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Rags and Minstrel Show Songs of Rev. Gary Davis Taught by Ernie Hawkins UPCA,7(9627910550)7 Rev. Gary Davis had an enormous repertoire that spanned from gospel to blues, rags to folk tunes and old minstrel show songs. In this double DVD lesson Ernie Hawkins presents some of Rev. Davis's most requested rags and minstrel tunes. These vary from Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From (made popular by Jorma Kaukonen and Hot Tuna) to the complex dance rhythms of Buck Dance and Twelve Sticks to Devil's Dream, an instrumental played in the Key of F. These are arrangement that will challenge any guitarists. Ernie Hawkins teaches each tune phrase by phrase and carefully shows you the right hand picking as well as the left hand fingerings that were unique to Rev. Davis's approach. You will be able to easily follow the instruction with the tab/music booklet. Also featured are split screen segments where each section is played slowly and you can study the movements of each hand. As a bonus we have included various audio performances of Rev. Davis playing each song. Rick Goldsberry Chillicothe OH I recently bought your new Rev Gary Davis instructional DVD's. I got all 3 titles, Blues, Rags and Minstrels, and Ragtime Guitar. I can't even begin to convey to you my enjoyment of this material. I have been working on the Blues and Rags and Minstrel DVDs, and can actually play several of the songs and quite a few of the licks. Certainly not as well as you and the Reverend play them but I get a lot of enjoyment and am certainly progressing. I owe you a debt of gratitude for taking the time to pass this music along in its original "flavor". There are a lot of people that play Reverend Gary Davis's songs but you play his music. These DVDs are enjoyable just to watch you play his music. You certainly are a great teacher too. Anyone that would put the time in could learn these songs from your explanations. I can't thank you enough.
	Volume One: Buck Dance, Devil's Dream and Sally Where'd You Get Your Liquor From (76 minutes)	Volume Two: Twelve Sticks, Fast Fox Trot and St. Louis Tickle (102 minutes)
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Ragtime Guitar of Rev. Gary Davis
taught by Ernie Hawkins
GW980/81
UPCA,7(9627910549)1
48 page tab/music booklet
Level 3

Rev. Gary Davis was an incredible ragtime guitar player. His arrangements illustrate what has become known as the Piedmont guitar style. As a young man Rev. Davis played in a string band with the legendary Willie Walker. Several of the tunes featured on this double DVD lesson come from Walker’s repertoire, i.e. Make Believe Stunt. Rev. Davis used to talk about Blind Blake’s “sportin’ right hand” and you can hear this influence in all of Rev. Davis’s ragtime playing. These are challenging and difficult multipart arrangements. Ernie Hawkins teaches each section phrase by phrase and carefully shows you the right hand picking as well as the left hand fingerings that were unique to Rev. Davis’s approach. You will be able to easily follow the instruction with the tab/music booklet. Also featured are split screen segments where each section is played slowly and you can study the movements of each hand. As a bonus we have included various audio performances of Rev. Davis playing each song.

Volume One:
Slow Drag (Cincinnati Flow Rag)

(77 minutes)

Volume Two:
C Rag
Don’t Let My Baby Catch You Here
Make Believe Stunt (Maple Leaf Rag)

(96 minutes)

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Blues Guitar of Rev. Gary Davis
In this double DVD lesson, Ernie Hawkins teaches in detail nine of Rev. Gary Davis’s best known blues arrangements. These songs have become well known through the playing of Bob Dylan (Baby, Let Me Lay It On You), Jackson Browne (Cocaine Blues), Hot Tuna (Hesitation Blues) John Renbourn, Stefan Grossman, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, Hot Tuna and a host of other musicians (Candyman).

Rev. Davis approached playing the blues in several different styles. Each had unique characteristics and ranged from what he called “old fashion picking” to complex playing that explored and extended the blues tradition on the fingerboard.

Each arrangement is broken down phrase by phrase and then played slowly on a split screen. You can easily follow the playing with the tab/music booklet. As a bonus we have included various audio performances of Rev. Davis playing each song.

Acoustic Guitar July 2008
If you wish to learn the guitar style of a great bluesman like Rev. Gary Davis, you can hardly do better than go to one of his disciples. At the age of 18 Ernie Hawkins traveled from his native Pittsburgh to New York city to study with Davis. In this double-disc DVD, Hawkins walks us through some of the Reverend's best-known songs, such as "Cocaine Blues", "Candyman", and "Hesitation Blues". Hawkins is an expert at breaking down the Reverend's style, explaining the nuances of Davis' thumb and index finger method of playing. He begins with the simple two-chord song "Spoonful" and progresses through more difficult tunes such as the aforementioned "Hesitation Blues" and "Can't be Satisfied". Along the way we learn some of Davis' unique chord voicings and innovative single-string runs and double-stops. Hawkins does an admirable job of providing insight into the playing of one of the most innovative acoustic blues players, a man who produced some of the most beautiful gospel and guitar-based blues. The DVD also includes audio guitar files of the Reverend's original performances, as well as a booklet with tab and musical notation.

Mike Chambers Alpharetta GA
I just had to thank you for the wonderful work you are doing teaching the guitar of Reverend Davis. I am bass-string deep in learning the songs on your Blues Guitar DVD set. I would not have believed it possible to outdo the achievement of The Gospel Guitar lessons, but you may have done so.

Just the stories alone of your time with the Reverend are worth the price. I have longed loved the classics here--Cocaine Blues, Dehlia, Candyman. I had worked out versions of those songs; but of course, they weren't quite accurate. Your tablature and patient teaching have shown me the way. The addition of songs I had never heard, like Penitentiary Blues and Florida Blues, makes this DVD set a treasure for all of us that love and respect the artistry of Reverend Davis. Thank you so much for doing this important work.

Volume One:
Spoonful
Cocaine Blues
Delia
Baby Let Me Lay it on You
Candyman
( 88 minutes)

Volume Two:
Hesitation Blues
Penitentiary Blues
Florida Blues
Can't Be Satisfied
Hard Waking Blues

Guitar Artistry of
Ernie Hawkins
Blues & Ragtime

In this DVD Ernie talks about his influences and performs a wide range of blues, ragtime and gospel tunes.
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"I just received my Christmas present to myself: Guitar Artistry of Ernie Hawkins. Well folks, I am stunned. I have just experienced one of the most pleasant Friday afternoons I could have. This dvd is a solid killer. I knew from Ernie's instructionals that he was very good, but this one left me spellbound for an hour and a half. Flawless music. I'll be ordering more of these for friends. Beautiful music."
Glenn Shockley, Snow Hill MD

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