Videos tagged with Morphine Blues

This YouTube video features Clifton Hicks playing two traditional tunes, "Morphine Blues" and "Bonnie George Campbell," on a c. 1900 Lyon & Healy banjo. The banjo is tuned to ~ gDGBD. The video description includes various links for viewers to support the creator, including Patreon, SubscribeStar, Banjo Heritage courses and merchandise, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, PayPal, and YouTube channel memberships. The focus is on historical banjo performance and promoting the creator's various platforms and offerings.

This YouTube video features a home recording of Kentucky State Rep. William "Banjo Bill" Cornett (1890-1960) performing his version of the song "Morphine Blues." The description provides the transcribed lyrics, which detail a dream about wealth followed by the harsh reality of poverty, and a harrowing experience with morphine that almost led to death. The description also includes variations of the lyrics from other singers and mentions Cornett's hometown of Hindman, Kentucky. It highlights that this particular recording is absent from a published compilation of his "lost recordings."

This video presents a home recording of banjo player Banjo Bill Cornett performing his song "Morphine Blues." The description notes that this particular recording was missing from a compilation of Cornett's "lost recordings" and includes the full lyrics of the song, which detail dreams of wealth followed by financial hardship, and the use of morphine to escape despair. The creator also provides links to their music on Bandcamp, Spotify, and iTunes, as well as payment links.

This YouTube video, titled "Morphine" (Morphine Blues), features Clifton Hicks playing an 1888 Luscomb banjo. The description highlights the banjo's heritage and provides a link to a 1950s home recording of the piece by William "Banjo Bill" Cornett. The creator also shares links to their Patreon, Bandcamp, Spotify, iTunes, Venmo, and PayPal, indicating a focus on promoting their music and supporting their creative endeavors through various platforms. The video itself is a musical performance piece.