Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a video of the song/dance "The Git Up" and with a video of the Tik Tok Gitup Dance Compilation.
The lyrics of Blanco Brown's "Gitup Dance" are included along with Blanco Brown's comments about how this song became viral.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the composer and primary performer of this song. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: Blanco Brown - The Git Up (Official Music Video)
Blanco Brown, Sep 13, 2019
My debut album HONEYSUCKLE & LIGHTNING BUGS is out now! :
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Statistics as of January 1, 2020 at 11:54 AM EST
total # of views- 35,423,985
total # of likes - 435K
total # of dislikes - 14K
total # of comments - 14,093
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Video #2: Tik Tok Gitup Dance Compilation || Two Step Cowboy Boogie || Country Music || Git up Dance
AwesomeTikTok, Jun 10, 2019
Statistics as of January 1, 2020 at 11:58 AM EST
total # of views- 2,673,607
total # of likes - 16K
total # of dislikes - 897
total # of comments - 785
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LYRICS: THE GIT DOWN
(Blanco Brown)
[Intro]
Right now
I just need you to get real loose
Get comfortable
Grab your loved ones or grab your love, partner
And if you're by yourself, no worries
Just follow after me
[Chorus]
Go'n and do the two-step, then cowboy boogie
Grab your sweetheart and spin out with 'em
Do the hoedown and get into it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
Take it to the left now and dip with it
Go'n throw down, take a sip with it
Now lean back, put your hips in it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
Let's have some fun
[Verse 1]
To the left, to the left now (To the left, to the left)
To the right, to the right (To the right)
Now take your left hand and (Uh)
Put it on your side (Put it on your side)
Go'n roll your shoulders (Roll your shoulders)
Do the slip and slide (Do the slip and slide)
This next part's my favorite part, uh
'Cause it's time to shine
[Chorus]
Go'n and do the two-step, then cowboy boogie
Grab your sweetheart and spin out with 'em
Do the hoedown and get into it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
Take it to the left now and dip with it
Go'n throw down, take a sip with it
Now lean back, put your hips in it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
It's simple, you can do it
[Verse 2]
Slide to the left (Left), slide to the right (Right)
Now cool down (Hoo), have a good time (Yeah)
Slide to the left (Left), slide to the right (Right)
Do the butterfly (Oh), have a good time
'Round, 'round, 'round and 'round you go
It's time to show out right now and take to the floor
[Chorus]
Go'n and do the two-step, then cowboy boogie
Grab your sweetheart and spin out with 'em
Do the hoedown and get into it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
Take it to the left now and dip with it
Go'n throw down, take a sip with it
Now lean back, put your hips in it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
[Bridge]
(To the left)
Take it down now, take it, take it down now
Take it down now, take it, take it down now
(To the right)
Bring it up now, bring it, bring it up now
Bring it up now, bring it, bring it up now
(To the front)
Take it down and crisscross
Bring it up, now crisscross
(To the back)
Do whatever you like right here (Get down)
Just have fun
[Chorus]
Go'n and do the two-step, then cowboy boogie
Grab your sweetheart and spin out with 'em
Do the hoedown and get into it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
Take it to the left now and dip with it
Go'n throw down, take a sip with it
Now lean back, put your hips in it (Woo-hoo-hoo), uh
[Interlude]
That was not so bad, that was, that, that was not so bad, was it?
That was not so bad, that, that, that was not so bad, was it?
That was not so bad, that was, that, that was not so bad, was it?
That was not so bad, that, that, that was not so bad, was it?
[Chorus]
Go'n and do the two-step, then cowboy boogie
Grab your sweetheart and spin out with 'em
Do the hoedown and get into it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
Take it to the left now and dip with it
Go'n throw down, take a sip with it
Now lean back, put your hips in it (Woo-hoo-hoo)
Source: https://genius.com/Blanco-brown-the-git-up-lyrics
Information about how Blanco Brown came up with this song and dance are included on that genius.com page along with Blanco Brown's comments about the song "Old Town Road" which is often compared to "The Git Up" song.
That page also included Blanco Brown's response to the question: When did Blanco realize this song was catching on?
"The first thing that I seen that made me feel like the record or the dance—I didn’t really know which one—was catching on was after a guy re-posted on his page named DJ Shocker and he hit me in my inbox and said, “Bro this video is going to be at a million views by the end of the day because the numbers are just coming fast.” And I started watching it, so then I hit him up. People were like, oh, we might be onto one, and I seen people re-posting mine, and maybe like a week later it had over 4 or 5 million views on Facebook. Then it slowed down on Instagram. Nick from Fox 46 news, he did the dance. Then it turned up, and it was like perfect timing right before Labor Day weekend. Then people started doing the dance and then I said okay, I guess it’s officially a challenge, and then Delicious did it.
And Andre Drummond reposted on his stories and these like all my peoples, you know what I’m saying? So it was like, wow, it’s really doing something. Then it slowed down again. I was like, “Come on now, Jesus, what we doing? Let’s get that momentum that ain’t going to stop.” Before you know it, I didn’t know it was bubbling on TikTok because a guy named Ajani, that’s his name—I’m shouting out all my people that was part of my story—posted it on his page and he did it several times until it caught on. And by time he did it the last fourth or fifth time, it had done caught on, it had like 9 million plus views throughout the platform, but I couldn’t trace him. So then we got that fixed, and that’s how it all kind of came full circle. Then the YouTube videos came in. I mean it was just God given."
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Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
DeFord Bailey, Pioneer Black Member Of The Grand Ole Opry
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases four harmonica performances by Country and Blues musician DeFord Bailey. One sound file of DeFord Bailey singing a Blues song is also featured in this post. In addition, this post includes information about Mr. Bailey and selected comments from some of these examples' YouTube discussion threads.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to DeFord Bailey for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those quoted in this post and thanks to the producers of these examples and the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DEFORD BAILEY
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeFord_Bailey
"DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982) was an American country music and blues star from the 1920s until 1941. Bailey was both the first performer to be introduced as playing on the Grand Ole Opry and also the first African-American performer on the show. He played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes...
A grandson of slaves,[3] Bailey was born near the Bellwood community in Smith County, Tennessee,[4][5] and learned to play the harmonica at the age of three...
In 1918, he moved to Nashville performing locally as an amateur,[7] with his first radio appearance as documented in the newspapers' radio schedules being June 19, 1926 on Nashville's WSM. [8] On December 10, 1927, he premiered his trademark number, "Pan American Blues" (named for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad's Pan-American) on a show then known as the "WSM Barn Dance". At that time "Barn Dance" aired after NBC's classical music show, the "Music Appreciation Hour". While introducing Bailey, WSM station manager and announcer George D. Hay exclaimed on-air: “For the past hour, we have been listening to music largely from Grand Opera, but from now on, we will present ‘The Grand Ole Opry.’”[4]
Bailey also had several records issued in 1927-1928, all of them harmonica solos. In 1927 he recorded for Brunswick records in New York City,[9][10] while in 1928 he recorded eight sides[2] for Victor in Nashville,[9][10] of which three were issued on several labels, including Victor, Bluebird and RCA. Emblematic of the ambiguity of Bailey's position as a recording artist is the fact his arguably greatest recording, John Henry, was released separately in both RCA's 'race' and 'hillbilly' series.[11]
Bailey was a pioneer member of the WSM Grand Ole Opry, and one of its most popular performers, appearing on the program from 1927 to 1941.[12] During this period he toured with many major country stars, including Uncle Dave Macon, Bill Monroe, and Roy Acuff.[13] Like other black stars of his day traveling in the South and West, he faced many difficulties in finding food and accommodation because of the discriminatory Jim Crow laws.[14]"...
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From http://countrymusichalloffame.org/Inductees/InducteeDetail/deford-bailey
"[DeFord] Bailey grew up in a musical family who played what he called “black hillbilly music,” a tradition of secular string-band music actually shared by rural black and white musicians alike. He also learned songs in church, and developed a keen ear for the music he heard around him: the chugging of trains, the baying of hounds chasing foxes, and the sounds of animals on the succession of farms Clark Odum managed in Davidson and Williamson counties. Bailey moved to Nashville in 1918 and spent the next six years working odd jobs, including stints as a houseboy, drugstore helper, and elevator operator. Meanwhile, he learned jazz, blues, and pop songs from recordings and from live shows he attended in local theaters. In doing so, he became a bridge between rural folk music and the modern world of commercial popular music.
