Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites

Artist Information

Active: 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's

Born: January 8, 1904 in Smithville, GA

Influences

Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Tommy Dorsey

Followers

Leroy Foster, John Brim, Big Maceo Merriweather, Mose Allison, Robert Nighthawk, Ray Charles

Overview

Discography

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Lyrics

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(I Could Learn To Love You) So Good

Lyrics

Baby, I could learn to love you so good
Baby, I could learn, I could learn, baby
To love you so good...

A Lie In My Heart

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I may be wrong to say, I love you
I'll put your day in the dark
But it's better to say, I love you
T...

Anytime For You

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I trusted in you right from the start
You messed around until you broke my heart
Anytime for you and...

Bumble Bee

Lyrics

Bumble bee, bumble bee
Please come back to me
Bumble bee, bumble bee
Please come back to me
He got t...

Cheatin' On Me

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You ain't the gal you used to be
You used to mean so much to me
You had me blind but now I see
I kno...

Crying Won't Help You

Lyrics

No matter what you say, baby
No matter what you do
The way you treat me baby
Is coming back home to...

Deceitful Friend Blues

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When this world is so crooked
I just don't know what to do
When this world is so crooked
I just don'...

Delta Woman Blues

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I'm goin' back to the delta
That's where I belong
I'm goin' back to the delta
That's where I belong...

Don't You Lie To Me (I Get Evil)

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There's two kinds of people that I just can't stand
A cold hearted woman and a lyin' man...

Got To Leave My Woman

Lyrics

Meet me down in the bottom
Mama, bring my shoes and clothes
Meet me down in the bottom
Mama, bring m...

Grouchy Hearted Woman

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I never been so worried
So bothered in my life befo'
I never been so worried
So bothered in my life...

Happily Married

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We are so happily married
We gave up all for love
And now we are free...

Harlem Swing

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Yeah man, make a plan
Everybody, let's get started
Get that Harlem swing...

Heck Of A How-Do-You-Do

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It's above imagination
How I love and used to hate you
Gee I know
It's a heck of a how-do-you-do...

I Give My Love To You

Lyrics

Befo' I say goodnight my love to you
Promise dear, you'll make my dream come true
Remember dear, my...

I Need You By My Side

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Although it seems that we must part
You will forever be in my heart
Though I shall never think of
Wh...

I See You Can't Take It

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I been down and I ain't through
I see you can't take it
Tryin' to love and baby, you
I see you can't...

I'm Gonna Get High

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I'm gonna get high
And it ain't no lie
And swing alone and have a ball
I'm gonna get high...

I'm So Disappointed In You

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I'm so disappointed, baby in you
For I once thought your little heart was true
But when I asked you...

It Hurts Me Too

Lyrics

You said you was hurtin'
Said you almost lost your mind
Well, the man you love
He hurts you all the...

It's Hard To Believe It's True

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It's hard to believe we are through, dear
Still you keep a-sayin' it ain't so
Maybe because I need y...

Love Me with a Feeling

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Oh, you know, women don't like this woman
'Cause I always speak my mind
But the men ain't crazy abou...

My Baby Said Yes

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I'm fallin' in love again
Grey skies are all blue again
My baby said yes instead of maybe...

My Gal Is Gone

Lyrics

No one to love me, no one to care
It's mighty hard for me to bear
This seems to be my last affair
My...

My Za Zu Girl

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When you see me in a hurry
I am busy don't you worry
Getting a place to break 'em down
My Za Zu gal'...

No Matter How She Done It

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I know a gal by the name of Mae Lou
She shook it so much she had the German flu...

Nutty And Buggy Blues

Lyrics

I'm goin' away, baby
But maybe not to stay
But I won't be back
Until you change your way...

Oh Babe, Oh Baby

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I know, baby, what you're trying to do
You can't love me and my buddy too
Oh babe, my babe, oh baby...

Poor Kelly Blues

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I went up on the mountain to see what poor Kelly done
He killed his woman and didn't even attempt to...

Right Or Wrong

Lyrics

You ain't the gal you used to be
I wouldn't mind being a beggar
You used to mean so much to me
I'll...

Rock It In Rhythm

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When you're out for a lovely evening
Forget about your daily blues
And rock it in rhythm, everybody'...

