Marcia Ball (Baby, Why Not); B.B. King (I Get So Weary); Buddy Guy (T-Bone Shuffle); Lightnin' Hopkins (Picture On The Wall); Ellen McIlwaine (Dead End Street); Duster Bennett (On Reconsideration); Gary Moore (Jumpin' At Shadows); Liz Mandeville (Illinois National Guard Blues); Joe Williams (Get Your Head Trimmed Down); Big Joe Williams and J.D. Short (Gonna Check Up On My Baby); Janiva Magness (Your Love Made A U-Turn); Delbert McClinton (B Movie Boxcar Blues); Keb' Mo' (Crapped Out Again); Jimmie Vaughan (RM Blues); Otis Rush (Three Times A Fool).
Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #92
[music] I got a satin pillow It's a souvenir of Niagara Falls And I'll hunt it in moon And it's been some years But I remember it all so well We had a brand new car And we drove it all away From Baton Rouge We're big and why not? We give this a shot We got nothing to lose We might have spoke too soon Because our honeymoon Didn't last very long Well, we started to fight On our wedding night And before we were half way home The only thing on which We could agree was everything I did Made you laugh at me Well honey, why not? 'Cause if we laugh, we'll never have the blue Maybe why not? Take a chance You got to get out on the dance floor If you wanna dance, why not? Love, love, love, and is good Good, good Well we're hot So let's tell all our money Pick up the diets in a roll I'm honey, come on, come on And baby, why not? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And now I've got three little kids Hanging on my skirt They got their daddy's out And I swear to you He's the biggest part That I ever saw in my life And when I think of all the good times We might have missed I remember that I thought it first time When kids I thought Why not? Set them down Let's get together and go to town Well I saw, don't amaze Two long grids The hand in the glove And we'll shoot at kids And we'll make fun of them So baby, why not? ♪ ♪ Hi, welcome to another But the Blues is Me, Cliff And that was at the lovely Marshall Ball Getting us off with Baby, why not? It's from our 2003 album So Many Rivers, great album Haven't been back to it for quite a while Well let's have a couple of T-bone walker songs now But played by other people ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ tell me what's the reason ♪ ♪ ♪ you keep on teasing me ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I wanted to tell me what's the reason ♪ ♪ ♪ you keep on teasing me ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I can't understand you, baby ♪ ♪ ♪ I just can't hide and see ♪ ♪ ♪ Let your hair down woman ♪ ♪ ♪ Let's be havin' natural ♪ ♪ ♪ Well I want your hair down woman ♪ ♪ ♪ If we have a natural ♪ ♪ ♪ if we have the mama ♪ ♪ ♪ we can't have no food at all ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Buddy Guy with T-bone shuffle. Believe it or not, he never actually says T-bone shuffle in that one. In fact, it's more like "Tell Me What's the Reason." It's from his 1972 album, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells Play the Blues, which sadly I don't have. But it's also included on the 2006, three CD and DVD compilation, "Can't Quit the Blues," which I do have. And apart from Buddy and Junior, that track featured a C-read on tenor sax, Eric Clapton on guitar, and Dr. John Onpiano, cast the thousands. Before that BB King with "I Get So Weary" from his 2008 album, "On Kind Favour." Let's go back in time a bit now. Let's have some early lightning hopkins. ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, you know your pictures on feedin' that baby. Toddin' you left hangin' up on the wall. ♪ Yeah, you know your pictures on feedin' that baby. Toddin' you left hangin' up on the wall. ♪ Yes, you know it's on feedin' so now, baby. ♪ ♪ I can't see your face at all. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Still that old clock is tickin'. Baby love hangin' on the side. ♪ Yeah, you know that old clock's still tickin'. Baby, you love hangin' on the side. ♪ Yes, you know it's puttin' my mind on the one and make it one of 'em. There's some free trainin' ride. ♪ ♪ Yes, I would have done callin' me a free train. But there ain't never one goin' my way. ♪ Yes, I would have done callin' me a free train. Now one is goin' my way. ♪ Yes, but if I don't see you put it soon, hope I'll meet you somewhere rainy day. