Clifton Hicks "Ballad of Bloody Bill Anderson" by Alvin Youngblood Hart (Two Finger Banjo)

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I learned the words to "Bloody Bill Anderson" from a recording of Alvin Youngblood Hart. My 1888 Luscomb #banjo is tuned ~ f♯DGAD.
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@ayhcult 5 жыл бұрын

A fine job ! And fine poetic license too. The way that song came about.....We had started this "band" ,but had no songs . We had a photo shoot and I started to play Jesse James .....so we ran with it, the Bushwhacker theme On the way to our 1st gig in Tejas, Jimbo had a book about Jesse's immediate postwar "career" . The book contained one of the dead Anderson photos...you know, the kind of thing you can't look away from . I had been drinkin in some Dock Boggs as well. By the time we got to Dallas, I had that song together for the gig . Little known trivia, when we recorded it , Jimbo played percussion on the jawbone of an ass ....to my knowledge ,this is the only known recording of such . Cheers AYH

@lindamaemullins5151 3 жыл бұрын

Cool ❤️

@duritanfrostwolf8237 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. His style is heavy and steady. It bleeds all over every one of his songs. His style is definitely music to these busted eardrums.

@ryanaustindino 2 жыл бұрын

As a moonshiner, your music completes everything.. I cant make a run without clifton hicks pumping out my speakers.. 200 year old sound of my forefathers.

@richevandroo5041 2 жыл бұрын

As an alcoholic that doesnt sleep much and works a lonely job digging holes in the country side (sussex downs east sussex uk) your music is literally like a new drug lol insane... Youre a beast wtf thankyou mate.

@lonestarstate1981 2 жыл бұрын

That was one of the most awesome random comments I read and coming from the UK.

@richevandroo5041 2 жыл бұрын

@@lonestarstate1981 haha! Why is it an awesome comment? However thanks i guess my friend!

@fuchsiasaville Жыл бұрын

😂I'm from England I totally agree. Clifton Hicks to me is the meat in the Sandwich 🥪 😊

@seanosborn3272 Жыл бұрын

Keep digging man. Hope you can free yourself sonde day, alcoholism sucks.

@geneaddleman4144 3 ай бұрын

Sounds like you need some skrewdriver in your life 🍻🤙

@markcreemore4915 3 жыл бұрын

Clifton plays the traditional folk equivalent of Doom Metal, and as an old Metalhead I LOVE this stuff.

@lokiatwa 3 жыл бұрын

As a doom fan, I've really fallen for this stuff (check out a Irish band called lankum for some traditional drone age)

@tattoomiked4612 3 жыл бұрын

I think all metal old heads will end up here. Good call

@iamrob840 3 жыл бұрын

@@tattoomiked4612 you are correct im a 52 y/o old school metalhead and Cliftons music is great

@mikegager 2 жыл бұрын

Yep I've been a metal head for 40 of my 46 years and pretty much all I listen to now is old time banjo music and old school Swedish death metal. Got into clifton about 10 years ago right after I heard clarence Ashley's the cuckoo and decided I had to get a banjo. Found clif shortly after that

@ceegee3903 2 жыл бұрын

As hip hop head official, from kmd to m.f.DOOM and everything between it's interesting to think of what mix of ppl that show would be! Cheers All! Clifton!

@albertadriftwood3612 2 жыл бұрын

This style of banjo is so haunting, really lends to the storytelling.

@brian-pu3yy Жыл бұрын

Keeping these stories alive in song is true history.

@josephparsons5661 Жыл бұрын

I blast your music in Cleveland Ohio I probably the only hillbilly around here but hearing the banjo reminds me of home WV.. I miss you Clifton thank you for making Cleveland better for me lol

@dubber2001 Жыл бұрын

I live in upstate NY and about an hour from the city and I do the same. Keep letting folks know there some good music still being made.

@roywilliams8647 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for preserving this Nations great folk traditions.

@crottycattlecompany 3 жыл бұрын

That water looks good

@charleskaucic5047 2 жыл бұрын

That was moonshine. Jk

@JDLeonard74 3 жыл бұрын

That sounded great Clifton! That's a big jug of maybe water.😉 Thank you for your service sir.🇺🇲

@christopherfilding4158 3 жыл бұрын

Moonshine

@JosephE-yd6ks 3 жыл бұрын

Service to who??

@chris9l913 2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephE-yd6ks the army

@JosephE-yd6ks 2 жыл бұрын

@@chris9l913 Fuck the army. Murdering cunts. Fighting for billionaire capitalists. They deserve what they get

@markcreemore4915 3 жыл бұрын

I'd like to hear what he could do with "Man of Constant Sorrow".

