zaterdag 18 oktober 2014

Andantino in D-flat (1888) / Moonlight and Roses (1925)


The "Andantino in D-flat" op.83 no.2 (1888) (also known as "Moonlight and Roses"), is one of English organist and composer Edwin Lemare's few well-known original compositions. It became so popular that he was asked to play it in nearly all his concerts. It sold tens of thousands of copies, though he did not initially make any money out of it; when it was copyrighted in 1892 by Robert Cocks in London and published by Novello & Co., Ltd., he received a flat fee of three guineas.






Lemare did not call it "Moonlight and Roses" nor did he attach any words to the tune; it was American songwriters Ben Black and Charles N. Daniels (under the pseudonym Neil Moret) who added these words to the melody, without permission, in 1921:

Moonlight and roses
Bring wonderful mem'ries of you.
My heart reposes
In beautiful thoughts so true.
June light discloses
Love's olden dreams sparkling anew,
Moonlight and roses
Bring mem'ries of you.

The piece became extremely popular and sold over one million copies. Lemare threatened legal action in 1925, resulting in his obtaining a share of the royalties; he finally profited from his popular tune. The piece uses the technique known as thumbing down; the left hand plays an accompaniment on the choir manual, while the fingers of the right hand play the tune on the solo manual, and the thumb of the right hand simultaneously plays the tune on the great manual, in parallel sixths. The player is thus playing on three manuals at once.


Its opening phrase had an even earlier birth, however, bearing as it does an uncanny resemblance to that of the "Adagio" of Mozart's 'Hunt' quartet (1784)


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The first version of the instrumental "Andantino" (before the Black/Moret lyrics) seems to be recorded in 1924 by Mark Andrews on the pipe-organ.

(o) Mark Andrews (1924) (as "Andantino")
Recorded September 30, 1924 in a church building in Camden, New Jersey.
Released on Victor 19472





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In 1927 the composer himself, Edwin H. Lemare, also recorded a version of "Andantino".
Recorded July 30, 1927 in a church building in Camden, New Jersey.
Released on Victor 35843.






The first vocal version (with the Black/Moret lyrics) was recorded by Henry Halstead, one year after the first instrumental version.

(o) Henry Halstead and his Orchestra (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Vocal; Marion Fonville.
Recorded February 6, 1925 in Oakland, California
Released on Victor 19579




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(c) Austin Wylie's Golden Pheasant Orch. (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Vocals by Irving Kaufman.
Recorded February 25, 1925 in New York.
Seems to be the first artist to rightfully credit Edwin Lemare




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(c) Ray Miller and his Orchestra (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Vocals by Frank Bessinger and Frank Wright.
This version hit the #5 spot on the US charts.
Recorded in New York on March 13, 1925.
Released on Brunswick 2866



Listen here:   Moonlight And Roses.mp3



(c) Californiacs (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Recorded March 1925 in Hollywood
Released on Sunset 1075




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(c) Waikiki Hawaiian Trio (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
With Sol Hoopii on steel-guitar
Released on Sunset 1095



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(c) John McCormack (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Recorded April 23, 1925 in Camden, New Jersey
(during McCormack's first electric recording session).
All of his previous recordings were acoustically recorded.
This version hit the #3 spot on the US charts.
Released on Victrola 1092.
Charted at #3 in August 1925.



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(c) Polla's Clover Gardens Orchestra (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
vocals Helen Clark and Joseph Phillips (=Charles Hart)
Recorded April 9, 1925 in New York
Released on Edison 51540






(c) Max Terr (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Recorded May 28, 1925 in New York
Released on Perfect 14438




(c) Savoy Orpheans (1925) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Recorded at Hayes, Middlesex, October 23, 1925
Released on HMV B-2171


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(c) Norton Payne (1926) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Recorded March 28, 1926 in the Capitol Theatre in Montreal, Quebec.
Released In June 1926 on Apex 743-B


Also released in the USA on Perfect 11614





(c) Waring's Pennsylvanians (1926) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Memories Of You)")
Recorded June 3, 1926 in Camden, New Jersey
Released on Victor 20194



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(c) Frank Luther Trio (1934) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Frank Luther, Zora Layman, Leonard Stokes (vocal trio),
Recorded September 21, 1934
Released on Decca 5038






(c) Hugh And Shug's Radio Pals (1937) (as "Moonlight and Roses)
Hugh Cross (vo), Shug Fisher (b), Ted Grant (f), Lenny Aylshire (acc)
Recorded July 16, 1937 in New York City.
Released on Decca 5406