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And I won't fall down. I'm not walkin' down, that she's no more. ♪ And I won't fall down. I'm not walkin' down, that she's no more. ♪ Don't care what you say this time. Don't care what you say you'll do. Don't care what you say. But nothing has changed, you know that it's true. ♪ But nothing has changed, you know that it's true. ♪ And I talk to myself. ♪ I try to believe all the things that you say. ♪ And I talk to myself. ♪ I try to believe all the things that you say. ♪ No, no said my voice. No, no said my voice with my hand. No, no said my voice. I hear what you say, but I see what you do. I hear what you say, but I see what you do. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And I won't go down. ♪ I'm not walking down the streets no more. ♪ And I won't go down. ♪ I'm not walking down the streets no more. ♪ Don't care what you say on this side. ♪ Don't care what you say you will do. Don't care what you say. ♪ Oh, something has changed. You know that it's true. ♪ And I can't shake the feeling I'm just being used. ♪ And I can't shake the feeling I'm just being used. ♪ ♪ And I can't shake the feeling I'm just being used. ♪ And I can't shake the feeling I'm just being used. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Someone I don't think I've played on the show before. Ellen Mackle Wayne with Dead End Street. It's from her 2001 album, Spontaneous Combustion. And before that, Lightning Hopkins with Picture on the Wall. Recorded in Houston in November 1947. And I actually do have a picture of Lightning Hopkins on my wall. He's one of the first blues guys I ever listened to. Fabulous stuff. Well, I'm not sure I've ever played this guy either. The next guy, this is Duster Bennett. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ In a hurry home ♪ ♪ On a hurry home ♪ ♪ Reconsideration ♪ ♪ It's true what the awful say ♪ ♪ The grace has mostly left off ♪ ♪ And pride has taken a day ♪ ♪ So on reconsideration ♪ ♪ I think I'm gonna have to think again ♪ ♪ When I was sitting ♪ ♪ Down thinking what the preacher had to say ♪ ♪ You know he wrote these words in past time ♪ ♪ But they're very true today ♪ ♪ So on reconsideration ♪ ♪ I think I'm gonna have to stop and think again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It seems so kind of crazy ♪ ♪ But it's true so come what may ♪ ♪ Oh I'm gonna have to watch my mind ♪ ♪ And listen to what the awful say ♪ ♪ 'Cause I reconsideration now ♪ ♪ I think I'm gonna have to stop and think again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What can you say ♪ ♪ ♪ You're losing watch to tell ♪ ♪ Why I'm going downhill ♪ ♪ And I'll blame myself ♪ ♪ I'll be jumping at shadows ♪ ♪ Thinking 'bout my love ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Everybody ♪ ♪ Points the hand at me ♪ ♪ I know I'm just a picture ♪ ♪ What I should've been ♪ ♪ I'll build ♪ ♪ Jumping at shadows ♪ ♪ Thinking 'bout my love ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ What can you say ♪ ♪ There isn't much to tell ♪ ♪ I'm goin' down here ♪ ♪ And I'll play you myself ♪ ♪ I'll build you up and add shadows ♪ ♪ Thinkin' 'bout my love ♪ (upbeat music) - Carry more in what I might call uncharacteristically restrained mood, with probably Dustin Bennett's most famous composition jumping at shadows. Lovely stuff. From his 1992 album, After Hours. And I saw him open for BB King a few years ago. Thought he was completely inappropriate, I have to say. If it had been a Gary Moore gig, it would have been fantastic, but not as an opener for BB. It was just way over the top. And before that, the man himself, Dustin Bennett, with on reconsideration. Recorded in London in July 1970, with Dustin playing everything except bass and drums. And it's played here from the complete blue horizon sessions put out in 2005. If you don't know Dustin Bennett's stuff, take a look at that collection. 