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Song Name: Don’t Forget It
Artist: Blind Willie McTell with Curly Weaver Year: Ad-libs: “Play it for the last boy” “I know she can’t forget it” “Stand by if you want to hear it again… next year” (Blind Willie McTell) Ad-lib Atmosphere: Commenting, conducting Other Notable Factors: 12-String Duet, Curly Weaver solo?
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Song Name: I’ll Get A Break
Artist: Will Shade Year: 1962-63 Ad-libs: “He got buggy, must have got buggy…” “Everything going to work out fine” “[Unintelligible]” “What else would make you teach it so low down” “You better believe that” “Someday” “Everything gonna be the same” (Unknown) Ad-lib Atmosphere: Eager, Commenting Other Notable Factors: 8-bar/Sitting on Top of the World form, Coughing Song Name: Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Artist: Leadbelly Year: 1944 Ad-libs: “Come on tell me baby” “Where’s that at, baby” “Come on and tell me something bout it” “Shiver for me now” “Uh-huh” “What happened down there?” “What happened to him?” “Come on and tell me something bout it” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Casual, Commenting Other Notable Factors: Spooky Song Name: Black Rider (Live)
Artist: Bob Dylan Year: 2021 Ad-libs: “Shut up” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Instructing Other Notable Factors: Song Name: Love Changing Blues
Artist: Blind Willie McTell Year: 1929 Ad-libs: “Ah, play that thing” “[Does me all the good it can, boy???]” “Play it [for me now boy???]” “I don’t need her” “Play it low-down” “Yes it is, boy” “Play it… [unintelligible]” “Ah lord” “Play it now, like you played it last” “Play it [unintelligible]” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Casual, Conducting Other Notable Factors: Slide with 12-String Song Name: Love Talking Blues
Artist: Blind Willie McTell Year: 1928 Ad-libs: “Oh play it Mr. MacTell, low and lonesome” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Casual, Solo, Self-Conducting Other Notable Factors: Song Name: Mama Let Me Scoop for You
Artist: Blind Willie McTell (as Hot Shot Willie) and Kate McTell (As Ruby Glaze) Year: 1932 Ad-libs: “Lay down to it, papa” “Can’t let you do that baby” “Oh boy” “I’ve got that 1933 style, papa” “Oh boy, you rung my number” “Sometimes, maybe” “Going back now, baby” “Ain’t that a sin and a shame” “Oh, baby thats [mean?]” “Come on, let’s go see” “Maybe” “If you know how I want it [did?]” “Two makes the [cheese?] more [unintelligible], daddy” (Kate McTell) “Let’s scoop, baby” “That’s the way I like to do the scoop” (Blind Willie McTell) “Oh boy!” (Kate McTell) “I’m going to do the scoop one more time and I ain’t going to scoop no more” (Blind Willie McTell) “How come?” (Kate McTell) “I just don’t like to scoop… [somewhere in the name?]” (Blind Willie McTell) “Great God from Louisiana” (Kate McTell) Ad-lib Atmosphere: Duet, Commenting Other Notable Factors: Husband and Wife Duet Song Name: Come Around to My House
Artist: Blind Willie McTell (As Blind Sammie) Year: 1929 Ad-libs: “All right, two-bits, get it fixed over there.” “Ain’t nobody there but her, you know you want to get there.” “Play that thing for me, boy” “The way I like it two-bits, don’t you like it that way? I know you do” “Play that thing, boy” “Play it now a little bit- not much” “Play it for the last time, boy” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Casual, Solo, Self-Conducting Other Notable Factors: Killer Ragtime Guitar, Killer 12-String Song Name: Three Woman Blues
Artist: Blind Willie McTell Year: 1928 Ad-libs: “Oh, goodness, [unintelligible]” “Lord, come get your black angel” “Before I melt down in Atlanta” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Casual, Solo, Self-Conducting Other Notable Factors: Slide with 12-string Song Name: Dark Night Blues
Artist: Blind Willie McTell Year: 1928 Ad-libs: “Oh play it Mr. MacTell, [unintelligible], that’s killin…” Ad-lib Atmosphere: Casual, Solo, Self-Conducting Other Notable Factors: 12-string |
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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