Others may not share my enthusiasm for this guy, but for those who do this book is wonderful. I'm about halfway through. The book is pitiless in describing his (many) flaws and all the more poignant therefore.
Here's the one that drew me in, back in Udon-Thani Thailand in 1972:
It's Bukka, pronounced "BOO-kah,"as I was taught by the grumpy founder of Folk Arts Records here in San Diego when I came in asking about him. (The given name was Booker T Washington White.)
I'm about halfway through the book. There hasn't been much information about Fahey's musicological explorations of the Deep South.
Yeah, I was going with the spelling Eric Bibb used for his album "Booker's Guitar". I'm fairly sure the liner notes to a collection of White's early stuff said his record company insisted on spelling it "Bukka" despite his objections.
Others may not share my enthusiasm for this guy, but for those who do this book is wonderful. I'm about halfway through. The book is pitiless in describing his (many) flaws and all the more poignant therefore.
Here's the one that drew me in, back in Udon-Thani Thailand in 1972:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEZuL936X2U
Hadn't heard about the book, so thanks for the heads-up. Does it record whether Booker White was aware he'd been lost when Fahey re-discovered him ?
It's Bukka, pronounced "BOO-kah,"as I was taught by the grumpy founder of Folk Arts Records here in San Diego when I came in asking about him. (The given name was Booker T Washington White.)
I'm about halfway through the book. There hasn't been much information about Fahey's musicological explorations of the Deep South.
Yeah, I was going with the spelling Eric Bibb used for his album "Booker's Guitar". I'm fairly sure the liner notes to a collection of White's early stuff said his record company insisted on spelling it "Bukka" despite his objections.
Thanks for this Lot.
Always trying to spread the word. So much pleasure to be had.
Being Old School, I like when he did this stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReW9uUYm-DA
I don't keep up these days, but folkies tuning up as they start playing strikes me as old school too.
I dunno, I never tune up.
Yea. Being olde I tend to tune down.
/ looks under desk for dropped D and finds almost forgotten DADGAD
Yes, tuning up goes a long way toward folding a guitar in half.