44 great tracks. Well, slightly more up to date now. This is Liz Mandelville. (upbeat music) ♪ My baby, my baby ♪ ♪ Y'all, they're an ordinary national guard ♪ ♪ My baby, my baby ♪ ♪ Y'all, they're an ordinary national guard ♪ ♪ They couldn't find no chance ♪ ♪ And we needed that and sure he's gone ♪ ♪ Side for six years of love ♪ ♪ You know he could not take it back ♪ ♪ Side for six years now people ♪ ♪ Oh Lord and it could not take it back ♪ ♪ Since then your fans now suck ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're going to Iraq ♪ ♪ If you better not get sick ♪ ♪ You can give in your misery ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm doctors of the lawyers at the hospital ♪ ♪ Make your pity till you're in your grave ♪ ♪ My sister worked a job she hid ♪ ♪ Just a hair by H.E.M.O. ♪ ♪ Come down for the average heart ♪ ♪ And H.E.M.O. said, "H.E.M.O." ♪ ♪ I know my baby, my baby ♪ ♪ All the men join me ♪ ♪ You know I'm national job ♪ ♪ Roll me and confound no job ♪ ♪ Hell and family ♪ ♪ And I'm sure it's hard ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ I'm so sad and lonely ♪ ♪ Why is my life so dark gone ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, I'm so sad and lonely ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ You know my life, my life, my life ♪ ♪ Is so dark ♪ ♪ My baby's always ♪ ♪ And I'm sleeping with you lonely ♪ ♪ I'm so sad and lonely ♪ Elizabeth Mandeville, Illinois National Guard Blues from her 2008 album Red Top. And I'm not sure whether that refers to her with her Red Her or her guitar, which also has a Red Top. And I played the track off it when it came out, but for some reason, I've never been back to it. Except, well, I have now. Okay, let's go back in time now. Again, this is Big Joe Williams before he was big. (upbeat music) ♪ To get the flow ♪ ♪ And my baby's again and I'll go on my door ♪ ♪ I say when we get to blow ♪ ♪ My baby's again and I'll go on my door ♪ ♪ Yes, you keep on fooling around and down ♪ ♪ You gon' get your head from now ♪ ♪ I know you're comin' for me ♪ ♪ Baby, when I drive from you ♪ ♪ I know you're comin' for me ♪ ♪ Hey, when I drive from your door ♪ ♪ 'Cause you keep on runnin' around ♪ ♪ You gon' get your head from now ♪ ♪ Dyein' on you, you can try not to take that woman man ♪ ♪ And I'll use you around ♪ ♪ Take that other woman man ♪ ♪ Well, now you keep on foolin' around ♪ ♪ You gon' get your head from now ♪ ♪ Now when I left round vote ♪ ♪ I was on my way back to Chicago ♪ ♪ When I left round ♪ ♪ I was on my way back to Chicago ♪ ♪ Yes, I know you gon' miss me, baby ♪ ♪ From knocking on you down ♪ ♪ Dyein' on you, you can run hands to hands ♪ ♪ You begin to run around ♪ ♪ Now you begin to run from headwind ♪ ♪ And you begin to run around ♪ ♪ Well, now you keep on runnin' around, baby ♪ ♪ You gon' get your head from now ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna take a bone, my baby ♪ ♪ I wanna see how me and my baby begin to run around ♪ ♪ I wanna take a bone, my baby ♪ ♪ See how me and my baby begin to run around ♪ ♪ Said my baby, she gon' left me ♪ ♪ When I went home last night ♪ ♪ I looked all around ♪ ♪ I was looking for my baby ♪ ♪ Lord, she could not be found, I've got to take a bone, my baby ♪ ♪ See how me and my baby begin to run around ♪ ♪ I'll leave my baby run around with another man ♪ ♪ Another man that's treated my baby long ♪ All right, you man. I'm gonna check up all that, y'all, y'all. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You've been a long time gone, baby, oh, yes. Baby, but you know that you haven't grown. Well, I don't know if that's it, I guess. You know you've been a long time gone, baby, baby. Baby, but you know that you haven't grown. ♪ I got to take a bone that I didn't want to run around with. I believed somebody done my thing, you know. ♪ Okay, boy. Yeah, I've been riding my airplane. Yes, I'm searching through there. I've been holding the UP, cutting, cutting, and finding my baby down. I got to take a bone, my baby. See, I've been my baby getting along. ♪ I think some man got tweeting me my baby. Oh, Lord, make my baby cheeky long. