Tag: louis armstrong

zzui | W.C. Handy; Father of The Blues

In this column: William Christopher Handy, father of the blues, Memphis Blues, St. Louis Blues, Charles Barnard Handy, Elizabeth Handy - Price, Clarksdale, Make Me a Pallet on The Floor, Memphis, sheet musics, James Reese, The Fox Trot, Hellzapoppin', Harry Pace, Pace & Handy Music Compagny, A Good Man is Hard to Find, Yellow Dog …

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zzwo | About St.James Infirmary and Dying Crapshooter Blues

In this column: the songs - St. James Infirmary, Crapshooters Blues, Pneumonia Blues, clothing and more - straight-lace shoes, box-back coat, Stetson hat (homburg), standing pat, double breasted, pallbearers, 'dig my grave with the ace of spades', bootleggers, buggy riders, coupla tens, hoodoo wagon, The Charleston, black (the wearing of...), BVD's, Louis Armstrong, Blind Willie …

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zzxk | Food (3)

In this column: kidney stew, grits ain't groceries, potatoes, potato head, Sweet Potato Blues, Potato Head Blues, Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson, Little Milton, Muddy Waters, Lonnie Johnson, Louis Armstrong Crazy about you baby, but I just ain't got the price You're a high class mama, so I guess it ain't no dice Goin' back home, and …

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zzxl | Food (2)

In this column: jelly roll, squeeze my lemon, all that meat and no potatoes, Jelly Roll Morton and his Red Hot Peppers, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, Art McKay, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton A jelly roll is a dessert made of sponge cake that has been spread with jam (or jam mixed with cream) …

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zzzf | Trains (2)

In this column: Colorado Central, Narrow Gauge Railways, The Chief, Santa Fe's Fleet Of Famous Trains, Freight Train Blues, Yellow Dog Blues, Yazoo Delta Railroad, Smokestack Lightning, Trixie Smith, Louis Armstrong, W.C.Handy, Howling Wolf, Nat King Cole In the episode about C.C.Rider you can read that C.C. the acronym could be for Colorado Central. The …

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