Gimme a Pigfoot!
2006. Oil on Canvas. 24" x 18".
£340.00
"Gimme a Pigfoot" was recorded with Buck and his Band, 24 November 1933. NYC.
This was Bessie's last recording session, although she still continued to appear successfully on stage.
In the early hours of September 26th 1937, Bessie Smith was killed in
a tragic traffic accident, the circumstances of which, are still argued over today. Wikipedia gives a good summary of her life
Four days after the recording session,
Billy Holiday made her first recording in the same studio.
Young Woman Blues
2009. Acrylic on Canvas. 32" x 26"
£500.00
Bessie Smith's wonderful, defiant, yet poignant song, which actually does start with "Woke up this Mornin''", but who cares?
Woke up this mornin' when chickens was crowin' for days.
Felt on the right side of my pilla', my man had gone away.
By this pilla' he left a note readin',
"I'm sorry, Jane, you got my goat.
No time to marry, no time to settle down".
I'm a young woman and ain't done runnin' 'round.
I'm a young woman and ain't done runnin' 'round.
Some people call me a hobo,
some call me a bum.
Nobody knows my name,
nobody knows what I've done.
I'm as good as any woman in your town.
I ain't no high yeller,
I'm a deep killer of brown.
I ain't gonna marry, ain't gonna settle down.
I'm gonna drink good moonshine and rub these browns down.
See that long lonesome road
Lawd, you know it's gotta end
and I'm a good woman and I can get plenty men.
Click below to hear it
Better Days
2008. Oil on Canvas. 11" x 15".
£200.00
I was fortunate to see Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee touring UK in 1958. Listen to their "Better Day" to hear some original R&B.
The Two Bessies
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