Bessie Smith says:This song was recorded in 1927 with my boys. There were some amazing musicians in my band at the time. The pulse of the horns in this song is as mysterious as the River herself ~
Buster Bailey: Clarinet
Coleman Hawkins: Tenor Saxophone
Bob Fuller: Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
Jimmy Harrison: Trombone
Joe Smith: Cornet
I'd Rather Be Dead and Buried blues I wrote this back in 1926, one of my best. "I'm like a fox without a hole, a ship without a sail"....I got that right....
I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama blues Ain't it amazing what a bad man can do to a good woman? This is some of the best lyrics I ever wrote:
"you had your...
Pinpocket Blues blues I loved recording this one with Louie and Fletcher ~ check out the great call and response I have going with the horns! We could...
Thinking Blues blues Did you ever set thinkin' with a thousand things on your mind? Well I'd say just about everyday. I'm really proud of the vocal I...