Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #24
Watermelon Slim and The Workers (Archetypal Blues No. 2); Julian Sas (This Time My Time); Ricky Gene Hall and The Goods (Noth'n At All); Ed Bell (Frisco Whistle Blues); Bukka White (The New Frisco Train); Jimmy Yancey (Slow And Easy Blues); Pinetop Perkins with Jimmie Vaughan (Take It Easy Baby); Buddy Whittington (Stevie Rave On); Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (Pride And Joy); Dave Arcari (Hear Me Coming); Bullfrog Brown (Whiskers); Arthur Louis (Born To Sing The Blues); J.B. Lenoir (I Sing Um The Way I Feel); Big Bill Broonzy (Black, Brown And White Blues); Eric Bibb (Bourgeois Blues); The Derek Trucks Band (Down In The Flood).
I'm watermelon slim. This is the place to get up close and personal with the blues just like this here. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ I'm driving, driving up in me ♪ ♪ Real loud, I can try for some driving ♪ ♪ Driving up in me ♪ ♪ Putting down the road with a zero ♪ ♪ She might dance in me ♪ ♪ Give me two, baby, with a strength ♪ ♪ Of this long guitar ♪ ♪ I'm in two, with a strength ♪ ♪ Of this long guitar ♪ ♪ And of the greatest combination in this world ♪ ♪ 'Cause it keeps miles of a guitar ♪ ♪ When you got the spirit, you don't have the worry ♪ ♪ We're made by the words ♪ ♪ When you got the spirit, you don't have the worry ♪ ♪ We're made by the words ♪ ♪ Sing out, sing out ♪ ♪ And your message in the air ♪ ♪ From a garden like any water ♪ ♪ Mrs. Tim, be free ♪ ♪ How we walk ♪ ♪ John C. Hooker ♪ ♪ Mrs. Tim, be free ♪ ♪ Be my inspiration ♪ ♪ Be my inspiration ♪ ♪ Even though you're dead ♪ ♪ Most of my heroes are dead ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ The blues ♪ ♪ Talking 'bout the blues ♪ ♪ Is an aching heart disease ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The blues ♪ ♪ Talking 'bout the blues ♪ ♪ Is an aching heart disease ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Like your birds and roses ♪ ♪ Like my whole heart's blood ♪ ♪ Killing me by the green ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I have the blues ♪ ♪ Talking 'bout the blues ♪ ♪ Is an aching heart disease ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The blues ♪ ♪ Talking 'bout the blues ♪ ♪ Is an aching heart disease ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I ain't never had 'em ♪ ♪ If you ain't never had 'em ♪ ♪ I don't think you never will ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I play it later ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Welcome to "Nothing But The Blues" with me Cliff. And that was Walter Nolan Slim and the workers getting us up to a great start with archetypal blues number two. From his latest album, "No Paid Holidays" released last year on Northern Blues, tremendous stuff. I love what Alan Slim's stuff. Well, somebody else with a brand new album out is a Dutch guy called Julian Suss. And I played a track from the acoustic set a couple of weeks ago. This is from the live double album, "Wondering Between Worlds". This time, my time. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Said you got to say I don't need no life ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Said you got to say I don't need no life ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Said you're right now honey ♪ ♪ It's right now that you're right ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Julian's last with this time, my time. Yes, thank you. From his live double album, "Wandering Between Worlds", really high energy stuff. Sounds a bit like Rory Gallagher at times, I think, but tremendous stuff. I'm going to stay with another new one now, but slow it down a bit. Keep Jean Hall on the good with nothing at all. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I ain't had nothing at all ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Can you hang around tonight? ♪ ♪ I wouldn't be done, my baby, right? ♪ ♪ I gotta take it easy ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, 'cause I can't stand the way you do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Girl, that love's always on my mind ♪ ♪ She keeps me worried about it all the time ♪ ♪ We better take it easy, girl ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, darling ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't stand the way you do ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Girl, that love's not as long as soon ♪ ♪ Every time she moves, it's too tight to jump ♪ ♪ Better take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, darling ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't stand the way you do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, darling ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, darling ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't stand the way you do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Every pretty girl who's got on your mind ♪ ♪ You kiss me word, but it's all the time you better take it easy ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, darling ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't stand the way you do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, darling ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't stand