Comments on: The Dying Crap-Shooter’s Blues http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/ The Best In Pre-War Blues Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:42:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-207958 Andrew Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:08:22 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-207958 Further to my post in April last year, I saw The Wiyos play an excellent version of DCB as part of the BBC's Folk America series. Further to my post in April last year, I saw The Wiyos play an excellent version of DCB as part of the BBC’s Folk America series.

]]> By: Andrew http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-188455 Andrew Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:06:50 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-188455 On my seemingly never-ending album-digitising project, what do I find but an old copy of How Late'll Ya Play Till by The David Bromberg Band? It's the 2LP set released by Fantasy in the UK, one is a studio set and the other is live. First track on side 2 of the studio album? The Dyin' Crapshooter's Blues! Pretty good version too, in a sort of rolling New Orleans style. On my seemingly never-ending album-digitising project, what do I find but an old copy of How Late’ll Ya Play Till by The David Bromberg Band? It’s the 2LP set released by Fantasy in the UK, one is a studio set and the other is live. First track on side 2 of the studio album? The Dyin’ Crapshooter’s Blues! Pretty good version too, in a sort of rolling New Orleans style.

]]> By: skank http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-40951 skank Sun, 25 Mar 2007 20:54:16 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-40951 I just finished reading a mystery novel by David Fulmer called The Dying Crapshooter's Blues. It's a good read. It's set in Atlanta in 1923. One of the main characters is Blind Willie McTell. The story is set around solving the murder of Little Jesse Williams, a pimp and crapshooting gambler. McTell composes the song at the request of a dying Williams and sings it at his funeral. I won't spoil the ending but if you like blues and mysteries you'll like the book. I just finished reading a mystery novel by David Fulmer called The Dying Crapshooter’s Blues. It’s a good read. It’s set in Atlanta in 1923. One of the main characters is Blind Willie McTell. The story is set around solving the murder of Little Jesse Williams, a pimp and crapshooting gambler. McTell composes the song at the request of a dying Williams and sings it at his funeral. I won’t spoil the ending but if you like blues and mysteries you’ll like the book.

]]> By: JAMES http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-38754 JAMES Wed, 21 Mar 2007 05:11:08 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-38754 I just want to ape the words of Keith - what a great website! Thank you for taking the time to share this wealth of incrediatble music and your knowledge of it with fellow blues lovers. I just want to ape the words of Keith – what a great website! Thank you for taking the time to share this wealth of incrediatble music and your knowledge of it with fellow blues lovers.

]]> By: peter patnaik http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-36254 peter patnaik Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:32:08 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-36254 it derives from St.James Infirmary Blues/Gambler Blues which in turn is from an English or Scottish Ballad. McTell's version is probably the most personal recording of the song, though he didn't record it until later in his career and after a host of female and male blues and jazz artist recorded it. it derives from St.James Infirmary Blues/Gambler Blues which in turn is from an English or Scottish Ballad. McTell’s version is probably the most personal recording of the song, though he didn’t record it until later in his career and after a host of female and male blues and jazz artist recorded it.

]]> By: skank http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-36149 skank Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:31:31 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-36149 This is a great song. I have a copy of this song by Blind Willie McTell. I thought it was original to him. Interesting that others have recorded it. Who wrote it and who else has recorded it? This is a great song. I have a copy of this song by Blind Willie McTell. I thought it was original to him. Interesting that others have recorded it. Who wrote it and who else has recorded it?

]]> By: Keith http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-35933 Keith Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:21:21 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-35933 How could I not have known about this site of yours? Incredible! I'm giddy just by the thought of all this great music. I love blues, but it hasn't always been easy to find people sharing and writing about the music from the 20's and 30's. Thank you for taking the time to put this all together. How could I not have known about this site of yours? Incredible!

I’m giddy just by the thought of all this great music. I love blues, but it hasn’t always been easy to find people sharing and writing about the music from the 20’s and 30’s.

Thank you for taking the time to put this all together.

]]> By: Tim http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/comment-page-1/#comment-35797 Tim Sat, 10 Mar 2007 03:44:49 +0000 http://prewarblues.org/2007/03/the-dying-crap-shooters-blues/#comment-35797 Thanks for posting this. I am currently reading David Fulmer's mystery novel of the same name. It's more excellent work from Fulmer, a story of sharps, rounders, crooked cops and missing jewels. It also features Blind Willie McTell as a character, as he goes about making up the song after his friend, a gambler, named Jesse is shot by a drunken cop. Thanks for posting this. I am currently reading David Fulmer’s mystery novel of the same name. It’s more excellent work from Fulmer, a story of sharps, rounders, crooked cops and missing jewels. It also features Blind Willie McTell as a character, as he goes about making up the song after his friend, a gambler, named Jesse is shot by a drunken cop.

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