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The Art of the Folk-Blues Guitar: Jerry Silverman

Jerry Silverman
The Art of the Folk-Blues Guitar: Jerry Silverman Folksinger, author, and guitar instructor Jerry Silverman (b. 1931) recorded this instructional album in 1964. Adapting his book on folk blues for audio record, Silverman, playing acoustical guitar, provides a musical answer to the question “What is blues?” in the opening track. Several tracks, such as “Another Blues Strum” and “Walking Bass and Boogie Woogie,” use samples from blues guitar pioneers such as Josh White and Lead Belly to illustrate different approaches to playing the blues guitar. The liner notes include written instructions and musical notation for the various playing styles discussed throughout the recording.

Track Listing

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Introduction to Blues Jerry Silverman 01:49
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Tablature -MELTAB and GITAB Jerry Silverman 02:29
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Basic Blues Arpeggio Jerry Silverman 11:57
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Another Blues Strum Jerry Silverman 07:00
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Choking the Strings Jerry Silverman 02:07
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202
Walking Bass and Boogie Woogie Jerry Silverman 02:57
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203
Flat Pick and the Church Lick Jerry Silverman 04:55
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204
Peripatetic Pinky Jerry Silverman 02:45
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Seven-Seventh Chord Jerry Silverman 02:03
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Finger-Picking and the Independent Thumb Jerry Silverman 03:35
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The Break Jerry Silverman 02:10