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"Take me back baby.. with my drunken ways."

"Papa" Charlie McCoy. Great stuff. Many good songs to be found. "Baltimore Blues" is found in CD form on Volume 1 of the complete works of the McCoy brothers.
Not to be confused with this Charlie McCoy, who looks pretty lame..

Charlie McCoy
Baltimore Blues
1934

Labels: baltimore, blues

Posted by: Kara Mae 2/12/2008 06:01:00 PM  (1) comments

Blind Willie McTell
Scarey Day Blues

I didn't choose this song because the name Scarey Day Blues has anything to do with Halloween. Unfortunately for anyone looking to have holiday spirit, this song has nothing to do with anything spooky.
The only spooky thing is how many times I listen to this song every day. And yesterday I could've sworn I found a website that had all of the lyrics to it. Yet today I can't find this website. Maybe it was a dream? He's singing about fried pies in the first verse.
I found the illustration on this website.

Labels: blues

Posted by: Kara Mae 10/30/2006 08:57:00 PM  (2) comments

Nothing I could write about Victoria Spivey's songs could be as good as her lyrics, so I'll be brief.
I like this essay about Victoria and women in blues during the 1930s.
I hate the pictures of her on Volumes 2 and 4 of her discography, as seen below.

Victoria Spivey
It's Evil Hearted Me (1926)
from Volume 1 Complete Recorded works

Labels: blues

Posted by: Kara Mae 10/01/2006 02:41:00 AM  (1) comments

Blind Blake
Sea Board Stomp

I actually got into Blind Blake (aka Blind Arthur Blake) thanks to my brother. Good stuff. I love, love, love ragtime guitar. Sweet guitar antics!
Here is a good little essay about ole Blind Blake and the music industry at the time. Read it, it's interesting.

I'm gonna go practice guitar now.

Labels: blues

Posted by: Kara Mae 5/03/2006 12:20:00 AM  (2) comments