@daveyjoweaver6282 2 жыл бұрын

You truly capture the true spirit of these early tunes Clifton, as they were intended to be. This in itself is precious indeed. You do them so well and as I’ve heard some of these song years ago in the hills of Kentucky. Kind Thanks and many Blessings! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

@frozemoments39 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the need to draw or bring to life “Bloody Bill”! Your description is pure

@darylanderson511 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. My fathers name is Bill Anderson.

@danielelliott2983 3 жыл бұрын

This is the next instrument I need learn to play. I ask a lot of banjo players in Pennsylvania if they know who Dock Boggs is. They don't know and have no clue. So them boys don't get the honor to play with Driftin River. 3 songs I learned to play on guitar. False hearted lovers Blues, Drunkards lonley child, and oh death. You always come out of no where Cliff slap me straight in the head with all this great music. To all the Legends and the Ghost Riders in the Sky. 🤘

@jonfield2964 Жыл бұрын

I think your version is much better than the South Memphis String Band. Where you place the emphasis within the rhythm gives the tune a bit of underlying menace. I reckon the thought of Bloody Bill coming to town would similarly have carried with it a sense of foreboding for the citizenry! Great song! Great delivery!

@blackbutteforge 3 ай бұрын

54 notches...bad mad indeed. Great take.

@HiNinqi 4 жыл бұрын

I want to learn to play this one

@pcarter1989 3 жыл бұрын

What a way to play...very nice thank you.

@ShaddySoldier 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a bit of a modification of bright sunny south. Really cool. Cool to hear a song about Bill Anderson, Quantrill's raiders are one of my favourite parts of American history.

@theerectus2004 2 жыл бұрын

As a proud Missourian on the border this makes me happy.

@t4texastom587 Жыл бұрын

Us 🇨🇱Texans🇨🇱 like 'Ol Bloody Bill too.

@brianberkley5901 2 жыл бұрын

Hard core! God bless.

@simonabrinks 2 жыл бұрын

Love this.

@johnnyhotdog8044 3 жыл бұрын

This was great. Thank you

@julesepee3810 Жыл бұрын

Your style of banjo is just fantastic + the US ARMY uniform it is a good damn folks music

@fmxman 6 жыл бұрын

Great man!

@MelFinch 3 жыл бұрын

incredible work once more, dear friend. I love relaxing to these songs, it really helps my anxiety. Bless your soul

@angelakemper6413 Жыл бұрын

I Come From the "kemper " family..From Lee 's army...Deleware Kemper...this song makes me think of them and what they went thru ..love this

@keithforslin9119 Жыл бұрын

You are a living legend !

@davidblack765 3 жыл бұрын

Love this song and really enjoy your style !! Simple and relaxing I have got to study the two finger picking . I tried learning the banjo when I was young had a few songs down and just let it go , why I don’t know !!

@erwinforbragd1868 2 жыл бұрын

Redlegs do this? You'll find 'Em up in Kansas. We goin' up there and set things A'Right!

@Rebel-Rooster524 2 жыл бұрын

The Outlaw Josy Wales set things right. Damn right!

@smith8281 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@raysims9736 2 жыл бұрын

Great job Cliff 👍

@PermacultureAppalachia 2 жыл бұрын

AWESOME

@lennybuttz2162 Жыл бұрын

Great pickin as always. It may not be a pleasant song but it's good you're keeping it alive. I really like those chairs, they're works of art. They have a beautiful finish and those hand woven seats are wonderful.

@renterp 2 жыл бұрын

I recognize that era of DCU’s. Looks official. If so, Thanks for your service bud. Keep up the great work.

@lornebain3831 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff......

@j.b.3693 Жыл бұрын

I live in the area these rebels ran. Great song and great music

@robertpaulson2842 Жыл бұрын

I'm a metal guy, but I love country and bluegrass. You're fantastic bro

@michael50351 3 жыл бұрын

I've read a book about the life of ole Bloody Bill. Great tune.

@robertpaulson2842 6 ай бұрын

I'm like biggest fan. When I'm so drunk that I can barely type, I always end up listening to Old Leather Stocking. You rock so hard brother.

@robertpaulson2842 6 ай бұрын

sorry, all Clifton is old leather to me

@markwright4385 3 жыл бұрын

You play wicked good banjo bro. My ma and Pa are from Bowling Green mo. I've been to Centralia goin back to visit family

@TheeMikeForce 9 ай бұрын

It’s nice to get some news from the front-lines.

