dust dust blues song originally recorded believe dust american blues artist solo performance delta blues style johnson vocal accompanied acoustic guitar songs based earlier blues songs earliest identified believe change recorded sparks brothers johnson guitar work features early use rhythm pattern seen major innovation repeating figure believe dust issued blues records tracked recording industry trade publications johnson recordings identified big seller time james recording dust classic know according blues historian james slide guitar adaptation johnson figure identified famous blues guitar riffs inspired rock performers song blues standard numerous renditions variety musicians selected grammy hall fame earlier songs elements dust traced earlier blues songs blues researcher writer suggested johnson begun developing version early sparks brothers recording believe change believe home use similar melody lyrics verses found blues old original blues served basis johnson sweet home chicago recorded songs similar lines woman blues man blues melody johnson uses found recordings believe change lyrics interpretation johnson believe dust combines lyrics identified floating verses earlier songs adds new verses music historian calls result cohesive lyric arnold pieces theme traveling away girl loves attempts read significance phrase dust big knew johnson familiar folk magic explained leaving good putting won music writer phrase biblical passages shaking dust feet ways blues musician johnson disillusioned woman verse shows johnson unusual use geographical references taken events including second italo war japanese invasion creation use johnson song seen music writer music writer notes world blues listeners limited stanza song raises stakes exploding fantastic geography singer voice trails bit guitar line imaginative leap involved mixed bitterness geographic suddenly stretches thirty miles arkansas trip world sweet home chicago song johnson recorded includes refrain land california sweet home chicago comparing marcus comments chicago functioned lyric place distant california place mythical recording composition believe dust recorded johnson recording session november recording took place makeshift studio room hotel san_antonio texas produced second song johnson recorded followed kind hearted woman blues recordings appears second song recorded assigned reference number manages johnson recording legacy notes remain issued destroyed recorded unknown collectors johnson recorded song upbeat shuffle johnson songs typical delta blues era adhere strict bar blues structure varies timing suit song performed key moderate tempo beats minute unlike earlier songs influenced johnson believe dust feature slide guitar instead johnson employs guitar melodic lines played driving bass figure creating effect similar popular combination piano guitar accompaniment identified use bass line adapted guitar piano style major innovation johnson recording titled lead pencil blues won write facilitate style johnson open tuning describes modified open tuning fifth string giving new tuning standard open tuning song features johnson use repeating guitar figure consisting fast high note riff came define song johnson songs including slide version mind releases believe dust released related record companies catalogue number arc issued standard inch rpm record backed johnson dead shrimp blues single johnson record released lifetime johnson songs early blues standards questions believe dust included reissue recordings king delta blues singers album released columbia authors pearson note place album connected johnson rightful musical ideas big city african american artists high powered electrically blues remained touch johnson musical legacy song included columbia second johnson compilation king delta blues singers vol complete recordings box set compilation albums renditions background dust earliest songs performed regularly living late 1930s blues historian suggested james encountered time learned play song james performed better known duo music career interrupted stint world war discharge joined regularly performed radio january offered opportunity record songs account accompanied james august duo auditioned dust trumpet owner signed james recording contract versions dust recorded arthur big boy rendition appeared record charts recording composition august boy recording session recorded dust jackson mississippi james provided vocals slide guitar accompanied harmonica bass drums recording studio transition tape technology group recorded direct disc microphone song recorded james trumpet felt songs suitable recording james cousin later claimed secretly taped performance upset unable record denied presented check endorsed james day session knowledge agreement participate recording record song verses concluded similar found recording james song followed johnson melody key tempo adhered closely chord changes typical bar blues according transformed country blues rocking heavily shuffle backing musicians notable addition song james slide guitar plays repeating figure adds bar solo fifth verse compared johnson guitar work describes firing machine gun beat defining sound early use slide called distinctive guitar style music critic notes james hands famous blues riff time note intro man releases charts recorded material trumpet later appeared unaware prior recordings song arranged copyright dust james subsequently issued single rendition blues songs listed performer james james perform thomas regional record charts dust gradually gained popularity different parts eventually entered billboard magazine national singles chart april peaked number release updated version record label leased recording released released original trumpet recording single originally released trumpet original recording appear james early compilation albums included boy collection james box set early classic recordings versions dust appear compilations king slide guitar recorded session chicago session new_york later renditions include harmonica piano accompaniment derivatives dust blues success single relatively small led record companies pursue james hope landing follow singles owned los_angeles based brothers talent scout later session chicago produced believe dust number charting single issued new modern subsidiary able score hits year essentially song artist prompted record companies exploit possible workings dust small variations recorded james different record labels career label issued reworking song titled dust blues catalogue recorded new_orleans studios james backed veteran new_orleans musicians including bassist drummer pianist topping calls powerful old theme adds fine hard driving song dust blues definitive recording james original updated accompaniment appeared regional charts single reissued 1960s following release dust blues james slide guitar sound adapted british blues oriented recognition james dust inducted received votes record year singles song inducted grammy hall fame original trumpet recording selected preservation commented james known guitar fans argue achieved signature sound combination guitar slide guitar opening created recognizable guitar riff history blues
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