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We play A mixture of Americana, Folk, Rhythm & Blues, Gospel, Soul, Rock ‘n’ Roll, Country, New Orleans Jazz and Bluegrass.
Mama Don’t Want No Peas an’ Rice an’ Coconut Oil is a 1932 song of Bahamian origin. First recorded by Mart Britt and his Orchestra. The song originates from Nassau, Bahamas, where it was sung at jumping dance and fire dance ceremonies. Jazz band leader Count Basie recorded the song on 6 June 1938, with lyrics provided by Louis Wolfe Gilbert and L. Charles and a vocal performance by James Rushing.
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(I Am A) Man Of Constant Sorrow (Farewell Song)(featuring Michael McCain) by Dis, Dat 'N' D'Udda
Straighten Up And Fly Right. A song written by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills in 1943 and performed by The King Cole Trio. The song was based on a black folk tale that Cole's father had used as a theme for one of his sermons. In the tale, a buzzard takes different animals for a joy ride. When he gets hungry, he throws them off on a dive and eats them for dinner. A monkey who had observed this trick goes for a ride; he wraps his tail around the buzzard's neck and gives the buzzard a big surprise by nearly choking him to death. The song was a part of the score of the 1943 film “Here Comes Elmer”.
We'll Understand It Better By and By, originally written by Rev. Dr. Charles Albert Tindley in 1905. He was an American Methodist minister and gospel music composer. We've taken the lyrics from Valerie June's version from the album “The Way of the Weeping Willow” from 2006. It contains lyrics from "Worried Man Blues" A folk song in the roots music repertoire. Like many folk songs passed by oral tradition, the lyrics vary from version to version.. And lyrics from Herman "Junior" Parker’s “Mystery train” written in 1953 + lyrics from “Monday Morning Blues” by Mississippi John Hurt.
Originally "Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do". A 1920s blues song that became one of the first blues standards. It was published in 1922 by Porter Grainger and Everett Robbins. The song features a lyrical theme of freedom of choice and a vaudeville jazz–style musical arrangement. It was first recorded in 1922 by Anna Meyers, backed by the Original Memphis Five. In 1928, a country blues rendition was recorded by Memphis, Tennessee, singer-guitarist Frank Stokes. His finger-style acoustic guitar version uses a simple I-IV-V chord progression and different lyrics, including the refrain "It ain't nobody's business but mine".
Kaw-Liga, one of just a handful of songs that Hank Williams wrote with Fred Rose, who produced his records and published his songs through his company Acuff-Rose. It’s published in 1952. Kowaliga is a community in central Alabama on Lake Martin. Named after a legendary Indian for which a wooden statue was later placed near the lake, the song was written by Hank when he was staying at a lakeside cabin that he owned and still stands today.
First track is Baby Face. A popular song, music written by Harry Akst and lyrics by Benny Davis. Published in 1926. That same year, Jan Garber & His Orchestra with Benny Davis on vocal, had a number one hit with the song.