Nothing But The Blues
Nothing But The Blues #21
Ricky Gene Hall and The Goods (Way I Feel); Dave Fields (Ain't No Crime); James 'Yank' Rachell (Sweet Mama); Mike Seeger (Deep Elam Blues); Calvin Owens with Tommy Castro (Never Saw It Coming); Trudy Lynn (Everybody's Got A Blues Song To Sing); Julie Black (Love This Mama); Teresa James and The Rhythm Tramps (Can't Say No); Schoolboy Cleve (She's Gone); Frank Edwards (Gotta Get Together); Guitar Shorty with Otis Grand (My Way Or The Highway); Omar and The Howlers (Boogie Man); James Tisdom (Winehead Swing); Luther Allison (Cherry Red Wine); Buddy Whittington (Pay The Band).
(upbeat guitar music) ♪ Hello ♪ ♪ Come on, come on ♪ ♪ My automobile was gone this morning ♪ ♪ And I think I'm a home life been downsize ♪ ♪ My baby love me without a warning ♪ ♪ Now I know that I somehow should've realized ♪ ♪ Took it all but the clothes I'm wearing ♪ ♪ And I don't want much but you sure ain't shared ♪ ♪ I guess what I've got's gonna have to do ♪ ♪ 'Cause what hurts is hers and mine is hers too ♪ ♪ Tell some things they took good to be true ♪ ♪ Honey that's the way I feel ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel about you ♪ ♪ Yeah that's how I feel ♪ ♪ Took everything but the change in my pockets ♪ ♪ And if she would've known about it she'd've took it too ♪ ♪ Took everything but my wanted pride ♪ ♪ And I guess that you want a little something for me to hold on to ♪ ♪ Well some things they took good to be true ♪ ♪ Honey that's the way I feel ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel about you ♪ ♪ I'll check this out ♪ ♪ You think you know when it's going good ♪ ♪ You get that understanding ♪ ♪ And then she turns around and gets just so demanded ♪ ♪ You do everything that you got to do ♪ ♪ To make it all work out ♪ ♪ You can hardly believe your eyes ♪ ♪ As you're watching her walk out ♪ (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) ♪ Well took everything but the clothes I'm wearing ♪ ♪ Well I don't want much but you sure ain't sharing ♪ ♪ Took everything but my wanted pride ♪ ♪ And left a great big hold down deep inside ♪ ♪ Well some things ain't too good to be true ♪ ♪ I'll be the that's the way I feel ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel about living you here ♪ ♪ That's how I feel ♪ ♪ Honey loves how I feel ♪ ♪ That's the way I feel about living you ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (humming) (upbeat jazz music) - Welcome to "Nothing but the Blue" who's with me, Cliff. And that was Ricky Jean Hall and the goods getting us off with "Way I Feel" from the new CD, BAM. Just like on a Batman post or something. It was released at the end of last year. And it's the second all of them. Apparently Ricky Jean still has a job delivering pig feed. So obviously hasn't committed to the music business, yes. But probably should after this album. Can't be long before he does. It's a great album, I'll be coming back to it. Well, another new album that's coming is the new one from Dave Fields from all wound up. And this is "Ain't No Crime". (upbeat jazz music) Oh yeah. (upbeat jazz music) I like it. (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) Got the boys outside, got the hogs, got the pants, and now we're gonna raise a round. Two weird chrome steel gray goose and fly. And my good friend, Mr. J and all. Here. (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) (upbeat jazz music) Hitting down to the horse for a real quick snort, then I cross down to a little ball. Got my hand on the clutch and the other two mugs. Gonna look these wheels apart. Outside there's a breeze and it feels like a tease. When the light turns green, I let it out. 'Cause I'm feeling so excited. The part has been ignited. It's time to talk to this town. (upbeat jazz music) ♪ Won't be lonely ♪ ♪ Where we're going ♪ ♪ Don't be criticizing ♪ ♪ Where we're going ♪ ♪ There's no judging ♪ ♪ But everybody's hanging up ♪ ♪ You ain't gonna find a good time ♪ (upbeat jazz music) ♪ Oh yeah ♪ (upbeat jazz music) ♪ I know ♪ ♪ American, Rick and Van and Dave ♪ ♪ Where they all say it's time to bust it out ♪ ♪ Where the gas to scream ♪ ♪ It's bitter it seems ♪ ♪ But some new ones are waiting 'round the block ♪ ♪ I'm the holy man ♪ ♪ I'm worshiped but I can't seek strength ♪ ♪ Will do just fine ♪ ♪ Well I'm feeling so excited ♪ ♪ They've all been invited ♪ ♪ It's time to talk to this town ♪ ♪ Where we're going ♪ ♪ Won't be lonely ♪ ♪ Where we're going ♪ ♪ Don't you criticize me ♪ ♪ Well we're going ♪ ♪ There's no judging ♪ ♪ 'Cause everybody's hanging up ♪ ♪ It ain't no crime to have a good time ♪ ♪ Don't try to put me down ♪ ♪ I won't look at you from ♪ ♪ It's time to talk to the town ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Where we're going ♪ ♪ Won't be lonely ♪ ♪ Where we're going ♪ ♪ Don't we criticizing ♪ ♪ Where we're going ♪ ♪ There's no judging ♪ ♪ 'Cause everybody's hanging up ♪ ♪ It ain't no crime to have a good time ♪ ♪ Won't look around to have a good time, baby ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ 'Cause everybody's hanging out ♪ ♪ It ain't no crime to have a good time, baby ♪ ♪ Won't look around to have a good time, baby ♪ ♪ Won't