Delbert McClinton (Leap Of Faith); Buddy Guy (Show Me The Money); Oscar Woods (Don't Sell It (Don't Give It Away)); Birmingham Jug Band (Giving It Away); L.R. Phoenix & Mr. Mo'Hell (Coat And Hat); Black River Bluesman & Croaking Lizard (Rat Bone); Toni Lynn Washington (Back Water Blues); Blind Lemon Jefferson (Prison Cell Blues); Luke Jordan (Tom Brown Sits In His Prison Cell); Shakura S'Aida (Walk Out That Door); Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps (Easy Come, Easy Go); Leadbelly (In New Orleans); Rory Gallagher (Out On The Western Plain); John Campbell (Ain't Afraid Of Midnight); The Others (The Best Part Of Midnight).
Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #78
[music] [beep] ♪ After my baby put me ♪ ♪ I wouldn't even go outside ♪ ♪ And when my friends tried to fix me up ♪ ♪ I'd crawl up underneath the bed and hide ♪ ♪ I knew I was never gonna change ♪ ♪ I'd look 'til I got my courage up and up to try ♪ ♪ And when I went ahead and spread my wings ♪ ♪ I found out I could find ♪ ♪ Sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith ♪ ♪ Oh yes it is, baby ♪ ♪ Maybe sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith ♪ [music] ♪ I had no way of knowing ♪ ♪ What would come from opera keeps me ♪ ♪ It scared me now just to think about ♪ ♪ The good love I might have lived ♪ ♪ Now we're just trying to find some help ♪ ♪ I was trying to see myself as a survivor ♪ ♪ I had to rise all up from the ashes of love ♪ ♪ And jump back into the fire ♪ ♪ Sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith ♪ ♪ I know you know it, baby ♪ ♪ Maybe sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith ♪ ♪ Sometimes you got to believe before you see the proof ♪ ♪ You can wait 'til that time for a moment of truth ♪ ♪ Sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith ♪ [music] [music] [music] [music] ♪ Sometimes you got to believe before you see the proof ♪ ♪ You can wait 'til that time for a moment of truth ♪ ♪ Sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith ♪ ♪ Sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith ♪ [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] ♪ Show me the money ♪ ♪ Keep it golden ♪ ♪ Don't think about it, then what is it ♪ ♪ How did that cold heart care ♪ (upbeat music) - Yeah, great stuff. Buddy Guy and show me the money. From his latest album, Skin Deep. It's a great album, not only because of Buddy Guy, but there's a couple of tracks with Derek Trucks casting as well, and I really like Derek Trucks, so Buddy Guy changed the song a bit now. This is Oscar Woods with Don't Sell It, Don't Gave It Away. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ It was early one morning, but break a day ♪ ♪ Don't you ever grind, won't you leave me one day ♪ ♪ Hey, one morning, baby, but break a day ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ When she told me not to sell it, I went on to give it away ♪ ♪ I said yes, baby, yes, no baby no ♪ ♪ Yes, baby, yes, no baby no ♪ ♪ I said yes, baby, yes, baby no ♪ ♪ I said no, baby, no ♪ ♪ I sold some jelly, I sure won't sell no more ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I ain't gonna sell an angle, give it away ♪ ♪ Just don't keep it to your judgment day ♪ ♪ And you know you didn't want me, why did you know ♪ ♪ Don't you ever grind little on and on ♪ ♪ You know you didn't want me, baby, why did you still ♪ ♪ I can get more women than a faster drink at home ♪ ♪ And she told me not to sell it, don't you give it away ♪ ♪ Don't you ever grind, won't you leave me one day ♪ ♪ She told me not to sell it, I would always give it away ♪ ♪ Just keep that jelly, until your judgment day ♪ ♪ Keep it until your judgment day and then what you gonna do ♪ ♪ I get it just go on the way there ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I said yes, baby, yes, no baby, no ♪ ♪ Yes, baby, yes, no baby, no ♪ ♪ I said yes, baby, yes, baby, no, baby, no ♪ ♪ I've got a brand new girl that I don't want you no more ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ They woke them on about a break of fear ♪ ♪ I hope just the way you don't really stand with me ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Little Tuesday, they hand them up ♪ ♪ They get good, but just the same day ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, night down, she knows when we start to shake it ♪ ♪ It's too tight, simply can't work ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, did you just say did you have to see ♪ ♪ My woman ain't gonna know when she's scared of me ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Silly niggles and niggles and the diamonds ♪ ♪ I've got a hot foot, chillin' ain't now and much ♪ ♪ She gon' care if we're free ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ My mama got a real book, I've got soap ♪ ♪ I've got the whiskey in book, I've got soap ♪ ♪ This can't work ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ We come over here, it was so cool ♪ ♪ One nature, one nature, those just can't work ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Tell the rules to go and the hand won't brown ♪ ♪ I ain't see my woman, so you just don't you care when ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (clears throat) The Birmingham joke band was giving us away. Recorded in Atlanta in December, 1930. But the members of the band are completely unknown. We have no idea who any of them are. And before that, Oscar Woods with Don't Sell It, Don't Give It Away, recorded in New Orleans in March, 1936. Well, from the '30s, I'm coming right up to modern times and modern styles as well. This is L.R. Phoenix and Mr. Mohull, coat and hat. (howls) (howls) (howls) (upbeat music) ♪ I'm all alone ♪ ♪ Got a place to go ♪ ♪ I'm all alone ♪ ♪ Got a place to go ♪ ♪ Got someone new ♪ ♪ Need me no more ♪ ♪ Give my suitcase ♪ ♪ Gather up my clothes ♪ ♪ Give my suitcase ♪ ♪ Gather up my clothes ♪ ♪ Where I'm going only long long ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Where I'm going only long long ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ All I got me is ♪ ♪ No coat and hat ♪ ♪ All I got me is ♪ ♪ No coat and hat ♪ ♪ Oh we got nowhere I'm back ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Here you are ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ That walks behind the road yard ♪ ♪ Down the tight, wide and high ground ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Oh oh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Oh oh ooh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Oh oh ooh ooh ooh ♪ ♪ Oh oh ooh ooh ooh ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ That walks behind the green road ♪ ♪ Too hard to make a job go ♪ (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) ♪ That walks behind the door ♪ ♪ Yeah I heard ♪ ♪ Don't let go in my door ♪ ♪ Rollin' up in the top door ♪ ♪ Hold it full, hold it full ♪ ♪ Red ball, red ball ♪ ♪ Red ball, red ball ♪ ♪ Red ball, red ball ♪ ♪ Red ball, red ball ♪ That was the Black River Bluesman and the Crow King Lizard, what would you believe, with the red boom? It's the title track from the 2008 album, and the Black River Bluesman is a guy called Yuka Uhola, they're from Finland. Before that, you heard Al R. Phoenix and Mr. Mohill with coat and hat from their rekt album, which came out last year. Lee Phoenix did a session for Dave Raven recently. He's British, but now based in Finland, and so that's what links those two tracks. Well, change of style again now. This next lady is known as Boston's Queen of the Blues. This is Tony Lynn Washington and Backwater Blues. (soft guitar music) ♪ When it rains five days ♪ ♪ And the skies turn dark as night ♪ ♪ Yes, when it rains five days ♪ ♪ And the skies turn dark as night ♪ ♪ You know there's trouble ♪ ♪ Down in the lowland ♪ ♪ And