Play an "old" blues tune

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Any SubGenre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_blues_genres

From Memphis to Chicago and all the way to the Delta... Good stuffs indeed. It is where much originated.

Acoustic preferably. I know Zepplin/Stones is blues, but I'm going for old school.

Here is Sleepy John Estes and John Henry Barbee getting down to some serious chillbump producing blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwNhXSt_WN0

Have a super Friday!

:hi:

[ceile]

1. OK

Robert Johnson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A

Not very old but I love this song "It's Bad You Know"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzC_rGX-XyM&feature=related

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9. Thats what I'm talkin about!

I'll hunt lyrics when I can find them. I'll also leave in verses that aren't sang. Much of the real blues lyrics are so up to the version that you can't find them all. I will try to guess the style though :P

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Some good old Delta Blues.

Crossroads

I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees
Asked the Lord above, have mercy now,
Save poor Bob if you please

Standin' at the crossroads, tried to flag a ride
Whee-hee, I tried to flag a ride
Didn't nobody seem to know me, everybody pass me by

Standin' at the crossroads, risin' sun goin' down
Standin' at the crossroads baby, the risin' sun goin' down
I believe to my soul now, po' Bob is sinkin' down

You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
You can run, you can run, tell my friend Willie Brown
That I got the crossroad blues this mornin',
Lord, baby I'm sinkin' down

I went to the crossroad, mama, I looked east and west
I went to the crossroad, babe, I looked east and west
Lord, I didn't have no sweet woman, ooh well,
Babe, in my distress
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They are calling the second one Juke Joint Blues. I also saw Modern Electric Blues mentioned.

:applause:

[nomorenomore08]

46. It's funny how Burnside is considered a "newer" artist, when he toiled in obscurity for decades.

A rare case of achieving fame in old age.

[Oeditpus Rex]

2. I love this thread

Blind Lemon Jefferson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3yd-c91ww8



Not so old, but... Hound Dog Taylor with Little Walter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtnJM8iUy38

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11. I love it.

that must have been a bed bug, baby a chinch can't bite that hard :)

From Wiki - "Despite his commercial success, Jefferson stands alone in a category of his own. His musical style was extremely intense and individualistic, bearing little resemblance to the typical Texas blues style of the 1930s."
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by
Blind Lemon Jefferson
recording of circa June 1926, Chicago, Illinois
from
Blind Lemon Jefferson (Milestone 47022)
I - I ain't got no mama now
I - I ain't got no mama now
She told me late last night, "You don't need no mama no how"
Mmm, mmm, black snake crawlin' in my room
Mmm, mmm, black snake crawlin' in my room
Some pretty mama better come and get this black snake soon
Ohh-oh, that must have been a bed bug, baby a chinch can't bite that hard
Ohh-oh, that must have been a bed bug, honey a chinch can't bite that hard
Ask my sugar for fifty cents, she said "Lemon, ain't a child in the yard"
Mama, that's all right, mama that's all right for you
Mama, that's all right, mama that's all right for you
Mama, that's all right, most seen all you do
Mmm, mmm, what's the matter now?
Mmm, mmm, honey what's the matter now?
Sugar, what's the matter, don't like no black snake no how
Mmm, mmm, wonder where my black snake gone?
Mmm, mmm, wonder where this black snake gone?
Black snake mama done run my darlin' home

Note: Jefferson's first single for Paramount was also his most successful recording. An excellent example of how Blind Lemon used overtly suggestive sexual imagery without becoming salacious;
Note 1: Chinch bug, defined in different terms as a type of bed bug and as another insect which is destructive to types of lawn grass;
Note 2: lyric is garbled, "Most seen all you do" is a best guess.
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" (Little)Walter gradually journeyed north from there, pausing in Helena (where he hung out with the wizened Sonny Boy Williamson), Memphis, and St. Louis before arriving in Chicago in 1946. " So I'm going with Chicago Blues.

