Mamie Smith - Crazy blues

[fabuchis87]

no es la cancion que hoy escuche pero esta buena!

[ciaraahen]

For all of you that are confused, jazz and blues are essetially the same thin. The only thing that seperates the two is that blues is about the emotions of love. It's like an aria and a recitative! If any of you know what that it!

[SC0OBYSN4XX]

@ciaraahen Well said.

[MrsNancy1297]

I wish I was born in 1900, or something around it. I could listen to this music at my wedding without any wonderment among guests.

[TheGonzaloSalgueiro]

The Mamie Smith item was a song by the first black artist in the US to be recorded as an actual blues. The very 1st. black artist on a record was George Washington in 1890-1891 who did Whistling Coon (not a blues).

It's interesting to say that although the band in the picture are all african americans, the real band that made the recording were not. (Actually they were a jazz band that was recording in the studio and Mamie Smith had no band at all)

[Schizopantheist]

@Joe145631 I suppose this is a debate without end- but to me this does have a jazz sound to it (and i associate blues with the old guys with guitars!) - i have read of this being referred to as the first recorded jazz

[Schizopantheist]

Am i right in thinking this was pretty much the first black jazz record?

Its great!

[sennachareb]

Outstanding! Thank you - thank you - for your dedication and generosity to reveal the intense wonder of the great Mamie Smith, Perry Radford, and the Blues.

[mrohlala2822]

my history of rock & roll professor is playing this in class. anyone else?

[MACTProject]

@mrohlala2822 some of my profs are not hip to this, nonetheless, no one should really be blamed: one can't be judged for what one doesn't know. What does that make the judge out to be?

[ptolemny]

Mighty good, but it sounds totally citified next to Charlie Patton.

[josh437781]

scary things would happen if i forced myself to like this

[miniktassin]

entendu pour la première fois, chanté par China Moses accompagnée de Raphaël Lemonnier= une merveille!!!! fabuleux!!!

j'espère qu'elle gardera ce titre dans son nouvel album en projet.. à suivre à la rentrée

[BMo2xl]

I received my copy of this song on 78 rpm today! A great addition to my vinyl collection!

[valider7]

Amazing!

[ladymesc1]

This was the first song recorded by a record company that featured a black singer with black accompaniment. Earlier songs would have black singers with white musicians to keep the song from sounding "too colored."

And you can't compare Guns to this; it's like comparing apples and oranges. They're totally different genres and decades apart.

[robibm2003]

I was introduced to Mamie Smith in a history of jazz class in college and was absolutely floored by her talent. Yet, she hasn't gotten near the recognition in the popular imagination that many other singers of that era did. It's a pity because she was one of the all time greats.

[savinobratton]

The last couple verses go: Now, I can read his letters, I sure can't read his mind. I thought he's lovin' me. He's leavin' all the time. Now I see my poor love was blind. I went to the railroad, set my head on the track, Thought about my daddy, I grabbed it gently (?) back, Now that he's gone and gave me the sack. Since my baby went away. I ain't had no time to lose. I must find him today. I'm gonna do like a Chinaman, go and get some hop, Get myself a gun, and shoot myself a cop.

[EarthAdvocate]

@savinobratton Keep the songs alive! I went to the railroad Hang(ed) my head on the track Thought about my daddy I gladly snatched it back Now my babe's gone And gave me the sack. Now I've got the crazy blues Since my baby went away I ain't had no time to lose I must find him today I'm gonna do like a Chinaman, go and get some hop Get myself a gun, and shoot myself a cop I ain't had nothin' but bad news Now I've got the crazy blues. Those blues.

[mrdarcy1982]

are there any pre 1925 recordings of african/latin folkloric music?

[sl54rs]

better than modern rappers like will i am but not as good as bands like led zeppelin and gunz n roses.

[kalangors]

@sl54rs

You could never compare this with Guns, Guns smells like shit at her side.

They made a song without any distortion and it is the pure feeling of the blues.

I don't know if you like the blues, but to understand what means the song you must not just understand what they were living, but must to feel it. The revolution of the music started at this line, breaking rules, talking about things that nobody liked at that time. All the modern bands are son of this and lots of song of that time.

[kalangors]

@sl54rs

You could never compare this with Guns, Guns smells like shit at her side.

They made a song without any distortion and it is the pure feeling of the blues.

I don't know if you like the blues, but to understand what means the song you must not just understand what they were living, but must to feel it. The revolution of the music started at this line, breaking rules, talking about things that nobody liked at that time. All the modern bands are son of this and lots of song of that time.

[robchalfen]

not the first 'blues' record by a long shot, but def the first by a black singer with a black band!

check:

Standard Quartet, "Who Broke the Lock" , 1895

James Reese Europe Clef Club Orch, "Down Home Rag", 1913

Bert Williams, "Brother Low Down",... 1914

Handy's Orchestra of Memphis, "Livery Stable Blues", 1917

[1831georgia]

this song is the mother of all mother of blues, jazz, soul and rock & roll!

[LauraMikesell]

this song is so inspiring, it makes me want to start doing the polka!!!!!! aaahhhhhh, my heart is pounding

[vidhyasrajan]

Magical

[StylistecS]

They just played this on Boardwalk Empire.

[whitecrow1225]

wow. Its crazy how ive never heard this type of music but ...it just seems to click.

[wanna77]

@whitecrow1225 totally agree with YOU! The reason being is that this music is the FOUNDATION of all popular music.

[LEONCODAJJ]

¡¡Es el primer blues grabado de la Historia !!

[LEONCODAJJ]

El primer blues grabado de la historia !!

[Mareelynn24]

Damn, love this. (And it is a beautiful pic!)

[paulliptrott]

this was the first ever blues song recorded. this is a perry bradfords song

[RecordGuy3434]

i love that picture, how the band is all freaking out and mamie is just chilling and looking cool

[anchower]

Thanks for posting this, and thanks for the lyrics.

[trebuchet57]

Its the first blues song that included the word "blues" in the title

[anchower]

@trebuchet57 It most certainly isn't. Dallas Blues (1912) has that honor, as far as I know.

[john9ten]

@anchower It was the first recording of a vocal blues song by an African American artist. It was inducted into the Grammy hall of fame in 1994 because of that. Also it was selected for permanent preservation in the National Recording Archive of the Library of Congress too. African Americans before that recorded songs for the European Angle audience.

[MikePetroneHipHop]

@trebuchet57 Correction I believe it was "Memphis Blues" by WC Handy was the first song with Blues in the Title

[LookAtLucas2]

@MikePetroneHipHop

Dallas Blues - Hart A. Ward 1912

That was the first "Blues" track to be put onto sheet music aswell.

[bodemarkovic91]

I have information that this is the first recorded blues song! Very nice....

[chatnoirechatblanche]

This song is so great...

[DeanoPiano]

Such early inspiration.. its music like this is why we have music like we have around us today.. did I say that right..? lol

[grovest26]

wish music like that made thesedays :)

[tkguy30]

THIS IS GREAT

[alexxthegreat]

thank you for posting this

[conneemarthahelvetia]

I love Mamie Smith. I used to listen to her music all of the time in the "Roaring 20's".

[JJQgrandemachoguapo]

Not only did you live through the first economic depression but you have to live through the second one again? haha I did you get passed the first one?

[lulz666f]

Great.