Blues Guitar of Rev. Gary Davis

the bottom line on this two DVD set is that Ernie Hawkins is a gifted teacher.Well known for his talent, more important to the purchaser of this DVD (as well as his CAGED System and other DVDs) is his ability to communicate to his students.Similar to Homespun DVDs, these are also high quality DVDs and focus well upon the fingering with close ups. Like all gifted instructors, Hawkins anticipates where a student will stumble, and is patient in going over the material.If you love acoustic blues, you'll love this set.

Rev. Davis taught the folk revial how to fingerpick. No better way to get into it than to take a master class from one of his disciples. Ernie Hawkins, who studied with RGD, takes you through these songs in a clear and concise fashion. The songs range from 'old-fashioned picking" (now folk classics) like Candyman and Cocaine to straight blues to rags. A bonus is original footage of RGD at work. Challenging picking techniques for the aspiring player.

This DVD is worth buying even for those who are not interested in actually learning the songs, just for Ernie's performances. I bought this two months ago and am already playing a couple of the songs. I never thought I could get this far. Also, there are priceless insights into Reverend Davis that are worth it alone. I am tempted to buy this for others in my family.

Ernie not only learned from this Master directly but teaches the Rev. in a manner that anyone can follow. You can not go wrong with Ernie Hawkins DVD lessons they are all excellent. Money well spent.

It's a matter of preference if you prefer Stefan Grossman or Ernie Hawkins..former has more intinate knowledge but, in my view, the latter is a better teacher.Buy all, then get divorced and go an live on a desert island for several years whilst learning to play at this standard, def not for beginnners.

very good instruction. I would say this is for those that can already pick a bit, not for beginers in my opinion.

Wer authentische Blues-Gitarre im Stile von Rev. Blind Gary Davis lernen möchte, der ist mit dieser Doppel DVD bestens bedient. Mit Ernie Hawkins führt ein versierter Kenner der Materie, der gleichzeitung auch ein guter Didaktiker ist, seine virtuellen Schüler durch alle Widrigkeiten, die Davis zum Teil recht ungewöhnliche Spieltechnik nun mal so mit sich bringt.Folgende Stücke werden auf den DVDs vorgestellt:Disc One: Spoonful, Cocaine Blues, Delia, Baby Let Me Lay It On You and CandymanDisc Two: Hesitation Blues, Penitentiary Blues, Florida Blues and Can’t Be SatisfiedBitte beachten: Für Anfänger ist das Material nicht wirklich geeignet. Desweiteren finden die Lessons finden in englischer Sprache statt.Die folgenden Informationen finden sich im Original auf einer US-amerikanischen Website. Deshalb zitiere ich diese hier unkommentiert:"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 included as a PDF file on each DVD. As a bonus we have included various audio performances of Rev. Davis playing each song." Source: [.................]Von mir eine klare Kaufempfehlung!