the way you do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, darling ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ Take it easy, baby, take it easy, baby ♪ ♪ 'Cause I can't stand the way you do ♪ ♪♪ Oh yes, pint-up Perkins would take it easy, baby. He's still going strong, and that was from his new album, "Pint-up Perkins and Friends" released last year. In this case, the friend was Jimmy Vaughn. And before that, Jimmy Yancey would slow in easy blues, recorded in Chicago in October 1939. Well, I've played quite a few tracks from this next album, and I make no apology for it, and it's a great album. This is Buddy Whittington with Stevie Rave On. ♪♪ ♪ I tried to write you a sad song ♪ ♪ Ain't nothing sad about being the best ♪ ♪ The good's all done and the bad's gone ♪ ♪ Now you're larger than life, even in death ♪ ♪ A hometown hero ♪ ♪ A worldwide legend, there isn't a doubt ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You solved your problems ♪ ♪ And you rose above it ♪ ♪ Why'd you have to leave us just when you got it all figured out ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You played a show guitar ♪ ♪ Nothing else you ever wanted to do ♪ ♪ And you learned as a big star ♪ ♪ That there was much more to live in ♪ ♪ Living the blues ♪ ♪ We don't understand it ♪ ♪ Now maybe it's not for us to know ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We can't comprehend it ♪ ♪ It must have needed you someplace we can't do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now I can go on but it's all said done ♪ ♪ You're never really gonna be gone ♪ ♪ Oh, so Stevie Ray-rath-mall ♪ ♪♪ Ray-rath-mall. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ We don't understand it ♪ ♪ Now maybe it's not for us to know ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We can't comprehend it ♪ ♪ It must have needed you someplace we can't do ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now I can go on but your spirit lives on ♪ ♪ Through the message in the words of your songs ♪ ♪ Stevie Ray-rath-mall ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stevie Ray-rath-mall ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Where you've heard about love is getting soft to the blind ♪ ♪ My baby love is cause of sunshine ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She might pride and joy ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ That I'm a little, little boy ♪ ♪ Yeah, I love my baby ♪ ♪ The heart and soul ♪ ♪ Worked like I was born to never go ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She might pride and joy ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ She must need a little bang ♪ ♪ That I'm a little, little boy ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, Stevie Ray Vaughan with pride and joy. From his first album, "Texas Flood", released in 1983, 25 years ago, and still sounds brilliant. And before that, Buddy Whittington with his tribute to Stevie, with the typical Buddy Whittington clever lyric, Stevie Ray Vaughan, as in the Buddy Holly track. Well, I'm going to change the style a bit now again. Somebody with another new album out is Dave Ocari. His new album is called "Got Me Electric". This is "Hear Me Coming". (Music) Jesus rising, son has long gone down. Jesus rising, son has long gone down. Look for my baby, but she ain't around me. Sky is shining, son has long gone down. Sky is shining, son has long gone down. Listen for my baby, but she ain't around me. I'm not sleeping, son has long gone down. I'm not sleeping, son has long gone down. Causing and turning, my baby's gone cold ground. Hear me coming, son has long gone down. Hear me coming, son has long gone down. Look out, baby, I'll be back in town. Jesus rising, son has long gone down. Jesus rising, son has long gone down. Look for my baby, but she ain't around me. (Music) I've got a fire in the fireplace, I've got a cat beside a store. I've got a fire in the fireplace, I've got a cat beside a store. Be your eyes and long wide whiskers, so satisfied and slightly bored. I've got a roar in the stomach, growin' in my soul. I've got a roar in the stomach, growin' in my soul. Well, I feel just like a cat, ain't never gonna work no more. I'm gonna get up in the morning when the sun is shining bright. I'm gonna get up in the morning when the sun is shining bright. I'm gonna lounge around all day, I'm gonna play around all night. I'm gonna make myself some coffee, and then I might just read a book. I'm gonna prove myself some coffee, and then I might just read a book. All people walking past my window, all I do is sit and look. I'm gonna learn my value, I'm gonna get all dignified. I'm gonna learn my value, I'm gonna get all dignified. If there's a purpose to this life, it better run away and hide. I'm gonna cross some whiskers, man, I'm gonna wag my tail. I'm gonna cross some whiskers, man, I'm gonna wag my tail. Walks are playing tonight, leaning mean and hard as nails. I got a fire in the fireplace, like I got beside a store. I got a fire in the fireplace, like I got beside a store. Well, I feel just like a cat, ain't never gonna work no more. [Music] Well, first up there, Dave Arcari, with hear me coming from his brand new album, Got Me Electric. What I heard just then was Bullfrog