Someone explain JTR to me please

mattinbeloit · Post by **mattinbeloit** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:12 am

Ok i have been wondering about this for a while and never thought to ask. It says on the main page that John the revelator is a cover song, i always thought Dave wrote it. Who's song is it if this is the case?

Nitro1515 · Post by **Nitro1515** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:07 am

John The Revelator is a cover song, JTR is not. John The Revelator is a song by a folk singer from the early 1900's, I can't remember his name right now, but I think his last name is Johnson. That is the song that Dave covered in 1999 with Tim and Santana on occasion. And even when he covered it he used his own guitar part and lyrics for the most part. From that Dave came up with JTR that we all know from the LWS.

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:21 am

I liked your Snake AV better.

Thanks for the DMB history lesson

Lbacker · Post by **Lbacker** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:31 am

Blind Willie Johnson is the dudes name. Sounds like this guy either worked in a coal mine or smoked like a lot of cigs. There is a sound clip of the song "John the Revelator" on this page and a bio of his tramatic life. What a guy!

http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discov ... ck_52.html

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 3:09 am

That brotha's got a voice like a freakin' bear!

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:31 am

This question has been asked so much that I think it warrents a sticky. Maybe not.

guitardmb · Post by **guitardmb** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 7:33 am

Here is a link to a previous thread where this was discussed.

http://www.dmbtabs.com/boards/viewtopic ... hlight=jtr

czech · Post by **czech** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:22 am

if you google it, there is an ass-load of people that cover the song.

a1075dd63aa12 · Post by **a1075dd63aa12** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:16 pm

Lbacker wrote:Blind Willie Johnson is the dudes name. Sounds like this guy either worked in a coal mine or smoked like a lot of cigs. There is a sound clip of the song "John the Revelator" on this page and a bio of his tramatic life. What a guy!

http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discov ... ck_52.html

bwahaha Ry Cooder, i laugh every time i see or hear that name

ericwormann · Post by **ericwormann** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:29 pm

I thought I remembered Dave saying at a show or in an interview that John The Revelator was an old chain gang song.

brian_ok · Post by **brian_ok** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:44 pm

wow that guy's voice is hideous

briguy945 · Post by **briguy945** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:54 pm

Nitro1515 wrote:John The Revelator is a cover song, JTR is not. John The Revelator is a song by a folk singer from the early 1900's, I can't remember his name right now, but I think his last name is Johnson. That is the song that Dave covered in 1999 with Tim and Santana on occasion. And even when he covered it he used his own guitar part and lyrics for the most part. From that Dave came up with JTR that we all know from the LWS.

And then they decided to stop playing it.

guitar_frk · Post by **guitar_frk** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:41 pm

During the supernatural sessions, they worked on 2 tunes, john the revelator and love of my life. During playing the first one, santana started singing the main lyrics of willie's song, and they loved it. Love of my Life was taken over Revelator. When dmb brought it into studio, they got rid of that lyrics, it became JTR.

mattinbeloit · Post by **mattinbeloit** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 8:57 pm

guitar_frk wrote:During the supernatural sessions, they worked on 2 tunes, john the revelator and love of my life. During playing the first one, santana started singing the main lyrics of willie's song, and they loved it. Love of my Life was taken over Revelator. When dmb brought it into studio, they got rid of that lyrics, it became JTR.

ha, cool.

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 9:25 pm

Lbacker wrote:Blind Willie Johnson is the dudes name. Sounds like this guy either worked in a coal mine or smoked like a lot of cigs. There is a sound clip of the song "John the Revelator" on this page and a bio of his tramatic life. What a guy!

http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discov ... ck_52.html

that sounds nothing like it

weird.