With Thanksgiving right around the corner, and some big name blues acts coming to town in the days just prior (Tommy Castro and his new band the Painkillers will be playing Moondog’s Tuesday night, while the King of the Blues himself, B.B. King, will grace the Benedum Center stage on Thanksgiving eve), there’s a whole lot to be thankful for, not the least of which is the music that keeps the readers of this blog going in both good times and bad.
Co-written by Grady Champion, Zac Harmon and Christopher Troy, this grittily soulful, Blues Music Award-nominated song off Champion’s Dreamin’ album combines some pretty impressive guitar work with a bit of testifying we can all appreciate.
“Many, many years ago,
they said the blues was the devil’s music,
but I don’t think so.
Cuz’ the devil can’t make ya’ feel this good,
and those blues have to be sent from heaven’s front door.
There won’t be no crossroads,
and I won’t be sellin’ my soul.
I said, there won’t be no crossroads,
and I won’t be sellin’ my soul.
But when I sing my blues,
I know the Lord my god put it in my soul.
I wanna’ thank you
Thank you, for giving me the blues
Thank you, thank you
Thank you
Thank you, for giving me the blues
Thank you
Thank you, for giving me the blues
giving me those blues
Thank you, for giving me the blues”
– “Thank You for Giving Me the Blues,” Grady Champion, Zac Harmon, and Christopher Troy