Dallas, that served as a makeshift recording studio, on June 19, 1937. It was his final recording session.

3 takes guitar (acoustic, but DI)
Uke bass DI
tambourine
Dobro
Harmonica
and vocal by JP

Drums by BIAB

[the physics teacher]

Wow, a perfect blues love it.

[Ted]

This is great! It's more "Seamus" than "Delta" but so well done. One of my favorite blues singers is Robert Lighthouse, who pulls of American blues with a thick Swedish accent so well that it's my preferred way of hearing it. You're doing the same for me with your French accent.

[TPB]

Play dem bluuz boy very nice always like a little blues in the morning loving the harp action
Tim

[Pete C]

That's a great authentic sounding piece of blues. Lovely playing of every instrument.

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Pete

[Farrell Jackson]

This is some great playing and singing the blues JP!

[Jean Pierre]

Thanks guys...a friend told me about Robert Johnson that he was the first of a series of musicians who died at 27!
Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse all died in their 27th year...
What if the devil had something to do with it? 👿👿

for me it's all right, I'm safe now

[Pru]

nicely performed blues song jp. excellent playing and singing.

[Ray Brookes]

Yes, so many rock stars dying at the age of 27. Quite strange. This is a great cover, JP and you play the blues so well. That dobro is beautiful and I like your harmonica playing.

[Mike_S]

Lovely stuff JP... great version. This is done with feeling

Mike