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[Silver Swan]

3. Here's Sippie Wallace with "Suitcase Blues"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0bnzUtSShQ

When I was in college in the mid 1960's, a campus group I belonged to hired Sippie to perform a concert for $100.00--and even at that, I was afraid her "manager" was ripping her off.

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13. Yowza!

Thats blues! I love the intro.

"Sippie Wallace (born as Beulah Thomas, November 1, 1898 in Houston, Texas; died November 1, 1986 in Detroit, Michigan) was an American Texas-styled blues singer, and songwriter. Although her recording career stretched throughout most of the '20s, her best work was done from 1923 to 1927 when she was recording with Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Sidney Bechet, King Oliver, and Clarence Williams."

:applause:

[zanne]

17. Great blues song and a great blues spirit. nt

[malta blue]

4. may not be old enough for ya...but one of my

alltime favorite tunes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mVWWmIXKxk

Taj Mahal "Fishin Blues"

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14. The fish just may hop right in the boat.

To hear him sing.

Good one.

A perfect example how the musicians ad lib so much according to lyrics.

:hi:

EDIT: formatting and I'm not sure but I do not thing improvise and ad lib mean the same thing.
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"His music blends various sources: blues, reggae, Cajun, gospel, bluegrass, Hawaiian, African and Caribbean musical traditions. He plays an assortment of musical instruments.

Fishin' Blues

Betcha goin fishin all of your time, baby's goin fishing too
Bet your life, your sweet life, catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Here's a little tip i would like to relate

Big fish bites if ya got a good bait
I 'a goin fishin
Yes i'm goin fishin
And my baby's goin fishin too.

I went down to my favorite fishin hole
Baby grabbed me a pole and line
Throw my pole on in
Caught a nine pound catfish
now i brought him on home for supper time.

Chorus

Baby brother nout to run me outa my mind
Say can i go fishin wit you?
I took him on down to the fishin hole
now what do you think he did do?
Pülled a great big fish outa the bottom of the pond
And he laughed and jumped cause he was real gone.

Chorus

Put em in the pot baby, put em in the pan
Honey cook em til they're nice and brown
Make a batch of buttermilk coal cakes mama
And you chew them things
And you chomp em on down

Chorus

Betcha goin fishin all of your time, baby's goin fishing too
Bet your life, your sweet life, catch more fish than you
Many fish bites if ya got good bait
Here's a little tip i would like to relate.

Chorus
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:)

[malta blue]

18. That song brings back so many memories for me

The best part (IMHO) is:

"Baby brother bout to run me outa my mind
Say can i go fishin wit you?
I took him on down to the fishin hole
now what do you think he did do?
Pülled a great big fish outa the bottom of the pond
And he laughed and jumped cause he was real gone."

I just remember my brother (before he turned into an ass) always wanted to do stuff with me and this part reminded me of that....

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. I've never been able to find my favorite Taj Mahal song

"Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" from the 1970 Big Sur Folk Festival. :(

[nomorenomore08]

47. That's actually a Mississippi John Hurt song. With references to shooting one's "baby." Ouch.

That said, if you haven't heard Hurt, you need to. One of the best acoustic slide players ever.

[Oeditpus Rex]

55. That's 'Nobody's Dirty Business'

I believe the tune's the same, but these are the lyrics to Taj Mahal's version:


Champagne don't drive me crazy
Cocaine don't make me lazy
Ain't nobody's business but my own
Candy is dandy and liquor is quicker
You can drink all the liquor down to Costa Rica
Ain't nobody's business but my own

You can ride a great big pink Cadillac to church on Sunday
You can hang around the house with your old lady on Monday
Ain't nobody's business but your own
Man, I don't care what the world or you do
Long as you do what you say you're goin' to
Ain't nobody's business but your own

Now I know some of you cuties, some of you real fine cuties
You go steppin' downtown just to hang around
Standin' on the corner so the fellas will stare and say
"Oooooooooo, ain't she sweet"

(chorus)

