Well, we're off to a rocky start here with our Blue Yodels. The idea was to sort out all these numeric Blue Yodels so that we could all tell one from the other. However, yesterday I started with Blue Yodel #6 but Harmonica Frank Floyd had himself a whole new set of lyrics on that one. So today, I'm right back with #7 because Harmonica Frank also recorded that one. I wonder if the lyrics will match on this one?
Ok, I've listened to all three #7s and my head hurts. Doesn't Hank Snow's #7 sound just like Harmonica Frank's #6? And since Hank Snow was a great devotee of Jimmie Rodgers, shouldn't the Snow/Rodgers versions match? Doesn't sound like it to me. Maybe the idea is to just take any 4 verses from any Blue Yodel and sing them together under any randon number. Maybe.
And then we get to the video: Hank Snow talks about Jimmie Rodgers. He talks a while then they cut to a clip of Hank singing "I've rode that old Southern, I've rode that L&N". Right, Blue Yodel #7. Except check out the caption over the clip: "Blue Yodel #12". Yep, just sing any Blue Yodel verse and give it any number - that seems to be about right.
Friday, February 13, 2009
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