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Nothing But The Blues

Nothing But The Blues #17

Duration:
59m
Broadcast on:
10 Jan 2009
Audio Format:
other

Chris James and Patrick Rynn (You're Gone); Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm (R.L. Burnside); R.L. Burnside (Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down); Bukka White (Hello Central Give Me 49); Honeyboy Edwards (Roamin' And Ramblin'); Otis Grand (Waiting For The Hard Times To Go); Bumble Bee Slim (Chain Gang Bound); Bumble Bee Slim (Direct South); Doctor Clayton (Cheating And Lying Blues); Magic Slim and The Teardrops (Cummins Prison Farm); Otis Rush (Double Trouble); Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (May I Have A Talk With You); Walter Trout with Guitar Shorty (Wrapped Around Your Finger).
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Better known as big dead ♪ ♪ May you rest in peace, always live ♪ ♪ All hell burns that ♪ ♪ All hell burns that ♪ ♪ All hell burns that ♪ ♪ All hell burns that ♪ ♪ All hell burns that ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I would love to have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ Lord angels, hold my Lord ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Take away my thing and give me grace ♪ ♪ Take away my sitting, give me grace ♪ ♪ Oh Lord angels, hold my Lord ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ Lord angels, hold my Lord ♪ ♪ Oh my Lord ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Take away my sitting, give me grace ♪ ♪ Take away my sitting, give me grace ♪ ♪ Oh Lord angels, hold my Lord ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ Lord angels, hold my Lord ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Take away my sitting, give me grace ♪ ♪ Take away my sitting, give me grace ♪ ♪ Oh Lord angels, hold my Lord ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ When I would have a sitting down ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Our old Burnside, with which I was in Heaven sitting down, from the album of the same name, released in 2000 on Fat Possum. And before that our old Burnside, that's the track by Cedric Burnside and Lightning Malcolm. And if you listened, Cedric was actually telling the story there. R.L. was his grandfather, in fact, even though he called him Big Daddy. And Cedric played drums in his band for quite a while. So, sadly, as he said, Robert Lee, R.L. passed away in 2005. Well, this next track has been for "Stranger." The album is called "Party as Home." And it was recorded in "Furry Lewis's Living Room" in Memphis in 1968. It's "Furry Lewis and Booker White." And they're both kind of playing and drinking. And as one gets the bottle, the other one sort of plays a bit, and then wants the bottle and gives the other one the guitar and so forth. This is Booker White with "Hello Central, Give Me 49." ♪ Hello Central, hello Central ♪ ♪ Where do you play ♪ ♪ Well, give me 49 ♪ ♪ Hello Central, hello Central ♪ ♪ Where do you play ♪ ♪ Give me 49 ♪ ♪ That woman that I've become there ♪ ♪ Or if that woman she can't be fine ♪ ♪ I said, "Hi, hello Central ♪ ♪ Will you please give me 49 ♪ ♪ When you call 49 ♪ ♪ Tell 49 where to please call it's real night ♪ ♪ 49, 49 ♪ ♪ If you get my baby call it's real night ♪ ♪ 49, 49 ♪ ♪ If you get my baby tell you to call it's real night ♪ ♪ If you get my baby call it's real night ♪ ♪ Baby you know she'll be shame all snow ♪ ♪ Let her fly and show her star ♪ ♪ Let her go and scream and cry ♪ ♪ Baby she'll go and shout of her shame all snow ♪ ♪ Let her fly and show her star ♪ ♪ Let her fly and show her star ♪ ♪ I ain't sitting here but be the big fella gonna die ♪ ♪ If I don't find that woman ♪ ♪ Tell you what I'm gonna do ♪ ♪ I'm going down to the river ♪ ♪ Plug it up in the ground ♪ ♪ If I don't find that woman ♪ ♪ I love plugging on the double ♪ ♪ Put it down ♪ ♪ Call that case, that'd be the chillin' ♪ ♪ Boy, won't the road be scared and brighter ♪ ♪ I ain't got anybody else down ♪ ♪ Born from town, one love's out in town ♪ ♪ I ain't got anybody else down, so jail ♪ ♪ There's such a club to hold me down ♪ ♪ You're so sad you're sitting there chillin' ♪ ♪ Boy, the water on the front goes good, right ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ He happens now baby ♪ ♪ Lord in this condition of day ♪ ♪ I ain't never down ♪ ♪ Lord in this condition of day ♪ ♪ Love my mind is rammin' ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm goin' to a different way ♪ ♪ Baby, baby, baby ♪ ♪ Do ya, bro, take 'em ♪ ♪ Lord, I wanna do you ♪ ♪ You're gonna never say to me ♪ ♪ With a win on him, win on him ♪ ♪ Lord, let's improve ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Lord, I'm goin' to a different way ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm goin' to a different way ♪ ♪ Lord, I'm goin' to a different way ♪ ♪ Well, my mind is rammin' in ♪ ♪ And I'm goin' to a different way ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) Honeyboy Edwards with Roman and Rambling, the title track of his latest album with Bobby Rush on harmonica, some fine harmonica playing from Bobby Rush. And that was recorded in June 2007, but the albums are kind of compilation. It has tracks recorded over several years. A couple as far back as 1976. But good stuff, all of it. And before that, Book of White with Hello Central, give me 49. As I said, it was recorded in Furry Lewis' living room in Memphis in '68, but it wasn't released on CD, I don't think, until R Cola put it out in 2001. And if Booker sounded a bit funny, if his playing sounded a bit funny, it's because he's playing Furry Lewis' guitar rather than his own usual slide style. When I said last week, I should dig out some Otis Grand, and I've done just that. This is from his "Nothing Else Matters" album released in 1994. The track is waiting for the hard times to go. I'm sure it's something we're all doing. I can't put my finger on it. It's just something that I feel. I don't like to be complaining. But my life's been all over all these. And when I start the question, Hard times I'm a living room. By me it answers. I can't find nothing but the blue. I walked when I was gone, sent me. There's never enough time in the day. You know the money I'm earning. It doesn't let me find my way, yeah. I can't put my finger on it. But somehow inside of me I know. Something just ain't right, bro. Hard times it just won't go. Well, I don't usually play two tracks by the same person, except accidentally when I hit the wrong play button on the CD deck, and I've been known to do that a few times. But I wanted to play these two together, and I'll talk about them afterwards. This is Bumblebee Slim. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I won't get me a lawyer ♪ ♪ You defend my kid ♪ ♪ I won't get me a lawyer ♪ ♪ You defend my kid ♪ ♪ Let the car go to town ♪ ♪ Yeah, they'd love some please ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ If you don't help me out, I don't know what I will do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I just wanna go east, I just wanna go direct south ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I just wanna go direct south ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna stop walking Alabama and tip on 'round my baby's house ♪ ♪ Then I ain't gonna stop no 'til I get wet down in Jacksonville ♪ ♪ I ain't gonna stop no more 'til I get wet down in Jacksonville ♪ ♪ You know I ain't never stopped loving Cory and I don't think that I ever will ♪ ♪ She got dimples in her jaw with a gold teeth holding her mouth ♪ ♪ She got dimples in her jaw with a gold teeth holding her mouth ♪ ♪ You know I think she is the prettiest little woman ever left down south ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't a long time ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I was born in the country, raised in town ♪ ♪ Had a downfall in Chicago, now I'm Florida bound ♪ ♪ Don't wanna go in, I just wanna go direct south ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm gonna stop walking Alabama and tip on 'round my baby's house ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, believe it or not, both of those were bumble with Islam. The first one was recorded in October 1931 in Grafton, Wisconsin. The second one, Direct South, was recorded in 1962 when he was 57, played from the album Bees Back in Town on Fontana. Basically his music developed or his musical tastes developed, but his various recording contracts wouldn't let him record how he wanted to with all that sort of sophisticated backing and things. And I'm not sure if he recorded anything after this album, because sadly he died in 1968. The interesting thing is I came across the sophisticated one. First I picked that album up many years ago, probably around about 1962, and it was only much later that I came across the Bumblebee Slim, early stuff on the Paramount Masters. So fascinating for me to sort of find out that this really smooth guy used to be kind of an old country blues guy. I'll stop rumbling now and play some Dr. Clayton. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I work like a bee, and come straight home with my pay. My baby either clowns it up or give it all away. I'm mad at my baby. ♪ If she don't stop cheating mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I'd rather be in a penitentiary than to be worried out of my mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ I give my baby all my stamps. ♪ I think I'm being kind. ♪ She buys a whole quarter whisker and all the rest in being wide. ♪ I won't murder my baby. ♪ If she don't stop cheating mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I'd rather be in a penitentiary than to be worried out of my mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ About three or four nights ago I had to work kind of late. ♪ Somebody broke out my back door like he was Superman's mate. I'm gonna murder my baby. ♪ If she don't stop cheating mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I'd rather be in a penitentiary than to be worried out of my mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ Next time I come home round three or four. ♪ And here's a man inside talking sweet and low. ♪ Folks don't think Hitler is on the second floor. ♪ I won't murder my baby. ♪ If she don't stop cheating mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, I'd rather be in a penitentiary than to be worried out of my mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ Four o'clock this morning when I staggered in the block. ♪ ♪ The little moonshine jar in the rain had just started to rock. ♪ ♪ I sneaked inside to get a better view. ♪ ♪ I caught my woman during the boogie tube. ♪ ♪ I won't murder my baby. ♪ ♪ If she don't stop cheating mind. ♪ ♪ Well, I'd rather be in a penitentiary than to be worried out of my mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I lay wagon names folks in love, I'm just so trouble ♪ ♪ It's hard to keep a job laid off of having double trouble ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ They say you can make it if you try ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, some of this generation is millionaires ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these unclothes to wear ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You love that new walking baby but I have no place to go ♪ ♪ bad luck and trouble taking me ♪ ♪ I have no money to show ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey to make it you got to try ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Baby, that's no lie ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yes, some of this generation is millionaires ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ ♪ It's hard for me to keep these clothes aware ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Well, now, now, darling ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Yeah, I have a little talk with you ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, now, now, now, darling ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Yeah, I have a little talk with you ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Because it won't be long ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Before I truly will be through ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Well, now, now, now ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Am I right, am I wrong ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Yeah, now, now, now darling ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Am I right, am I wrong ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music) (upbeat music) ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Because it won't be long ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Before I truly will be through ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ You've got me wrapped around your finger ♪ ♪ But that's alright with me ♪ ♪ You've got me wrapped around your finger, baby ♪ ♪ But that's alright with me ♪ ♪ Don't you know it is ♪ ♪ 'Cause I've been all around ♪ ♪ And nowhere else I'd rather be ♪ ♪ I wanna hear guitar shorty now ♪ Want to check it out? 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