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Hi, I'm a bit stuck trying to think of any blues which use birds as an image, reference, metaphor, simile etc. Sonny Boy Williamson's Bluebird Blues is the only one I can think of right now apart from Pick Poor Robin Clean. There seem to be plenty of bees, but what about the birds? Any help much app. Ta.
Hi Andy, Willie "61" Blackwell did "Bald Eagle Blues", lyrics to which can be found at: http://weeniecampbell.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bald_Eagle_Blues and Peg Leg Howell and his Gang did "Turkey Buzzard Blues", which really just had one bird verse, and he also did "Turtle Dove Blues" by himself. All best, Johnm
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Not sure that "Crow" Jane fits... MJH and Pink Anderson have different songs called Chicken. MJH has "Redwing" that he loves to hear sing but doesn't come out and say it is a bird specifically.
Bo Carter has "Shoo that Chicken"
Pink Anderson's Mutton Stew talks about chickens and goose
though not exactly country blues parrots are popular in old timey music as evidenced by the many versions of Pretty Polly, and Lucille Bogan's Shave Em Dry even features a Cockatoo!
Lonnie Johnson - Blackbird Blues Furry Lewis/Bukka White and Gus Cannon - A Bird To Whistle Big Joe Williams - Canary Bird Guitar Slim and JellyBelly - Humming Bird Blues Tommy McLennan - Bluebird Blues Gus Cannon also has Feather Bed which is always worth mentioning!
Somewhat OT--Anderson Punch, aka Casey Jones or "The Chicken Man" performed with chickens on Maxwell St. in Chicago. There are photos and perhaps some film of him on the web.