Michael Lee Ammons and The Water Street Hot Shots

Pony Blues

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Here's a Missippippi blues standard. Charley Patton and Son House both had versions of this piece, and the Hot Shots' take is based on House's.

Dallas Rag

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Check out this classic mandolin rag, originally from the Dallas String Band. "Doc" Mock performs the Hot Shots version on his banjo-mandolin, with some nice work from Tim Dekker on the fiddle.

Doggone My Good Luck Soul

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Hattie Hudson sang the original, probably around 1930. Her version was a reworking of Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Bad Luck Blues."
The Water Street Hot Shots have always had this tune on the "favorites" list.

Special Rider Blues

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A classic work by Skip James, originally recorded for Paramount Records at the Grafton, WI, studio in 1931.
Here, Michael Lee Ammons and Pat Kennedy (on harmonica) give their best.