Bessie Smith - Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (1931)

[dcgilleland]

They said Bob Wills rode a horse 30 miles to Memphis Texas to hear her sing in the 30's. Jack Teagarden stood in front of a stage on Galveston Isle and cried as she sang the Blues. These two were some of THE BEST musicians Texas ever produced in 1905 and both loved her Blues singing!!!

[LadyLaura419]

I need a little hot dog on my roll...Lmao

[RhymeWirePoetry]

PHenomenal !

[Leonesse8]

:O  Damn!! Thinly veiled inuendo ;)

[lllexoduslll]

Nice ass

[TheHrholdengirl]

It was the picture that caught my eye. I'm not sure why she bothered with the undies at all? Where is the picture from. Great song too - going to check out her other stuff

[luciao1]

...I don't think she's talkng about food... :o)

[bluesfoo]

first time i *got it*, as a teenager - thank you Bessie - whoa !

" BARTENDER, I'll have an Entendre' - Make it a Double ! "

[mslexii001]

i love u bessie!

[ladycharsw]

I am Wild about that tjhing! Oh that is so good! She was a good singer. Normally i do not listen to the Blues,  Mine is Rock 'N' Roll, county, Louisiana Zydeco,

[PSNGreyLynx]

2012 and damn dude

[101lunalovegood]

@fishnetsNcigarettes I meant the picture for the background of the song... It kinda creeped me out.

[m4l3v0l3nt]

@101lunalovegood ladies us to wear the 'split drawers' back then. just the fasion

[shakablane]

back in the day when sexy was on the down low before drop it like it's HOT :0)

[blaquegirl77]

@shakablane sexy may have been on the down low but she is talking quite nasty, with put some sugar in my bowl, there is nothing new under the sun and she is proof that they talked about the same stuff they talked about back then. This song is nasty, telling the man to put his thang up in her, human are just sexual by nature, cant help ourselves.

[101lunalovegood]

what's with the picture?!?

[fishnetsNcigarettes]

@101lunalovegood you mean the song? she wants her man to make love to her.

[latashaleefans]

i agree

[hashtag1066]

This woman is magic...