Need help finding Blues recordings

J. Jericho

I heard and loved these Blues songs decades ago, but cannot find them now. Any suggestions? Any clues?

"I Want To Be Your Mechanic"
"Beef, Potatoes, and Beer"

Kehaulani

Don't know the songs, but I'd check out Bessie Smith, The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers and Blind Lemon Chitlin.

dupac

@J-Jericho

Alan Jackson :

"The Talkin' Song Repair Blues »
and
« Meat and Potato Man »

Maybe these two songs are related with what you are looking for ???

J. Jericho

Thanks for the suggestions. Alan Jackson has a great sense of humor, and the Bessie Smith collection is a good one.

"I Want To Be Your Mechanic" is about a guy inspecting a woman's car, looking up under her hood and having the right tool for the job, among other things.

"Beef, Potatoes, And Beer" is a man bringing home to his woman the essential ingredients for a party. Think about it.

There is another one I thought of that I haven't found, either: "Why Can't I Have The Blues?", a wry, humorous song about an extremely successful guy who has the means to have everything he could ever want and then some, lamenting that he can't seem to acquire the Blues.

@J-Jericho said in Need help finding Blues recordings:

I Want To Be Your Mechanic

How about this one. Savoy label is one of the old race record labels.

J. Jericho

@Niner That's it! Thank you!

SSmith1226

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SSmith1226

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J. Jericho

@SSmith1226 Thanks, Steve.

"Beef, Potatoes, And Beer" is similar to "All That Meat And No Potatoes" in the sense that it's allegorical, but it refers to the anatomy of a member of the XY chromosome group instead of members of the XX group.

"Why Can't I Have The Blues?" is very similar to "Can't Play The Blues No More", but the voice is distinctly Caucasian, and I think a reference to that characteristic may be in the lyrics as well. I'd post the most memorable lyrics, except that I'm concerned that, while they're not "X" Rated, they are "PG", and I don't want the appearance of impropriety on TrumpetBoards (or anywhere else, for that matter).

SSmith1226

The word allegory brings back nightmares of English Literature and Dante’s Inferno.
Meat = XY = Shl..g

J. Jericho

@SSmith1226 Your math is correct.

SSmith1226

I was always better at Math than English Literature, but Anatomy and Biology were my strongest subjects.

J. Jericho

@SSmith1226 Best studied with a partner.

Dr GO

@SSmith1226 said in Need help finding Blues recordings:

I was always better at Math than English Literature, but Anatomy and Biology were my strongest subjects.

The only math equation I have remembered is:

The cube of the boob is directly proportional to the angle of the dangle. That of course does have anatomy and biology application, so we are all good here.