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Bluesman 'Little' Milton Campbell dies

Thu Aug 4,11:36 AM ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist "Little" Milton Campbell, whose gritty vocals and songwriting recalled B.B. King's rough-edged style, died on Thursday from a stroke, his record company said.

The 71-year-old Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer known for writing and recording the blues anthem "The Blues Is Alright" never awoke from a coma following a stroke he suffered on July 27 in Memphis, said Valarie Kashimura of The Malaco Music Group.

"We've lost a great soldier," Kashimura said.

Born to sharecropping farmers near the Mississippi Delta town of Inverness -- his father, "Big" Milton Campbell, was a local blues musician -- "Little" Milton picked up a guitar at age 12 and recorded his first hit for Sam Phillips' Sun Records at age 18. It was the same year the Memphis label recorded Elvis Presley for the first time.

Discovered by blues-rock pioneer Ike Turner, Campbell went on to score dozens of rhythm and blues hits and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1988.
 
Cat Daddy,

Sorry to hear.

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Little Milton

May he R.I.P. This was my parents all time favorite Little Milton song. SOME FOLKS COULD LEARN A LOT FROM IT TODAY... HE FINALLY MADE IT.

We're Gonna Make It
LITTLE MILTON
(B. Davis - C. Smith - R. Miner - G. Barge)

We may not have a cent to pay the rent
But we're gonna make it, I know we will
We may have to eat beans every day
But we're gonna make it, I know we will
And if a job is hard to find
And we have to stand in the welfare line
I've got your love and you know you got mine
So we're gonna make it, I know we will

We may not have a home to call our own
But we're gonna make it, I know we will
We may have to fight hardships alone
But we're gonna make it, I know we will
'Cause togetherness brings peace of mind
We can't stay down all the time
I've got your love and you know you got mine
So we're gonna make it, I know we will

Our car may be old, our two rooms cold
But we're gonna make it, I know we will
We may not can spare a roach a crumb
But we're gonna make it, I know we will
And if I have to carry 'round a sign
Sayin' "Help the deaf, the dumb, and the blind"
I got your love and you know you got mine
So we're gonna make it, I know we will

We're gonna make it
(We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it)
We're gonna make it, baby
(We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it)
It might seem hard sometime
(We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it)
But don't worry, darlin' baby
(We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it)
We're gonna keep on tryin'
(We're gonna make it, we're gonna make it) [fade]
 

Grits Ain't Groceries

R.I.P. Little Milton :angel2: :angel2:

Grits Ain't Groceries
by Titus Turner
as performed by Little Milton


If I don't love you baby
Grits ain't grocery,
Eggs ain't poultry,
And Mona Lisa was a man

(Oh yeah! Let's get into it. Listen.)

All around the world, I'd rather be a fly
I'd light on my baby and stay with my woman till I die
With a toothpick in my hand I'd dig a ten foot ditch
And run all through the jungle fighting lions with a switch
Because you know I love you baby
Oh you know I love you baby yeah
Now if I don't love you baby I tell you

Grits ain't grocery,
Eggs ain't poultry,
And Mona Lisa was a man

(Oh baby. Uh! Listen.)

All around the world I've got blisters on my feet
I'm trying to find my baby and bring her home with me
You better run into me baby and be convinced
If you don't run it to me right now woman
You ain't got no sense
Because you know I love you baby
Oh you know I love you baby yeah
Well if I don't love you baby I tell you

Grits ain't grocery,
Eggs ain't poultry,
And Mona Lisa was a man

(C'mon y'all. Hit me. Oh baby. Listen.)

All around the world I never will forget
I lost all my money, my woman, and my pet
But I've got to have you baby and I will settle for nothing less
Give up all my good time baby and stay for happiness
Because you know I love you baby yeah
Oh you know I love you baby yeah
Well if I don't love you baby I tell you

Grits ain't grocery,
Eggs ain't poultry,
And Mona Lisa was a man
 
I can't stand the Blues, but rest in peace. I know he will be missed. Isn't Inverness outside of Indianola on the way to Greenville?
 
cat daddy said:
Bluesman 'Little' Milton Campbell dies

Thu Aug 4,11:36 AM ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist "Little" Milton Campbell, whose gritty vocals and songwriting recalled B.B. King's rough-edged style, died on Thursday from a stroke, his record company said.

The 71-year-old Grammy-nominated guitarist and singer known for writing and recording the blues anthem "The Blues Is Alright" never awoke from a coma following a stroke he suffered on July 27 in Memphis, said Valarie Kashimura of The Malaco Music Group.

"We've lost a great soldier," Kashimura said.

Born to sharecropping farmers near the Mississippi Delta town of Inverness -- his father, "Big" Milton Campbell, was a local blues musician -- "Little" Milton picked up a guitar at age 12 and recorded his first hit for Sam Phillips' Sun Records at age 18. It was the same year the Memphis label recorded Elvis Presley for the first time.

Discovered by blues-rock pioneer Ike Turner, Campbell went on to score dozens of rhythm and blues hits and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1988.
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Dang, hate to hear that. My folks/relatives knew him pretty well. RIP.
 
I'm sure my aunts and uncles are mourning his death...they LOVE the blues.

RIP, Little Milton...GOD bless his family & friends! :(
 
Man it's been hard on the blues singers lately. All the good old ones are passing. RIP!!!
 
CEE DOG said:
Man it's been hard on the blues singers lately. All the good old ones are passing. RIP!!!
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True and no one is taking their place either. He was a good one.
 
The blues is a big part of who we are as a people.That's why white kids are taking it over because many of our young people don't support it.
 
:cry: Blind man standing in a corner
Crying out the blues
Said I don't want a dollar
Don't you give me a dime
Until you bring back that little girl of mines

"No one knows what goes on behind closed doors"
"Room 244"
"His old lady and my old lady was the same lady"

I'm hurtin'
This is a part of life. :angel2: :angel2: :angel2:
I was giggin' on the road last night when I got the news.

I also heard that Bobby Bland is gravely ill as well. Is that true?????
 

Jam Piper Jam said:
:mrt: :mrt:
Plz say it ain't so.... :mrt:

:bawling:
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Wang Dang Doodle was not originally recorded by Koko, but it was HER song. She is known by it. Has she recovered fully?

All the old blues guys are old and dying. BB is 80. Healthy (diabetics) but 80.
My favorite LMC song is "Good Buddy"

He had a funeral procession on Beale today. I do not know if it was real or ceremonial.
 
Watch out there now U-L-AM&N,

What you know bout this. (lol)

Wang Dang Doodle
Author: Willie Dixon

Howlin' Wolf: Moanin' In The Moonlight (1959)

Tell Automatic Slim
Tell Razor Totin' Jim
Tell Butcher Knife Totin' Annie
Tell Fast Talkin' Fanny
Tonite we're gonna pitch a ball
Down to that union hall
Gonna romp and tromp 'till midnight
We're gonna fuss and fight 'till daylight
We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long


Tell Cedar-Crawling Red
To tell Abyssinian Ed
Tell old Pistol Pete
To tell every one he meet
Tonight we need no rest
We're really gonna throw a mess
We're gonna break out all the windows
Gonna kick down all the doors
We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all nite long


Tell Fats and Washboard Sam
That everybody's gonna jam
Tell Shakey and Boxcar
We got sawdust on the floor
Tell Peg and Carol Dime
We gonna have a hell of a time
When the fish scent fills the air
There'll be snuff juice everywhere
We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all nite long
 
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