Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues

Subject: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 18 Feb 01 - 03:48 PM

I've been trying on and off for a couple of years to find a recording of "Good Morning Blues", specifically of Leadbelly singing it. I have a lesson on the blues with this song, and would love to have the kids hear it. I had an order in to Amazon, but they were not able to complete the order. So: anyone here willing to help me find a copy?

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Justa Picker
Date: 18 Feb 01 - 04:18 PM

Try here.

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Stewie
Date: 18 Feb 01 - 04:58 PM

The UK label Catfish has an beaut CD that collects together 21 of Leadbelly's bluesier sides, including 'Good Morning Blues'. Catfish is a great reissue label with excellent sound: Leadbelly 'Easy Rider' Catfish KATCD-131.

Catfish albums

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Stewie
Date: 18 Feb 01 - 05:10 PM

I don't know what happened to the link to Catfish that I put in. I'll try again. If it doesn't work, the URL is www.catfishrecords.co.uk

Click

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Amos
Date: 19 Feb 01 - 01:43 AM

Folkways put out a disk with this Leadbelly song on it, I believe, in 1960-2. I know it's out there.

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: fat B****rd
Date: 19 Feb 01 - 02:54 PM

Leadbelly "Alabama Bound" on RCA ,try Red Lick Records of Wales (They're on the net all the best fB

Subject: Lyr Add: GOOD MORNING BLUES (Leadbelly)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 02 Nov 03 - 02:03 AM

We have a thread on a parody, but we never got the actual lyrics posted for this one.
-Joe Offer-

GOOD MORNING BLUES

Good morning blues, Blues how do you do?
Good morning blues, Blues how do you do?
I'm doing all right, good morning how are you?

I laid down last night, turnin' from side to side,
Aw... turnin' from side to side,
I was not sick, but I was just dissatisfied.

When I got up this mornin', blues walkin' 'round my bed,
Aw... blues walkin' 'round my bed
I went to eat my breakfast, the blues was all in my bread.

I got a new way of spelling, Memphis, Tennessee,
Aw... Memphis, Tennessee,
Double E, double T, Lord, N, X-Y-Z.

I sent for you yesterday, here you come a-walking today,
Sent for you yesterday, here you come a-walking today,
You got your mouth wide open - you don't know what to say.

source: The Leadbelly Songbook (edited by Moses Ash & Alan Lomax, Oak Publications, 1962.

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This Google Search will show how many versions of this song you can find - Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Van Morrison, Louis Jordan, and many others.

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Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Stewie
Date: 02 Nov 03 - 03:51 AM

The Catfish label that I mentioned above a couple of years ago went out of business a couple of months ago - a pity, as it had some fine reissue albums.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 02 Nov 03 - 06:04 AM

As it happens, I did find a good recording of Leadbelly talking about how you know "the blues got you", followed by the song. I don't have it here, but I do remember it was an import!

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Billy Weeks
Date: 02 Nov 03 - 06:57 AM

It may not be of much help to anyone who doesn't collect 78s, but some time around the 1950s Melodisc (UK) issued Leadbelly's 'Good Morning Blues' with 'How Long' backing on Catg No 1140.

Rush now while stocks last?

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 03:35 AM

Stewie, bad news, I've had some good stuff from them.
Ani, Smithsonian Folkways have put out most of Ledbelly's stuff, I've too many Ledbelly records & CDs to search though at the moment (lazy b****r!) but I'm sure Dick at Camsco could identify the right one for you.
RtS

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 03:52 AM

Quick Amazon US search brings up Leadbelly: Take this hammer 2003 RCA B000092Q47 $13.98 (26 tracks including Good Morning Blues). Customer review 5 stars & comments on better quality sound than usual for Leadbelly recordings.

Hope this helps.

RtS
(one of my 60th birthday presents was the 4-CD "Last sessions", one CD entirely a capella with some singing and interjections from Martha Ledbetter, fascinating)

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Brian Hoskin
Date: 03 Nov 03 - 05:02 AM

Sorry about the thread creep, but really bad news about the Catfish label - they produced great reissues at good prices.

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 04 Nov 03 - 01:46 AM

Animaterra-
There's an obscure outfit called CAMSCO Music that specializes in this kind of thing. TRy giving them a call. 800/548-FOLK (3655)

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: Dreaded Thumbpick
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 09:21 AM

Good Morning Blues #2 is on Bourgeois Blues, Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 2, Smithsonian Folkways, SF40045

Better late than never???

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 28 Feb 05 - 01:10 PM

Got a copy of an import disk, "Leadbelly: Midnight Special" a few years back. It's great! thanks for all the suggestions!

Subject: RE: Help: Recording of Good Morning Blues
From: GUEST,Craig Riecke
Date: 21 May 05 - 01:32 PM

Ok, I've heard variations of the lyric:

I got a new way of spelling, Memphis, Tennessee,
Aw... Memphis, Tennessee,
Double E, double T, Lord, N, X-Y-Z.

in many blues tunes. What does it mean???