Bessie Jackson was a pseudonym for Lucille Bogan, a classic female blues artist from the ’20s and ’30s. This 1927 recording made her famous and raised a few eyebrows amongst her listening audience. Lyrical content was not as ‘randy’ as it is today and songs like this were considered to be lyrically perverse. Judge for yourself…
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Here is another 1927 classic from the archives. Her voice rings out her thoughts about going down to the Levee with that lonesome feeling as the piano walks you back home again. This old gritty recording takes you right there…
There aint no beatin’ around the bush with this tune! She is tellin’ you exactly what is on her mind in this amazingly blunt and truthful testament to a particular type of vocation.
Bessie Jackson (Lucille Bogan) – “They Aint Walking No More” mp3
