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Billie Holiday – “I Must Have That Man”
Billie Holiday recorded “I Must Have That Man” with the Teddy Wilson Orchestra on January 25, 1937. She was 21 years old. Ms. Holiday compensated for her lack of formal training by practicing the age old artist axiom that all art is personal. This graceful ballad is about Billie’s longing for love and is sung with such elegance that it gently sweeps you close to the iconic singers heart.
The New Call Of The Freaks? Wow! Could be a modern rock hit, no? Reminds me also of Screamin Jay Hawkins and other great practitioners of that swamp rockin hoodoo. Oh, the trombones and fiddles on this will just melt you. Great stuff for your halloween playlist.
Luis Russell & His Orchestra – “The (New) Call of the Freaks” mp3
Now looky here. You download this fine slab o’ toikey thru that DSL you packin and get the L on down the road. Real life testimony from Bill Johnson’s red hot Louisiana Jug Band. Wait til you hear the “solo” on this one. Lordy. Git down.
Bill Johnson’s Louisiana Jug Band – “Get The L On Down The Road” mp3
Hot Lips, baby! Bill Brown and his Brownies really put something together on this side, recorded for the Brunswick label in 1927. This is so hot you’re gonna need some lip balm. Pucker up.