A trip to Dad’s Auto Parts to buy parts for his bicycle (his principal means of transportation) led to his meeting store owner Fred “Pop” Exum, who was fascinated by Bailey’s harmonica playing and began featuring him on radio station WDAD once Exum launched the enterprise in mid-September 1925. Here, Bailey met harmonica player and string-band leader Dr. Humphrey Bate, a kindly country doctor from Castalian Springs, Tennessee, who began performing over Nashville’s powerful WSM not long after its October 5, 1925 debut. Within months, confident in Bailey’s ability, Bate persuaded Bailey to come with him one night to appear on the show then called the WSM Barn Dance, and then convinced station manager George D. Hay to let Bailey perform without an audition. By June 1926, Bailey was making regular appearances, and Hay soon dubbed him “The Harmonica Wizard.”
Indeed, Bailey was a dazzling performer, whose renditions of “Fox Chase,” his train song “Pan American Blues,” and other tunes became instant hits. For the next fifteen years, he remained one of the program’s best loved—and best paid—stars.
In 1927, Hay spontaneously renamed the Barn Dance while introducing some of his down-home musicians on a WSM weekday evening broadcast following NBC’s Music Appreciation Hour, a classical music program hosted by Dr. Walter Damrosch. Countering Damrosch’s remark that “there is no place in the classics for realism,” Hay said, “[W]e will present nothing but realism. It will be down to earth for the ‘earthy.’” As if to illustrate his point, Hay introduced Bailey, whose “Pan American Blues” recreated the whoosh of the L&N Railroad express train he had heard from his boyhood. In his introduction, Hay also said, “For the past hour, we have been listening to music largely from Grand Opera, but from now on, we will present ‘The Grand Ole Opry.’” Thus Bailey and his musical cohorts helped to inspire the name of America’s longest-running radio show."...
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SHOWCASES EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date on YouTube with the oldest examples given first.
Example #1: DeFord Bailey - Pan American Blues
Robert Montgomery. Uploaded on Oct 20, 2008
DeFord Bailey - Pan American Blues (From "National Life Grand Ole Opry" 1967)
-snip-
Two selected comments from this video's discussion thread:
Robin Rothschild, 2010
"Deford made few recordings. The only ones I am aware of were made around 1928 and perhaps some recording by David Morton, Deford's friend and advocate as well as biographer."
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moproducer, 2011
"DeFord Bailey was an absolute wizard with the instrument, and the very first star of the Grand Ole Opry. Unfortunately for all of us - but especially for him - his skin was considered the wrong color, very soon after the Opry went from a studio program to a performance before a live audience. Whatever effort was made to make it up to him in later years simply wasn't enough.
DeFord Bailey was deprived of a stardom that was rightfully his. Shame on Nashville."
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Example #2: DeFord Bailey - Fox Chase
Robert Montgomery, Uploaded on Oct 20, 2008
DeFord Bailey - Fox Chase (From "National Life Grand Ole Opry" 1967)
-snip-
selected comments from this video's discussion thread:
Robin Rothschild, 2010
"Deford was one of the charter members of the Grand Ole Opry. Recorded a few songs in 1928 but mostly best seen in person, Finally in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Deford influenced hamonica players like fellow Hall of Famer Charlie McCoy. Listen to this master musician perform effortlessly a fox chase, including calls and yelps to the dogs to make you feel you are right in the action.
Enjoy!!"
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cblanch, 2010
"Anyone noticed his style and tone is almost identical to that of Noah Lewis, who was 4 years older, came from Henning, Tennesee (also in Smith County) and died in 1961,1 year before Bailey. Lewis probably taught him to play the "traditional" stuff. Lewis (Cannon's Jug Stompers) had a major influence on Sonny Terry also who was 16 years his junior and 12 years younger than Bailey.."
jessica brown, 2011
"This guy was one of the founders of the Old Grand Opera! Blacks have a lot to do with Country music. As a matter of fact excluding old negro spiritual, 1800,early 1900 country music was created in the fields of slavery, and hidden juke joints of the South. It surely wasn't hip hop, or Beethoven!"
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glencoe6305, 2011
"You can buy/order his CD's from the Ernest Tubb Record Shop,in Nashville.They have a website,and it's probaly one of the few places you can get them."
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Winslow Yerxa, 2012
"From those 1920s recordings to this 1967 performance, he didn't lose a thing. One of the really great players."
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butanebandit, 2014
"I wish someone would find the original unadulterated tapes of these performances. This show was taped in color in 1967. Along the way, someone must have thought it would be "artful" to turn it sepia to make it look older than it was."
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Example #3: DeFord Bailey - Davidson County Blues
Joshua Stump, Uploaded on Dec 16, 2010
DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 -- July 2, 1982) was an early country music star and the first African American performer on the Grand Ole Opry. Bailey played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes. He was one of the few notable African-American stars in country music.
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A commenter in this sound file's discussion thread indicated that this recording was made in 1929. Here's another comment from that discussion thread:
john ingalls, 2012
"I love Deford Bailey.He should have been elected to Country Music Hall of Fame BEFORE he died in 1982 not after."
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Example #4: Deford Bailey - Black Man Blues
Lionel MJC, Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012
This album's title is true. Throughout the '20s and '30s, Nashville's Grand Ole Opry regularly featured DeFord Bailey on its stage. His solo harmonica performances of traditional folk tunes were wildly popular, even if they were more akin to country blues music than to country music proper. Made between 1974 and 1976, when Bailey himself was in his late seventies, these recordings capture the legend with his harmonica abilities mostly in tact. His trademark tune, "Pan American," is included, as are renditions of the blues and gospel standards "John Henry" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." Most of the album's tunes are harmonica solos, but Bailey also frails a pair of old-time banjo tunes and fingerpicks four blues numbers on an acoustic guitar. Bailey plays with great joy and skill throughout, offering casual and serious listeners alike something to enjoy. (source : http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-legendary-deford-bailey-country-musics-first-black-star-mw0000042839
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Example #5: John Henry - Deford Bailey
will jim, Published on Nov 8, 2012
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This post showcases four harmonica performances by Country and Blues musician DeFord Bailey. One sound file of DeFord Bailey singing a Blues song is also featured in this post. In addition, this post includes information about Mr. Bailey and selected comments from some of these examples' YouTube discussion threads.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to DeFord Bailey for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those quoted in this post and thanks to the producers of these examples and the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DEFORD BAILEY
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeFord_Bailey
"DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982) was an American country music and blues star from the 1920s until 1941. Bailey was both the first performer to be introduced as playing on the Grand Ole Opry and also the first African-American performer on the show. He played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes...
A grandson of slaves,[3] Bailey was born near the Bellwood community in Smith County, Tennessee,[4][5] and learned to play the harmonica at the age of three...
In 1918, he moved to Nashville performing locally as an amateur,[7] with his first radio appearance as documented in the newspapers' radio schedules being June 19, 1926 on Nashville's WSM. [8] On December 10, 1927, he premiered his trademark number, "Pan American Blues" (named for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad's Pan-American) on a show then known as the "WSM Barn Dance". At that time "Barn Dance" aired after NBC's classical music show, the "Music Appreciation Hour". While introducing Bailey, WSM station manager and announcer George D. Hay exclaimed on-air: “For the past hour, we have been listening to music largely from Grand Opera, but from now on, we will present ‘The Grand Ole Opry.’”[4]
Bailey also had several records issued in 1927-1928, all of them harmonica solos. In 1927 he recorded for Brunswick records in New York City,[9][10] while in 1928 he recorded eight sides[2] for Victor in Nashville,[9][10] of which three were issued on several labels, including Victor, Bluebird and RCA. Emblematic of the ambiguity of Bailey's position as a recording artist is the fact his arguably greatest recording, John Henry, was released separately in both RCA's 'race' and 'hillbilly' series.[11]
Bailey was a pioneer member of the WSM Grand Ole Opry, and one of its most popular performers, appearing on the program from 1927 to 1941.[12] During this period he toured with many major country stars, including Uncle Dave Macon, Bill Monroe, and Roy Acuff.[13] Like other black stars of his day traveling in the South and West, he faced many difficulties in finding food and accommodation because of the discriminatory Jim Crow laws.[14]"...
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From http://countrymusichalloffame.org/Inductees/InducteeDetail/deford-bailey
"[DeFord] Bailey grew up in a musical family who played what he called “black hillbilly music,” a tradition of secular string-band music actually shared by rural black and white musicians alike. He also learned songs in church, and developed a keen ear for the music he heard around him: the chugging of trains, the baying of hounds chasing foxes, and the sounds of animals on the succession of farms Clark Odum managed in Davidson and Williamson counties. Bailey moved to Nashville in 1918 and spent the next six years working odd jobs, including stints as a houseboy, drugstore helper, and elevator operator. Meanwhile, he learned jazz, blues, and pop songs from recordings and from live shows he attended in local theaters. In doing so, he became a bridge between rural folk music and the modern world of commercial popular music.
