Talkin' Blues - Chris Bouchillon et al
Christopher Allen Bouchillon, billed as "The Talking Comedian of the South", is credited with creating the "talking blues" form. Many others have used this form to make up their own talking blues. I have recordings of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Ramblin' Jack, Tom Rush, Pete Seeger, Doc Watson. . . Bobby Bare had a hit (under the name Bill Parsons) with a song about learning to play the guitar called "The All American Boy" in 1958. Cisco Houston recorded a talking blues much earlier about learning to play the guitar. I took something from all of these people, but it's closest to Bobby Bare's and Cisco Houston's, although credit has to be given to Chris Bouchillon.
Christopher Allen Bouchillon, billed as "The Talking Comedian of the South", is credited with creating the "talking blues" form. Many others have used this form to make up their own talking blues. I have recordings of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Ramblin' Jack, Tom Rush, Pete Seeger, Doc Watson. . . Bobby Bare had a hit (under the name Bill Parsons) with a song about learning to play the guitar called "The All American Boy" in 1958. Cisco Houston recorded a talking blues much earlier about learning to play the guitar. I took something from all of these people, but it's closest to Bobby Bare's and Cisco Houston's, although credit has to be given to Chris Bouchillon.