| 1. Blues for Rampart Street |
| 2. St. Louis Blues |
| 3. Fogyism |
| 4. Wild Women (Don't Have the Blues) |
| 5. Hard Times Blues |
| 6. Cherry Pickin' Blues |
| 7. Hard, Oh Lord |
| 8. Lawdy, Lawdy Blues |
| 9. Death Letter Blues |
| 10. Mama Goes Where Papa Goes |
Editorial Reviews
Dubbed the "Uncrowned Queen of the Blues," Ida Cox was a bit past her prime when she recorded the songs that appear on Blues for Rampart Street in 1961. But her voice still had the richness and expression that had made Cox a star in her younger days, and this collection remains one of the best examples of her work. Songs like "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues" reveal the tough-minded disposition that was one of Cox's hallmarks; she had more control over her career than most female vocalists have today and wrote most of her own material. Blues for Rampart Street also includes strong takes on classics like "St. Louis Blues" and "Death Letter Blues," with able assistance from Coleman Hawkins. --Genevieve Williams
Blues for Rampart Street,Ida Cox,Coleman Hawkins Quintet,Ojc,Blues Revival,Classic Female Blues,Classic Jazz,Jazz,Pop,Swing
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Sounds of the Circus - Vol. 25 - Music For Clowns
Manufacturer: Whitmarsh Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  Goodwin, Ron
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ASIN: B0000T71Q2 Release Date: 2003-07-15 |
Tracks:
- Thunder And Blazes
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Over one hour of authentic CIRCUS CLOWN MUSIC played by a band of 25 enthusiatic musicians. Used extensively by clowns, and well on its way to becoming the country's No. 1 PARTY RECORDING.
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Blues for Rampart Street
Ida Cox , and Coleman Hawkins Quintet Manufacturer: Ojc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic Female Vocal Blues
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ASIN: B000000Z6X Release Date: 1991-07-01 |
Tracks:
- Blues For Rampart Street
- St. Louis Blues
- Fogyism
- Wild Women Don't Have The Blues
- Hard Times Blues
- Cherry Pickin' Blues
- Hard, Oh Lord
- Lawdy, Lawdy Blues
- Death Letter Blues
- Mama Goes Where Papa Goes
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Dubbed the "Uncrowned Queen of the Blues," Ida Cox was a bit past her prime when she recorded the songs that appear on Blues for Rampart Street in 1961. But her voice still had the richness and expression that had made Cox a star in her younger days, and this collection remains one of the best examples of her work. Songs like "Wild Women Don't Have the Blues" reveal the tough-minded disposition that was one of Cox's hallmarks; she had more control over her career than most female vocalists have today and wrote most of her own material. Blues for Rampart Street also includes strong takes on classics like "St. Louis Blues" and "Death Letter Blues," with able assistance from Coleman Hawkins. --Genevieve WilliamsCustomer Reviews:
I may only have 1 leg, but I know good music when I hear it!.......2004-05-10
This is a historical and wonderful issue, in 1961, not many remebered Cox, and she could have made a major comeback like Mississippi John Hurt or Skip James did, however ill heakth kept her from doing so, but true blues fans gt one HECK of a treat with this classic 1961 LP, now avaialbale here at Amazon on CD!!! She covers all her trademrk sonsg with new difinitive versions of Death letter Blues, St Louis Blues and the classic Wild Women Don't Get The Blues JUST BUY IT!!!
Bottom line: Classic blues singer, reprises her 20's songs in style with jazz legend saxman Coleman Hawkins, ESSENTIAL CD!!!
Miss Ida's Final Statement.......2002-09-19
Unsinkable Ida Cox.......2001-02-28
Maybe she'd just finished her tea, when the phone rang...........2000-07-26
She never responded to them because, I personally would like to think, that was a chapter of her life that she closed completely and she was singing strictly for the Lord, again. But doggone it. One of those radio fellas in her home in Knoxville found her whereabouts, hounded her for an interview, and one day in 1962 turned up on her doorsteps with an old reel-to-reel recorder.
And so, she recounted her story.
She left home, barely a teenager to join a group of gypsy blues and ragtime singers, black vaudevillians and the assorted raggamuffin types that hang out with those who performed in evvy backwoods juke joint and subterranean after hours spot. Her folks were religious folk who required their kids to serve in the church somehow. Ida's gift was singing. Like evvy other bluesgirl's story, when she rebelled from her folks, the four fingers in a shotglass music seduced her, and how.
And as she got better in her craft, so did her shows get better, the songs got sexier and sassier, and evvybody, men and women alike, were coming to her performances. And she became provocative, she dressed provovative and became direct competition to the likes of Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters and Ma Rainey. On the streets they called her 'The Sepia Mae West'. The men loved her revealing outfits.
She wrote many of her own tunes--"Wild Women Don't Have the Blues", "One Hour Mama", "Handy Man". And was one of the first blues singers who recorded many, many of her tunes ala the way many modern singers do it today. And performed with Benny Goodman, the Count and other bands. She was at the top of her game, on top of the world.
On top of the world until, one night in the 40's she passed out during a performance in New York. She had a stroke and what she thought was the Lord's message to get back to His work.
She turned her back from the stage and began living with her grown daughter in Knoxville and sang only in her church choir--getting back to the Lord's work--and lived life in relative obscurity till this guy with the reel-to-reel shows up, interviewing her. And on the tape she tells stories of how she wrote certain songs, who she met on the road, and who she recalled were with various bands. What led to "Blues For Rampart Street" is that she sung a few bars of some of her songs during the taping, here and there--for the story's effect, you know.
But, it somehow led to renewed interest in the Uncrowned Queen of the Blues and, hence, this fabuloso 1962 recording with Coleman Hawkins, et al (word has it they were gin sopped when they first sat for recording sessions). The rest, as they say, is history.
I know, it sounds like a movie, but its true. A great story of an American original...thanks for enduring my thumbnail version of her story. But, feel free to look up the Queen further, by investigating her earlier recordings and other history.
Great & Historical too..........2000-01-27
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