Shave 'em Dry Blues blues oh yes. One of my oldest recordings from 1924. This is the polite version too, you shoulda heard the nasty lyrics I really wrote for...
Don't Fish in My Sea blues, acoustic blues, piano, delta "If you don't like my Ocean, don't fish in my Sea". Ha! I've always been proud of this one. Check out James Blythe on the...
Georgia Cake Walk blues, country blues, standards Here's a dance we used to do back in my day. The cakewalk was one of the most popular of all early jazz styles of...
Lucky Rock Blues blues, swing/big band, delta Give me a Lucky Rock from New Orleans! Yes! I got a bag full of 'em. Listen closely to this one, and you can hear...
Sleep Talking Blues blues, country blues, acoustic blues, blues There ain't nothing worse than lying next to your man while he's sleep talking about some other woman! I co-wrote this one too, from personal...
Blues Oh Blues blues, blues and mo' better blues Oh yes daddy, the horns in this tune speak the truth. This is one of my favorite standards. I started performing it when I married...
Booze and Blues blues, boozy blues, and blues Don't get much lower than this, but even when I'm low I can still be the last one standing. Haven't you heard? I can drink...
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom blues, jazz blues, dance I know whatcha thinkin' but the Black Bottom is a dance. Get your mind outta the gutter.
Here it is:
* Hop down front then Doodle...
Black Eye Blues blues, country blues, acoustic blues, blues This tune has a great vocal melody. I used to love singing it. Gotta watch out for those black eye blues baby. I've had a...
Oh Papa Blues blues, swing/big band, country blues, delta "Papa....papa, you ain't got no mama at all." Ain't that the truth. That scoundrel was rubbing my back with one hand and taking all my...
Slave To The Blues blues I'm growling this one out to the far reaches ~ one of my saddest, down-hearted songs. This grim reaper of a tune features jazz greats...
