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Alberta Blues
("Alberta, Let Your Hair Hang Down" also titled "Alberta" is a different song)
"Alberta" by Leadbelly (Alberta III) is a different song so is "Alberta" by Bo Chatmon also Clapton (Alberta I)
Old-time; Blues/jazz song
ARTIST: 'Jazz' Bill Gillum (William McKinley Gillum)
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CATEGORY: Blues and Jazz Songs
DATE: Early 1900s;
RECORDING INFO: Alberta Blues
Aurora, Ill., Monday October 11, 1937 Leland Hotel
Album: Bill 'Jazz' Gillum The Bluebird Recordings 1934-1938
Bluebird 66717-2 RCA, BMG 1997.
SOURCES: Folk Index;
NOTES: Alberta Blues was recorded by 'Jazz' Bill Gillum (William McKinley Gillum) (Bill Gillum) in 1937. Bill Gillum & His Jazz Boys were:
Jazz Gillum - vocal & hmc, Big Bill Broonzy - guitar
Prob Blind John Davis -piano, unknown bass.
Since Big Bill Broonzy played guitar it's possible this influenced his version titled "Alberta" (Alberta II). See also Alberta I and III.
ALBERTA BLUES: Bill Gillum & His Jazz Boys
Well, I ain't goin' down
Baby, that dark road by myself
Baby, I ain't goin' down
Baby that dark road by myself
I'm gonna leave you, sweet mama
I'm gon' take somebody else
Well, I won't take my bucket
To your no good well, no mo'
Said, I won't take my bucket
To your no good well, no mo'
When I wants cool water
I'm gon' make Alberta go
Alberta, Alberta
What makes you treat me so?
Alberta, Alberta
What makes you treat me so?
You don't treat me no better
Any man you had befo'
'Pick it, pick it!'
(instrumental & harmonica)
She's a long tall woman
She's got coal black, curly hair
She's a long talll woman
She's got coal black, curly hair
She's got airplane movements
She can make it anywhere.
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