It’s been one full year since the launch of our BluesPowR Blog (Blues had a baby), and we couldn’t imagine a better way to commemorate the occasion than with these lyrics, written by Bob “Rattlesnake” Greenlee and performed by Sonny Rhodes:
“I got the blues on my birthday,
and I must be gettin’ old.
I got the blues on my birthday,
and I must be gettin’ old.
November in Alberta,
and I’m already gettin’ cold.
Winds from the West
put a chill in my bones,
Got a pain in my chest
’cause I’m so far from home.
Got the blues on my birthday,
and I must be gettin’ old.
November already in Alberta,
and I’m already gettin’ cold.”
–Blues on My Birthday
If, by the way, you aren’t currently a member of the Blues Foundation – the organization dedicated to preserving blues music history, celebrating recording and performance excellence, supporting blues education, and ensuring the future of the blues through such activities as the Blues Music Awards, Blues Hall of Fame, International Blues Challenge, and the Keeping the Blues Alive Awards, the Foundation is trying mighty hard to secure a total of 4,000 members during the next few days. Basic membership for blues fans starts at only $25 (youth age 14 to 20 are free), a small price to pay in helping to keep the blues going strong, with less than 40 new members needed to reach the year-end goal. And tell them the BluesPowR Blog sent you!