Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #60
Muddy Waters (The Blues Had A Baby And They Named It Rock And Roll (#2)); T-Model Ford (Sail On); Mia Vermillion (I'm Goint To Copyright Your Kisses); Donna Greene and The Roadhouse Daddies (Comes Love); Richard Ray Farrell (Let's Get Drunk Again); Lonnie Johnson (Fine Booze And Heavy Dues); Jimmy 'Duck' Holmes (Someday Baby); Schoolboy Cleve (Strange Letter Blues); Sean Taylor (Hard Time Killing Floor Blues); The R+B Bombers (Bad Behavior); Jay Gaunt (Queen Of The Tenderloin); Clifford Gibson (Sneaky Groundhog); Sonny Boy Williamson II (Fattening Frogs For Snakes); Mike Zito (39 Days); Lonnie Brooks (Two Headed Man); Shemekia Copeland (Born A Penny).
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That was Muddy Waters getting us off with, the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll. Number two, I'm not sure where number one was, but that was from his 1977 album, "Hard Again." Well, Muddy had a song called "Honeybee" and you might think this next track bears a certain resemblance. It's "T Model Forward" and "Sailon." (upbeat rock music) ♪ Oh, sales off ♪ ♪ Sales on the line again ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ Sales on ♪ ♪ Sales on the line again ♪ (upbeat rock music) ♪ I know you've been around the world ♪ ♪ Maybe not enough ♪ ♪ But not coming back on ♪ ♪ Sales on ♪ ♪ Sales on the line again ♪ ♪ Oh, sales on ♪ ♪ Sales on the line again ♪ ♪ I know you've been around the world ♪ ♪ Maybe not enough ♪ ♪ But not coming back on ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) ♪ Sales on ♪ ♪ Sales on the line again ♪ ♪ Sales on ♪ ♪ Sales on ♪ (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) - Team model Ford and Sales on, played here from the Fat Possum compilation, not the same other blues crap volume two. I've mentioned them before, there's three of them, and there's some great stuff on there. We'll change the style a bit now I think, and let's go a bit smoother. This is a lady called Near Vermilion. With a big Bill Brunsy song, I'm gonna copyright your kisses. - One, two, three, four. (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) (upbeat rock music) - You're as pretty as a picture, and as sweet as a man can be. I'm gonna fix you baby, so you can't trouble me. I'm gonna copyright your love, so I will always know where you will be. (upbeat rock music) I'm gonna copyright your kisses, 'cause they all belong to me. (upbeat rock music) I'm gonna copyright your love, so you can't give it away. (upbeat rock music) You'll stroll through love's name, and I'll be happy every day. I'm gonna copyright your love. (upbeat rock music) So I will always know where you will be. (upbeat rock music) I'm gonna copyright your kisses, 'cause they all belong to me. (upbeat rock music) I'll steal a kiss from your lips. I'll copyright the sweet things you did. You'll whisper in my ear, baby, and I believe that it's true. I'm gonna copyright your love. (upbeat rock music) So I will always know where you will be. (upbeat rock music) I'm gonna copyright your kisses, ♪ Some may all belong to me ♪ ♪ Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. ♪ ♪ Yeah, I believe in good protection ♪ ♪ Safety is mine ♪ ♪ I'm gonna copyright your kisses ♪ ♪ So there'll be no other claim ♪ ♪ I'm gonna copyright your life ♪ ♪ So I will always know where you will be ♪ ♪ I'm gonna copyright your kisses ♪ ♪ 'Cause they all belong to me ♪ ♪ I've met a lot of nice men ♪ ♪ But there's none as sweet as you ♪ ♪ I got lots of competition ♪ ♪ But I'm afraid of losing you ♪ ♪ I'm gonna copyright your love ♪ ♪ So I will always know where you will be ♪ ♪ I'm gonna copyright your kisses ♪ ♪ 'Cause they all belong to me ♪ ♪ Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. ♪ ♪ Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. ♪ ♪ Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. ♪ ♪ Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. ♪ ♪ Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm. ♪ ♪ Comes a rainstorm ♪ ♪ Put rubbers on your feet ♪ ♪ With a snowstorm ♪ ♪ You can get a little heat ♪ ♪ Comes love ♪ ♪ Nothing can be done ♪ ♪ Comes a fire ♪ ♪ Then you know just what to do ♪ ♪ Blow a tire ♪ ♪ You can buy another shoe ♪ ♪ Comes love ♪ ♪ Nothing can be done ♪ ♪ Don't try hiding ♪ ♪ 'Cause it isn't any use ♪ ♪ You'll start sliding ♪ ♪ When your heart turns on the juice ♪ ♪ Comes a headache ♪ ♪ You