Buddy Whittington (Young And Dumb); Calvin Owens (I Ain't Gonna Be Yo' Dog No Mo'); Oscar Woods (Boll Weevil Blues); Garfield Akers (Cottonfield Blues - Part I); Marshall Lawrence (Walking Blues); AZ Kenny Tsak and 56 Deluxe (Walkin' Shoes); Egypt (Viola Lee Blues); Andres Roots and Eric Gebhardt (Redecoration Day); Stacy Jones Band (Lost But Not Found); Elijah Jones (Katy Fly); Pete McKinley (Black Snake Blues); Curtis Salgado (My Confessions); Davy Graham (Rock Me Baby); Samuel James (Rosa's Sweet Lil' Love Song); Charles Avery (Dearborn Street Breakdown); Eddie Taylor (Big Town Playboy).
Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #89
(upbeat guitar music) ♪ Old man in his bad throat ♪ ♪ He's wondering where I've been ♪ ♪ He's reading the New Testament ♪ ♪ Smokin' a Herbert Terry town ♪ ♪ Sninging around the bound don't 'bout to be my best bet ♪ ♪ 7 a.m., and I ain't been the bad yet ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Coconut Grove on the Jacksboro Highway ♪ ♪ Laying walls across Texas, honking, talking hideaway ♪ ♪ Making my best play pretty sure I'm winning her ♪ ♪ Just turn 17, full of piss and vinegar ♪ ♪ Young and dumb, in a 64-pound gun ♪ ♪ Got to make the gig before 9.30 come ♪ ♪ Red lights start to flash ♪ ♪ Well, that old country will ride ♪ ♪ Something wrong fuses blown ticket for no taillight ♪ (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ When's the night at all bars ♪ ♪ Howling at the moon ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ For dollars buys the hangover of dinner ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Number one prescription for a first-year cancel-y ♪ ♪ Made no walk you famous gave me a headache ♪ (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Buddy Whittington kicking off this edition of "Nothing But the Blues" with "Young and Dumb" from his first solo album, which came out in 2007. And I played that for Ben in Lancaster, I know he's a Buddy Whittington fan. As you can probably hear I've still got voice problems, so I'm going to be croaking through this edition as well. Let's keep it moving. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm on a real strong beach in the backyard ♪ ♪ You kick me out of little taste when the big dog is gone ♪ ♪ Pull on my chain when you want to ♪ ♪ I try to bite you ♪ ♪ But you love it when I do ♪ ♪ They say every dog has his name ♪ ♪ But the nighttime is the right time ♪ ♪ That's what you always say ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna be your dog no more ♪ ♪ They ain't there ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They say every dog has his name ♪ ♪ But the nighttime is the right time ♪ ♪ That's what you always say ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna be your dog no more ♪ ♪ They ain't there ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I say I ain't gonna be your dog no more ♪ ♪ I lay my head in your lap ♪ ♪ You kick me down on the floor ♪ ♪ You only love me when the big dog is gone ♪ ♪ I won't stop but I can't leave you alone ♪ ♪ Trying to make you understand ♪ ♪ Don't gonna be your dog no more ♪ ♪ I wanna be your man ♪ ♪ I wanna be your man ♪ ♪ Yeah, baby ♪ ♪ Trying to make you understand ♪ ♪ Don't wanna be your dog no more ♪ ♪ I wanna be your man ♪ ♪ You wanna be your man ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ You're on the band, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ But I can't leave you alone ♪ ♪ And so this dog saying this goes on ♪ ♪ Trying to make you understand ♪ ♪ Don't wanna be your dog, no, no, mama ♪ ♪ I wanna be your man ♪ ♪ I wanna be your man, a little baby ♪ ♪ Trying to make you understand ♪ ♪ Don't wanna be your dog, no, no, mama ♪ ♪ I wanna be your man ♪ ♪ I wanna be your man ♪ ♪ Only, baby, you can't ♪ ♪ Ain't gonna be your dog, no, no, baby ♪ ♪ I say, "Man, you know, I don't really treat you, baby" ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna be your dog, no, no, baby" ♪ ♪ You know I love it when you fight me ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna be your dog, no, no, baby ♪ ♪ You know you like it when I pull your chain ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna be your dog, no, baby ♪ ♪ You know you're going to always be my dog ♪ - Calvin Owens and I ain't gonna be your dog, no more. As the title tracked from his 2006 album, a suddenly Calvin passed away in 2008. Well, the arrival of the ball weevil in the American cotton fields was obviously a disaster. Here's one of the many songs about that. (gentle music) (gentle music) ♪ Oh weevil, oh weevil ♪ ♪ Oh there ain't no good, no more ♪ ♪ Oh weevil, oh weevil ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna be your dog, no more ♪ ♪ Oh weevil, oh weevil ♪ ♪ Oh weevil everywhere I go ♪ ♪ Oh weevil, oh weevil ♪ ♪ Ain't been a way no time ♪ ♪ Oh weevil, oh weevil ♪ ♪ Ain't been a way no time ♪ ♪ Oh there ain't no good, no more ♪ ♪ Oh there ain't no good, no more ♪ ♪ Oh there ain't no good, no more ♪ ♪ Oh there ain't no good, no more ♪ ♪ Oh there ain't no good, no more ♪ ♪ Oh there ain't no good, no more ♪ ♪ Oh I bought these bags, yeah ♪ ♪ I brought it back home ♪ ♪ And I made it on a shelf ♪ ♪ I'm getting tired ♪ ♪ Leaving by myself ♪ ♪ I'm getting those on a shelf ♪ ♪ Leaving by myself ♪ ♪ I remember weevil, tell me what you gonna do ♪ ♪ I do one with weevil, I may treat me too ♪ ♪ But weevil, oh weevil, oh ♪ ♪ Baby tell me what you gonna do ♪ ♪ I ain't there you gonna mistreat me ♪ ♪ Oh I thought you were gonna mistreat me ♪ ♪ I love you, yeah, ma ♪ ♪ What are you trying to do ♪ ♪ I love you, yeah, ma ♪ ♪ What do what do you trying to do ♪ ♪ Come on, make me love you ♪ ♪ You gonna break my body ♪ ♪ I love you, don't want me ♪ ♪ What made you want to know ♪ ♪ I let you learn, want me more ♪ ♪ What made you want to know ♪ ♪ I'll dare you, with me background ♪ ♪ You go down to dare you down ♪ ♪ I wrote for you day, barely time travel ♪ ♪ I wrote for you day, ma ♪ ♪ My baby is on top of the road ♪ ♪ And I heard something about my mom ♪ ♪ That he ain't a beautiful road ♪ ♪ It was only one morning, just 'bout to break a deal ♪ ♪ It was only one morning, just 'bout to break a deal ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ And my love, brown skin, come and grow me ♪ ♪ Not my baby, queen, me, she don't sit much now ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'll do my baby, queen, me, she don't sit much now ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'll do my baby, queen, me, she don't sit much now ♪ ♪ Boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy, boy ♪ ♪ I trouble your momma in trouble everywhere you go ♪ ♪ I trouble your momma in trouble everywhere you go ♪ ♪ I trouble your momma in a good young young young ♪ - Carfield acres with Cottonfield Blues, part one, recorded in Memphis in February 1930 with Joe Calicott on second guitar. And before that, Oscar Woods with Ball Weevil Blues recorded in Shreveport, Louisiana in October 1940. Well, another old song now, but a new take on it. This is Marshall Lawrence. (guitar music) ♪ Walk up this morning, look for my shoes ♪ ♪ Well, I got them old walking blues ♪ ♪ Walk this morning, baby, mama, look for my shoes ♪ ♪ Well, I got them old, got them old walking blues ♪ ♪ Going, blowing, blowing through my home ♪ ♪ Feel like my woman is up and gone ♪ ♪ Going, blowing, blowing, baby, mama, huntin' through my home ♪ ♪ Well, I woke up this morning, my woman, my woman was gone ♪ (guitar music) (guitar music) ♪ Some people tell me walkin' blues ain't bad ♪ ♪ The worst I'm feelin' I ever had ♪ ♪ People tell me my woman mama walkin' blues ain't bad ♪ ♪ It's the worst I'm feelin' the worst I ever had ♪ ♪ Walk up this morning, gonna ride the blend ♪ ♪ I feel mistreated, I don't mind down ♪ ♪ Walk this morning, baby, gonna ride the blend ♪ ♪ Well, I feel mistreated, I don't mind, I don't mind down ♪ (guitar music) ♪ Walk up this morning, look for my shoes ♪ ♪ Well, I got them all walkin' blues ♪ ♪ Walk this morning, baby, mama, look for my shoes ♪ ♪ Well, I got them all walkin' blues ♪ (guitar music) (guitar music) (guitar music) (guitar music) ♪ I had to reach in my own closet and find me a pair of shoes ♪ ♪ And reach in my own closet and find me a pair of shoes ♪ (guitar music) ♪ You know these walkin' shoes I got ♪ ♪ I'm gonna carry me away from