A trip to Dad’s Auto Parts to buy parts for his bicycle (his principal means of transportation) led to his meeting store owner Fred “Pop” Exum, who was fascinated by Bailey’s harmonica playing and began featuring him on radio station WDAD once Exum launched the enterprise in mid-September 1925. Here, Bailey met harmonica player and string-band leader Dr. Humphrey Bate, a kindly country doctor from Castalian Springs, Tennessee, who began performing over Nashville’s powerful WSM not long after its October 5, 1925 debut. Within months, confident in Bailey’s ability, Bate persuaded Bailey to come with him one night to appear on the show then called the WSM Barn Dance, and then convinced station manager George D. Hay to let Bailey perform without an audition. By June 1926, Bailey was making regular appearances, and Hay soon dubbed him “The Harmonica Wizard.”
Indeed, Bailey was a dazzling performer, whose renditions of “Fox Chase,” his train song “Pan American Blues,” and other tunes became instant hits. For the next fifteen years, he remained one of the program’s best loved—and best paid—stars.
In 1927, Hay spontaneously renamed the Barn Dance while introducing some of his down-home musicians on a WSM weekday evening broadcast following NBC’s Music Appreciation Hour, a classical music program hosted by Dr. Walter Damrosch. Countering Damrosch’s remark that “there is no place in the classics for realism,” Hay said, “[W]e will present nothing but realism. It will be down to earth for the ‘earthy.’” As if to illustrate his point, Hay introduced Bailey, whose “Pan American Blues” recreated the whoosh of the L&N Railroad express train he had heard from his boyhood. In his introduction, Hay also said, “For the past hour, we have been listening to music largely from Grand Opera, but from now on, we will present ‘The Grand Ole Opry.’” Thus Bailey and his musical cohorts helped to inspire the name of America’s longest-running radio show."...
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SHOWCASES EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date on YouTube with the oldest examples given first.
Example #1: DeFord Bailey - Pan American Blues
Robert Montgomery. Uploaded on Oct 20, 2008
DeFord Bailey - Pan American Blues (From "National Life Grand Ole Opry" 1967)
-snip-
Two selected comments from this video's discussion thread:
Robin Rothschild, 2010
"Deford made few recordings. The only ones I am aware of were made around 1928 and perhaps some recording by David Morton, Deford's friend and advocate as well as biographer."
**
moproducer, 2011
"DeFord Bailey was an absolute wizard with the instrument, and the very first star of the Grand Ole Opry. Unfortunately for all of us - but especially for him - his skin was considered the wrong color, very soon after the Opry went from a studio program to a performance before a live audience. Whatever effort was made to make it up to him in later years simply wasn't enough.
DeFord Bailey was deprived of a stardom that was rightfully his. Shame on Nashville."
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Example #2: DeFord Bailey - Fox Chase
Robert Montgomery, Uploaded on Oct 20, 2008
DeFord Bailey - Fox Chase (From "National Life Grand Ole Opry" 1967)
-snip-
selected comments from this video's discussion thread:
Robin Rothschild, 2010
"Deford was one of the charter members of the Grand Ole Opry. Recorded a few songs in 1928 but mostly best seen in person, Finally in the Country Music Hall of Fame. Deford influenced hamonica players like fellow Hall of Famer Charlie McCoy. Listen to this master musician perform effortlessly a fox chase, including calls and yelps to the dogs to make you feel you are right in the action.
Enjoy!!"
**
cblanch, 2010
"Anyone noticed his style and tone is almost identical to that of Noah Lewis, who was 4 years older, came from Henning, Tennesee (also in Smith County) and died in 1961,1 year before Bailey. Lewis probably taught him to play the "traditional" stuff. Lewis (Cannon's Jug Stompers) had a major influence on Sonny Terry also who was 16 years his junior and 12 years younger than Bailey.."
jessica brown, 2011
"This guy was one of the founders of the Old Grand Opera! Blacks have a lot to do with Country music. As a matter of fact excluding old negro spiritual, 1800,early 1900 country music was created in the fields of slavery, and hidden juke joints of the South. It surely wasn't hip hop, or Beethoven!"
**
glencoe6305, 2011
"You can buy/order his CD's from the Ernest Tubb Record Shop,in Nashville.They have a website,and it's probaly one of the few places you can get them."
**
Winslow Yerxa, 2012
"From those 1920s recordings to this 1967 performance, he didn't lose a thing. One of the really great players."
**
butanebandit, 2014
"I wish someone would find the original unadulterated tapes of these performances. This show was taped in color in 1967. Along the way, someone must have thought it would be "artful" to turn it sepia to make it look older than it was."
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Example #3: DeFord Bailey - Davidson County Blues
Joshua Stump, Uploaded on Dec 16, 2010
DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 -- July 2, 1982) was an early country music star and the first African American performer on the Grand Ole Opry. Bailey played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes. He was one of the few notable African-American stars in country music.
-snip-
A commenter in this sound file's discussion thread indicated that this recording was made in 1929. Here's another comment from that discussion thread:
john ingalls, 2012
"I love Deford Bailey.He should have been elected to Country Music Hall of Fame BEFORE he died in 1982 not after."
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Example #4: Deford Bailey - Black Man Blues
Lionel MJC, Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012
This album's title is true. Throughout the '20s and '30s, Nashville's Grand Ole Opry regularly featured DeFord Bailey on its stage. His solo harmonica performances of traditional folk tunes were wildly popular, even if they were more akin to country blues music than to country music proper. Made between 1974 and 1976, when Bailey himself was in his late seventies, these recordings capture the legend with his harmonica abilities mostly in tact. His trademark tune, "Pan American," is included, as are renditions of the blues and gospel standards "John Henry" and "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot." Most of the album's tunes are harmonica solos, but Bailey also frails a pair of old-time banjo tunes and fingerpicks four blues numbers on an acoustic guitar. Bailey plays with great joy and skill throughout, offering casual and serious listeners alike something to enjoy. (source : http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-legendary-deford-bailey-country-musics-first-black-star-mw0000042839
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Example #5: John Henry - Deford Bailey
will jim, Published on Nov 8, 2012
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Sunday, May 17, 2015
Thomas A. Dorsey, The REAL Composer Of "Peace In The Valley" (with eight YouTube examples of that song)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post corrects mistatements found online that indicate that the composer of the religious song "Peace In The Valley" was Elvis Presly or Rosanne Cash. The REAL composer of that song was African American Blues/Gospel musician & composer Thomas A. Dorsey.
This post provides information about Thomas A. Dorsey, song lyrics for "Peace In The Valley", and eight YouTube examples of that song. The majority of these examples are by African American Gospel singers (Thomas A. Dorsey with R.H. Harris, Clara Ward, Little Richard, Mahalia Jackson, andSister Rosetta Tharpe. One example is by White American country singer Red Foley, one is by White American Rock & Roll, Gospel, Country singer Elvis Presley, and one is by the integrated vocal group, Gaither Vocal Band.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic reasons.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Thomas Dorsey and all other featured vocalists for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THOMAS A. DORSEY, THE COMPOSER OF "PEACE IN THE VALLEY"
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_A._Dorsey
"Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 – January 23, 1993) was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys."[2] Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom. As formulated by Dorsey, gospel music combines Christian praise with the rhythms of jazz and the blues. His conception also deviates from what had been, to that time, standard hymnal practice by referring explicitly to the self, and the self's relation to faith and God, rather than the individual subsumed into the group via belief...
As Georgia Tom, he teamed up with Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker) with whom he recorded the raunchy 1928 hit record "Tight Like That", a sensation, eventually selling seven million copies.[3] In all, he is credited with more than 400 blues and jazz songs. Dorsey began recording gospel music alongside blues in the mid-1920s. This led to his performing at the National Baptist Convention in 1930, and becoming the bandleader of two churches in the early 1930s.[4]
His first wife, Nettie... died in childbirth in 1932. Two days later the child, a son, also died. In his grief, he wrote his most famous song, one of the most famous of all gospel songs, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand".[5] Unhappy with the treatment received at the hands of established publishers, Dorsey opened the first black gospel music publishing company, Dorsey House of Music. He also founded his own gospel choir and was a founder and first president of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses...
Dorsey wrote "Peace in the Valley" for Mahalia Jackson in 1937, which also became a gospel standard. He was the first African American elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and also the first in the Gospel Music Association's Living Hall of Fame."...
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_in_the_Valley
"Peace in the Valley" is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey, originally for Mahalia Jackson.[1] The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys, reaching No. 7 on the Country & Western Best Seller chart.[2] It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies. Foley's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.[3]
After the success of Red Foley's interpretation, Jo Stafford recorded the song for her 1954 gospel album Garden of Prayer. Because of the rendition by Elvis Presley (with backing by the Jordanaires on his first Christmas album) in 1957 the song forever became a country-pop favorite."...
