FReeper Canteen ~ Canteen Music Dedication: Tribute To The Blues ~ 23 APR 2005

The Canteen Deejays

[MoJo2001]

 

 

~ The Canteen Music Dedication ~
(Saturday Night Jukebox)

Welcome to all of our Troops, Veterans, and their families!! The Canteen Music Dedication has always been and will continue to be for you!! Thank you for joining us each week!!
 

 

~ Music Dedication ~
Tribute To The Blues
*We couldn't list everyone! So? Don't complain!

The Canteen Deejays wish to dedicate this to Ms.Behavin, Mr.Behavin, mylife,
acad1228, and all Blues Music Fans out there!!

The Beginning Of The Blues - The Early Artists! (1920s and earlier artists)
"Dirty Blues"
*Some of the recordings are very old. We tried to find the best recordings from
all the artists. Also, you'll find the women singers were just as fabulous if not
more so than their male counterpart.

Artist	Song	Artist	Song
Minnie Wallace	The Old Folk Started	Memphis Minnie	Me & My Chauffer
Henry Thomas	Run Mollie Run	Willie Walker	Dupree Blues
Mississippi John Hurt	Stack O'Lee Blues	Hattie Hudson	Doggone My Good Luck Soul
Charley Patton	Mississippi Bo Weevil Blues	Blind Willie Johnson	It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
Rev. Gary Davis	Candy Man	Blind Lemon Jefferson	Match Box Blues
Blind Boy Fuller	Rag Mama Rag	Victoria Spivey	Hollywood Stomp
Bessie Smith	Beale Street Mama	Blind Blake	Skeedle Loo Doo Blues
Ida Cox	Wild Women Don't Have The Blues	Furry Lewis	Kassie Jones
Edith Wilson	Popa-Mama Blues	Sippie Wallace	Suitcase Blues

 

The Blues
 

Born out of slavery and necessity, "The Blues" has transformed the musical landscape into one of the cornerstones of all popular American music enjoyed today. With it's roots deeply sowed on the plantations in the South, the rise of African Americans after the Civil War gave way to a musical genre that has captivated folks from around the world.

In the beginning, it was merely a "holler" to field slaves to let them know that the slave master was coming. It was a way to protect and warn other slaves. From there, it became "store porch" entertainment for blacks in the South.

It's heritage was born of African slaves brought to America. It's roots are deeply Southern at it's core. However, it spans from the Delta (Mississippi), Texas, St. Louis, Memphis, and Chicago.

To educate people about the true origins and beginning of the Blues, we've decided to take you on a musical journey from the beginning and progress from there.

 

Delta Blues

Artist	Song	Artist	Song
Robert Johnson	Preaching Blues	R.L. Burnside	Jumper On The Line
Mississippi Fred McDowell	Done Left Here	Son House	Walkin' Blues
Asie Payton	Goin' Back To The Bridge	Geechie Wiley	Last Kind Words Blues
Tommy Johnson	Cool Drink Of Water Blues	Willie Brown	Future Blues 1930
Louise Johnson	On The Wall	Bukka White	Aberdeen Mississippi Blues
Big Bill Broonzy	The Bank's Blues	Big Joe Williams	Baby Please Don't Go
Skip James	I'm So Glad	Robert Belfour	Black Mattie

 

Blues Tidbits

Bukka White & BB King are cousins.

Robert Lockwood was Robert Johnson's stepson at one point.

Many of the artists that we are playing could fit into more than one category of The Blues. In fact, many of the Blues artist actually migrated elsewhere and recorded their albums in various parts of the country.

Many of the Blues artist tend to have the same "nicknames". For example, "Red", "Magic", "Blind", "Slim", etc....

Many northerners were unaware of Blues music before it hit the radio. During WWI & WWII, they were introduced to Blues music from their Southern counterparts. Ironic they would have to travel to Europe in order to find out about music in their own country.

Blind Blake and a few other Blues artists were never to be heard from again after they had "commercial" success in the black communities. The rumors still point to lynchings.

Sonny Boy Williamson ( Chicago Blues) found out about Sonny Williamson II through "King Biscuit Time". "King Biscuit" was the black radio show that played all the current blues hits at that the time. Sonny Boy Williamson II's name is actually Rice Miller.
 

