Re: [Harp-L] Piedmont Blues Question

[Paul Routledge <kingleyharp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ken,

Well it usually seems to happen just before a solo that lasts for 12  
bars.
So I would assume that it just a signifier to the other player (s),  
that they intend to solo.
However this is all assumption on my part, but it would seem logical.
It may have some kind of historical basis, maybe Brownie McGhee and  
Blind Boy Fuller heard somebody else do it and thought it was a cool  
saying to use.
Hopefully somebody more knowledgeable (Sonny Jr, Tom Ball?) than me  
can answer the question more accurately.

Paul
www.kingleyharp.co.uk



On 23 Jul 2007, at 20:50, Ken Deifik wrote:

> When Brownie McGhee or Blind Boy Fuller starts a solo or calls for  
> one, they often utter the phrase "Play it a long time."
>
> Is there some kind of slang meaning in this phrase, or does it  
> simply mean Take a solo?
>
> Ken
>
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