(c) Victor Young and his Orchestra (with Connie Boswell (1938) (as "Moonlight and Roses)
Recorded April 16, 1938 in Los Angeles
Released on Decca 1885


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(c) Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys (1938) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Eldon Shamblin [gt], Leon McAuliffe [steel], Sleepy Johnson [banjo], Joe Ferguson [bass], Jesse Ashlock [fiddle], Smokey Dacus [drums], Al Stricklin [piano], Everett Stover [trumpet], Charles Laughton [trumpet/clarinet/sax], Zeb McNally [sax])
Recorded May 17, 1938 in Dallas, TX
Released on Vocalion 04439, Conqueror 9155 and Columbia 37727 and 20304


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(c) Wayne King and his Orchestra (1939) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Recorded on July 21, 1939 in New York
Released on Victor 26394






(c) Lanny Ross (1940) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Roy Bargy (p)
Recorded October 10, 1940 in New York
Released on Victor 26784





(c) Betty Grable (1940) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Betty Grable sang it in the motion-picture musical "Tin Pan Alley" (1940)

Listen here (at 8 min and 47 sec) in the YT below:



Or here (at 2 min and 15 sec) in the YT below






(c) Guy Lombardo's Royal Canadians (1941) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Recorded March 5, 1941 in New York
Released on Decca 3722


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(c) Roy Rogers (1943) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Roy sang it in the motion picture "Song of Texas" (1943).





(c) Eddy Arnold (1953) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Eddy Arnold [vcl], Hank Garland [el gt], George Barnes [el gt], Al Chernet [gt], Roy Wiggins [steel], Charlie Grean [bass], Marty Gold [piano], Eddie Litvin [org]
Recorded December 2, 1952 at RCA Victor Studio 1, New York City
Released on Victor 5192





(c) Frank Petty Trio (1953) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Released February 1953 on MGM 11431





(c) Johnny Maddox (1953) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
Released March 1953 on Dot 15072




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(c) The Three Suns (1954) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")






(c) Victor Young and his Singing Strings (1954) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Recorded June 6, 1954 in Los Angeles.
Released on Decca 29203



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In 1964 it was the title-song of Jim Reeves last LP to be released while he was alive.

(c) Jim Reeves (1964) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Recorded December 21, 1963 at RCA Victor Studio, Nashville, TN
Producer Chet Atkins
Jim Reeves: vocal/leader; Harold Ray Bradley: guitar; Velma E.Williams Smith: guitar; 
Bob L. Moore: bass; Kenneth Buttrey: drums; Hargus M. "Pig" Robbins: piano; 
Homer L. "Boots" Randolph: vibes; Karl Garvin: trumpet; William R. McElhiney: trumpet; 
Brenton Bolden Banks: violin; Cecil L. Brower: violin; Solie Isaac Fott: violin; 
Lillian Vann Hunt: violin; Dorothyann  Dillard, Anita Kerr,vocal chorus.


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(c) Bachelors (1964) (as "Moonlight and Roses")
On the album "16 Great Songs" (Decca LK 4614)


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(c) Vic Dana (1965) (as "Moonlight and Roses (Bring Mem'ries Of You)")
Released on Dolton # 309


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zaterdag 4 oktober 2014

My Black Mama Part 1 (1930) / Milk Cow Blues (1934) / Milkcow's Calf Blues (1937) / Milkcow Blues Boogie (1954)


"Milk Cow Blues" is a very influential blues-song, recorded by Kokomo Arnold in 1934. In the course of time it was covered a lot, sometimes with adapted lyrics and/or music.

This song is structured in the AAB blues pattern using 12 bars, a very common structure in blues music. Many Blues songs are structured using the AAB format.




But even Kokomo Arnold was influenced by other artists, when he wrote "Milk Cow Blues"


(o) Son House (1930)  (as "My Black Mama Part 1")
Recorded in Grafton, Wisconsin, May 28, 1930.
Released on Paramount 13042.


Son House’s "My Black Mama Part 1" was an important forerunner to Kokomo Arnold’s "Milk Cow Blues" for several reasons. Stylistically, it is performed in a country-blues manner similar to Arnold’s with House’s open-tuned guitar the only foil to his voice.
And lyrically  there are also similarities: Verse 5 from "My Black Mama" was almost literally used by Kokomo Arnold.

Verse 5
Well, you see my milk cow, tell her hurry home
I aint had no milk since that cow been gone,
If you see my milk cow, tell her hurry home,
Yeah, I aint had no milk since that cow been gone.



