Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

Let her go to one of them white folks hotel and see how big she is.
We can do it without Levee. Sylvester, you remember your part?
What is you? I don't see your name in lights.
Come on and save this nigga.
Folks called him a uppity nigger 'cause he done saved and borrowed
tell you to get up off your ass and rehearse,
Cutler's God! I'm calling Cutler's God!
'cause he could arrange it for them.
♪ I went for a walk ♪
I ain't started blues way of singing. Blues always been there.
Any man who takes a whole week's pay and puts it on some shoes,
We'll get you whatever you need. Sylvester too.
Come on. I'll carry you down there myself.
I ain't talking about what I'm gonna do or you gonna do,
The white man don't care nothing about Ma.
He's supposed to be here at 1:00.
You're just an old trumpet player come a dime a dozen.
I was calling the paddy wagon
I don't want $5, Mr. Sturdyvant. I wants to record them songs like you say.
Gonna tell me I'm too lazy to rehearse.
Look at that. That's my shoe.
Mmm. "Prove It on Me," "Hear Me Talking to You,"
- See what you done done? - I said, "Excuse me." Now it's over.
Don't make no difference to me if she leave.
♪ Early one morning 'Bout the break of day ♪
That's one of them songs Bessie Smith sang, I believes.
The blues help you get out of bed in the morning.
Everybody got it.
Jesus don't love you, nigga. Jesus hate your black ass.
Name of Eliza Cotter. Lived in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
They hear it come out, but they don't know how it got there.
can I introduce my red rooster to your brown hen.
They are gonna sell like crazy.
Leave him alone and let him finish.
Yeah, Ma!
Sturdyvant, get on away from me.
to haul them to the station, sort everything out.
I ain't never been in a recording studio.
- This is a brand new car. - Lady...
Mr. Irvin told me you boys prefer cash, and that's what I have for you.
There was my mama…
Get a microphone down here for him.
Now that's all there is to it.
I'm talking about this "Black Bottom."
I know what I'm talking about. You watch.
Ain't had but a ding.
I'm gonna have my own band.
- You worthless! - Let him go!
Hey, watch it, now.
I ain't step on your shoe. Huh? Look at this.
Ah…
This string starting to unravel,
- You call that playing music? - Hey, I know what I'm doing.
♪ When I got there, they began to say ♪
You supposed to be my manager. Always talking about sticking together.
♪ Please come home to me ♪
He steps in front of her to tell his version of things,
Nigga, don't you know that's Ma's gal?
You telling it. Tell it your way. Just make up anything.
about what the boys in the band says.
from your story, I don't think life treated you fair.
Come on, Toledo.
to see his sister who was sick at that time with the consumption.
Levee confused about who the boss is. He don't know Ma's the boss.
That's all right. I told you what to do.
Style ain't nothing but keeping the same idea from beginning to end.
I wasn't but a little boy.
'cause I don't like it up here noways.
Go get the boy a microphone.
♪ You can slide across the floor ♪
Here I am. Let him strike me. I ain't scared of him.
said he was committing heresy by dancing with a cross and a Bible.
I know nothing about music or what a good song is or what ain't.
I promised my sister I'd look out for him,
I'm gonna take you tomorrow to get you some things
♪ You'll never have to stall My jelly roll ♪
He don't know where he walking. He walking down the railroad tracks
Officer, what's the matter? What's the problem?
"Moonshine Blues," boys.
♪ They sure do hurt me ♪
I hit him on the shoulder.
They ain't got no use for me then.
I ain't doing no moonshine nothing. I'm doing "Black Bottom" first.
♪ Daddy, Daddy ♪
and wondering why I ain't like that.
Don't look at me like that.
Mr. Sturdyvant and Mr. Irvin say what's gonna be here.
God ain't never listened to no nigga's prayers.
Sure did take y'all a long time. Sylvester, get Irvin.
I'm talking about what all of us gonna do together.
That's cash money. I don't want no check.
Okay, got that straight. Now about this "Moonshine Blues."
If that don't set right with you and Sturdyvant,
I'd go on and get them cords and things hooked up right.
Maybe that's what he done. I don't know.
You ain't heard me play them. That's what's gonna make them sound right.
It don't mean nothing when I say it. You got to wait for Mr. Irvin to say it.
- Ma, why don't you sit and relax? - I ain't for no sitting.
Let him go!
Some mens got it worse than others. Some mens is excited to be a fool.