can lose it in a day ♪ ♪ Comes a toothache ♪ ♪ See your dentist right away ♪ ♪ Comes love ♪ ♪ Nothing can be done ♪ (jazzy piano music) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Comes a heat wave ♪ ♪ You can hurry to the shore ♪ ♪ Comes a summons ♪ ♪ You can hide behind the door ♪ ♪ Comes love ♪ ♪ Nothing can be done ♪ ♪ Comes the measles ♪ ♪ You can pour into your room ♪ ♪ Comes a mousy ♪ ♪ You can chase it with a broom ♪ ♪ Comes love ♪ ♪ Nothing can be done ♪ ♪ That's all brothers ♪ ♪ If you've ever been in love ♪ ♪ That's all brothers ♪ ♪ You know what I am speaking of ♪ ♪ Comes a nightmare ♪ ♪ You can always stay away ♪ ♪ Just depression, there's a million things to take ♪ ♪ Comes love, nothing can be done ♪ ♪ Comes love, nothing can be done ♪ ♪ Just depression, there's a million things to take ♪ ♪ Just depression, there's a million things to take ♪ - Donna Green and the Roadhouse Daddies with Comes Love. It's a Billy Holiday Classic and it's from her album, a girl's gotta have a little pleasure, great album. And before that, me of a million with, I'm gonna copyright your kisses, as I said, and that's from her album, Alone Together with the Blues. Well, somebody I'm a big fan of is acoustic work, is Richard Ray Farrill. Sorry, Richard Ray Farrill. This is his take on at the bow car to song, "Let's Get Drunk Again." ♪ I got whiskey, you got the gin ♪ ♪ I got the whiskey, you got the gin ♪ ♪ Let's buy baby drink and get drunk again ♪ ♪ Hey, whiskey, what you say, gentlemen ♪ ♪ Hey, whiskey, what you say, gentlemen ♪ ♪ Let's buy baby drink and get drunk again ♪ ♪ Well, it don't make me no difference ♪ ♪ I drunk, you may be ♪ ♪ Since you don't hold back nothing ♪ ♪ Baby, when you're loving me ♪ ♪ Well, I got the whiskey, you got the gin ♪ ♪ I got the whiskey, you got the gin ♪ ♪ Let's buy baby drink and get drunk again ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I got the whiskey, you got the gin ♪ ♪ I got the whiskey, you got the gin ♪ ♪ Let's buy baby drink and get drunk again ♪ ♪ ♪ I got the washboard, you got the tub ♪ ♪ I got the washboard, you got the tub ♪ ♪ Let's put them together ♪ ♪ Baby, we can rub, rub, rub ♪ ♪ Hey, washboard, what you say, tell me ♪ ♪ Hey, washboard, what you say, tell me ♪ ♪ Let's put them together ♪ ♪ Baby, we can rub, rub, rub ♪ ♪ Well, it don't make me no difference ♪ ♪ I tell you, you may be ♪ ♪ You never hold back nothing ♪ ♪ But you're loving me ♪ ♪ Well, I got the washboard, you got the tub ♪ ♪ I got the washboard, you got the tub ♪ ♪ Let's put them together ♪ ♪ Baby, we can rub, rub ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Someday, baby, I don't know when... ♪ Someday, baby, I don't know when... ♪ ♪ I'm gonna throw up, oh, hey, you just like doing... ♪ Someday, baby, I don't know... ♪ It might be at night... ♪ Yeah, someday, baby... ♪ It just might be at night... ♪ ♪ I'm gonna make my mood... ♪ You might think that's not right... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My little girl wasn't ever... ♪ Rollin' a little bag down to me... ♪ My little girl wasn't ever... ♪ Rollin' a little bag down to me... ♪ If you don't think what I'm saying... ♪ Why don't these dogs have me... ♪ ♪ If I know you'd have 'em... ♪ ♪ Please don't rob me... ♪ Oh, you ain't have 'em... ♪ Please don't rob me... ♪ ♪ I know you want a dollar... ♪ Oh, robin' me in your bag... ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If I read your letter... ♪ If it's three times a day... ♪ Oh, I read your letter... ♪ If it's three times a day... ♪ You're my letter... ♪ And I leave every word... ♪ ♪ Schoolboy Cleave with strange lesser blues... Cleave white on vocal and harmonica... with lightning slim on guitar... recorded in Crowley, Louisiana in 1954. And before that Jimmy Duck Holmes with Someday Baby... from his new album Ain't It Lonesome. Well, a new name on the show now. A singer-songwriter based in North London... young guy called Sean Taylor. This is his take on the Skip James classic. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What a people they had drifting out from door to door. ♪ ♪ They can't find no heaven, no care where they go. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sean Taylor with her time killing floor blues. Quite an atmospheric version, I thought. It's the Skip James classic. And that's taken from Jesus Christ, and it's taken from Jesus Christ. And it's taken from Jesus Christ. Quite an atmospheric version, I thought. It's the Skip James classic. And that's taken from Sean's new album, Calcutta Grove. Well, the R&B bombers have got a new album out as well. I played a track from it a couple of weeks ago. Here's the title track, Bad Behavior. