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Johnm:
Hi all,
For "Blues And Trouble", Brooks Berry was accompanied by Scrapper Blackwell on piano, in E flat. I don't believe Scrapper was ever recorded playing piano in the '20s and '30s. He joins such other notable blues guitarists as Clifford Gibson, Henry Townsend, Pete Franklin, Skip James and Booker White as being able to double creditably on piano as well as guitar. I'd appreciate help with the beginning of the tagline of verse six and any other places I have wrong. Brooks Berry sounds like she was three sheets to the wind on this one. Here is "Blues And Trouble":



INTRO SOLO

Lord, it's blues and trouble, are my two best friends
Lord, it's blues and trouble are my two best friends
Lord, when blues walks out then, trouble just begins

Early in the morning, blues knocked on my door
Early in the morning, blues knocked on my door
"Lordy, I just come here to, worry you some more."

Did you ever wonder, what is on your mind?
Lordy, ever wonder, what is on your mind?
And the train is on time, but the, tracks is all out of line

And I cried last night, and I cried the night before
Lord, I cried last night, and I cried the night before
And it's blues and trouble, both knocked on my door

And I'm going back South where the, weather's warm the whole year 'round
I'm going back South where the, weathers warm the whole year 'round
Buy me a ticket, leave this bad-luck town

Hey-ey-ey-ey, what's wrong with me?
Hey-ey-ey-ey, what is wrong with me?
[Late entry, mumbled lyric] regular and I, can't find my used-to-be

I walked down the street, tears is rollin' down (Spoken: Hey now)
Walked down the street and the tears were rollin' down
I can't find nobody to, leave my trouble by

I wonder, I wonder, what's wrong with me?
I wonder, I wonder, what is wrong with me?
I can't find my regular, just give me, back my old used-to-be

I cried all night long, and the night before
I cried all night long, all the night before
Say if you can't get no relief here, down the road you go

CODA

All best,
Johnm





 

banjochris:
I don't think an answer exists to the beginning of that tagline, John – she might have dozed off for a second!

Johnm:
Thanks, Chris--that's what it sounded like to me, too. I'll just say "Late entry, mumbled lyric".

MTJ3:
Scrapper accompanied himself on piano on "Morning Mail Blues" and "Blues That Make Me Cry" (Vo 02752-A and B, respectively), both recorded 21 February 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Johnm:
Thanks for that information, MTJ3.

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