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Appetite for the Blues By Mark “Muddyharp” Hodgson Old Crow Medicine Show, “Tell It to Me” “Now won’t you tell it to me Tell it to me Drink the corn liquor let the cocaine be Cocaine’s gonna kill my honey dead All them rounders think they’re tough But they feed their women on beer and snuff Cocaine’s gonna kill my honey dead” A rounder has a few different connotations. The one in the Old Crow Medicine lyric depicts someone who sounds like a kind of a complicated character. Another definition refers to a person who “rounds the edges” on a piece of lumber. Considering the many lumber camps in Florida at the turn of the 20th century, I think it is safe to say a combination of the two definitions might be appropriate when speaking of a typical African American bluesman in Florida back in those days. “If you understand the music, you understand how much time it takes to get anywhere close to being a good player. Then you come to the reality of how you can you get people to hear you once you sound ok. Then you come to grips with the fact music is being paid for in nightclubs. You can actually make money playing music in nightclubs. One thing leads to another and after a time you are ready to make a record.” Gabriel Brown is journeyman blues artist who spent most of his time in Florida. He was born in 1910 in Gadsden County. Attended Florida A&M and in 1934 he performed at the first National Folk Festival in St. Louis, Missouri. He was discovered by folklorist Zora Neale Hurston who contacted Alan Lomax who then recorded Mr. Brown for the Library of Congress in 1935. Brown’s career was varied. He was part of a Miss Hurston light Opera called “Polk County” which ran in New York City and toured with the Florida Arts Theatre under the direction of Orson Welles. His first commercial recording for Flyright Records in 1943, showed Mr. Brown in a variety of styles. He was known as a songster defined by the influences and alternate picking Piedmont style of guitar playing and vocals. The Piedmont style leans more toward Jimmie Rodgers (the singing brakeman), than say, Son House. Mr. Brown disliked performing nightclubs. “Too many rounders and things going on in them night spots. They don’t care about no music ‘cept if it helps somebody get over.” I did have a guy showed me some chords on the guitar. Just give him a taste of gin and he would be all mellow and patient and show me things, he helped me a lot. Most them old timers knew the blues... just give ‘em a little taste!” I like Gabriel Brown. I think, even though he never became a big star, he kept it together in his real life and his music was more Florida because of all the influences in his sound. He could lay down 12 Bar blues all night long but he also sang ‘hits’. This is his strength. Gabriel Brown was a real Florida bluesman. Library of Congress discography: -John Henry (355-A) - John Henry (instr.) (355-B) - Blues (357-B) # - Tone The Bell Easy (358-A-1) - The Motherless Child (358-A-2) - A Dream Of Mine (359-A) - Education Blues (360-A) # - Talking In Sebastapol (360-B)# - Careless Love (361-A) rec. late (poss. 20) June, 1935 in Eatonville, FL by Elizabeth Barnicle, Zora Neale Hurston, & Alan Lomax; Gabriel Brown, voc, g; # Rochelle French, g Library of Congress Unissued Flyright-Matchbox SDM 257 Florida isn’t Mississippi. The Mississippi River, it’s delta and tributaries are unique. The music that comes out of that entire region could not be made anywhere else. The Florida state of mind is transitory and adaptive. Florida naturally absorbs and redistributes all the energy it receives. So, many different type of people end up here as did the blues which found its way to Florida as a transplant from someone looking for a better life. “I’m a rake and a rambler and an old time rounder too I can tell tales to ladies and I can sing the blues for you I don’t know where I’m heading but I can tell you where I’ve been I’ve been down to Florida just to see an old friend.”.....-1924 artist unknown Next month Florida Blues “ Swamp” ( part 3) 34 static-magazine-template Feb 19.indd 34 2019-01-28 1:28:40 PM
Rocktails with Katie Nothing goes together quite as well as live music, rock stars and booze. So your friends at Static Live are here again to give y’all readers some cocktail love from your local Mixtress, Cocktails with Katie, mixing to you live from your favorite NSB bar- a place where booze and music go together like a groupies and the band. And what’s better than sipping on adult beverage while channeling your inner music icon? Seriously, you tell me. So get ready to party with some extra boozy cocktail recipes inspired by those artists who make music for the soul. And don’t forget to rock out with your cocktail out! Snoop Dogg is one of the best rappers of all time. Fo Shizzle. The Doggfather has a cosmic flow and swagger with over 50 million albums sold to back it on up. Snoop most notoriously inspired the masses to drink well with his smash hit Gin & Juice. A badass, rebellious rap song about drinking, smoking pot and having a good time. The iconic chorus “Rollin’ down the street smokin’ indo, Sippin’ on gin and juice, Laid back (with my mind on my money and my money on my mind)” is an internationally known tune. Play that in a packed bar and I’d bet you a cold drink you’d see more then half the crowd singing along. Gin & Juice was the second single off certified quadruple platinum album “Doggystyle” released in 1994. The song reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and in 1995 it was nominated for a Grammy award for best solo rap performance. DoggieStyle Gin & Juice *2 oz Hendrick’s Gin *1/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice *1/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice *1/4 oz Fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice *3/4 oz Agave *1 slice of Cucumber *Splash of Lemon/ Lime Soda Muddle cucumber in your favorite cocktail shaker. Add Hendrick’s Gin, Snoop’s citrus juices and lush agave syrup. Then seal the deal and shake that Doggie Style Gin & Juice like it owes you money. Strain over fresh ice in your favorite cocktail glass. Garnish with cucumber and blow over a cloud of your favorite indo leaf. Check out more drinks on @CocktailswithKatie on Instagram or at cocktailswithkatie.com. 35 static-magazine-template Feb 19.indd 35 2019-01-28 1:28:42 PM
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