@tomslaughter9544 3 жыл бұрын

This fucker is amazing. My new favourite banjoist/vocalist!

@ateosedm5690 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah no doubt! Hands down.

@bobbobert5538 2 жыл бұрын

Good music is good music

@robertpaulson2842 3 ай бұрын

He was a bad man... Hellbound.

@Notacoolguy1863 Жыл бұрын

Did Missouri well by this one

@hum-dinger2453 Жыл бұрын

A goat that lives in a trailer sent me here

@SP4CE.4RC 2 жыл бұрын

I love this dark backwoods moonshine runnin music

@travisdittman480 3 жыл бұрын

I have to say , I absolutely love your life! No homo. What im saying is please don't stop sharing with the world. You are awesome! You should do a jam with Hank III

@jeremyreagan9085 4 жыл бұрын

God Clifton that is dark man! You were great as always.

@sartainja 3 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Reagan The song is about Ole Bloody Bill - not actually a Eagle Scout. Tough times called for tough men.

@sterlingprice5100 3 жыл бұрын

@@sartainja , Bloody Bill was a hillbilly who came out of the woods with blood in his eyes, blood in his eyes to distribute retribution against any and every Yankee he could put in his sights. A lot of people forget that while the Union was waging their moral war to end slavery, they sacked a lot of farms and murdered a lot of innocent non-slave owning civilians of the Southern states in the process. West of the Mississippi in Missouri, guerrilla soldiers like Bloody Bill Anderson and William Quantrill put the fear of God, and put the hurt on the Union big time. Setting things right. Only one Southern General refused to surrender, and never did. He is a hero in Southern Missouri along with Anderson and Quantrill. Jesse James too.

@stephenplemonster4377 2 жыл бұрын

Good pick'n mate!

@MikeyG_f-of-x 11 ай бұрын

I love the tuning on this. Thanks for sharing and stating the tuning. I need to find the tab.

@CliftonHicksbanjo 11 ай бұрын

I provide the tab for this one at Patreon.com/CliftonHicks

@shiftygoose7230 3 жыл бұрын

nice job brother

@Jubilo1 4 жыл бұрын

I must say I enjoy your version the best ; no disrespect to the So.Memphis fellers.

@TheeMikeForce 7 ай бұрын

Starting off with a long pull of ICE WAITER. Decent!

@LowSkillSurvival 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. This is an official "very much enjoyable" stamp from Germany. Do with that what you want.

@seannamadra5675 4 жыл бұрын

Lovely ! Enjoy anything covering the civil war!

@terralwallace7646 3 жыл бұрын

Moving!!

@bryandovbergman5654 Жыл бұрын

You should do a ballad of popcorn Sutton and his last dam run of likker

@robertpaulson2842 Жыл бұрын

I love you Old Leatherstocking

@maddogmorgan1 3 жыл бұрын

High and tight there brother

@lubesiron-cslfarmsllc2751 4 жыл бұрын

Another one that sounds Dock Boggs-esque.

@lindamaemullins5151 3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@bulletsalad6914 8 ай бұрын

🔥

@raymondvaughn9723 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Clifton. Nashville out

@thelowerearth3720 3 жыл бұрын

Goddamn good tune.

@Scott_Terry Жыл бұрын

Cole Younger wrote an autobiography and made a point about the savagery of war. He says "Gray heads suffered because younger ones had not been noosed..." ...not quite a defense of Bloody Bill, but I do think he gets more than he deserves from the historians.

@CliftonHicksbanjo Жыл бұрын

Thanks for writing, Scott. Can you recommend a good biography of Bloody Bill? I will have to look for a copy of Younger's...

@Scott_Terry Жыл бұрын

@@CliftonHicksbanjo Clifton! You're a hero man, I love your music! I've never read a biography of Bloody Bill, but authors tend to mention his escapades as a prelude to the James gang. Personally: I like Cole's account best since, while you can tell he's hedging a little to help lighten his jail sentence, you feel like you're getting a genuine account of someone alive at the time.

@shotgunshawzy 2 жыл бұрын

miss you every day wullie ma boy!

@mrenloe6679 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody bills my hero

@trygtunes1633 2 жыл бұрын

Love what you do Clifton, I’ve been a string instrument player since the age of five, interested in developing my own clawhammer style guitar. Signed up for Patreon with you. Do you accept and respond to emails? What is the best way to communicate with you?

