
The Buck Dance was a popular dance step at the turn of the last century. If you were a guitarist at that time you needed to have an arrangement to satisfy your dancing customers. Most country blues guitarists had their own unique versions, i.e. Mance Lipscomb, Jesse Fuller, Sam McGee etc. They all seem to be played in the key of C. But Rev. Gary Davis, being Rev. Davis, created a unique arrangement different from any other versions I have heard. His is a two sectioned instrumentals with the first being heavily dependant on his right hand rhythmic patterns while playing full block chords. His second section sounds and plays like many of his novelty tunes in C. Rev. Davis would perform this instrumental and tell a story of a car being chased by the police. This lesson is great training for both your right and left hands.