The Legends of the Rocking Dutchman - episode 134
Depession blues
Blues from the thirties are a regular feature here on the Legends of the Rocking Dutchman, and today I devote a whole show to it. Some are even older, and there's not much difference between blues of the roaring twenties and blues from after the ecomomic crash. I guess African Americans hardly shared in the wealth of the twenties, but they did get the full hit of the Depression.
It brings us some interesting pairs of tracks - Papa Charlie McCoy solo and in the Harlem Hamfats; Blanche Calloway and her brother Cab; and Leroy Carr followed by Bill Gaither, a close friend who performed under the name of Leroy's Buddy after Carr died.
Playlist
- Papa Charlie McCoy - Candy Man Blues
- Harlem Hamfats - I Feel Like A Millionaire
- Lil Hardin Armstrong - Brown Gal
- Don Redman - Down Home Rag
- Lovin' Sam Theard - State Street Blues
- Bessie Smith - I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
- Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy - Toadie Toddle
- Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys - I Got What It Takes
- Cab Calloway - Zah Zuh Zaz
- Lucille Bogan - Pay Roll Blues
- Charlie 'Specs' McFadden - Groceries On The Shelf
- Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell - How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
- Leroy's Buddy (Bill Gaither) - Stony Lonesome Graveyard
- Sippie Wallace - I'm A Mighty Tight Woman
- Georgia White - Alley Boogie
- 'King' Oliver - Stingaree Blues
- Bo Carter - Please Warm My Weiner
Outtro:
- Wild Bill Moore Sextette - Bongo Bounce
- Kirk Kirkland - The Saxaphone Rag
- Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy - Messa Stomp
- Don Redman - Hot And Anxious
- Harlem Hamfats - Growling Dog
- Harlem Hamfats - Hamfat Swing
- Lil Armstrong & her Dixielanders - Riffin' The Blues