[Dixielandjazz] Song Background

[Craig I. Johnson]

And finally, Ed,
check out the Friendless Blues (in Anderson)
m/ W.C. Handy   w/  Mercedes Gilbert  1926
  -- and compare the 2.

Craig

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ivor Jones" <banjones at sapo.pt>
To: <Edmetzsr at aol.com>
Cc: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 12:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Song Background


> Dear Ed,
>
> The correct title, according to 'Blues,An Anthology' edited by the man
> himself is 'Got No Mo Home Dan A Dog'
>
>  It has been played in a number of styles. The first stain was written the
> way it was sung, around 1890 by a Negro quartet in Florence.
>
> Interesting but does not entirely answer your question.
>
> All the best
>
> Ivor Jones
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Edmetzsr at aol.com>
> To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 4:32 PM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Song Background
>
>
> > Listmates, I recently came across (in Anderson) a W.C.Handy tune written
> > in
> > 1926 entitled "Got No Mo Home Dan A Dog". Rust indicates that the tune
was
> > recorded in 1938.
> > Question: Does anyone know of other recordings? What is the correct
title?
> > (Rust indicates "Got No More Home Than A Dog") Just curious.  Ed Metz
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