you ♪ ♪ Give another metropolis of fame ♪ ♪ And every day it seems to say ♪ ♪ Give another metropolis of fame now ♪ ♪ And every day it seems to say ♪ ♪ You know these walkin' shoes I got ♪ ♪ I'm gonna carry me away from you ♪ (guitar music) ♪ You know these walkin' shoes I got ♪ (guitar music) ♪ You know these walkin' shoes I got ♪ (guitar music) (guitar music) ♪ I'm gonna slip one on his left foot ♪ ♪ And the other on my right foot ♪ ♪ I'm gonna slip one on his left foot ♪ ♪ And the other on my right foot ♪ ♪ You know these walkin' shoes I got ♪ ♪ I'm gonna carry me away from you ♪ ♪ I had to reach in my old closet ♪ ♪ And find me a pair of shoes ♪ ♪ I had to reach in my old closet ♪ ♪ And find me those old walkin' shoes ♪ ♪ You know these walkin' shoes I got ♪ ♪ I'm gonna carry me away from you ♪ He said Kenny's sack and 50/60 locks. With walkin' shoes from his like I do album came out last year. Been a while since I played anything from that. And before that martial Lawrence with walkin' blues from his brand new album blues intervention. It's mostly originals but with a few covers like that one which I thought was a refreshingly different take on Robert Johnson. And I'll be coming back to that one. Well talking about new versions of old songs. This is Egypt with Viola Lee Blues. Alright. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Gonna fasten up my windows, yeah ♪ ♪ 'Til I can laugh at the northern winds ♪ ♪ Gonna fasten up my windows, yeah ♪ ♪ 'Til I can laugh at the northern winds ♪ ♪ You get up and you get from me ♪ ♪ And I got to let you in ♪ ♪ I would throw up my umbrella ♪ ♪ Oh, it will never catch me here ♪ ♪ I would throw up my umbrella ♪ ♪ There ain't one never catch me here ♪ ♪ It's just now that you're out there ♪ ♪ There's no where I may appear ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A hundred roots from Bullfrog Brown is currently touring with Eric Gebhardt. And that's a CD single that's put out. It's called Redecoration Day. And before that, Egypt with Viola Lee Blues from the album Blues Kerasene, which is just about to be released. There are three guys, all of whom played with Tony McPhee's band The Groundhose at one time or another. And the song is the Noah Lewis song. He used to play two harmonica's at once. One with his mouth and one with his nose. I suppose everybody has to have a gimmick. Somebody making their debut on the show now is the Stacey Jones band Lost but Not Found. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Love can be gentle ♪ And love can be poor ♪ A long time, love can be poor ♪ And the winding road ♪ And there ain't no way of knowing Yeah! ♪ What we'll go around ♪ What is dear can the Lord ♪ No door is found ♪ Yeah! ♪ What is dear can the Lord ♪ No door is found ♪ Yeah! ♪ Oh, what is dear can the Lord ♪ No door is found ♪ ♪ ♪ Stacey Jones Band lost but not found. It's from the brand new old and long time coming. And I have my good friend Boogie King Steve from KLVM to thank for that one. Stacey's quite a talented thing. She blows a mean harmonica as well. And I'll be coming back to this album. Okay, back in time a bit now. This is Elijah Jones. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I was just standing in the majesty shop. ♪ One in what train? Boy, it must have arrived. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I got to raise those new days. I got to box cars on the running line. ♪ I got to raise those new days. I got to box cars on the running line. ♪ ♪ Boy, I'm knocking on a cheapo card. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You used to mean black snakes. ♪ Been sucking my rhinostome. ♪ I woke up this morning, darling. You sure wouldn't give me. ♪ I was setting on my back door. ♪ Waiting for my babe to come. ♪ ♪ I was setting on my back door. ♪ Waiting for my baby to come. ♪ Don't seem like nobody. Nobody come to help me now. ♪ You doesn't mean black snakes. You don't mean one man no good. ♪ You don't mean one man no good. ♪ There's all red, black, brown. Some dare will come to help you some. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ All right then. You doesn't mean black snakes. ♪ You don't mean yourself no good. ♪ You don't mean black snakes. You don't mean yourself no good. ♪ Well, that's all right, babe. I'll be the same way if I could. ♪ Pete McKinley and Black Snake Blues recorded in Street of Fort Louisiana in March 1952. And before that, Elijah Jones with Katie Fly recorded in Aurora, Illinois in March 1938. Well, a few weeks ago, I played Curtis Carl Godows, a brilliant track, 20 Years of BB King, and I'm going to play another track from that album now. This is my Confessions. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Rob me baby, Rob me slow ♪ ♪ Rob me one time, Before you go I said ♪ ♪ Rob me darling ♪ ♪ Where rock me slow ♪ ♪ I said ♪ ♪ Rob me darling ♪ ♪ One time, Before you go ♪ ♪ Treat me right mama ♪ ♪ Run your fingers to my head ♪ ♪ You know I'm young and tender ♪ ♪ Gonna treat me with hair ♪ ♪ Well now rock me darling ♪ ♪ Whoa rock me slow ♪ ♪ ♪ Well now rock me darling ♪ ♪ One time, Before you go ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Take me baby, To your part poster bed ♪ ♪ Well rock me darling ♪ ♪ Till my face turned cherry red ♪ ♪ But now rock me darling ♪ ♪ Whoa rock me slow ♪ ♪ Well now rock me darling ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ So come on over to my place girl and treat me nice and kind ♪ ♪ You're always there but it's not enough ♪ ♪ Just to help you on my mind, mind, mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Samuel James with Rosa's Sweet Little Love Song. It's last all for Rosa, Maeve and Noreen. And it's been a while since I played anything from that lovely album. And before that, Davey Graham with Rock Me Baby. It's used all the most influential guitarists to the British folk movement. But it's interested a lot broader as the title of this album suggests. It's called Folk, Blues and Beyond. Great stuff. Well, I'm running out of time a bit now. Let's squeeze this one in. This is Charles Avery, Dearborn Street Breakdown. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Mm-hmm, lovely. Charles Avery and Dearborn Street Breakdown recorded for Paramount's in Chicago in October 1929. And he recorded 63rd Street Stomp for Vocalium the following year, but it was never issued. So Dearborn Street Breakdown was the only track of his ever issued. Strange, but they had a practice in those days of putting somebody different on the other side of the record. I've got 78s with different people on both sides. And I think on the back of Dearborn Street was a mead looks Lewis track. Well, there's been nothing but the blues with me, Cliff. And the website is www.nothingbuttheblues.co.uk. And there you'll find the playlist with links to artists, links to interviews, previous shows, and all that stuff. And you can email me, Cliff@nothingbuttheblues.co.uk, especially if you've got a surefire cure for a cough. I'd love to hear from you. Well, leaving today with Eddie Taylor, steady Eddie, the power behind many of Jimmy Reed's records. This is from 1956 on the VGA label. This is Big Town Playboy. Thanks for listening. Hope you'll join me again next week for another hour of Nothing But the Blues. Two minutes morning, by myself a John. He says, "You're fine." "I was okay, buddy." "Time to dark on hot, I don't want you to go ahead Eddie." "That's one thing I don't enjoy." "She said everything is okay." "You're nothing but a big town playboy." ♪ ♪ Well, it's this all day, come home late at night. ♪ ♪ Everything I said don't you, don't ain't right, don't you? ♪ ♪ Go ahead Eddie, that's one thing I don't enjoy. ♪ ♪ But everything is right, it's a big town playboy. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Stayed long, baby, never treat me right. ♪ ♪ Oh, you wanna do not anything? ♪ ♪ But it's fine, but you go ahead Eddie. ♪ ♪ That's one thing I don't enjoy. ♪ ♪ She said everything is okay, Eddie. ♪ ♪ You're nothing but a big town playboy. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ After you sound play, all the time. ♪ ♪ See nothing, don't tell me. ♪ ♪ You in a time, but you, nothing but a big boy. ♪ ♪ You can play it down all the time. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Play it's okay, nothing but a big town playboy. ♪ ♪ ♪