Let Me Play with Your Poodle (song)
"Let Me Play With Your Poodle" is a 1942 hokum blues song by the American blues musician Tampa Red.[1] His recording reached #4 on the Billboard "Harlem Hit Parade" in March 1943,[2] after first hitting the chart in December 1942,[3] and the song has been recorded many times since by other artists.
Other notable recordings
- Bonnie Davis and the Piccadilly Pipers (1946)[4]
- Hank Penny (1947)[5]
- Lightnin' Hopkins (1947)[6]
- Luke "Long Gone" Miles (with George "Harmonica" Smith) (1962)[7]
- Piano Red (1977, on an album of the same name)[8]
- CeDell Davis (1982, on the compilation album Living Country Blues USA Vol. 5 - Mississippi Delta Blues)[9]
- Dana Gillespie (1982, on the album Blue Job)[10]
- James Cotton (1996, on the Grammy-winning album Deep in the Blues)[11]
- Marcia Ball (1997, on her album Let Me Play With Your Poodle)[12]
- CeDell Davis (2004, on the compilation album Keep it to Yourself - Arkansas Blues Volume 1: Solo Performances)[13]
- Duke Robillard Band (2011)[14]
References
- Lightnin' Hopkins: His Life and Blues, Alan Govenar, Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2010, p. 36-7, ISBN 978-1556529627
- Billboard, March 27, 1943, "Harlem Hit Parade", p. 24
- Billboard, December 19, 1942, "Harlem Hit Parade", p. 25
- "The Piccadilly Pipers With Bonnie Davis - Let Me Play With Your Poodle / So Long (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "78 RPM - Hank Penny - Let Me Play With Your Poodle / The Freckle Song - King - USA - 614". 45worlds.com. 1947-05-17. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "The Complete Aladdin Recordings - Lightnin' Hopkins | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2003-03-06. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Piano Red | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Living Country Blues: An Anthology - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Blue Job - Dana Gillespie | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Deep in the Blues - James Cotton | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Let Me Play with Your Poodle - Marcia Ball | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1997-06-24. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Keep It to Yourself - Arkansas Blues, Vol. 1: Solo Performances - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
- "Low Down and Tore Up - Duke Robillard, Duke Robillard Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
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