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One sunny day
My sweetheart left me
Lord, she went away
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
She called me up
From down in Al Paso
She said "Come back, daddy
Ooh, I need you so"
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
(break)
If you don't like my peaches
Don't you shake my tree
'n Get out of my orchard
Let my peaches be
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
And don't you come here runnin'
Holding out your hand
I'm gonna get me a woman
Like you got your man
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
't Was in the spring
One sunny day
My sweetheart left me
Lord, she went away
And now she's gone
And I dont' worry
Lord, I'm sitting
On top of the world
Okeh Records is still in business. One of the first, if not THE first, companies to produce records by black artists, circa 1920. At the time it was called 'Race Music' - marketed to black folks, who had no other way to hear black performers. 'Race Music' wasn't considered a slur then: there was a certain pride in hearing music made by people who looked like them. Okeh is still around, producing primarily jazz performers.
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Thank you cc_rider and sfyi2001. I'm a long time Doc Watson fan. As a "former young picker" I can't tell you how many times I tried to play along with Doc's recordings only to just put the guitar down and shake my head with a big grin on my face. But I regress. So as to your comments.....it's alway nice to learn something new!
Okeh Records is still in business. One of the first, if not THE first, companies to produce records by black artists, circa 1920. At the time it was called 'Race Music' - marketed to black folks, who had no other way to hear black performers. 'Race Music' wasn't considered a slur then: there was a certain pride in hearing music made by people who looked like them. Okeh is still around, producing primarily jazz performers.
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(Well, except for the Taj Mahal ending)
Oh, you've missing out. Doc remains a legendary figure in music. If you like this, browse some of his other work, it'll blow you away.
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Via - https://en.wikipedia.org :
'Sittin' on Top of the World' is a Country Blues song written by Walter Vinson and Lonnie Chatmon.
They were core members of the Mississippi Shieks, who first recorded it in 1930.
Vinson composed the song one morning after playing at a white dance in Greenwood, Mississippi.
It became a popular crossover hit for the band, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.
'Sittin' on Top of the World' has become a standard of traditional American music.
The song has been widely recorded in a variety of different styles - Folk, Blues, Country, Bluegrass, Rock – often with considerable variations and/or additions to the original verses.
The lyrics of the original song convey a stoic optimism in the face of emotional setbacks, and the song has been described as a 'simple, elegant distillation of the Blues'.
Thanks for sharing. Now everyone here knows you're terminally dull as well.
"love this video you have - this is my family. Doc is my Great Uncle - at 1:40 if you stop the frame there - the woman right behind Uncle Arthel in the black dress white hair and glasses -our premature Watson White HAIR - that's my Great Grandmaw Annie. Oh I miss her so and him - all the memories of the whole family on the front porch singing. The scar I have right below my lip is from falling through the porch after singing one day - they told me not to go to that area the boards were loose. Oh the things I miss about them all being gone. Thank You for putting this up. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1q4Eb34mwM
also,
netskink wrote:
Then turn it off and tune in to your favorites of yesterday and today
Like when Fred Astaire sings Gershwin.
It was Cream in fact. This though is a great tune.
Cream was borrowing from Howlin' Wolf who adapted an even older version for his purposes. Hell, the "original" version from the 20s apparently came from a different song with an almost identical name. This is one of those blues chestnuts that everyone's covered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting_on_Top_of_the_World
Bill has played a good version by Harry Manx as well, complete with tabla drums, banjo, sitar and some other stuff I can't quite name.
It was Cream in fact. This though is a great tune.
It was amazing.
Rest in peace. Thank you for making bluegrass fans out of rock n roll kids.
My pleasure, chinacat.
Awhile back I turned on to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 'Will The Circle Be Unbroken' cycle. First edition was 1972 - they were long-haired weirdos just getting started. How they coaxed Country legends to record with them is a mystery, but it is pure genius. Second edition was about 15 years later, last edition (to date) was 2002. Doc Watson absolutely blisters on a couple tracks. Highly recommended.
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