B.B. King (Why I Sing The Blues); Marty Grebb (Lowdown Blues Again); Marcia Ball (The Lowdown); Little (Lillie) Delk Christian (I Must Have That Man); Little Miss Higgins (Wash These Blues Away); Buddy Guy (DJ Play My Blues); The Mighty Houserockers (Play The Blues For You); Richard 'Rabbit' Brown (James Alley); Blind Willie McTell (Rough Alley Blues); King King feat. Alan Nimmo (Don't You Get The Feeling (You've Been Had)); The Delta Flyers (Dockery Farm); Willie Brown (Future Blues); Washboard Walter (Insurance Man Blues); Washboard Sam (Let Me Play Your Vendor); Charley Booker (No Ridin' Blues); Gary Moore (The Supernatural).
Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #126
(upbeat music) ♪ You all have been wondering ♪ ♪ What and why I sing the blues ♪ ♪ All people you all have been wondering ♪ ♪ What and why I sing the blues ♪ ♪ Yes I want you to just listen ♪ ♪ And say that you owe me instead of you ♪ ♪ All you want to all you do ♪ ♪ Get married ♪ ♪ To someone for the rest of your life ♪ ♪ Yes you want to all you do ♪ ♪ Get married ♪ ♪ To someone for the rest of your life ♪ ♪ Oh and it's always somewhere else ♪ ♪ Wherever you outside ♪ ♪ Oh you get the fortune of a servant ♪ ♪ The kindness of a slave ♪ ♪ Oh you get the fortune of a servant ♪ ♪ The kindness of a slave ♪ ♪ Yeah the love of a dog ♪ ♪ That candy hero I'm worried to say ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Oh I try to say something ♪ ♪ Something just too pessified ♪ ♪ Oh I try to say something ♪ ♪ Something just too pessified ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I might not have lived right all of my life ♪ ♪ But people please believe me I've tried ♪ (upbeat music) - Welcome to Nothing but the Blues, it's Maycliff. Some classic BB King getting us off the, why I sing the blues. I was recorded in about 1958, but unissued for some reason until it appeared in 2002 in the four CD set The Vintage Years. Here's somebody I've played before as well. This is Marty Grep. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Time you've got me realin' ♪ ♪ I'm on the cross again ♪ ♪ I thought you were my love ♪ ♪ And my friends ♪ ♪ You told me with someone's feeling ♪ ♪ We had a love that would never fail ♪ ♪ Now you're giving me ♪ ♪ Oh Lord I'm losing me ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh you've got me steeping ♪ ♪ I don't count up the change ♪ ♪ Looks like a one-way ride ♪ ♪ Everybody repeats the pain ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You said I was a sweet one and only ♪ ♪ But I guess that was only pretend ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ And your giving me was no time ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ ♪ And your giving me was no time looking ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ 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(upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ I've been gone a long time ♪ ♪ I've been out of touch ♪ ♪ I call my friends ♪ ♪ They don't tell me much ♪ ♪ I got a sneaking suspicion ♪ ♪ My words feels coming true ♪ ♪ No news is bad news, baby ♪ ♪ When it comes to you ♪ ♪ Everybody slow down ♪ ♪ I won't slow down ♪ ♪ Everywhere I go now ♪ ♪ I get those looks that got me shook ♪ ♪ All my friends are busy ♪ ♪ I've been working too ♪ ♪ But it seems like I would hear ♪ ♪ A word or two from you ♪ ♪ I'm tired of being the only one ♪ ♪ On my house when everybody's in ♪ ♪ I'm in a bad condition ♪ ♪ My patience is wearing thin ♪ ♪ Everybody slow down ♪ ♪ I won't slow down ♪ ♪ It's time for a showdown ♪ ♪ Come clean, don't treat me so mean ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I want the lowdown ♪ ♪ I got a right to know now ♪ ♪ I'm in the dark ♪ ♪ You're breaking my heart ♪ ♪ Sand to my face ♪ ♪ Don't make me change you around ♪ ♪ I