Texas Blues

Artist	Song	Artist	Song
Ramblin Thomas	Groundhog Blues	Texas Bill Day	Elm Street Blues
Black Ace	You Gonna Need My Help Someday	T-Bone Walker	Gotta Break Baby
Dallas String Band	Dallas Rag	Texas Alexander	Double Crossing Blues
Little Hat Jones	Hurry Blues	Bernice Eddwards	Ninth Street Stomp
Bobbie Cadillac	Easin' In	Jack Ranger	Thieving Blues

Harmonica Blues

Artist	Song	Artist	Song
The Memphis Jug Band	Sun Brimmer's Blues	De Ford Bailey	Up Country Blues
Jazz Gillum	Harmonica Stomp	Sonny Boy Williamson	You Can Lead Me
Sonny Terry	Blowing The Blues	Elder Roma Wilson	Better Get Ready
Snooky Pryor	Boogy Fool	Papa Lightfoot	After-While Blues
Junior Wells	Hoodo Man Blues	Good Rockin' Charles	Don't Start Me Talking
Charles Musselwhite	Key To The Highway	Whispering Smith	Texas Flood
Howlin' Wolf	Moanin' At Midnight	Little Walter	Juke

 

"Play Some Blues, Chick"
*In other words, this thread is already long!
We're wrapping it up! Sorry we couldn't fit everyone!
You'll probably recognize more artists here!
 

Artist	Song	Artist	Song
Koko Taylor	Wang Dang Doodle	BB King	Buzz Me
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup	Dig Myself A Hole	Barbecue Bob	Ease It To Me Blues
Big Mama Thornton	You Don't Move Me No More	Champion Jack Dupree	Skit Skat
Elmore James	Please Baby Set A Date	Buddy Guy	The Train I Ride
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown	Salt Pork, West Virginia	Big Joe Turner	Cafe Society Rag
Billie Holiday	Lady Sings The Blues	Etta James	If I Can't Have You
Jessie Mae Hemphill	Honey Bee	Fenton Robinson	Baby Please Don't Go
Blind Willie McTell	Southern Can Mama	Sister Rosetta Tharpe	Trouble In My Mind
Alberta Hunter	I Got Myself A Workin Man	Floyd McDaniel	Christopher Columbus
Leadbelly	Pick A Bale Of Cotton	Pinetop Perkins/ Hubert Sumlin	She Walks Right In

 

 

 

[cedarswingman]

Thanks for the LINK. Great story STAR. May she rest in peace and may God Bless and Comfort HER FAMILY.

[cedarswingman]

Good Morning Mrs.Nooseman. How are you today?

[StarCMC]

666?

[StarCMC]

666?

[StarCMC]

666?

[StarCMC]

666?

[StarCMC]

There - got that outta the way!

[cedarswingman]

You have earned the "evil eye"

[StarCMC]

You guys should been pinged to #656, too. Sorry!

[StarCMC]

Uh-oh!! So my day goes downhill from here??


I had to turn the HEATER back on in the house this morning!!

[cedarswingman]

It was a little cool here but not that cool. We had bad storms last night.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I am well!

[StarCMC]

 

For Sarge:
Dedicated to our heroes, lost yesterday,
and all who have gone before.

 

Click the picture for music.

 

Fighting soldiers from the sky,
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say,
The brave men of the Green Beret.

Silver wings upon their chests,
These are men, America's best,
One hundred men we'll test today
But only three win The Green Beret.

Trained to live off nature's land,
Trained in combat, hand to hand
Men who fight by night and day,
Courage take from The Green Beret.

Silver wings upon their chests,
These are men, America's best,
One hundered men we'll test today,
But only three win The Green Beret.

Back at home a young wife waits,
Her Green Beret has met his fate
He has died for those oppressed,
Leaving her this last request.

Put silver wings on my son's chest,
Make him one of America's best,
He'll be a man they'll test one day,
Have him win The Green Beret.

 

 

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Thank you for the link!

What a brave young Lady!

God rest her soul!

[txradioguy]

{{{STAR}}}

[StarCMC]

We had storms earlier in the evening, but during the night it was just really windy. Still pretty blustery out there.

[StarCMC]

{{{TX!}}}

(I always feel like I'm hugging the whole state when I do that!! LOL!!)


How's it going? Saturday afternoon for you, right?

[StarCMC]

No kidding. Sort of puts petty little stuff in perspective doesn't it?

[cedarswingman]

Bad winds here too. Kansas had tornado's. No one killed or hurt though.

Already up to 67 here.

[StarCMC]

Our high today I think is supposed to be 55. Gotta haul some jeans back out. Ugh!