You can walk downtown in your birthday suit
I see you come out of the Bank of America with a whole lotta loot
Ain't nobody's business but your own
Now you know cocaine's for horses, now, it ain't for men
The doctor said it'll kill me but he didn't say when
Ain't nobody's business but your own

Now you know that sometimes I put on my straw hat 'n' my striped pants 'n' my spats, baby, and you know I go truckin' downtown
Standin' on the corner so the fellas'll stare and say
(spoken)
"Hey, man, ain't you the brother in the '57 Mercury with the turnpike skirts and the chrome reverse wheels with whitewall tires with lights under the hood, painted lime green with reversible license plates, with windows you can see out, can't nobody see in, with four on the floor, 745 horsepower and a big stereo, listenin' to Wolfman Jack say, "Ain't this XERB baby!'"

(chorus)

[nomorenomore08]

56. Yeah, that is a little different. Less dark.

nt

[greendog]

5. Charlie Burse & Will Shade

In the 20's they were in the Memphis Jug Band.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBXNh1Y03hM&feature=related

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16. I'm gonna call this Memphis Blues

Just because I think it was playing the time I passed out leaning against a mailbox on Beale Street. :blush:

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[grasswire]

43. uh.........

You do know that "Memphis Blues" already exists, don't you? Written by W.C. Handy. It is one of my favorite melodies when played by a re-creation band today.

Here's old an Harry James version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ghStmbxF0&feature=related

And here's Louis:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOlPhjbGP6g&feature=related

And here's how a current trad jazz band plays it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbM1LamvgHs

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44. I mean Memphis Blues as a sub-genre of blues

:P

[Rambis]

6. not old but has to be played

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwd1LsJyhis

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20. Definatly- Mannish Boy is a must!

"Mannish Boy" is a classic blues song, written by Ellas McDaniel, Mel London, and McKinley Morganfield, and first sung by Muddy Waters. It is a rearrangement of (and an answer to) the classic Bo Diddley hit "I'm a Man". It was originally recorded and released in 1955 and re-recorded in 1977 in a version that was produced by Johnny Winter."

That is some Chi town blues there. I say that only because Muddy Waters is the The Father of Chicago Blues.

:hi:
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Mannish Boy lyrics

Now when I was a young boy, at the age of five
My mother said I was, gonna be the greatest man alive
But now I'm a man, way past 21
Want you to believe me woman,
I had lot's of fun

I'm a man
I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn
That represents grown
No B, O child, Y
That mean mannish boy
man
I'm a full grown man
man
I'm a natural born lovers man
man
I'm a rollin' stone
man
I'm a hoochie coochie man

The line I shoot will never miss
When I make love to a woman,
she can't resist
I think I go down,
to old Kansas Stew
I'm gonna bring back my second cousin,
that little Johnny Cocheroo
All you little girls,
sittin'out at that line
I can make love to you woman,
in five minutes time
Ain't that a man
I spell mmm, aaa child, nnn
That represents man
No B, O child, Y
That mean mannish boy
Man
I'm a full grown man
Man
I'm a natural born lovers man
Man
I'm a rollin' stone
I'm a man-child
I'm a hoochie coochie man
well, well, well, well
hurry
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:applause:

[Rambis]

7. Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon Jefferson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3yd-c91ww8

[Rambis]

8. Lightnin' hopkins - lonesome road

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVF-0JKLnd4

[Rambis]

10. Mississippi John Hurt - You got to walk that lonesome valley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-GN-BP_Qlk

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33. Some cool memories seeing the dominos

I have seen little parks all over where the old men played dominos all day. I was more of a drinkin spectator. :)
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Lightnin' Hopkins went from gigging at back-alley gin joints to starring at collegiate coffeehouses, appearing on TV programs, and touring Europe to boot.

:applause:

[nomorenomore08]

48. I LOVE Lightnin'! But my favorite of his is probably "Mojo Hand":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNDJF4azgog

"Gonna fix my woman so, she can't have no other man..." But he's still free to run around, right? ;-)

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21. Oedi hit this one up-thread

Good stuffs.

