Singing the lesbian blues in 1920's Harlem

[skitty]

Found this and wasn't aware of it:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/singing-the-lesbian-blues-in-1920s-harlem/

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

It's kinda funny actually. Old fogeys would tell you that today's music is crass and vulgar, whereas the music of their generation was innocent and wholesome.

But there isn't a trope that modern music can play today that the old-school pre-war and WW2-era jazz and blues musicians hadn't done first. The Blues especially was a haven for some of the most racy and morbid lyrical content you can ever conceive. There's isn't a single bit of subject matter from a song by, say, Cannibal Corpse that some old junkie with a guitar didn't do first in the 30s.

[Taters]

It's kinda funny actually. Old fogeys would tell you that today's music is crass and vulgar, whereas the music of their generation was innocent and wholesome.

But there isn't a trope that modern music can play today that the old-school pre-war and WW2-era jazz and blues musicians hadn't done first. The Blues especially was a haven for some of the most racy and morbid lyrical content you can ever conceive. There's isn't a single bit of subject matter from a song by, say, Cannibal Corpse that some old junkie with a guitar didn't do first in the 30s.

Yep. Sounds about right. (http://www.allmusic.com/album/please-warm-my-weiner-old-time-hokum-blues-mw0000091429)

[blake 3:17]

A few years ago my mom was saying something sbout all the "bad new music". I asked her if she knew what Rock and Roll meant.

[Brandon's Impotent Rage]

Here's a great example of what I'm talking about:

"A-Z Blues" by Blind Willie McTell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAEZXq4nfDk)


Right around the 0:45 mark is where it goes off the deep end.

[blake 3:17]

Massive fucked up. Love seeing Krazy Kat.