Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:12:04 -0800WeeblyTue, 18 Jul 2023 01:16:07 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/honey-it-must-be-loveSong Name: Honey It Must Be Love
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver
Year:
Ad-libs: “Play it boy” “Kick it six” “Beat it out now” “Boy’s good in the 1950 model!”
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Conducting, sly
Other Notable Factors: 12 String Duet, made King Edward give up his crown
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]]>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:12:27 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/reds-got-the-piccolo-bluesSong Name: Red’s Got the Piccolo Blues
Artist: Blind Boy Fuller
Year: 1939
Ad-libs: “Play it now” “Yeah”(Blind Boy Fuller) “What you want” “No I ain’t dead” “What you want to say” “They’re pawned” “[Unintelligible] piccolo” (Bull City Red) “Play it now” “Long time” “Play it til [unintelligible] Mr. Fuller” (Blind Boy Fuller) “What you want from me” “Yes, yes” (Bull City Red) “Aw, [shaw?]” “Play it now” “Awwww [shaw???]” (Blind Boy Fuller) “No I ain’t dead” “[Unintelligible]” (Bull City Red) “Oh yeah” “Play it a long time” (Blind Boy Fuller) 
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Conversational, commenting, conducting
Other Notable Factors: Scatting, good beat and you can dance to it, distant ad-libs]]>Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:36:55 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/blakes-worried-bluesSong Name: Blake’s Worried Blues
Artist: Blind Blake
Year: 1927
Ad-libs: “Play that thing Mr. So-and-So. You’re a dirty mistreater.”
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Casual, conducting, commenting
Other Notable Factors: Cool variation on 12-bar blues progression, “Bow legged woman crazy bout a cross-eyed man” ​]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 21:55:36 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/lonely-one-in-this-townSong Name: Lonely One In This Town
Artist: Mississipi Sheiks
Year: 1930
Ad-libs: “[You’ve got?] somebody, come on, let’s go”
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, commanding
Other Notable Factors: Unfinished fiddle ending]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 17:59:49 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/pure-religionSong Name: Pure Religion
Artist: Reverend Gary Davis
Year: 1957
Ad-libs: “I say you must have that pure religion, must have religion and your soul converted.” “Talk to me then.” “Talk to me then.” “Here come the drunkard.” “With a bottle in his pocket.” “Get that bottle out of your hand.” “Know [Lord?] you can’t cross there.” “What?” “Where you going?” “Throw them cards away” “[Lord?] you can’t cross here.” “Oh yeah” “goin to tell some lies.” “Where you goin?” “Stop telling your lies, [know/Lord?] you can’t cross there.” “What?” “Here you come slidin.” “Where you gin’?” “Stop slidin’, [know/Lord?] you can’t cross there.” “Talk!” “Talk.” “Here comes this peacebreaker.” “Stop your peacebreaking now.” “[Know/Lord?] you can’t cross here.” “Always in the Christian way.” “Stop you hypocriting, [know/Lord?] you can’t cross there.” “Whatcha talking bout”
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Casual, Conducting, Storytelling, Intertwined with lyrics, Matter-of-Fact
Other Notable Factors: Incomplete phrases, great guitar playing

​]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 16:11:39 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/big-boy-bluesSong Name: Big Boy Blues
Artist: Ma Rainey
Year: 1927
Ad-libs: “Toot it, big boy, toot it.” “That’s my backdoor man”
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Conducting, Joking, Commenting
Other Notable Factors: Tuba Solo

​]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:37:10 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/east-st-louisSong Name: East St. Louis
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver
Year:
Ad-libs: “Play it boy” “Play it for the last” “Goodbye” 
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Conducting, Eager
Other Notable Factors: 12 String Duet, 

​]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:36:43 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/talkin-to-you-mamaSong Name: Talkin’ to You Mama
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver
Year:
Ad-libs: “Play it” “Play it” “Now play it”
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Conducting, Eager
Other Notable Factors: 12 String Duet, 8-bar

​]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:36:20 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/savana-mamaSong Name: Savana Mama
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver
Year:
Ad-libs: “Play it Mr. Weaver” “Going back to Savana too” “Yeah, I’m going back down there” “All these womens here don’t [pay no like???]… that’s 5e reason I’m going back” 
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Conducting, Eager
Other Notable Factors: 12 String Duet, 

​]]>Sat, 11 Mar 2023 02:35:50 GMThttps://www.billmooremusic.com/ad-lib-index/love-changin-bluesSong Name: Love Changin’ Blues
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver
Year:
Ad-libs: “Play it low and lonesome” “Moonshine!” “I ain’t joking” 
Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Conducting, Eager
Other Notable Factors: 12 String Duet, ​]]>