Album: Butterbeans & Susie Vol.1 (1924-1925) File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 73:13
Size: 172.0 MB
Styles: Vaudeville blues, Piano blues, Country blues, Early jazz
Released: 1997
Art: Front
1. When My Man Shimmies (3:01)
2. A Married Man's A Fool (3:00)
3. Get Yourself A Monkey Man, Make Him Strut His Stuff (3:10)
4. I Got Your Bath Water On (2:50)
5. Kiss Me Sweet (3:17)
6. Construction Gang (3:09)
7. A To Z Blues (2:52)
8. I Can't Use You (3:13)
9. Adam And Eve (3:06)
10. Leaving Blues (3:21)
11. Consolation Blues (2:54)
12. Do Right Papa (3:02)
13. That Same Dog (2:54)
14. How Do You Expect To Get My Lovin'? (3:15)
15. I've Had Those Lonesome Journey Blues All Day (2:38)
16. You Ain't Talkin' To Me (2:59)
17. Don't Start Nothin' Here Tonight (2:53)
18. Sue, I Don't Want You No More (3:05)
19. Brown Skin Gal (3:13)
20. Hydrant Love (Turn It On, Shut It Off) (2:55)
21. If You Can't Bring It, You've Got To Send It (3:06)
22. I'll Put You Under The Jail (2:59)
23. Cold Storage Papa (Mama's A Little Too Warm For You) (3:05)
24. Bow Legged Papa (3:05)
Butterbeans & Susie Vol.1 (1924-1925)
Album: Butterbeans & Susie Vol.2 (1926-1927) File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Time: 74:46
Size: 175.1 MB
Styles: Vaudeville blues, Piano blues, Country blues, Early jazz
Released: 1997
Art: Front
1. Let The Door Knob Hit You In The Back (3:01)
2. Your Folks Will Start Wearing Black (3:10)
3. Not Until Then - Part 1 (2:51)
4. Not Until Then - Part 2 (2:45)
5. Tain't What You Used To Have, My Friend (It's What You're Holding Now) (3:12)
6. Mama Stayed Out The Whole Night Long (3:02)
7. Deacon Bite 'Em In The Back (3:12)
8. Love Me And The World Is Mine (Hit Me And The Jail Is Yours) (3:00)
9. You Know Why Your Mama Has The Blues (3:39)
10. Not Today, Sweet Mama (3:13)
11. I Can't Do That (2:58)
12. He Likes It Slow (2:45)
13. My Daddy's Got The Mojo, But I Got The Say-So (3:16)
14. Da Da Blues (3:12)
15. Papa, Don't Hold Back On Me (3:04)
16. Sweet Papa Butterbeans And Sweet Mama Susie (3:07)
17. I Wanna Hot Dog For My Roll (3:25)
18. Oh Yeah! (3:06)
19. You're A No 'Count Triflin' Man (3:17)
20. Mama's Gonna Shorten Your Days (3:09)
21. Gonna Make You Sorry (For Everything You Do) (2:55)
22. Tain't None O' Your Business (3:27)
23. Deal Yourself Another Hand (3:03)
24. Jelly Roll Queen (2:43)
Butterbeans & Susie Vol.2 (1926-1927)
Jodie "Butterbeans" Edwards and Susie Hawthorne were never household names -- at least not in many white households -- but from the early '20s through the '50s, they were one of the top comedic music acts on the black vaudeville circuit, from New York to Chicago to Detroit. Working as Butterbeans & Susie, they were masters of comic timing and the double-entendre in their interaction. In her stage and recorded persona, Hawthorne was the model for dozens of other dominant but frustrated wives throughout the history of stage and recorded entertainment in the 20th century, while Jodie Edwards made the role of the inadequate husband sing with laughter. The comic setup was a common one in entertainment, in the white as well as the black community, but they were considered too raunchy for white audiences. Despite this, they recorded extensively during the '20s, principally for the OKeh label. With the onset of the Great Depression, which crippled the recording industry, they kept busy mainly on the stage and made one last record at the end of the '50s. ~Bruce Eder