:hi:

[ceile]

12. Would this be blues or gospel?

Sister Rosetta Tharp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7lN1R2LP-4&feature=related

It rocks whatever it is!

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23. Gospel is part of all of this movement I believe

Lets call it Gospel Blues.

Wiki- "Willing to cross the line between sacred and secular by performing her inspirational music of 'light' in the 'darkness' of the nightclubs and concert halls with big bands behind her, her witty, idiosyncratic style also left a lasting mark on more conventional gospel artists, such as Ira Tucker, Sr., of the Dixie Hummingbirds. While she offended some conservative churchgoers with her forays into the world of pop music, she never left gospel music."

It definatly rocks!

:applause:

[mitchum]

15. "Death Letter" by the great Son House...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jN5vqEyV7g

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26. Blue saddness

There are so many different sets of lyrics that totally mean different things to me I'm just gonna say listen closly to the video, hehe.

Thanks.

"He was an important influence on Muddy Waters and also on Robert Johnson, who would later take this style of music to new levels. A seminal Delta blues figure, House remains influential today<3>, with his music being covered by rock groups such as the White Stripes"

:hi:

[hobbit709]

19. Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy

When The Levee Breaks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SrNc7ueMDA

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29. Interesting

THATs where Led Zepplin got it from :P

I guess that is Delta influenced Chicago Blues with a Memphis twist.

"When the Levee Breaks" is a blues song written and first recorded by husband and wife Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie in 1929. The song is in reaction to the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927."
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When The Levee Breaks - Kansas Joe, Memphis Minnie

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break (2x)
And the water gonna come in, have no place to stay

Well all last night I sat on the levee and moan (2x)
Thinkin' 'bout my baby and my happy home

If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break (2x)
And all these people have no place to stay

Now look here mama what am I to do (2x)
I ain't got nobody to tell my troubles to

I works on the levee mama both night and day (2x)
I ain't got nobody, keep the water away

Oh cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do no good (2x)
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to lose

I works on the levee, mama both night and day (2x)
I works so hard, to keep the water away

I had a woman, she wouldn't do for me (2x)
I'm goin' back to my used to be

I's a mean old levee, cause me to weep and moan (2x)
Gonna leave my baby, and my happy home
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:applause:

[SteppingRazor]

22. "Black Snake Moan" by Blind Lemon Jefferson and "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" by Leadbelly:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=h3yd-c91ww8


http://youtube.com/watch?v=PsfcUZBMSSg


I think the latter is one of those occasions when an initially great song is made greater as a cover -- with a voice that reeked of ragged-desperation, Kurt Cobain knocked Leadbelly's song out of the ball park. The final "shiver" on "Shiver the whole night through" is spine-chilling:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NEtDC6MuImU

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32. I was waiting for some Leadbelly

I know this song with a little "grass" mixed in with the blues.

Blind Lemon Jefferson is mentioned above ;)

I always have been facinated by songs that get re-popularized by contemporaries. Much like "When the Levee Breaks" did above.

Cool stuff!

:thumbsup:
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"Lead Belly was born to Wesley and Sallie Ledbetter as Huddie William Ledbetter in a plantation near Mooringsport, Louisiana, but the family moved to Leigh, Texas, when he was five. By 1903, Lead Belly was already a 'musicianer', a singer and guitarist of some note. He performed for nearby Shreveport, Louisiana audiences in St. Paul's Bottoms, a notorious red-light district in the city. Lead Belly began to develop his own style of music after exposure to a variety of musical influences on Shreveport's Fannin Street, a row of saloons, brothels, and dance halls in the Bottoms.

Leadbelly - Where Did you Sleep Last Night

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night

In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows

In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

Her husband, was a hard working man
Just about a mile from here
His head was found in a driving wheel
But his body never was found

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night

In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows

In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, don't lie to me
Tell me where did you sleep last night

In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through

My girl, my girl, where will you go
I'm going where the cold wind blows

In the pines, in the pines
Where the sun don't ever shine
I would shiver the whole night through
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:hi:

[nomorenomore08]

49. Lemon and Leadbelly both kick all kinds of ass. But have you heard this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWwsZPbxW5M

Just ignore the religious stuff and listen to the music.

