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The chocolate tape was sliding off the reels and across the silver recording heads, while the needles on the two meters jumped to the beat on the face of the big Ampex. This was 1959 and I finally had German mics and a Cadillac of a recorder and was doing stereo - the first stereo field recordings made in the South. You should hear the recordings - for me a life's dream realized - Alan Lomax, The Land Where the Blues Began
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Brands & Products in Country Blues
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ImageBrandProductArtistSongYearLyric
Box w/Flying Angel motif
Box w/Flying Angel motif
ArbucklecoffeeFunny Papa SmithGood Coffee Blues1930Now Folger makes coffee, Maxwell makes coffee, White Swan makes coffee, Arbuckle he makes coffee // but I make coffee so good it will make you bite your tongue // And all the world grinding coffee mama, come on let me grind you some
1927 Lindbergh in Atlanta
1927 Lindbergh in Atlanta
Atlanta JournalnewspaperPegleg HowellPapa Stobb1927I whistled to the paper boy, the little boy stopped // What kind of paper, boy, have you got? // I've got the Atlanta Journal, talk about the Mobile Flag
The Ballard Chefs Jug Band
Ballard Chefs Jug Band
Ballard Flour CobakingBallard Chefs Jug Bandn/a1920s
Barlow branded knife
Barlow branded knife
Barlowpocket knifeBessie SmithSend Me To The 'Lectric Chair1927I cut him with my Barlow, I kicked him in the side, I stood there laughing over him, while he wallowed 'round and died
Battle Ax ad
Battle Ax ad
Battle Axechewing tobaccoTexas AlexanderSection Gang Blues1927Oh, Captain, Captain? // What's the matter wit' you? // If you've got any Battle Axe, please, sir, give me a chew // Lord, Captain, Captain? // What's the matter with you?
From a 1920s underwear ad
1920s underwear ad
Bradley, Voorhees & DayBVDsBuddy Boy HawkinsHow Come Mama Blues1929Now if you try to give your womens everything they need you have to make the winter in your BVDs
Bradley, Voorhees & DayBVDsJohn EstesSomeday Baby Blues1935I hate that wind, that old chilly breeze // Come blowin' through your BVDs // but someday, baby, you ain't gonna worry my mind anymore
Bradley, Voorhees & DayBVDsLemon JeffersonPneumonia Blues1929Wearin' BVDs in the winter, prowlin' 'round in the rain // Ridin' down my baby give me this pneumonia pain
Bradley, Voorhees & DayBVDsMonkey JoeB.V.D. Blues1939
ImageBrown, Joecoal minesJessie FullerBeat It On Down The Line1958I'll be waiting at the station when the train come along // Scamperin' on down the line // Lord I'm goin' back to my used to be // Down in Joe Brown's coal mine
Brown, Joecoal minesJulius DanielsNinety-Nine Year Blues1930Judge what'll be my fine? // says a pick and a shovel way down Joe Brown's coal mine
Retail displayBrown's Mule, R.J.Reynoldschewing tobaccoMississippi SheiksShe Ain't No Good1930A yellah gal drinks the corn whiskey and a brownskin do the same // a country girl get a chew of Brown Mule but she's getting' drunk just the same
BudweiserbeerUncle Dave MaconCome Along Buddie, Don't You Want to Go?
