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Feb 5, 2007 12:39:48 GMT -5
Post by godotwaits on Feb 5, 2007 12:39:48 GMT -5
Eric Von Schmidt. Age 75. Remember Dylan's first album. "Baby, Let me Lay It on You." ? "I first learned this song (Rev Gary Davis tune) in the green pastures of Harvard from Rick Von Schmidt..." etc
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Feb 5, 2007 12:44:33 GMT -5
Post by godotwaits on Feb 5, 2007 12:44:33 GMT -5
Well. CNN says it's a Blind Boy Fuller tune. So fight it out amongst yourselves. What the hell do I know.
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Feb 5, 2007 13:02:32 GMT -5
Post by Doug on Feb 5, 2007 13:02:32 GMT -5
I've heard a story that they both blamed it on the other. But it was "as told to RGD" and by that time Fuller was gone.
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Feb 5, 2007 13:07:37 GMT -5
Post by t-bob on Feb 5, 2007 13:07:37 GMT -5
Eric Von Schmidt. Age 75. Remember Dylan's first album. "Baby, Let me Lay It on You." ? "I first learned this song (Rev Gary Davis tune) in the green pastures of Harvard from Rick Von Schmidt..." etc "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down"
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Feb 5, 2007 13:36:16 GMT -5
Post by godotwaits on Feb 5, 2007 13:36:16 GMT -5
That's correct Bob... relative to Bob Dylan's record. But in the RGD transcription archives.. he said "... Lay It On You..." As Doug said... it's that "as told to.." factor.
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Feb 5, 2007 13:42:24 GMT -5
Post by Doug on Feb 5, 2007 13:42:24 GMT -5
Yep that's how you write a song. Steal a old song and change one or two words and copywrite it. If you listen to both the RGD version and the BBF version you won't find them the same either. In fact if you listen to the RGD versions (more than 2 but I don't know the total number) you won't find them the same.
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Feb 5, 2007 20:28:57 GMT -5
Post by iamjohnne on Feb 5, 2007 20:28:57 GMT -5
Eric von Schmidt wrote one of my favorites, Joshua Gone Barbados. Tom Rush, among many others covered it. I think that Zimmerman fella from Minnysoda did too. Not to mention Johnny Cash.
Eric had two neices, JoAnne and Susan Lange. They lived in Miami Springs, Fl around the block from me. Susie was in my class. Just another connection to the folk era for me.
Joshua gone Barbados
Cane standin' in the fields gettin' old and red Lot of misery in Georgetown dreamin' layin' dead Joshua head of the government he said strike for better pay Cane cutters are strikin' but Joshua gone away Joshua gone Barbados staying in a big hotel People on St Vincent got many sad tales to tell The sugar mill owner told the strikers I don't need you to cut my cane Bring me another bunch of fellas your strike be all in vain Get a bunch of tough fellas bring 'em from Zion Hill Bring 'em in a bus to Georgetown know somebody could kill Sunny Child the overseer I swear he's an ignorant man Walkin' the the canefields pistol in his hand Joshua gone Barbados just like he don't know people on the island got no place to go Police givin' protection new fellas cuttin' the cane Strikers can't do nothin' strike be all in vain Sunny Child cussed the strikers wave his pistol round They're beatin' Sunny with the cutlers beat him to the ground There's a lot of misery in Georgetown you can hear all the women bawl Joshua gone Barbados he don't care at all Cane standin' in the fields gettin' old and red Sunny Child in the hospital pistol on his bed I wish I could go to England Trinidad or Curacao People on the island got no place to go Joshua gone Barbados stayin' in a big hotel People on St Vincent got many sad tales to tell
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