Take A Whiff On Tyler
March 25, 2009
Tyler in Washington walks you through Take A Whiff On Me:
Take A Whiff On Me
words and music by Huddie Ledbetter
(note: the OCMS cover I was thinking of was “Cocaine blues” on Big Iron World … it has the same chorus…)
G (0000)
C (2012)
D7(0210)
Chorus:
Take a [G] whiff, take a whiff, take a whiff on me,
[C] Ev’rybody take a whiff on me,
[D7] Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on [G] me.
Verses:
[G] I got a woman six feet tall,
[C] Sleepin’ in the kitchen with her feet in the hall,
[D7] Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on [G] me.
Two old maids a-fishin’ in the creek,
They ain’t caught a man since a-way last week,
Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.
Want to get a woman let me tell you a word,
Grease your hair down as slick as lard, …
Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.
I’m a-walkin’ down the road with my hat in my hand,
lookin’ for a woman who needs a worried man,
Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.
walkin’ down the road, the road is mighty muddy,
Slippin’ and slidin’ and I can’t stand steady,
Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.
I know my woman ain’t a-treatin’ me right,
She don’t get home til the day gets light
Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.
Meet a lot of women out a-ramblin’ around,
But the Boston women are the best that I found,
Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.
Sing your song all night long,
Sing to my woman from midnight on,
Hey, hey, baby take a whiff on me.
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
March 25, 2009
A lot of you were puzzled when I said that Miss Trudy was making me a chocolate mayonnaise cake for my birthday.
Like sausage apple pie, chocolate mayonnaise cake is one of those things that my family has making for a long time. In fact, mom has made me a chocolate mayonnaise cake every year for my birthday since 1974.
I thought it would be fun to share it with all of you.
Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake
- 3 cups flour
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 2 1/4 teaspoon baking power
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Sift dry ingredients into large bowl. Stir in mayonnaise, then water and vanilla. Blend until smooth. Pour into pan (we use one pan, but some folks use two to make a two layer cake). Bake 350° for 30 minutes.
The recipe in mom’s box has a note that reads:
1937 – Mrs Paul Prince.
Carlos added his version of the recipe. he calls it chocolate banjonnaise cake.
The Somerset S-7 is here!
March 25, 2009
The Somerset S-7 Banjo Ukulele has a wonderful, downright joyful, voice and it plays like a dream. I am thrilled with this instrument!
We are really busy this afternoon, but I know you want to see the S-7 so I stuck it on my violin stand and snapped a couple of quick pictures.
More details, pictures, sound files and ordering information will be posted tomorrow.
Scotland the Brave and Loch Lomond
March 25, 2009
Paul from Scotland playing Scotland the Brave and Loch Lomond
Playing For Change
March 25, 2009
Tyler in Washington writes:
Happy Birthday Patrick!
Every so often I find something on the Internet that makes my day. I use a very addictive Mozilla Firefox add-on called Stumbleupon. You give them your interests and they will recommend websites you might like that you can “stumble” through. This morning I stumbled upon a heartwarming music video of people from all over the globe singing the Ben E. King classic “Stand By Me” together. I thought you would get a kick out of it. Not only for the cool New Orleans blues guys, but the fact the cool New Orleans blues guys are being backed up by a tambourine in France, a saxophone in Italy, a Ukulele in Brazil, a cello in Russia, native drums in New Mexico, and bass in South Africa (just to name a few). It really shows how music has no borders and can bring people together that live so far apart… Much like the ukulele project!
have a wonderful day, and here’s to many more chocolate mayonnaise birthday cakes!
~Tyler
Braille-Friendly Banjo Tab: More Outlaws & Scalawags
March 25, 2009
What a wonderful birthday surprise! Mike in Maquoketa sent in another batch of tunes from The Outlaws & Scalawags Songbook in braille-friendly format.
The Outlaws & Scalawags Songbook is a collection of songs about villains, assassins, hoboes, bad boys, badder girls and other folks you wouldn’t want to bring home to meet mom arranged for frailing banjo. It is available in print as well as freely available under a Creative Commons license.
Mike writes:
Attached is the most up to date version of my Outlaws And Scalawags alternate tab conversion. I am about half down and have the following songs finished:
Banks Of The Ohio, Captain Kidd, Texas Rangers, Gypsy Girl, Worried Man Blues, Whiskey In The Jar, The White House Blues, Riley The Furniture Man, Eggs And Marrowbone, Omie Wise, John Hardy, Little Maggie, Sugar Hill, The Black Velvet Band, Pretty Polly, and The Streets Of Laredo.
Have a great birthday, Patrick.
-Mike in Maquoketa
Outlaws & Scalawags Part Two: http://somersetbanjo.com/OaS2.txt
Banjocard!
March 25, 2009
Chris in the UK sent in his take on The Letter That Never Came along with a wonderful banjo greeting card!
The Daily Frail 3/25/09
March 25, 2009
The blues scale.
Example One:
Example Two:
http://www.archive.org/details/TheDailyFrail32509
Alternative Tab:
http://www.archive.org/download/TheDailyFrail32509/3-25-09.txt
The Daily Frail 3/25/09 Example One: 4/4 Time G Tuning 1.) 3-0-Q G-ST 3-3-Q G-ST 2.) 2-1-Q G-ST 2-2-Q G-ST 3.) 1-0-Q G-ST 1-3-Q G-ST 4.) 1-5-Q G-ST R-Q Example Two: 4/4 Time G Tuning 1.) 3-0-Q G-ST 3-3-Q G-ST 2.) 3-5-Q G-ST 3-6-Q G-ST 3.) 1-0-Q G-ST 1-3-Q G-ST 4.) 1-5-Q G-ST R-Q