BuickDynaflowJohnny ShinesDynaflow Blues1965
Buickn/nWillie McTellKill It Kid1949You know papa gotta Cadillac, mama got a Buick, sister got mad because she couldn't do it // She want to kick it in a Cadillac, then in a Ford, tail jivin' on the running board
Radiator emblemBuickSixCharlie Patton'34 Blues1934Carmen got a little six Buick, little six Chevrolet car (spoken: My God, what solid power!) // And it don't do nothin' but follow behind Holloway's farmer's plow
BulldogSpecial shoesWillie BlackwellChalk My Toy1941I know why that happened, my friend-boy, he shared the news // Say, I didn't buy nothin' with my money but a cowhide jumper and a pair of them Bulldog special shoes
Cadillac1942 modelLonnie JohnsonChicago Blues1941I said, Let's go to New York, baby I'll buy you anything you lack // I will give you plenty money, gonna buy you a nineteen forty-two Cadillac
CadillacEightJimmie RodgersJimmie The Kid1931On the Lehigh Valley he yodeled a while, then he went to the Nickel Plate // From the old Lake Shore and the Erie line he yodels to a Cadillac 8
CadillacEightMississippi SheiksThe New Sittin' On Top Of The World1932My baby got movements like a old Cadillac eight
ImageCadillacEightSpeckled RedDirty Dozen1929Yonder go your mama goin' across the field // running and a shakin' like an automobile // I hollered at your mama and I told her to wait // she slipped away from me like a Cadillac 8
CadillacEightTexas AlexanderDeceitful Blues1934I'm gonna trade this Lincom (sic), get me a Cadillac 8 (2) // It takes all of my time, tryin' to keep my business straight
CadillacEightWill BattsCadillac Baby1933Somebody learned my baby how to shift gear on a Cadillac 8 // Ever since that day I can't keep my baby straight
Cadillacn/nTeddy DarbyDon't Like The Way You Do1933Now I seen you last night when you got in that Cadillac 8 // You know you was doin' somethin' wouldn't percolate, now
Cadillacn/nWillie McTellScary Day Blues1931My baby got a bed, it shines like a morning star // and when I crawls in the middle it rides me like a Cadillac car
Cadillacn/nWillie McTellLet Me Play With Your Yo-Yo1933
Cadillacn/nWillie McTellWarm It Up To Me1933
Cadillacn/nWillie McTellKill It Kid1949You know papa gotta Cadillac, mama got a Buick, sister got mad because she couldn't do it // She want to kick it in a Cadillac, then in a Ford, tail jivin' on the running board
Canaan's, JimbarrelhouseRobert WilkinsOld Jim Canaan's1934
ImageChesterfieldcigarettesBuddy MossChesterfield
ChesterfieldcigarettesJohn JacksonChesterfield
Chevroletn/nSam McGeeChevrolet Car1928
ChevroletSixCharlie Patton'34 Blues1934Carmen got a little six Buick, little six Chevrolet car (spoken: My God, what solid power!) // And it don't do nothin' but follow behind Holloway's farmer's plow
ChevroletSixFrank HutchisonChevrolet Six1929
Clark, Mr.law office prop.John EstesLawyer Clark Blues1941Now, got offices in town, resident out on Century Road // He got a nice little lake right inside the grove // Boys you know I like Mist' Clark, yes, he really is my friend // He say if I just stay out the grave, he see that I won't go to the pen
1930s street art, Schenectady NY
Schenectady, NY
Coca ColaCoca ColaCharlie JordanKeep It Clean1930Roll him over, give him coca-cola, whiskey soda, saucer of ice-cream // It takes some soap 'n water for to keep it clean
Coca ColaCoca ColaRobert WilkinsOld Jim Canaan's1934I'm goin' up town buy me coke and beer // Comin' back and tell you how these women here // They drink beer whiskey drink the coke and gin // When you don't play the dozens they will ease you in
ColumbiaGrafonolaBo CarterBaby, How Can It Be1931Now listen baby, I'm tellin' you what I'll do // I'll get you a Graftonola (sic), a radio too
