I carry this book in my store and I love it. Has a lot of blues tunes and all the songs are for G tuning. I'm learning "Two White Horses" and "Gamblers Blues" (known as St James Infirmary) for my Halloween songlist.
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 | Marc Nerenberg says:
8/13/2012 1:06:53 PM
It would probably be helpful if you gave the author and publisher, and title (if it is anything other than the title of this blog).
Also, some more information on the contents would be nice. What songs are in there? Is is simply a TAB book, or is there instruction included? Maybe a mini-review, if you've looked at it thoroughly from cover to cover, would also be nice.
With the information you've given it requires further research an the part of the reader to just figure out what book you are talking about.
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 | BanjoBelle says:
8/13/2012 1:26:30 PM
I could just place the link to the book here which will give all the requested info. The book is by Fred Sokolow. It's in standard notation and TAB. Are live links allowed here?
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 | Snaps says:
8/13/2012 1:39:58 PM
Is the book for 3 finger pickin' or clawbammer?
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| Marc Nerenberg says:
8/13/2012 1:41:45 PM
There may be a way of doing one, but I don't see how to insert a live link into this blog. Sometimes things are not as easy to do on this site as one might wish.
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| Snaps says:
8/13/2012 1:53:12 PM
Happy birthday Sherri,
Sorry about your cat, did they give tou a little tiny inhaler?
Post your stores address, ce can cut and paste the link.
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 | coalandice says:
8/13/2012 7:07:07 PM
Spending a little time on WorldCat
I'm going to guess it's
Mel Bay's ragtime, blues & jazz for banjo
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Pacific, Mo. : Mel Bay Publications, ©1983.
Description: 53 p. of music ;
30 cm. + 1 sound cassette.
Contents:
Stealin', stealin' --
Frankie and Johnny --
Oh babe, it ain't no lie --
Railroad Bill --
Stagolee --
Two white horses --
Bill Bailey won't you please come home --
Bully of the town --
Brown's Ferry blues --
Abilene --
Gambling blues --
Betty and Dupree --
Rising sun blues --
Down but not out blues --
Five string boogie woogie --
Behind the eight ball blues --
Chilly winds (Lonesome road blues) --
Worried man blues --
Careless love --
White House blues --
Take this hammer --
The entertainer --
Maple leaf rag --
Swipesy cake walk --
Elite syncopation rag --
Leola --
Yankee land --
Sunflower --
Ragtime dance --
Original rags --
Smoky mokes --
Something doing --
St. Louis tickle --
Cleopha.
'valible on Spamazon
amazon.com/Mel-Ragtime-Blues-J...2&sr=1-22
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 | privard says:
8/23/2012 7:29:39 PM
Definitely a three-finger Scruggs style book, judging by the tab featured in the "Look Inside the Book" option on Amazon.
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Koenraad says:
8/24/2012 7:10:42 AM
Is there a cd with this book?
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| BanjoBelle says:
8/24/2012 8:09:02 AM
No CD with the book-and thanks to those who filled in the info about it. Been busy with the store and the cat-who sees the vet today and hoping to have her on an inhaler.
The store's address is mandolinbabe.biz
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Starter says:
12/12/2012 3:34:12 PM
I just got this book (thanks to this post) as a way to explore playing country blues on the banjo. It looks great, except there's no cassette, and I can use all the help I can get. I don't suppose the sound files are available anywhere?
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CoffeeGlutton says:
10/2/2015 4:55:33 AM
It looks like you can purchase a CD of the arrangements in this book from Fred Sokolow's website.
sokolowmusic.com/instructional/banjo
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