Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #66
Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson (Christmas Date Boogie); Lowell Fulson (Lonesome Christmas (Part 1)); Smokey Hogg (My Christmas Baby); Blind Lemon Jefferson (Christmas Eve Blues); Victoria Spivey (Christmas Morning Blues); B.B. King (Christmas Celebration); Albert King (Be On Your Merry Way); Freddie King (Christmas Tears); Sonny Boy Williamson (Christmas Morning Blues); Sonny Boy Williamson II (Sonny Boy's Christmas Blues); Michael Burks (Christmas Snow); Son Seals (Lonesome Christmas); Elzadie Robinson (The Santa Claus Crave); Alphabetical Four (Go Where I Send Thee); Kenny Neal (Christmas Time In The Country); Lonnie Brooks (Christmas On The Bayou); Tinsley Ellis (Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin').
(upbeat music) ♪ Every day's Christmas ♪ ♪ I ain't got a thing to do ♪ ♪ Every day's Christmas ♪ ♪ I ain't got a thing to do ♪ ♪ And all my time making everything up to you ♪ ♪ You're every baby as sweet as you can be ♪ ♪ You're every baby as sweet as you can be ♪ ♪ I pray every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ You're every night that one of these days you belong to me ♪ ♪ Once in a while call me up and I'm dying ♪ I'll come to nothing but the blues and me, Cliff. And it's a Christmas special since it's going out on the last Saturday before Christmas. But it's still blues, don't worry. And that was Big Joe Turner and Pete Johnson getting us off with Christmas Date Boogie recorded in Los Angeles in June 1948. And I've just noticed, coincidentally, the first three tracks are all recorded in LA. This next one's Lowell Fullston. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If you be my sending call, treat me like my mom and father did. ♪ Yeah, be my sending call, Peter. ♪ Treat me like my mom and father did. ♪ You'd be nice to me, woman like me. ♪ When I wasn't I, you'd care. ♪ Mm-hmm, smoky hog with my Christmas baby. Well, everybody's been getting in on the Christmas act right since the early 20s, so let's have some blind lemon Jefferson. This is him with Christmas Eve blues. Oh, mama. This is not to be a hardware. Look how it's known. Maybe it won't be any more. ♪ I'd have to say before Christmas. Mama wants to yell at me more. ♪ I'd say that's to say before Christmas. Mama wants to yell at me more. ♪ Have you taken me back, baby? I'll get you in a bag, you mean. ♪ Ahhh! Have a good time. Better to give me just one more. ♪ Ahhh! Good job. Better give me just one more. ♪ I won't say you say I'm loving like you have no more peace before. ♪ I'd love to be wrong. I'd love to tell you how you'd be. ♪ I'd love to tell you how you'd be. ♪ That's to say before Christmas. Mama, please come back to me. ♪ Mama wants to be down. Oh, this is for me. ♪ Mama wants to be down. This is for me. ♪ I got about you, sir, hot, and when am I home? Oh, please. ♪ That's a day we focused on. Let me bring your promise tonight. ♪ That's a day we focused on. Let me bring me your promise tonight. ♪ I'm gonna be your sandy soul, even come on with your day's life. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ 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