Bessie Smith says:There's some great chords in this song ~ and I swear Coleman Hawkins finds every last one. This song is alive with feeling and quietly reflecting at the same time.
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...