Brown and Whiskers. The track was originally on the Snakes and Devil's album, but you won't find this version on any of their albums. And they recorded it for the Estonian Eurovision semi-finals, would you believe. They weren't actually competing, the organizers had decided to have some, what they thought were alternative acts on the show, as well as the competitors. And that track features the Bullfrog Brown duo on Ruissenalar, with upright bass player Peter Peake, and the heavy metal drummer Peter Yogioga, I've probably pronounced that all wrong, who decided to use a suitcase instead of his drum kit. Remember, you heard it here first. In fact, you probably won't hear it anywhere else. Where do we go after that? This is a guy I played a few weeks ago. This is Arthur Louie, I'm born to sing the blues. [music] I remember the track, yeah, when we used to play. You tore me up the track. And turned me on. [music] My mama told me, "Son, you're born to sing the blues." [music] My mama told me, "Son, you're born to sing the blues." [music] He came along, like a hurricane. [music] He fit you up the track, and swept you away. [music] My mama told me, "Son, you're born to sing the blues." [music] My mama told me, "Son, you're born to sing the blues." [music] [music] My mama told me, "Son, you're born to sing the blues." 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This is "Big Bill Brunsy," recorded in Chicago in November 1956. This is "Black Brown and White Blues." [music] This little song that I'm singing about, people you know is true. If you're black and got to work for a living now, this is what they were saying to you. They said, "If you're white, you're right. If you're brown, stick around and let you play." Oh, brother, get back, get back, get back. [music] I was in a place one night, there's all having fun. There's all buying air and wine, but they would not sell me none to say that if you were white, you'd be all right. If you're brown, stick around, but as you're black, oh, brother, get back, get back, get back. [music] They went to reform your office, the number I got in line. They called everybody's number, but they never did call mine and say that if you was white, you'd be all right. If you were brown, stick around, but as you're black, oh, brother, get back, get back, get back. [music] Me and a man are working side by side, this is what it meant. They was paying him a dollar, no one. They was paying me 50 cents to say that if you was white, you'd be all right. If you were brown, stick around, but as you're black, oh, brother, get back, get back, get back. [music] I hope this country, and I fought for it too. Now I'll guess that you can see what a black man has to do. He says, if you were white, she's all right. If you were brown, stick around, but as you're black, would, brother, get back, get back, get back. [music] I hope when sweet victory, with my little flying home, now I want you to tell me, brother, what you're going to do? It's about the old Jim Crow, now if you was white, it's all right. If you were brown, stick around, but as you're black, oh, brother, get back, get back, get back. [music] Hi, this is Eric Bib, and you're listening to Cliff with Nothing But the Blues. Now this song is the "Bourgeois Blues" by the great Leadbelly, written in 1938. [music] Me and my wife, we went all over town, and everywhere we went, people turned us down, nor did they buzz you all over town. [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] Strange called to end on. That was Eric Bib with "Bourgeois Blues". Eric's latest album is "Get on Board". If you buy the French version, it's called "Spirit's I Am", and you get an extra CD with seven field recordings, and just under 20 minutes of video, and that's one of the field recordings, great stuff. But it does mean that I now get bothered by Amazon France, as well as Amazon UK and Amazon America. Okay, well, this has been "Nothing but the Blues" with me, Cliff, 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, Cliff@nothingbuttheblues.co.uk. Well, somebody else with a brand new album out there, I've been anxiously waiting for, eagerly, rather than anxiously sorry, is "The Direct Trucks Band", and I'm going to finish with this tonight. The album's called "Already Free". This is "The Direct Trucks Band" and "Down in the Flood". Thanks for listening, and I'll catch you next week. ♪ Now you can train on down to Williams Point. You can bust your feet, you can rock this John, but mama ain't gonna miss your own best friend now. Now you can train on down to Williams Point, you can bust your feet, you can rock this John, but mama ain't gonna miss your own best friend now. ♪ Don't have to find yourself another best friend somehow. ♪ Now don't try and move me, you're just gonna lose. ♪ Every mama you play will refuse. Well, it's sugar for sugar, soft, false, sour. If you go "Down in the Flood", it's gonna be your own fault. Oh, mama ain't you gonna miss your own best friend now. ♪ Don't have to find yourself another best friend somehow. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Don't have to find yourself another best friend somehow. ♪ ♪ Don't have to find yourself another best friend somehow. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [BLANK_AUDIO]