"Love Somebody" (Soldier's Joy) Performance
Added 2021-01-15 16:30:01 +0000 UTCgCGCE relative (fB♭FB♭D actual). I learned "Soldier's Joy" from George Gibson of Knott County, Kentucky. George told me that this is a very old piece of music, and that among black banjo players and fiddlers it was commonly known as "Love Somebody."
Love somebody, yes I do (x3)
Love somebody but I won't say who
Love somebody, yes I do (x3)
Between sixteen and thirty-two
Love somebody, yes I do (x3)
Love somebody with eyes of blue
Love somebody, yes I do (x3)
I love somebody and it might be you
My instrument is a Lyon & Healy "George Washburn Improved" five-string banjo made circa 1913-1917. To further complicate matters, some researchers are convinced that these banjos were actually produced for L&H by Rettberg & Lange in New York City. I'm using La Bella No. 17 nylon strings and a reproduction Gibbs bridge by Joel Hooks.
