Michael Hill's Blues Mob (Young Folks' Blues); Homemade Jamz Blues Band (Rumors); Jay Gaunt (Don't Get Me Started); Spark Plug Smith (Vampire Woman); Tallahassee Tight (Tallahassee Women); Thorbjørn Risager (Let's Go Down); Barbecue Bob (Spider And The Fly); Johnny Shines Blues Band (Black Spider Blues); The Untouchables (Till The Money Runs Out); Greg Nagy (You Can Love Yourself); Tommy Lee Thompson (Highway 80 Blues); Son Bonds (80 Highway Blues); Matt Schofield (Betting Man); Richard 'Hacksaw' Harney (Oh Red); Sean Costello (All Your Love (I Miss Loving)).
Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #74
[MUSIC] [MUSIC] It used to be the grown ups who played the blues. It told me like you gotta pay a whole lot of dues, but it's a new one. And now the children play. [MUSIC] They see hold the rock and roll and play young folks blues today. [MUSIC] The latest little guy is rolling and tumbling. Say he sings like whoa, plays like you, but some look, he's a mother. And Bond is the first to agree. [MUSIC] He's got the blues so fast, and wonder if he'll live through puberty. [MUSIC] Young folks blues. They're playing young folks blues. I'll stop my son when he's free. He'll pay his dues on MTV. Young folks blues taking. [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] [MUSIC] I heard about a girl. Child is pushing eight. Say he sings like Coco Taylor, plays like Bonnie Rae. You hear her trouble. And every word you sing. [MUSIC] She knows a lot about love. A girl who hasn't had a first play. [MUSIC] We give a kid to the young folks, spreading the news. Paying their respects to her heroes of the blues. They reach new people. They may help the blues to thrive. [MUSIC] And maybe someday our heroes will get paid while they're alive. Yes, they will. Young folks blues. I'm down with young folks blues. I'll stop my son when he's free. He'll pay his dues on MTV. Young folks blues taking. Young folks blues. Young folks blues. That a girl is an animal. I'm down with young folks blues. [MUSIC] Welcome to Nothing but the Blues Me Cliff. That was Michael Hill's Blues mob getting us off with young folks blues. Great lyrics. I saw him live many years ago. Great act as well. It's from his 1998 album New York State of Blues. Well, let's hear some of those young folks blues. [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] Don't give me going babe. You know that ain't nice. Don't give me going babe. You know that ain't nice. I know I told you once. I'm never gonna say these times. I told you to go. [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] That was somebody who went by the name of Tallahassee Tied with Tallahassee women recorded in New York in January 1934. And his real name was Louis or Louis, I suppose, Louis Washington, and he recorded spirituals under his own real name, but recorded the blues as Tallahassee Tied. A bit like Josh White, I suppose, he recorded his early spirituals as Joshua White and his early blues as Pinewood Tom. And before that spark plug Smith with vampire women, vampire woman, sorry, recorded in New York in January 1933. I couldn't find any record of his real name, but I did find a note somewhere that apparently he took his name from a race horse rather than the car part. Very interesting. Okay, let's come right up to date now. This is a guy called Thor Bjorn Ristiger with Let's Go Down. [MUSIC] I'm just lying here, my butt is flat out on the floor. [MUSIC] I might sit a way down, but you keep a light from shining through. [MUSIC] I got nowhere, I'd rather be right here right now. [MUSIC] Ain't gonna let me see, step inside my room. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] It's time to be leaving. I got my suitcase packed. [MUSIC] I'm just trying to keep moving, trying to keep from sinking down. [MUSIC] I'm down on the good luck, buddy. Blue, yeah, killing me. [MUSIC] I'm tired of rolling me running from my head down to my shoe. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. I'm just lying here. A mumble is flat on the floor. [MUSIC] My sheets are way down to keep the light from shining through. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [MUSIC] Oh, let's go down. [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] Johnny Shine's blues band with black spider blues recorded in Chicago in 1965 with big Walter Horton on harmonica, great stuff. And if you want to read a true story of paying you Jews in the blues, read Johnny Shine's story. It's an amazing story and ultimately tragic as you might gather. Before that barbecue bob with spider on the fly, Robert Hicks to give him his real name, recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in April 1930. And I'm playing it from the complete works volume three. If you keep an eye on the document records, a website or even better get put on their mailing list, they often have sales. And I picked that one up really cheap. It was something like £3 or something. So I'm not sure what that is in dollars these days, but document records do all the old stuff. Lots of things sort of complete chronological recordings. And that was barbecue bob volume three. I'll have to get the two volumes at some stage. Okay, British based pen now the untouchables. This is till the money runs out. ♪ ♪ She only tells you things that you think you want to hear ♪ ♪ The way she tells her makes you think she's sincere ♪ ♪ But what she didn't say is what you all know ♪ ♪ When you don't have the bucks she'll up and go ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What's life was easy I had dollars I could put ♪ ♪ I was a mean man with friends at every turn ♪ ♪ But what it's see 'cause they never let it show ♪ ♪ When you don't have the bucks they'll up and go ♪ ♪ They like it ♪ ♪ Until the money runs out, they'll never keep 'em ♪ ♪ If you ain't got that cloud of love they love ya ♪ ♪ Until the money runs out, they'll wear their love ♪ ♪ They'll set you fair up without cost ♪ ♪ They only love you till the money runs out ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You can love your shell ♪ ♪ Every time I meet a lady ♪ ♪ You know I wanna try to get to know ♪ ♪ Even if she's too tall or I'm too small ♪ ♪ She's rich and I'm poor ♪ ♪ So I call my old friend Hazelmay ♪ ♪ I asked her out for a little date ♪ ♪ She said I'm married now boy ♪ ♪ And I got three little kids ♪ ♪ You're just a little too pretty ♪ ♪ Well if nobody loves you ♪ ♪ And you feel like you're still an empty shell ♪ ♪ Just remember ♪ ♪ You can love your shell ♪ ♪ Well if nobody loves you ♪ ♪ And you'll feel like you're still an empty shell ♪ ♪ Remember ♪ ♪ You can love your shell ♪ ♪ You can love your shell ♪ ♪ You can love your shell ♪ - Greg Nagy with You Can Love Yourself. From his solo album, Walk the Fine Thin Line, which came up last year. He's also the guitarist with Root Doctor who refined band. And before that, The Untouchables with Til the Money Runs Out. The album is close to Howling and they mostly do covers of classic Chicago blues, but that's one of the originals on the album. I think I played a track a couple of weeks ago. Right, let's hit the highway now, specifically Highway 80. (upbeat music) ♪ ♪ I went down easy highway ♪ ♪ I went down in my microphone ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I went down easy highway ♪ ♪ I went down in my microphone ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You know I was starving and it was raining ♪ ♪ I'm just gonna hardly see the road ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I was done in my level ♪ ♪ All up and down the road ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I was done in my level ♪ ♪ All up and down the road ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I said Lord, have mercy ♪ ♪ Please say my wicked soul ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Mr. Highway, man ♪ ♪ Please don't you block the door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Mr. Highway, man ♪ ♪ Please don't you block the door ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You know I'm radishing up for one hundred ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Showed of my moves that I gotta go ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Lord that lady highway ♪ ♪ You know it goes easy and well ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Lord that lady highway ♪ ♪ You know it goes easy and well ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You know I'm gonna find my baby ♪ ♪ You know she's way out in the wind ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Goodbye baby ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ In a long and high way that I know ♪ ♪ Right in our way from Frisco, Texas ♪ ♪ We're going to glacial that other watercoam ♪ ♪ The cherry bell will begin to tone ♪ ♪ Yeah, some other good gal is gone ♪ ♪ The cherry bell will begin to tone ♪ ♪ Yeah, some other