Compound Catharticpurgative pills, variousBlind BlakeC.C. Pill Blues1928Hey hey mama, what you want me to do? // Take C.C. pill, that's the way for you
ConocogasolineSmoky BabeHottest Brand Goin'1961
Dallas Morning NewsnewspaperLemon JeffersonOne Dime Blues1927I bought that Morning News, Lord // Then I bought a cigar too
D-Conrat poisonJohn EstesSixty-One And Sixty-Two Rats1952I'm gonna call up my next door neighbor get him to protect me in my home // You know them rats done eat up all my groceries, boy they're goin' to work on my D-Con
ImageDodge Brothers4 cylinderLemon JeffersonDB Blues1928I say who is that comin', hey with his motor so strong? // That's Lemon and his DB, people thinks he's got his [cutout? colors? cutters? good hat?] on
Dumaine, EdConoco gas station prop.Smoky BabeHottest Brand Goin'1961
ImageElginwatchBlind BlakePanther Squall Blues1928She got Elgin movements, that's twenty years guaranteed // I bet my last dollar she done put them jinx on me
ElginwatchLemon JeffersonChange My Luck Blues1928She got Elgin movement from her head down to her toe // And she can break in on a dollar, man most anyhwere she go
ElginwatchPeg Leg HowellPapa Stobb1927She got Elgin movements, make a panter [sic] squall // I'm so glad my sweet mama ain't got it all
ElginwatchPeg Leg HowellFairy Blues1928She's low, she's squatty, she got baby ways // She got Elgin movements, sure will make you raise
ElginwatchRobert JohnsonWalkin' Blues1936She got Elgin movements from her head down to her toes // Break in on a dollar most anywhere she goes
Folgers tin 1930sFolgercoffeeFunny Papa SmithGood Coffee Blues1930Now Folger makes coffee, Maxwell makes coffee, White Swan makes coffee, Arbuckle he makes coffee // but I make coffee so good it will make you bite your tongue // And all the world grinding coffee mama, come on let me grind you some
Ford??Waymon Sloppy HenryThe Best Cheap Car In The Market Is A Ford1929
Ford1930 modelJoe CallicottTraveling Mama Blues1930When you see your rider, out and in the road // Said she's turnin' on a fan like a 1930 Ford
Henry Ford w/Model-TFordModel TJohn EstesPoor Man's Friend (T Model)1937Well, well, the T-Model Ford, I say is a poor man's friend (2) // Well, well, it will help you out, eee even when your money's thin
Poor mans friendFordn/nBlind Boy FullerWorn Out Engine Blues1940Said my baby got a little engine, I call it my little Ford machine // If your generator ain't bad baby, praise God you must be funnelin' bad gasoline
Fordn/nCedar Creek SheikWatch the Fords Go By1936
Fordn/nLemon JeffersonDB Blues1928Oh, here come Lemon in that new Ford sedan. Oh, listen to the motor roar // and… I'm crazy about a Packard but my baby only rates a Ford // I'm crazy 'bout a Packard, my baby only rates a Ford // A Packard is too expensive, Ford will take you where you want to go
Fordn/nUncle Dave MaconHill Billie Blues1924Been on the Southern, the Seaboard too, it takes a Henry Ford for to shake me and you
Fordn/nUncle Dave MaconOn The Dixie Bee Line (In That Henry Ford of Mine)1926
Fordn/nUncle Dave MaconJordan Am A Hard Road To Travel1927
Fordn/nUncle Dave MaconThe New Ford Car1928
Fordn/nWillie McTellWarm It Up To Me1933Won't you strut in a Cadillac, stroll in a Ford // you do a little struttin' on the runnin' board
Fordn/nWillie McTellKill It Kid1949You know papa gotta Cadillac, mama got a Buick, sister got mad because she couldn't do it // She want to kick it in a Cadillac, then in a Ford, tail jivin' on the running board
FordV-8Buddy MossGoing to Your Funeral In A Vee 8 Ford1935
FordV-8Cedar Creek SheikFord V-81936
FordV-8Dan PickettRide To A Funeral In A V-81949
ImageFordV-8John EstesPoor Man's Friend (T Model)1937Well, well, a V-8 Ford, and it done took to style (2) Well, well, it reach all the way from ninety, eee-eee down to a hundred miles
