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Song 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”
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Song 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 Song 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 Song 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 Song 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, Song 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 Song 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, Song 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, Song Name: You Can’t Get Stuff No More
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver Year: Ad-libs: “Dodgin’” “You know it boy” “Play it now [unintelligible]” “Yeah, play it” “No he can’t get that stuff no more” “Have to drink moonshine now” “This county gone dry” “You county dry” “It’s gone out” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Conducting, Eager Other Notable Factors: 12 String Duet, Harmony Song Name: It’s a Good Little Thing
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver Year: Ad-libs: “Play it” “Play it” “What is that, mama” “Play it for the last, boy” “I ain’t gonna give her but a dime… cause she gonna change her mind.” “Play it Mr. Weaver” “This’s old Pig and Whistle Red” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, Conducting, Eager Other Notable Factors: 12 String Duet, Harmony |
About the IndexThis ad-lib index started when I was trying to find which song contained shouts of "Have a fit on that fiddle" or which song had the steady conducting of "talk to me, talk to me." I began writing down ad-libs I found and began amassing this very un-serious index. CriteriaI have been defining an ad-lib as a spoken part of a song that does not make up a recitation, especially when said spoken part occurs during music. Spoken parts before or after a song are also included, especially skits with memorable lines.
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