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Arman
Finesmith |
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Ragtime Jazz
• Stride Blues • Guitar & Howling |
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Second Life crooner guitarist,
Arman Finesmith is believed to have been abandoned behind a North Carolina
juke joint as an infant. Taken in by the proprietess, he worked as a shill
and cigar cutter, there, until the age of twelve. Roving bluesmen that
played the joint took a shine to the young lad, occasionally showing him
licks bent so far out of shape, they deeply stung his soul. Today, he
attributes his prowess and fluency with the ragtime blues and jazz repertoire
of the 1920s and 30s to having been taken under the wing of one mysterious,
blind mentor in particular, known only as “Arthur.”
In concert, Arman is as likely to follow a hard driving, Robert Johnson delta blues with an intricate interpretation of a Fats Waller rag, or a Bessie Smith wail, chased down by a smooth-as-silk rendition of an early Mills Brothers favorite. If you know what “Diddy Wa Diddy” means – and even if you don’t – you will love Finesmith’s syncopated fancy finger work, as he spreads early vintage blues and jazz traditions, from the French Quarter to the far reaches. |
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Mr.
Diddy Wa Diddy | What
Are You Doing New Years Eve Wor Shu Op Louisiana Fairy Tale Love In Vain I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby Please Come Home You Always Hurt The One You Love | ||
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