Roy bookbinder in concer performing the bo carter song lets get drunk again not claiming i own this, just trying to spread the word of. Provided to youtube by cdbaby candy man roy book binder live book. His unique fingerpicking style was influential on many subsequent artists and his students in new york city included jorma kaukonen of jefferson airplane and hot tuna, stefan grossman, roy book. An often stirring folkblues guitarist and vocalist, roy book binder has been playing country blues since the mid60s, when he began recording for blue goose. Candy man by vincent king meet your next favorite book. His unique fingerpicking style was influential on many subsequent artists and his students in new york city included jorma kaukonen of jefferson airplane and hot tuna, stefan grossman, roy book binder, woody mann, and ernie hawkins. After getting back to the states, he met a blind preacher named rev. Candyman by clive barker meet your next favorite book. Roy bookbinder featuring fats kaplin ragtime millionaire. Apparently davis had learned the song around 1905, in his hometown of spartanburg, sc. Roy book binder bought his first guitar in naples, heard his first lightnin hopkins record in marseille and read his first jack kerouac novels while cruising the north atlantic. If so, then hawkins is your candyman, dishing out the same sweet secrets that he learned kneetoknee from the legend many.
The reason being that vincent king has no boundaries or limits to his imagination. Roy book binder is an american blues guitarist, singersongwriter and storyteller. I discovered roy book binder at the library, hearing him play travelin man on his goin back to tampa lp. Details filmed at a soldout concert at the national storytelling festival this dvd captures a thoroughly entertaining performance by one of americas most popular folkblues artists.
Follow this link straight to roy book binder in concert at the national storytelling festival in our download catalog. He is known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and selfstyled licks. Davis with providing a musical foundation, piedmont blues stylist and minstrel show veteran pink anderson gave book binder a genuine flair for. He never has left me alone by reverend gary davis lyrics. Singer, songwriter, guitarist and teacher, roy book binder has cemented his. Get the roy book binder setlist of the concert at swallow hill music, denver, co, usa on july 20, 2019 and other roy book binder setlists for free on. This book is like an lsd trip without the actual drug. May 23, 2016 book binder went over to daviss house, and to show what he knew, played candyman, to which davis responded. Book binder has recorded five albums and has performed at most major blues and folk. A decade or more later, when i was spending my summers teaching at the national guitar workshop, roy began showing up for a week a time to teach as well. Roy book binder police dog blues congress seems drugged and inert most of the time. We have saved email addresses and associated shipping addresses where available, so if you set up a new account using an email address we have in our. Roy book binder has been rambling around the world for the past 45 years.
Dvd roy book binder in concert roy, the reverend and the. Reverend gary davis, also blind gary davis born gary d. Gary davis taught master classes out of his bronx apartment. Pete blues 3black dog blues 4what you gonna do 5spoken intro 6crazy about you 7new age woman blues 8candyman 9spoken intro 10preacher picked the guitar 11cant do that no more 12rag mama keep a knovkin 14travis davis rag 15its gonna be. If i could just find a damn wifi connection up here in the mountains of connecticut, i. Jun 20, 20 roy book binder learned blues guitar at the foot of the rev. Equally at home with blues and ragtime, book shifts from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions with both traditional and selfstyled licks. With his signature wry wit and guitar technique, roy peppered fingerpicking blues and ragtime songs with outrageously funny stories about his life and times and the people he met along the way. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Back in the 60s he began his career, traveling and learning guitar from the legendary rev. Roy book binder rag mama live at fur peace ranch duration.
Jun 25, 2010 roy book binder stumbled on it by accident when he returned to new york city in 1966 from his volunteer stint in the navy, and heard an old black blues singer at a small club in greenwich village. His storytelling is another characteristic that makes his style unique. Gary davis, roy book binder is a blues guitar entertainer. Played a little fiddle by stefan grossman on apple music. Gary davis, he is equally at home with blues and ragtime. His students include stefan grossman, david bromberg, steve katz, roy book binder, larry johnson, nick katzman, dave van ronk, rory block, ernie. Has had rockn roll hall of fame inductee, jorma kaukonen recently record 2 of his songsroy can. It was 1965, and after three years of sailing around the world on an aircraft carrier with the u. Roy book binder roy has been described as a guitar pickin hillbilly bluesman. Gary davis and pink anderson, a medicine show entertainer who recorded back in 1928. Rags and minstrel show songs of rev gary davis 2 dvd set.
We apologize if this is an inconvenience but please create a new account if you want one. Roy book binder concert setlist at swallow hill music. Has had rockn roll hall of fame inductee, jorma kaukonen recently record 2 of his songs roy can. Roy book binder in concert by dvd sheet music for guitar. But to book binder, theres only one thing that matters when he takes the stage. His fingerpicking guitar style influenced many other artists. Apr 21, 2009 roy book binder rag mama live at fur peace ranch duration. Its one of my favorite rest areas on the jersey turnpike, says book binder, beckoning toward his living room. What are the essential techniques to practice in order to. He ran in greenwich village circles with the likes of dave van ronk, and he learned songs from one of his heroes pink anderson. Full subscription includes guitar both electric and acoustic, bass, mandolin, and musical theory like how to play in a band, tuning the guitar and more. His musical influence, extends from the grateful dead and bob dylan to keb mo, olabelle and resurrection band. Davis, april 30, 1896 may 5, 1972, was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica.
Roy book binder born october 5, 1943 is an american blues guitarist, singersongwriter and storyteller. To purchase tickets please call our partners at the craftsman house gallery. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Producer roy book binder recorded by, executiveproducer nick perls violin fats kaplin. Roy book binder tells a funny story that puts this in some perspective, related in bill elliss study of davis. Always verify concert information with the venue themselves before attending. Shop and buy roy book binder in concert sheet music. Roy has been described as a guitar pickin hillbilly bluesman. Book binder s musical style is reminiscent of a time before record companies and journalists coined terms for the many folk musics dotting the american landscape. Click on a month below to view the newsletter acrobat reader required, or rightclick to save to your computer.
Still sour that you unlike jorma kaukonen, stefan grossman, roy book binder and ernie hawkins missed out on studying ragtime guitar back when rev. Check out candy man by roy book binder on amazon music. We did not transfer customer user names, passwords, or order history from our old website in accordance with privacy standards. For the past 45 years roy book binder has traveled the globe with blues legends such as the reverend gary davis, bonnie raitt, and jorma kaukonen. Get roy book binder setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other roy book binder fans for free on. He has the stories, the licks, and the mystery of timeless music in.
Reverend gary davis his unique fingerpicking style was influential on many subsequent artists and his students in new york city included jorma kaukonen of jefferson airplane and hot tuna, stefan grossman, roy book binder, woody mann, and ernie hawkins. Roy book binder concert setlist at swallow hill music, denver. Roy book binder biography, albums, streaming links. Dvd roy book binder in concert roy, the reverend and. The plot tells us about a character candy man that goes around preaching revolution in a modern, machine, tyrant world with cities ruled by technology and policed by evil enemies known as teachers. Roy book binder performing new age woman blues at music city roots live from the loveless cafe on 4. Concerts and showcases displayed in b old print are linked to the musicians websites.
Part of the 2014 concert series at jorma kaukonens fur peace ranch. Roy book binder born october 5, 1943 is an american blues guitarist, singer songwriter and storyteller. Roy book binder it coulda been worse live at fur peace ranch. Roy book binder has been added as an artist you support. I slept here, at the walt whitman rest area, last night. Roy book binder was on his cell phone, driving his 21foot camper on the way to his next gig. Roy book binder biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.