I went out to the insane asylum And I found my baby out thereI said “Please come back to me darlin ‘What in the world are you doin’ here?” Then the little girl raised up her head Tears was streamin’ down from her eyes And these are the things That the little girl said “When your love has ceased to be(Lord have mercy) There’s no other place for me(Mmm mmm) If you don’t hold me in your arms(Oh child oh child) I’d rather be here from now on” “Some people have it halfway fare Without your love I ain’t nowhere” “Oh I can’t eat and I can’t sleep(Oh child oh child) Lord I can’t even live in peace(Mmm mmm) Please take me baby for your slave(Oh oh) And save me from that early grave” “Some people have it halfway fare Without your love I ain’t nowhere” And then sorrow struck my heart Tears began to stream down from my eyes The only woman that I ever loved in all my life Out here in a place in a condition like this And I began to thinkin’ about What my mama told me when I was a little boy She told me when I couldn’t help myself To get down on my knees and pray Then I fell down on my knees And these are the words that I said “Save me save me save me, babe Save me save me save me, dear Whoa, I don’t know just how I made it But I’m so glad our love is here But I’m so glad our love is here But I’m so glad our love is here” — Willie Dixon
Jonn Richardson, Diunna Greenleaf & Bob Corritore at the Tucson Rhythm & Roots Concert Series
While in southern Arizona, Diunna Greenleaf and her band Blue Mercy (Jonn, Josh & Veron) appeared at the Rhythm & Roots Concert Series
in Tucson and headlined the Bisbee Blues Festival in Bisbee, with special guest, Bob Corritore. At each appearance, they ended their show with Sly Stone‘s “Do You Want Me To Stay?”
This video contrasts the two starting with the Tucson version, changing to the Bisbee version about half-way through. In the club setting, I title it the Koko Taylor version, and the festival is the Etta James version.
Southern Arizona was treated to two super shows.
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Diunna Greenleaf & Blue Mercy with Special Guest Bob Corritore on Stage at the Bisbee Blues Festival.
As I near my 69th birthday, I’m beginning to realize that I’m not as up on current music as I used to be — looked at Andrew Dansby’s top ten selections for 2009 and didn’t recognize any of them. Now, I seem to notice things on living legends, like the new documentary on Patti Smith, “Dream of Life,” and the obituaries of musicians (NY Times – The Music They Made) who past on this year. Here are links to four posting I did on some legends this year:
Willie Dixon once said, “The blues are the roots, everything else is the fruit.” That’s why we must keep nurishing the roots — it’s all about the roots! And speaking of the roots, here a great video with Koko Taylor, Keb’ Mo’ and some great visuals