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Can't you see ♪ ♪ Except the devil as my savior ♪ ♪ And take me some time off ♪ ♪ Some time off bad behavior ♪ ♪ Bad behavior ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna belly up to the bar ♪ ♪ Get myself some beers ♪ ♪ I'm only gonna get drunk once ♪ ♪ But it's gonna last me 20 years ♪ ♪ I won't ask for nothing babe ♪ ♪ I wanna be ♪ ♪ Can't you see ♪ ♪ Except the devil as my savior ♪ ♪ And take me some time off ♪ ♪ The bad behavior ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They call her the queen ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Of the gentle lord ♪ ♪ She can't be seen ♪ ♪ ♪ Nearly every morning ♪ ♪ I love my little queen ♪ ♪ And I'm giving her ♪ ♪ All my handroids ♪ ♪ They call her the queen ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Of make believe ♪ ♪ She can't be seen ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Every day since 1973 ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ A true life for flower tower bathing ♪ ♪ But you can never leave ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They caught on the queen! ♪ I'm tenderloin' And she can't be seen Between Taylor and Joyce ♪ I love my little queen I'm giving her all my coins ♪ ♪ ♪ Queen of the tenderloin, The album is blown away and the guy in harmonica is the 15 year old who is kid, Jay Gould, a terrific guy. And before that, the R&B bombers with the title track from their new album, Bad Behavior. Well, from the brand new to the slightly less new now, in fact, back to 1951. This is Clifford Gibson. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They ruled around my home somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They ruled around my home somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, because I can tell the difference ♪ ♪ In my babies' all about ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Cause when I used to leave working in the morning ♪ ♪ He used to follow me into the door ♪ ♪ But since that ground hall's been broken ♪ ♪ She don't do that no more ♪ ♪ My sweet mind was the ground hall ♪ ♪ Fruiting around my home somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, because I can tell the difference ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ In my babies' all about ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now the reason why I call him a 'ground hall' ♪ ♪ Cause that rascal can't be seen ♪ ♪ But he's not written no 'ground hall' ♪ ♪ He's just an ordinary human being ♪ ♪ But he's been rooting ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Around my home somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, because I can tell the difference ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ In my babies' all about ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now I sneak in the house of the morning unexpected ♪ ♪ She was talking on the phone ♪ ♪ My wife and she hung up ♪ ♪ You know what she's doing me wrong ♪ ♪ Press around on the phone ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Routing around my home somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, because I can tell the difference ♪ ♪ ♪ In my babies' all about ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now I'm going down to the Georgia office ♪ ♪ I'm gonna see the high surf ♪ ♪ I'm gonna tell the Georgia the high surf ♪ ♪ Just what I intend to do ♪ ♪ Cause it's a crowd hall ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm going down my home somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, because I can tell the difference ♪ ♪ In my babies' all about that ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ That I'm going down to the tickles ♪ ♪ I'm gonna shake his hand ♪ ♪ I'm gonna tell him to get ready ♪ ♪ Back and ready ♪ ♪ 'Cause he's gonna have to dress the man ♪ ♪ 'Cause it's a crowd hall ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Routing around my home somewhere ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, because I can tell the difference ♪ ♪ In my babies' all about that ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It took me a long