what song are you listening to?
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BOP
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I noticed, mainly because my stepmother played the organ (among other instruments). Notice that Cherry Wainer works the foot pedals in heels. My stepmom used to wear heels to church, but take them off to play the organ. Rhoda Scott also plays barefoot. Note also that Dennerlein doesn't play bass at all on this one:
BOP
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Boogie Woogie piano
Caroline Dahl is one of my favorite-ist piano players, though there are many. "Caroline's Boogie."
I get a kick out of Tommy Johnson...he's totally self-taught, and does an awesome job. "Chop Stix Boogie."
The Master himself, Dr. John, who actually started out in life as a guitar player. "Mac's Boogie."
Caroline Dahl is one of my favorite-ist piano players, though there are many. "Caroline's Boogie."
I get a kick out of Tommy Johnson...he's totally self-taught, and does an awesome job. "Chop Stix Boogie."
The Master himself, Dr. John, who actually started out in life as a guitar player. "Mac's Boogie."
Retrodeb54
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Love the blues...
Love the blues...
Retrodeb54
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A little chat at the beginning, but then they kick in and play hard.
BOP
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Here are a couple of songs by George W. Johnson, the first African American to record on playback medium - in this case, cylindrical "records." Both songs were first recorded in about 1891, and are some of the earliest recordings, period. The second one is actually a later version from 1901, from a double-sided 78 rpm disc, vice a cylindrical record. Notice how large in diameter the platter is, despite the song only being about 2 minutes long.
The first song is called "the Whistling Coon." At times, or most of the time, you can barely understand the words.
THE WHISTLING COON.
Copyright, 1878, by Sam Devere.
Oh! I've seen in my time some very funny folks,
But the funniest of all I know.
Is a colored individual, as sure as you're alive,
As black as any black coon ;
You may talk until you're tired, but you'll never get a word
From this very funny, queer old coon ;
He's a knock-kneed, double-jointed, hunky-plunky moke,
And he's happy when he whistles this tune:-(Whistles.)
Oh, lie's got a pair of lips, like a pound of liver split,
And a nose like an injun rubber shoe,
He's a limpy, happy, chuckle-headed, huckleberry nig,
And he whistles like a happy killy-loo;
He's an independent, free-and-easy, fat-and-greasy ham,
With a cranium like a big baboon;
Oh, I never heard him talk to anybody in my life,
But he's happy when he whistles this tune :-(Whistles.)
Oh, he'd whistle in the morning, through the day and through the night,
And he'd whistle like the devil going to bed.
Oh, he'd whistle like a locomotive engine in his sleep,
And lie whistled when his wife was dead;
One day a fellow hit him with a brick upon the mouth,
And his Jaw swelled up like a balloon,
Now he goes along shaking like a monkey in a fit,
And this is how he whistles that tune :-(Whistles)
This is called, alternately, "The Laughing Song," "The Negro Laughing Song," and in some cases, "The Laughing Coon." the guy that uploads the video does a pretty good job at introducing the song and providing most of the lyrics. From 1901:
The first song is called "the Whistling Coon." At times, or most of the time, you can barely understand the words.
THE WHISTLING COON.
Copyright, 1878, by Sam Devere.
Oh! I've seen in my time some very funny folks,
But the funniest of all I know.
Is a colored individual, as sure as you're alive,
As black as any black coon ;
You may talk until you're tired, but you'll never get a word
From this very funny, queer old coon ;
He's a knock-kneed, double-jointed, hunky-plunky moke,
And he's happy when he whistles this tune:-(Whistles.)
Oh, lie's got a pair of lips, like a pound of liver split,
And a nose like an injun rubber shoe,
He's a limpy, happy, chuckle-headed, huckleberry nig,
And he whistles like a happy killy-loo;
He's an independent, free-and-easy, fat-and-greasy ham,
With a cranium like a big baboon;
Oh, I never heard him talk to anybody in my life,
But he's happy when he whistles this tune :-(Whistles.)
Oh, he'd whistle in the morning, through the day and through the night,
And he'd whistle like the devil going to bed.
Oh, he'd whistle like a locomotive engine in his sleep,
And lie whistled when his wife was dead;
One day a fellow hit him with a brick upon the mouth,
And his Jaw swelled up like a balloon,
Now he goes along shaking like a monkey in a fit,
And this is how he whistles that tune :-(Whistles)
This is called, alternately, "The Laughing Song," "The Negro Laughing Song," and in some cases, "The Laughing Coon." the guy that uploads the video does a pretty good job at introducing the song and providing most of the lyrics. From 1901:
BOP
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If you've never seen one of the cylinder playbacks, here's a pretty good example. Good to see that people are collecting and preserving these bits of history. I'll try to find one that shows off the actual cylinder, how it's loaded, the windup and so on.
"Louis & Lena at Luna Park (1905)." - Ada Jones and Len Spencer.
Okay, found a guy on youtube who works with these wax cylinders.
"Louis & Lena at Luna Park (1905)." - Ada Jones and Len Spencer.
Okay, found a guy on youtube who works with these wax cylinders.
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