FordV-8Kid Prince MooreFord V-8 Blues1938
FordV-8Memphis MinnieMe & My Chauffeur Blues1941Well I must buy him a brand new V-8, a brand new V-8 Ford // Then he won't need no passengers, I will be his load
FordV-8Robert JohnsonThey're Red Hot1936Me and my babe bought a V-8 Ford // Well we wind that thing all on the runnin' board
FordV-8Roosevelt SykesHenry Ford Blues1929
FordV-8Sonny Boy WilliamsonJackson Blues1937
FordV-8Sonny Boy WilliamsonProject Highway1937
FordV-8Teddy DarbyI'm Gonna Wreck Your Vee Eight (Vee Eight Blues)1935
FrigidaireapplianceDan PickettSomething's Gone Wrong1949Gwine uptown in the morning, call up the Frigidaire // Ah hah, that's the reason why, ohh well, boy, to keep your ice boys away from here
FrigidaireapplianceSonny Boy WilliamsonFrigidaire Blues1937Now I just brought me a brand new Frigidaire, and I brought me a kitchen set too // I been lookin' 'round all over this town, I swear none of these women will do
1927 Gibson Nick LucasGibsonguitarRoy HarveyLonesome Weary Blues1929(spoken intro) Boys, when I'm blue and downhearted, I just reach and get my old Gibson guitar and play the weary, lonesome blues
ImageGordongin Big Bill BroonzyI Feel So Good1941I love my tea, crazy 'bout my Gordon gin
Gordongin Tampa RedGood Gordon Gin1928
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1936 Super Coach
Greyhoundbus lineArthur CrudupGreyhound Bus1962I was standing at the Greyhound bus station when my baby got on board // yes I was beggin' her not to leave me, baby please don't go
ImageGreyhoundbus lineBlind Boy FullerBus Rider Blues1940G'wine catch that old Greyhound, gonna catch that old Greyhound // when I ride it from town, when I ride from town to town // I'm gonna find my little woman, don't think she can't be, don't think she can't be found
Greyhoundbus lineRobert JohnsonMe And The Devil Blues1937You may bury my body down by the highway side so my old evil spirit can get a Greyhound bus and ride
ImageGulfgasolineRobert JohnsonThey're Red Hot1936You know the monkey, now the baboon playin' in the grass // Well the monkey stuck his finger in that old Good Gulf Gas, now // Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got 'em for sale
HamptonhotelWillie McTellDyin' Crapshooter's Blues1940He wanted 22 womens outta the Hampton Hotel, 26 offa South Bell // 29 women outta North Atlanta, 'know little Jesse didn't pass out so swell
Hayes, C.HundertakerWillie BlackwellMachine Gun Blues1941
ImageHelvetia Milk Condensing CoPet CreamJ.B. HuttoPet Cream Man1954
Helvetia Milk Condensing CoPet CreamWalter DavisIf You Only Understand1938
Hudson Super 6 badgeHudsonSuper SixLemon JeffersonDB Blues1928Come here, fair brown, and listen to my motor roar // Because my Super Six sufficient, to take you where you want to go
HudsonTerraplaneFrank EdwardsTerraplane Blues1941
ImageHudsonTerraplaneRobert JohnsonTerraplane Blues1936When I feel so lonesome you hear me when I moan // Who been drivin' my Terraplane for you since I been gone?
Interstate Grocery CoKing Biscuit FlourBig Joe WilliamsKing Biscuit Stomp1947I got the best King Biscuit, boys, I'll sell it guaranteed // If it don't do what I say, send it back to Helena, Arkansas, to me
Johnsonmachine gunWillie BlackwellMachine Gun Blues1941
ImageLevi Garrettchewing tobaccoLemon JeffersonDry Southern Blues1926She had feet like a monkey, head like a teddy bear // And a mouth full of Levi Garrett pieces everywhere
ImageLincolnn/nTexas AlexanderDeceitful Blues1934I'm gonna trade this Lincom (sic), get me a Cadillac 8 (2) // It takes all of my time, tryin' to keep my business straight
Maxwell HousecoffeeBlind BlakeWest Coast Blues1926Good to the last drop, just like Maxwell House coffee, yes!