[Rambis]

25. Big Mama Thornton - Early in the Morning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRDMXm4fVKg


hound dog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XUAg1_A7IE

[VenusRising]

27. Love Big Mama's Houng Dog.

I heard it the first time a few months ago, and felt like I heard the song for the first time ever. She's awesome!

[abq e streeter]

70. And happy belated ( by one day) 75th B-day to the man that wrote it, the legendary Jerry Leiber

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39. Almost missed you :)

Texas Blues I'd think. Stevie Ray Vaugn and Willy are gonna jump out of her!

Diggin it!

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Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

"Willie Mae ("Big Mama") Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) was an American Texas blues, R&B singer, and songwriter. She was the original singer to record the hit song "Hound Dog"
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:applause:

[greendog]

28. TRUCKIN' MY BLUES AWAY #2 ~ BLIND BOY FULLER

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NJdZJKCXpI4&feature=related

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34. The first "scat" of the thread mixed in this one

Getting close to home with some Piedmont Blues. Woot!

Thanks.

:P
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Blind Bot Fuller - Truckin My Blues Away

Keep on truckin’ baby, truckin’ my blues away.
Keep on truckin’ baby, truckin’ both night and day.
Readin’ what the elephant said to the cat : “got a feather for my hat, tight like that.”
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away, ah me, trucking my blues away.
Yeah!
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ both night and day,
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away.
Readin’ what the elephant said to the bell, “put off your beat an’ it’ll be a natural hell.”
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away, ah me, trucking my blues away.
Yeah!
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin; my blues away,
Keep on truckin’ baby, truckin’ both night and day.
Little brown rooster told the little red hen, “I ain’t had no lovin’ since I don’t know when.”
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away, ah me, trucking my blues away.
Yeah!
De-de-de-deedle-de-dum-ba-bow, ba-ba-ba-bum-bum-bow ( 2 X)
Bum-de-dum-de-dum-dum-bow, bum-de-dum-de-zow-zow-zay
Yeah!
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away, ah me, trucking my blues away.
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ both night and day,
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away.
Come on gal lets go across town, put our dollars down, we get drunk and clown.
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away, ah me, trucking my blues away.
Yeah!

Bum-de-dum-de-dum-dum bow, bum-de-dum-de-zow-zow-zay. Yeah!
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ my blues away, ah me, trucking my blues away.
Keep on truckin’ mama, truckin’ both night and day,
Keep on truckin’ mama, just truckin’ my blues away.
Lil’ rooster chew tobbaco, hen dip snuff, said he can't shimmy but he’ll strut his stuff yeah!
Keep on truckin’...
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:applause:

[greendog]

30. Keep It Clean ~ Charley Jordan

A fine example of "Hokum Blues":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1l1GjK8kr4

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35. THATs where My Ding-a-ling came from

:rofl:

The Hokum Genre

"Hokum is a particular song type of American blues music - a humorous song which uses extended analogies or euphemistic terms to make sexual innuendoes. This trope goes back to early blues recordings and is seen from time to time in modern American blues and blues-rock.

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Keep It Clean
Charley Jordan

I went to the river, couldn't get across
I jumped on your papa ’cause I thought he was a horse, now
Roll him over, give him a Coca-Cola
Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
Takes soap and water for to keep it clean.

Up she jumped, down she fell
Her mouth flew open like a mussel shell, now

Roll him over, give him a Coca-Cola
Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
Takes soap and water for to keep it clean.

Your sister was a tabby, your daddy was a bear
Put a muzzle on your mama ’cause she had bad hair, now

Roll him over, give a Coca-Cola
Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
Takes soap and water for to keep it clean.

If you want to go to heaven when you D-I-E
You got to put on your collar and your T-I-E, now

Roll him over, give him a Coca-Cola
Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
Takes soap and water for to keep it clean.