Sad Letter Blues

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I got a letter, this is the way it read
I got a letter, this is the way it read
It says, hurry home...

Seminole Blues

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My baby's gone, won't be back no more
She won't be back no more
My baby's gone, she won't be back no...

She Said It

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She said it and she meant it too
I never knew a thing she said to be untrue
She told me that she nev...

Singing And Crying Blues

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I got a feeling which I never had before
Trouble and sorrow keep knocking at my door
But I have all...

So Long Baby

Lyrics

I'm worried in mind, stay worried all the time
Someday I'll be satisfied
It's your time now but it's...

Someday I'm Bound To Win

Lyrics

Though you drivin' me away, baby
An' I ain't done nothin' wrong
Though you drivin' me away, babe
An'...

Stockyard Fire

Lyrics

Big trouble in the meat house
And it's all about that stockyard fire
Big trouble in the meat house
A...

Stop Truckin' And Suzi-Q

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So now we got something new
It's a dance anyone can do
Grandmama and grandpa too
Stop truckin' and S...

Taking It And Make My Get Away

Lyrics

Ah look here, baby, how can it be
You ain't give me no jelly, baby
Just let me see...

That Don't Matter Now

Lyrics

I wake up every mornin' with the risin' sun
Thinkin' of my baby and all the good she's done
But, ooh...

That's The Way I Do

Lyrics

I wished for lovely night
And my gal to hold me tight
That's the way I do
When I wanna make love...

The Jitter Jump

Lyrics

The jitter jump is a mellow thing
It put you in the mood to swing
To kiss and dance and everything
T...

The Most Of Us Do

Lyrics

I shouldn't cry when you kiss me goodbye
But most of us do
I shouldn't sigh when you tell me a lie
B...

Uncle Bud (Dog-Gone Him)

Lyrics

They told me uncle Bud was a mighty good fella
But by this time, boys you will all know better
Uncle...

We Gonna Get High Together

Lyrics

There are you and here am I
We both be silly just to sit and sigh
Okie tokie darling, you and I
Are...

What Am I Going To Do?

Lyrics

I can't eat no more and I lost my appetite
Can't go to sleep, mama when I lay down at night
Oh baby,...

When Bad Luck Is On You

Lyrics

When bad luck is on you
You'll have tough breaks all the time
When bad luck is on you
You have tough...

When Love Comes In

Lyrics

It don't matter how tough you've been
You may be wicked and in your sin
You can't be the same when l...

When The One You Love Is Gone

Lyrics

Ain't it lonesome when the one you love is gone?
Ain't it lonesome when the one you love is gone?
We...

When Things Go Wrong With You

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I can't be happy, mama
For bein' so blue
When ya keep on worryin'
The way you do...

Whoopee Mama

Lyrics

I've got a whoopee mama
She makes whoopee all the time
I've got a whoopee mama
She makes whoopee all...

Why Should I Care?

Lyrics

No one to love me, no one to care
And the girl I'm loving, she don't play fair
She's gone and left m...

Witchin' Hour Blues

Lyrics

Oh, hush, look and listen
That witchin' hour's here again
Oh, hush look and listen
That witchin' hou...

Worried Life Blues

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Oh, lordy Lord, oh, lordy Lord
It hurts me so bad for us to part...

Worthy Of You

Lyrics

Show as three and throw a seven
I'm on my way to Heaven
Any time I'm on my way to see you...

Wrong Idea

Lyrics

You men won't like it
When you hear this song
Do as I say
And it may help you along...

You Got Me Worryin'

Lyrics

I have a tendency to keep a worryin'
No matter where I am or go, and it's all because
You say you do...

You Got To Learn To Do It

Lyrics

Take it away there, Bob
I'm lookin' at you there, I'm lookin' at
That's old Black Bob ticklin' the i...

You Missed A Good Man

Lyrics

Now I'm not much to look at
And I don't pretend to be
But remember what I told you
For someday you'r...

YOU RASCAL YOU

Lyrics

Now I�ll be glad when you�re dead, you rascal you, uh huh
I�ll be glad when you�re dead, you rascal...

You Stole My Heart

Lyrics

You stole my heart, my dear
Look what you done with it
You made a wreck of it, sweetheart...

You're More Than A Palace To Me

Lyrics

I've given up a palace, a town and everything
But long as you're mine, I'll gladly bear the blame
Fo...