[Dixielandjazz] "Black and Blue" lyric

[Paul Kurtz Jr]

Bob, that may have been the Cotton Club you were talking about. Have included your message below for continuity. 
Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
On Oct 1, 2014, at 12:07 PM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:

> Richard,
> 
> I used to sing “Black and Blue” and never thought about the meaning of the words. I just knew that it was a great song. 
> 
> When I lived in Los Angeles and had the Great pacific Jazz Band, we did a Louis Armstrong Tribute recording. See:
> 
> www.ringwald.com/recordings.php
> 
> I wanted to sing B&B on the album but the rest of the guys in the band didn’t think that I should. I don’t know why we didn’t at least record the tune without the lyrics. Never thought about it I guess. 
> 
> From what I have heard, a little fact that a lot of people don’t realize is that the song was written for a black woman to sing, not a man. She is singing about being black and the black males liking white women. 
> 
> It was used in that famous night club in Harlem (can’t think of the name of it off hand) where Duke Ellington played for so long. They featured black entertainers and bands but only whites could go in. 
> 
> -Bob Ringwald
> Fulton Street Jazz Band
> 
> 
> 
> From: Richard Parks 
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2014 7:27 AM
> To: Bob Ringwald 
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List 
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] "Black and Blue" lyric
> 
> 
> 
> I should have specified the Fats Waller tune, I guess.  Who knew this site had so many folks from other musical specialties?
> 
> One more time:  Before I have to write my own lyric, has anyone got words a white guy can sing without getting a visit from the PC cops?
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