The “Deep South”

Muddy Waters’ birthplace.
Issaquena County, Mississippi.

A “Juke Joint” in Belle Glade, Florida, 1944

Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1939

1929

Charley Patton (1891-1934)

1929

Blind Lemon Jefferson (1894-1929)

Match Box Blues (1927)
I'm sittin' here wonderin' would a matchbox hold my clothes
I'm sittin' here wonderin' would a matchbox hold my clothes
I ain't got so many matches but I got so far to go
Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear
Girl 'cross town wanna be my teddy bear
Put a string on me and I'll follow you everywhere
[Got] a peg leg woman man she can't hardly get outdoors
I say a peg leg woman just can't hardly get outdoors
I [left] ... [eight o'clock] last night ... [I'm sellin'] jellyroll
I don't see why these women treats me so mean
I don't see why these gals treat me so mean
Sometime I think I'm some man these women ain't never seen
Lord I got up this morning with my sho' 'nuff [sure enough] on my mind
Got up this mornin' same thing on my mind
The woman I love she keep a good man workin' all the time
Now tell me mama who may your manager be
Now tell me who may your manager be
Reason I ask so many questions can't you make 'rangements for me

Carl Perkins (1932-1998)

The Beatles

Matchbox
(1964, cover of 1956 Carl Perkins song)
Well, I'm sittin' here wonderin', Well, let me be your little dog, till your
would a matchbox hold my clothes. big dog comes.
Yeah, I'm sittin' here wonderin', Well, let me be your little dog, till your
would a matchbox hold my clothes. big dog comes.
I ain't got no matches, but I got a long way to go. And when the big dog gets here,
show him what this little puppy done.
Well, I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a
long way from home. I'm sittin' here wonderin',
Yeah, I'm an ol' poor boy, and I'm a would a matchbox hold my clothes.
long way from home. Yeah, I'm sittin' here wonderin',
Guess I'll never be happy, everything I do is wrong. would a matchbox hold my clothes.
I ain't got no matches,
Well, If you don't want my peaches honey, but I sure got a long way to go.
please don't shake my tree.
Well, If you don't want my peaches honey,
please don't mess around my tree.
I got news for you baby, leave me here in misery.

Son House (1902-1988)

1961

Robert Johnson (1911-1938)

1966

Lightnin’ Hopkins (1912-1982)

Muddy Waters (1913-1983)

1960

John Lee Hooker (1917-2001)

1948

Howlin’ Wolf (1910-1976)

Monterey Pop, 1967

Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)

B.B. King (1925- )

1965

Little Richard (1932- )

1955

Elvis Presley (1935-1977)

Sun Studio, Memphis

1954

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