Good to the last drop
Good to the last drop
Maxwell HousecoffeeFunny Papa SmithGood Coffee Blues1930Now Folger makes coffee, Maxwell makes coffee, White Swan makes coffee, Arbuckle he makes coffee // but I make coffee so good it will make you bite your tongue // And all the world grinding coffee mama, come on let me grind you some
Maxwell HousecoffeeJohn HurtCoffee Blues1965?
Mobile Flagnewspaper(?)Pegleg HowellPapa Stobb1927I whistled to the paper boy, the little boy stopped // What kind of paper, boy, have you got? // I've got the Atlanta Journal, talk about the Mobile Flag (note we found no evidence of a newspaper called The Mobile Flag)
ImageNational Biscuit CoUneeda BiscuitsLemon JeffersonRabbit Foot Blues1926I have Uneeda biscuits, yeah, and a half a pint of gin // The gin is mighty fine, but them biscuits is a little too thin
ImageNehisodaFrank StokesNehi Mama Blues1928
North Memphis CafécaféMemphis MinnieNorth Memphis Blues1930
ImageNugrapesodaNugrape TwinsI Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape1926
NugrapesodaNugrape TwinsNugrape - A Flavor You Can't Forget1927
Old Grand-DadwhiskeyOld Grand-Dad Jug Bandn/a
Old TaylorwhiskeyMemphis SlimOld Taylor1941Well, you see Mr. Melrose standing in the floor // He's gonna give us a little drink now just before he goes // Now we want Old Taylor (5x) // Bring it on (3x)
OvertonHigh Brown PowderIshmon BraceySaturday Blues1928Now, if you want your woman to look like the rest // You buy her High-Brown Powder, Palmer's Skin Success
ImagePackardn/nLemon JeffersonDB Blues1928I'm crazy 'bout a Packard, my baby only rates a Ford // A Packard is too expensive, Ford will take you where you want to go
ImagePackardStraight-8Big Bill BroonzyState Street Woman1930She got ways like a Studebaker, starts off like a Packard Straight-8 // when she starts off with me she never breaks her gait
PalmerSkin SuccessIshmon BraceySaturday Blues1928Now, if you want your woman to look like the rest // You buy her High-Brown Powder, Palmer's Skin Success
ImageProcter & GambleWhite Naptha SoapMississippi SheiksPlease Don't Wake It Up1931Get you a bar of P&G and take a bath tonight
Procter & GambleWhite Naptha SoapMississippi SheiksDon't Wake It Up1932Get a bar of P&G and take a bath tonight
ImageRCA VictorVictrolaJazz GillumGillum's Windy Blues1938I don't need no Victrola // No radio in my home // When I want music, I can make my own
Republic P-47 ThunderboltRepublicP-47 ThunderboltSonny Boy WilliamsonWin The War Blues1944Uncle Sam is gonna give me a Thunderbolt, he want me to fly away up above the clouds // He wants to drop the bombs on the Japanese, I really got to make my baby proud
Rolls Royal (sic)n/n????
