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Thread #77516   Message #1382824
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
19-Jan-05 - 09:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Buddy Bolden's Blues
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Buddy Bolden's Blues
Jerry, this site blames Jelly Roll Morton (Buddy Bolden Blues") who recorded it. Look at Bolden
Several verses at online sites, some such as 'gal with the blue dress ...' are late floaters.

Paul Oliver, in his book "Screening the Blues," p. 168, says only the first verse of "Funky Butt" was sung originally, and other verses were added about Storyville characters as time went on. I haven't found any of these, but they might appear on various early recordings. The tune is supposed to be Bolden's.

Jelly Roll's "Buddy Bolden's Blues" in a late recording (1939) can be downloaded at Red Hot Jazz but the lyrics are pedestrian. Morton
Scroll down to the recordings.