Aggravatin’ Papa, first recorded by Bessie Smith

Aggravatin’ Papa written by Roy Turk in 1923 and first recorded by Bessie Smith and Her Down Home Trio.
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This was a big hit in the twenties and was recorded by a bunch of artists.
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I tried to cop the piano lines from a Clarence Johnson Supertone recording I found on YoyTube.
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Playing a Gibson 1934 L-10.
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#aggravatingpapa #royturk #bessiesmith #blues #archtopguitar #gibsonl10

[@1950s_Guitar]

Loved that guitar break!

[@mattwiffenmusic]

Thank you!

[@UkuleleIgor]

Nice!

[@mattwiffenmusic]

Thank you!

[@cristoroxx]

Awesome stuff man, how do you figure this out?

[@mattwiffenmusic]

@@cristoroxx thank you! First figure out the chords and then how to put the melody over it in a ways that’s playable. Also, listen to Clarence’s piano lines to see what to lift. I love taking non-guitar tunes and working up an arrangement, fun stuff!!

[@cristoroxx]

@@mattwiffenmusic Thanks man! Looks like I’ll be spending some time with this today! Your video is a great help. Keep it up!!

[@mattwiffenmusic]

@@cristoroxx thank you! There a few more on my page like this, same idea. Gulf coast blues, Pigfoot and bottle of beer, buggy ride… all same process. Good luck!