Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1928-1931)

• Artist: Coot Grant & Kid Wilson
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• Release Date: January 02, 1998
• Total Time: 72:10
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Blues

Review

Vol. 2 in Document's three-part history of Coot Grant and Kid Wilson focuses largely upon Wilson's career. Nine of twenty-four tracks feature vocals by Grant, with accompaniments by Fletcher Henderson's band, guitarists Bobby Leecan, Bernard Addison and (possibly) Eddie Lang, as well as piano and vocals by her second husband Wesley Wilson. A native of Jacksonville FL, Wilson's moniker was originally "Kid." This changed to "Socks" or "Sox" after he made a record for Columbia in 1930 called "Dem Socks Dat My Pappy Wore," b/w "(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You," a merrily abusive routine composed by Lovin' Sam Theard and given its all-time best interpretation by Louis Armstrong in April 1931. Wesley Wilson had yet another professional nickname, and it shows up on numerous recordings he made between 1929 and 1931 in collaboration with guitarist Harry McDaniels, issued under the names of "Pigmeat Pete" and "Catjuice Charlie." Although one of these was titled "Get Your Mind out of the Gutter," sexually suggestive -- or explicit -- material was obviously in high demand. "Big Trunk Blues" achieved legendary status in this category. Coot Grant's smuttiest contribution to this compilation is the irresistibly hedonistic singalong classic, "Get off with Me." The "Pigmeat"/"Catjuice" recordings, which consist of vocal duets with guitar accompaniment, are mostly amusing novelties. The exception is a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the far from pleasant working conditions on Southern turpentine farms. Even if the entire Grant and Wilson discography is technically rare, Wilson's recordings without Grant are gloriously obscure and invitingly uncommon. ~ arwulf arwulf, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Stevedore Blues		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:31)
Uncle Joe	Wesley Wilson	Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:57)
Can I Get Some of That		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:46)
Big Trunk Blues		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:49)
Ain't Going to Give You None		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:04)
Can You Do That to Me		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:52)
Get Your Mind out of the Gutter		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:59)
The Gin Done Done It		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:48)
Do It Right		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:14)
Old Age Is Creeping upon You		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:58)
Our Family Doctor		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:49)
My Friend John		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:41)
On Our Turpentine Farm		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:08)
You Rascal You		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:21)
Dem Socks Dat My Pappy Wore		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:05)
Deceiving Man Blues		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:07)
Get off with Me		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:21)
Hard Times		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:36)
You'se My Friend		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:03)
Rockin' Chair Mary		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:56)
She Shake's a Mean Ash Can		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:05)
Honey You Done Gone Too Far		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(2:51)
Boop-Poop-A-Doop		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:03)
You Need a Woman Like Me		Coot Grant, Kid Wilson	(3:06)

Credits

Buster Bailey (Clarinet), Bobby Leecan (Vocals), Coot Grant (Vocals), Gerhard Wessely (Remastering), Wesley Wilson (Vocals), Kid Wilson (Performer), Bobby Leecan (Guitar), Wesley Wilson (Piano), Charlie Green (Trombone), Rex Stewart (Cornet), Bernard Addison (Guitar), Fletcher Henderson (Piano), Sox Wilson (Vocals), Johnny Parth (Compilation Producer), Eddie Lang (Guitar), Johnny Parth (Producer)