January 11, 1949 Blues by Luther Stoneham

Luther Stoneham - January 11, 1949 Blues; E position, standard tuning.

INTRO

Lord, it was January eleven, Lord, it was nineteen-hundred and forty-nine

Lord, it was January eleven, Lord, it was nineteen-hundred and forty-nine

My woman left me, I declare, was almost blind

SOLO

I said, I love my baby, but my baby won't behave

I says, I love my baby, but my baby won't behave (Spoken: What you gonna do, Luther?)

I'm gonna get me a hard-shootin' pistol, Lord, and put her down in her grave

SOLO (Spoken: Play the blues)

NOTE:

Luther Stoneham was a country blues singer and guitarist, born Walker County, Texas, in 1913. Real name possibly Luther Stoner. He recorded with Thunder Smith for Gold Star in Houston in 1947 and 1948 and had a session by myself for Mercury in the same city in 1951.