Preaching Blues - Jody Carroll opening for Buddy Guy at Gaillard Center Charleston, SC

www.jodycarroll.com
"You have to wonder if he didn't strike the same deal as delta shaman Robert Johnson.."
The Oregonian, Portland Oregon
"new blues artist we now can't live without....Jody Carroll, whose textured blues and other roots were dark and haunting.."
No Depression, Amos Perrine
Jody Carroll is a new breed of Blues man. His sound is a ground breaking mix of old America Roots/Blues and beyond creating an intense soundscape armed only with a guitar/Banjo and voice. Imagine if you mixed Robert Johnson's dark personal honesty with the modern flamboyant fire of Hendrix.....you get Jody Carroll
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"..Modern music that is at the same time well soaked in old weird American traditional music. Daring, original, deep, sweet, dark, exciting are some of the adjectives that come to ones mind when listening to him. You are greeted with a whirlwind of sounds that he creates with his guitar and voice. Deep as the wood’s and California delta region where he comes from, dark as the San Joaquin river water he grew up swimming in and uplifting as the traditional American melodies and stories he was raised with.."
L.A Times
"His fingerpicking and slide skills amaze and challenge listeners while his moving vocals draw them into the world of a true story teller.."
Cascade Blues Association

[@runirokk]

Great rendition of one of my absolute favourite songs. Hats off - Would like to see you in Iceland one day :)

[@simonroberts7659]

seeing this makes me appreciate RJ more and more

[@markblass]

Wow! Never heard of Jody Carroll until this morning. He is smashing. His live performance evokes John Hammond's best live shows.

[@Flare4roach]

WOW!

[@josephbowandguitar]

I was thinking for minutes what should I write, but I can't find the words. This is the real music itself. Amazing.

[@VonBlade]

Damn, that's some talent you've got there. Blimey.

[@jimwakefield6705]

So I'm sitting here thinking, he opened up for Buddy Guy, this has gotta be good, yup it was.

[@StGeoRUSH619]

Now THAT is how you sing and play the F#@K!N' Blues !!! They say that a true blues guitarist can make you envision a train just by playin', and you did just that. It started out at the station, built up speed, and then took off blazin' down them tracks !!! VERY cool, Jody... RJ couldn't have done that better... loved it, Brother !!!

[@JODYCARROLL]

Thank you brotha!

[@chrisrose5885]

Oooooof!

[@davidfeser8759]

Good grief that was good!

[@JODYCARROLL]

Thanks bud. Check out my Patreon account.

[@pault.9842]

Holy shitttt

[@soulpaua2097]

That was fucking amazing! Regards - From New Zealand

[@charmatisz]

Great performance! Greetings from Russia!

[@kaecake9575]

The blues is nothing but a good man feeling bad.

[@JODYCARROLL]

Feelin pretty good

[@frog031]

Damn ...Cat's burnin' it up

[@wadeolder7193]

Great job. Opening for the man.

[@chriswilliams7928]

The real deal. Where did he come from?

[@georgebethos7890]

Smokin

[@densphoto]

I'm there.I just have to get that good. Nice.

[@JODYCARROLL]

I offer online lessons

[@stevefanger2838]

Sold his soul at the crossroads for sure! Knockout stuff!

[@philsmall1601]

When u coming to the UK?

[@JODYCARROLL]

Where?

[@JODYCARROLL]

What venues?

[@RichardWhitesell-c5k]

You must of met the devil at the crossroads…great stuff!

[@JODYCARROLL]

He met me there.. ha

[@timothymort2808]

Just watched a bunch of covers of this. Hands down best version man.

[@JODYCARROLL]

Thank you Timothy! I think I may have hit it here a bit better though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKaxoX2Dr8RlZ7M Trying to bring it on in a big room , like that night with Mr. Guy was tricky. He made me nervous..

[@mikhailmorphy6284]

@@JODYCARROLL Can you please make a lesson of this version? Spread your talent and knowledge, they seem unique and special to me. Greetings from Brasil.

[@kurtrightmyer]

That's Walking Blues, not Preaching Blues.

[@JODYCARROLL]

It’s not either.

[@mixturemixture8411]

What's the tuning ,??open D ?

[@JODYCARROLL]

Nope

[@mixturemixture8411]

@@JODYCARROLL then what is it ?? Btw you're a great inspiration man

[@JODYCARROLL]

@@mixturemixture8411 It's a secret Thank you!

[@tommytramp]

@@JODYCARROLL Some things are better left a secret ! when i want to learn the key to a song i put my guitar in my lap, put on the headphones, grab a capo and start searching, if I cant find it , it was ment to be , so i pick one and go !

[@thelostjoe]

Pretty sure it was Open E

[@Ogma3bandcamp]

Superb! Respect from Ireland.

[@JODYCARROLL]

Ok, I guess I better figure out a tour to Russia, then New Zealand, Ireland and France!

[@19tractor52]

Gettin' after it!!!! best i've heard in years! thnx

[@mike6963170]

WOW!!!!!!

[@tomprincipato8501]

This sounds really right---as do all of your corrected songs. There are some variables here--There is no guarantee or evidence that Robert Johnson tuned his guitar to concert pitch. That would meant having a pitch reference like a pitch pipe or some other kind of tuning reference available in the 1930's. I doubt he ever really tuned his guitar to concert pitch. Also, consider the environment in the Hotel Rooms in Texas. Was the equipment used for recording actually getting 110 volts? if under 100 volts, then the equipment would be operating at a slower speed, and when played again somewhere else, say in New York at 110 volts, that machine would run faster, therefore speeding up the playback. I think this may have as much to do as anything with the pitch and speed of these recordings. And since we do not know whether Robert Johnson actually tunes his guitar to concert pitch, it's going to be very difficult to determine what the correct pitch is. I agree for sure, a lot of the Columbia recordings sound too fast, the vibrato in his voice is too fast, and you've got a good ear for what sounds natural. If what I propose makes any sense, then the difference between the voltage in BOTH Texas Hotel rooms used for recording are bound to vary between themselves as well.

[@JODYCARROLL]

As did the room that night at the Gaillard Center Charleston, SC in April! Love your analysis. If I am not with another player, or using a harmonica, I usually have tuned it lower than concert based on how my voice feels. This one is in Gm tuning capo'd up to Cm. That guitar is a 39, so it has a mind of it's own.

[@JODYCARROLL]

If your smart you tune your E to your comfortable low E like those monks i hing with in japan. Thats it. Tune to your body frame.

[@pierrel529]

In this case respect too from France

[@JelleBongaerts]

Amazing!

[@JODYCARROLL]

Thanks

[@keithcooper2436]

Great work

[@bighgnoz5189]

I think I’m going to just burn my guitars now... that was astonishing. Amazing work, Cody. And seriously, I’m going to burn my guitars and wish for a quick death after watching this.

[@JODYCARROLL]

Jody, like Guthrie's son Joad named after Tom Joad. We all dust bowl refugee's!

[@bighgnoz5189]

Auughhh... huge apologies Jody - this was autocorrect and I was sloppy to not catch it. Truly love your guitar work - every bit as inventive as Michael Hedges, but with a live link to history... so very cool.

[@bighgnoz5189]

Saw you from a Mickey Newbury link btw... hope that might mean something.

[@JODYCARROLL]

@@bighgnoz5189 a link?

[@bighgnoz5189]

​@@JODYCARROLL I emailed it to your professional email address on your site... didn't really want to post a link here on KZbin. I'll send it again... and thanks again!

[@johnreidroberts2838]

Poor Buddy Guy had to follow this!!! GREAT pickin’! JR, North Carolina

[@LatoLato66]

Mamamia..!