good gal is gone ♪ ♪ You know I would hate it so bad ♪ ♪ But that 80 high way is so long ♪ ♪ The women's wasn't all I could wish you good men ♪ ♪ When you know you don't do right yourself ♪ ♪ You know I'm going to look for you at night ♪ ♪ We're down on 80 high way with someone else ♪ ♪ Yeah, some other good gal is gone ♪ ♪ You know I'm going to look for you at night ♪ ♪ We're down on 80 high way with someone else ♪ ♪ Yeah, some other good gal is gone ♪ ♪ I'm going to carve out 45 ♪ ♪ Yeah, since you get in trouble ♪ ♪ I'm going to carve out 45 ♪ ♪ Baby, now you just open up my chibro ♪ ♪ And you'll see why my gal is gone ♪ ♪ Yeah, some bonds with 80 high way blues ♪ ♪ Some bonds with 80 high way blues ♪ ♪ Recorded in Chicago in September 1941 ♪ ♪ With sleepy John Esther's also on guitar ♪ ♪ And before that, not 80 high way blues ♪ ♪ But high way 80 blues ♪ ♪ Recorded by Tommy Lee Thompson in Jackson, Mississippi ♪ ♪ In 1953 ♪ ♪ Well, let's come rise up to date now ♪ ♪ Or in fact, last year, this is Matt Schofield ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Take a bunch of answers ♪ ♪ With what's coming next ♪ ♪ I've get no free ride ♪ ♪ I've been doing my best ♪ ♪ I've used to similar ♪ ♪ For taking my share ♪ ♪ I'm winning a hand and going somewhere ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I watch your foot say ♪ ♪ Of luck on my side ♪ ♪ Hats, tails, and aces ♪ ♪ Have a rollin' stickin' ♪ ♪ It took me a while to wake up to the fact ♪ ♪ I found my luck in you and that was down lookin' bad ♪ ♪ I was a better man for the longest time ♪ ♪ Now I'm a better man with you by my side ♪ ♪ I was a better man through and through ♪ ♪ Now I'm a better man for the longest time ♪ (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) (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I was a better man for the longest time ♪ ♪ Now I'm a better man with you by my side ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I was a better man through and through ♪ ♪ Now I'm a better man for the longest time ♪ (upbeat guitar music) (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Now you won't find me with a wide rabbit's food ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I fall each clover ♪ ♪ A little time's for love ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I won't be needed ♪ ♪ My star's at home ♪ ♪ All the luck that I need is a girl out ♪ ♪ I was a better man for the longest time ♪ ♪ Now I'm a better man with you by my side ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I was a better man through and through ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Now I'm a better man for the longest time ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ I was a better man for the longest time ♪ (upbeat guitar music) ♪ Now I'm a better man with you in my life ♪ (upbeat guitar music) I was a better man through and through Now I'm a better man for love again I was a better man [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Matt Schofield, a betting man from his great album, "Heads, Tails, and Aces" from last year and it's the track that gives the album its title, uses those lyrics in the track Well last week I played Pearl Dixon's "Little Rock Blues" and I mentioned that the guitarist or one of the guitarists was a guy called Richard Haxle "Harnie" and I said I dig his album out This is him solo from the album "Sweet Man" [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Richard Haxle "Harnie" with "Oh Red" from the album "Sweet Man" which came out in 1996, suddenly he'd passed away in 1973. Well this has been "Nothing But the Blues" with MeCliff and the website is www.nothingputtheblues.co.uk There you'll find the playlist with links to interviews, links to the previous shows, all the stuff that you'd expect And you can email me cliff@nothingputtheblues.co.uk And I'm leaving you today with Sean Costello and you may not have heard this track, it's "All Your Love, I Miss Loving" It was recorded live in 2000 and previously on an issue, but it now appears on the retrospective album "Sean's Blues" And parts of the royalties are going to the Sean Costello Memorial Fund for Bipolar Research. So if you haven't already bought it, rush out and buy it. Sean Costello and "All Your Love" Thanks for listening, hope you'll join me again next week for another hour of "Nothing But the Blues". [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] (audience clapping)