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I want to take a bone, my baby. See how me and my baby been getting along. I want to take a bone, my baby. See, I mean my baby getting along. ♪ Oh, see, I'm looking for another man. And I believe that a man's getting my baby gone. ♪ Big Joe Williams and his cousin, J.D. Short, was going to check up on my baby. From the album, "Stave in Chain Blues," recorded in 1958. I got it on vinyl, in fact. I thankfully reissued on CD with Extra Tracks in 1991. And before that, Joe Williams, which is the same guy, but before he was big, we'd get your head trimmed down, recorded in June 1938 in Aurora, Illinois. And Yank Rochelle was on mandolin. Well, I bought the new "John never Magnuss album" recently, and from that, this is "Your Love Made a U-turn." ♪ ♪ Yesterday, we had a good thing going. ♪ I loved the way I loved was growing. ♪ Thought I'd found love and affection. You turned your heart in the other direction. Your love made a U-turn. Oh, it loved me. Your love made a U-turn. That must end in the streets. I lay awake all night long. Trying to see what I did wrong. I can't see through the tears in my eyes. Somebody please tell me why. ♪ His love made a U-turn. That must end in the streets. I love, sweet love. Look what you're doing to me. And the way you left me. Standing in the streets. You left me high high. Then you left me down. You won't even try to turn your love around. What did you make a U-turn? ♪ Every day I tell myself Why should I blame someone else? I'm still standing in the trance. Hoping there'll be one more chance. Your love made a U-turn. Right back to me. Your love made a U-turn. Right back to me. Come on, make a U-turn. Come on, make a U-turn. Play that back to me. Turn your love around. ♪ Turn your love back to me. Turn your love. ♪ Turn your love around. Turn your love around. ♪ Turn your love around. ♪ Turn your love around. ♪ Turn your love around. ♪ ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Gonna ride in the South Dakota ♪ ♪ With two girls and a light blue soda ♪ ♪ You know one name was Jane ♪ ♪ The old was plain but the old had to raise a note of ♪ ♪ This a colorized with a camera swamps ♪ ♪ I had a brand new land down around ♪ ♪ She stopped us out of town ♪ ♪ Later on we're down ♪ ♪ Said she sure could dig it up our road hub ♪ ♪ Said she sure could dig it up our road hub ♪ ♪ 'Cause my best to get back to you ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing I'd rather do ♪ ♪ Look at me solid ♪ ♪ And be there hunting for something ♪ ♪ Special jobs for you ♪ ♪ I had a little something special just for you still ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Big trucks out for too big and wild ♪ ♪ Gotta ride in the fruit pickers, go ♪ ♪ I drove it through the night by the fruit got right ♪ ♪ She gave me all I could eat by the cold ♪ ♪ 'Cause I have to train with a hobo woman ♪ ♪ Said she went from Texas too ♪ ♪ But where did you dig by? ♪ ♪ She did and then she did what she did to me ♪ ♪ Made me think of you ♪ ♪ Yeah honey, made me think of you ♪ ♪ I'm doing my best to get back to you ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing I'd rather do ♪ ♪ Look at me solid ♪ ♪ I hope I'll be there hunting for something ♪ ♪ Special jobs for you ♪ ♪ Gotta love something special just for good ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I bet I'm on my mind I won't raise hearts baby ♪ ♪ But next I can't lose ♪ ♪ Now I'm walking down there ♪ ♪ I'm in a freezing rain trying to get to you ♪ ♪ Trying to get to you ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm doing everything ♪ ♪ I know how to do ♪ ♪ It ain't nothing I'm freezing rain trying to get to you ♪ ♪ Yeah I'm just trying to get to you ♪ ♪ Trying to get to you ♪ ♪ Everything I know how to do ♪ ♪ Walking down there freezing rain trying to get to you ♪ ♪ Yeah I'm trying to get to you ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm walking down there trying to get to myself ♪ ♪ In a freezing rain ♪ ♪ Oh I'm freezing baby ♪ ♪ I'm saying I'm doing everything ♪ (upbeat music) - Well, two songs by Delbert McLinson, or written by Delbert McLinson. That was the man himself with