Listening list and song lyrics for March 24, 2017

First, to reassure you, we're not going to be listening to many creaky old records for the 1920s anymore. There will be a few here and there but that's mostly over.

For this week here are the lyrics (if there are additional ones for class I'll bring them).

Here's the listening list:

Country Blues

Cross Road Blues (left over from last week)

Robert Johnson (1936)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd60nI4sa9A

Good mornin' blues

Lead Belly (193?)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsIATGsPZ4o

Key to the Highway

Big Bill Broonzy (1941)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN_f0WVsHuw

Trouble in Mind (1924 song)

Lightning Hopkins (1967)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMuzFQTpjDE

Jazz and Blues

Fine and mellow

Billie Holiday (1939)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHArH4K_P9w

Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night (1941)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-domL2Q4no

New blow top blues

Dinah Washington (1951)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMmfI1M3HTc

Rhythm and Blues

Hound Dog

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (1952)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB0ZM_oXc4E

Shake Rattle and Roll

Big Joe Turner (1954)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9wTQsAgktg

It Hurts Me Too

Elmore James (1957)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzr1Rfn-P4Y

Watermelon Man

Gloria Lyinne (1965)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btmGlQ9peYo

Classic Blues

Amtrak Blues

Alberta Hunter (1978)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu9smtMAEqc

See y'all in class!