Some Roots of the Blues Lie in Statesboro, GA

Among the roots of blues music, Blind Willie McTell and Statesboro, Georgia have loomed large. Lots of amazing and different versions define the feeling.

Perhaps the best full-throated "Southern Rock" version of the blues


TWO giants combine to cover it:



THREE giants combine to cover it:

Other variations:

https://vimeo.com/308996544

https://youtu.be/qGRktLL_PI8

There are many more -- does your local blues band have one??

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A record of Blind Willie McTell’s Statesboro Blues | Source

A record of Blind Willie McTell’s Statesboro Blues | Source