everything ain't right ♪ (soft guitar music) ♪ I woke up this morning ♪ ♪ I couldn't even get out of my door ♪ ♪ I woke up, I woke up this morning ♪ ♪ I couldn't even get out of my door ♪ ♪ There was enough trouble to make a poor girl ♪ ♪ Wonder where she ought to go ♪ ♪ And they're on a little boat ♪ ♪ They're about a half way across the pond ♪ ♪ Yeah, stay with a little boat ♪ ♪ Just about a half way across the pond ♪ ♪ I caught up all of my colons ♪ ♪ They're on me and they rode me right along ♪ ♪ When it's on us and lightning ♪ ♪ Long in the wind begins to rise ♪ ♪ When it's on us and lightning ♪ ♪ Long in the wind begins to rise ♪ ♪ I can't help but think about all those people ♪ ♪ That ain't got nowhere to go ♪ (jazzy music) (jazzy music) (jazzy music) (jazzy music) (jazzy music) ♪ And I went ♪ ♪ And I stood ♪ ♪ On a high, oh, on some hill ♪ ♪ Yes, I went and stood ♪ ♪ On a high, oh, on some hill ♪ ♪ I looked out with tears in my arms ♪ ♪ On my house where I used to live ♪ ♪ That's why the blues done ♪ ♪ Hose me ♪ ♪ Hose me to pack my ♪ ♪ Things that go ♪ ♪ Yes, that's why the blues ♪ ♪ The blues done caused me ♪ ♪ Hose me to pack my ♪ ♪ Things that go ♪ ♪ My house done fell down ♪ ♪ And I ♪ ♪ I can't live there no more ♪ ♪ Won't somebody ♪ ♪ Won't somebody ♪ ♪ Tell me where to go ♪ ♪ Can't you see I'm tired ♪ ♪ I don't wanna ♪ ♪ I don't feel like moving no more ♪ ♪ If I get my nerve ♪ ♪ If I get my nerve settle down ♪ ♪ I'll be all lucky ♪ ♪ So and so ♪ ♪ Oh, yes, yes ♪ Tony Lynn Washington with Backwater Blues. Really nice from her 2003 album, Been So Long. And it's a song that Bessie Smith recorded, but I don't know if Bessie's was the first version. Again, back to Bessie's ear and how. This is Blind Lemon Jefferson. ♪ ♪ It's all a sleeving news ♪ ♪ And I lost myself ♪ ♪ But I wouldn't have been happy ♪ ♪ And I've been funny ♪ ♪ They wicked night and just can't eat up fine ♪ ♪ Used to be my right of a to just more please be right ♪ ♪ I'd have been a champion and I'd probably fall ♪ ♪ That a man's all started and he won my clothes ♪ ♪ I'll get tired of sleeping in him ♪ ♪ But I lost myself ♪ ♪ That I wouldn't have been happy ♪ ♪ And I've been funny ♪ ♪ I ask the government not some days of my time ♪ ♪ When I'm scared I'll fight to learn my mind ♪ ♪ I wrote to them the least I'd be alone ♪ ♪ Does it get no as I know it ain't more you? ♪ ♪ I'll get tired of sleeping in him ♪ ♪ But I lost myself ♪ ♪ That I wouldn't have been happy ♪ ♪ And I've been funny ♪ ♪ I hate to turn to and find my right of hope ♪ ♪ Walked across my floor, bloody ha-mo ♪ ♪ But I would have been happy ♪ ♪ And I've been funny ♪ ♪ I'll get tired of sleeping in his morning ♪ ♪ I lost myself ♪ ♪ Tom Brown said in his prison cell ♪ ♪ Could not set outside ♪ ♪ Or pay his little fine to raise it he had tried ♪ ♪ Was out with the minister too ♪ ♪ For caught up in a fight ♪ ♪ He'd tell a grandbaby ♪ ♪ For some coin on Saturday night ♪ ♪ On Sunday, on Monday ♪ ♪ For Tom he had the blues ♪ ♪ To double his trouble ♪ ♪ Have his baby would refuse ♪ ♪ But the next day just that noon time ♪ ♪ Was singing songs in good time ♪ ♪ I've got more money now ♪ ♪ Than I really know how to use ♪ ♪ I've just received a telegram from baby ♪ ♪ Answer to the one she got from me ♪ ♪ I found she was our most obliging lady ♪ ♪ Just that I expected her to be ♪ ♪ I knew my baby would not disappoint me ♪ ♪ I never gave her a cost to turn me down ♪ ♪ She'll wife and that's the role of 20 ♪ ♪ Boys I know that is a planet ♪ ♪ For to take me back to town ♪ ♪ It turned Tom loose but first ♪ ♪ He spent his bankroll just in half ♪ ♪ He roamed around the jail ♪ ♪ To give the other boys a laugh ♪ ♪ He said it's very wrong y'all ♪ ♪ To get in such a scrape ♪ ♪ Unless you have a baby ♪ ♪ To help make your escape ♪ ♪ I've got one ♪ ♪ She's not one ♪ ♪ A girl that least bit slow ♪ ♪ To save me ♪ ♪ She gave me this little goal of dough ♪ ♪ So to train you back to the right time ♪ ♪ I'll be back home at noon time ♪ ♪ 'Cause by my boys I'm sorry ♪ ♪ I really have got no goals ♪ ♪ I've just received a curly gram from baby ♪ ♪ Answer to they one she got for me ♪ ♪ I found she was almost obliged in late days ♪ ♪ Yes, that I'd expected her to be ♪ ♪ I knew my baby would not just support me ♪ ♪ I never gave her a cause to turn me down ♪ ♪ She's wife and that's as old as 20 ♪ ♪ Boys I know that is a planet ♪ ♪ For I take me back to town ♪ - Well, two very different styles there. That was Luke Jordan with Tom Brown sits in his prison cell. Recorded in New York in November, 1929 at what was his last recording session. And before that, Flying Lament Jefferson with prison cell blues recorded in Chicago in February, 1928. Well, from the '20s right back up to date now with a lady called Shakura Syeda. (upbeat music) ♪ Walk out that door ♪ ♪ You'll never see me again ♪ ♪ Walk out that door ♪ ♪ And this will all come to an end ♪ ♪ So even though you know ♪ ♪ It's the wrong thing to do ♪ ♪ Walk out that door ♪ ♪ I know we fight ♪ ♪ You say we just don't get along ♪ ♪ But deep inside you know ♪ ♪ I'm the girl in your song, but go ahead ♪ ♪ Do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ And walk out that door ♪ ♪ But baby, whatever else you gonna do ♪ ♪ Please don't walk out that door ♪ ♪ Walk out that door ♪ ♪ I'm not letting you back in ♪ ♪ Walk out that door ♪ ♪ And this will all be gone my friend ♪ ♪ So even though you know ♪ ♪ It's the wrong thing to do ♪ ♪ Walk out that door ♪ ♪ You tell me you don't love me ♪ ♪ Your eyes tell me the truth ♪ ♪ Can't lie about the way you feel ♪ ♪ Oh no, there ain't no use but go ahead ♪ ♪ Do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ And walk out that door ♪ ♪ But baby, whatever else you gonna do ♪ ♪ Please don't walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't promise me forever and don't cross your heart ♪ ♪ Deep inside you know ♪ ♪ We ain't never gonna be apart but go ahead ♪ ♪ Do what you wanna do ♪ ♪ And walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ But baby, whatever else you gonna do ♪ ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Say baby, whatever else you gonna do ♪ ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Say baby, whatever else you gonna do ♪ ♪ Oh baby, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Lord, baby ♪ ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ ♪ Don't you walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Can't you see me crying ♪ ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, I'm begging you please ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Send me down down all my knees ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Don't walk out that door ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ New hat ♪ ♪ New shoes ♪ ♪ Random dress ♪ ♪ I got a new attitude ♪ ♪ Got a pocket full of money ♪ ♪ I'm made of laying down ♪ ♪ Watch everybody ♪ ♪ I'm downtown ♪ ♪ Back ♪ ♪ That's right ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I'm easy come ♪ ♪ Easy come ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Think I walked through the old neighborhood ♪ ♪ Say hi to some friends ♪ ♪ Better ask me how I'm going ♪ ♪ Where I've been ♪ ♪ I've been down ♪ ♪ I'm filled out of mood ♪ ♪ They're hanging out of the lake ♪ ♪ Showed down in the cafe ♪ ♪ That's right ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Easy come ♪ ♪ Easy come ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Easy come ♪ Easy girl, I can move anywhere that the wind can move That's right, yeah, easy girl, easy girl, oh yeah [music] Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [music] One day you're riding high, you're sitting on top Next thing you know you're on the bottom, lookin' up, lookin' up Oh, mother, I'm sometimes bored, it can all slip through your fingers I've