Scrapper Blackwell - Nobody Knows When You're Down And Out download

Probably the best sounding 90 year old recording ive ever heard. The fidelety is incredible and thats not even talking about the song

The depth of this cannot be expressed in our language. This is beauty that can only come from the expression of light breaking through an oppressive wall. My words are an embarrassment in comparison to this man’s artistry.

in 10 years this will be a 100 year old recording

he was shot and killed in a mugging in an Indianapolis alley. He was 59 years old. The police arrested his neighbor at the time for the murder, but the crime remains unsolved. Blackwell is buried in New Crown Cemetery, in Indianapolis.

Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spendin' my money an' I did not care Carried my friends out for a good time Buying bootleg liquor, champagne and wine Lord but I got busted an' I felt so low Didn't have no money and nowhere to go This is the truth, Lord without a doubt Nobody wants when you're down... I mean nobody wants when you're down... Lord the other day I asked a man for my rent He told me, boy, the money he had spent But I tried my best to try one or two That's everything that I could do Lord, nobody let me have one lousey dime An' I get worried now all the time But I'm gon' tell you this is the truth, Lord without a doubt Nobody wants you when you're down... Nobody wants you when you're down... (break) Lord, if I could get my hands on a dollar again I would hold it till that eagle grins I would try 'em just for one little house Nobody knows me when I'm down and out Lord, I tried for another day To make my troubles in my own way But I'm gon’ tell you the truth, Lord without a doubt Nobody knows me when you’re down, I mean nobody knows me when you're down

I’m 2 days sober. I’m doing this for my grandma. Rest in heaven I love you.

I just love the sparseness, the roughness, the sharp edges, the tiny (but to me unimportant) timing errors and so on. It just makes it so real and human. I can't stand perfect overproduced things. It's really hard to explain to people with the opposite taste why imperfect is so much better. Edited to add: some people seem to be taking my comment the wrong way. It's not intended as criticism. 50+ year old recordings of live takes are always going to have issues. And any live playing by anyone no matter how virtuoso has imperfections in timing etc. That's what makes it so much better than metronomic machine music.

Blues dont like the rich man, Blues dont like the happy man...Blues loves you and me

There would be no Beatles or Rolling Stones or LED Zeppelin without these great American Black Blues Artists.

You can just feel how high the action is on that guitar

Like most spectacular things, i found this by accident.

Turn 20 tomorrow. Sometimes i stumble at how big this whole world is an just how small i am. I feel like there isnt enough time between us all.

It sounds like a string breaks with every strum. Exquisite.

If America only did one good thing, it's the twelve bar blues.

If I could get a dollar again, I would hold it till that eagle grins! That has to be the best line I've ever heard in a song, genius writing, if you understand old currency, the eagle's beak on them old coins looks like it's making a sad frown face, so I get what dude was trying to convey, I laughed my ass off, I know it ain't funny cause these songs come from the bluest of blue places, but the laughter you feel when you hear something so clever, made my day to even hear it, great stuff

On the day I was laid off I happened to be listening to this at one point in the day and in a way I can't explain I was overcome with grief and started balling. This is the only song that's ever done that to me so it holds a special place close to my heart.

Once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money'n I did not care care Carrying my friends out for a good time Buyin’ bootleg liquor, champagne and wine Lord but I got busted and I fell so low Didn't have no money and nowhere to go This is the truth, Lord, without a doubt Nobody wants you when you're down, I mean Nobody wants you when you’re down Lord, the other day I asked a man for my rent He told me, boy, the money he had spent But I tried my best to try one or two That's everything that I could do Lord, nobody let me have one lousy dime I now get worried now all the time But I'm gon' tell you this is the truth, Lord, without a doubt Nobody wants you when you're down Nobody wants you when you're down Lord, if I could get my hands on a dollar again I would hold it till that eagle grins I would try just for one little house Nobody knows me when I'm down and out Lord, I tried for another day To make troubles in my own way But I'm gon’ tell you the truth, Lord without a doubt Nobody knows me when you’re down, I mean Nobody knows me when you're down