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LYRICS: PEACE IN THE VALLEY
(Thomas A. Dorsey)
Oh well, I'm tired and so weary
But I must go alone
Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes
Well the morning's so bright
And the lamp is alight
And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh yes
There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me
Well the bear will be gentle
And the wolves will be tame
And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes
And the beasts from the wild
Shall be lit by a child
And I'll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yes
There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me
Source: Google Lyrics: Peace In The Valley
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FEATURED EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their publishing date, with the oldest dated example given first.
Example #1: Red Foley - Peace In The Valley
spellerine, Uploaded on Jul 4, 2009
Sacred song later recorded by Elvis Presley. On listening to this version, I believe this was the recording that Elvis based his own on. They are very similar sounding, right down to the phrasings and background singers!
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Example #2: Peace In The Valley - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "The Great Gospel Women"
Pannellctp Traditional Gospel Music, Uploaded on Nov 14, 2011
Original Release Date: June 30, 1993. Recorded between 1948 and 1991.
The Great Gospel Women, Shanachie 6004 (USA).
-snip-
Selected comment:
MrTheOneAndOnly83, 2013
"The Anita Kerr singers are the backing vocals."
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Example #3: Little Richard - Peace in the Valley.mpg
ThomShelford Published on Mar 17, 2012
Little Richard in great vocal mode - an updated video with more suitable photos!
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Example #4: Peace In The Valley-Clara Ward
tinascaravans, Published on Sep 22, 2012
Gospel classics are songs that are special, they've been around for a long time. We all know them word for word, love them; they have a special meaning in our lives, and they will never be forgotten.
-snip-
Commenters in this sound file’s discussion thread wrote that this song was recorded in the 1970s, “in Clara Ward’s heyday” [when her popularity was at its highest point].
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Example #5: Originals and inspirations of Elvis' songs-Vol.9-(There'll Be)Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Pueni66, Published on Dec 21, 2012
Mahalia Jackson-(There'll Be)Peace In The Valley(For Me)-1937
Although this is the original version the 1951 version of Red Foley probably was the inspiration for Elvis
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Example #6: (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley - Thomas A. Dorsey with R.H. Harris
Pannellctp Traditional Gospel Music, Published on Jan 7, 2013
-snip-
According to a commenter on this sound file's discussion thread, this rendition of "Peace In The Valley" was recorded in 1973.
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Example #7: Vintage Performance of Elvis Presley Singing Gospel Peace in the Valley
flash91214 Published on Jan 23, 2014
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Example #8: Gaither Vocal Band - Peace In The Valley (Live)
GaitherVEVO Published on Mar 17, 2015
-snip-
According to a commenter on this video's discussion thread, the soloist's name is Todd Suttles.
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This post corrects mistatements found online that indicate that the composer of the religious song "Peace In The Valley" was Elvis Presly or Rosanne Cash. The REAL composer of that song was African American Blues/Gospel musician & composer Thomas A. Dorsey.
This post provides information about Thomas A. Dorsey, song lyrics for "Peace In The Valley", and eight YouTube examples of that song. The majority of these examples are by African American Gospel singers (Thomas A. Dorsey with R.H. Harris, Clara Ward, Little Richard, Mahalia Jackson, andSister Rosetta Tharpe. One example is by White American country singer Red Foley, one is by White American Rock & Roll, Gospel, Country singer Elvis Presley, and one is by the integrated vocal group, Gaither Vocal Band.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic reasons.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Thomas Dorsey and all other featured vocalists for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THOMAS A. DORSEY, THE COMPOSER OF "PEACE IN THE VALLEY"
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_A._Dorsey
"Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 – January 23, 1993) was known as "the father of black gospel music" and was at one time so closely associated with the field that songs written in the new style were sometimes known as "dorseys."[2] Earlier in his life he was a leading blues pianist known as Georgia Tom. As formulated by Dorsey, gospel music combines Christian praise with the rhythms of jazz and the blues. His conception also deviates from what had been, to that time, standard hymnal practice by referring explicitly to the self, and the self's relation to faith and God, rather than the individual subsumed into the group via belief...
As Georgia Tom, he teamed up with Tampa Red (Hudson Whittaker) with whom he recorded the raunchy 1928 hit record "Tight Like That", a sensation, eventually selling seven million copies.[3] In all, he is credited with more than 400 blues and jazz songs. Dorsey began recording gospel music alongside blues in the mid-1920s. This led to his performing at the National Baptist Convention in 1930, and becoming the bandleader of two churches in the early 1930s.[4]
His first wife, Nettie... died in childbirth in 1932. Two days later the child, a son, also died. In his grief, he wrote his most famous song, one of the most famous of all gospel songs, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand".[5] Unhappy with the treatment received at the hands of established publishers, Dorsey opened the first black gospel music publishing company, Dorsey House of Music. He also founded his own gospel choir and was a founder and first president of the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses...
Dorsey wrote "Peace in the Valley" for Mahalia Jackson in 1937, which also became a gospel standard. He was the first African American elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and also the first in the Gospel Music Association's Living Hall of Fame."...
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_in_the_Valley
"Peace in the Valley" is a 1937 song written by Thomas A. Dorsey, originally for Mahalia Jackson.[1] The song became a hit in 1951 for Red Foley and the Sunshine Boys, reaching No. 7 on the Country & Western Best Seller chart.[2] It was among the first gospel recordings to sell one million copies. Foley's version was a 2006 entry into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry.[3]
After the success of Red Foley's interpretation, Jo Stafford recorded the song for her 1954 gospel album Garden of Prayer. Because of the rendition by Elvis Presley (with backing by the Jordanaires on his first Christmas album) in 1957 the song forever became a country-pop favorite."...
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LYRICS: PEACE IN THE VALLEY
(Thomas A. Dorsey)
Oh well, I'm tired and so weary
But I must go alone
Till the lord comes and calls, calls me away, oh yes
Well the morning's so bright
And the lamp is alight
And the night, night is as black as the sea, oh yes
There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me
Well the bear will be gentle
And the wolves will be tame
And the lion shall lay down by the lamb, oh yes
And the beasts from the wild
Shall be lit by a child
And I'll be changed, changed from this creature that I am, oh yes
There will be peace in the valley for me, some day
There will be peace in the valley for me, oh Lord I pray
There'll be no sadness, no sorrow
No trouble, trouble I see
There will be peace in the valley for me, for me
Source: Google Lyrics: Peace In The Valley
****
FEATURED EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their publishing date, with the oldest dated example given first.
Example #1: Red Foley - Peace In The Valley
spellerine, Uploaded on Jul 4, 2009
Sacred song later recorded by Elvis Presley. On listening to this version, I believe this was the recording that Elvis based his own on. They are very similar sounding, right down to the phrasings and background singers!
****
Example #2: Peace In The Valley - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "The Great Gospel Women"
Pannellctp Traditional Gospel Music, Uploaded on Nov 14, 2011
Original Release Date: June 30, 1993. Recorded between 1948 and 1991.
The Great Gospel Women, Shanachie 6004 (USA).
-snip-
Selected comment:
MrTheOneAndOnly83, 2013
"The Anita Kerr singers are the backing vocals."
****
Example #3: Little Richard - Peace in the Valley.mpg
ThomShelford Published on Mar 17, 2012
Little Richard in great vocal mode - an updated video with more suitable photos!
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Example #4: Peace In The Valley-Clara Ward
tinascaravans, Published on Sep 22, 2012
Gospel classics are songs that are special, they've been around for a long time. We all know them word for word, love them; they have a special meaning in our lives, and they will never be forgotten.
-snip-
Commenters in this sound file’s discussion thread wrote that this song was recorded in the 1970s, “in Clara Ward’s heyday” [when her popularity was at its highest point].
****
Example #5: Originals and inspirations of Elvis' songs-Vol.9-(There'll Be)Peace In The Valley (For Me)
Pueni66, Published on Dec 21, 2012
Mahalia Jackson-(There'll Be)Peace In The Valley(For Me)-1937
Although this is the original version the 1951 version of Red Foley probably was the inspiration for Elvis
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Example #6: (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley - Thomas A. Dorsey with R.H. Harris
Pannellctp Traditional Gospel Music, Published on Jan 7, 2013
-snip-
According to a commenter on this sound file's discussion thread, this rendition of "Peace In The Valley" was recorded in 1973.
