Re: What you laughin' at Charlie?

Posted by John Miller on May 31, 2003, 12:11 am, in reply to "Re: What you laughin' at Charlie?"
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--Previous Message-- Hi John, Thanks for the find. As soon as the name Charlie and laughter were mentioned, I knew it had to be Charlie Lincoln. Glad you could clear it up. All Best, John : Well, John, you got me started lookin' in the : right direction. I have the Document Lyric : Volume covering DOCD-5048, so I checked : "Darktown Gamblin". Not it. So I : leafed through all the BBQ Bob songs and : found "It Won't Be Long Now - Part : 1". It starts: "Ha, ha, ha, ha, : ha, ha. : What you laughin' at Charlie? : Well, I'm just laughin' at you, how you're : tryin' to barbecue that meat." : It has all the other lines you mentioned. : It's on DOCD-5046, which is Vol.1 of the : complete chronological works of BBQ Bob : (Robert Hicks). Special thanks to Bob : McLeod, who seems to be making his life's : work transcribing lyrics of all the known : prewar blues. Eleven Vols. so far with : about 1000 songs per Vol. What a resource. : Enjoy Mal. : All for now. : John C. : : : --Previous Message-- : John, : I have been struggling to remember the title : of the track and the names of the : performers. The name Babecue Bob does : spring to mind, but the names 'Laughing : Charlie' and ‘Peg 'n' Whistle Red’ (is : that something to do with Blind Willie : McTell?) also keep coming to mind. The : titles ‘Darktown Gamblin’’ ‘The Crap Game’ : ‘The Skin Game’ Parts 1 and 2 do not sound : familiar. I think the singer was singing : entirely about woman trouble, and I’m sure : the song had nothing to do with gambling. : I think I can also recall lyrics something : like: : ‘Well I ask for water, you bring me : gasoline’ : ‘Don’t you think you’re treating me mighty : mean’. : But my memory is getting a bit sketchy. : Mal. : : : : : --Previous Message-- : --Previous Message-- : Whoops, forgot to mention that "Darktown : Gamblin" can be found on Document : DOCD-5048, Complet Recorded works of : Barbecue Bob, vol. 3. : John : --Previous Message-- : Hello, : I'm hoping someone can help me. Many years : ago I had a double album, which was a : compilation of acoustic blues. I lent this : to someone, who I lost contact with, and I : never got it back. Something which has : happened to me far too often. Anyway, : there was a track on the album which I : have never been able to find since. : I would be very grateful if someone could : tell me who performed it, or preferably I : would like to know if it is obtainable on : any currently available CD. : I shall try to describe what I can remember : of the track: First there are some chords : on a guitar : (maybe a 12 string?) and then there is : laughter and a dialog as follows: ‘What you : laughing at Charlie?’ : ‘Oh I’m just laughing at you, how you trying : to bar through that beat’ : ‘I don’t see anything funny in that, I’m : making it good and juicy. That’s the way : people like it nowadays, with gravy : running out’ : I can’t remember what comes next, but further : on, the dialog continues something like: : ‘My gal she quit too last night’ : ‘Your girl quit too. What’s the matter with : you and her?' : ‘Oh I guess it’s a case kinda like yours. : Same dog bit you must’ve snapped at me.’ : Further on it continues: ‘Think I’ll sing : me a little blues’ : ‘Let’s hear ‘em’ : Then there is singing. The lyrics are : something like: Tell me tell me baby, honey : what’s the matter : now : Tell me tell me baby, honey what’s the matter : now : Well you trying to quit me honey an' you : don’t know how. : I would be very grateful if anyone can : identify this record. : Thank you. : Hi Mal, : I don't know if this is the record you have : in mind, but it occurs to me that it might : be Barbecue Bob and Charlie Lincoln doing : "Darktown Gamblin'". They did : two parts, Part 1 (The Crap Game) and Part : 2 (The Skin Game). I am just guessing on : this, but Charlie Lincoln had a very : infectious laugh, and they both played : 12-string guitars. : All best, : John : : : : : : : : : :

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