time ♪ ♪ To find out my mistake ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It took me a long time ♪ ♪ A long time to find out my mistake ♪ ♪ It sure did, man ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But I bet you my bottom dollar ♪ ♪ I'm not fighting no more ♪ ♪ Bro, for snakes ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [music] I found my downfall back in 1930s. I started checking, I found my downfall. From 1930s. [music] I'm telling all of my friends, I'm not back at normal. Throw for snakes. [music] All right, now. [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] I'm telling my friends, you and my wife and everybody else. Not quite a normal frog for snakes. [music] Fabulous. Sonny Boy Williamson II with Fattening Frogs for Snakes. Recorded for the checker labelled in Chicago in February 1957. And it was Otis Pan on piano. Robert Junio Lockwood and Luther Tucker on guitars. Willie Dixon on bass. And Fred Beylo on drums. Fabulous stuff. And before that Clifford Gibson with Sneaky Groundhog. Recorded in St. Louis in December 1951. Well Mike Zito's got a new album and we played one track from it. This is another. This is 39 days. [music] [music] And 39 days. [music] And 39 days. [music] And once you said goodbye. [music] It's been 39 days. Since I'm like the girl I love. You know all I do baby. All I do is cry. [music] And 39 days. Since I said you have no. And 39 days baby. Since you told me no more life. [music] It's been 39 days. Since I'm like the girl I love. You know all I do baby. All I do is cry. [music] [music] And 39 days. And I'm still under your spell. [music] And 39 days baby. Since you said I could go to hell. [music] It's been 39 days. Since I'm like the girl I love. You know all I do baby. All I do is cry. Since I'm like the girl I love. [music] You know all I do baby. All I do is cry. [music] Excuse me. Mike Seto with 39 days from his new album Pearl River. I'm going to go slightly back again now, with Lonnie Brooks from 1988 with two headed man. [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] Oh yeah! Lonnie Brooks and two headed man. From his 1988 album Live from Chicago. Great stuff. Well this has been Nothing But the Blues with Me Clif, and the website is www.nothingbuttheblues.co.uk. There you'll find the playlist with links to artists and previous shows, and you can email me Clif@nothingbuttheblues.co.uk. And I'm going to leave you today with a track from the latest Chameleon Copeland album, Never Going Back. A lot of people criticize the album for some of their choices of tracks, and I have to say there's one or two that I wouldn't have let her do, but she's developing and she's clearly developing in a different direction. It's still nice and I'm going to leave you with born a penny from that album. Thanks for listening. I'll be back next week with Nothing But the Blues. Hope you'll join me. [Music] You whispered me the secret to success. But words mean nothing, money even less. In the end, who can judge? If you win or you fail, my body may be weary, but my soul it ain't for sale, I was born a penny. It ain't going to be no doubt. Trying to change me is just wasting your time. I'm holding on to this simple life of mine. I was born a penny and I ain't going to be no doubt. [Music] I admit I don't always have control of the ghost in my head and his spirits in my soul. When I see that looking glass sitting on the shelf, it looks just fine to me and I wouldn't be nobody else. I was born a penny. I ain't going to be no doubt. Trying to change me is just wasting your time. I'm holding on to this simple life of mine. I was born a penny and I ain't going to be no doubt. I know a penny ain't a lot, but all I need I got, I was born a penny and I ain't going to be no doubt. [Music] So hold that hero if I don't need to be queen. Locked up in some castle, never was my dream. The fairy tale you wrote wasn't all that fair. I'd rather run the highway with the wind going in my head. I was born a penny. I ain't going to be no doubt. Trying to change me is just wasting your time. I'm holding on to this simple life of mine. I was born a penny and I ain't going to be no doubt. I was born a penny and I ain't going to be no doubt. Trying to change me is just wasting your time. I'm holding on to this simple life of mine. I was born a penny and I ain't going to be no doubt. I was born a penny and I ain't going to be no doubt. [Music]