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Example #7: Vintage Performance of Elvis Presley Singing Gospel Peace in the Valley
flash91214 Published on Jan 23, 2014
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Example #8: Gaither Vocal Band - Peace In The Valley (Live)
GaitherVEVO Published on Mar 17, 2015
-snip-
According to a commenter on this video's discussion thread, the soloist's name is Todd Suttles.
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Monday, October 6, 2014
Hip Hop, Doo Wop, And Country Music Songs That Include Pick Up Lines
Edited by Azizi Powell
I knew nothing about the 2008 Hip-Hop song "Shakin My Head" (smh) by Detail featuring Flo Rida until I did some online research bout the vernacular meaning of smh. As a result of that research I leaned that (apart from "shaking one's head" meaning "no" in many cultures, that gesture also can mean exasperation, disgust, and/or disdain at something or someone who is foolish, ignorant, or offensive. Read more about http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-smh-really-means-information.html.
However, in the Hip-Hop song "Shakin My Head", that gesture means something completely different - "smh" is a gesture usually done by males to convey their appreciation of a female's sexy [hot] body. As such, that gesture is done after looking her up and done (otherwise known as "ogling her" and "checkin [a girl] out". As such, this meaning of "shakin my head"- along with utterances of the multi-purpose phrase "un un un" or the phrase "ah suki suki" join cat calls and wolf whistles as something that is done whilee ogling attractive women. In the United States cat calls and wolf whistles are generally associated with males of any race or ethnicity (with "ethnicity" in the USA meaning Latino/Hispanic), shaking one's head while saying "un un un" or "ah suki suki" is mostly associated with African American males.
Here's a lyric excerpt of Detail featuring Flo Rida's song "Shakin My Head"
"I'm shakin my head
Hey Hey
And all these fly girls
Its like
Hey Hey Hey
And they gonna need someone
So hot hot hot
Tight jeans and bodies like
Hey Hey Oh Yeah
Got me shakin my head"
http://www.metrolyrics.com/shakin-my-head-lyrics-detail.html
-snip-
"fly girls are so hot" = A fly girl is one who is not only attractive, but is also "hip" (to urban African American street culturee. A female who is "hot" is one who has a sexy body.
WARNING: As is the case with many (but not all) Hip-Hop songs, that record includes sexualized slang references for body parts, and profanity. For that reason, I'm not going to link to the video. However, what disturbs me most about that song and many other Hip-Hop/R&B songs is how females are objectified as a body which males can use just for sexual purposes. Any female who is considered "hot" by males is "game" to be ogled. These records reflect and reinforce the societal belief that females should feel complimented if they are the recepient of "cat calls", "wolf whistles" and/or other forms of ogling. Note: "Cat" is a referent for females, while "wolf" (and "dog") refer to males. All of these animal referents have negative connotations. However, regarding ogling and "picking up" females, they usually are considered to be positives.
The African American vernacular phrases "spit game" is another term for trying to attract the attention of an attractive female, mainly for sexual purposes. Another way of saying this is "trying to "hook up" with someone, although "hooking up" may also describe romantic relationships which also may involve sex. Males who are trying to hook up with females often use "pick up" lines. "Hitting on" [someone] is an African American vernacular term for the using pick up lines to attract the attention of a female. In this regard "hitting on" doesn't mean to physically attact someone. I think that the phrase "hitting on" came from the sports term "to score a hit", but I'm not sure about that.
There are several websites that list Hip-Hop/R&B songs that include pick up lines. One of those sites is http://www.singersroom.com/content/2007-12-09/Hip-Hop-Pick-Up-Lines/.
Here's an excerpt of that article's introduction:
“Hip Hop and R&B have been using pick up lines for as long as we can remember. While these lyrical lines can be very entertaining and funny, some of them are getting out of hand. These lines are some how provoking lames every where to feel they have a chance. Unfortunately for them, they are falling victim to the hip hop
pick up line.
Many “unorginators” also know as biters are plaguing the streets and clubs fully equip with your favorite artists lines. Just in case any of you imitation stars read this you are not Jay-Z, Usher, Diddy, or any other celebrity for that matter. “Excuse me miss” is so old you have to use it in elderly homes...
Lines You Should Never Use
“What’s ya name what’s ya sign….”
Notorious B.I.G - Big Poppa
“Bet ya man can’t do it like that…..”
Fat Joe - Bet Ya Man Can’t
“Back seat of my jeep lets swing an episode.”
LL COOL J - Back Seat
“Excuse me miss I’m the sh*t you should come hang with me.”
Jay-Z - Excuse Me Miss"
-snip-
The asterisks in the spelling of the "curse words" were in the original article.
Here's an excerpt of the 2008 Hip Hop/R&B song "What's Your Name" by Usher:
"Ey Girl
Ey ey ey girl
Ey ey eh eh ey girl
Whats your name?
Baby, whats your number?
Cuz girl you got me, you got a brother wondering if you wanna, homie and a lover
I can be you friend till the end
Girl, wassup
Im going crazy
Ey girl wassup
Cuz i wanna know if i can love ya
Yo girl wassup
Yo wont ya be my lady ah?
Ey girl wassup
I wanna know who you are
Whats your name?
I wanna know who you are
Whats your name?
I wanna know who you are and make you a star
Girl, im giving you everything cuz my love is yours...
-snip-
Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/usher/whatsyourname.html
I'm not linking to this video for the same reasons that I gave for that earlier Hip Hop example. The photograph for that song shows Usher looking out of a car smiling.
A number of songs with pick up lines include the question "What's Your Name?" Foremost among those songs is this now classic 1962 Doo Wop song
Whats your name - Don and Juan - 1962
Musicman96Published on Oct 11, 2013
-snip-
Here are the lyrics to that song:
WHAT'S YOUR NAME
(Written by Claude Johnson)*
What's your name? Is it Mary or Sue?
What's your name? Do I stand a chance with you?
It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
Ooh-ee, ooh-ee, ooh-ee
I stood on this corner waiting for you to come along
So my heart could feel satisf-i-ied
So please let me be your Number One
Under the moon, under the stars, and under the sun
Oh-oh, what's your name? (what's your name?) Is it Mary or Sue?
What's your name? Do I stand a chance with you?
It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
Ooh-ee, ooh-ee, ooh-ee
What's your name?
What's your name?
Shooby-doo-bop-bah-dah!!
-snip-
Source http://www.songlyrics.com/don/what-s-your-name-lyrics/
Claude Johnson is one of the vocalist. The other vocalist is Roland Trone
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Hip-Hop & R&B (Doo Wop) aren't the only genre of American music that contains songs with pick-up lines. However, romance is far less often a "hook up" goal in Hip Hop songs than in other music genre's songs that have pick up lines. For example, there are several online articles that list Country music songs that have pick up lines. One of those sites is http://theboot.com/pick-up-lines/. The #3 song on that list is Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'"
Hank Williams ~ Hey, Good Lookin' (Mother's Best Flour Radio Show)
GatorRock788, Published on Jan 21, 2014
At the peak of his career in 1951 Hank Williams recorded 143 songs for the Mother's Best Flour Company radio shows.
-snip-
Regarding that song, the editor of that Boot.com article writes
"Pickup Line: "Hey, good lookin' / Whatcha got cookin'? / How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?"
This timeless track showcases all the best qualities of a great pickup line: Keep it short and to the point. A simple rhyme and clever metaphor are a recipe for pickup success.”
-snip-
As an aside, notice the dropped "g" in the title and pronunciation of the word "looking". This exemplifies the fact that dropping the 'g' occurs in American language usages besides African American English.
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While these songs' tune, and/or beats, and/or lyrics may be aesthetically pleasing, there's increasing awareness that ogling females -saying pick up lines - often is a form of street harrasment. It's unfortunate that the phrase "street harrasment" isn't even mentioned in Wikipedia's article about pick up lines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick-up_line. Here's Wikipedia's definition of pick up lines:
"A pick-up line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of engaging an unfamiliar person for romance or dating. Overt and sometimes humorous displays of romantic interest, pick-up lines advertise the wit of their speakers to their target listeners.
They are most commonly used by men who pick up women."
-snip-
Nor is street harassment mentioned in any online article that I found about songs with pick up lines. Yet street harassment is a real and even walking home from school or standing at a bus stop can be dangerous for females all because of men trying to attract a female's attention, and rarely for the purpose of romance or "dates".
One YouTube video on street harassment is "Black Woman Walking - By Tracey Rose (Still Think This Is A Joke?)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp-Eq6QGSfI
Note: One comment that includes profanity is found in the beginning of the video.
Needless to say, it's not only Black females that are subject to street harrassment, and it isn't only Black males who ogle, cat call, wolf whistle, and throw pick up lines at females. Unfortunately, that kind of behavior is widespread in the United States, and the only signs that this custom will change is the rising awareness and advocacy of women who have taken on this issue.
