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

Posted on 04/22/2005 7:55:24 PM PDT by 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

 

 

 


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To: cedarswingman; StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska

Mornin'! We are supposed to get high winds. It's barely 60 here, but until today, we've had temps in the high 70's. It' supposed to SN... SN... SN....SNO... (I can't say that word)....tomorrow in areas around here. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!!


681 posted on 04/23/2005 7:31:41 AM PDT by GummyIII (May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.)
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To: StarCMC

BTT!!!!!!


682 posted on 04/23/2005 7:32:33 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: StarCMC

BTTT!!!!!!!


683 posted on 04/23/2005 7:32:51 AM PDT by E.G.C.
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To: All

You Know You have been in Iraq too long when. ...

When mortars land near your compound and you roll over in bed and think "still way off, I got another 5 minutes"


* When you start humming with the Arabic song playing on the radio on the shuttle bus
* Every woman that reports to your unit starts looking attractive
* Every guy that reports to your unit starts looking attractive
* You walk an extra 6 blocks to eat at the KBR (contractor run) dining facility to have the exact same food they are serving in your dining facility because you think it tastes better
* You actually volunteer for convoy security duty because you still haven't seen the country yet
* You start picturing your wife in traditional Arab dress
* The contractors have more fire power than the military combat units. (This is true)
* You take the time to add your lines to this list
* You've spent $200 dollars at Haji mart on DVDs buying Basic Instinct, 9 and ½ weeks, and Body of Evidence just for the sex scenes
* You drink the water from the tap because you want to drop 20 pounds in two weeks
* Driving around in SUVs with weapons pointed out the windows and forcing cars off the road seems very normal to you
* You can put your body armor and helmet on in the dark in under 5 seconds
* When the organization you work for has changed its name more than 3 times
* When you can actually talk to people in the United States on a cell phone, yet you can't get people on their cell phone a block away
* When you actually spend more time writing e-mail about the dog in the compound versus how to conduct the fight in Najaf
* Your idea of a fun Thursday night is to go to the Palace pool to watch the State Department folks get drunk, naked and try to pick each other up
* When you actually get excited to get a package that contains 3 pair of socks, 12 bars of soap and a Victoria Secret Catalog
* When you start to enjoy the rocking of the trailer every time the MEDEVAC choppers fly over
* You memorized every episode from the 4th Season of Sex in the City
* You enjoy the audience commentary while watching a movie bought at Haji mart
* You see celebratory fire going over the compound at night and think, "wow the colors are so pretty" and want to fire back
* Your thinking of buying real estate in the green zone
* Your idea of sex is 20 minutes of Instant Messaging with your wife on the computer, OK, 10 minutes, who are you kidding?
* You wake up and think Baghdad, I am still in friggin Baghdad
* You make the new guy show you his count down timer just to make you feel better about your time you have left in country
* You're in the Army and you start saying Ooorah
* You're in the Marines and you start saying Hooah
* You're in the Navy and you realize you are in the middle of the desert, the exact opposite of being in the middle of the ocean, where one might normally find the Navy.
* You're in the Air Force, and you're on the plane home because an Air Force tour is too short to have been a long Iraq tour. Ignore this list, zoomie, you won't get it.
* You only notice the stench of Haji funk when its not there
* You plan on removing all trees and grass in your yard when you get home so it will look more natural
* You forget there are other colors than brown that can be found in places other than power point slides
* The temp drops down to 102 degrees and you shiver while reaching for your Gortex jacket
* You have noticed a change of season, from long, hot and dry to short, cold and wet.
* When you call home and your kids ask "Who is this?"
* You call home and your wife says hello Bill (your name is Sam)
* When you go on R&R, you duct tape your child to the roof of your car, hand him a pellet rifle, and assign him a sector of fire for the ride to "The Olive Garden."
* When you can comfortably shave and brush your teeth using bottled water, but don't mind showering in the "non-potable" local water.
* While on R&R, you look out the window and find Nature, which leads you to wonder who stole your sandbags.
* When some of the contractors wear their DCUs (Desert pattern camouflage uniform) more properly than some of your soldiers.
* When 12 hours is a short work day
* You go Battle Captains!
* When, During the BUA, "DIV asked MNSTC-I for the FRAGO that MNC-I was supposed to publish, but couldn't because MNF-I hadn't weighed in, since they were too inundated with MOD and MOI war-gaming the JCCs
within the ISF to square us away!" is a valid comment and generates no questions.
* When you start using words like G'day mate, Cheers, and Bloody hell as part of your normal vocabulary
* When you have your opinions printed in the STARS and STRIPES more than 3 times
* When the palace catches fire and instead of helping to put it out you grab a bag of marshmallows and start roasting
* When you step into any office and there are 6 colonels, 12 lieutenant colonels, 15 majors, and 8 captains supervising the work of 1 sergeant
* When you end every phone conversation with "Out"
* When you're ordered to get an air mission together on short notice because it's a "Hot priority" only to have the Major call back once he is in the air to ask "Does anyone know where I am going?"
* When the weapon buyback program has become so successful that you have issued the same AK-47 to the Iraqi army 3 times
* When you can actually tell the difference between the sound of an exploding car and an exploding mortar
* When on R & R you tell your wife that your weapon status is Red and your looking for the clearing barrel
* When on R&R you go to Church and wonder why no one is wearing body armor or carrying an automatic weapon to the service
* You see an indirect fire attack take out a generator and get angry at the enemy for not hitting the one that powers your computer
* You see an indirect fire attack take out an air conditioner and your vigor to fight is renewed
* You yell at the FNG for shouting incoming when the rounds don't impact close enough to hit your tent with dirt
* You know that you need to run inside immediately after any win of an Iraqi sports team to keep from being hit by celebratory fire
* You decide for that for shits and grins - lets take a run around Lost Lake at Camp Victory to see if we can get shot at by the sniper
* You never worry about oversleeping because if the morning call to prayers doesn't wake you, the daily 0430 mortar attack will (most mornings)
* The highlight of your shopping experience at the PX is to see that they got in a new shipment of Schick Tracer razor blades
* When you send out your laundry and your whites become grayer, your blacks become grayer and your DCU's become grayer - makes it easier to sort loads...
* You get offended by people wearing clean, pressed DCU's
* You decide that it is a better course of action to pull your blankets over your head than put on your body armor during a mortar attack - the woobee will save you and at least you are comfortable
* You make a contest out of seeing who can wear their uniform for more days before becoming entirely disgusted with themselves
* You wonder if the fish served at dinner really was carp caught out of the Tigris or Camp Victory's lake
* You find it completely acceptable to pick your nose while talking to a complete stranger or member of the opposite sex
* A rocket or a mortar really isn't a big deal until the crater it leaves is big enough to trip over in the dark on the way to the latrine
* You go to a social gathering and intermittent gun fire or explosions don't even cause a pause in the conversation


