Kid Bailey was NOT Willie Lee Brown - excellent guitar player - taught by Charlie Patton but his skills exceeded his teacher's - Best friend of Son House
What a fantastic presentation of this song! WOW. I am blown away. I don't know who sang it, but I'm in love with this voice. The playing and singing are so fantastic. It is just timeless. As I mentioned on some song, I personally like Skip James, Charley Patton & others better than Robert Johnson. I think they all were playing about the same time & all are great. I think Mr. Johnson got a boot-up in reputation when modern artists named him as 'the best'. He was great, but so were others! Thanks.
I cant tell if this is the same verrsion I heard or not..the one from Lomax's Son House Session sounded a lot like he was playing in a Greenwood (Mississippi John Hurt) style..its been so long that I cant remember how that recording matches up with this.
I know willie brown recorded this song in 1942 for the library of congress because I went there and hear it for my self. Was this released commercially. let me know if they put this on a cd or i-tunes
I read in a book by Alan Lomax, who when he went to Memphis around 1942, there were William Brown and Willie Brown. I also note that the record as Make Me A Pallet On th Floor, Mississippi Blues, Ragged And Dirty that the voice is not like the recordings of 1930: M & O Blues and Future Blues. I do not know if you've read also The Land Where The Blues Began, William Brown sang ragged and dirty...
Where did you get this recording? Is it and other Delta blues circa 20s and 30s available? And this sounds like it could be the same Willie Brown who did M&O Blues but just singing and playing in a different voice and style. These guys were performing professionals who could change up to suit different audiences and circumstances. Listen to the great range in Charlie Patton and Skip James to see what I mean.
@Alkali64 I agree, listen to the vocal timbre and inflections. The Willie Brown who recorded Ragged and Dirty also recorded Mississippi Blues. The guitar style is also is a clue - M&O and Future blues are more a Delta style while Ragged and Dirty and Mississippi Blues have an alternating bass - a country blues technique.
Kid Bailey was NOT Willie Lee Brown - excellent guitar player - taught by Charlie Patton but his skills exceeded his teacher's - Best friend of Son House
Sheindie 3 weeks ago
I have the two seperate interviews that record the two seperate accounts of Will Brown(Kid Bailey) and Willie Brown on my page
luvthatzeppelin 3 months ago
what key is this in? i wanna see someone play this version!!
explosivejohnny 4 months ago
Thanks for posting. Fantastic voice and guitar. I'll keep my eyes open for recordings.
MrDogrose 5 months ago
What a fantastic presentation of this song! WOW. I am blown away. I don't know who sang it, but I'm in love with this voice. The playing and singing are so fantastic. It is just timeless. As I mentioned on some song, I personally like Skip James, Charley Patton & others better than Robert Johnson. I think they all were playing about the same time & all are great. I think Mr. Johnson got a boot-up in reputation when modern artists named him as 'the best'. He was great, but so were others! Thanks.
MyMoppet52 11 months ago
I cant tell if this is the same verrsion I heard or not..the one from Lomax's Son House Session sounded a lot like he was playing in a Greenwood (Mississippi John Hurt) style..its been so long that I cant remember how that recording matches up with this.
jmoneysin 1 year ago
I know willie brown recorded this song in 1942 for the library of congress because I went there and hear it for my self. Was this released commercially. let me know if they put this on a cd or i-tunes
jmoneysin 1 year ago
then Willie Brown after the song sung by William says he has written a new piece,''A Jap Girl For Next Christmas From Santy Claus ''(?)
Goodbye, goodbye, i got to leave, girl
Uncle Sam done Call,
I got to fight for you
America and God
I got to fight for you
America and God.
????
Joe96220 1 year ago
I read in a book by Alan Lomax, who when he went to Memphis around 1942, there were William Brown and Willie Brown. I also note that the record as Make Me A Pallet On th Floor, Mississippi Blues, Ragged And Dirty that the voice is not like the recordings of 1930: M & O Blues and Future Blues. I do not know if you've read also The Land Where The Blues Began, William Brown sang ragged and dirty...
Joe96220 1 year ago
Ain't that Charley Patton?
PhilipSaw86 1 year ago
Have to agree that this does not seem to be neither the Willie Brown of Future/M&O or the William Brown of Mississippi Blues....
Just wonder how many Willie Browns there were in Mississippi, playing good guitar and singing blues?
chiefkarlsson 1 year ago
Where did you get this recording? Is it and other Delta blues circa 20s and 30s available? And this sounds like it could be the same Willie Brown who did M&O Blues but just singing and playing in a different voice and style. These guys were performing professionals who could change up to suit different audiences and circumstances. Listen to the great range in Charlie Patton and Skip James to see what I mean.
Zeugitai 1 year ago
Definitely the same Willie Brown that recorded Ragged And Dirty, but not M&O and Future Blues. Just compare the two and tell me i'm wrong.
Alkali64 1 year ago
@Alkali64 I agree, listen to the vocal timbre and inflections. The Willie Brown who recorded Ragged and Dirty also recorded Mississippi Blues. The guitar style is also is a clue - M&O and Future blues are more a Delta style while Ragged and Dirty and Mississippi Blues have an alternating bass - a country blues technique.
gusset08 1 year ago
finally .. the misterious delta bluesman. Or ... ?
msu7208 1 year ago
O yes what an upload... truly appreciate it
busessuck1 1 year ago