Thanks very much, Bunker Hill, for that clarification, and Stuart, for ferreting out the source of the information. That's what I call teamwork!
All best,
Johnm
All best,
Johnm
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All best, Johnm Thanks very much, Bunker Hill, for that clarification, and Stuart, for ferreting out the source of the information. That's what I call teamwork!As someone once quipped - it's all out there somewhere. Any and all help appreciated:
This is what I have so far (I think....) KISSIN? IN THE DARK - MEMPHIS MINNIE Call the doctor, call him quick I done got something? bout to make me sick I?ve been kissin in the dark, yes kissin? in the dark, Kissin' in the dark, honey that?s my Well I had a girlfriend from Alabam Done put her all in a jam Chorus I had a date with rat, he met a hip cat nobody knows where she at walkin? on a dime You thinkin? ?bout a mess, put it out your mind Chorus + Instrumental verse Well you better wake up - try to get wise Get yourself hip to that crazy jive Chorus lindy
I'll jump on the easy one first:
I [She?] had a date with rat, he [she?] met a hip cat nobody knows where she end up at And in another one I hear: Well I had a girlfriend from Alabam Done put her jellies all in a jam And I'll stick my neck out on one other, but not with a lot of confidence: I?ve been kissin in the dark, yes kissin? in the dark, Kissin' in the dark, honey that?s my birth mark. Note that in the chorus following the Alabam line, it sounds like Minnie sings "that's her birth mark." Lindy Alexei McDonald
Okay, I've had a go. I remember this from Flyright Fly 585, Memphis Minnie & Others: World Of Trouble, which I no longer have ; I don't suppose anyone knows where I can find Minnie's final 1953 session on CD?
KISSIN? IN THE DARK - MEMPHIS MINNIE Call the doctor, call him quick I done got something? bout to make me sick I?ve been kissin in the dark, yes kissin? in the dark, Kissin' in the dark, honey that?s my birth-mark Well I had a girlfriend from Alabam Done put her fellows? all in a jam Chorus I had a date with rat, he met a hip cat nobody knows where she end up at Be a good pal walkin? on a dime You thinkin? ?bout a mess, put it out your mind Chorus + Instrumental verse Well you better wake up - try to get wise Get yourself hip to that crazy jive Chorus jpeters609
Alexei,
Memphis Minnie's final recording sessions (including her Regal, Checker, and J.O.B. sides) can be found on "Memphis Minnie, Vol. 3., 1949-1953" on Wolf (WBCD-010). It's the only place they all can be found on one CD. (The Checker alternate takes include some wonderful, raucous, and laugh-filled give-and-take between Minnie and Leonard Chess.) Her J.O.B. recordings, I believe, are also found on the "Rough Treatment" compilation of miscellaneous J.O.B. recordings. Her last, electric sides are all very fine. And I read somewhere that her Regal recordings may indeed have been recorded under the auspices of the Parkway label (of Baby Face Leroy Trio fame). This would be of no small interest to post-war Chicago blues fans. After she moved back to Memphis in the mid-50's, she supposedly recorded one final single for some small Memphis outfit. I have never seen nor heard it, though. Would certainly like to! -Jeff dj
The Regal and J.O.B material is also on JSP's Queen Of The Delta Blues, Volume 2 collection. No Chess material there, unfortunately.
Jeff, you are probably thinking of the audiodisc test pressing (A Few Drops Of Love In Your Heart/Unlucky Town) that was shown and played to Georges Adins in 1962 when he spent time with her. It had been recorded by Minnie and Joe the previous year, only months before his death. Johnny Parth seemed very sure that he could get hold of it to include on that CD but nothing transpired. Georges wrote at length about this event in Rhythm & Blues Panorama 24 (March 1963). jpeters609
That is the very one, Bunker Hill. Thanks. I didn't know it existed only as an Audio-Disc acetate. Would love for it to turn up some day.
Thanks all for the help - and so quick too! Can't tell you how many times I've listened to this in regular and slow motion! Great tune though, and one to work on.
I'm not satisfied with our transcription of That Will Be Alright way back at the start of this thread (sorry Alex) and thought I would revisit it and seek help on some bits that are still unclear to me. Here's what I have (starting with the title as listed in B&GR). The last verse is the most tricky one for me. I think Kansas Joe sings the chorus the same way every time so I'm not bothering to transcribe chorus variations as I normally would.
That Will Be Alright Well look here mama, see what you done done Took all my money, put me on a bum Chorus But that'll be alright, oh no, but that'll be alright, oh no Don't you hear me talkin' to you, mama that'll be alright Now you wore your dresses above your knee Serve some jelly to who you please Chorus Gonna buy me a dog, wise and old Keep these men from a jellyroll Chorus All right now [Old lady] gonna play it again My baby said she love me, don't see why she can Caught her on the corner with another man Chorus Now you talkin' 'bout jelly, you oughta see mine Sellin' her jelly all over town Chorus I had a good chance o' not sleepin' by myself Now she's gone and got somebody else Chorus I'm gonna build me a house out on the sea So these women come to see poor me Chorus Me and my brother went around [the bend] [Had my gal] and couldn't drive her in Chorus Hi all
I had great help last week with my request for lyrics for 'Kissin' in the Dark'. Maybe that thread could be relocated here in order to keep all the Minnie lyrics in one handy place? Sorry I didn't notice this thread when asking for help last week! Prof S Hi Prof,
As per your request, the "Kissing in the Dark" thread has come over here. I left the title headers from that thread as they were so the working out of those lyrics would remain clear. All best, Johnm
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