Featuring Bobby Grant, Lead Belly, Blind Willie McTell, Barbecue Bob, Curly Weaver, Charley Lincoln, Bo Weavil Jackson, Ramblin' Thomas, Furry Lewis, Peg Leg Howell, King Solomon Hill, Sam Collins, Kokomo Arnold, Tampa Red and Bumble Bee Slim. The blues recorded from the late 1920's thru late 1930's is certainly some of the most vibrant sounds in American music history. It seems that anyone and everyone could and would be recorded which created a catalog of stylistic diversity unmatched to date. The technique of using a slide, whether a metal tube, glass bottleneck or a knife was used by many of these early bluesmen. This lesson offers a look into the players from that era that used this technique. Many had only one or two patterns by which they played but we have the great fortune of gleaning from them all, creating a well rounded grasp of the genre.

Tom Feldmann is a master of this style and in these two DVDs, of over four hours, he breaks down the complexities of this way of playing.. Songs range from beginner to advanced. Most songs have a mixture of chords and fingered notes in addition to the slide, making this a great lesson for those looking to expand their knowledge of the bottleneck/slide technique as well as the Open D and Open G tunings. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF file on each DVD. In addition the original recordings of all the tunes are included. 

DVD is region 0, playable worldwide

247 minutes - Level 2/3 - Detailed tab/music PDF file on the DVD

OPEN G TUNING:

BOBBY GRANT Nappy Headed Blues

LEAD BELLY C.C. Rider

BLIND WILLIE MCTELL Love Changing Blues

BARBECUE BOB Yo Yo Blues

CURLEY WEAVER No No Blues

CHARLEY LINCOLN Depot Blues

BO WEAVIL JACKSON You Can't Keep No Brown

 OPEN D TUNING:

RAMBLIN' THOMAS Shake It Gal

FURRY LEWIS Falling Down Blues

PEG LEG HOWELL Skin Game Blues

KING SOLOMON HILL Down On My Bended Knee

SAM COLLINS The Jailhouse Blues

KOKOMO ARNOLD Rainy Night Blues

TAMPA RED Boogie Woogie Dance

BUMBLE BEE SLIM No Woman No Nickel