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Kokomo Arnold's  famous opening-line "All in good morning, I said, blues how do you do", was copied from Son House's "Walking Blues", which contained the frase "Good morning blues, blues how do you do" (at 2 min and 34 sec in the YT below)
Son House's "Walking Blues" was recorded on May 28, 1930 in Grafton, Wisconsin. (on the same date as the above mentioned "My Black Mama part I")

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One other notable addition to the milk-cow blues tradition leading up to Arnold’s work was recorded by Big Bill Broonzy in New York in 1934. So that's even 6 months before Kokomo Arnold's "Milk Cow Blues"

(o) Big Bill (Broonzy) (1934)  (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Recorded March 23, 1934 in Chicago
Released on Bluebird B 5476



Lyrics
When I got up this morning, she had ev’ry dime I had (2x)
I said, “That’s all right, milk cow, your daddy understands.”

My milk cow had me fooled, she had t’ have ev’rything she need (2x)
Now, these times they done got hard, baby, she can’t eat burs and weeds.

I haven’t seen my milk cow in three long weeks today (2x)
I haven’t had no rich cream, mama, since my milk cow strolled away.

Have you seen a big brown cow? She had no horns at all (2x)
You don’t need no chair to milk her, she will back right in your stall.

If you see my milk cow, please drive her to my door (2x)
I was really good to my milk cow, I wonder, “Where did my milk cow go?”

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Kokomo Arnold's recordings of “Milk Cow Blues” though, were most influential on later artists. Arnold recorded no fewer than four different versions of “Milk Cow Blues” within approximately one year. 
He waxed the first, "Milk Cow Blues", on September 10, 1934, and the second, "Milk Cow Blues No. 2", on January 18, 1935. Arnold cut “Milk Cow Blues Nos. 3 and 4" during the same recording session on September 11, 1935. 
All four performances feature similar guitar accompaniment figures and tunes but different texts, the common thread being the ongoing theme of a lost milk cow.



(c) Kokomo Arnold (1934)  (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Recorded on September 10, 1934 in Chicago, IL



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(c) Kokomo Arnold (1935) (as "Milk Cow Blues No. 2")
Recorded on January 18, 1935 in Chicago, IL



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(c) Kokomo Arnold (1935) (as "Milk Cow Blues No. 3")
Recorded on September 11, 1935 in Chicago, IL


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(c) Kokomo Arnold (1935) (as "Milk Cow Blues No. 4")
Recorded on September 11, 1935 in Chicago, IL


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Kokomo Arnold's 1st version was subsequently covered by the Birmingham Serenaders ( 1935), Pinewood Tom (=Josh White) (1935), Bumble Bee Slim (1935) and Cliff Bruner (1937)

(c) Birmingham Serenaders (1935) (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Probably Clarence Williams (piano and voc)
Accompanied by Ed Allen, Charlie Gaines,Cecil Scott and Floyd Casey.
Recorded February 1, 1935 in New York City
Released on Decca 7060


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(c) Pinewood Tom (=Josh White) (1935) (as "Milk Cow Blues") 
Accompanied by Clarence Williams on the piano.
Recorded February 13, 1935 in New York City.
Released on Banner 33361, Conqueror 8479, Oriole 8440, Romeo 5440, Melotone M 13328,


And Perfect 0316



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(c) Amos (Easton) (better known as Bumble Bee Slim) (1935) (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Accompanied by Big Bill Broonzy (guitar) and Horace Malcolm (piano)
Recorded February 27, 1935 in Chicago.
Released on Bluebird B 5880 and Montgomery Ward M 4837


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(c) Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers (1937) (as "Milk Cow Blues")
With vocals by Leo Railey.
Recorded February 5, 1937 in San Antonio, Texas
Released on Decca 5334.


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(c) George Noble (1935)  (as "New Milk Cow Blues")
Credited to Noble, but not particularly a "new" version of "Milk Cow Blues".
Noble sings the 1st verse of Kokomo Arnold's version and then 4 variations of the 4th verse of Kokomo's version.
Recorded February 11, 1935 in Chicago
Released on Vocalion 02905


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(c) Kansas City "Casey" Bill Weldon (1935) (as "What's The Matter With My Milk Cow?")
Recorded March 25, 1935 in Chicago.
Released on Vocalion 03078.


Weldon recorded his "own" version of "Milk Cow blues" with some new lyrics.

