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One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer

Originally posted on August 22, 2022

Remembering John Lee Hooker!

“I come home one Friday,
Had to tell the landlady I done lost my job
She said that don't befront me,
Long as I get my money next Friday
Now next Friday come I didn't get the rent,
And out the door I went”

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One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer – I’m gonna tell you a story about the house rent blues. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #JohnLeeHooker #AmosMilburn #RudyToombs #AlexisKorner #SonnyTerry #BrownieMcGhee #GeorgeThorogoodandtheDestroyers

True confession time. Over four and a half years, there are some Ted Tocks features that I would like to do over. I admit, my first effort failed to tell the story. Truth be told, when I began writ…

Ted Tocks Covers

`John Lee Hooker - Live at Cafe Au Go Go, Side 2, 1966`

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiHOB6UXo6E

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John Lee Hooker - Live at Cafe Au Go Go, Side 2, 1966

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`He wrote "Teardrops from My Eyes", Ruth Brown's first number one R&B song, and other hit songs for her, including "5-10-15 Hours". He also wrote "One Mint Julep" for The Clovers.`

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Rudy Toombs - Wikipedia

"One Mint Julep" is a #RAndB song, written and composed by #RudyToombs, that became a 1952 hit for #theClovers. The song has received over 100 cover versions, both with lyrics and as an instrumental.
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Ray Charles One Mint Julep

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