I've got a soft spot for old ragtime songs, particularly played on the guitar. For this months SOTM I've chosen Salty Dog. Though I can't determine who originally wrote this I understand it to be an old ragtime song that has got picked up by Jazz bands, songsters, blues singers, country and bluegrass musicians. Enjoy....
First up is the early recording I could find, from 1926 by Papa Charlie Jackson
An example of a couple of Jazz band performances from 1926 by Freddie Keppard
and Sidney Bechet
From the 1930's comes recordings from Sam Collins (1931)
Clara Smith with Fletcher Henderson on piano in 1936
Kokomo Arnold recorded a version in 1937
and Bo Carter in '38
INTRO SOLO
Everybody talkin' 'bout a salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old salty dog
Everybody wants a little salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old salty dog
I want you to be my salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my little salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old redhead salty dog
Everybody wants a little salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a sweet little old salty dog
SOLO
Everybody wants a salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old salty dog
Everybody wants a little salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a redhead salty dog
I wants me a cute little old salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a sweet little old salty dog
How 'bout you be my salty dog, everybody talkin' about a salty dog
I wants me a sweet little old salty dog
More recent recordings were made by Leadbelly
Blind Willie McTell
and Mississippi John Hurt
though I expect these guys had been playing this tune from way back
and finally, good to see the tune being kept alive by the Carolina Chocolate Drops
All the best,
Old Man Ned
First up is the early recording I could find, from 1926 by Papa Charlie Jackson
An example of a couple of Jazz band performances from 1926 by Freddie Keppard
and Sidney Bechet
From the 1930's comes recordings from Sam Collins (1931)
Clara Smith with Fletcher Henderson on piano in 1936
Kokomo Arnold recorded a version in 1937
and Bo Carter in '38
INTRO SOLO
Everybody talkin' 'bout a salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old salty dog
Everybody wants a little salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old salty dog
I want you to be my salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my little salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old redhead salty dog
Everybody wants a little salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a sweet little old salty dog
SOLO
Everybody wants a salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a cute little old salty dog
Everybody wants a little salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a redhead salty dog
I wants me a cute little old salty dog, how 'bout you bein' my salty dog?
I'm talkin' 'bout a sweet little old salty dog
How 'bout you be my salty dog, everybody talkin' about a salty dog
I wants me a sweet little old salty dog
More recent recordings were made by Leadbelly
Blind Willie McTell
and Mississippi John Hurt
though I expect these guys had been playing this tune from way back
and finally, good to see the tune being kept alive by the Carolina Chocolate Drops
All the best,
Old Man Ned