"Old Rub Alcohol Blues" by Dock Boggs (1929)
This video features a performance of the 1929 song "Old Rub Alcohol Blues" by Dock Boggs, played on an 1888 Thompson & Odell "The Luscomb" banjo. The musician, Clifton Hicks, learned the song from the original recording and notes its similarity to works by John Lee Hooker and Blind Lemon Jefferson. The description also highlights various ways to support the artist and access his music and learning materials, including Patreon, his website, and streaming platforms.






