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Offline MarkC

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Re: Sam Chatmon lyrics
« Reply #60 on: September 16, 2021, 06:51:06 PM »
What a great recording! Thanks for posting it.

Offline Blues Vintage

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Re: Sam Chatmon lyrics
« Reply #61 on: September 17, 2021, 08:51:48 AM »
Glad you enjoyed that, Mark. I really dig Sam Chatmon, such a great singer.
Fun fact; His birth name was Vivian Chatmon but he changed it to Sam 'cause he thought it sounded too much like woman.
I don't believe his claim that he was the half brother of Charley Patton.

I gotta keep listening to that 7nd verse.

Offline Blues Vintage

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Re: Sam Chatmon lyrics
« Reply #62 on: September 19, 2021, 03:18:09 PM »
Re-Listening, I really hear "town" and "swear"

Well, now I ain’t gon’ holler, town’s too small, if you don't catch me, woman, swear that's all

Offline Johnm

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Re: Sam Chatmon lyrics
« Reply #63 on: September 19, 2021, 04:22:50 PM »
I hear "swear" now too, Harry, and I do think it sounds more like "town's" than "time's". Good work!

 


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