Interview with Lucius Smith about Memphis Blues and his tunings
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Title: Interview with Lucius Smith about Memphis Blues and his tunings Date recorded: September 22, 1959 Contributor(s): Performer: Smith, Lucius; Performer: Lomax, Alan; Recordist: Lomax, Alan
Note: Alan asks, "That’s the one written by Handy, is it?" Lucius: "Written by Sid Hemphill if ever I know!" He calls the tuning he uses on Memphis Blues "single-noted." The others he uses are "cross-noted," "double noted," and Spanish.
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