look around to have a good time, baby ♪ ♪ Won't look around to have a good time, baby ♪ ♪ Won't look around to have a good time, baby ♪ ♪ Won't look around to have a good time, baby ♪ Dave Fields with Ain't No Crime from his new album All The Wound Up. It's previous album times were wasting. I thought it was all over the place. Songs out, Rabbis and Barbecue and everything. This one certainly feels more focused. He's a talented guy, multi-instrumentalist, deserves to do well. And if my voice sounds strange again, the cough that I was starting last week has been killing me all the week. So I'm gonna try and get through it, but I'll keep the chat to a minimum, I think. There's another new album out, "Tribute to the Legendary Blues" mandolin man, James Yank Rochelle. But before we hear from the tribute album, let's hear the man himself. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I say you used to be sweet mama ♪ ♪ But I ain't gonna call you sweet mama ♪ ♪ ♪ Say you used to be sweet mama ♪ ♪ But I can't call you sweet mama ♪ ♪ ♪ See, every time I come to your house ♪ ♪ It's a man standing in your door ♪ ♪ ♪ I said I'm going to the congeau ♪ ♪ On a cilantro, the dough ♪ ♪ ♪ I said I'm going to the congeau ♪ ♪ When you still aren't on cross the dough ♪ ♪ ♪ If you don't see me tomorrow ♪ ♪ You are have no made it all ♪ ♪ ♪ Baby if I had wings ♪ ♪ Like a bullfrog on a phone ♪ ♪ ♪ Lord if I did had wings mama ♪ ♪ Like a bullfrog on a phone ♪ ♪ ♪ I will ride right ya ♪ ♪ In light and sweet mama's arms ♪ ♪ ♪ Lord said it blew jump the rabbit ♪ ♪ Run him for solid my ♪ ♪ ♪ Said it blew jump the rabbit ♪ ♪ Run him for a solid my ♪ ♪ ♪ Said that bull couldn't catch him ♪ ♪ And he sawed right down and cried ♪ ♪ ♪ I said lookin' here now baby ♪ ♪ That's nothin' really warin' me ♪ ♪ ♪ I said lookin' here sweet mama ♪ ♪ That's nothin' really warin' me ♪ ♪ ♪ It ain't my bad need a few job ♪ ♪ My old time used to see ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When you go down in the bellum ♪ ♪ Do you have a little fun ♪ ♪ Then I had $15 when that holy spoon come ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Once I had a sweetheart ♪ ♪ You meant the world to me ♪ ♪ But you hung around the fellum now ♪ ♪ She ain't what you used to be ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum blues ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When you go down to D fellum ♪ ♪ Keep your money in your shoes ♪ ♪ 'Cause the women in D fellum ♪ ♪ Guff and D fellum ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum blues ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Once I knew a preacher ♪ ♪ He preached a Bible to a Jew ♪ ♪ He went out in D fellum ♪ ♪ Now he's preaching days up to you ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum blues ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh sweet mama ♪ ♪ Daddy's got them D fellum ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ That was Mike Siegel from the tribute album, with Deep Ellum Blues, and before that James Yank Rochelle on Vocal and Mandolin, I would sleep as your nesters on guitar with James on piano with sweet mama, recorded in Memphis in May 1930. Fantastic stuff. I'm going to feature a couple by the Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra now, and the first is from his own album from the few years back. I ain't going to be your dog no more. This track features Tommy Castro and Vocal and guitar. Never saw it coming. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been in and I've been out ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Somebody said a long time ago, ♪ ♪ It's a poor rep, but only one girl, and it's a true son, sometimes the wind, sometimes the leaves. ♪ ♪ Everybody's got a blues in the sand. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Makes no difference. Who you are, or where you're being. If you keep on living, you're gonna go through something, my friend. Sometimes the wind, sometimes the leaves. ♪ ♪ Everybody's got a blues in the sand. ♪ ♪ Rice is going sky. ♪ ♪ It's getting hard to keep us set. ♪ ♪ Everybody's got a blues in the sand. ♪ ♪ The faster my money is spent, sometimes you will, sometimes you will. ♪ ♪ Yeah, everybody's got a blues in the sand. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The president says go get better, but he just don't understand. How hard it is for a woman living under his plate. When I look around, I see little children suffering every day. I just can't see. I just can't see no way. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Gasoline $3 a gallon. ♪ ♪ Oh, that's a damn shame. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Trying to find someone alive. ♪ ♪ ♪ Sometimes you will, but you will not lose. ♪ ♪ Yeah, everybody's got a blues in the sand. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Trudy Lening, everybody's got a blues song to sing. From her album, I'm still here with the Calvin Owens Blues Orchestra, as I said. And before that, Calvin himself, from his own album, he ain't going to be your dog no more. We've never saw it coming with Tommy Castro. He was BB King's bandleader for quite a while. And I think this was his last album. Sadly, he died last year. Well, after Trudy Lynn, let's stay with the ladies. This is Julie Black, and I love this mama. