"St. James Infirmary Blues " Don Wilkie covers C.Calloway Bottleneck style

Another tune from the 1920's song book ,this one in open G Minor tuning on a National Steel Guitar .

[@tonyobroni8493]

Just awesome. Thanks for all the great music!

[@donwilkie]

Thank you Tony

[@kenpeach4810]

i remember back in 62' i was 12 my father had this old nylon string guitar and this old music book i didnt know any of the songs in the book but this song was in it and it was my favorite song to play... you did a awesome job playing it dont hear it often enough

[@donwilkie]

Thank you Ken .

[@johnford7847]

Real nice, sir. Thank you for sharing.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@passing_through777]

I love the guitar . And the. Music so good

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@teslab1517]

That's a very nice cover and you are a great singer & guitar player. Kind regards from Germany

[@donwilkie]

Thank you teslab

[@robbob235]

Mr. Wilkie, you play so smooth and sincere. You take us on a time trip, to a place far from here.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you very much .

[@robbob235]

Please excuse my ignorance Don, but what is your bio. Sounds like you enjoyed Hawaii at some point. Rob, in the Soo.

[@donwilkie]

@@robbob235 Hello Rob I am Canadian From Vancouver Island I visited Hawaii three times in the 90's I also worked in the Gulf of Mexico as chief cook on ships in the Merchant Marine ,New Orleans was home port

[@robbob235]

Somehow, it came through that you are Canadian. Voice perhaps. Some of us like to know. I am retired living in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Interesting career you had. In Lightfoot's ballad, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" the lyrics that haunt me the most are, "When suppertime came, the old cook came on deck sayin'. Fellas, it's too rough to feed ya. At Seven P.M. a main hatchway caved in, he said Fellas, it's been good t'know ya." I think of the important role a ship's cook played in maintaining morale as a provider of warm food and supportive words. The Eddie Fitz went down just 18 miles out from the Soo. With home port of New Orleans you must have seen some awesome performers. I am playing guitar and bass with friends. Have been working on my round neck resonator skills. Current song goal: Rollin' and Tumblin'. Your comfort in playing comes out in spades, so smooth and complimentary with your singing. Keep on Keepin' on Don. Rob

[@donwilkie]

@@robbob235 Wow Rob so nice of you to share of yourself. I just retired last year and can finally spend my life just playing music every day, I just want to be a good player it has been my life goal. The best investment in my career I ever made was to buy my National Steel guitar. I have owned over the years a ton of copies of resonator steel guitar , and they were like toys compared to a real. National Steel They are pricy but well worth it.I have a brother that lives in the Sault I might get up that way sometime and who knows we might play music together .Thank you for listening

[@williamkauffman5745]

🙏

[@naomishades849]

Wish I could download this on iTunes! Love it❤

[@artemonya]

Uncle Don, you play very well, can you also do this without words?

[@donwilkie]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJfTnqakjbGqa7ssi=glVIVrVtsGc9pZPc. see if you like this one.

[@jacobwiggers1973]

This is cool. As a home musician, I know how much fun you’re having here. Keep it up, it’s good for the soul.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you Jacob

[@heziramim4873]

Best of the best I enjoy listening to you keep the singing coming Thank you Thank you

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@clumpybrown]

This cat swings!

[@user-cv6zc7cz3j]

AWESOME.. COULD LISTEN TO THAT ALL DAY. GOOD JOB. ❤❤😊😊

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@beanhead2013]

That was absolutely fantastic. Thank you for sharing it

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@davidballands1654]

Just...superb cover. Love it.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@petersmith9530]

Brilliant brilliant cover.Thank you so much for posting.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@kevinMartinez-cl7di]

Excelente cover.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@kingofgogas]

Big Joe McKinley

[@oldjoeclarke.]

Pretty much as good as this song gets, great job.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you .

[@jtoddbrown]

Love it!

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@nigelferg]

Our little band plays this song I love it. You're a damn good player too!

[@donwilkie]

Thank you Nigel

[@PipoCapi]

Great Don!

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@jongrunert8733]

THANK YOU

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@bunnylovenuts8680]

Hey, you told me that you wrote that tune! Sounds great - more please.

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@teddimeck]

VERY NICE

[@donwilkie]

Thank you

[@kenlodge3399]

You gotta get an A' for effort. WTG

[@donwilkie]

Thank you Ken