@shaneruff6019 2 жыл бұрын

Give a lesson on this song I love this song 🤘🤘🖤🍻🍻🍻

@air139 3 жыл бұрын

hope you are feeling better now

@carylynngrimes5691 3 жыл бұрын

I taught my son guitar .... Im going to do my best to save up and get him a banjo I showed him your videos and he cried I asked why his response .... This man has passion

@bongjamesbong3245 4 жыл бұрын

Ur rather good on that banjo!

@jimlehman5433 3 жыл бұрын

Jessie and Frank approve!

@seantbr2019 3 жыл бұрын

Is that a comanche 1-1 cav guide on i was in bandit 6-9 cav fort hood texas

@karlschulte9231 Жыл бұрын

Got my DCU and others 1964 to 2004. Great music. Much prefer the older style over bluegrasss. Also Bbryan Bowers and Jean Ritchie fan. Karl

@EdwardPike Жыл бұрын

So similar to sugar baby. Nice.

@justindavis6373 4 ай бұрын

The melody itself is similar to wild bill jones by Dock Boggs.

@appalachiancookingwithbren1411 2 жыл бұрын

if you sip to much out of that jar ; you will become ole bill.

@jordanhicks5131 3 жыл бұрын

Hey there fella we got the same last name! Must be related somewhere back lmao

@sandleman3006 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Clifton do you do a cover of whiskey in the jar?

@sartainja 2 жыл бұрын

Ever heard of a “SMBD” which is a South Memphis Beat Down ~ what most people would describe as an “attitude adjustment.” Useful terminology to know if you live in Shelby County, Tennessee.

@SoCalGlassRepair 3 жыл бұрын

I think it was a scarf from his relative that was killed (54 notches). Good shit

@colehyden2879 3 ай бұрын

Hey Mr Hicks I was just wondering are you going to do a toutorial of this song

@mikegager 6 жыл бұрын

sounds just like drunkards lone child! speaking of which, can you do a tutorial for that?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын

That's right. I have often sang Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham's "Bravest Cowboy" to this melody. If you listen to Alvin Youngblood Hart sing Bloody Bill Anderson" I think the tuning and melody I think he is in gDGAD or f#DGAD or f#DF#AD--not sure--and the melody is similar to "Drunkard's Lone Child." Since I have already been singing that old cowboy song to that melody for years I just went ahead and put "Bloody Bill" to it. Sounds awesome to me and I hope Hart approves!

@leemacgregor8982 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for singing song of our Southern heroes. These were men acting revenge read your history folks.

@banjerman7067 Жыл бұрын

im trying to learn this i need the lyrics

@GloGang_24 3 жыл бұрын

Listen to this at speed x1.25

@CliftonHicksbanjo 3 жыл бұрын

I'll be damned. It does sound better played faster. I'm sorry, I was pretty drunk.

@larss337 3 жыл бұрын

Then try 1.5 👍💪😊❤

@garybrockwell2031 Жыл бұрын

Not saying I'm pickiy , But it's a time he feels💪🙏 God bless us all A?🙏💯😇

@fildegar123 6 жыл бұрын

Great song! I don't get the tunig, so would you tell me what is the exact tuning you are in? Thanks!

@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын

f#DGAD, relative. Same tuning and melody as Dock Bogg's "Drunkard's Lone Child."

@banjerman7067 Жыл бұрын

i know i can technically play this in claw hamer. but would it be advisable. ive got the finger version down and the words but then i go to record a video i always make a noticable error in playing or singing. been at this for three afternoons trying to record it after 3 weeks of practice. just wondering what benefit this could get from claw hammer and see it that might make it a bit easier to do a video

@CliftonHicksbanjo Жыл бұрын

Use any style you want. For me, it's easier to finger pick this one.

@archieclement2977 Жыл бұрын

I know this song.

@1xARM 2 жыл бұрын

If I had two arms, I'd learn to play banjo.

@jimbaily734 3 жыл бұрын

I see that Black Flags waving

@JGHoff 6 жыл бұрын

Is it getting hot down South..? You are drinking copious amounts of fluids and you shaved your head... Nice job, reminds me of the melody to Drunkard's Lone Child... is it the same?

@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын

It's hot as Hell down here.

@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын

I do use both tunings although I prefer dropping the thumb string to f#. My mentor referred to f#DGAD as "German War" tuning and to gDGAD as "Moonshiner" tuning.

@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын

Oh yes I will play "Frankie" either in fDGCD or f#DEAD. The trouble with the latter is, as you say, that 3rd (E) string usually sounds off.

@RJGriggs 6 жыл бұрын

Yes it is, SC hot as hell at times! Humidity can be brutal! I see those old DCU`S. Brings back some memories Clifton.