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If you want to love this mama, ♪ you better come home every night. ♪ ♪ ♪ If you want to love this mama, ♪ you better come home every night. ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, 'cause mama'll show you lonely. ♪ ♪ ♪ And she got in appetite. ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, if you want to call me a sweet thing. ♪ ♪ ♪ You gotta be my loving man. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, if you want to call me a sweet thing. ♪ ♪ ♪ You gotta be my loving man. ♪ ♪ ♪ 'Cause mama'll show me good luck. ♪ And she get it where she came ♪ ♪ And she get it where she came ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ If you want you love me daddy ♪ ♪ You better work hard every day ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh, if you want you love me daddy ♪ ♪ You better work hard every day ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ 'Cause my mother showed like nice things ♪ ♪ And she got some bills to pay ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ For in a moment the telephone rings ♪ ♪ Who else could you ♪ ♪ You must be way down under the list ♪ ♪ Yeah I know I shouldn't let you use me like this ♪ ♪ But I'm crazy about you you little freak ♪ ♪ I know I know you call me 'cause I can't see no ♪ ♪ You only call me 'cause I can't see no ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You only call me when you're down on your luck ♪ ♪ I get a sense of when you're broke and stuck ♪ ♪ Yeah you get a lot of bang for your work ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You tell your family tell me 'cause you know ♪ ♪ You've got me hurt I can't let go ♪ ♪ You call me sweetie when you're sure I know ♪ ♪ I know you call me 'cause I can't see no ♪ ♪ You only call me 'cause I can't see no ♪ ♪ You know I will never let you down ♪ ♪ Yeah sure the mama's gonna be alright ♪ ♪ I just can't help myself ♪ ♪ I love you even though you're drag, you're drag with me ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You've grown me up ♪ ♪ Yeah you only call me ♪ ♪ I know why you call me ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ I thought it was just hang up the phone ♪ ♪ But there's something about you ♪ ♪ Something about me ♪ ♪ And I know why you call me ♪ ♪ You call me honey when your money's spent ♪ ♪ Sometimes I wonder where my back ♪ ♪ Sometimes you call me when you're really high ♪ ♪ Mostly you call me when your well runs dry ♪ ♪ My mama told me that I ain't no good ♪ ♪ But I can't resist no I know how I should feel ♪ ♪ Yeah you call me crazy 'cause I'm crazy bad ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You call me sweet when you're sugar ♪ ♪ I know you call me 'cause the kid's sitting up ♪ ♪ Sometimes I wonder where my back from ♪ ♪ I know you call me 'cause the kid's sitting up ♪ ♪ Yeah you call me honey when your sugar don't know ♪ ♪ I know you call me 'cause the kid's sitting up ♪ ♪ I know you call me ♪ ♪ I know I call me 'cause the kid's sitting up ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Oh no ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ No no no ♪ (upbeat music) - Teresa James and the Rhythm Trumps, we can't say no. From her 2004 album, The Rhythm Method. She's got a new album out since then, The Bottom Line. There's details on her website, which I'll give you links to on the playlist. And before that, we had Julie Black with Love This Mama from her 2007 album, Call Me Angel for Blues. Our young lady with a great voice clearly gonna go places. Well, that's enough laid back stuff. Let's go down to the juke joint. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go. Bob baby, don't go away. Bob baby, don't go away. (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) - Welcome back to you. (upbeat music) Come back to me. (upbeat music) Welcome back to you. (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) (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) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) Well, there was a four CD box set, Duke Joint Blues, released on JSP in 2007. And both of those lost two tracks were from that album or from those four. It's a set of four. We heard Frank Edwards with "Gotta Get Together" with him on vocal harmonica and guitar and Curly Weaver on guitar recorded at Atlanta in August 1949. And before that school boy, Cleve, which he's gone. His real name was Cleveland White. He was on vocals and harmonica, lightning slim on guitar, Sammy Drake on drums recorded in 1954. It's a great four CD series, now probably going back to it, Duke Joint Blues. Well, I recently played some guitar shorty last week. And it was sort of one of his latest album. And I was extolling the virtuoso's grand a couple of weeks ago. So I decided that what I ought to do is play something from what was effectively shorty's comeback album from 1991, where he was backed by Otis and his band. This is the album's title track, "My Way or the Highway." (upbeat music) Alright. 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