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Just living long enough if you can carry a tune you will be able to sing the blues. Because the world is going to provide you with a blues to sing - Josh White Jr, Frets magazine
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Thanks, Rivers. So glad I found you all.
Hey, got another one. A double, really, since it could as well go on the Product Placement thread. Memphis Slim in "Old Taylor": Well, you see Mr. Melrose standing in the floor Oh you see that man there 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). ("door" seems to fit the context better than "floor," but "floor" is pretty definitely what he says. Mr. Melrose is, of course, Bluebird producer Lester Melrose, while Old Taylor is a brand of whiskey.) dj
Smoky Harrison seems to have had an eye on immortality (or maybe on the illiteracy of some of his potential market) during his lone session, for Paramount in October of 1929. He recorded 4 songs, and on 3 of them he starts by introducing himself.
Iggly Oggly Blues: "Sweet Papa Smoky, with all the right [sounds here]." Harrison ends this song with "Ta ta, Smokey's gone." St. Peter's Blues - Part 1: "This's old Sweet Papa Smoky once more." He ends with "Sweet Papa Smokey's gone." St. Peter's Blues - Part 2: "This's old Sweet Papa Smoky on this record. Thank you for [thinkin' o' me]." I'm not certain I've got the bracketed phrases right. "Sing it Mr Woods, sing it!' - The Rooster's Crowing Blues, Cannon's Jug Stompers. Somebody in the band is urging on Hosea Woods. He's mentioned again later in the song but I can't decipher what's being said. Great piece.
That's Gus urging Hosea on. Noah is busy playing the harp. Later Hosea sings, "I tell you pardner, I ain't got a friend" and Gus says something like "What's that about me being, now?"
In their next song, Jonestown Blues, Hosea, or whoever is playing guitar (I don't have the discog at hand), says "Aw, play it Mr. Lewis." behind Gus' singing, towards the end. And in the song after that, Pretty Mama Blues, which Noah sings, Gus say's, "Play it boy," and the same guitarist says, "Aw, Mr Lewis" during Noah's last break. I've been meaning to go thru all the Stompers material specifically for this thread, but I don't have time tonight. They have so many great interjections, but I think my fave is simply Gus ending a verse saying, "Now play!" Of course, there's the famous, "Percolate, Joe, Percolate," referring to Gus as Banjo Joe, which I think someone has already mentioned. All for now. John C. Bricktown Bob
Memphis Jug Band version of "He's in the Jailhouse Now," 3rd verse (or 4th if you count the instrumental verse as 3) starts "Son was walking down the street, a little chick he chanced to meet," Son being Son Brimmer, aka Will Shade.
The next (last) verse, with spoken responses: Jim Johnson liked to roam around (Yes?) Played with every gal in town (Uh-huh?) Until he played it with Benny's wife (Benny Ramey?) And Benny cut him in the face (I say) Now it's a disgrace (That's all for Benny) But now he's graveyard bound (How'd Benny do that thing?) There's no kazoo here, so I think Ben Ramey sat this song out. Hi all:
Keep these coming, Edit by Rivers: List has been set up in the content management database and will be kept up to date there. Click on 'Bed Slats & All' in the left menu, or click here Alex Can't believe we missed this one
Barbecue Bob, Mississippi Heavy Water Blues, ref to self, "The whole town's a wringin', Robert Hicks is singin'...' Hi all:
In the spoken long intro to Memphis Minne/Kansas Joe's "What's the Matter With the Mill" Minnie and Joe say hello to each other "Hello, Minnie. Hello Kansas Joe" Alex OK version 1 is up. Click on Bed Slats & All (previously was called 'Miscellania') in the left menu, or click here
Backgrounder: We decided back-channel that since this thread had inspired a lot of interest we would tabulate it and enshrine it in the joomla content manager database. We'll keep adding to it, so post away. Bricktown Bob
Big Bill Broonzy in "Jiving Mr Fuller's Blues": "I'm going to Durham, North Carolina, Mr Fuller's the man I want to see."
Big Bill Broonzy in "Jiving Mr Fuller's Blues": "I'm going to Durham, North Carolina, Mr Fuller's the man I want to see."Which Brownie McGhee reworked in 1951 for Bob Shad as "A Letter To Lighnin' Hopkins" (Jax 302): "I'm Goin' to Houston, Texas, Lightnin' Hopkins's the man I want to see". Hi all,
In his "Shouting Baby Blues", Ed Bell, working as Sluefoot Joe, says to his accompanist, Clifford Gibson, "Play that thing, Mr. Clifford! Y' know we're a long way from home--got to play it or walk back home." All best, Johnm Big Bill Broonzy in "Jiving Mr Fuller's Blues": "I'm going to Durham, North Carolina, Mr Fuller's the man I want to see."Which Brownie McGhee reworked in 1951 for Bob Shad as "A Letter To Lighnin' Hopkins" (Jax 302): "I'm Goin' to Houston, Texas, Lightnin' Hopkins's the man I want to see". Looking up the song titles in B&GR I see Fuller did one for Bill as well, Jivin' Big Bill Blues... who came first... Fuller. Also, Bo Carter Special. Thanks for the lyric and title to that Ed Bell song John. I've updated more the list with dates, places and labels |