Biography:
Lottie Kimbrough was a Kansas City blues woman whose brief recording career spanned the years 1924 to 1929. She shared her first recording session for Paramount Records with the legendary Ma Rainey in 1924, and much of her work demonstrates close ties to the classic blues tradition for which Rainey is well known. Kimbrough emerged from the musically rich West Bottoms area of Kansas City and was a central figure in the vibrant, close-knit musical community of her city.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse 1]
C7 G
I been rolling and drifting along the road
D7 G
Just looking for my room and board.
[Verse 2]
C7 G
Like a log I've been jammed on the bank
D7 G
So hungry, I feel lean and lank.
[Verse 3]
C7 G
Get me a pick and shovel, dig down in the ground
D7 G
Gonna keep on diggin' 'til the blues come down
[Verse 4]
C7 G
I've got the blues for my sweet man in jail
D7 G
And the judge won't let me go his bail
[Verse 5]
C7 G
I've been rolling and drifting along the road
D7 G
Gonna fix it, won't have to drift no more
C7 G
I been rolling and drifting along the road
D7 G
Just looking for my room and board.
[Verse 2]
C7 G
Like a log I've been jammed on the bank
D7 G
So hungry, I feel lean and lank.
[Verse 3]
C7 G
Get me a pick and shovel, dig down in the ground
D7 G
Gonna keep on diggin' 'til the blues come down
[Verse 4]
C7 G
I've got the blues for my sweet man in jail
D7 G
And the judge won't let me go his bail
[Verse 5]
C7 G
I've been rolling and drifting along the road
D7 G
Gonna fix it, won't have to drift no more
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Lou Doillon
Lou Fellingham
Lou Ford
Lou Foulkes