been there I know, and that's right [music] Easy girl, easy girl, oh yeah Easy girl, yeah, easy girl I can move anywhere that the wind can move That's right, yeah, easy girl, oh yeah Easy girl, yeah, yeah, I can move anywhere that the wind can move That's right, yeah, that's right Easy girl, easy girl, oh yeah, easy girl Easy girl, yeah, easy girl, oh yeah Easy girl, yeah, easy girl, oh yeah Easy girl, yeah, easy girl, oh yeah That's right, yeah, yeah, that's right [music] Easy girl, easy girl, oh yeah Easy girl, yeah, yeah, yeah [music] Oh yeah, Theresa James and the Rhythm Trumps with Easy Come Easy Go From her 2004 album, Oh Yeah And before that Shakurra Syeda with Walk Out That Door From her brand new album, Brown Sugar, I think I played a track a couple of weeks ago When people send in a list of requests, Rory Gallagher's often on the list And I don't think I've ever played anything by him So track from Rory, but first something from Vlad Billy [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] Rory Gallagher, out on the Western plane, lovely stuff. From his 1975 album, Against the Grain, his take on a lead belly song, obviously. And went to see his grave stone in Ireland a couple of years ago. It's an amazing headstone. Everything else in the cemetery is sort of standard black marble. Rory's looks like rays of stone coming out of the ground. Stounding. People have left little tributes next to it. Little sort of plectrum scarves. All sorts of things. Nice to see. Sorry we lost him though. And before Rory led Billy himself within New Orleans, recorded in New York in February 1944. And obviously one of the variants on House of the Rising Sun. Well, the next guy is a tragic case. John Campbell was started playing music as a teenager and got sort of sidetracked into drag racing and had a horrendous accident nearly killed himself drag racing. And while he was recovering towards himself guitar and made a couple of albums and then had a heart attack, sadly. But from his howling mercy album, this is John Campbell and Ain't Afraid of Midnight. [MUSIC PLAYING] I taught the hell how to sit. Cheating, Satan playing cards. I taught the hell how to sit. Cheating, Satan playing cards. I pulled a knife for the devil when he danced my heart. Well, I teased Egyptian cool bricks after the new fight. Well, they lunged the hips, but they suffered things twice. One looking man. He recalls it fright. Rough and tumble stitches and scars. Whenever I rumble it's no holds, but I hate Afraid of Midnight. Well, I ain't Afraid of Midnight. I'll dance in that graveyard. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] I pulled stitches and scars. Whenever I rumble it's no holds, but I hate Afraid of Midnight. Well, I ain't Afraid of Midnight. I'll dance in that graveyard. I ain't Afraid of Midnight. I ain't Afraid of Midnight. I know she looks no more good. I'll dance in that graveyard. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] Amazing intensity of that. John Campbell ain't Afraid of Midnight. As I say from his 1993 album, Howling Mercy. He only had one other official album out called One Believer, but I've seen one mentioned on the web called Tyler Texas Session, but it doesn't seem to be available anywhere. Well, this has been Nothing But the Blues, The Meatcliff, and the website is www.nothingbuttheblues.co.uk, and there you'll find a playlist, links to interviews, links to artists, all the usual stuff, and you can email me, cliff@nothingbuttheblues.co.uk. Well, it's a very active blues scene in Australia, and it's an Australian band that I'm finishing with today. The band are called The Others, and it's from their independently released album that Devil Made Me Do It. The track is the best part of Midnight. Thanks for listening. Hope you'll join me again next week for another hour of Nothing But the Blues. 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