1938 Blue Lu Barker - Don’t You Make Me High (aka Don’t You Feel My Leg)
Details
| Title | 1938 Blue Lu Barker - Don’t You Make Me High (aka Don’t You Feel My Leg) |
| Author | The78Prof |
| Duration | 2:36 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=E4hTdUYrlBI |
Description
New Orleans-born blues vocalist Louisa Dupont, aka Blue Lu Barker, first recorded this somewhat racy number for Decca in 1938, accompanied by her guitarist husband Danny Barker. The two made a new version in 1946 for the Apollo label https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vX8dbW65Jc , and the song received some additional publicity in the ‘70s when recorded by Maria Muldaur https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_NudtLJvU
The original 78rpm single was issued on Decca 7506 - Don’t You Make Me High (Barker) by Blue Lu Barker with Danny Barker’s Fly Cats, recorded in NYC August 11, 1938 .
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