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(c) Robert Johnson (1937)  (as "Milkcow's Calf Blues")
And this was Robert Johnson's re-worked version of "Milk Cow Blues".
Recorded June 20, 1937 in Dallas, Texas
Released on Perfect 7-10-65


Also released on Vocalion 03665


And on Conqueror 8944



Lyrics of take 2:
Tell me, milk cow, what on earth is wrong with you? (2x)
Well, well, you have a new calf, hoo hoo, and your milk is turnin' blue

Your calf is hungry, and I believe he needs a suck (2x)
(spoken: Now, you know that calf done got hungry)
Well, now, but the milk is turnin' blue, hoo hoo, and I believe he's outta luck

Now I feel like milkin' and my, cow won't come
I feel like churnin' it and my, milk won't turn
I'm cryin' plea-hease, please, don't do me wrong
You can give-a right milk and butter, now, baby, you-hoo, will stay at home

My milk cow been ramblin', hoo hoo, for miles around (2x)
She been troublin' some other bull cow, hoo hoo, Lord, in this man's town


Listen here to both takes of the song that Robert Johnson recorded in 1937:




(c) Johnny Lee Wills And His Boys (1941)  (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Johnny Lee Wills [banjo], Cotton Thompson [vcl/fiddle], Lester "Junior" Barnard [el gt], Harley Huggins [gt], Luther Jay "Luke" Wills [bass], Millard Kelso [piano]
Recorded April 28, 1941 Sound Recording Studio, Dallas, TX –
Released on Decca 5985




Johnny Lee Wills version was a very influential Western version, with 2 new verses.
It starts with verse 4 and 3 (in that order) of the 1934 Kokomo Arnold-version, and than adds the new verses.

Verse 1
Well, I woke up this mornin’ looked outdoors,
I can tell my milk cow, I can tell by the way she lows.
If you see my milk cow, please, drive her on home,
’Cause ain’t had no milk and butter, woo, since my cow’s been gone.

Verse 2
Well, you’ve got to treat me right,day by day,
Get out your little prayer book, get down on your knees and pray,
’Cause you’re gonna need, you’re gonna need my help someday.
Yes, you’re going to be sorry, woo, you treat me this way.

Verse 3
Piano Solo chorus

Verse 4
Well, good evenin’, don’t that sun look good going down?
Well, good evenin’, don’t that sun look good going down?
Now, don’t your bed look lonesome when your lover ain’t around

Verse 5
I’ve tried everything baby to get along with you,
And now I’m going to tell you what I’m gonna do.
I’m going to stop cryin’ and leave you alone.
If you don’t believe I’m leavin’, you can count the days I’m gone.
’Cause you won’t see, you won’t see my sweet face no more.
Yeah, you’ll just be wonderin’, baby, where in this world I’m gone

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Maybe Johnny Lee Wills borrowed this line Now, don’t your bed look lonesome when your lover ain’t around from Freddie Spruell's "Milk Cow Blues" (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS TOPIC)



The Johnny Lee Wills arrangement was subsequently covered by Jack Guthrie (1946),  Bob Wills (1946), Maddox Brothers & Rose (1947), Elvis Presley (1955) and Jimmy Rodgers Snow (1956),                  

(c) Jack Guthrie (1946) (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Recorded March 18, 1946 in Hollywood, CA
Finally released on the next album:


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(c) Bob Wills (1946)  (as "Brain Cloudy Blues")
Recorded September 5, 1946 at CBS Studio (Radio Station KNX), Hollywood, CA
Released on Columbia 37313
Except for the 1st verse, Bob Wills excactly copied his brother Johnny Lee's 1941 arrangement.



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(c) Maddox Bros. and Rose (1947) (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Recorded ca. August 1947 Associated Studio, Pasadena, CA 
Maddox Brothers and Rose (Rose Maddox [ld vcl], Henry Maddox [vcl/gt], Jimmy Winkle [ld gt], Cal Maddox [rh gt/harmonica], Cliff Maddox [mandolin], Bud Duncan [steel], Fred Maddox [vcl/bass], Don Maddox [vcl/fiddle]



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(c) Elvis Presley (1955)  (as "Milkcow Blues Boogie")
Recorded at Sun Studios on December 10, 1954.
Scotty Moore on guitar, Bill Black on bass, and Elvis on vocals and guitar.
Released on Sun 215



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(c) Moon Mullican and the Showboys (1946) ( as "New Milk Cow Blues")
Vocals: Cotton Thompson, who also handled the vocals on the Johnny Lee Wills version.
Recorded October 1946, Cliff Herring Studio, 1705 W. 7th St., Ft. Worth, TX
This version was also credited to Thompson, because he cleverly "re-wrote" the lyrics.



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(c) Ricky Nelson (1960) (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Recorded October 26. 1960 at Master Recorders, 533 North Fairfax Ave., Hollywood, CA -
Ricky Nelson [vcl/rh gt], James Burton [gt], Joe Osborn [bass], Richie Frost [drums], Ray Johnson [piano] + vocal chorus) [Richie Frost [percussion] overdubbed on November 11 at United Recording Corp.]
Released on Imperial X5707




Ricky Nelson only used the newly added lyrics from the Johnny Lee Wills version.

