Delia
Above is the 1940 version, recorded for the Library of Congress. You can hear Alan Lomax, the man recording Willie, yell "hurry up man" near the end of the song.
Little Delia
Above is the rarer 1949 version. Had to upload it to youtube because it wasn't there yet. The quality of the recording is much clearer on this one and you can tell pretty clearly what he's saying in each verse.
Wow, these are good songs! I actually like the older one better.
ReplyDeleteinteresting info!
ReplyDeleteHmm... you can hear the difference between both versions.
ReplyDelete<3 the song
ReplyDeleteWow I love this song, great post!
ReplyDeleteGreat song man. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. FWIW, love to somehow get you on Blindman's Blues Forum. You'd make a great addition. Just Google Blindman's Blues Forum and a link will direct you to the site.
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