Blackbird Blues (1927)

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Lonnie Johnson

Alonzo "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899 – June 16, 1970) was an American blues and jazz singer/guitarist and songwriter who pioneered the role of jazz guitar and is recognized as the first to play single-string guitar solos. Johnson was not only one of the few black blues musicians invited to be 'guest featured' on a number of jazz recording sessions, he was also one of the only classic 1920's blues artists to have a revived a high-charting career after WWII. more »

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Blues flew on the mountain, but they didn't stay long.
Blues flew on the mountain, but they didn't stay long.
You can tell by the song I'm singing, I didn't treat it wrong.

My baby left me, didn't say goodbye.
My baby left me, didn't say goodbye.
I asked the nesting blackbird, to tell me the reason why.

If I was a blackbird, I'd pack my troubles on my back.
If I was a blackbird, I'd pack my troubles on my back.
I would leave this world, and I never would look back.

Lordy, send me somebody, don't want nobody but me.
Lordy, send me somebody, don't want nobody but me.
Because these blackbird blues, Lord it sure burned me.

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