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Shemekia Copeland ~ Who Stole My Radio You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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I heard this song on a Music Choice station once. | |
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I have one of Shemekia's old albums, the one with Wild Wild Woman on it. This song isn't on it, but it makes me think of some of the threads that are popular here. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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"Who stole the funk? Who stole the soul? Who took the rock out of rock & roll? It's a shame It's a crime, what I'm hearing is a waste of my time"
You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Yep that definitely sounds like an ORGer. | |
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The 2nd verse seems to be talking about Clear Channel style radio stations. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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i LOVE this woman. she's so sweet and humble too. | |
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It was. | |
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You've met her? You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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yes she used to (maybe still does) many folk/blues festivals in the tri-state.
i actually met her at a gig she did in a coffee house in doylestown, pa. she gave me a hug, we took a picture.
and that show is definitely in my top 10 | |
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it was around the release of "wicked".