betty and dupree billy adams

[kajunmoon]

DUPREE BLUES by Woody Herman 1937 look it up on YT :)

[coolerator48]

Nice little song, for what I know, this one was released on January 1, 1964 on Sun Records, it was the A side coupled with "Got My Mojo Working" as shown on the video. Thanks for sharing this gem. Keep rockin', man.

[bandittam1]

I LIKE TO SAY THAT MY DAD SUNG THIS SONG HE RECORDED IT WITH SUN RECORDS WITH HIS BAND HE IS SIGNIN & PLAYIN THE DRUMS & ALOT OF THE INFO ON THIS IS WRONG. AND ACE CANNON IS THE SAX PLAYER. I ALSO NO THAT S1 HAS TAKEN A FEW OF MY DADS 45 RECORDS & MADE A ALBUM & MY DAD DIDNT MAKE A ALBUM CUZ HE PASSED IN 1984. TY 4 PUTTIN SONG UP THOUGH

[sunrecords56]

a product of 639 MADISON ave Memphis Tennessee

[willgonow]

top version

[sherlockjura]

the song's original is actually by Brownie McGhee

[kingcutt]

once again you are wrong. the 'original' version of this song -if there is such a thing- is not by Brownie McGhee. McGhee has one of the most popular arrangements of the song, partyly due to his work on the folk-blues circuit of the 1960s. The song is classified as Traditional just like Stagolee and others and similarly is based on a true story -

[kingcutt]

"..Frank Dupree grew up in Abbeville, South Carolina. He came on the scene in December 1921 in Atlanta, Georgia, where he had a gal Betty. In trying to appropriate a diamond for her in a jewelry store he shot a policeman down. Fleeing to Memphis and later to Chicago, where he was cornered, he killed a policeman and wounded several more. He was caught while getting his mail and sent to Atlanta for trial. He was executed for murder on September 1, 1922."

[bloodybill007]

I don't know why but i am so drawn to this song and this artist thanks for posting it

[StanandOllie1937]

@bloodybill007 I know why - it was recorded at Sun, therefore it's one of the greatest records ever. :)