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Taj Mahal's arrangement is credited with inspiring the Allman Brothers Band. [14] According to Pete Carr, who was a member of Hour Glass with brothers Duane and Gregg Allman, a performance by Mahal made a big impression on Duane: "We went to see Taj Mahal, and he had Jesse Ed Davis with him. They did 'Statesboro Blues,' and Davis played slide ...
Taj Mahal is the debut album by American guitarist and vocalist Taj Mahal. Recorded in 1967, it contains blues songs by Sleepy John Estes , Robert Johnson , and Sonny Boy Williamson II reworked in contemporary blues- and folk-rock styles. [ 1 ]
Mahal stayed with Columbia for his solo career, releasing the self-titled Taj Mahal and The Natch'l Blues in 1968. His track " Statesboro Blues " was featured on side 2 of the very successful Columbia/CBS sampler album , The Rock Machine Turns You On , giving a huge early impetus to his career.
"Statesboro Blues" (Blind Willie McTell) - 2:56 - from Taj Mahal (1968) "Everybody's Got To Change Sometime" ( Sleepy John Estes ) - 2:56 - from Taj Mahal (1968) "Bound to Love Me Sometime" (Traditional, arranged by Taj Mahal) 4:27 - from Recycling The Blues & Other Related Stuff (1972)
Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues – Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. [1] Track listing ... "Statesboro Blues - Blind Willie McTell"
Statesboro Blues" "Leaving Trunk" "Corrina" "Going Up To The Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue" "She Caught The Katy and Left Me a Mule To Ride" "Take a Giant Step" "Six Days On The Road" "Farther On Down The Road (You Will Accompany Me)" "Fishin' Blues" "Ain't Gwine To Whistle Dixie (Any Mo')" "You're Going To Need Somebody On Your Bond ...
Davis joined Taj Mahal and played guitar and piano on Mahal's first four albums. He played slide, lead and rhythm, country and even jazz during his three-year stint with Mahal. In a 1967 gig, Mahal played with a young Duane Allman in attendance, and Davis' slide guitar playing on Statesboro Blues that night would ignite Allman's interest in the ...
Henry Thomas (1874 – 1930) was an American country blues singer, songster and musician. Although his recording career, in the late 1920s, was brief, Thomas influenced performers including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, the Lovin' Spoonful, the Grateful Dead, and Canned Heat.