want the lowdown ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ The lovely Marsha Paul with the lowdown ♪ ♪ From a 2003 album So Many Rivers ♪ ♪ And before that Marty Grabbed ♪ ♪ With lowdown blues again ♪ ♪ From his new album High Stepping ♪ ♪ She came out at the end of last year ♪ ♪ But a couple of little ladies now ♪ ♪ And I'm not being patronizing ♪ ♪ I'll explain after I've played them ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm so unhappy Left all alone ♪ ♪ Ain't got nobody to love now ♪ ♪ The man I long far Is not so strong for me ♪ ♪ ♪ He's not an angel But I don't care ♪ ♪ Perhaps a change will come someday ♪ ♪ Whatever he is I want to be his way ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't want my mammy I don't need a friend ♪ ♪ My heart is broken It won't ever mean ♪ ♪ I ain't much caring Just where I will end ♪ ♪ I must have that man ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm like an album That's crying for he ♪ ♪ He treats me All the late time that we meet ♪ ♪ It's just unlawful How that boy can see ♪ ♪ But I must have that man ♪ ♪ He's hard at waiting The lady's not safe in his arms ♪ ♪ When she's here But I'm afraid that he's cooled off ♪ ♪ And maybe I'm ruled off his list I'll never be missed ♪ ♪ I need that person Much twice into bed ♪ ♪ I'm half alive And he's driving me mad ♪ ♪ He's only human If he's to be had I must have that man ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ He's hard at waiting The lady's not safe in his arms ♪ ♪ When she's here But I'm afraid that he's cooled off ♪ ♪ And maybe I'm ruled off his list I'll never be missed ♪ ♪ I need that person Much twice into bed ♪ ♪ I'm half alive And he's driving me mad ♪ ♪ He's only human If he's to be had I must have that man ♪ ♪ ♪ What is this sadness That's like in me ♪ ♪ What is this madness That's striking me ♪ ♪ Could it be the moon Of a boat For the one that I love ♪ ♪ Ain't been thinking about me ♪ ♪ What is this happiness That's like in me ♪ ♪ ♪ What is this worry That's getting me ♪ ♪ ♪ What is this hurry That's letting me ♪ ♪ Get into too much trouble 'Cause I can't sit still ♪ ♪ I want a drink won't shine Until it makes me ill ♪ ♪ What is this worry That's getting me ♪ ♪ ♪ I would not mind If it rain today ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh I would not mind If the water was to stay ♪ ♪ ♪ It's gonna take a lot of water To wash these blues away ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ To thank myself in this grove ♪ ♪ Scrub a double, it's gonna take a lot of scrubbing ♪ ♪ To wash these blues away ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ So I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I'm saving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ I would not mind ♪ ♪ If it rained today ♪ ♪ Or I would not mind ♪ ♪ If the water was to stay ♪ ♪ It's gonna take a lot of water ♪ ♪ To wash these blues away ♪ ♪ I'm dreaming confident ♪ ♪ I'm craving a big bathtub ♪ ♪ To sink myself in and scrub ♪ ♪ Scrub it up ♪ ♪ It's gonna take a lot of scrubbing ♪ ♪ To wash these blues away ♪ ♪ Oh, I'm gonna scrub it now ♪ ♪ It's gonna take a lot of scrubbing ♪ ♪ To wash these blues away ♪ (upbeat music) It's a lady called Little Miss Higgins with Wash These Blues Away. It's from a 2010 album across the plains. It's not all blues by any means. There are a couple of what you could only describe as novelty numbers. But if you're looking for something different, it may be of interest. And she's gonna be touring the UK next month. And before that little adult Christian with "I Must Have That Man" recorded in Chicago in December 1928. Louis Armstrong on Corners. He was everywhere, wasn't he? And Erle Heinz on piano. Well, let's slow it down a bit now. 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