Blind Owl Wilson - Sloppy Drunk
Taken from 'Cannabis Country - Songs About Drugs & Alcohol'. The Blind Owl's rendition of Leroy Carr's 'Sloppy Drunk Blues'. Listen close. Well I'd rather be sloppy drunk mama than any old thing that I know [x2] Just gimme some gin or whiskey baby you can watch me go Well I said hey gimme one more half a pint [x2] Well if I can't have my liquor well I'm sure gonna [.?.. joint] Well you used to be beautiful, you have lived too fast Well you used to be beautiful baby but you lived your life too fast Well you got stoned much too much and you drank out of everybody's whiskey glass
About Leroy Carr
American blues singer, songwriter and pianist who developed a laid-back, crooning technique and whose popularity and style influenced such artists as Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. He first became famous for "How Long, How Long Blues", his debut recording released by Vocalion Records in 1928. Carr was among the most prolific and popular blues artists between 1928 and 1935. He recorded for Vocalion through to when he signed to Victor's Bluebird imprint, where he made his final recordings. Leroy...
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