A great bluesman and a fine teacher - most of all a generous, kind person. We miss you so much K.C. This blues harmonica man is very talented & wasoften heard playing the gigs around Berkeley with K.C, who was from Canton. Miss.
I think it was not 1970 but early 1968. I had just played a set on drums w/ Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and then Mance Lipscomb, in a small east bay club. Brownie noticed K.C. in the audience of 50 to 75 people and said, "Hey, there's K.C.! C'mon up and play some, K.C." Some young guy, knowing I'd been on stage, came up and blurted out, "Who IS that?" I told him K.C. Douglas, and a bit about his music. The guy said he put on the Berkeley Blues (Folk) Festival and that he would book K.C.
Please correct me! If this was done in 1949, why at 0:40 he says, "riding around in that mercury '59". I like Steve Miller's version best but he doesn't say a year. David Lindely says it's a '49. Wait....after listening to 3 other versions, everyone has different lyrics! ( the '59 part still confuses me tho...lol) Favorited because it's the original. Thanx
GREAT!
rennkugel 6 months ago
A great bluesman and a fine teacher - most of all a generous, kind person. We miss you so much K.C. This blues harmonica man is very talented & wasoften heard playing the gigs around Berkeley with K.C, who was from Canton. Miss.
Tubefaction8 7 months ago
I think it was not 1970 but early 1968. I had just played a set on drums w/ Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and then Mance Lipscomb, in a small east bay club. Brownie noticed K.C. in the audience of 50 to 75 people and said, "Hey, there's K.C.! C'mon up and play some, K.C." Some young guy, knowing I'd been on stage, came up and blurted out, "Who IS that?" I told him K.C. Douglas, and a bit about his music. The guy said he put on the Berkeley Blues (Folk) Festival and that he would book K.C.
howlingsandy 1 year ago
fav of Dave Lindely's version... but thanks for the original... whooo wee..
micktheMaag 1 year ago 2
sooo sweet
areyoulookinatmepal 1 year ago
Please correct me! If this was done in 1949, why at 0:40 he says, "riding around in that mercury '59". I like Steve Miller's version best but he doesn't say a year. David Lindely says it's a '49. Wait....after listening to 3 other versions, everyone has different lyrics! ( the '59 part still confuses me tho...lol) Favorited because it's the original. Thanx
slugg63 1 year ago
Arhoolie Records, a true treasure trove of gems Thanks for posting!
ruffmike 1 year ago
Label say composer "Stevenson' . does anybody have a line on who that is?
gesnarfel 1 year ago
thanks for the excellent music !
JSLLH 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this! I'm researching this song for a radio show i'm doing on slide guitar. I'm wondering who was playing slide on this version?
hiccuptruck 1 year ago
@hiccuptruck On this take K.C. Douglas is vocals/guitar, Richard Riggins harmonica, Ron Thompson lead guitar, Jim Marshall drums.
HoneyboyWalter 1 year ago