Blues Archives

Jackson Stomp: Charlie McCoy blues mandolin transcription

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Another incredible tune from one of the Mississippi Sheiks configurations, this time under the Jackson Blue Boys. Recorded December 1928 in New

Black Country Woman is a country blues that’s a bit of a sleeper on Physical Graffiti, when you consider the powerhouse tunes

This was the tune that turned a young teenage banjoist-bluegrasser on to Led Zeppelin. With the banjo, mandolin, and rave-up with heavy

I have added transcription of the Led Zeppelin classic That’s the Way from Zeppelin III for Tab Members. It’s another beautiful acoustic

When someone thinks Zeppelin and mandolin, the two tunes that always come to mind are The Battle of Evermore and this tune,

The Jackson Stomp by the Mississippi Mudsteppers is one of the most memorable of Charlie McCoy’s tunes. Recorded on Okeh Records 45504,

“Papa” Charlie McCoy reigns as one of the greatest of the pre-war blues mandolinists. Whether on his own or with Bo Carter,

Many moons ago I endeavored to bring a variety of mandolinists to Bloomington Indiana/Central Indiana for concerts, workshops, and camps. This was

Great boogie from Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti with John Paul Jones on mandolin and Ian Stewart on piano. This tablature is available