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Uncle John's Videos (149)
Jesse James
Sorry about the wind noise. Jesse and the boys may have come to Cuppy's Grove for horses and a hide… Uncle John on Sunday 128 views
Alberta (traditional ~ blues love song)
Alberta ( here, I is E, IV is A and V is B) [I] Alberta, Alberta... [V] where you been so [I] long… Uncle John May 14 216 views
Payday
Payday - done in admiration of the song and of Mississippi John Hurt and Guy Davis. I wanted to giv… Uncle John May 7 246 views
Maddog's Drive-In Is Dead & Gone
A sad little blues on a Maddog drive-in movie speaker amp and an olive oil can geetar. ( A GDG git… Uncle John May 2 116 views
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
The annual song from the shop sitting by the profane heater. May 1 and cold enough to use it. As d… Uncle John May 1 252 views
W. Kemp Cardboard Harmiker Kit
DIY harmoniker making Uncle John Apr 20 261 views
Maddog Amp & CC RIder
Amp made from a drive in movie speaker. Uncle John Apr 19 116 views
My Babe ~ old blues on a GDg hubcap guitar- Wes Carl amp
Same tune as 'This Train.' Lyrics by Willie Dixon. Easy to play. Here, I is a G, IV is a C and V is… Uncle John Apr 15 201 views
Lonesome Whipporwill -Hank Williams standard
Hank Williams song on cigar box guitars. 3 strings tuned DGB. Ruth, Ruth & Linda's handsome har… Uncle John Apr 10 156 views
The Long Black Veil - traditional
The annual song from the cemetery. I don't know if those extraneous sounds are the breeze or souls… Uncle John Apr 4 243 views
Take Me Back
Cover of a Mance Lipscomb blues Uncle John Apr 1 186 views
Dedicated to bemuzic's dad. Poor Wayfaring Stanger
Our friend bemusic lost her dad last night after a short, but vicious illness. We are thinking of h… Uncle John Mar 18 348 views
Swing Low ~ Family Gospel
After lunch Gospel Sing -- Grandma's bird clock that has a different bird sing on the hour chimed i… Uncle John Mar 7 130 views
The Musical Alphabet
Useable ~ basic music theory Uncle John Mar 6 91 views
Stuff That Works ~ Guy Clark cover
Stuff That Works by Guy Clark I got an [C] ol’ blue shirt and it [F] suits me just [C]fine. I like… Uncle John Mar 3 219 views
Take It On The Chin - cat bowl resonator in a cigar box.
Take It On The Chin by William Elliott Whitmore, Lee County Iowa, USA Well, [I] I don't want you t… Uncle John Feb 25 188 views
I'll Fly Away
After breakfast Gospel on cbg. Cousin Ruth (who plays cbg) and Terry on vocals. John DGB guitar. Uncle John Feb 23 400 views
I wish I'd been - original song on cigar box guitar
I Wish I'd Been by John Bolton I [G] wish I'd been on [C] Dockery Farm, In [G] nineteen twenty [D]… Uncle John Feb 14 172 views
Sunday Morning CBG Gospel
I Am A Pilgrim. Old traditional song, on DGB 3 string with a Lowe reso cone. A 3 chord song in G wi… Uncle John Feb 10 140 views
Hold That Train Conductor original blues
We have a great and creative hobby. Creating instruments with our hands, making music, expressing o… Uncle John Feb 6 405 views
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