684 posted on 04/23/2005 7:33:49 AM PDT by txradioguy (Member in Good Standing With The BFEE...Official Spokesperson For The VRWC)
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To: GummyIII

Darn global warming!


685 posted on 04/23/2005 7:34:11 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: txradioguy; Old Sarge

TX - that's really funny! Pinging Sarge so he can see what he has to look forward to! LOL!


686 posted on 04/23/2005 7:35:42 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: txradioguy

Actually in re-reading - some are sort of sad. :o] You guys are the best. Bar none. Love ya, TX!


687 posted on 04/23/2005 7:38:18 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: StarCMC

I stand guilty as charged in having experienced virtually ALL of those things listed on that list.


688 posted on 04/23/2005 7:38:34 AM PDT by txradioguy (Member in Good Standing With The BFEE...Official Spokesperson For The VRWC)
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To: tomkow6
"The "car way" of telling how far the relationship is:"

The response:

On the first date she orders a light salad with no dressing and drinks only water.

By the third date she asks you to get a trailer hitch installed on your car so that she can take the dessert cart home.


689 posted on 04/23/2005 7:38:45 AM PDT by El Gran Salseron ( The equal opportunity male chauvinist pig. :-))
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To: txradioguy

You picked your nose?


He he he!


690 posted on 04/23/2005 7:40:17 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: StarCMC

"You picked your nose?


He he he!"

Old habits die hard.


691 posted on 04/23/2005 7:41:07 AM PDT by txradioguy (Member in Good Standing With The BFEE...Official Spokesperson For The VRWC)
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To: StarCMC; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; armyman; Arrowhead1952; AZamericonnie; beachn4fun; ...
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692 posted on 04/23/2005 7:41:37 AM PDT by Lady Jag (Honor and Dignity)
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To: GummyIII
Are you trying to say it's going to SNOW
693 posted on 04/23/2005 7:42:38 AM PDT by cedarswingman (and GOD made a redneck and said..........I did good.)
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To: txradioguy
ROFL!!!


694 posted on 04/23/2005 7:44:09 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: StarCMC

LOL! It's not as frowned upon over there due to the constant amount of dirt in the air that gets into your nose! LOL!


695 posted on 04/23/2005 7:45:11 AM PDT by txradioguy (Member in Good Standing With The BFEE...Official Spokesperson For The VRWC)
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To: txradioguy

I'm sure - I'm just teasing you! :o)

Same kind of deal when your riding dirt bikes...

If you're not the lead, you can suck in huge amounts of dust. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do! LOL!!


696 posted on 04/23/2005 7:46:39 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: txradioguy

Printing out and posting on the Comapny Board


697 posted on 04/23/2005 7:47:14 AM PDT by Old Sarge (In for a penny, in for a pound, saddlin' up and Baghdad-bound!)
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To: StarCMC

LOL! Exactly...plus when I got home my kids thought I was totally cool for doing it.


698 posted on 04/23/2005 7:47:24 AM PDT by txradioguy (Member in Good Standing With The BFEE...Official Spokesperson For The VRWC)
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To: Old Sarge

And it shall be Mine


699 posted on 04/23/2005 7:47:38 AM PDT by Old Sarge (In for a penny, in for a pound, saddlin' up and Baghdad-bound!)
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To: Old Sarge

And it shall be Mine


700 posted on 04/23/2005 7:47:38 AM PDT by Old Sarge (In for a penny, in for a pound, saddlin' up and Baghdad-bound!)
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