Vaudeville Blues | Public Domain 4U https://publicdomain4u.com MUSIC THAT STOOD THE TEST OF TIME Sat, 29 Jun 2019 20:35:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Bessie Smith – “Thinking Blues” https://publicdomain4u.com/bessie-smith-thinking-blues-mp3-download Thu, 04 Jul 2019 05:08:54 +0000 http://www.publicdomain2ten.com/?p=788 Bessie SmithThe Empress Of The Blues, Bessie Smith, got her start busking with her brother in Chattanooga as a young girl. Still a child when she auditioned for the Stokes troupe, she won the gig as a dancer, not a singer, because that chair was already filled by none other than Ma Rainey, The Mother Of The Blues! Both singers became major stars, enjoying long and prolific performing and recording careers. Bessie Smith’s “Thinking Blues” is a great intro to this magnificent and hugely influential American music legend. I found a very good sonic version at YouTube.com

 

]]> 24232 Ora Alexander – “You’ve Got To Save That Thing” https://publicdomain4u.com/ora-alexander-youve-got-to-save-that-thing/ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:52:13 +0000 http://publicdomain4u.com/?p=28121 Ora Alexander was a blues singer and Vaudeville performer who recorded for Columbia Records in the early 1930’s. “You’ve Got To Save That Thing,” one of her better known tracks, is a definitive slice of the Vaudeville Blues genre. The performance just plain rocks, with raw accompaniment in the barrelhouse style, and a blistering vocal that would bring the house down in any nightspot today. Judging from the hoots and hollers, those present at this recording session couldn’t contain their enthusiasm! Well neither can we.

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