SchlitzbeerSchlitz Jug Bandn/a
SeagramSeven Crown ScotchBlack AceDrink On Little Girl1960You spends all your money on Seagram's Seven Crown // If you ever get sober mama, you'll find that the deal's gone down
Seeburg Melody King 1937 brochure
Vintage jukebox
Seeburg, J.P.jukeboxWashboard SamLet Me Play Your Vendor1941Now let me play your Seeburg yes mama one more time // Just let me play your vendor your music sure sounds good to me
Sterno Canned HeatSternoCanned HeatArthur PettisGood Boy Blues1930vs1) Canned Heat ain't no good, boy, leave you with a fly away mind vs2) You don't want no more Canned Heat when the judge give you your time
SternoCanned HeatKeghouseCanned Heat Blues1928
SternoCanned HeatTommy JohnsonCanned Heat Blues1928
SternoCanned HeatWaymon Sloppy HenryCanned Heat Blues1928Liza bought so much canned heat, won't sell her no more // She's got the cans and the labels layin' all around her door
StetsonJohn B.Jimmie RodgersMuleskinner Blues1930
StetsonJohn B.Various (more info needed)Stagger Lee Blues
Stetsonn/nJohn HurtStack O'Lee Blues1928Gentlemen of the jury, what do you make of that? // Stagger Lee shot Billy De Lion 'bout a $5 stetson hat // He's a bad man, oh cruel Stagger Lee
Studebakern/nBig Bill BroonzyState Street Woman1930She got ways like a Studebaker, starts off like a Packard Straight-8 // when she starts off with me she never breaks her gait
StutzBear CatMeade Lux LewisBear Cat Crawl1938
StutzBear CatW. Lee O'DanielBear Cat Mama1937
Union Stock Yardsprop. Mr Owens, auctioneer Mr. KellyRobert WilkinsNew Stock Yard Blues1935
unknownR-Ninety-NineBumble Bee SlimI Done Caught My Death of Cold1936Give me Oil of Ninety-Nine, Three-Six, anything! I have done caught my death of cold, Lord have mercy
unknownThree SixesBumble Bee SlimI Done Caught My Death of Cold1936Give me Oil of Ninety-Nine, Three-Six, anything! I have done caught my death of cold, Lord have mercy
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Allen BrothersJake Walk Blues 1930
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Asa MartinJake Walk Papa1933
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Byrd MooreJake Leg Blues1930
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi SarahJake Leg Blues1930
Sanford Jmaican Ginger Extract
Sanford brand
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug BandShe's In the Graveyard Now1927We were drinking every minute, I thought I was in it // I was buying Jamaica Ginger by the pound
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Ishmon BraceyJake Liquor Blues1930
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Lemuel TurnerJake Bottle Blues1928
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Namour & SmithJake Leg Rag1930
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Ray BrothersGot The Jake Leg Too1930
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Ray BrothersJake Leg Wobble1930
Charter Oak brandvariousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Tommy JohnsonCanned Heat Blues1928Lord, Lord I wonder, Canned Heat's killin' me // Jake alcohol has ruined me, churnin' 'bout my soul // 'Cause brownskin women don't do that easy roll
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Tommy JohnsonAlcohol and Jake Blues1930
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Whistler's Jug BandJailhouse Blues1924Well, we was drinking every minute, I made sure I was in it // I was buying Jamaica Ginger by the gallon
variousJamaican Ginger Extract (Jake)Willie LoftonJake Leg Blues1934
Wade & Butcherstraight razorBahamas Blind BlakeJones (Oh Jones)1951
Wade And Butcher razor
Ivory-handled Wade And Butcher straight razor
Wade & Butcherstraight razorBessie SmithHateful Blues1924
Western Uniontelegraph serviceKing Soloman HillThe Gone Dead Train1932He said If you go to the Western Union, you might get a chair // (spoken: I didn't know the Western Union run no trains) // Said if you go to the Western Union, you might get a chair // You might could watch as some of your people, and your fireman be standing right there
Western Uniontelegraph serviceSonny Boy WilliamsonWestern Union Man1941Western Union Man, please stop by my house today (x2) // I'm expecting a call from Miss Lacey, I got to hear from her right away
White Swan tin, 1930s
White Swan tin, 1930s
White SwancoffeeFunny Papa SmithGood Coffee Blues1930Now Folger makes coffee, Maxwell makes coffee, White Swan makes coffee, Arbuckle he makes coffee // but I make coffee so good it will make you bite your tongue // And all the world grinding coffee mama, come on let me grind you some
Williams, Vassarauto repair shopJohn EstesBrownsville Blues1938Now, my generator is bad, and you know my lights done stopped // And I reckon I better take it over to Durhamville, and I'm gonna stop at Vassar Williams' shop
Wintergreenchewing gumCharlie PooleSweet Sixteen1930She chewed all day, chewed all night, that was goin' some, she hardly stopped to chew a meal she was so fond of gum // She chewed and chawed, chawed and chewed, and her brand was Wintergreen, and while I would be [?] when she was sweet sixteen
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