More power to them.
****
This post is presented for cultural and sociological purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to those who are featured in these videos.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
I knew nothing about the 2008 Hip-Hop song "Shakin My Head" (smh) by Detail featuring Flo Rida until I did some online research bout the vernacular meaning of smh. As a result of that research I leaned that (apart from "shaking one's head" meaning "no" in many cultures, that gesture also can mean exasperation, disgust, and/or disdain at something or someone who is foolish, ignorant, or offensive. Read more about http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-smh-really-means-information.html.
However, in the Hip-Hop song "Shakin My Head", that gesture means something completely different - "smh" is a gesture usually done by males to convey their appreciation of a female's sexy [hot] body. As such, that gesture is done after looking her up and done (otherwise known as "ogling her" and "checkin [a girl] out". As such, this meaning of "shakin my head"- along with utterances of the multi-purpose phrase "un un un" or the phrase "ah suki suki" join cat calls and wolf whistles as something that is done whilee ogling attractive women. In the United States cat calls and wolf whistles are generally associated with males of any race or ethnicity (with "ethnicity" in the USA meaning Latino/Hispanic), shaking one's head while saying "un un un" or "ah suki suki" is mostly associated with African American males.
Here's a lyric excerpt of Detail featuring Flo Rida's song "Shakin My Head"
"I'm shakin my head
Hey Hey
And all these fly girls
Its like
Hey Hey Hey
And they gonna need someone
So hot hot hot
Tight jeans and bodies like
Hey Hey Oh Yeah
Got me shakin my head"
http://www.metrolyrics.com/shakin-my-head-lyrics-detail.html
-snip-
"fly girls are so hot" = A fly girl is one who is not only attractive, but is also "hip" (to urban African American street culturee. A female who is "hot" is one who has a sexy body.
WARNING: As is the case with many (but not all) Hip-Hop songs, that record includes sexualized slang references for body parts, and profanity. For that reason, I'm not going to link to the video. However, what disturbs me most about that song and many other Hip-Hop/R&B songs is how females are objectified as a body which males can use just for sexual purposes. Any female who is considered "hot" by males is "game" to be ogled. These records reflect and reinforce the societal belief that females should feel complimented if they are the recepient of "cat calls", "wolf whistles" and/or other forms of ogling. Note: "Cat" is a referent for females, while "wolf" (and "dog") refer to males. All of these animal referents have negative connotations. However, regarding ogling and "picking up" females, they usually are considered to be positives.
The African American vernacular phrases "spit game" is another term for trying to attract the attention of an attractive female, mainly for sexual purposes. Another way of saying this is "trying to "hook up" with someone, although "hooking up" may also describe romantic relationships which also may involve sex. Males who are trying to hook up with females often use "pick up" lines. "Hitting on" [someone] is an African American vernacular term for the using pick up lines to attract the attention of a female. In this regard "hitting on" doesn't mean to physically attact someone. I think that the phrase "hitting on" came from the sports term "to score a hit", but I'm not sure about that.
There are several websites that list Hip-Hop/R&B songs that include pick up lines. One of those sites is http://www.singersroom.com/content/2007-12-09/Hip-Hop-Pick-Up-Lines/.
Here's an excerpt of that article's introduction:
“Hip Hop and R&B have been using pick up lines for as long as we can remember. While these lyrical lines can be very entertaining and funny, some of them are getting out of hand. These lines are some how provoking lames every where to feel they have a chance. Unfortunately for them, they are falling victim to the hip hop
pick up line.
Many “unorginators” also know as biters are plaguing the streets and clubs fully equip with your favorite artists lines. Just in case any of you imitation stars read this you are not Jay-Z, Usher, Diddy, or any other celebrity for that matter. “Excuse me miss” is so old you have to use it in elderly homes...
Lines You Should Never Use
“What’s ya name what’s ya sign….”
Notorious B.I.G - Big Poppa
“Bet ya man can’t do it like that…..”
Fat Joe - Bet Ya Man Can’t
“Back seat of my jeep lets swing an episode.”
LL COOL J - Back Seat
“Excuse me miss I’m the sh*t you should come hang with me.”
Jay-Z - Excuse Me Miss"
-snip-
The asterisks in the spelling of the "curse words" were in the original article.
Here's an excerpt of the 2008 Hip Hop/R&B song "What's Your Name" by Usher:
"Ey Girl
Ey ey ey girl
Ey ey eh eh ey girl
Whats your name?
Baby, whats your number?
Cuz girl you got me, you got a brother wondering if you wanna, homie and a lover
I can be you friend till the end
Girl, wassup
Im going crazy
Ey girl wassup
Cuz i wanna know if i can love ya
Yo girl wassup
Yo wont ya be my lady ah?
Ey girl wassup
I wanna know who you are
Whats your name?
I wanna know who you are
Whats your name?
I wanna know who you are and make you a star
Girl, im giving you everything cuz my love is yours...
-snip-
Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/usher/whatsyourname.html
I'm not linking to this video for the same reasons that I gave for that earlier Hip Hop example. The photograph for that song shows Usher looking out of a car smiling.
A number of songs with pick up lines include the question "What's Your Name?" Foremost among those songs is this now classic 1962 Doo Wop song
Whats your name - Don and Juan - 1962
Musicman96Published on Oct 11, 2013
-snip-
Here are the lyrics to that song:
WHAT'S YOUR NAME
(Written by Claude Johnson)*
What's your name? Is it Mary or Sue?
What's your name? Do I stand a chance with you?
It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
Ooh-ee, ooh-ee, ooh-ee
I stood on this corner waiting for you to come along
So my heart could feel satisf-i-ied
So please let me be your Number One
Under the moon, under the stars, and under the sun
Oh-oh, what's your name? (what's your name?) Is it Mary or Sue?
What's your name? Do I stand a chance with you?
It's so hard to find a personality with charms like yours for me
Ooh-ee, ooh-ee, ooh-ee
What's your name?
What's your name?
Shooby-doo-bop-bah-dah!!
-snip-
Source http://www.songlyrics.com/don/what-s-your-name-lyrics/
Claude Johnson is one of the vocalist. The other vocalist is Roland Trone
****
Hip-Hop & R&B (Doo Wop) aren't the only genre of American music that contains songs with pick-up lines. However, romance is far less often a "hook up" goal in Hip Hop songs than in other music genre's songs that have pick up lines. For example, there are several online articles that list Country music songs that have pick up lines. One of those sites is http://theboot.com/pick-up-lines/. The #3 song on that list is Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'"
Hank Williams ~ Hey, Good Lookin' (Mother's Best Flour Radio Show)
GatorRock788, Published on Jan 21, 2014
At the peak of his career in 1951 Hank Williams recorded 143 songs for the Mother's Best Flour Company radio shows.
-snip-
Regarding that song, the editor of that Boot.com article writes
"Pickup Line: "Hey, good lookin' / Whatcha got cookin'? / How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?"
This timeless track showcases all the best qualities of a great pickup line: Keep it short and to the point. A simple rhyme and clever metaphor are a recipe for pickup success.”
-snip-
As an aside, notice the dropped "g" in the title and pronunciation of the word "looking". This exemplifies the fact that dropping the 'g' occurs in American language usages besides African American English.
****
While these songs' tune, and/or beats, and/or lyrics may be aesthetically pleasing, there's increasing awareness that ogling females -saying pick up lines - often is a form of street harrasment. It's unfortunate that the phrase "street harrasment" isn't even mentioned in Wikipedia's article about pick up lines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pick-up_line. Here's Wikipedia's definition of pick up lines:
"A pick-up line or chat-up line is a conversation opener with the intent of engaging an unfamiliar person for romance or dating. Overt and sometimes humorous displays of romantic interest, pick-up lines advertise the wit of their speakers to their target listeners.
They are most commonly used by men who pick up women."
-snip-
Nor is street harassment mentioned in any online article that I found about songs with pick up lines. Yet street harassment is a real and even walking home from school or standing at a bus stop can be dangerous for females all because of men trying to attract a female's attention, and rarely for the purpose of romance or "dates".
One YouTube video on street harassment is "Black Woman Walking - By Tracey Rose (Still Think This Is A Joke?)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp-Eq6QGSfI
Note: One comment that includes profanity is found in the beginning of the video.
Needless to say, it's not only Black females that are subject to street harrassment, and it isn't only Black males who ogle, cat call, wolf whistle, and throw pick up lines at females. Unfortunately, that kind of behavior is widespread in the United States, and the only signs that this custom will change is the rising awareness and advocacy of women who have taken on this issue.
More power to them.
