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My first recording of Levee Camp Blues, recorded last January when I had the excellent opportunity to work with Marina "Cherry" Espinet. While the other, stripped down version of this song available on this Bandcamp was primarily based in the version I performed live with Aegis Vaughn, this was my original vision for the song.
Down on the levee, Camp Number Nine
Down the levee, Camp Number Nine
You can pass my house, honey you can hear me cry
I never had no blues, until I come by here
I never had no blues, until I come by here
I'm going to leave this camp, you can’t shake the blues in here
[adapted from Lonnie Johnson's 1927 recording]
They accused me of murder, but I never hurt a man
They accused me of murder, but I never hurt a man
Couldn't afford a lawyer, couldn't afford to take a stand
They accuse me of forgery, I can't even write my name
They accuse me of forgery, but I can't even write my name
And everyone here, they all been treated the same
[adapted from Son House's 1941 recording]
I’m going away, I’m going to stay a great long time
I’m going, I’m going to stay a great long time
Ain't nothing no one could say, could say to change my mind
Oh, don’t a man feel bad when the good old sun goes down
Whoo, I said when the good old sun goes down
I said he don’t have a soul, boy, his soul is in the ground
credits
released February 13, 2019
Elizabeth von Teig on guitar, drums synthesized, Marina "Cherry" Espinet on vocals. Album art based on photo by T L on Unsplash, modified by Evan Lamb.
The NYC trio push their blown-out garage-blues sound into new territory, on both reinterpreted classics and originals. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 5, 2019