Boswell Sisters: Sleepy Time Down South [1932]
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If you look in the Firehouse Real Book the lyrics say 'folks are singing . . ' not 'Darkies'. I imagine these could have been the original lyrics circa 1930-1932, anyone know?
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Eddie's guitar is so distinctive here, lost to young . . .
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How could four people not like this? Tin ears? No appreciation for real music? what??? Can't figure it out....
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@corvus13 Not surprising, Connie was excellent. They were all fantastic!
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Gracias por compartirlo.
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Can't get enough of The Boswell Sisters. Such great harmony and rhythmn. So much of current music is degrading and offensive - like rap. And we consider ourselves "more enlightened" today. Go figure.
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Wacky Music.
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If you're overly sensitive to prejudicial phrases, you should stay away from this completely. In 1932, Connie Boswell would have been called a cripple. In 1932, Eddie Lang had to change his name from Salvatore Massaro so he wouldn't be typed as another "Dago" musician. And this song uses the words darky and mammy. The Fleischers, who made this film, were Jews and their cartoons were full of Jewish jokes. If you want to prove how morally superior you are to everyone else, go watch Barney.
11 months ago 6
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yeah, eddie lang.
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Could anyone write down the lyrics of the "introduction" ?
And what's the melody?
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Ella Fitzgerald said that Connee Boswell was one of her influences.
corvus13 2 years ago 13
I don't think 'darkies' was used in a bigoted way here; it was the times, it's how people talked back then. Obviously that word is not PC to use now...the times are different now; hopefully we're more aware now.
All that said, I've never heard the Boswell Sisters before...they're great!
cdadave83814 2 years ago 10