Run here doctor, run here fast
See what's the matter with his yas-yas-yas, now

Roll him over, give him a Coca-Cola
Lemon soda, saucer of ice cream
Takes soap and water for to keep it clean.
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:yourock:

[nomorenomore08]

50. It's not all double entendres. This one (from the 30's!) is pretty blatant:

Lucille Bogan - "Shave 'Em Dry"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouK0J2LEaO0

[hobbit709]

31. I had the honor of meeting Mance Lipscomb at the Armadillo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfDriUyKkro

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37. Lucky you!

I'd love to meet ALL of the people in this thread. I love it all.

Is that Texas blues?

I'm getting dizzy listening to all this great stuff.

:P
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Take Me Back Baby

by Mance Lipscomb
recording of probably 1956
from Texas Songster, Vol. 3: Texas Songster In A Live Performance (Arhoolie 1026), copyright notice

(spoken:
Here's about the oldest number that I could
recall, back in the days I was learnin' and
heard people play, "Take Me Back")

Oh baby, take me back
I won't do nothin' you don't like

Oh, I went down that railroad track
Beggin' my baby to take me back

Take me back, me, one more time
Won't do nothin' to worry your mind

Tote your water and cut your wood
Make your fire, if I could

Oh baby, didn't you say
You're gonna lemme have my way?

'Tain't but the one thing grieve my mind
My woman quit me in the wintertime

Kill your chicken, baby, save me the wing
Think I'm workin', ain't doin' a thing

I got a girl, her name is Mar'
Works over yonder in the white folks yard

She rushed me chicken, rushed me a goose
Precious little turkey, well it 'tain't no use

Take me back, take me back
Won't do nothin', baby, you don't like
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Goin Down Slow

Yes I've had my fun
if I don't get well no more
yes I've had my fun, baby
if I don't get well no more
my health is failin
an I'm goin down slow
won't somebody write my mother
tell her the shape I'm in
please write my mother
tell her to pray for me
tell her to forgive my sin
tell her don't send no doctor
yes a doctor can do me no good
yes no doctor mama
doctor can do me no good
its all my fault momma
I didn't do no things I should
on the next train south
baby you can look for my clothes on
on the next train south
mama, you can look for my clothes on
yes now if you dont see my body baby
yes you know I'm dead and gone
but you see through all of my trials
I never did all the things I could
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[Tikki]

36. This one:

These guys give an admirable effort to this old blues
song credited to the early Bluesman Huddie Ledbetter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh0pu3HhnfY


Tikki

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40. Here he is singing it

One of my all time favorites you posted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eogW0V5xSz4

:thumbsup:

[Shine]

38. I've just gotten turned on to Eric Bibb. Have you heard of him? Outstanding!!

acoustic blues, mixed with soul and gospel.
Really heartful, deep stuff.
He's got an incredibly sweet, smoky baritone voice. I'm hooked! :woohoo: Do yourself a favor and check him out. Seriously, you wont' be disappointed.

Check this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acupXlmu9zI&feature=related


I got my own roots to water
Got my own family tree
Got my own set of heroes
that means something to me
Got my own way of praying
My very own way to sing

Still I´m connected to you and everyone and everything

Got my own list of questions
Got my own truth to live
Got my own hand made gifts
that I´m longing to give
Got my own star to follow
My own rivers to cross
in my own time

[Inchworm]

41. He does sound wonderful

Thanks for lyrics hehe. Now I can go eat. I caught up :D

:hug::yourock::hi:

[greendog]

42. Lake Michigan Blues ~ Yank Rachell

One of the original players on Beale Street in the late 20's. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform a few times in Indianapolis in the 80's.

http://www.mandolindy.com/15_Lake%20Michigan%20Blues%20%283%29.mp3

[Crabby Appleton]

45. Not accoustic or old school exactly, but some good blues

Gregor Hilden on a '59 Burst & Tommy Schneller on sax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Ujm4HEXGc&feature=related

[hellbound-liberal]

