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The Women and Men of BLUES!

Here are the folks Betty pays tribute to in her song, plus many more:
W.C. HANDY, "Father of the Blues"; BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON ("Bo Weevil Blues") ; caberet star FLORENCE MILLS; slide king ELMORE JAMES ("The Sky Is Crying"); MEMPHIS MINNIE ("When the Levee Breaks"); LUCILLE BOGAN; JOHN LEE HOOKER ("Boom Boom", "Boogie Chillen"); IDA COX; ELIZABETH HEGAMIN; B.B. KING ("The Thrill Is Gone"); JIMMY REED ("Big Boss Man", "Bright Lights, Big City"); LIZZE MILES; BERTHA "CHIPPIE" HILL; BIG MAMA THORNTON ("Hound Dog"); LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS ("Mojo Hand"); HOWLIN' WOLF ("Spoonful", "Back Door Man", "Smokestack Lightning"); ALBERT KING ("Born Under a Bad Sign"); CHUCK BERRY, king of Rock'n'Roll; VICTORIA SPIVEY, a mentor to Bob Dylan; singer and actor ETHEL WATERS; T-BONE WALKER, forerunner to Chuck Berry; MUDDY WATERS, with harpist Little Walter ("You Need Love", "Hootchie Cootchie Man", "I Just Want To Make Love To You", "You Shook Me All Night Long"); LEADBELLY Ledbetter ("Where Did You Sleep Last Night"); SONNY TERRY and BROWNIE McGHEE; SON HOUSE ("John the Revelator", "Death Letter"); FREDDIE KING ("Hide Away"); BESSIE SMITH, Empress of the Blues ("Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"); MAMIE SMITH; CLARA SMITH; BO DIDDLEY ("Who Do You Love"); ELIZABETH COTTON ("Freight Train"); out-and-proud GLADYS BENTLY; backbone of Chess Records, songwriter and bassist WILLIE DIXON (Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters); LITTLE RICHARD ("Tutti Frutti", "Lucille"); ROBERT JOHNSON ("Crossroads", "Sweet Home Chicago"); gospel guitar dynamo SISTER ROSETTA THARPE ("Up Above My Head"); BIG JOE TURNER ("Shake Rattle and Roll"); SIPPIE WALLACE, mentor to Bonnie Raitt; ALBERTA HUNTER; MA RAINEY ("C.C. Rider"); J.B. LENOIR ("Mama, Talk To Your Daughter"); KOKO TAYLOR ("Wang Dang Doodle"); and ETTA BAKER.

See also:
BETTY DAVIS- "F.U.N.K." (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHsSIoBcTt8

BETTY DAVIS- "F.U.N.K." (2.0) (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNcohPUr1PI

BETTY DAVIS-"SHUT OFF THE LIGHT" (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GWikmANtgM

BETTY DAVIS- "NASTY GAL" (1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDvvQq4leoo

BETTY DAVIS- "HE WAS A BIG FREAK" (1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgWYeoIbts



Buy Betty Davis CDs at:
http://www.lightintheattic.net/releases/bettydavis/

Betty Davis: vocals
Cordell Dudley: lead guitar
Larry Johnson: bass
Tony Vaughn: acoustic piano
Mike Clark: drums
Jimmy Godwin: rhythm and solo guitar
Debbie Burrell, Elaine Clark, Trudy Perkins: singers


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tym stevens