Candyman - Mississippi John Hurt (Instrumental cover)

One of my favorite arrangement of Mr. John Hurt.

[@caitrinehellenga4434]

My dad used to play this when I was growing up. He would have enjoyed your playing. Nicely done.

[@williamsims383]

Awesome song selection my Asian brother. No doubt you’re tackling the complicated style of MJH for the challenge of just playing like him. Much respect. Would’ve made him smile to hear this.

[@robhead22]

Beautiful! Thank you!

[@reginaldd.paperstacks194]

Perfect!!

[@TheGeniuschrist]

I love these early american fingerstyle songs

[@TheGeniuschrist]

So I'm just going to have this on repeat all day. Unbelievable. I'm learning this one next. It's perfect.

[@jjson775]

Very good! Great feeling for the music.

[@karafuto1776]

Чудо!

[@user-xj4bt3pv3j]

Very Good, I like your rendition , good to hear !!!

[@Kylerjguitar]

Killing it!!! Yeah!

[@Sitting8ull]

beautiful!!💖

[@sam6816]

Wow!

[@williamhole1914]

Great job !

[@BlackmoreBeat]

Amazing as usual Alex !

[@panchoizquierdo8847]

amazing. you sir are a legend!

[@Medic6581]

Awesome!!! Thank you!!! Much Love to you and yours

[@marklaskey3891]

Nice job!

[@TomM-kl7uc]

You make those old tunes sound so authentic Alex. :-)

[@bloozwalrus8859]

Brilliant work!

[@bookingboy]

Excellent!

[@Oklahoma-Dreaming]

Your right hand in particular is pretty amazing. It looks like you pick with every finger. Of course your left hand is great too. This isn’t my favorite musical genre but still, I could listen all day long. I played classical guitar for many years before returning to college and then I literally didn’t have time, but unfortunately I just couldn’t get myself to play again after graduating.

[@paulskeffington4246]

Great Job! My wife and I fell in love with this when we got the Today album in 1966. Been a John Hurt fan ever since. Is the tab or music for this arrangement available?

[@monkeywrench4169]

Nice job, bro.

[@Stratotao]

Nice!

[@schristopherson5836]

Happy Traum brought me here.

[@reiy1917]

I'm a student from Carnegie Mellon University working on a video installation for the Mississippi John Hurt Museum. We'd love to include a few seconds of your KZbin video in our project. Would you be willing to grant permission for this?

[@yikiwang1177]

Hi Rei, yes, you can go ahead and use it. Would love to see the final product too!

[@reiy1917]

@@yikiwang1177 Thank you!! We have additional question for you, would it be possible to get your email address?

[@romanroman113]

Cool bro

[@Chrisjwhit]

You're feel and groove is perfect, really excellent. Sounds like you learnt that from Grossman maybe?

[@andersfernbach2399]

👏🔥👏

[@YoungNiice]

this is way turnt up

[@TheGeniuschrist]

I know that's right.

[@tomasobernasconi6533]

Very nice, and interesting muting technique. You rest the palm of the right hand just after plucking the bass note with the thumb?

[@wsjohnston3956]

Chet Atkins got nothin' on this guy!!

[@keithbuck1668]

Chet laid the groundwork for countless artists while also bringing countless performers to the front using his connections. We probably wouldn't have had Jerry Reed recordings if it weren't for Chet and Jerry was amazingly unique.

[@oldbladderhorn]

I'm going to tell you how to play this tune exactly like John Hurt did it .. and you will be amazed how very easy it is to play ...you have left out all the little bits because their very very hard to do and you play it as it came in the book of tablature.. and that is crap and though you don't want to you become what that book shows. So how do you play this tune right? just like old John .. first get a capo(clamp type), then second tune down one half step..nothing hard so far, aye! the next step place capo on finger board at 2nd fret ensure the open end is facing you as you look at it..check the tuning is OK!... now play the turn around of song exactly like you did here. your thinking it don't sound the same why is that ? I know I'll move the capo and let's see leave the 6th string open...thats better 6xxxxx the x is the capo at 2nd fret. next do a G7 chord relative to the capo...strum? ?? now a D7 chord and that is Candyman... So what you have is a drop D and a standard tuning all at the same time. very cleaver of Mississippi John and thats how he played the tune always he used a notched capo for this tune. and now you know as well hope you have fun figuring out all the little fun bits of this tune like I did. don't rely on books use your ears as well. So if "it'' don't quite sound right think "why? maybe a capo trick. there are plenty of songs that use this trick you will be surprised yeah lot's. me I keep finding them... hope this helps you to become a better musician. P.S. singing the impossible lyric is now easypeasy as well yeah Mr Grossman went out of his way to make this tune as fingerbusting hard as hell to play just nasty nasty..yeah he knew how to play it like John Hurt but chose not to tell as John gave loads of hints but no one was listening.

[@rimjobson]

Yeah man!

[@mdhj67]

Perfect!

[@mettsmusic3460]

Nicely done!