Sam Chatmon (1897-1983) Big Road Blues/That’s All Right/Sam's Rag

Tweet   Sam Chatmon was a Delta blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks and may have been Charlie Patton’s half brother. "I've got a brown skin woman.. lives up on the hill.. now don't you hear me tell what I say I've got a brown skin woman...lives up on the hill and that fool...quit me swear I love her still I tell you what you woman..like you used to do..now More..don't you A hear me tell you pretty mama Tell you won't you do...like you used to do.. How come you wanna treat me woman like you used to do Well I left town this morning...on my... wayback home.. now don't you...hear me tellin' you pretty mama I left town this morning...on my way back home.. Well that man told me your woman dead and gone A don't rollin' 'fore your door.. now don't you hear me tellin'you pretty mama Ohh rollin' 'fore your door Take that woman you've been lovin' and she can't get back no more Well I ain't goin down...that big road by myself.. now don't you a hear me tellin' you pretty mama I ain't goin' down that big road by myself.. and if I can't catch you woman...try somebody else...Oh yes Well.. went to the graveyard..looked down on her face.. now don't you hear me tell you pretty mama I..went to the graveyard..looked down on her face Says I feel your condition woman but i sure can't take your place. " Couldn't find any other lyrics. Sam Chatmon was born in Bolton, Mississippi. Chatmon's family was well-known in Mississippi for their musical talents; Chatmon was a member of the family's string band when he was young. He performed on a regular basis for white audiences in the 1900s. The Chatmon band played rags, ballads, and popular dance tunes. Two of Sam's brothers, fiddler Lonnie Chatmon and guitarist Bo Carter, performed with guitarist Walter Vinson as the Mississippi Sheiks. Chatmon played the banjo, mandolin, and harmonica in addition to the guitar. He performed at parties and on street corners throughout Mississip...

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