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Afro Blue 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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One of my favorite versions is by Oscar Brown Jr,. who wrote the lyrics for Mongo's music. I'm too lazy to thumb through my old vinyl, but I think it was on his first album, Sin and Soul. Never trust anything spoken in the presence of an erection.
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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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Liz Wright has a beautiful version but sadly it's not on youtube. Errr.... Space for sale... | |
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Probably because she's on Verve, who sometimes blocks their stuff from being uploaded. 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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Thank you, MickyDolenz. I think I've decided, upon listening, that Oscar's IS my favorite!! Never trust anything spoken in the presence of an erection.
H Michael Frase | |
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an absolutely WONDERFUL piece of music, and one i play on the radio a lot, especially the abbey lincoln and diane reeves versions. | |
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