****
This post is presented for cultural and sociological purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to those who are featured in these videos.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The Cultural, Regional, & Racial Associations Of Sweet Potato Pie
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is post provides information about the cultural, regional, and racial associations of sweet potato pie (dessert). Three videos of songs that include references to sweet potato pie are also included in this post. Brief excerpts of these song's lyric and links to the complete lyrics of these songs are included in this post. These examples are from non-African American vocalists and from African American artists.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all composers and vocalists who are featured in this posts. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SWEET POTATO PIE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato_pie
"Sweet potato pie" is a traditional side dish in the Southern United States. It is often served during the American holiday season, especially at Thanksgiving, and is similar in many ways to pumpkin pie. Marshmallows are sometimes added as a topping, but this was adopted more in the Northern United States than in the South.
It is usually made as a large tart in an open pie shell without a top crust. The filling consists of mashed sweet potatoes, milk, sugar and eggs, flavored with spices such as nutmeg. Other possible ingredients include vanilla or banana extracts. The baked custard filling may vary from a light and silky to dense, depending on the recipe's ratio of mashed potato, milk and eggs.
Though creamy vegetable pie recipes date back to Medieval Europe, sweet potato pie appears in the southern United States from the early colonial days.[1] Like many sweet potato recipes, sweet potato pie was likely developed by the black slaves from traditional African cuisine, making it a staple of Soul food today.[2] Recipes for sweet potato pie first appeared in printed cookbooks in the 18th century, where it was included with savory vegetable dishes. By the 19th century, sweet potato pie was more commonly classified as a dessert."
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Here's some information about pumpkin pie, a similar dessert from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_pie
"Pumpkin pie is a traditional sweet dessert, often eaten during the fall and early winter, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas in the United States and Canada. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time and featured also at Halloween.
The pie consists of a pumpkin-based custard, ranging in color from orange to brown, baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.
This pie is often made from canned pumpkin or packaged pumpkin pie filling (spices included)."
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CULTURAL, REGIONAL, AND RACIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF SWEET POTATO PIE
First, here's my .02 cents on this subject: I grew up eating sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and at other times, particularly in the winter months. While I had heard of pumpkin pie, I never tasted it until I attended a predominately White college. Pumpkin pie was on the dessert menu for that college's Thanksgiving menu, and according to my unscientific survey, it seems that few White students I asked had ever heard of sweet potato pie. For the record, I very much prefer sweet potato pie to pumpkin pie whose seasoning seemed bland to me-when I tasted it in college and at other times.
In searching the internet for information on this subject I happened upon http://mysocalledfabulouslife.blogspot.com/2007/11/sweet-potato-vs-pumpkin-debate.html Saturday, November 24, 2007: Sweet Potato vs Pumpkin: A Debate
Background- The blogger, a mixed race (Black/White) woman wrote that she attends two meals for Thanksgiving-one with her White relatives, and one with her Black relatives. "One huge difference at Thanksgiving in particular, is the choice of pie at the end--namely the availability of either pumpkin or sweet potato.". The women didn't specify which family served which dessert, but she asked persons reading her blog to post their preference for sweet potato pie or pumpkin pie. She also asked commenters to post their opinions about whether they thought there racial preferences or lack of familiarity with either of these desserts. Here are a few of those comments:
Janie said...
"I have always only made and eaten potato pies, but I don't think I have ever had a homemade Pumpkin. It never dawned on me that the "orange" pie in black houses was Potato and the "orange" pie in white houses was Pumpkin."
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Kia said...
"You are right Bri...it's a color thing. Growing up we only had Sweet Potatoe pie the whole time, I never even considered that an orange pie wasn't Sweet Potatoe ...lol. When my sister married a white man and we merged our holiday celebrations, suddenly pumpkin pie started showing up at family dinners, tricking us visually before we tasted it! Sweet potatoe is definitely better, however they are both good."
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PatricktheRogue said...
"Hi ya'll,
I suggest that the South may give you your answer. In the southern United States, sweet potato pie is much more popular than pumpkin, by both black and white folks. So it is not just a "white" thing. I think you will find most of the whites who eat pumpkin pie have roots in the North and/or East. Southern white folks, who have access to both pumpkin and sweet potato pie, routinely choose Sweet potato as their favorite. "
-snip-
A lengthy comment to that blog by Channon Williams suggests that the reason why sweet potato pie tastes better than pumpkin pie is the use of butter and various seasonings.
Here's a comment from another internet blog post that refers to this topic:
From http://www.city-data.com/forum/food-drink/495788-sweet-potato-vs-pumpkin-pie-regional-3.html "Sweet Potato vs Pumpkin Pie: Regional or Cultural (reheat, preheat, butter)"
11-21-2008, 03:07 AM Location...near Atlanta
Buckhead
"Originally Posted by MarqueseGilmore
I think its a south/north and black/white thing.......but thats me generalizing!!
Well, in The South, I think you will find sweet potato pie to be more common, and that is across racial lines. I know blacks and whites down here that make and enjoy either, but in each case you are more likely to encounter sweet potato. So to that extent I would not say it is a racial divide on that, just a regional culture thing. In The North, you won't see sweet potato pie much, if at all, but the few times I did run across it indeed it WAS more likely among black people...maybe just a case of taking food preferences north with them when family members relocated from states to the south. You cook what you know and prefer even when you move and the base ingredients are not as common in your new locale. Family tradition and custom endure even over great distance and time. There is probably a comparable divide concerning where rice wins out (or at least has an increased preference) over potatoes as being a featured starch in a meal. Southerners DO tend to embrace rice more frequently than Northerners, maybe because we have grown it down here for so long."
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The country music group Alabama's "Songs Of The South" which mentions sweet potato pie supports the opinion that non-Black people in the South are quite familiar with sweet potato pie. The next section of this post showcases three examples of songs that include some mention of sweet potato pie.
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FEATURED VIDEO EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest examples given first.
Example #1: James Taylor Sweet Potato Pie
kentheguru, Uploaded on Aug 21, 2008
Here's JT and friends doing "Sweet Potato Pie" live, shortly after it was released.......
-snip-
Comment: Sam Sticka, 2009
"On the original version of "Sweet Potato Pie", James sang the song all by himself. Arnold McCuller and Rosemary Butler (the backups here) didn't back him up."
Lyric excerpt:
"Oh Lord I feel fine today
Walking on cloud nine today
I'm over that line today
Happiness is finally mine today
I guess I'm just a lucky guy
Here I'm about to tell you why
It's strictly on account of my
Sweet Potato Pie"
[In this song "sweet potato pie" is a complimentary referent for a female lover.]
Click http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sweet-Potato-Pie-lyrics-James-Taylor/AF849C4A687878D1482569150025668D for the complete lyrics to this song.
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Example #2: Al Jarreau - Sweet Potato Pie (live, 1976)
musicbox285, Uploaded on Aug 19, 2009
Al Jarreau live in Hamburg, Germany, 1976,
AL JARREAU - voc, TOM CANNING - keyb, JEROME RIMSON- bg, NIGEL WILKINSON - dr
-snip-
Lyrics:
Now it was a hot sticky morning
'Round the Fourth of July
The breeze was standing still
I'm hanging out by myself
And I'm having a good time
With the folk inside my head
And you know, Lord,
how you did a lovely thing
See, times my head is lighter
than it's ever been
And anyone who's ever had
sweet potato pie
Don't want pumpkin again,
no, they don't want
'Cause it don't taste right, no
Look-a-here city boy with your
silks and braided hair
Don't you let nobody fool you
with no imitation nothing
Tell 'em, say, unh, unh, buddy,
I been there
Listen mama, when you
finally walk on in
Don't forget to bring along
Your sweet potato tin
'Cause when you serve him
a slice of your sweet potato
Sin, girl, he won't want pumpkin again,
no, he won't want
Now I took a trip down to Sissy's
She's a friend of mine
She smiled and asked me in
Well, she drew a box and a big,
fancy question mark
Said, "Brother, which one is you in?"
I told her, "Sister, don't worry
'bout the mule going blind
You just sit in the wagon and
hold on to the line
'Cause anyone who's ever had
sweet potato pie
Don't want pumpkin again,
really don't want"...
[In this song "sweet potato pie" refers to the dessert.]
Click http://www.lyricstime.com/al-jarreau-sweet-potato-pie-lyrics.html for the complete lyrics to this song.
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Example #3: ALABAMA - Song Of The South
suttersmith66, Uploaded on Sep 13, 2009
-snip-
Lyric excerpt:
"Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone by the wind
There ain't nobody looking back again"
[In this song, "sweet potato pie" refers to the dessert.
Click http://www.metrolyrics.com/song-of-the-south-lyrics-alabama.html to the complete lyrics for this song.