51. Here's one from 1928: Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell

Here's a cover by the Blue Riders (probably closest to the original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECmZSwvSVVI

The most famous version by the Allman Brothers with Duane (sorry, no video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG-ti-Yh3Ks

Finally, a rare appearance by Pat Travers- Rockin!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvhWuuuX6Vs


:headbang:

[nomorenomore08]

52. What, no Howlin' Wolf? This is a travesty!

"Moanin' at Midnight": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWOT6lBknx0

This song, at the right moment, could probably scare the shit out of somebody. Look under "related videos" for more great stuff.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

62. "Goin' Down Slow," my favorite Wolf song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3eTlz2pQn0

...from the album he did with Muddy and Bo Diddley, "The Super Super Blues Band."

:toast:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

53. Backwater Blues...Bessie Smith

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nPhE9o4cq3g

[Mojorabbit]

54. We need some John Lee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7fYNeGxQsA
and the classic boogie chillun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpuaCoK_rl4

[Mojorabbit]

57. no more blues? n/t

[Inchworm]

64. hehe

I'll be back. Was yardworking, sleeping, and am goin to volunteer now.

:P

[newmajority]

58. A Robert Johnson classic, as interpreted by some English kids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmVW94UWgBg

One of the all time classics in my opinion.

[S n o w b a l l]

59. No Muddy Waters?

Or did I miss it here?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=n6hqA4t4-eM

[Rhythm]

60. St. James Infirmary...

This version's from the "Betty Boop" version of Snow White - vocals by Cab Calloway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBk3jwNSteo

[Amerigo Vespucci]

61. Muddy Waters, "Still A Fool"...

..."old" song (1951) but a more "contemporary" performance (1970) by Muddy. The seed that sprouted Jimi's "Voodoo Chile" (along with "Rolling Stone" and "Catfish Blues")...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuXCjOYcKI0

:toast:

[hobbit709]

63. Freddie King

At the Travis county Jail in 1976
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-dXPsvdFeg

[blindpig]

65. Dynaflow blues

Well, I feel so lonesome
Baby, hear me when I moan
I feel so lonesome
Baby, hear me when I moan
Mmmm, who been drivin my Dynaflow, mama
Woo hoo since I been gone?

I flash my lights mama
My horn won’t even blow
I flash my lights mama
My horn won’t even blow
Gotta bad disconnection baby
Woo hoo somewhere down below

Coils won’t even buzz mama
Generator won’t get the spark
Motor’s in a bad condition, baby
Gotta have my batteries charged
I’m cryin’ please
Please don’t do me wrong

Who been drivin’ my Dynaflow, baby,
For you since I been gone?

(mumbled words)

Mr. Highwayman
Please don’t block my road
Mr. Highwayman
Please don’t block my road
It registerin’ a cool one hundred, boy
And I’m booked and I’ve gotta go

I’m gonna get deep down in this connection
Keep on tanglin’ with your wires
Deep down in this connection, baby,
Woo hoo keep on tanglin’ with your wire
Mmmm, when I mash down on your little starter
Then your spark plug will give me fire

(squeeze my lemon til the juice run down my leg…)



johnny Shines

[hellbound-liberal]

66. Willie Dixon, Memphis Slim and T-Bone Walker on the same stage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irXywhqP1ho

[hellbound-liberal]

67. Here's Rory Gallagher doing an acoustic version of Muddy Waters' "Can't be Satisfied"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_3Yerm9V7U

Rory's my favorite guitarist of all time!

[livetohike]

68. One of my favorites - Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wemG2821l-o

They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad
They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad
Wednesday's worse, and Thursday's also sad

Yes the eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play
Eagle flies on Friday, and Saturday I go out to play
Sunday I go to church, then I kneel down and pray

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, my heart's in misery
Crazy about my baby, yes, send her back to me

[S n o w b a l l]

69. BB - King of the Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtm66Z3lebc&feature=related

Saw him in an intimate little supper club called The Strand in Redondo Beach. AWESOME show.