Well, I've tried everything to get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna quit my cryin'
I'm gonna leave you alone
If you don't believe I'm leavin'
You can count the days I'm gone
I'm gonna leave.

You're gonna need your lovin' daddy some day
Aw, when you're gonna be sorry
'Cause you treated me this way

Aw please, don't that sun look good goin' down
Yeah please, don't that sun look good goin' down
Don't that old moon look lonesome when you're baby's not around.

All right.

Well, I've tried everything to get along with you
Now I'm gonna tell you what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna quit my cryin'
I'm gonna leave you alone
If you don't believe I'm leavin'
You can count the days I'm gone
I'm gonna leave.

You're gonna need your lovin' daddy some day
Aw, when you're gonna be sorry
'Cause you treated me this way.

Hey, hey, hey, yeah
Hey, hey, hey, all right
Hey, hey, hey, yeah, all right, ooh...

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The Ricky Nelson arrangement was subsequently covered by

-The Kinks (1965),

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-Chocolate Watch Band (1968),

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-Aerosmith (1977),

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-Dead Moon (1990),

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-Nashville Pussy (1997)




-Flamin Groovies (1991)

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In 1967 The Chocolate Watch Band had already recorded a slightly re-worked version of "Milk Cow Blues" (as "Don't Need Your Lovin").

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This version was covered by The Nomads in 1983, who used the "Milkcow Blues" title again.

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Bob Dylan was certainly familiar with "Milk Cow Blues".
The 1st verse from his 1963 song "Quit your lowdown Ways" was literally taken from verse 3 of the first version of Kokomo Arnold's "Milk Cow Blues".
"Quit your lowdown ways" was an outtake from Dylan's "Freewheelin" sessions.
Recorded July 9, 1962 in the Columbia Recording Studio A, New York City.
Released in 1991 on "The Bootleg Series, Vol 1-3 : Rare and Unreleased".

Oh, you can read out your Bible
You can fall down on your knees, pretty mama
And pray to the Lord
But it ain’t gonna do no good
You’re gonna need
You’re gonna need my help someday
Well, if you can’t quit your sinnin’
Please quit your low down ways


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Another outtake from the "Freewheelin" sessions was titled "Milkcow's Calf Blues", which is kind of an amalgation of the original version by Kokomo Arnold and the Robert Johnson version.
Recorded April 25, 1962 in the Columbia Recording Studio A, New York City.


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(c) Robert Palmer (2003)  (as "Milkcow's Calf Blues")

Released on the album "Drive".




(c) Eric Clapton (2004)  (as "Milkcow's Calf Blues")

Released on his album "Me and Mr Johnson".




(c) Rory Block (2006)  (as "Milkcow's Calf Blues")

Relaesed on her album "The Lady and Mr Johnson".




In 1930 Sleepy John Estes recorded a song titled "Milk Cow Blues", which, except for the title, is completely different, in melody and in lyrics.



And than there is Papa Freddie's "Milk Cow Blues" (1926), which has a similar title and theme: his "Milk Cow" is gone.

(o) Papa Freddie (1926)  (as "Milk Cow Blues")
Recorded in Chicago on June 25, 1926
Matrix (9793‑A)
Released on Okeh 8422
 


Listen to my story, now, please listen to my song
Can't you imagine how I feel, now, have mercy, my real milk cow gone

She's a full-blood Jersey, I'm gon' tell you boys the way I know (2x)
People just screamin' for my milk cow, I don't care where my Jersey go

I've been on 35th, listen, boys, I've been on 39th (2x)
I rambled the whole South Side o' town tryin' to find this real milk cowr (sic) of mine

She's a full-blood Jersey, I'm gonna tell you boys the way I know (2x)
People just screamin' for my milk cow, I don't care where my milk cow go

Sayin', my bed seem lonesome, my pillow, now it sure won't do (2x)
I wakes up hours of midnight, I really had those milk cow blues

SOLO: 4 Bars
Uhh, baby, listen, hoo-hoo-hoo
Can't you look in my face now, brown, and tell I've got those milk cow blues

Listen, Hiiiiii, sugar, listen, hii-hii-hii (2x)
Can't you imagine how I feel now, I done told my real milk cow bye-bye

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If you want to dig deeper into "Milk Cow Blues" here's a case study by Jean Boyd and Patrick Kelly.
It's a 20 page PDF-file which can be opened in the next link:  Milk Cow Blues




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