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is post provides information about the cultural, regional, and racial associations of sweet potato pie (dessert). Three videos of songs that include references to sweet potato pie are also included in this post. Brief excerpts of these song's lyric and links to the complete lyrics of these songs are included in this post. These examples are from non-African American vocalists and from African American artists.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all composers and vocalists who are featured in this posts. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
****
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SWEET POTATO PIE
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato_pie
"Sweet potato pie" is a traditional side dish in the Southern United States. It is often served during the American holiday season, especially at Thanksgiving, and is similar in many ways to pumpkin pie. Marshmallows are sometimes added as a topping, but this was adopted more in the Northern United States than in the South.
It is usually made as a large tart in an open pie shell without a top crust. The filling consists of mashed sweet potatoes, milk, sugar and eggs, flavored with spices such as nutmeg. Other possible ingredients include vanilla or banana extracts. The baked custard filling may vary from a light and silky to dense, depending on the recipe's ratio of mashed potato, milk and eggs.
Though creamy vegetable pie recipes date back to Medieval Europe, sweet potato pie appears in the southern United States from the early colonial days.[1] Like many sweet potato recipes, sweet potato pie was likely developed by the black slaves from traditional African cuisine, making it a staple of Soul food today.[2] Recipes for sweet potato pie first appeared in printed cookbooks in the 18th century, where it was included with savory vegetable dishes. By the 19th century, sweet potato pie was more commonly classified as a dessert."
-snip-
Here's some information about pumpkin pie, a similar dessert from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkin_pie
"Pumpkin pie is a traditional sweet dessert, often eaten during the fall and early winter, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas in the United States and Canada. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time and featured also at Halloween.
The pie consists of a pumpkin-based custard, ranging in color from orange to brown, baked in a single pie shell, rarely with a top crust. The pie is generally flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.
This pie is often made from canned pumpkin or packaged pumpkin pie filling (spices included)."
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CULTURAL, REGIONAL, AND RACIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF SWEET POTATO PIE
First, here's my .02 cents on this subject: I grew up eating sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and at other times, particularly in the winter months. While I had heard of pumpkin pie, I never tasted it until I attended a predominately White college. Pumpkin pie was on the dessert menu for that college's Thanksgiving menu, and according to my unscientific survey, it seems that few White students I asked had ever heard of sweet potato pie. For the record, I very much prefer sweet potato pie to pumpkin pie whose seasoning seemed bland to me-when I tasted it in college and at other times.
In searching the internet for information on this subject I happened upon http://mysocalledfabulouslife.blogspot.com/2007/11/sweet-potato-vs-pumpkin-debate.html Saturday, November 24, 2007: Sweet Potato vs Pumpkin: A Debate
Background- The blogger, a mixed race (Black/White) woman wrote that she attends two meals for Thanksgiving-one with her White relatives, and one with her Black relatives. "One huge difference at Thanksgiving in particular, is the choice of pie at the end--namely the availability of either pumpkin or sweet potato.". The women didn't specify which family served which dessert, but she asked persons reading her blog to post their preference for sweet potato pie or pumpkin pie. She also asked commenters to post their opinions about whether they thought there racial preferences or lack of familiarity with either of these desserts. Here are a few of those comments:
Janie said...
"I have always only made and eaten potato pies, but I don't think I have ever had a homemade Pumpkin. It never dawned on me that the "orange" pie in black houses was Potato and the "orange" pie in white houses was Pumpkin."
**
Kia said...
"You are right Bri...it's a color thing. Growing up we only had Sweet Potatoe pie the whole time, I never even considered that an orange pie wasn't Sweet Potatoe ...lol. When my sister married a white man and we merged our holiday celebrations, suddenly pumpkin pie started showing up at family dinners, tricking us visually before we tasted it! Sweet potatoe is definitely better, however they are both good."
**
PatricktheRogue said...
"Hi ya'll,
I suggest that the South may give you your answer. In the southern United States, sweet potato pie is much more popular than pumpkin, by both black and white folks. So it is not just a "white" thing. I think you will find most of the whites who eat pumpkin pie have roots in the North and/or East. Southern white folks, who have access to both pumpkin and sweet potato pie, routinely choose Sweet potato as their favorite. "
-snip-
A lengthy comment to that blog by Channon Williams suggests that the reason why sweet potato pie tastes better than pumpkin pie is the use of butter and various seasonings.
Here's a comment from another internet blog post that refers to this topic:
From http://www.city-data.com/forum/food-drink/495788-sweet-potato-vs-pumpkin-pie-regional-3.html "Sweet Potato vs Pumpkin Pie: Regional or Cultural (reheat, preheat, butter)"
11-21-2008, 03:07 AM Location...near Atlanta
Buckhead
"Originally Posted by MarqueseGilmore
I think its a south/north and black/white thing.......but thats me generalizing!!
Well, in The South, I think you will find sweet potato pie to be more common, and that is across racial lines. I know blacks and whites down here that make and enjoy either, but in each case you are more likely to encounter sweet potato. So to that extent I would not say it is a racial divide on that, just a regional culture thing. In The North, you won't see sweet potato pie much, if at all, but the few times I did run across it indeed it WAS more likely among black people...maybe just a case of taking food preferences north with them when family members relocated from states to the south. You cook what you know and prefer even when you move and the base ingredients are not as common in your new locale. Family tradition and custom endure even over great distance and time. There is probably a comparable divide concerning where rice wins out (or at least has an increased preference) over potatoes as being a featured starch in a meal. Southerners DO tend to embrace rice more frequently than Northerners, maybe because we have grown it down here for so long."
-snip-
The country music group Alabama's "Songs Of The South" which mentions sweet potato pie supports the opinion that non-Black people in the South are quite familiar with sweet potato pie. The next section of this post showcases three examples of songs that include some mention of sweet potato pie.
****
FEATURED VIDEO EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest examples given first.
Example #1: James Taylor Sweet Potato Pie
kentheguru, Uploaded on Aug 21, 2008
Here's JT and friends doing "Sweet Potato Pie" live, shortly after it was released.......
-snip-
Comment: Sam Sticka, 2009
"On the original version of "Sweet Potato Pie", James sang the song all by himself. Arnold McCuller and Rosemary Butler (the backups here) didn't back him up."
Lyric excerpt:
"Oh Lord I feel fine today
Walking on cloud nine today
I'm over that line today
Happiness is finally mine today
I guess I'm just a lucky guy
Here I'm about to tell you why
It's strictly on account of my
Sweet Potato Pie"
[In this song "sweet potato pie" is a complimentary referent for a female lover.]
Click http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Sweet-Potato-Pie-lyrics-James-Taylor/AF849C4A687878D1482569150025668D for the complete lyrics to this song.
****
Example #2: Al Jarreau - Sweet Potato Pie (live, 1976)
musicbox285, Uploaded on Aug 19, 2009
Al Jarreau live in Hamburg, Germany, 1976,
AL JARREAU - voc, TOM CANNING - keyb, JEROME RIMSON- bg, NIGEL WILKINSON - dr
-snip-
Lyrics:
Now it was a hot sticky morning
'Round the Fourth of July
The breeze was standing still
I'm hanging out by myself
And I'm having a good time
With the folk inside my head
And you know, Lord,
how you did a lovely thing
See, times my head is lighter
than it's ever been
And anyone who's ever had
sweet potato pie
Don't want pumpkin again,
no, they don't want
'Cause it don't taste right, no
Look-a-here city boy with your
silks and braided hair
Don't you let nobody fool you
with no imitation nothing
Tell 'em, say, unh, unh, buddy,
I been there
Listen mama, when you
finally walk on in
Don't forget to bring along
Your sweet potato tin
'Cause when you serve him
a slice of your sweet potato
Sin, girl, he won't want pumpkin again,
no, he won't want
Now I took a trip down to Sissy's
She's a friend of mine
She smiled and asked me in
Well, she drew a box and a big,
fancy question mark
Said, "Brother, which one is you in?"
I told her, "Sister, don't worry
'bout the mule going blind
You just sit in the wagon and
hold on to the line
'Cause anyone who's ever had
sweet potato pie
Don't want pumpkin again,
really don't want"...
[In this song "sweet potato pie" refers to the dessert.]
Click http://www.lyricstime.com/al-jarreau-sweet-potato-pie-lyrics.html for the complete lyrics to this song.
****
Example #3: ALABAMA - Song Of The South
suttersmith66, Uploaded on Sep 13, 2009
-snip-
Lyric excerpt:
"Sweet potato pie and I shut my mouth
Gone, gone by the wind
There ain't nobody looking back again"
[In this song, "sweet potato pie" refers to the dessert.
Click http://www.metrolyrics.com/song-of-the-south-lyrics-alabama.html to the complete lyrics for this song.
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