B-movie boxcar blues. He's recorded this song a few times, but I think this is the original version. It's from his 1978 album, Second Wind. And before that, Jennifer Magnus with "You'll Have Made a You Turn" from her new album, "The Devil Is An Angel 2." All right, we're to next, let's have a bit of "Cadmo." (upbeat music) ♪ Flat broken bustin' ♪ ♪ It just don't seem fair ♪ ♪ The man in heaven ♪ ♪ Don't hear my prayer ♪ ♪ And these dice are loaded ♪ ♪ But I still can't wait ♪ ♪ Flat broken bustin' ♪ ♪ Crap down again ♪ ♪ Maybe tomorrow ♪ ♪ I'll see the light ♪ ♪ And I'll know the difference ♪ ♪ Sweet broken around ♪ ♪ My ship is out there ♪ ♪ But it can't come in ♪ ♪ Flat broken bustin' ♪ ♪ Crap down again ♪ ♪ And I'll hang it on tight ♪ ♪ To the end of my road ♪ ♪ Somebody call your preacher ♪ ♪ Yeah, but let's call him home ♪ ♪ Just a slip of a coin ♪ ♪ A chain of a coin ♪ ♪ I'll be back about top y'all ♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm gonna be in love ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ My ship is out there ♪ ♪ Oh, but it can't come in ♪ ♪ Flat broken bustin' ♪ ♪ Oh, crap down again ♪ ♪ Flat broken bustin' ♪ ♪ Oh, crap down ♪ ♪ Crap down again ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, why did you break my heart ♪ ♪ Well, why did you break my heart ♪ ♪ If you didn't want me, baby ♪ ♪ Why did you have to stop ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Now I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ But I'll have to let you go ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm in love with you ♪ ♪ But I'll have to let you go ♪ ♪ You know the good book says ♪ ♪ You gotta grip just to watch yourself ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, why did you break my heart ♪ ♪ Why did you break my heart ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Well, why did you break my heart ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Well, why did you break my heart ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Well, why did you break my heart ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Now I'm gonna leave you ♪ ♪ To do the best that you can ♪ ♪ Yes, I'm gonna leave you baby ♪ ♪ To do the best that you can ♪ ♪ I'll find another woman ♪ ♪ To find another man ♪ (upbeat music) - Jimmy Vaughn with RM Blues. From his new album, Jimmy Vaughn plays blues, balance and favorites. And presumably RM is Roy Milton, the guy who wrote it. Before that, Kev Moe was crapped out again from the 1996 album, Tin Cup, music from the motion picture. And if I had to find a link between those two tracks, actually Jimmy Vaughn also had a track on that soundtrack, a track called Cool Looking Woman. So there you go, it's all connected. Well, there's been nothing but the blues with me, Cliff. And the website is www.nothingbuttheblues.co.uk. There you'll find the playlist, links to interviews, and links to how to get the free iTunes software, which will help you get the podcast every week, much easier than downloading it. You can email me, Cliff@nothingbuttheblues.co.uk. And I'm going out today with a track from the fabulous Otis Rush. The track is three times a full, and it's from the essential Otis Rush, which was recorded in 1956, but this is an old toner take that wasn't issued until 1968. Thanks for listening, hope you're Jimmy again next week for another hour of Nothing But the Blues. ♪ ♪ Three times a full, because I love you so ♪ ♪ Turn where I'm at, I'm gonna have to let you go ♪ ♪ Tryin' to be nice, baby, it's so hard to do ♪ ♪ Yes, it's so hard to be nice ♪ ♪ When you treat me the way you do ♪ ♪ You're not gonna be my mother, all right now ♪ ♪ Temptation is great, but I love you now ♪ ♪ Tryin' to be nice, baby, it's so hard to do ♪ ♪ Yes, it's so hard to be nice ♪ ♪ When you treat me the way you do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Tomorrow the mother may think, bring 'bout a chain ♪ ♪ May bring sunshine, may bring rain ♪ ♪ Tryin' to be nice, baby, it's so hard to do ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, it's so hard to be nice ♪ ♪ When you treat me the way you do ♪ ♪ ♪ [BLANK_AUDIO]